Chapter 64: The City Lord Takes Action

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“A bunch of Su family traitors, plotting rebellion, trying to seize the positions of the family patriarch and the great elder.”

“This must be quite the joke to you, senior.”

Chen Fei explained to Lu Yijun.

Only then did Lu Yijun relax. With Chen Fei’s introduction, he met Su Ran and Su Xiangwen.

Although Su Ran was severely injured, she remained composed in front of both ‘Chen Yang,’ her elder brother, and Lu Yijun, a prodigy from Silver Moon Academy. There was no sign of panic despite the family’s internal rebellion.

Seeing this, Lu Yijun couldn’t help but admire her. Ordinary people wouldn’t be able to remain so fearless and poised under such circumstances.

“Su Ran, what exactly happened?”

“Didn’t the ancestor obtain the Suspension Grass?”

“Why would Su Xiangwu and the others dare to rebel? Aren’t they afraid the ancestor will get furious and cripple Su Xiangwu for his betrayal?”

Chen Fei asked Su Ran curiously.

“Big brother, I truly appreciate your timely arrival,” Su Ran expressed her gratitude once more.

Then she continued, “Su Xiangwu doesn’t have such capabilities on his own. He must have made some kind of agreement with the City Lord’s Mansion.”

“The ancestor indeed obtained the Suspension Grass, and he has recovered—his strength is even greater than before.”

“However, he still hasn’t returned. Clearly, he has encountered trouble.”

Su Ran explained to Chen Fei.

Hearing this, Chen Fei’s brows furrowed slightly. The Su family ancestor was a half-step True Spirit Master. After consuming the Suspension Grass, his strength had surpassed his previous peak. If he hadn’t encountered a True Spirit Master, it would be difficult to stop him.

“Does the City Lord’s Mansion have a True Spirit Master?” Chen Fei asked with some surprise.

“More powerful than an ordinary True Spirit Master—he is a Spiritual Master with a mental strength of a thousand segments,” Su Ran revealed.

She didn’t hide this because she knew she wasn’t in a state to fight, and if the City Lord’s Mansion had already made its move, she needed trustworthy allies.

“What?”

“A thousand-segment Spiritual Master!”

This time, it wasn’t Chen Fei who was shocked, but Lu Yijun, whose eyes widened in disbelief.

A mere Huangwu City actually had a thousand-segment Spiritual Master?

“Then what are we waiting for? We should flee!” Lu Yijun quickly urged Su Ran.

Su Ran bitterly replied, “Being targeted by a thousand-segment Spiritual Master… do you really think we can escape?”

Initially, Lu Yijun had wanted to help the Su family regain the Suspension Grass. But now, upon learning the truth, he wished he could immediately distance himself from them.

The Suspension Grass had already been refined by the Su family’s ancestor, and now there was the looming threat of a mysterious thousand-segment Spiritual Master. Not even Sun Qianyi, the vice dean of Silver Moon Academy, would necessarily be a match for such a figure.

For the first time, even Chen Fei was at a loss for words. Although his strength had been rapidly increasing, even to the point of disregarding half-step True Spirit Masters, he was still powerless against a thousand-segment Spiritual Master.

“In the end, I’m still too weak… I can’t even protect Su Ran.” Chen Fei clenched his fists in frustration. He had been working tirelessly to improve, even risking his life by venturing into Fallen Whirl Valley.

“But we still have a chance.”

Su Ran noticed Chen Yang’s and Lu Yijun’s silence, recognizing their helplessness against a thousand-segment Spiritual Master. She changed the subject and revealed more information.

“That thousand-segment Spiritual Master from the City Lord’s Mansion is not at his peak. He seems to have suffered a severe mental injury. Before this, he couldn’t even defeat a half-step Spirit Master.”

“Now, he has recovered somewhat, but at best, he is equivalent to a First-Grade True Spirit Master.”

“If he were at full strength, he wouldn’t have needed Su Xiangwu and his faction to act against me—he could have openly attacked the Su family himself.”

Su Ran unveiled part of the truth, hoping to assure Chen Yang and Lu Yijun that they still had a fighting chance if they were willing to help her.

Upon hearing this, Chen Fei’s eyes lit up.

He truly didn’t want to see anything happen to Su Ran. Just moments ago, he had felt despair, believing there was no hope.

But now, knowing there was a chance to fight back against the thousand-segment Spiritual Master, a spark of hope ignited within him.

Unknowingly, this woman—his wife in name only—had already taken root in his heart.

Lu Yijun also let out a sigh of relief, though he was far less eager than Chen Fei. He wasn’t willing to risk his life for Su Ran and oppose a mysterious thousand-segment Spiritual Master.

That enemy might be weak now, but once he fully recovered, even if Lu Yijun returned to Silver Moon Academy, he could bring disaster upon himself and the academy.

Meanwhile, Su Xiangwu and his supporters had silently retreated from the courtyard.

They hadn’t left completely but were waiting nearby. One reason was to wait for Su Teng and Su Wan to bring Chen Fei back. If Chen Fei honored their agreement and took Chen Yang away, then Su Ran would inevitably become their captive.

The other reason was that they were awaiting reinforcements from the City Lord’s Mansion. They had already arranged with the City Lord’s Mansion that if any unforeseen incidents occurred and they failed to capture Su Ran, the City Lord’s Mansion would step in directly.

Sure enough, before long, the army of the City Lord’s Mansion arrived at the Su family estate in an imposing manner. They replaced the Su family’s guards and completely sealed off the entire Su residence.

The City Lord himself, Ye Chenyu, even personally arrived at the Su family estate.

“Lord Ye!”

Seeing Ye Chenyu arrive, Su Xiangwu’s face lit up with joy. His reinforcements had finally come.

The members of the Su family quickly bowed to Lord Ye, demonstrating their allegiance to the City Lord’s Mansion.

“From now on, the Ye family and the Su family are one. No need for such formalities,” Ye Chenyu said warmly, reassuring Su Xiangwu and his allies.

“Is Chen Yang inside?”

Ye Chenyu had come specifically for Chen Yang. Today, he intended to eliminate this mysterious rising star of Huangwu City to ensure his younger brother’s plans were not disrupted.

“Not just Chen Yang—there’s also a prodigy from Silver Moon Academy, a Ninth-Grade Great Spirit Master,” Su Xiangwu quickly explained.

“Lu Yijun?”

Ye Chenyu had already been aware that many powerful forces had recently arrived in Huangwu City. Though they hadn’t formally visited the City Lord’s Mansion, he had been closely monitoring them in secret.

He knew about Sun Qianyi, the vice dean, and he also knew about Lu Yijun, the grandson of the academy’s dean.

“This complicates things.”

Initially, Ye Chenyu had been confident. With Su Xiangwu’s help, along with his own force of high-ranking Great Spirit Masters, he had expected to easily kill Chen Yang.

But Lu Yijun was a problem. He was a Silver Moon Academy prodigy, with Sun Qianyi, a True Spirit Master, backing him.

“Lord Ye, we have the numbers. So what if he’s a prodigy from Silver Moon Academy? We’re not going to kill him, just take Su Ran away.”

Su Xiangwu knew that the academy was a force they couldn’t afford to provoke. But now, they were past the point of no return—there was no option to retreat.

“You’re right.”

Ye Chenyu nodded. He had already received word from his third brother. There was no turning back now.

With that, Ye Chenyu led the Su family members and headed directly toward the courtyard where Chen Fei and the others were staying.