Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: La0o9
Proofreader:? Arya & Kiwi
Annaâs picture and her profile appears on the Holo-Brain.
Su Xue Er stared at them for a while, muttering: âSheâs been a 4th stage Elementalist much longer than I. She have a Mystic-type Godâs Chosen Skill, her status is higher than mineâŠâ
âAnd she even saved my lifeâ
Su Xue Er shook her head painfully, mumbling to herself: âI really canât compare to her at allâ
Tears started to drop down together with her every word.
âNot only is she stronger, she could directly go find Qing Shan ge if she wanted toâŠâ
âRight now, I canât even leave homeâ
âAh, what a failureâŠâ
At this time, a hurried female voice was heard calling her from afar.
âThe entire young generation of the 9 Lords are waiting for you, yet youâre hiding hereâ
Madame Su was slightly lifting her skirt to run, carrying a worried expression on her face.
âXue Er, youâre an adult now, donât be so childishâ
Su Xue Er wiped her tears and said: âIâm not being childish, motherâ
Madame Su pursued: âThen tell me, why arenât you willing to come out to meet everyone?â
Su Xue Er refused to listen to her, still staring at the screen, unconsciously brought her eyes back to the frozen news footage.
Her eyes were fixed on Anna and Gu Qing Shan, unmoving.
Her mother waited for a while, but got impatient from not receiving an answer from her daughter.
âXue Er, if you wonât come out, Iâll cut your cards, that way you wonât be able to help those dirty poor people anymoreâ
Su Xue Er shut off her Holo-Brain and stared back at her mother.
âMother, what are you thinking?â She asked.
âWhat am I thinking? Thatâs what Iâm supposed to ask you!â Madame Su spoke with annoyance, âAll the most influential talents of the 9 Lords are right here, lining up for you to pick, but you wouldnât come outâ
âTheyâre here for nothing but the Blazing Angel, the Blazing Angel is Qing Shan geâs masterpiece, yet youâre still looking down on Qing Shan ge, why is that?â Su Xue Er asked in confusion.
âHah⊠Iâm not looking down on him, itâs just that you must marry into a mainline of the 9 Lordsâ
âWhy?â
Madame Su was avoiding this topic instinctively: âThe people that your father and I invited here are all people who support us, if weâre able to enter an in-law relationship with them, theyâll support your father to become the next head of the Su familyâ
âMother, youâll disappoint Grandfather if you do thatâ
âDonât mention that old coot, how is he still alive right now, what a dragâ Madame Su complained.
Su Xue Er stood up, walking step by step to face Madame Su and said: âMother, I have a proposalâ
âYou have a proposal? Ha ha, please, Iâve learnt how to manipulate people since before you actually know whatâs left and rightâ
âItâs precisely because of that that thereâs something youâve still donât understandâ
Madame Su evaluated her daughter, feeling that sheâs a bit different from normal.
Su Xue Er continued: âYou are looking for support from outsiders left and right, but you keep forgetting the most important thingâ
âWhatâs that?â Madame Suâs face changed.
âIf you yourselves are strong enough, you wouldnât need to sell your daughter for the sake of powerâ
Madame Su spoke very seriously: âWhat are you saying! What do you mean selling our daughter! We only want to best for youâ
âThe best for me?â
âOf courseâ due to her hurriedness, Madame Suâs tone was quickening: âYour father will soon take control of the Su family, and you, as the most desired dame in Aristocrat, will get to marry any of the most influential members of the 9 Lordâs family, whatâs not good about that?â
Su Xue Er fiercely argued back: âI canât even pick what I want to do, whatâs so good about that?â
Madame Su was a bit angry, loudly shouted back: âThink about it, how many dames in the history of the Aristocrat has the right to choose between any of the entire 9 Lords mainline members, what are you still unhappy about?â
âAt that point, we Su family will become the most influential of all the 9 Lords!â
âNo, mother, youâre possessed by power, all this âauthorityâ is nothing but an illusion, they mean nothingâ
Su Xue Er shook her head and continued: âThe two of you have no actual talent aside from knowing how to manipulate people, and your own cultivation is mediocre, thatâs why Grandfather is still hesitating whether or not to let you inherit the title of family headâ
Madame Su laughed pridefully at that: âUnfortunately, in our Su family mainline, the only one left is your father, his only son, even if the old man wants to search the entire family tree to find someone else, thereâs no time for him to follow the entire process nowâ
Su Xue Er nodded, angrily snapped back: âIs that so! Fine, Iâll just go visit Grandfather!â
Su Xue Er ignored all of Madame Suâs shouting and directly left the training ground.
Walking past the courtyard, she passed by the banquet hall and the rowdy bunch of people, ignoring all the men walking up to speak to her on the way.
âElder sister, where are you going?â
A man walked up and grabbed her wrist.
Su Xue Er looked back to see it was her fatherâs second wifeâs son, her younger half-brother, Su Wen.
âIâm going to meet Grandfather, on the other hand, in a situation like this, isnât your actions a bit crude?â Su Xue Er frowned at him.
Su Wen let go, smiling while apologizing: âItâs just that you wouldnât show up no matter what, so my friends have been waiting for so longâ
He pointed at the Aristocratic young masters behind him.
âJust come with me and meet the others, after all, theyâre all here to see youâ
âNo, I have something else to doâ
Su Xue Er turned to leave.
âDonât ask for a punishment when youâve gotten an invitation, elder sisterâ Su Wen put his hands in his pocket and casually said: âIf you wonât come, all the girls that youâve saved, Iâll just go throw them randomly somewhereâ
Su Xue Er stopped.
She slowly turned around to look at her younger half-brother.
Su Wen turned and smiled at the people behind him, gesturing that itâs been taken care of.
âElder sister, come with meâ
Su Wen took two steps backward.
Su Xue Er stayed silent and didnât move.
Su Wen was a bit impatient, came back and said: âRight now itâs just a few conversations and a few dances with them, just what are you hesitating about?â
Su Xue Er still didnât move.
Suddenly, she reached her hand up and touched her head.
As if she was reminding herself of another moment, when someone was softly touching her head like that.
âHow strange, mother is like this, and youâre also like thisâ
Su Xue Er suddenly said.
She was shaking her head, as if to refuse to accept something.
âJust because I save the poor, you think you can use that to control me? Arenât we family?â
Su Wen laughed, then gestured behind himself.
A servant came up.
âYoung masterâ
âHm, youâre the one that discovered this, so you get to do this. Lead a few people, go and escort those girls to that nice placeâ
Su Wen turned to look at Su Xue Er: âDo it until our Lady here agrees to come meet with my friendsâ
Su Xue Er spoke blankly: âBrother, why do you have to force me?â
âYouâre the one that forced meâ
Su Wen felt triumphant, laughing pridefully and ordered: âGo, do it immediatelyâ
The servant was about to leave.
Bam!
A loud cracking sound, as blood spilled all over the pure white ground, shocking everyone.
The pristine Su familyâs main hall that hasnât even had a speck of dirt for generations was soaked in blood at this very moment.
The servant had a large hole opened in his chest, fell down backwards and died.
The ball burst into an uproar.
Su Xue Er pulled back her hand as tears silently dripped down.
âWhy did you all have to force me?â She once again muttered.
Su Wen was stunned.
He has never seen his sister fight before, and he knows for a fact that she hasnât killed anything or anyone before.
And yet, she killed a person right in front of everyone just like that.
Su Xue Er covered her face with her hand, silently cried to herself for a short moment.
Once she managed to stop sniffling and revealed her brilliant facial features again, she no longer carried any hint of sorrow.