Yunxi County, Tianhe City.

The inner courtyard of the Su family.

Pavilions and pavilions, ponds and pavilions, hidden in the green pines and cypresses, rockeries and strange stones, vines and green bamboos, dotted among the gorgeous gardens.

As soon as I entered the inner courtyard, I saw the "Jinhui Palace", which was the largest temple in the entire Tianhe City.

In Lingjiang City, now the heroes are rising, several forces are restraining each other, and no one can help anyone, but the Su family has a big business, dominates one side, and the entire Tianhe City is up to him.

This Jinhui Hall is also the place where the upper echelons of the Su family are used to discuss important matters, and the surroundings are silent and the atmosphere is solemn.

In the main hall, there is a flower and wood dragon pattern desk coiled on the high platform in the center, and there is a gold lacquer throne behind it, and there are six tall carved gold pillars on both sides, or the dragon and phoenix, or the tiger roaring mountain forest, and the carvings on each pillar are extremely exquisite. On the side are mahogany tables, on which are placed fine wines and delicacies, each lined up, covering both sides of the main hall.

The middle-aged man at the top has a straight nose, deep eyes, and is wearing a gold silk brocade robe, which is really dignified, with a natural overlord atmosphere, there is no doubt that only the current Su family helmsman can sit on this throne.

This man is the current head of the Su family and Su Yingluo's biological father, Su Yuncheng!

The two sides of the Golden Radiance Hall were full of people from the upper echelons, but their faces were a little unpleasant now.

Su Yuncheng stared at the cold light, looked down, and said with a displeased expression: "Shen Nan, you tell me first, what's going on." ”

Below, in the center of the Jinhui Palace, the head of the maids that day, Shen Nan, who was called "Shen Niang", raised his head tremblingly, and said in fear: "Yes." ”

The higher the status, the greater the responsibility, accompanied the young lady to the south, but made such a fuss, she is to blame, in front of all the upper echelons of the Su family present, she did not hide it, and said everything that happened that day.

At this moment, even some of the big figures of the Su family couldn't sit still, and couldn't help but reprimand: "Nonsense!"

The marriage of the Su and Wang families, a family affair that had been decided a long time ago, actually gave birth to such an accident, which really lost the face of the dignified Su family! There are also some careful people who found out about the strangeness and said: "You mean, that wild boy who rides a bull can not only release his strength, but also fight with Yingluo for ten rounds?"

Although in the eyes of many people, it was Yingluo who was dizzy and dug her own grave that day, so that Ning Yu would be lucky to win, but it was only on the premise that he had a certain strength that he had the possibility of this fluke.

Shen Nan lowered his head and said fearfully: "Yes......"

Hearing this, a group of high-level executives began to discuss.

It's just that even if that kid has the cultivation of refining qi above the Sixth Heaven, what can he do? In their minds, this kid from the mountains and fields of unknown origin is absolutely impossible to compare with the Tianjiao of the Wang family.

"What should the Wang family do on their side?"

Su Yuncheng said lightly: "On the Wang family's side, I will personally visit them and explain to them." ”

His face was a little ugly, the Su family would make jokes like today, and it was inseparable from his usual connivance with Yingluo, so there were naturally some complaints underneath, even if he was the head of the Su family, he couldn't cover the sky with one hand in the family, and act arbitrarily.

A white-haired elder with a fiery temper snorted coldly and said, "I'm afraid that people won't appreciate it now!"

"It's just so lawless!"

On weekdays, Su Yuncheng favors and dotes on Yingluo, causing some small troubles, they can turn a blind eye, but once it is related to the family and has a great influence, they can't sit idly by.

"The elders are deliberating. ”

"Miss, you can't go in......"

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the main hall, and after a few commotions, a girl with better skin than snow walked in regardless of others' obstructions, and walked in with slender jade feet.

The party is here, this time it is better, and the senior leaders of the Su family asked: "Yingluo, what do you want to say?"

The girl in purple has bright eyes and bright teeth, and the country is fragrant, but now a faint melancholy flashed in her eyes, and she gritted her teeth and said sadly: "I still don't agree with the marriage with the Wang family!"

In this regard, someone shook his head helplessly and said: "The one from the Wang family, but the peerless Tianjiao who has been rare for decades, is talented, and it is difficult to meet opponents among his peers, such a young man, is he not worthy of you?"

Is this a question of deserving or not? Yingluo felt more and more that these old stubborn people were simply snobbish and pedantic, and they could not eat the old.

She said a little sadly: "I hope to be able to make my own decisions in my life." ”

Hearing this, the upper-level people present felt that she was too naïve to say such a thing.

"As a member of the Su family, many times I can't help myself. ”

"The Su family has been able to continue the incense, passed down to the present, and developed to the present, how much effort and sacrifice have the ancestors of the past generations paid?"

Yingluo closed her eyes sadly, in this world where strength is respected, women are just commodities and bargaining chips, and the more beautiful the woman, the more so......

She slowly opened her eyes and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The Su family, it's the Su family again, and they all say it's for the family, but how can the family ever consider my feelings?"

"Bold!"

Seeing that he actually said such a rebellious thing, some people present couldn't help but reprimand angrily.

An old man sighed lightly and comforted: "Yingluo, we also know that you are very difficult, but nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory, and things in the world cannot be as people wish. ”

"As long as you marry Tianjiao of the Wang family, you can have no worries for the rest of your life, why not?"

Yingluo gradually put away her smile and said coldly: "If you force me again, I will simply go to the kid in Lingjiang City that day, anyway, I lost to him in the martial arts competition that day, and I should marry him." ”

Although she is reluctant to lose, it is also a debt she owes, which is much better than the life that is at the mercy of others!

As soon as these words came out, many people's faces changed, and one of the old men was even more angry: "You dare!"

Even Su Yuncheng on the throne frowned slightly, and said a little angrily: "Yingluo, you are really becoming more and more presumptuous!"

Hearing this, Yingluo turned around, raised her pretty chin slightly, and looked up at the head of the Su family on the high platform, however, Su Yuncheng seemed to be ashamed in his heart, and actually avoided her gaze.

He knew in his heart that he owed Yingluo and her mother too much.

Yingluo's mother was his concubine when he was young.

In the Su family, which has strict ranks and respects strength, the status of the concubine is not much better than that of the subordinates.

In the Su family, if a boy is born, even if it is from a concubine, the mother will be valued by her son, her status will be improved, and she will be valued, but unfortunately, she gave birth to a girl.

After giving birth to Yingluo and losing her favor, Yingluo's mother has not recovered, and she is raising the child alone in the thatched hut in the corner of the yard......

Yingluo's eyes didn't blink, she just looked at the man in front of her, only she knew that in the eyes of others, those so-called favoritism and doting on him were actually a touch of guilt in his heart, if his mother hadn't been forced to sell herself to the Su family because of her poor family, that would not have happened......

The status of a slave is even worse than that of a prostitute, and even if she becomes a concubine, how high can her status be?

After all, Su Yuncheng is the head of the family, and he knows how to focus on the overall situation, without the slightest emotional fluctuation on his face, and said lightly: "Take her down, lock her in the house, and be grounded for a year from today." ”

As soon as this remark came out, not only Yingluo, but even the rest of the people present were also shocked by his momentum and grounded for a year?

If ordinary people are locked up in the house for a whole year, they will definitely be driven crazy, and a year later, the wedding date is approaching, it seems that Su Yuncheng is determined to deal with this family matter, and even his daughter, who loves him very much, is really angry, so severely punished.

Su Yuncheng turned his head and said indifferently: "During this time, you can reflect on it alone." ”

The maids on both sides didn't dare to come out, and it took a while to come back to their senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to help the young lady back to the house.

Yingluo retracted her gaze, there was no joy or sadness on her face, but her originally clear eyes looked a little dim, and the slender figure standing upright in the center of the hall looked extremely lonely......

She bit her lower lip and didn't want to say more, but she pinched her knuckles white.

She didn't need the help of the maid at all, she turned around, her clothes fluttering, and disappeared into the main hall.

Seeing this scene, some of the big figures of the Su family present also sighed slightly, and forced a girl who was in the prime of her life, which made some people feel very uncomfortable, but the marriage with the Wang family had a lot to do with the Su family, how could she be so childish and let her come nonsense?

"Yuzhu. ”

Hearing this, a man on the left side of the Jinhui Hall stood up from the front of the case, stepped into front of the stage, and said respectfully: "Here." ”

This person is not simple, he belongs to the same line as the head of the family, Su Yuncheng, and ranked third in that year, after so many years, his strength must have improved a lot.

"I order you to go to Lingjiang City as quickly as possible, and allow you to use all means to completely block the news. ”

The competition to recruit relatives is not serious, Yingluo is a bargaining chip used to marry the Wang family, and it is impossible to marry the bull-riding boy anyway.

Su Yuncheng looked down and continued to add: "The matter of recruiting relatives in martial arts is now full of turmoil in the city, remember, don't continue to make extraneous branches." ”

When Su Yuzhu heard this, he also nodded and responded: "Yes." ”

A thin old man sitting cross-legged slowly opened his eyes, smiled faintly, and said approvingly: "You are much calmer now, and you are more thoughtful, not bad." ”

When he spoke, the entire Jinhui Hall was quiet, no one dared to speak out, and dared to comment on the current head of the Su family in person, which showed that his status was extraordinary.

"How is the Luo family doing, but what's going on?" someone asked aloud.

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the Jinhui Hall changed suddenly, and many people's faces were full of anger.

"Hmph, what else, more and more arrogant, even more inches than before, it's just lawless!"

A man in a brocade robe sighed and said, "Recently, many affiliated forces have been forced to defect to the Luo family under pressure. ”

The faces of many people present changed, during these days, the Su family's sphere of influence has been eroded little by little, and its strength has been weakened little by little, if it continues like this, the situation will not be optimistic.

Some people were also very unconvinced by this, and said indignantly: "If the Luo family didn't have the Heavenly Sword Sect behind him to support him, how would he dare to be so presumptuous?"

It's just that as soon as the three words "Heavenly Sword Sect" came out, it was like an invisible pressure pressing on everyone's hearts, making people breathless. Unlike some secular forces, the Heavenly Sword Sect is an immortal cultivation sect entrenched in the world, a real behemoth in Yunxi County! Even a family like the Su family, which has a long history and inheritance, does not dare to provoke at will.

"As things stand, they don't seem to want to stop yet. ”

An elder's eyes were slightly cold, and he snorted angrily, and said: "The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant, and you want to eat the Su family?

"That's it, I don't take the Su family seriously!" someone immediately chimed in.

"I'm not afraid of breaking my belly. ”

Fingers tapped the armrest, Su Yuncheng frowned slightly, his face was a little solemn, and then asked, "What about the Wang family, do you have any indications?"

Hearing this, a man in a brocade robe shook his head and said, "It's still the same." ”

"The two families haven't really married yet, so the Wang family naturally won't do their best to help, and they definitely don't want to tear their faces with the Luo family. ”

"What's more, there is such a joke now, and I don't know how the Wang family will react. ”

"Do you just let the Luo family act recklessly?"

The big figures of the Su family present were all holding back anger in their chests, what the Luo family did was about to touch their bottom line, and if it continued like this, the consequences would be unpredictable.

An elder of considerable prestige spoke: "I hope they can stop in moderation and stop here, otherwise...... A big war is inevitable. ”

Both of them are the top forces in Yunxi County, if there is a war, there is no doubt that there will be a river of blood and corpses all over the field, which makes people dare not imagine, for the worldly people, it is simply a disaster!

After thinking about it, Su Yuncheng stretched out his hand and pointed to a man below, "Yixian, you are responsible for stabilizing the remaining subsidiary forces, and you can't let them be taken away anymore." ”

The man who was called hurriedly got up, respectfully yes.

Then, he pointed to the other place and said to a tall man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist: "Zhong Wei, you are responsible for communicating with the vassal forces that have defected before, and tell them that as long as they are willing to submit, my Su family will definitely do their best to protect him!"

The big man called Zhong Wei stepped forward steadily, knelt on one knee, and said in a loud voice: "No!"

Originally, this person was just a vassal force under the command of the Su family, but because of his courage and good fighting and excellent talent, he was favored by an elder of the Su family and was introduced into the Su family exceptionally.

After having good resources, his strength has skyrocketed, he was originally just a pawn, but now he can sit on an equal footing with the upper echelons of the Su family, although he is not a member of the Su family, but he has made a lot of contributions to the family, Huairou Those vassal forces who have defected, he is undoubtedly the best candidate.

......

The deliberations of the Golden Radiance Hall continued until the end of the day, and the talents inside dispersed one after another.

When the people in the main hall were almost gone, the middle-aged man on the throne on the high platform got up and said to the young man under his left hand: "Yueyu, we should go back too." ”

Hearing this, the handsome young man in black nodded, got up and followed him.

The young man is a little older than Ning Yu, about twenty years old, which is the most bloody and heroic age.

His name is Su Yueyu, different from Yingluo, he is not a concubine born of a concubine, but a concubine born of a real wife, and more importantly, he has shown extraordinary cultivation talent since he was a child, in such a huge family, it can be called rare for decades, crowning the younger generation of the Su family, and becoming famous in the Southern Regions.

Even if you look at the entire Yunxi County, he is a peerless genius who is among the best.

How can a person who was born with a golden spoon growing up with another person growing up in hunger and cold be the same?

Therefore, in the family, he and Yingluo have completely different treatment, and there is a gap between the status of the two, he can listen to the side of the Jinhui Palace, but Yingluo, who is the party concerned, does not even have the right to interfere in his own life, he can only obey the above and let them be at their mercy.

The sun had set, the courtyard was deep, the shadows of the trees were mottled, and the ground was covered with a broken silver moonlight.

Su Yueyu followed behind the middle-aged man, opened her mouth, stopped talking, and finally couldn't help asking, "Father, do you really want to force your little sister to marry into the Wang family?"

Hearing the voice, Su Yuncheng turned his head and squinted at him, his face was not expressionless, he just said lightly: "Why do I want to do this?"

is stronger than others, even if he is the head of the Su family, he is not omnipotent, there are still many things that he can't do, just like Yingluo's marriage this time.

"The Luo family's power is expanding day by day, and it has seriously threatened our Su family, and in time, it will inevitably reach out to us. ”

Su Yueyu's sword eyebrows frowned slightly, and he couldn't believe it: "That Heavenly Sword Sect, is it really that powerful?"

Previously, the two families had been clearly divided for a long time, the well water did not interfere with the river water, and they did not interfere with each other, but as soon as the Luo family got the help of the Heavenly Sword Sect, they were so lawless and wantonly attacked.

Su Yuncheng's eyes were deep, he nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Yes!"

"As an immortal cultivation sect that has been inherited for a long time, the history of the Heavenly Sword Sect is older than that of our Su family, and it is a real giant in Yunxi County, who dares to provoke it?" he shook his head and sighed lightly.

For today's plan, only by marrying the Wang family and joining forces with it can we escape the catastrophe.

It's just that Su Yueyu is still very confused, and she is a little puzzled: "What's the use of marrying with the Wang family, is the Wang family capable of resisting the Heavenly Sword Sect?"

Su and Wang are both the top forces in Yunxi County, even if the Wang family is slightly stronger than the Su family, how strong can it be?

Su Yuncheng couldn't help but laugh, he shook his head and said, "One Wang family alone may not be able to, but the Ziyang Sect behind them can!"

Hearing this, Su Yueyu's eyes widened and her mouth widened, and then she suddenly realized.

Ziyang Sect is another sect of cultivating immortals, it turns out that the Wang family also relies on it, no wonder the Su family has been trying every means to befriend them, and even sacrificed Yingluo, who is known as the "first beauty in Yunxi", to marry them.

"The Immortal Cultivation Sect will not easily fight each other, so it is impossible for the Luo family under the Heavenly Sword Sect to be stupid enough to start a war with the Wang family. ”

The duel between the Immortal Cultivation Sects is too wide-ranging, and it will affect many innocent beings, ordinary people can't imagine it at all, even Su Yuncheng, the head of the Su family, is slightly discolored, if there is really that day, it will definitely be a disaster, and some of the top forces in Yunxi County such as the Su family will not be able to escape the catastrophe and will suffer from the pond fish.

The two walked in the courtyard, Su Yueyu frowned slightly, and couldn't help but say, "But father, I always feel a little uneasy." ”

He paused, and then said: "The Wang family is not a good kind after all, if the two families marry, the Wang family with the support of the Ziyang Sect will inevitably overpower the Su family, and over time, I am afraid that the Su family will be gradually eroded and finally destroyed in the hands of the Wang family!"

Hearing this, Su Yuncheng let out a long sigh and said, "This is exactly what I'm worried about. ”

Even if you know, there are wolves in front and tigers in the back, the lesser of two evils, the Su family always has to make a choice.

During this time, if he could find an immortal cultivation sect that was willing to support him, the form would not be so grim. If they rely on the Immortal Cultivation Sect, they may consume a lot of their resources, but if they don't rely on it, what the Luo family and the Wang family want is their ancestral inheritance!

"What's wrong with my father?"

Su Yuncheng shook his head, over the years, he had also sent people to look for it, but unfortunately there were no clues until now, most of the immortal cultivation sects were hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, or among the dangerous peaks, isolated from the world, even if they were found, they would be confused by the formation prohibition of the sect, and ordinary people could not see it at all.

It is difficult to find such a secluded immortal cultivation sect!

Yunxi County is vast and boundless, vast and immense, as if endless, the big county is boundless, many people are difficult to travel through in their lives, how easy is it to find the hidden sect in it?

Su Yueyu still couldn't believe it, and asked, "There is not even a clue?"

Su Yuncheng sighed, shook his head and said, "No." ”

Most of the Immortal Cultivation Sects rarely leave clues, even the slightest clue.

"The Luo family and the Wang family don't know what means they used, but they can actually find these hidden sects and let them make a move. ”

But you don't have to think about it to know that the two families must have paid a great price in order to invite these two behemoths.