"This matter..."
Several high-ranking members of the Yixin Sect gathered, all grimacing and drawing sharp breaths.
They all felt that this matter was far too mystical.
"Guardian Hall has already set its sights on the Su Family. If our Yixin Sect wants to swallow up the Su Family's fortune, it would cause trouble. So, it's beyond our reach!"
"Most of the fortune will either be embezzled or divided up; or fall into the hands of other Su Family members, then these people will disappear without a trace with the fortune."
"The move by elder Sun's disciple... cough cough, is indeed feasible."
"Yes, after all, if it ends up in Fang Che's hands, it's as good as being in the hands of our sect; whether Fang Che uses this fortune to do something or improve himself, some hidden benefits are also benefits to our sect!"
"So shall we proceed this way?"
"Yes."
From that night on,
suddenly Bibo City was abuzz with the friendship story between Fang Family's Fang Che and Su Family's Su Yue.
Insta friends, sworn brothers, deep brotherhood, supporting each other, as faithful as life and death, clear as day and night.
How Su Yue befriended Fang Che, and what Fang Che did for Su Yue, when Su Yue fell ill, Fang Che went through great hardship to find medicine, delivered it, and then immediately turned to leave.
He boldly declared, "Your recovery is more important than anything! What's a little hardship for me?"
When Su Yue needed money, Fang Che immediately emptied his pockets to help, even going into debt.
And he laughed, saying, "What is money compared to the brotherhood between you and me?"
When Su Yue was bullied, Fang Che resolutely drew his sword, charged into battle, and said to numerous opponents far beyond his own strength, "Who dares to bully my brother!?"
He ended up with broken legs.
Yet, he still smiled, "I, Fang Che, cannot stand to see my brother bullied! Even if I die, what is there to fear? Where righteousness lies, life and death accompany! Through trials by sword and fire, I have nothing to fear!"
Before Su Yue embarked on a significant endeavor, he solemnly entrusted Fang Che, "Brother, this trip is unpredictable with uncertain return, all family matters, I entrust to you."
He even specifically wrote a document for Fang Che as evidence.
Fang Che solemnly promised, "My own brother, why speak of entreaty? As long as I, Fang Che, still breathe, I shall surely preserve the Su Family's fortune intact!"
When Su Yue disappeared, Fang Che heard the devastating news and vomited blood, almost never recovering from his illness, and shouted angrily to the heavens, "Heaven... return my brother to me!"
Countless people praised: Fang Che is truly a paragon of brotherly affection, a model of friendship.
Countless people sighed: To have a friend like Fang Che in one's life is truly to have lived a worthwhile life!
A poet, deeply moved, composed a poem to celebrate this beautiful friendship.
Who says there are no brothers in the world? A promise of life and death never abandoned;
Set your heart at ease and journey far, for here lies integrity vast and wide.
The young men of the Fang Family are full of righteousness, the oath of friendship engraved deep within;
For you, I will keep the mountains green, waiting for your return to meet again!
As for such claims, they spread wildly through Bibo City; but the Su Family members didn't accept this.
"Fang Che and our Su Yue weren't that close!"
"Our family member just went out, hasn't returned briefly, he's not dead."
"It's common for someone to not return for a year and a half after leaving, why are we the Su Family an exception?"
"What is Fang Che to control and influence our Su Family's fortune?"
"Absolutely not!"
Such statements spread, and a chivalrous individual, indignant, came out to confront the Su Family: "By saying this, are you doing justice to the relationship between Fang Che and Su Yue?"
The Su Family members not only disagreed but also gathered individuals to beat this righteous person and even tried to take his life.
However, unexpectedly, this righteous person turned out to be a master; outraged, he let out a long sigh to the heavens, "To so defile friendship, to so insult brotherhood, I, Wang Laosan, cannot stand by, today I must act for justice!"
Thus, he drew his sword, and wiped out the attacking Su Family members completely clean.
Then, he even barged into the Su Family estate with his sword, killing all the Su Family young and old, spotlessly.
All the family servants, maids, and others were driven out.
Afterwards, he soared into the air, let out a long shout, and declared passionately, "When injustice is done, draw the sword to help! I am Wang Laosan of Pinghu!"
"I cannot stand conniving and vile filth, overwhelmed by impulse today, I indeed slaughtered satisfyingly!"
He laughed heartily, jumped up, and disappeared from Bibo City.
When the Guardian experts arrived, this Wang Laosan was already nowhere to be found.
From the incident to the slaughter to wiping out the Su Family members, the entire process took less than half an hour.
Highlighting an incredible speed.
The Su Family members were wiped out.
Now, apart from the missing Su Family members, only the life-and-death friend of Su Yue, Fang Che, remains!
The matter reached this point, and everyone was dumbfounded.
Guardian Hall naturally listed the Fang Family as key points, thus beginning an investigation.
The result...
found that Fang Che and Su Yue indeed had real feelings, Su Yue frequently visited Fang Family to see Fang Che, both getting along very happily...
Even, the Fang Family members suspected Su Yue had ulterior motives, actually harboring evil intentions, but Fang Che himself had never doubted, always firmly believing that this was his good elder brother!
For this, he even quarreled with his grandfather, fell out with his uncle, and defied his mother numerous times...
In summary, just one sentence: Fang Che had made up his mind about Su Yue! This was his best friend!
This matter, there are still quite a few people in Bibo City who can testify.
Even these people unanimously said: Fang Che is actually a fool, being used by Su Yue...
Various rumors were rampant.
There was all sorts of talk!
The more the investigation continued, the more confused it became.
Fang Che himself appeared clueless and impassioned, like a hot-blooded youth, anyway, Su Yue was his great brother!
He did not care about property, but what belonged to his big brother, no one could touch!
But now, all of the Su Family's properties and industries were at a standstill…
Not even a victim was left.
As for the so-called 'Wang Laosan of Pinghu' who had killed the entire Su Family… it was as if a bubble had melted in the ocean, completely disappearing.
The Fang Family did nothing, but the Yixin Sect had mobilized all the local forces to facilitate the "Fang Che taking over the Su family inheritance."
"To establish a union by verifying the orchid's gold is a true friendship!"
"To leave a thought for the disappeared members of the Su Family."
"The Su Family members just disappeared, they are not dead. Even if you are law enforcers, you cannot just confiscate the Su Family's property like that, right? It's the result of generations of their effort!"
"Brotherly love protects, such noble sentiment? Why do you law enforcers want to hinder it?"
As for what happened in secret, the Yixin Sect was thoroughly hunting those Su Family members who were outside on missions… none of them could return.
Guardian Hall.
A secret meeting was convened specifically for this issue.
Hall Master Chen Ru Hai slouched at the head with a weary -and helpless- look.
He didn't even understand why he had suddenly been pulled from the front lines and brought to this godforsaken place to serve as the Hall Master.
Officially it was: the 1494th Guardian Hall, Hall Master.
Just look at these ridiculous names, Bibo City!
And this unlucky sequence, 1494!
Should death be wishe"d upon them?
Is something big going to happen here?
Just this matter regarding the Su Family had been discussed for an hour, and everyone shared their viewpoints, making the hall steamy.
Each person had their own thoughts.
Was this matter worth discussing?
Chen Ru Hai openly rolled his eyes, staring at the ceiling and unconsciously lifting one leg to rest it on the chair armrest. With a snap, his boot fell off.
Suddenly, a foul stench burst forth.
The people in discussion: "..."
Several female martial artists quickly covered their noses, "Lord of Hall, you!!"
Their voices sounded muffled because their noses were covered.
"What's the big deal? Why discuss it for so long?" Chen Ru Hai was utterly indifferent, "Isn't it apparent? Do we still need to discuss it?"
People were unconvinced: "Please enlighten us, Hall Master."
"Enlighten? Has everyone's brain gone bad?"
Chen Ru Hai scoffed, stubbornly tilting his feet upward.
But his words were straightforward.
"I just arrived three days ago, so I don't know much about other matters, I can only conclude based on what I know."
"First, this Su Family, you have always suspected that they have secretly allied with the Yixin Sect, meaning the Su Family is a power of the Yixin Sect, our adversary."
"Second, the Su Family has perished, but still bears the name of a Ninth level Family, so their power and business need to be reorganized to maintain civilian life."
"Third, the other four families, Fang, Lv, Zhang, and Wei, have divided the remaining power of the Su Family, still not reaching the eighth level but remaining at the ninth. This need not be considered."
"Fourth, there is still a substantial presence of Yixin Sect forces in Bibo City."
"Fifth, the sudden influence caused by Fang Che clearly indicates that someone is planning and contributing to take over the Su Family's wealth. Because the power cannot be taken over, only the wealth can be transferred."
"Sixth, the Fang Family has already filed a record, Fang Che has taken a master, and it has nothing to do with the Fang Family. And according to your investigations, this matter is not the doing of the Fang Family."
"Seventh, it's then quite clear, someone is backing Fang Che, those people themselves can't get it, they want Fang Che to get it. So why let Fang Che take it? Obviously, Fang Che is very likely their person, either already is or will be soon."
"Eighth, since Fang Che is problematic and the Fang Family is not, then why is only this young man problematic? Therefore, it leads us to deduce that the master of Fang Che is the most suspicious, we should start full surveillance from now."
"Ninth, the person who killed the entire Su Family is clearly also a person from the Yixin Sect, meaning that the Yixin Sect has probably placed at least three King-level Masters in Bibo City; why three? Assuming Fang Che's master is one, the executor is two, and according to the habits of the Yixin Sect, there must be one to two masters supporting in secrecy. So, the minimum is three, a strength not to be underestimated."
"Tenth, since Fang Che is suspicious, he should be closely monitored in the future. But, just a small fry like him isn't of much value. Capturing or killing him now is too wasteful. Better to give him enough rope to hang himself."
"So, if we gave him the Su Family's wealth, then what? After all, he is already within our sight. Could he escape?"
"Eleventh, this little guy, Fang Che, definitely has a scheme, or the Yixin Sect has a scheme. It's said this little guy is a martial arts genius, yet hasn't entered the Guardian Martial Academy, so he must enter this year. And now the Yixin Sect is giving him such great benefits, clearly, they hope Fang Che will either rank first or amongst the top, with the fame of a prodigy, to enter the Guardian Martial Academy."
"If that happens, even though we know this guy's identity is dubious, without evidence, we still have to give him the reward he deserves. That would be too disgusting for our colleagues at the academy."
"So, we have a task here, which is… no matter what, we cannot let Fang Che achieve first place in the martial examination!"
"Twelfth, the reason I came here is because I received information that the Yixin Sect is going to cause trouble here, and this incident involving the Su Family might not just be a coincidence. We need to be fully alert at all times, ready to react."
Chen Ru Hai still appeared languid, but the words he uttered were sharp like a knife.
Moreover, his thinking was extremely meticulous.
Consecutively unraveling the matter, fully exposing it.
"So, you don't need to discuss, it all chaotic; coming up, we just need to do four things. As long as these four things are done well, everything will be alright."
[1. There's a group number on the book page, everyone can join the group to discuss. /2. Regarding the Alliance Hierarch's additional updates, I haven't decided yet, we'll discuss and decide after the launch. 3. The midnight update is already scheduled. 4. Tomorrow morning's update at eleven thirty is already scheduled.]