The men in black dared not say more. After Huang Rou gestured, they quietly jumped into the backyard of the Bai Residence.

Unfortunately, they hadn't anticipated being discovered by the Bai Family's guards shortly after entering.

"Weren't they supposed to be common officials? How could they have such experts guarding them?" Huang Rou gritted her teeth, blaming her subordinates for the inaccurate information. As she spoke, the Bai Family's dark guards had already started fighting with Huang Rou's men.

The place where Huang Rou's men broke in was not far from the guest room where the Jiuli people were temporarily staying. Soon, Elder Su and his group heard the sounds of fighting.

"What's going on?" Elder Su frowned. In the middle of the night, were bandits coming in? But wasn't this the city?

Jiao Ling glanced at Fen Jiu, "Not sure, I'll go check it out."

Elder Su snorted, "We aren't here for a free meal. Let's go help out."

After speaking, he was the first to rush out of the small courtyard towards the direction of the fight, with the others quickly following.

When he got there, he found that the Bai Family's guards were not at a disadvantage. In fact, not all of the Bai Family's guards had arrived; some were still guarding the front yard for safety reasons, fearing the enemy might use a diversionary tactic.

"Who dares to cause trouble here?" Elder Su shouted without making a move, causing Huang Rou's people to collectively retreat. The ones with weaker power covered their ears in pain.

Among them, Huang Rou, with the weakest inner strength, fell to the ground in pain, her hands clamped over her ears. In doing so, her face mask was accidentally knocked off.

Seeing this, the approaching Jiao Ling immediately recognized Huang Rou and angrily said, "So it's you. The Huang Family really goes back on their word. Your family's Old Master said you'd leave the Bai Family alone, yet here you are breaking promises!"

Huang Rou climbed up from the ground, "You're the liar! Bai Ruozhu chopped off one of my fingers; if I don't get revenge, my surname isn't Huang. Give it your all, don't hold back, kill everyone in the Bai Family!"

Her eyes were filled with intense hatred, and her words "kill everyone in the Bai Family" were definitely not mere threats but her true intention.

Her trusted aide behind her was almost in tears. His lady really couldn't see the disparity in strength between them and their enemies. That old man's shout almost caused them internal injuries; how could they be a match? Not to mention the old man had several people with him.

How could they not have known the Bai Family had such experts?

"Kill everyone? Do you have the guts to kill someone from the Jiuli Clan? Let's see if your fate allows it!" Elder Su gestured, and several others swiftly charged forward.

"My lady, we must retreat. These are Jiuli people, we can't afford to provoke them!" The black-clothed man's face was covered, otherwise, Huang Rou would see he was pale with fear.

Huang Rou shook off her aide's hand, angrily saying, "Are you an idiot? Just because he says so?"

"You can't just impersonate the Jiuli people, my lady, stop this nonsense and come with us!"

Elder Su slapped forward, "Want to leave? It's too late!"

A scream was heard, and Huang Rou's trusted aide flew backward like a kite with a broken string. When he landed, everyone saw his head was tilted at an odd angle — his neck was broken!

The dead being Huang Rou's strongest subordinate, yet the opponent only used one move. Huang Rou finally felt fear; she turned and ran, shouting, "My father is the Wulin Alliance leader. There's no need for you to offend the Huang Family for the Bai Family."

Elder Su sneered, "Wulin Alliance leader isn't worth anything!"

He reached out, using his inner strength to pull Huang Rou towards him, holding her like a chick.

"Let me go. If you release me, I won't hold grudges against the Bai Family," Huang Rou cried, pleading as she wept.

But Elder Su didn't give her the chance to babble any further. A tight squeeze of his fingers and a cracking sound later, Huang Rou's neck broke, and she was tossed to the ground like a rag doll.

No one in Huang Rou's entourage cared about anger; their pallor showed they were too frightened to muster any rage against the overwhelming strength of the opposition.

The other Jiuli people efficiently slaughtered all the masked intruders.

The dark guards of Bai Ruozhu all stopped; they thought themselves ruthless usually, yet they were not even one-tenth as fierce as this Elder Su.

"Hmph, such people should not be shown mercy, causing personal grudges to involve innocent families; killing her serves her right," Elder Su said irritably.

Jiao Ling's lips twitched. Elder Su was still so imposing and domineering, too cool for words. She remembered how she admired Elder Su as a child, which later caused her to fall for cold and powerful men like Wei Yu, but now...

"What happened here?" Bai Yihong and his two sons rushed over upon hearing the commotion, only to see a scene littered with corpses.

Jiao Ling explained, "It's that Huang Rou who cut off Muxin's finger earlier. She brought some subordinates and snuck into the residence, saying she wanted to kill everyone in the Bai Family. Elder Su took care of them in a fit of rage."

Bai Yihong was stunned, while a cold light flashed in Bai Zepei's eyes. Kill everyone in the Bai Family? Such bold words from Huang Rou.

"Thank you, Elder Su, for your help. Otherwise, who knows what could have happened today," Bai Zehao was the first to react, quickly bowing in gratitude towards Elder Su.

Elder Su waved dismissively, "No need to thank me. Your guards are excellent; even without us, they couldn't have harmed you."

Jiao Ling showed a grateful expression, understanding Elder Su's intention: it was the Jiuli Clan who killed them, so if the Huang Family were displeased, they should come for the Jiuli instead.

Sure enough, someone dragged out a captured enemy and said, "Get it? Go tell your alliance leader. If unhappy, come find the Jiuli to settle it. If you want to make enemies with the Jiuli, we welcome it anytime."

The captive was tossed out, too scared to walk steadily, soon fleeing far away.

Elder Su turned, seeing Bai Yihong's worried expression, and felt displeased, angrily saying, "When did Jiuli people get bullied like this? The ones who killed them were us, they wouldn't dare trouble your family. Are they not afraid of offending the Jiuli Clan? Look at how you act, no accountability like a Jiuli person!"

Bai Yihong was a bit embarrassed but didn't know how to refute. The bloody stench of corpses around made him dizzy.

"We aren't Jiuli people, so we don't need a Jiuli sense of responsibility," Bai Zepei stepped forward, coldly meeting Elder Su's gaze, his eyes flashing with defiance.

"You..." Elder Su was frustrated.

Bai Zepei sneered, "What about me? Did you not deny my father, saying he wasn't Jiuli back then? And now, you ask if he has any sense of Jiuli responsibility. Isn't that ridiculous? We're just ordinary people living ordinary lives; no need for the Jiuli to worry about us."

After speaking, he immediately pulled Bai Yihong and Bai Zehao to leave. Standing in place, Elder Su watched his back, a look of surprise appearing in his eyes...

----

Lalala, here's the fourth update. Is it okay to ask for monthly tickets now?~

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.