Chapter 228 – A Series of Troubles Arrive

Xu Qianqian could roughly guess why Su Ming had declined Duan Xiaofei’s recommendation and chosen to go to Tianfeng City on his own.

When Gao Xu and Xu Yanyan reported the situation to the Family, Xu Qianqian had been present.

Naturally, those two had reported the matter of the Demon Emperor Sword, making the Family aware of it.

Thus, Xu Qianqian already knew that the Demon Emperor Sword was with Ming Wang—that is, with Su Ming.

Frankly speaking, when she learned of this, aside from surprise, Xu Qianqian hadn’t been particularly shocked.

At that time, she had almost taken it for granted, with only one thought crossing her mind:

“If a Divine Artifact truly chooses someone it recognizes to wield it, then it’s only natural that he could accomplish this.”

Yes, Xu Qianqian didn’t find it strange at all that the Demon Emperor Sword had chosen to go to Su Ming’s side.

In Xu Qianqian’s mind, Su Ming was just that mysterious and powerful. Even the fact that a Divine Artifact had ended up in his hands felt like an inevitable outcome to her.

Unlike the other members of the Family, who, upon learning of this, remained silent on the surface but secretly began to harbor concerns about the matter, Xu Qianqian felt differently.

At the very least, she could tell that whether it was her grandfather, her father, or even the rest of the Family, they were already planning to gather information on Su Ming—or rather, on Ming Wang.

Their intentions behind this needed no further explanation.

But Xu Qianqian didn’t believe the Family would succeed.

The reason was simple: they knew far too little about Su Ming.

Forget scheming for the Demon Emperor Sword—even finding Ming Wang again might not be so easy.

As for Xu Qianqian herself, she had no interest in the matter whatsoever. Whether it was because the one who obtained the Demon Emperor Sword was Su Ming, or because she had never harbored any designs on the sword to begin with, she couldn’t say.

She didn’t fully understand her own feelings, but she had no intention of revealing to the Family that Su Ming was Ming Wang.

Whether this was due to the contract she had signed with Su Ming in the past was something only Xu Qianqian herself knew.

In any case, she both understood and agreed with the choices Su Ming had made and the concerns he held.

But…

“What’s wrong?”

Su Ming’s voice broke through Xu Qianqian’s silence, just as countless thoughts swirled in her mind, reaching her ears.

Xu Qianqian lifted her head, looked at Su Ming’s puzzled expression, and quickly suppressed the inexplicable restlessness in her heart.

“Nothing.”

While brushing off Su Ming’s question with an impassive expression, Xu Qianqian returned to the original topic, as if escaping from something.

“Since you know about Tianfeng City, this will be easier to explain. They will probably send people over as well.”

This was precisely why Xu Qianqian had brought up Tianfeng City.

“Tianfeng City is sending people here too?” Su Ming grew somewhat interested and asked, “How do you know?”

Although it wasn’t surprising that Tianfeng City, as the Human Sanctuary, would take some action regarding the Seal and send people over, the certainty in Xu Qianqian’s tone still struck Su Ming as odd.

But in reality, there was no need to find this strange.”Wang Yihan, as the sole survivor of the Wang Family, has already established contact with Tianfeng City with the assistance of Mr. Duan and various high-level forces in Longyao City,” Xu Qianqian stated. “The families of the supreme human experts who sealed the Terror Species here back then are now located in Tianfeng City.”

This was both surprising yet unsurprising.

As humanity’s Holy Land, Tianfeng City naturally gathered the world’s strongest Professionals and major powers.

Therefore, it wasn’t strange that the families of those supreme human experts who had sealed the Terror Species in these lands would be in Tianfeng City.

The Longyao Wang Family had originally been one of the branch families among them, so the main family certainly knew of their existence and about the Seal.

With the recent ‘Sin’ operation wiping out the entire Longyao Wang Family, leaving only Wang Yihan as the surviving direct descendant, it would be strange not to report such a major incident to the main family and seek their assistance.

Wang Yihan had probably learned some information about the original main family from her own family records, thus enabling her to contact the Tianfeng City main family with help from Duan Xiaofei, Tianfeng City’s stationed envoy, and Longyao City’s high-level forces.

The result was that the Tianfeng City Wang Family quickly responded to the matter and decided to dispatch people immediately.

Xu Qianqian relayed this to Su Ming.

“If nothing unexpected happens, Wang Yihan should be taken back to Tianfeng City under the protection of the Tianfeng City Wang Family.”

These words immediately gave Su Ming a headache.

“That silly girl is going to Tianfeng City too?”

Ah, this…

Su Ming felt completely stumped.

After all, that girl had seen his true appearance and knew the Demon Emperor Sword was in his possession.

If she accidentally saw him in the future, wouldn’t that lead to immediate disaster?

Just as Su Ming was thinking this, Xu Qianqian’s next words confirmed his fears.

“That Young Miss Wang is currently making a fuss about seeing you, insisting you return the sword to her,” Xu Qianqian glanced at Su Ming. “Do you want to see her?”

See her? Absolutely not!

Su Ming didn’t even want to speak.

Unfortunately, the bad news didn’t stop there.

“By the way, to accommodate Young Miss Wang’s request, our family and other forces have already begun contacting the Yun Family Estate,” Xu Qianqian said calmly. “Whether they have ulterior motives, I wouldn’t know.”

Hearing this, Su Ming could no longer remain seated.

“…I need to make a phone call.”

Su Ming stood up with a stiff expression and quickly walked outside.

Watching Su Ming like this, a trace of amusement finally appeared in Xu Qianqian’s eyes.

Unfortunately, the good mood didn’t last.

Not long after, Xu Qianqian received a phone call.

“It’s me.”

Xu Qianqian answered in a completely monotone voice.

“What did you say?”

The next second, the news from the other end of the call made Xu Qianqian’s expression change.

……

“You finally called, my great benefactor.”

Hearing the deeply resentful voice coming through the phone, Su Ming showed an awkward expression.

But the young woman on the other end clearly had no intention of letting him off easily.”Don’t you have anything you want to say to me, Lord Ming Wang?”

The teasing tone in the voice made Su Ming surrender without hesitation.

“My apologies, it’s all my fault.”

Su Ming offered his sincere apology.

At least, that’s how it sounded from his voice.

“Sigh.” Yun Langyue couldn’t help but sigh as well, complaining, “My great benefactor, could you please inform me immediately next time after causing such a big commotion? Being contacted by so many factions in the middle of the night and suddenly hearing such earth-shattering news—can you imagine how I’m feeling right now?”

“So I’ve already apologized, haven’t I?” Su Ming said with a bitter smile. “I didn’t expect things to turn out this way either. Initially, I just wanted to stir up some trouble and disrupt Sin’s plans.”

Who would have thought that this matter would involve the original purpose behind Longyao City’s establishment, the enormous secret hidden beneath this underground area, and the legendary Demon Emperor Sword—one of the three Divine Artifacts? How could Su Ming possibly have controlled such a series of major events?

Even Su Ming hadn’t anticipated things developing to this extent.

Therefore, he was genuinely innocent, never imagining that he would ultimately bring such significant trouble to the Yun Family Estate.

“This time it’s my fault. Whatever you want me to do to make up for it, I’ll accept it.”

Su Ming’s attitude in admitting his mistake was truly commendable.

And it was clear that Yun Langyue didn’t actually want to hold Su Ming accountable—she just wanted to vent a little.

“Fortunately, things haven’t reached the most troublesome stage. Your identity as Ming Wang was fabricated to begin with, and given the nature of my Yun Family Estate, we have plenty of excuses to brush off those factions and shake off their entanglement.” Yun Langyue softened her tone. “However, it’s hard to say whether all those factions will completely believe us.”

Even if the Yun Family Estate publicly claimed that Ming Wang had left with the Demon Emperor Sword and that he wasn’t actually a member of the Yun family but rather a powerful expert they had recruited—how many would choose to believe it?

Su Ming didn’t want to assume the worst of others, but others might not share the same restraint.

Undoubtedly, rather than trusting the Yun Family Estate’s public statement, more people would likely believe that the Yun family had taken the opportunity to secretly seize the Demon Emperor Sword, that Ming Wang had been hidden away by them, or even that he had been eliminated by the Yun family, with the Divine Artifact becoming their possession.

Because of this, in the coming period, various spies and investigations targeting the Yun Family Estate would inevitably increase, subjecting everyone in the Yun family to scrutiny, even surveillance.

It was easy to imagine that Yun Langyue and the others would have to live under others’ watchful eyes for some time to come.

“This really is troublesome.”

Su Ming frowned deeply.

In contrast, Yun Langyue had already come to terms with it.

“This actually isn’t much of a problem. It’s not like we haven’t been watched by interested parties in the past—it’s just that there are more now.” Yun Langyue casually revealed some secrets but quickly changed the subject. “The key issue is whether you’re facing any problems on your end.”

“Me?” Su Ming was puzzled. “What problems could I have?”

“What do you think?” Yun Langyue said with exasperation. “Divine Artifacts aren’t things that can be easily controlled—they can get people killed. Don’t tell me you didn’t know that.”

Finally, Su Ming understood.Yun Langyue was worried about him, afraid that his mind would be eroded by the will within the Demon Emperor Sword, causing him to descend into an uncontrollable madman.

“Don’t worry, I’m fine for now.” Su Ming scratched his head and said, “The Demon Emperor Sword is in a rather peculiar state at the moment—I can’t even wield it properly—so it probably won’t affect me much, right?”

Even as he spoke these words, Su Ming sounded uncertain.

But there was nothing he could do; he himself was somewhat confused about the current condition of the Demon Emperor Sword, so how could he know whether it would have any impact on him?

Only Yun Langyue seemed genuinely concerned.

“Otherwise, let me help you ask around,” Yun Langyue suggested. “I have quite a few experts on my side; they might be able to discern something from your current state.”

Only then could Yun Langyue feel somewhat at ease.

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