Chapter 1304: Chapter 1303: Competing to Curry Favor
"What should we do now?" Patriarch Wu asked.
"No worries, the Shen Family certainly won’t be forgiven by Su Changfeng. As for us and Su Changfeng, there are no grudges. For now, we can only resign ourselves to fate, and in the future, it’s better not to offend the City Lord Mansion." Patriarch Li couldn’t help but sigh.
Back then, Wang Chongxing was firmly under their control, but now, with the rise of Wang Junyi, that situation is destined never to return. They will no longer have the opportunity to control the City Lord Mansion.
"What about Su Changfeng? Should we try to win him over? Anyway, he’s skilled enough to tame the Seven-star Beast, and if my guess is correct, he has at least the strength of a late stage third rank." Patriarch Wu said.
"Better not. Strong individuals like him wouldn’t bother with ordinary things. We should just be careful not to provoke him." Patriarch Li said.
Patriarch Wu cast a suspicious glance at Patriarch Li, seemingly having a different plan in mind.
"If that’s the case, I’ll head back now."
As soon as Patriarch Wu left, Patriarch Li hurriedly instructed the others: "Prepare a generous gift quickly."
Similarly, Patriarch Wu rushed back to his place and instructed his subordinates to prepare things and quickly visit Su Changfeng’s small courtyard.
Such a master like Su Changfeng, even knowing that the chances of winning his favor are low, they wouldn’t want to miss the opportunity.
Previously in Tianshui City, fourth-rank experts were dominating figures, but now, with someone like Su Changfeng who is a late stage third-rank expert, they probably won’t encounter such a true master again in their lifetime. Having finally found an opportunity to curry favor with a real master, how could the Li and Wu Families not seize it?
At this moment in the small courtyard.
In truth, Su Changfeng naturally kept the matter regarding Xingluo in mind. Even though he killed the Xingluo person, without sufficient evidence, Xingluo couldn’t trouble him for no reason.
Moreover, Xingluo’s primary purpose for coming this time was probably to recruit, and they certainly wouldn’t easily conflict with Su Changfeng.
However, Qiutang Yu’er’s identity is a taboo for Xingluo. If her identity is exposed, it will surely cause great trouble for Su Changfeng.
"Yu’er, people from Xingluo are probably arriving soon in Tianshui City. If you don’t want to meet them, perhaps you should stay somewhere else for a while. What if you can’t control yourself and reveal your weak point?" Su Changfeng looked at Qiutang Yu’er and said.
Upon hearing this, Qiutang Yu’er’s face showed no expression. Though she was eager for revenge, she knew clearly that until she had enough ability, she wouldn’t reveal her desire for revenge. Otherwise, given her current strength, confronting Xingluo would be like eggs hitting stones.
"Don’t worry, I see things very clearly. If I can’t even control this bit of emotion, how can we talk about revenge?" Qiutang Yu’er said calmly.
Su Changfeng didn’t notice anything off with Qiutang Yu’er, at least not on the surface, which showed she concealed it well. Clearly, there was no need to worry about her.
As long as she was self-aware and understood that now was not the time for revenge, she could control herself.
At this moment, outside the small courtyard.
It was a curious twist of fate that the Li and Wu Families bumped into each other right outside the small courtyard, both carrying prepared gifts. Their intentions were clear.
"Patriarch Li, what a coincidence. I didn’t expect to see you here. Didn’t you say earlier there was no need to curry favor with him?" Patriarch Wu sneered, the long-standing trust between Li and Wu disappearing in an instant.
Patriarch Li was utterly shocked; he hadn’t imagined that over such a long period, Patriarch Wu, who always listened to his advice, would take such a unilateral action this time.
"Looks like our relationship ends here." Patriarch Li said.
Patriarch Wu sneered, instructing his subordinates to go knock on the door, aiming to reach Su Changfeng first.
Seeing this, Patriarch Li was unwilling to be left behind, but instead of sending subordinates to knock, he personally walked forward to knock on the door, as it appeared more sincere.
"Even an old fool can do this!" Patriarch Wu noted seeing him walk over to knock, hurriedly joined to knock as well.
They competed with each other, jostling for the chance to knock on the door first.
Upon hearing the increasingly urgent knocks outside, Qiutang Yu’er couldn’t help but sigh, and looked at Su Changfeng: "I originally thought this place would be quiet, but it seems I was mistaken."
Su Changfeng smiled helplessly; previously, it was indeed very peaceful here, but now that his identity was out, it certainly wouldn’t be quiet anymore.
"If you’re annoyed, just send them away." Su Changfeng shrugged indifferently.
Qiutang Yu’er walked over to open the door, and saw two old men standing outside, still with hands raised to knock, saying crossly: "Why are you knocking so hard?"
Though the one who opened the door was just a young girl, they dared not disregard her, even if she was merely Su Changfeng’s maid. She fully deserved their attention.
"Sorry, I was just a bit excited. If the door got damaged, I’m willing to replace it with a new one." Patriarch Li said promptly.
Unwilling to lag, Patriarch Wu also quickly expressed, "I can compensate too. If you want, I can replace the door, even with solid gold if needed."
Qiutang Yu’er seemed to look at him like they were fools, thinking how unrealistic the words were. A solid gold door, could she even push it open?
"Why are you here?"
"To see Su Changfeng." The two practically spoke in unison.
"Go back. He’s not seeing guests." With that said, Qiutang Yu’er decisively waved her hand and "bang", closed the door.
Patriarch Li and Patriarch Wu stared blankly at the once more shut door, feeling quite awkward.
But shortly thereafter, the door opened again.
Patriarch Li and Patriarch Wu were delighted, thinking Su Changfeng was willing to see them, but it turned out Qiutang Yu’er said: "If you keep coming to knock, don’t blame us for being impolite."
With that said, as they hadn’t yet reacted, the door was closed again.
The awkward atmosphere spread in front of the courtyard gate as neither imagined that packing gifts to visit Su Changfeng would result in not even seeing him, and leaving a bad impression in his eyes—truly a miscalculation.
"Patriarch Wu, seems like currying favor with such a master is not as easy as it seems." Patriarch Li couldn’t help but sigh.
"Patriarch Li, Li and Wu Families won’t be as good as before, so take care of yourselves from now on." Patriarch Wu snorted and said.
Seeing Patriarch Wu lead his people away, Patriarch Li wore a bitter expression, feeling they’ve truly lost more than gained this time.
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