Su Hutian was overjoyed upon hearing the offer, but urgently declined, "Such a precious Spiritual Object, Lord, Hu Tian cannot accept it!"
"Take it, I’ve drank so much of your fine wine, I have nothing to repay you with. Consider this a little greeting gift for this young child. The future is long, I will certainly come again to ask you for more wine..."
"Who exactly are you to dare obstruct official business of Iron Stone City? If this gets to the Cyan Dragon Judgment Institute, do you know what the consequences will be?"
Mu Ben’s face was grim. The intruder did not take the City Lord seriously at all, his arrogance outrageous.
But the next moment, he almost cried out in shock!
The man suddenly turned back, and in his brown eyes, two azure lightning bolts flashed!
The other three simultaneously cried out, then fell into an utterly shocking situation!
The azure lightning in his eyes was so clear, like it split down in the vast ocean, causing a furious storm. The man’s eyes focused, and the lightning disappeared without a trace, "Hear clearly, if anyone dares cause trouble for the Su Family and this child again, I will kill them at once, without mercy!"
Mu Ben was drenched in cold sweat, stood dumbfounded as if turned to stone, unable to move at all. A Beast Soul master! Even if Lord Celestial Star came, he feared that...
Suddenly, a tremor surged in his heart, a hypothesis emerged, could he be the newly emerged...
The black-robed man laughed heartily, waved his sleeve, and turned into a golden-yellow flow, disappearing before everyone’s eyes...
Su Hutian looked at his father’s equally shocked face, his expression like melting ice, showed a smile, "My Chen’Er is saved, Heaven has opened its eyes, how wonderful..."
Speaking, tears of joy involuntarily rolled from his eyes. Inside the room, Little Su Chen slept in the cradle, smiling as if in a delightful dream.
Su Hutian stood by the bed, watching his wife Bai Shaqi cradling the sleeping child, with a gentle smile on his face.
Bai Shaqi softly patted the child’s back lovingly, "Chen’Er, be good, sleep well, sleep and everything will be better."
Her face was still slightly pale, but she held Su Chen tightly, afraid of letting go.
"Madam, you should also rest, I will care for the child."
Su Hutian looked at Bai Shaqi with a smile.
"No need, I’m not tired, I want to watch the child a little longer."
Bai Shaqi said with reluctance, then her expression turned worried, "Hu Tian, I don’t know why, but I always feel our child’s future will be rough, what should we do..."
Su Hutian was startled, and consoled, "Don’t think too much, since Heaven has given him to us, we should do our best to care for him, let him grow, Madam, give the child to me, you rest..."
Bai Shaqi reluctantly kissed Su Chen’s brow before handing him to Su Hutian, "Hu Tian, promise me, no matter what happens, you must protect our child."
Su Hutian agreed, holding the child as he left the room. After the door closed, he stood there, looking at the sleeping Su Chen with an expression of uncertainty, a hint of worry appearing in his brow. ...
In the blink of an eye, days passed. This day was sunny, Su Hutian just finished changing Su Chen’s diaper when he heard the steward Lan Si calling him from outside.
"Lord, several elders are waiting for you in the main hall."
Su Hutian trembled, looked complexly at the sleeping Little Su Chen, then turned and went out. Lan Si’s clothes remained exquisite, but looking at Su Hutian’s expression, something seemed different.
Soon, they arrived at the Su Family’s main hall, large enough to hold over a hundred people, this was also where family affairs were discussed. At the moment, including Su Anyun, three elders sat in the center’s chairs, on both sides sat around ten family clan members according to age and seniority.
When Su Hutian saw Su Xiong, a peculiar thought struck him, this younger brother who obeyed his every word for years seemed unfamiliar.
"Three elders, why have you summoned me?"
Su Hutian looked at the three, his attitude humble and respectful.
Su Anyun’s face was somewhat unsightly, his cloudy eyes showed a hint of hesitation, the other two elders glanced at him before looking at each other, then one silver-haired elder spoke to Su Hutian, "Hu Tian, the purpose of summoning you today is likely clear in your heart. Years ago, your father recommended you for the Su Family Patriarch, and we elders all agreed. But after all these years, you and your wife have not produced even a single child, and we are worried. Initially, we thought the birth of this child would be a good omen, yet..."
Su Hutian’s heart froze, his face turned blue immediately as he gazed coldly at the speaking elder Su Changkong, "Elder, speak plainly, no need to beat around the bush."
Su Changkong squinted slightly, a faint smile emerged on his lips, "Don’t be upset, Hu Tian, we aren’t forcing you to step down, merely asking you to send the child away."
Su Hutian thought he heard wrong, his eyes glaring at Su Changkong, "Elder, what you’re saying is asking me to relinquish my position? You know I absolutely won’t send Chen’Er out of the Su Family!"
Su Anyun sighed, "Hu Tian, at this point, our Su Family has no choice. Although the City Lord conceded, there are numerous Beast Cultivators in the city, along with those influential figures, they’ve placed immense pressure on us."
Another elder nodded slightly, "If we keep the child, it might greatly damage the family’s reputation. Our centuries-old business might... alas..."
With his sigh, the hall instantly buzzed with discussion. Su Hutian blankly watched the chattering clan members, suddenly feeling weak all over. Su Chen’s adorable face appeared before him, he bitterly laughed inside, Su Hutian, oh Su Hutian, after years of toil for the Su Family, who would have thought your end would be so disgraceful.
"Hu Tian, have you decided? You can choose to relinquish the Patriarch’s position or have the child depart the Su Family."
Su Changkong spoke indifferently.
Su Hutian’s heart was sorrowful, yet he suddenly laughed bitterly, "Enough, enough, I shall concede, no need to trouble everyone."