Afther I Take The Position As The Patriarch, All Of My Family Members Become The Fated Protagonists

Chapter 33: Broken Engagement? Abandoned? A Member of the Golden Destiny Tribe?

“Wudan Su family…” Looking at the kneeling clansman, Su Zhou was slightly stunned.

The Su family’s ancestors had gone through countless upheavals and were well aware of the wisdom that one should not put all their eggs in one basket.

Thus, the Su family had set up branches in many cities. These branches were established in various locations to ensure that if the Su family ever faced a disaster, their bloodline could be preserved.

However… times have changed. Now, Su Zhou controlled the most powerful family system.

The stronger his clansmen became, the stronger the benefits he received. According to Su Zhou’s memories, the Su family had at least ten branches outside, and the number of descendants from these branches combined was quite substantial. This definitely had a significant impact on his own strength.

Since the main family had not been in contact with the branches for many years, Su Zhou had actually forgotten about them.

“It seems it’s time to bring all these branches back together,” Su Zhou thought to himself, while on the surface, he remained calm, looking at the man kneeling on the ground.

“Su Zhan requests the Patriarch to uphold justice for my family!!” The man, Su Zhan, knelt respectfully on the ground.

“Rise,” Su Zhou said softly, then used his true essence to help Su Zhan up.

Upon feeling Su Zhou’s overwhelming true essence, Su Zhan’s face showed a hint of joy.

“So the rumors were true… Our clan’s patriarch really has become a cultivator at the External Manifestation Realm!”

“Perhaps, Yan’er is saved! The Su family is saved!”

Thinking of this, Su Zhan’s expression became even more respectful. “Please, Patriarch, uphold justice for us.”

Su Zhou calmly looked at him. “There’s no need to be so polite. We are of the same family, bound by blood. As the patriarch of the Su family, any injustice will be resolved by me on your behalf.”

Hearing Su Zhou’s words, Su Zhan’s heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally relaxed.

He organized his thoughts and then spoke.

“The Blood Demon Sect has gone too far. The Nalan family is shameless as well. Please, Patriarch, avenge my son Yan’er, and protect the Su family’s dignity…”

As Su Zhan spoke, the tall man seemed to choke up a little, as if he was deeply pained by the injustice done to his son.

From Su Zhan’s account, Su Zhou gradually understood the situation.

More than a decade ago, Su Zhan had been training in the Beast Mountain Range when he met Nalan Mo, the young master of the Nalan family. The two went through life-and-death trials together and became sworn brothers.

They made a vow that if either had children in the future, all boys would be brothers and all girls would be sisters. If one had a boy and the other a girl, they would be betrothed.

Later, both of them became the patriarchs of their respective families, and this arrangement became a beautiful bond between the families.

Furthermore, Su Zhan’s son, Su Yan, was incredibly gifted and hailed as the greatest genius of Wudan.

The Nalan family frequently expressed their admiration. However, as fate would have it, over the past two years, Su Yan, who had once been so gifted, was unable to form true qi, and his cultivation began to regress, eventually falling to the third stage of Blood Tempering.

Meanwhile, Nalan Yanran, the Nalan family’s legitimate daughter, joined the Blood Demon Sect and quickly gained attention.

She even publicly expressed her disdain for Su Yan on multiple occasions.

Su Yan had never had a favorable view of her, and he didn’t care much for the engagement arranged by the previous generation.

But fate took a cruel turn when the Nalan family spread news of wanting to break the engagement. This seemingly trivial matter actually carried much deeper implications.

Otherwise, Su Zhan wouldn’t have come all the way to the main family seeking help.

The great families fought for resources, power, and schemes. The Nalan family and the Su family were originally the two strongest families in Wudan City.

Even if Su Yan had become a cripple, the Nalan family wouldn’t have acted so arrogantly out of fear of the Su family’s power.

This act was not just an insult to Su Yan but to the Su family itself.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a test, a test of the Su family’s strength.

The so-called breakup of the engagement was just a pretense; the Nalan family had allied with the Blood Demon Sect and was aiming to swallow up the Su family of Wudan City.

The truth behind the engagement breaking off was to test the Su family’s capabilities, to find a way to take over the Su family.

Su Zhou instantly understood this.

This was how it worked between powerful families—deception, manipulation, and competition. There was no such thing as spontaneous decisions or mutual agreements between families. It was all about survival of the fittest.

However, what truly intrigued Su Zhou wasn’t the relationship between the Wudan Su family and the Nalan family, but rather the once-great genius, Su Yan…

Listening to Su Zhan talk about his son, Su Zhou felt something strange in his heart.

The engagement-breaking ‘buff’, the genius turned cripple ‘buff’, the protective father ‘buff’, the big sect bullying ‘buff’—with all these buffs stacked up, he was almost certain Su Yan had some mysterious ‘ring-grandfather’ to assist him.

“I understand now. The Blood Demon Sect and the Nalan family have quite the audacity…”

“They’ve come to bully the Su family…” Su Zhou’s eyes were deep, as if he could see through space itself, gazing at the distant Blood Demon Sect.

The Blood Demon Sect had been making an appearance quite frequently—just recently, the Ma family had connections to them, and it was the Blood Demon Sect that had been spying on the Su family. Now, they were targeting the Su family’s branches.

Such frequent appearances of stepping stones would indeed be a waste if he didn’t use them…

“Patriarch… Forget about the Nalan family for now. Their backing, the sect master of the Blood Demon Sect, has reached the peak of the Heaven Origin Realm, and their elders are all at the Heaven Origin level. I’m afraid…”

Su Zhan’s face was full of worry as he glanced at Su Zhou. Right now, Wudan City appeared peaceful, but Su Zhan understood that beneath this calm, a storm was brewing.

If Su Zhou didn’t intervene, the entire Wudan Su family would be wiped out.

But just thinking about the monstrous Blood Demon Sect behind the Nalan family made Su Zhan uneasy.

“A mere Blood Demon Sect… not worth mentioning…” Su Zhou’s indifferent voice slowly rang out, and for some reason, Su Zhan, upon hearing this, felt a surge of confidence rise in his heart.

He had explained all the important details, yet his patriarch remained calm and collected.

Throughout their journey, Su Zhan had seen how powerful the main family was now. Many of the clansmen could easily suppress him, the patriarch of Wudan, with one hand.

Thinking of all these changes, Su Zhan couldn’t help but feel a surge of warmth toward the mysterious patriarch.

“This matter concerns the Su family’s honor. I will handle it.”

“Thank you, Patriarch!!” Su Zhan said tearfully, bowing deeply with heartfelt gratitude.

Afterward, Su Zhou, unfazed, spoke casually, “No need to thank me. This is a family matter. By the way, I want to know…”

“Has your son Yan’er ever said anything like…”

“Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, don’t bully the young when they’re poor?”