The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Chapter 302 Arrangement

"It's okay, Dad knows what's going on." The feeling of powerlessness after being hit made the usually strong Su Chang feel helpless.

Su Yang helped Su Chang to the yard and saw Su Cheng who had been knocked unconscious and had not yet woken up.

Looking at Su Cheng, Su Chang almost fainted from anger.

"Wenhao, go out first. Grandpa has some things to take care of."

Although Su Chang does not value his son Su Yang, he is quite nice to his grandson Su Wenhao.

He now wants to deal with Su Cheng. He doesn't want Su Wenhao to see him going crazy. He wants to keep his image in Su Wenhao's heart.

The Su family is now in imminent danger. If they make a wrong move at this moment, they will be doomed to failure.

As the head of the Su family, the first thing he has to consider now is how to preserve the strength of the Su family and seek opportunities to make a comeback.

There is no doubt that at this moment Su Wenhao has become the only best candidate in Su Chang's heart.

Although Su Wenhao's background was not good and he was not a legitimate son or grandson, apart from this reason, Su Chang was still very satisfied with Su Wenhao.

Su Wenhao's intelligence is no less than Su Wenzhi, who was carefully trained by Su Chang. In fact, compared with Su Wenzhi, Su Wenhao is more responsible and more able to put the overall situation first.

Su Chang had already made up his mind at this time. No matter what the outcome of the Su family was today, he would send Su Wenhao away first. While preserving the bloodline of the Su family, he would also prepare for the future revitalization of the Su family.

Su Wenhao looked up at his father Su Yang. Su Yang nodded at him. Su Wenhao then said, "Grandfather, I will leave first."

After Su Wenhao left, Su Chang said to Su Yang, "Go, get the Fire Dragon Whip. I, your father, will personally take action today to eliminate this evil for the Su family."

When Su Yang heard the three words "Fire Dragon Whip", he was stunned. He originally thought that Su Chang's words about beating Su Cheng to death were just angry words.

But unexpectedly, Su Chang was really going to kill Su Cheng this time.

This Fire Dragon Whip is the Su family's heirloom and also the Su family's most powerful family technique.

The Fire Dragon Whip is not an ordinary whip. It is made of the tendons and skin of a giant python killed by the ancestors of the Su family. If it hits a person, the skin and flesh will be torn to pieces immediately.

But that's not all. There is a poisonous hook at regular intervals on this fire dragon whip, and these poisonous hooks have been infected with poison for several years.

In a nutshell, if you are hit by the poisonous hook on the fire dragon whip, you will definitely die.

This fire dragon whip is usually enshrined in the ancestral hall. Not to mention taking it out, even letting others look at it is not allowed.

The Fire Dragon Whip must be taken out only when there is a rebellious son in the clan who is so disloyal that he threatens the survival of the family.

Then we must take out the Fire Dragon Whip and punish him severely, so that he can die in this way to atone for his sins.

Anyone who accepts the punishment of the Fire Dragon Whip is equivalent to being abandoned by the Su family. After his death, he cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb or in the ancestral hall.

Not only that, even his family will be abandoned and driven out by the Su family, and will have nothing to do with the Su family from then on.

In the hundred years since the Su family was founded, this Fire Dragon Whip has only been taken out once.

That was a self-torture tactic used by the Su family. Many years ago, in order to consolidate the position of the Su family, the ancestors of the Su family dispersed into different camps to assist the princes in the fight for the throne.

The person who failed in the end was sentenced to this extreme punishment in order to appease the Holy Wrath and cover up the true purpose of the Su family.

From then on, the fire dragon whip never left the gate of the ancestral hall again.

This is the second time today, which shows how angry Su Chang is at this moment.

Seeing Su Yang standing still, Su Chang looked at him with a cold face and said, "Why didn't you hear what I said?"

"Father, do you really want to use the Fire Dragon Whip?" Su Yang glanced at Su Cheng who was thrown on the ground, and felt a little reluctant in his heart.

Although Su Cheng was a troublemaker and had no brains, he always asked Su Yang to clean up the mess after he got into trouble. But this man was his uncle after all. Su Yang couldn't just watch him get beaten to death.

"Why, was my words not clear enough, or do you also want to disobey me?"

What Su Chang was most dissatisfied with Su Yang was that he was too indecisive and not decisive enough in doing things.

"No, I'll get it right away." Su Yang knew that it would be useless for him to say anything at this moment.

Since Su Chang ordered me to get the Fire Dragon Whip, it means he has already made up his mind to kill Su Cheng. No matter who comes today, no one can change the result.

There was no way to change it, so he could only choose to obey. Su Yang looked up at Su Cheng on the ground again, then turned around and went out to the ancestral hall to get the Fire Dragon Whip.

Arriving at the ancestral hall, Su Yang first lit incense to pay tribute to his ancestors, and then said to the elders of the clan who were guarding the ancestral hall, "I am here to get the Fire Dragon Whip on the orders of the head of the family."

"Ah?" The elder of the clan didn't react for a moment.

"I said, I came here to get the Fire Dragon Whip on the orders of the head of the family." Looking at the elders of the clan who were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths, Su Yang had to repeat what he had just said.

"Take the Fire Dragon Whip?" The elder took a deep breath, making sure he had heard correctly, and then said, "This Fire Dragon Whip isn't something you can just take away if you want."

"To obtain the Fire Dragon Whip, one must first burn incense to appease the ancestors, and then invite the elders of the clan together for consultation before taking it."

"I know, and the Patriarch naturally knows it too. Now that the Patriarch is not abiding by the rules and insists on letting me take it, it must be a critical moment for the survival of my Su family."

"I can't wait any longer and I don't care about the rules. You'd better take it out and give it to me immediately. If you're any later, it might be too late."

Su Yang was not in the mood to waste time talking to this elder of the clan. He just wanted to take the Fire Dragon Whip and go back to report.

"What happened?" The elder's face changed. He knew in his heart that a bad evil had appeared in the family, and it would bring about the downfall of the family.

"My third uncle announced today at Zuiyue Tower that he was going to rebel."

"Uncle, you'd better hurry up and get the Fire Dragon Whip. Father is waiting to go to the palace to apologize."

Su Cheng’s affairs cannot be concealed anyway, so it doesn’t matter if others know about it.

The elder of the tribe suddenly changed his expression and openly declared rebellion, which was a capital crime punishable by the extermination of the entire clan.

At this moment, he didn't care about the rules. He turned around hurriedly and went into the ancestral hall to take out the fire dragon whip.

Compared with the rules set by our ancestors, our lives are more important. If we are late and the Queen Mother blames us, the lives of thousands of people in the Su family will be lost.

Su Yang took the fire dragon whip, turned around and walked away with big strides.

Back in the yard, Su Yang respectfully handed the fire dragon whip in his hand to Su Chang.

"You go out too." Su Chang knew that Su Yang was a soft-hearted person and he couldn't bear to see such a bloody scene.

Su Yang did not refuse this time. He really was unable to bear the following scene.

After Su Yang left, Su Chang raised the fire dragon whip in his hand and hit Su Cheng hard.

Su Cheng, who was in a coma, was awakened by the severe pain brought by the Fire Dragon Whip.

He opened his eyes wide in horror, looked at his elder brother, and murmured words for mercy.

But Su Chang acted as if he didn't see it, and just raised the whip to whip him, as if he wanted to vent all the hatred and dissatisfaction that had been suppressed in his heart for all these years.

Su Cheng was raised in pampered surroundings, how could he withstand such torture?

So after Su Chang whipped him a few times, he lost his life in fear.

Although Su Cheng was dead, Su Chang seemed to have gone mad with rage and had lost all reason, and continued to beat him.

"Master, the Third Master is dead." The servants in the yard saw Su Chang going crazy and hurried out to dissuade him.

When Su Chang heard that Su Cheng was dead, he seemed to have lost all his strength and collapsed to the side without even being able to stand firmly.

The servants around him quickly supported Su Chang and said, "Quick, go get the palace doctor."

"No!" Su Chang, who had regained his senses, quickly spoke up to stop them. The most important thing now was to keep things stable. The most feared thing was chaos.

"Clean this place up, and then call the Second Master in."

When Su Yang came in, he saw Su Chang leaning weakly on the chair.

"Father, please ask the court doctor to come and see you. Your health is very important."

Su Chang waved his hands and said weakly, "I'm fine. Listen carefully. I'll go to the palace to apologize later. You arrange for Wen Hao to take his family's guards and leave Shangjing first. Let him take the two children with him."

"You know all about the unknown farms and businesses of our Su family. From now on, they will all be handed over to Wenhao."

"Tell him to keep a low profile and lie dormant. If the Su family can escape this time, let him come back."

"If the Su family is doomed this time, let him find a place to recuperate and wait for the opportunity to make the Su family flourish again."

"Go and make the arrangements now. I want to see Wenhao leave before I go to the palace to apologize."

"Give Wenhao all the hidden farms, shops, and businesses. Also, let him take the valuables in the family storehouse. These will be his capital for reviving the family in the future."

"Tell him that he must not forget that he is a member of the Su family and that he must always take the revitalization of the family as his mission."

Su Yang was stunned at this moment. He never expected that the old man would come up with such an idea in such a short time.

The nine-tailed fox is indeed a nine-tailed fox, and it has more tricks than others.

But doing so would disrupt their original plan.

When Su Yang thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked. If he couldn't proceed according to the original plan, it would be difficult for their family to be together.

But Su Yang is a man who has experienced many ups and downs. He has not forgotten that he still has a heavy responsibility and more important things to do.

"Father, why don't you go to the palace to apologize first? Wenhao won't be able to clean up the mess in a short time."

"Son, stay home and handle the follow-up matters. Make sure you get Wenhao out of the city tonight."

Su Chang remained silent. He thought about it and felt that what Su Yang said was right.

His Su family was wealthy and powerful, and the treasures in the warehouse were countless. It would indeed take some time to prepare if he wanted to take them away, but he couldn't wait any longer to go to the palace to apologize.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

"Tell Wenhao that he is the hope and future of the Su family. Don't let him down."

At this moment, Su Chang felt both hope and regret. He knew that Su Wenhao had the ability to revitalize the Su family.

What he regretted was that he had paid too much attention to the status of legitimate son and grandson, and only focused on cultivating Su Wenzhi, but ignored Su Wenhao.

If he had been able to put aside the outdated concepts of family background and status, and had also properly trained Su Wenhao while training Su Wenzhi, the Su family might not have fallen to this point.

He put all his thoughts on Su Wenzhi, hoping that Su Wenzhi could make the Su family prosperous. However, in the end, the grandson he was most proud of brought a fatal blow to him and the Su family.

It seems that as the head of the Su family, his vision is still not high enough.

Now that he is at the end of his rope, he can only pin all his hopes on Su Wenhao.

I hope Su Wenhao will not let him down and will allow the Su family to be revived one day.

"Father, I have a few words to say, but I'm not sure if I should say them or not."

Su Yang lowered his head, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Between you and me, father and son, is there anything we can't say?"

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

Su Chang now placed all his hopes on Su Wenhao, and couldn't help but look up to Su Yang.

"Father, although you killed Third Uncle today and are now going to the palace to apologize, but, Father, please think twice and find a way out first."

"It's not that my son is suspicious, but I judge a gentleman by my own standards."

"It's just that the one in power now is the Empress. Unlike the Emperor, she won't be as considerate of the old ministers in the court and the past merits of the aristocratic families. She will show mercy and make big things small and small things disappear."

"The Empress has always been very tough on the officials in the court. Previously, Prince Qing was killed for treason, and now Duke Chen has been imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment for colluding with the Western Rong people and betraying the country."

"Although they haven't been tried yet, how many people can come out alive after entering the Ministry of Punishment?"

"The people in Duke Chen's mansion are now confined at home and will probably be exiled to the frontier in the near future."

"Since ancient times, how many people who were exiled to the frontier could survive?"

"Although my Su family has no intention of rebellion, today, Third Uncle openly declared in Zuiyue Tower that he wanted to rebel and become emperor."

"Although my third uncle is a man of few ambitions, if there is no one behind the scenes deliberately setting up a trap to incite him, he would not even dare to think about rebelling and becoming emperor."

"If today's incident was a setup for Uncle San, then the speaker may have had no intention, but the listener took it seriously."

"Even if the Queen lets our Su family go this time, we can't stop those people behind the scenes who want to harm our Su family. They will definitely not let it go."