69novels Chapter 279 A Clever Mind is Key to Success
Chapter 279 A Clever Mind is Key to Success
"If I'm not mistaken, you must be trying to bring Number One out right now. I just wonder if you can handle the consequences if this news gets out again, especially with the old fogies of our sect and the Mingde Hall?"
Luo Jing smiled and continued flipping through the letters.
This is the last letter; it has no important markings and is not a particularly important letter.
The new content piqued Luo Jing's interest. "What did we have here? It's just a resignation letter. No wonder the Su family is in such a mess now. You don't care at all."
Since Su Xinyuan faked his death and escaped, and Su Yu proactively severed cooperation with the Sun Moon Empire, the Su family's morale has shifted, with members becoming increasingly divided. Under Su Yu's direction, the heads of various branches began vying for power and profit, with some even colluding with outsiders to grab a share. From this point on, the Su family began to decay. However, its most crucial asset was its cash, the whereabouts of which remain unknown. The most significant asset was the tens of millions Su Xinyuan had spent on the black market, and without exception, the Su family no longer possessed this.
Because Su Yu had promised that whoever could defy public opinion and become the head of the family as the popular choice would receive this windfall as a congratulatory gift.
Then, the Su family fell into complete chaos.
"Blinded by greed, these guys don't even use their brains. How could someone as smart as Su Yu be manipulated by these old fogies?"
Luo Jing remained silent, knowing that Su Yu had been plotting all along. Considering all this, it was highly likely that Su Xinyuan and Mu Hanyan were still alive.
If he were truly dead, Su Yu absolutely could not continue to go to the Sun Moon Empire unscathed. To put it bluntly, the Sun Moon Empire was the lair of evil soul masters. If Su Yu were to go there again, given such deep-seated hatred, he would be completely insane.
In fact, as early as when this incident occurred, Luo Jing was already wondering whether it was a play orchestrated by Su Yu himself that led to the current situation of the Su family. Luo Jing concluded that Su Yu had officially "surrendered" to the Sun Moon Empire.
"Given the sudden appearance of Number Two, it's highly likely that Number One was used as a bargaining chip to exchange for the lives of Mu Hanyan, Su Xinyuan, and other members of the Su family."
Luo Jing's thoughts drifted; he had chosen the wrong starting point, which led to almost all of his deductions being wrong.
"Write a letter and deliver it to the Prime Minister. Su Xinyuan is not dead; he has fled to the Ming capital."
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"Should we set a trap to lure him out? This kid really wants to wipe us out. He just took your newbie gift pack, didn't he?" Su Yu lay in the hotel in Mingdu. "I guessed you wanted to squeeze some money out of the Su family. Too bad, I'm the richest in the Su family. I'll give you the Su family's real estate. Anyway, it's going to be divided up by those three old Bi Deng."
The rescue operation has been going on for who knows how long. Knowing how bizarre and difficult the later plot will be, they've basically just gone to retire. The important things haven't fully started yet, and even if Su Yu were to intervene now, he would most likely be taken away.
The current three empires are essentially walking into a trap; it's not a rescue plan at all. It's purely a suicide mission to scout ahead. Do they really expect those little guys who can't fight or even outmaneuver Luo Yu to come out and rescue people?
Are you kidding me?
None of them learned their lesson from the last crushing defeat in Mingdu, not to mention that Huo Yuhao's current combat strength is not even half as strong as in the original work; he can even easily beat Wang Qiu'er.
Martial Soul Fusion Skill? No.
Gold of life? No.
Soul Guidance Technology attributes maxed out? No way!
Snow Emperor? No, not here either!!
Electrolux? Still no!!!
Then what are you going to do to save them? You think you can save them when you've been repeatedly beaten by Luo Yu?
Stop thinking about it, buddy. You're no longer the chosen one. There are at least two other chosen ones like Luo Yu now.
Not to mention that the Sun Moon Empire has now embarked on a revolutionary evolution of comprehensive soul guidance technology and a new era of soul guidance and martial soul fusion!
Currently, the three empires are capable of fully concentrating their power to defeat the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult in one fell swoop.
However, while the theory is true, the practice is even worse. They are stingy when it comes to saving people, and internal troubles have emerged before external threats have fully materialized.
In its early years, the Su family was incredibly powerful. If anyone in the Star Luo Empire were to act with any sense and not want to go too far, the Su family would now be in charge of the Myriad Mirrors Sect. Su Yu would likely be the young sect master of the Myriad Mirrors Sect, and the members of the Yuanen family would probably be the elders of the Elder Hall. As for the Myriad Mirrors Sect, it would at least be a major sect that protects the nation.
However, an empire is an empire after all. Xu Jiawei and the old guys of the Star Crown Sect did not want a second Star Crown Sect to appear, so everything they did was normal. However, when they realized Su Yu's situation, it was too late.
In fact, Shrek Academy also bears some responsibility for this situation. While Su Yu's value is indeed astonishing, only Shrek Academy members know about his achievements. If this news were to spread, the Su family's current status would be at least that of royalty.
Su Xinyuan's cultivation level is not strong, but his methods of controlling the family are definitely not bad.
The Su family also has talented members, but they are too scattered and their hearts are not united. Although everything was peaceful in the early years, it began to fall apart after Su Yu began to show his talent.
Now, this situation has occurred throughout the Star Luo Empire, and coupled with the failure of the last operation, it has further damaged the trust between the three empires.
The concealment of information from Shrek Academy led to Su fleeing to the Sun Moon Empire, missing a golden opportunity.
In fact, at the beginning, the old emperor of Xingluo really wanted to choose a direct descendant from a sect to arrange a marriage for the Su family, but then he thought that Su Yu's qualifications were just so-so...
The old emperor first regretted it when he learned from Dai Huabin that Su was dominating the outer courtyard; the second time was after the competition; and the third time it was too late.
"As I expected, this guy now suspects that the theft of Number One is related to me. Actually, it was only a matter of time before he had such suspicions. But I'm curious to know how good his reasoning skills are."
"Judging from the news coming from Xingluo City, I wonder how much information the instigator of this incident will be able to dig out. Based on the clues I left behind, they have most likely guessed that my parents are not dead, and their lives in Mingdu are not actually secretive and cannot withstand close scrutiny."
Su Yu carefully took stock of the things he left behind. He was not a genius who could calculate everything perfectly. He was just a transmigrator who had taken the initiative and used the information gap to make up for his shortcomings. When he fled the Su family, there were many things that he did not have time to destroy or may not have remembered to destroy.
Although these things are neither fatal nor important, if the other party is a transmigrator like him, then they can reveal a lot of information.
"You won another small game this time, but unfortunately you came too late."
Su Yu didn't dwell on it any longer. He slowly sat down cross-legged to meditate. "If there's any new information from Shrek Academy or the Star Luo Empire, you can let me know. I won't ask about anything else."
The next day.
"Your Majesty, as Luo Jing said, our informants in Mingdu have discovered that Su Xinyuan and his wife are not dead and have now completely surrendered to the Sun Moon Empire," the Prime Minister said slowly.
boom!
The items on the table were slammed to the ground. Xu Jiawei's expression changed slightly. He had considered that Su Xinyuan was not dead, but he had not expected the situation to be like this.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
The moment those three "good"s were uttered, the atmosphere in the cabinet instantly turned icy.
"Su Yu, you're forcing me to kill you! I gave your Su family a chance, but you still chose to betray us!"
A general slowly spoke up, "Your Majesty, should we inform Shrek Academy?"
"Why not? Let Shrek Academy see the excellent students they've trained, let them see that this is the kind of student they've cultivated who voluntarily rejected the invitations from the Shrek Seven Devils and the Sea God Pavilion!" Xu Jiawei's anger had reached a breaking point. At this moment, if Su Yu were in front of him, he would want to tear Su Yu to pieces!
"My advice is to keep the rest of the news, except for Shrek Academy. After all, if Su Yu is still unaware, we can capture him when he returns to the Star Luo Empire," the Prime Minister said slowly, looking at the furious Xu Jiawei.
Taking everything into consideration, if the news were spread immediately, Su Yu would definitely not return to the three great empires, because returning would be like walking into a trap.
If that happens, then we will have completely lost the chance to catch Su Yu!
"But what about Shrek Academy..." Xu Jiawei was angry, but he wasn't blinded by anger. He was worried that Shrek Academy might leak information.
"Although Shrek Academy is not under the jurisdiction of the three great empires, it will not hesitate to fight against the Sun and Moon Empire. Your Majesty, I believe that the Prime Minister's approach is worth a try."
"Your Majesty, I second that proposal."
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"Write a letter and send it to Shrek Academy, and also summon Luo Jing to an audience."
The chaotic meeting ended with just this one sentence. This time, Xu Jiawei had a vague sense of unease, as if he were facing a similar choice again.
"Your Majesty, Luo Jing, he..." The Prime Minister hesitated for a moment, then looked at His Majesty and slowly began to speak.
"Does Luo Jing also have a problem?" Xu Jiawei paused in his steps as he turned to leave, and looked at the Prime Minister to ask.
"Luo Jing has another piece of news, but he said he couldn't be 100% sure if it was accurate. I don't know if Your Majesty would like to hear it. It's about the number one experimental subject that was stolen from the Sun Moon Empire a few years ago."
The Prime Minister's words struck Xu Jiawei like a bolt from the blue, freezing him in place. Ever since Number One was stolen, the Sun Moon Empire had been relentlessly pressuring the Body Sect for its whereabouts. Even Long Aotian, the successor of the Body Sect, who had been nearly killed by Luo Yu, remained adamant that he hadn't been poisoned and simply didn't exist. (End of Chapter)