Xin Ci had no intention of bothering with this fellow, but he took the initiative to cause trouble.
Furthermore, the technique he used was the Fiery Palm that Su Lie had used to injure him back then.
Thus, Xin Ci didn't hold back and swatted away this annoying fly.
"You... you... you...!"
Su Ci had never been so humiliated, especially in front of two women.
For a moment, he was so angry he couldn't speak.
He must have been careless just now. Su Ci refused to believe he could lose to a good-for-nothing.
He pointed at Xin Ci and yelled, "You good-for-nothing, how dare you lay a hand on me!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Xin Ci couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
Laughable. You attacked me with a martial skill, and I'm not allowed to fight back?
"Third Young Master Su, please mind your words and attitude. Mr. Xin Ci is a distinguished guest of our Lingbao Pavilion, and you are not permitted to speak ill of him."
An Yulan felt Su Ci was going too far and issued a warning.
"Distinguished guest? Ridiculous. He's just a lowly woodcutter, how can he be a distinguished guest!"
"If you're talking about distinguished guests, I am the Third Young Master of the Su family, the true distinguished guest should be me."
"Then, Young Master Su Ci, your spending at Lingbao Pavilion is at most three thousand taels of silver, while this woodcutter, Mr. Xin Ci, you're talking about, has spent over thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones at Lingbao Pavilion."
"Young Master Su Ci, you should understand the concept of spirit stones! If this doesn't count as a distinguished guest, then what do you, a Su family young master, count as?"
An Yulan's words were astonishing.
Thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones!!!
What exactly did this Xin Ci buy? And where did he get the spirit stones?
Spirit stones were cultivation resources that could only be used by those above the Yellow Realm.
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! This guy must have stolen them. He must have stolen spirit stones from our Su family. No wonder I haven't seen him these past few days!"
Su Ci still refused to accept reality and continued to slander Xin Ci with arrogant words.
An Yulan couldn't stand it any longer and summoned two guards.
"Please escort the Third Young Master Su out. From now on, Young Master Su Ci will be blacklisted by Lingbao Pavilion, and all items in Lingbao Pavilion will no longer be traded with you."
An Yulan's words were like a bolt from the blue, causing Su Ci to tremble and lose his composure.
"No... you can't do this, I'm your regular customer!"
No matter how much Su Ci struggled, he was eventually thrown out by the guards of Lingbao Pavilion, landing face-first in the dirt.
This drew the laughter of surrounding passersby.
"Alas, this Su Ci, his name coincidentally shares the character 'Ci' with the male lead, yet the difference is so vast. Truly embarrassing." Mu Qingqing sighed.
Xin Ci watched indifferently. He had no good feelings for these pampered young masters of the Su family.
After returning to the Su family, he noticed a fleeting murderous intent in the eyes of a sweeping servant in the courtyard.
Besides that, Xin Ci clearly felt several presences hiding in the shadows, observing him.
He didn't need to guess that they were sent by that old scoundrel Su Lie.
Seeing Xin Ci return to his woodcutter's shed, one of the surveillance personnel couldn't wait to leave the scene.
Likely to report back to Su Lie.
Xin Ci pretended not to notice, but secretly used his soul power to observe what these people were up to.
In the Su family's main hall, the Su family head was chatting and laughing with several elders.
"I never thought our Su family would have a day to rise above others. I always said that Su Baiwei, this girl, has exceptional talent. She is indeed the offspring of the eldest brother."
"That's right. The Four Symbols Academy only issues a thousand test jade tokens in the Eastern Continent. It's fortunate that our Su family has obtained one spot. This girl Su Baiwei is truly spirited."
The other elders congratulated Su Hongyi on the good news of Su Baiwei obtaining a test jade token.
Only Su Lie's expression was grim, and he was not very happy.
Originally, his talent was inferior to his elder brother Su Hongyi, and now even his son's generation was being crushed by his elder brother's lineage.
This truly made him jealous, and he couldn't feel any joy.
He kept thinking about the test jade token. How wonderful it would be if this token went to his son Su Hong.
With such thoughts, Su Lie asked Su Hongyi, "Eldest brother, how did Baiwei obtain that test jade token?"
Su Lie's question also piqued the curiosity of the other elders.
"It is said that the test jade tokens from the Four Symbols Academy were even auctioned for over ten thousand low-grade spirit stones."
"Such a valuable item, how did Baiwei obtain it?"
"Could it be that you, eldest brother, spent a large amount of spirit stones to buy it for her?"
Su Hongyi knew what the elders were thinking – they all wanted to obtain a test jade token for their own children.
He explained, "This test jade token was given to Baiwei by her master. A few days ago, that girl was fortunate enough to be noticed by an elder of the Four Symbols Academy and accepted as a disciple."
"Now, Baiwei has already broken through to the Yellow Realm."
What!
As soon as these words were spoken, the elders' hearts were stirred up like a huge wave.
If they remembered correctly, Su Baiwei was only fifteen years old, and at the young age of fifteen, she had already broken through to the Yellow Realm.
How could those who had only reached the Yellow Realm at such an advanced age bear this?
Just as they were talking, someone appeared beside Su Lie and whispered in his ear.
Instantly, his expression changed.
"Fifth brother, did something happen?"
Sensing Su Lie's strangeness, Su Hongyi inquired.
"Nothing, just a small matter, nothing important."
Su Lie pretended that nothing was wrong.
But in his heart, he was calculating how to obtain Xin Ci's secret techniques and Su Baiwei's test jade token.
The others paid no mind and continued their discussion.
Meanwhile, on Xin Ci's side, he had just returned to his woodcutter's shed to rest when he heard the supervisor requesting all the household servants to gather in the inner courtyard of the Su family.
Upon arrival, Xin Ci stood at the back of the servants.
The new Su family supervisor, Su Peng, spoke from the front, "Our young lady has exceptional talent and has obtained a test jade token from the Four Symbols Academy. Today, we have specially come here to select a few household servants to accompany her on her journey.
"The young lady will personally select them. You are considered fortunate."