Rebirth of the Peak Young Master
Chapter 286: The Layout

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: The Layout

Next, Su Mi recounted in full detail the trip to Qi Mountain, Yang Tian’s Heavenly Blade defeating the tiger demon, and the matter of the hundred-year slavery pact.

"You’ve been foolish!"

Grandmaster Su shook his head after he finished listening.

Seeing her grandfather’s disapproval, Su Mi immediately felt aggrieved and said, "Grandfather, at the time, I just wanted to obtain the inner core, so I said it casually. Who would have thought... who would have thought he would actually come after us!"

But what Su Mi hadn’t expected was Grandmaster Su merely waved his hand upon hearing this and said, "I am not blaming you for agreeing to the hundred-year slavery pact, but rather for your carelessness. After returning, you not only failed to inform me of the matter but also neglected to investigate this Yang Tian, which has left the Su Family utterly unprepared today!"

As he spoke, a cold gleam flashed in Grandmaster Su’s eyes as he continued, "If we had known who Yang Tian was and where he came from, how could our Su Family, given our resources, have ended up in such a situation?"

"Xiao Mi admits her mistake!" Su Mi nodded immediately after hearing this.

Seeing this, Grandmaster Su finally shifted his gaze from Su Mi and looked at the others, asking, "Does anyone know where this Yang Tian has emerged from?"

The Su Family’s upper ranks looked at each other in dismay; clearly, they had no knowledge of Yang Tian’s origins.

Seeing this, Grandmaster Su immediately seemed ready to erupt again.

The hundred-year-old Su Family, now trampled upon, left degraded and humiliated, yet completely ignorant of the perpetrator’s background—how could he not be furious?

However, just at that moment, Sun Yuanzheng, standing off to the side, sighed and stepped forward, saying, "Grandmaster, in fact, since last time I accompanied the young lady back, I’ve conducted some investigation into this person and gained some understanding!"

"Oh? Speak!" Grandmaster Su promptly replied.

Sun Yuanzheng nodded and stated, "This Yang Tian is an inland native, a peerless expert who has risen in recent years, widely known as China’s strongest Martial King, Mr. Yang!"

"China’s strongest Martial King?"

Grandmaster Su furrowed his brow upon hearing this.

Because Yang Tian’s title as China’s strongest was undeniably remarkable!

Imagine—if someone lacked genuine skill, how could they possibly earn such a title?

Furthermore, today’s confrontation with Yang Tian proved this!

Although Grandmaster Su had just recently, through the tiger demon’s inner core, advanced to Innate Martial King, decades of accumulated foundation supported him.

Thus, when he broke through, Grandmaster Su instantly reached the peak of Innate Martial King!

Yet even so, when facing Yang Tian, Grandmaster Su distinctly felt Yang Tian’s power utterly dominating him without the slightest room for resistance!

This level of strength did indeed befit the title of China’s strongest Martial King!

So Grandmaster Su pondered for a moment and spoke again, "Continue."

"Yes!"

Sun Yuanzheng bowed slightly and continued, "This Mr. Yang’s debut was in Su Province’s Grey Valley County, where he battled Shangguan Jingyun. He made his name in this battle by wholly crippling Shangguan Jingyun!"

"Afterward, Mr. Yang single-handedly stormed the prestigious magical sect True Essence Sect, where he confronted Sect Leader Gui Xuzi and numerous elders, forcing the True Essence Sect to submit to him!"

"However, the event that truly propelled him to the peak of the Chinese Cultivation World was his battle atop Yingtian’s Purple Mist Mountain against the overseas number-one Martial King, Wang Tian! It is said that in this battle, their techniques nearly shook the heavens and the earth, and in the end, Wang Tian was defeated, slain by a single blade strike!"

As they listened to Sun Yuanzheng’s account, the Su Family members collectively turned pale.

Although the Su Family was not strictly a Martial Artist Family and had long stayed away from such affairs,

due to Grandmaster Su’s status as a Martial Artist, decades ago the legendary clash between Wang Tian and the Chinese War God Shen Bangguo was not entirely unfamiliar to them!

Moreover, given the vast scope of the Su Family’s business dealings, there had once been some interaction with the Demon King Hall.

Wang Tian—a figure comparable to the Chinese War God—had been killed by Yang Tian, who was nothing more than a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old youth?

How could they not be astounded?

Grandmaster Su’s expression turned as grave as the others.

He had anticipated Yang Tian to be extraordinary but had not imagined him to be as extraordinary as this!

No one knows one’s own shortcomings better than oneself!

Though they were both at the Innate Peak, Grandmaster Su knew he was far, far from matching Wang Tian!

And Yang Tian, who could slay Wang Tian, was undoubtedly beyond his reach.

What the Su Family didn’t know, however, was that even Sun Yuanzheng’s information barely scratched the surface of Yang Tian’s capabilities, and much of it was outdated.

Had they known the Yang Tian they faced today was the Chinese Martial God who attained godhood after the battle against Japan, they might not even have been able to sit upright!

All told, following Sun Yuanzheng’s explanation, the entire hall fell into a heavy silence.

Su Mi’s heart was also filled with unease.

From today’s events, she had learned not to underestimate Yang Tian any longer!

She still couldn’t understand—how had someone she thought of as an unremarkable nobody suddenly turned into the source of all concern for the Su Family’s upper echelon, even making her grandfather furrow his brows?

For the first time, Su Mi began to question her own actions.

She wondered if her previous attitude toward Yang Tian had been wrong!

If she had drawn closer to Yang Tian back then, perhaps the tiger demon’s inner core could have been obtained without making the hundred-year slavery pact!

But regardless, what had happened had happened, and now Su Mi could only wait for her grandfather and the Su Family’s leaders to make their decision.

No one knew how much time had passed.

Grandmaster Su finally opened his mouth and said, "Three days from now, he will come again. Therefore..."

Therefore?

Upon hearing this, all eyes in the Su Family turned toward Grandmaster Su, for they knew he was about to reveal his decision on how to deal with Yang Tian!

Would they choose to fight? Or negotiate?

They heard Grandmaster Su take a deep breath, then coldly declare, "Therefore, our Su Family must lay a trap—a net from heaven and earth—to ensure he never leaves alive!"

A trap?

Ensure Yang Tian never leaves alive?

Upon hearing this, even Su Heng, who had never doubted Grandmaster Su, couldn’t help but suck in a breath.

As for Sun Yuanzheng, he was outright dumbfounded!

He had explained Yang Tian’s might explicitly to ensure Grandmaster Su would proceed cautiously.

But never had he anticipated that Grandmaster Su would still opt for a confrontation with Yang Tian!

This was China’s strongest Martial King!

Against such a formidable figure, any semblance of authority or restrictions would only be crushed one by one!

How could one possibly wage such a battle?

And so, the hall fell silent once more; no one dared to utter a word.

After all, when it came to someone as powerful as Yang Tian, they believed there wasn’t a single soul on the entire Taiwan island capable of standing against him. Should they choose open hostility, even with the Su Family’s vast enterprise, annihilation seemed inevitable!

Looking at everyone’s worried expressions, Grandmaster Su snorted coldly and said sternly, "What’s this? No one’s speaking now? Do you think I’m wrong?"

"Father! That’s not what we mean!"

Su Mi’s father, Su Heng, quickly stood and said, "It’s just that this Yang Tian... Mr. Yang is so powerful; how can our Su Family possibly lay such a trap? How can we ensure he doesn’t leave alive?"

Everyone promptly nodded.

Grandmaster Su observed their reactions coldly, his aura intensifying, and stood resolutely in the hall, his voice deep and commanding as he said, "That is precisely what I am preparing for next!"

"Su Qin, inform Dong Jianfang—I want to meet him!"

"Su Min, contact the **Police Department** and classify today’s incident as a **terrorist attack. Have them deploy special forces to encircle the Su Family for the next three days, twenty-four hours a day!"