Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 676 - 677: Framed by Someone

Chapter 676: Chapter 677: Framed by Someone

Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan were repeatedly searched by waves of Su Family members, which annoyed them, especially since these Family Guards clearly did not show them enough respect.

However, what they were concerned about at the moment wasn’t this, but the reason for the search. Even though these Family Guards didn’t disclose the reason for their investigation, from their reactions, as if facing a formidable enemy, the sisters were certain that these people were looking for Song Xiaodong.

Miao Xuanxuan, clutching Miao Qingqing’s hand excitedly, said, "It must be brother-in-law, it has to be brother-in-law who’s come. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be this nervous. Only brother-in-law could make them feel so threatened."

Even Miao Qingqing, who was usually composed, became excited after being under house arrest by the Su Family for so long, saying, "This can’t be wrong, Dongzi is here."

"Ha... Dongzi’s retaliation has started. Hmph, these bastards of the Su Family, restraining us, harming brother-in-law, now you’re going to pay."

Miao Qingqing was excited for a while, but then she calmed down quite a bit and said, "Dongzi is here, but I don’t know if he’s got everything planned out. That Su Zhentian is really formidable; last time, Dongzi was no match for him."

Miao Xuanxuan remembered the last fight between Song Xiaodong and Su Zhentian, which also made her worry, but she immediately said, "If brother-in-law dares to come, then he’s not afraid of him. Besides, even if brother-in-law can’t beat him, it’d be very hard for them to catch him. When brother-in-law directly targets other people in the Su Family, then who can stand against brother-in-law?"

Miao Qingqing said, "Mmm, Dongzi isn’t the type to act recklessly; surely he has a plan."

While the sisters were excited, the Su Family had a sleepless night. Everyone was oblivious about who Song Xiaodong would strike next—as the Miao sisters said, apart from Su Zhentian, who else in the Su Family could stop Song Xiaodong?

The next day, the Su Family had another incident. One of the third-generation juniors was beaten up while opening a room with a woman outside, nearly crippled, and after coming back, he firmly insisted it was Song Xiaodong who had hit him.

This infuriated the Su Family even more. Although a clash with Song Xiaodong was inevitable, this kind of attack on the ordinary family members was a complete loss of morals.

...

"Song Xiaodong, what’s going on? Why are you attacking the Su Family members?" Lu Lang called Song Xiaodong with a rather hostile tone. The upper echelons supported Song Xiaodong in fighting against the clan, but there had to be limits—this method was definitely unacceptable.

"Attack the Su Family members? What do you mean?" Song Xiaodong was puzzled by Lu Lang’s question.

Hearing Song Xiaodong’s tone, Lu Lang immediately sensed a problem and said, "The Su Family has had casualties for two consecutive days, including a Family Guard and another ordinary junior. Witnesses all say it was you. Didn’t you do it?"

"I’ve been at home; how could I run so far to kill people in their house?" Song Xiaodong frowned.

"It seems there’s a third party fanning the flames in secret," Lu Lang furrowed his brows.

"Can you tell me the details?" asked Song Xiaodong.

Lu Lang recounted what had happened at the Su Family to Song Xiaodong. After listening, Song Xiaodong’s brows furrowed tightly, but suddenly, a glint flashed in his mind, and he said, "I think I might have an idea of what could be happening."

"What’s that?" Lu Lang immediately inquired.

Song Xiaodong opened his mouth and then said, "This is just my speculation, with no evidence, and there’s no need to say it out loud. I’d better investigate it myself first."

"You have so little resources of your own, and now that you have great resources at your disposal, you’re not using them," Lu Lang said.

Song Xiaodong hesitated for a moment and then said, "This matter is indeed too strange to discuss openly, but if you really want to help me, there is something you could investigate for me."

"What’s that?" asked Lu Lang.

Song Xiaodong said, "My friend has a round token that was exposed, and since then they’ve survived two assassination attempts. So I’d like you to see what this round token signifies."

"Okay, send it to me to have a look."

Song Xiaodong sent the photo of Feng Kexin’s round token to Lu Lang.

Not long after, Lu Lang called again, saying, "This item indeed shouldn’t be ignored; it’s probably a symbol of identity. Though I haven’t seen it before, I can ask around for you later."

"That would be great, thanks a lot. But with this matter, I hope you don’t make a big deal out of it. I suspect there might be a huge secret hidden behind this, possibly even involving some special people."

"I understand."

Song Xiaodong had previously entrusted General Fang with investigating the round token, but there had been no useful information from his end. After all, General Fang had been retired for quite some time, and though he held a position of status, he was far from the nation’s power center and surely had limited knowledge.

"Should I go explain things to the Su Family for you? We can’t let other people use you," Lu Lang offered.

Song Xiaodong pondered for a moment, and then said, "There’s no need. My conflict with the Su Family is irreconcilable. The other side clearly just wants to speed up our conflict, getting us to fight sooner."

"Do you feel confident about it?" asked Lu Lang.

"I’m not confident, but what can the Su Family do to me? I’m now alone, and they have such a large family and business. Dare they afford a prolonged fight with me? Can they afford it? So in the end, they will have to make a direct move, letting Su Zhentian fight me," Song Xiaodong stated.

"Do you think you have a chance of winning?" asked Lu Lang.

"It’s fifty-fifty," Song Xiaodong said casually.

Lu Lang responded with surprise, "Fifty-fifty? You’ve improved a lot, kid."

Song Xiaodong smiled but said no more. In reality, he now felt confident about matching Su Zhentian equally, even though he had not dared speak too conclusively.

When he first emerged from that mountain, Song Xiaodong hadn’t been so confident. But these days, he had been training his True Qi daily, and he increasingly realized the extraordinary potency of the True Qi from the hot spring.

It was the kind of True Qi that enriched quietly, continually nourishing his original True Qi, making it purer and purer. Though his meridians hadn’t expanded and the amount of True Qi he could contain was the same, the purity had increased by nearly half, significantly enhancing his strength.

His recent encounter with the Liu family’s high-ranking fighters had fully confirmed his strength, so facing Su Zhentian again, he really did possess sufficient confidence. Even if he couldn’t guarantee victory, he wouldn’t be defeated easily—at a minimum, if things went south, he could retreat with ease.