Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 683 - 684: The Sun Family Retreats

Chapter 683: Chapter 684: The Sun Family Retreats

Mr. Zheng Zhijun’s words seemed simple, but to the Patriarchs of both families, they definitely carried a warning. Moreover, the presence of nearly a platoon of people sent a clear message. Even if these soldiers were only ordinary soldiers and not particularly strong, and the Family Guards could easily handle them, what they represented was the nation. No matter how inflated their families’ egos might be, they dared not oppose the state.

On another level, it seemed that the higher authorities were already quite displeased with the families’ flagrant pursuit of vengeance. Thus, they had sent someone to supervise, and if they did not handle the situation well, they really might face suppression from above.

However, things had already escalated to this point, and the arrow was already on the string; they had to shoot. If they were to cease hostilities now and allow Song Xiaodong to leave, the families would lose all face completely.

What they feared most was that Mr. Zheng Zhijun had come here to support Song Xiaodong. If that were the case, it would greatly complicate the matter.

Mr. Zheng Zhijun said indifferently, "I know you two gentlemen are angry right now. If you choose to resolve this through legal means, I understand you won’t be satisfied. So you can resolve it in your own way. I’m just here to make sure you don’t take it too far. That should be enough."

As the Patriarchs were trying to guess Zheng Zhijun’s true intentions, Su Zhentian and Sun One also stepped back a few paces. They too sensed an irregularity in the situation and it seemed it was not a good time to fight Sun Xiaodong to the death.

Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan were inwardly thrilled. Although they couldn’t hear what was being said, the sudden involvement of troops meant that the Su and Sun families couldn’t act so lawlessly, affording them and Song Xiaodong a chance to leave safely.

Song Xiaodong stood with his back to the gate and did not turn around, seemingly oblivious to the situation there, as he shouted loudly, "Su Zhentian, Sun One! Do you dare to fight me?"

The Old Master of the Su Family frowned and said, "Mr. Zheng, look at how arrogant this young man is, forcibly breaking into our Su residence, trying to take my two granddaughters, and even killing and injuring several of our men."

Mr. Zheng Zhijun narrowed his eyes and said, "This is indeed serious. You continue dealing with your matter; my presence here is all the more pertinent to prevent him from wreaking havoc and adding to the death toll."

The Old Master of the Su Family’s brows furrowed even tighter, "So, we will capture him now. You have no objections, Mr. Zheng?"

Mr. Zheng Zhijun replied, "How could I have any objections? However, I could suggest something. It seems that your dispute mostly concerns Kung Fu, so why not settle it fairly in a single fight? Let’s have a clear outcome based on competence; the loser will have no complaints. What do you think?"

The Patriarchs of the Su and Sun families cursed inwardly—what fair fight? It was their own trap that had lured Song Xiaodong here, giving them the chance to eliminate him. Yet, with just a single sentence from Zheng Zhijun, their entire plan dissolved, ultimately leaving the decision to real Kung Fu.

"We can!" Neither one of them could refuse and reluctantly nodded in agreement.

Mr. Zheng Zhijun took a few steps forward and said, "Oh, two against one? So many masters from both the Sun and Su families yet you need such force to handle one young man. What are you trying to do?"

The Patriarchs of both families felt an even bigger headache at this point. Maintaining so many experts was almost like having their own private militia. Even without using guns, it could easily attract attention from above, which is why when the nation called upon them, they would usually hide their experts, fearing to provoke any concerns from the upper echelons.

But now, the current situation had exposed all their assets, and this was definitely a troublesome affair.

The Patriarch of the Sun Family looked pained and said, "My Sun family only had two experts, and both were killed by Song Xiaodong today. The remaining people are pitiable. Mr. Zheng, you must stand up for our Sun family. We just wanted to take two daughters-in-law home, but little did we know they were already spoken for, leading to this farce."

The old man was starting to sense that Zheng Zhijun was here to support Song Xiaodong and began to retreat.

The Old Master of the Su Family’s face turned dark, as the Patriarch of the Sun Family was playing the victim, clearly wanting to conceal his strength and bow out of the conflict.

Mr. Zheng Zhijun nodded his head, saying, "This is indeed excessive. But such strife often leads to casualties. However, if you wish to pursue legal action, we will also support you."

The Patriarch of the Sun Family sighed, "No need for that, since we chose this path, we accept our lack of skill. It grieves me we lost two experts, and who knows when we’ll manage to train new ones."

Mr. Zheng Zhijun smiled slightly, "With the strength of your Sun family, it shouldn’t be difficult."

At that moment, Song Xiaodong shouted again, "Who will fight me? Or will you all come at once?"

The Patriarch of the Sun Family quickly said, "Cough cough, let’s preserve some strength for our Sun family; let’s not suffer any more losses. We’ll stay out of this matter."

Sun One shrugged his shoulders, "Old Su, it seems like this is something you have to deal with yourself."

Then, he turned towards Song Xiaodong, his eyes carrying a hint of a smile, "Kid, I hope you surprise me."

At that moment, the Old Master of the Su Family was really stuck between a rock and a hard place, as this was happening in his own home. He couldn’t back out as freely as the Sun family could now, and he was indeed regretting not having chosen the Sun family’s residence instead—if that had been the case, the Su family could have been the ones to bow out.

Taking a deep breath, the Old Master of the Su Family said, "Mr. Zheng, since that is the case, let our Su family fight Song Xiaodong. If he wins, he takes the Miao sisters; if he loses... then I must keep him here. He has insulted our Su family too much."

"That is to be expected, absolutely no problem," Mr. Zheng Zhijun replied very readily.

The Old Master of the Su Family nodded, then called out to Su Zhentian, "Zhentian, do not tarnish the honor of our Su family!"

"Yes!" Su Zhentian responded, his body suddenly invigorated with a surge of fighting spirit. Now he could have a one-on-one decisive battle with Song Xiaodong, which was exactly what he wanted.

"Wait!" Song Xiaodong suddenly shouted, raising his voice, "Old Su, the Miao sisters were mine to begin with, and you dare to act as if you are doing me a favor? Aren’t you thinking a bit too highly of yourself?"