Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1534 - 1535: Lakeside of West Lake

Chapter 1534: Chapter 1535: Lakeside of West Lake

Suzhou, the ancestral land of the Su Clan.

However, the origin of this place, sharing the same surname as the Su Clan, is not because the Su Clan settled here.

According to the historians of Xia Country, a thousand years ago Suzhou was known as Blade State, a battleground crucial for strategists during tumultuous times.

However, as time passed and situations changed, Suzhou, now a landlocked border area, has adopted more of the air of scholars and literati.

In recent centuries, the emphasis on culture over martial prowess has indeed made the Su Clan the dominant force in Suzhou.

It is said that such significant changes in Suzhou’s atmosphere are closely related to the Su Clan’s behind-the-scenes manipulations, though now all such matters are beyond investigation.

Today’s Suzhou has transformed from a land of war and chaos into a cultural hub with the strongest literary atmosphere in Xia Country.

However, Su Zi does not dislike this atmosphere; in her youth, she even resented being born into the Su Clan.

Otherwise, she would not have to embark on the path of cultivation which she disliked, but could live as an ordinary person, engaging in literature or politics, becoming the person she dreamed of being as a child.

Yet Su Zi never imagined that due to Ye Qingci’s sword, she would truly have such an opportunity.

However, after a brief period of time, Su Zi realized that everything was not as she had expected.

From a detective of Divine Sense falling to low, she didn’t transition smoothly into a new role as she had imagined; the loss of her cultivation made the Su Clan give up on her, who was once their pride.

Without the support of the Su Clan, she couldn’t make any progress in Xia Country.

A scholar?

That’s a joke.

The identity of the Ancient Clan made Xia Country naturally suspicious of her, and her lost cultivation left Su Zi unable to enjoy any resources previously provided by her clan.

During that time, Su Zi truly understood what despair was.

Retreating was the deep abyss given by the Su Clan, while advancing was a blade and fire sea left behind by Ye Qingci’s sword.

At that moment, Su Zi truly understood that she, born into an Ancient Clan, was no different from the ordinary people of Xia Country.

Apart from changing her destiny through strength, she had no other choice.

"Su Zi? Why have you come here?"

The Lake Pavilion is an essential route to the ancestral lands of the Su Clan, and the nearby properties are monopolized by the Su Clan, their authority in this area even greater than the local Dragon Soul Department.

Looking at the coming person, Su Zi with her veiled face nodded; the person in front of her was once familiar to her.

Back when she was the rising star of the Su Clan, during the few rare occasions Su Zi left the ancestral lands, the other party would always come up enthusiastically to greet her.

But now, both the words and the gazes carry a hint of scorn.

"Don’t mind my blunt words, your cultivation has reached its end. With your initial realm in the Hollow Void Realm, hanging around in the Capital hoping for the station chief to arrive, you might scrape by following him, but back here what can you do? Perhaps find a livelihood around West Lake?"

"Rest assured, I won’t stay."

Knowing the other was worried she would compete for living space with the Su Clan near West Lake, Su Zi made her stance clear.

"Really?"

The other party looked at Su Zi skeptically, then quickly put on a flattering smile and said, "Su Zi, you’ve been in the Capital for so long, you must be quite familiar with it, right?"

"Somewhat."

Su Zi calmly spoke.

"Then do you think there’s anything worth noting over there? Not to hide from you, my son also entered the Hollow Void Realm some time ago, and this time the clan plans to let him..."

"The position of the Capital City manager, I will take office."

Su Zi directly interrupted the other’s words, causing Su Huimin to be stunned on the spot, frowning and saying to Su Zi: "What are you competing for? Although you are still in the Hollow Void Realm now, even I might not be able to beat you, right?"

Looking at the person in front of her who once dared not even breathe heavily in her presence, Su Zi calmly said: "Aunt Min, are you intending to ask for advice?"

Su Huimin furrowed her brows, very dissatisfied with Su Zi’s overbearing attitude. She did not have the talent for Ascending Dao, but relying on the Su Clan bloodline, the path of the Martial Artist was quite smooth, and after decades of meticulous cultivation, she has now reached the Martial Emperor Late Stage.

However, Realm is Realm, actual combat is actual combat, she also knew her somewhat inflated Martial Emperor Late Stage had a gap compared to those truly forged through battle.

Therefore, even though she knew Su Zi was no longer as before, she did not dare to provoke him casually, for he had once reached the eighth layer of the Hollow Void Realm.

But still...

"Su Zi, I advise you to give it up. If it were the past, you wanting to hold this position, not to mention I wouldn’t have any objections. Even if I did, the clan wouldn’t take what I said seriously, but you should just forget it now, right?"

"What if I refuse?"

Su Zi spoke calmly and lightly.

Seeing this, Su Huimin furrowed her brows and couldn’t bother to be polite with Su Zi anymore: "Su Zi, don’t be shameless, you are not fit to hold such an important position now. Be sensible and let my son have the position. Remembering the past, I could still respect you a bit, otherwise don’t blame me for truly being impolite."

In the face of the other’s threat, Su Zi, feeling unperturbed, responded: "Is your son Su Wu currently in the clan?"

"Of course! The day before yesterday, my son had communicated with the Third Elder, and the Third Elder has already promised my son. The position of Capital City manager is his alone!"

"Hmm, it’s good that he’s here."

Su Zi nodded, then leapt into the air, stepping onto a Flying Sword and heading straight toward the center of Xizi Lake.

With the deployment of the Su Clan’s Secret Technique, the Cave Heaven passage at the center of Xizi Lake instantly opened, and Su Zi’s figure vanished within the passage.

Watching Su Zi disappear, a strong unease surged in Su Huimin’s heart, and after a moment of thought, she quickly moved to follow Su Zi back to the ancestral land of the Su Clan.

However, by the time Su Huimin reached her own doorstep, what she saw was her son Su Wu spitting blood, his arm severed by Su Zi, who stood beside with a sword in hand and an indifferent expression.

"Su Zi! Have you lost your mind? What did my son do to offend you that you would deal such a ruthless blow!"

Hearing this, Su Zi’s heart did not waver at all.

"It was you who said not to be polite first."

Su Huimin was left speechless, her face turning pale with anger, unable to retort.

Ignoring the woman in front of him, upon sensing that many Divine Senses from within the Su Clan had already gathered here, Su Zi continued.

"All members of the Su Clan, anyone who wants to compete with me for the position of Capital City manager, they take responsibility for their life and death."

The former her used to not compete or fight over anything within the Su Clan, but now, having seen through what the so-called unity inside the Su Clan really was, she was prepared to go to any lengths.

Betrayal?

Since you Su Clan chose to abandon me, don’t blame me for using this chance to rise again.

The once otherworldly Fairy of the Su Clan has now completely transformed into a different person.