The director said coldly, "Not only did Su An fail to protect Su Zhan’s son, but he also seized the Destiny’s To from the boy’s hands. Worse yet, he severely injured Su Zhan’s son and fled with his only child in a panic. If it hadn’t been discovered in ti, Su Zhan’s son probably wouldn’t have even survived!"
Su Yang’s expression changed. He finally understood what Su An had done. Or perhaps, this had been his father’s past actions all along.
After all, the Destiny’s To was now in his possession. After seizing this secret manual, Su An left the Su Family of Yanbei with him, took on an alias as Su Ping, and hid the Destiny’s To on Su Yang, remaining in hiding for all these years without showing his face.
Thinking back on what the Owner of Xiao Huang had said before, Su Yang felt intensely guilty. No wonder the Owner of Xiao Huang had remarked that his father’s death wouldn’t be enough to atone, no matter how many tis he died. If Su Ping was really Su An, then what he had done in the past was truly outrageous!
The director continued, "Su An was rescued by Su Zhan’s father. In his youth, his family suffered misfortune and was massacred. Su Zhan’s father happened upon him by chance, intervened to save him, and brought him back to the Su Family of Yanbei. Su An didn’t originally bear the surna Su, but after coming to the Su Family of Yanbei, Su Zhan’s father, fearing he might be bullied, renad him Su. Moreover, he had him serve as Su Zhan’s study companion and let him train in the Su Family’s Secret Techniques. It could be said that the Su Family was truly kind to Su An."
"Later, when Su Zhan’s father passed away, the Su Family fell into a brief period of chaos. Taking advantage of the mont, Su An’s old enemies rallied a group of people, intending to exterminate Su An and remove him as a threat once and for all. At that ti, Su Zhan was only nineteen years old. Amid internal and external crises, he defied opposition to protect Su An. He fought Su An’s enemies head-on seven tis, nearly losing his life. Only by doing so did he finally drive them away and ensure Su An’s survival."
"Honestly, what Su An has done is beyond imagination. He has effectively beco a public enemy of the world. Those who were close to Su Zhan all want to kill him for revenge. And even those with rely a passing acquaintance with Su Zhan want to seize the Destiny’s To and are searching for him too!"
Every word the director spoke felt like a heavy hamr pounding against Su Yang’s heart.
The more Su Zhan had done for Su An, the more guilty Su Yang felt. He increasingly understood the feelings of the Owner of Xiao Huang.
"However, Su An has recently surfaced again these past few days!" the director revealed. "This ti, Su Huo has brought experts from the family to track Su An down. His goal is to reclaim the Destiny’s To and to restore the Su Family of Yanbei to its forr glory."
"Oh?" Su Yang’s heart stirred. Previously, his father, Su Ping, had left him a note and disappeared. The timing matched up perfectly.
"Su An has even colluded with his old enemies from back then. Who knows what they’ve planned together," the director sighed, shaking his head. "Sigh, back in the day, Su Zhan fought those very enemies seven tis for his sake. The Su Family suffered heavy losses as well. Su An’s family was also slaughtered by these enemies. Who would have thought that Su An would eventually conspire with them? Truly, you can’t judge a person by their appearance!"
Su Yang felt a pang of discomfort and frustration. If Su Ping was truly Su An, then Su Yang really didn’t know how to accept this revelation.
His seemingly honest and upright father had such a sordid past? The most critical part was that his actions had been so heinous and unforgivable!
Honestly, Su Yang didn’t even know how to face his father anymore. If these deeds were genuinely his, then they were simply too despicable. Yet, this was still his father. Even if he despised these acts, what else could he do?
While his mind swirled with conflicting thoughts, the door opened, and a short elderly man walked in.
"You’ve arrived!" The director greeted the elder, then turned to Su Yang, saying, "Su Yang, this is the teacher I ntioned to you. You can call him Teacher Kong."
"Teacher Kong?" Su Yang was taken aback, suspecting the director might have mispronounced the na. Wasn’t it supposed to be Teacher Kong (孔), rather than Teacher Kong (空)?
"Just call Teacher Kong," the elder said.
Su Yang imdiately confird it was indeed "Kong" as in "empty," and not "Kong" as in "surna." But what was this? A na? Or a surna?
"From here on, you two can talk in detail," the director said, rising to his feet. "Once you’ve progressed enough in your studies, I’ll have soone deliver the map to you."
"Thank you, Director!" Su Yang bowed deeply.
The director cupped his hands in return without another word and left.
Now the room contained only Su Yang and Teacher Kong. Teacher Kong sized Su Yang up before asking, "You wish to learn concealnt techniques?"
"Yes!" Su Yang nodded.
"There are three thods for concealnt, each with different effects," Teacher Kong explained. "The first can hide your aura but not your body. The second can hide both your body and aura but cannot evade detection through sensing. The third allows you to achieve complete tracelessness, becoming invisible in form, shadow, sound, and presence. Which one would you like to learn?"
Su Yang scratched his head. "How long does the third take?"
"It took seventy years," Teacher Kong replied calmly.
Su Yang imdiately fell silent. There was no way he had that kind of ti.
"I only have one night..." Su Yang muttered under his breath. "Teacher Kong, which thod do you think is suitable?"
"None of them!" Teacher Kong frowned. "Even the simplest thod of hiding your aura would take at least one to two years to master, and that’s only for an absolute genius."
Su Yang was rendered speechless. He didn’t have that much ti to waste.
"However, you might consider another approach," Teacher Kong said, looking directly at Su Yang. "You could temporarily seal your own power."
"What do you an?" Su Yang asked hurriedly.
"Using dicine to temporarily block your ridians, forcing your power to remain hidden," Teacher Kong explained. "This thod does carry risks, as it can harm the body. Moreover, it’s very dangerous. With your ridians sealed, you’d be no different from an ordinary person without power. If you encounter a crisis, you would have no ans to defend yourself. As such, I generally wouldn’t recomnd this thod."
"Then let’s go with that," Su Yang said decisively. "What kind of dicine do I need?"
Teacher Kong looked at Su Yang with a hint of surprise on his face. "This thod is very dangerous. Have you thought it through?"
"I have," Su Yang replied with a faint smile.
In truth, he understood very well. Once he entered the Su Family of Yanbei, having power wouldn’t make much of a difference. In that place, Terrestrial Immortals could easily kill ordinary people. What could his ager strength accomplish?
Thus, for this trip to the Su Family of Yanbei, whether he had power or not made little difference. At critical monts, it would still co down to Su Yang’s ability to adapt and improvise!
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