"Respect for the dead?" Ge Kaiyang sneered, "Why should we respect him? What makes him worthy of respect? What’s this, Lü Donglin, are you saying you actually respect him?"
Lü Donglin was montarily speechless. What Su An did back then indeed made him despised by everyone under the heavens.
"No matter what, today is Su Ping’s funeral. Whatever it is, wait until he’s buried to deal with it!" Lü Donglin said loudly.
"Impossible!" Ge Kaiyang declared loudly, "What this man did disqualifies him from being buried, let alone laid to rest in the earth. I ca here today to take his corpse back to the Su Family of Yanbei to grind his bones to dust. Furthermore, since Su Yang is Su Ping’s son, the debts of the father must be repaid by the son. Su Ping’s death alone isn’t enough; he, too, must pay for what his father has done!"
"Ge Kaiyang, don’t go too far!" Lü Donglin shouted angrily.
"Too far?" Ge Kaiyang sneered coldly, "Lü Donglin, isn’t it you who’s going too far? Su Yang is the son of Su An, and yet you’re still helping him like this? What? Is it just as the rumors claim—that your uncle had secret dealings with Su An?"
Lü Donglin’s fury erupted. He handed the coffin to soone beside him, stepped forward a few paces, and glared coldly at Ge Kaiyang. "Ge, I’ll only tell you this once: take your people and get out of here imdiately. Otherwise, I won’t show any rcy!"
"Oh my, my!" Ge Kaiyang threw his head back and laughed. "What’s this, hit the mark, did I? Thinking of silencing ? Master Lü, I think you’re rather confused about the situation here. We’re here today to demand an explanation from the descendants of Mr. Su Zhan on behalf of the world. If you insist on standing up for Su Yang, you’re effectively making yourself Su An’s advocate. Tsk tsk, you’d really be confirming what everyone under the heavens is saying about you!"
Lü Donglin was livid and was about to speak, but Xue Nu intercepted him.
In other situations, Lü Donglin would be free to act however he wanted. But when it ca to Su An, this was different.
Su Zhan’s reputation back then was simply too great, and the things Su An had done were utterly despicable.
If Lü Donglin insisted on helping Su Yang at this mont, he would truly provoke the wrath of the masses.
The Beigong War God was unafraid of trouble, but provoking all the major families and powers in the land at once was not a wise move.
"Master Lü, this isn’t the ti for you to act on impulse!" Ge Kaiyang chuckled darkly, ignoring Lü Donglin as he turned his cold gaze to Su Yang. "Well? You, Su, do you have anything more to say?"
Su Yang raised his head to look at the crowd before him, his voice ringing out loudly, "My father was wrong in what he did. Wrong is wrong—I accept that. I’ve said before, I will use the rest of my life to make ands to the descendants of Su Zhan. But today is my father’s funeral. He is already dead, and his matters end here. I must first see him laid to rest. As for everything else, I will personally repay it all in the future!"
"What a pity," Ge Kaiyang sneered, "This Su An is unworthy of burial!"
"So, Master Su," Ge Kaiyang continued coldly, "We’re here today to take away his body. And as for you, you’ll need to co with us as well!"
Su Yang’s expression finally turned icy as he responded in a cold voice: "I’ve already said, I will bear responsibility for his actions. He is already dead—his matters end here. I will bury him first; everything else, I’ll repay myself. Is that not enough?"
"Not enough!" Ge Kaiyang replied crisply.
Su Yang’s eyes widened as he glared angrily at Ge Kaiyang. "Do you have to relentlessly pursue a dead man to this extent?"
"That’s right!" Ge Kaiyang grinned as he replied cheerfully. "Not just that dead man, but you as well!"
"If you want to settle things with , fine!" Su Yang said coldly, "But my father is already dead. He must be laid to rest today!"
"Hmph, go ahead and try!" Ge Kaiyang sneered coldly.
Su Yang didn’t reply, instead stepping forward to hoist the coffin onto his shoulders and striding up the mountain.
Ge Kaiyang waved his hand and ordered coldly, "Kill him!"
The n behind Ge Kaiyang imdiately charged forward. Lü Donglin and a few others made to rush in as well, but Xue Nu quickly stopped them.
Lü Donglin could clash with these people over other matters without issue, but when it ca to Su An, they absolutely couldn’t get involved. Otherwise, it would put the Beigong War God in a tough spot.
Ge Kaiyang sneered coldly to himself. He had anticipated this response, which was exactly why he had co in person—to use this opportunity to deal with Su Yang.
"Su, put the coffin down. Otherwise, we won’t be polite!" one man shouted.
Su Yang ignored him completely, continuing to carry the coffin forward without so much as glancing at them.
Enraged, the man raised his hand and struck the back of the coffin with a powerful palm strike.
At that mont, Su Yang made a swift motion, releasing four Divine Beast Jade Stones, which flew out to shield the coffin. Though the man’s attack was strong, he couldn’t breach the protective barrier created by the four Divine Beast Jade Stones.
"You dare fight back!" the man roared angrily. "You claim to repay the debts of your father, but do you show even a shred of repentance? I think you’re just looking to continue the heinous cris of Su An, with no intention of reforming. For soone like you, why should we give you a chance? Everyone, kill him!"
The crowd roared with fury, and over twenty people charged forward, intent on surrounding and attacking Su Yang.
"You all are going too far!" Fatty shouted from behind.
"Shut the hell up!" one of the n yelled, striking Fatty with a powerful blow. Fatty, lacking sufficient strength, was sent flying and coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.
"He’s one of Su Yang’s companions! Kill him too!" another man bellowed, rushing in eagerly to finish Fatty off.
Su Yang frowned deeply and was about to intervene when Lü Donglin finally couldn’t take it anymore. He stepped forward, blocking the man and shouting angrily, "Back off!"
The man, intimidated, hesitated and stamred, "Lü Donglin, you... are you trying to shield them? Are you... are you with them?"
Before Lü Donglin could respond, Xue Nu had already appeared before the man, gripping him by the neck and lifting him off the ground.
"You can eat the wrong food, but you can’t say the wrong words!" Xue Nu growled coldly. "Debts have debtors—the guilty should pay. Don’t drag innocent people into this. My master doesn’t like seeing people bully the weak, which is why he stopped you. If you dare falsely accuse my master’s family, you’ll pay for it with your life!"
With that, Xue Nu tightened his grip and struck the man’s head with a powerful punch, killing him instantly without giving him a chance to cry out.
The people on Ge Kaiyang’s side froze in shock. That man had been one of their own, and yet Xue Nu had killed him just like that. For a mont, they didn’t know what to do.
All eyes turned to Ge Kaiyang, who furrowed his brows.
What Xue Nu had just said made it clear—they wouldn’t interfere in Su Yang’s affairs, but that didn’t an they wouldn’t stand up against injustice here.
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