Everyone else started to piece things together too. Now that the Destiny’s To is in the Black Widow’s possession, if this reasoning holds, then the Black Widow would have to hand the Destiny’s To over to Su Ling. But Su Ling is a fool! With the Destiny’s To in his hands, it would be useless to him, and the crowd would have a chance to seize it.
Once they understood this point, the crowd quickly voiced their support, shouting that Su Ling was Su Zhan’s sole heir. As for the Black Widow, as the saying goes, "married daughters are like water spilled away," and thus matters of the Su Family of Yanbei were no longer connected to her. She had no right to inherit Su Zhan’s legacy!
The Black Widow listened on the sidelines, growing anxious. Was Wu Daozi trying to trap her?
"Hey, what are you talking about?" The Black Widow hurriedly exclaid. She did have a past acquaintance with Wu Daozi and Yuan Tiangang. These two individuals had a decent relationship with her father, so why were they undermining her now?
Wu Daozi, however, ignored the Black Widow’s protests and continued with a smile: "Su Zhan’s son is the one who can inherit Su Zhan’s legacy and everything that belongs to him. I believe many of you here have been beneficiaries of Su Zhan’s help. If there is an opportunity, would everyone here be willing to help Su Zhan’s son?"
The crowd glanced at Su Ling, who sat nearby with a blank expression, and secretly laughed to themselves. This fool—what would he ever need their help for?
"Of course, we’re willing!" The crowd unanimously voiced their agreent, completely disregarding Su Ling, the fool, in their minds.
"Then that’s perfect!" Wu Daozi laughed heartily and said loudly, "In that case, allow to formally introduce everyone!"
With those words, Wu Daozi walked over to Su Yang’s side and said loudly, "This individual here is Su Zhan’s son—Su Ling!"
The crowd froze montarily, and then erupted into chaos.
The Second Elder of the dicine Sect was the first to leap to his feet, shouting, "Wu! What nonsense are you talking about? Are you out of your mind? Su Ling is sitting over there—this is Su Yang!"
"What kind of rubbish are you spouting? Are your eyes broken or sothing?" another person shouted.
The crowd broke into noisy commotion, thinking Wu Daozi had completely lost his mind.
Su Yang was equally stunned, staring at Wu Daozi in disbelief, unable to fathom what kind of sche he was cooking up.
The Black Widow also looked at Su Yang in surprise, feeling increasingly perplexed by Wu Daozi’s sudden statent.
But Wu Daozi remained calm, his face composed with a faint smile. It was only after the noise eventually subsided that he slowly said, "I know no one believes , but I will prove this matter. Over the past few days, Old Yuan and I have painstakingly investigated this matter, and this conclusion was not reached lightly. Before presenting proof, I ask everyone to listen to a story."
So in the crowd still wanted to refute him, but Wu Daozi didn’t give them the chance. He spoke directly: "More than ten years ago, a certain family fell into chaos after its Family Head mysteriously disappeared. The forr Family Head left behind a son, who was still an infant in swaddling clothes, and a legendary to coveted by all. Within the clan and beyond, countless people sought to obtain this to, while others aid to kill this infant to eradicate that lineage entirely."
"Under such dire circumstances, the Family Head’s personal attendant made a life-altering decision. In order to preserve the Family Head’s sole remaining bloodline, he disguised his own son as the Family Head’s child. He left the true infant heir within the clan to face the dangers ahead. As for himself, he took the Family Head’s to, pretended to steal it, and fled in desperation, taking the true infant heir away from the clan."
"For years, he obscured his identity, exhausting all his resources to raise the Family Head’s son. anwhile, his own son remained within the clan, enduring scorn and suffering, ultimately becoming ntally impaired. Yet the attendant never uttered a single complaint, even though the world branded him as a traitor. He refused to defend himself—he willingly bore the burden, all for the sake of protecting the Family Head’s son."
"But in the end, he couldn’t resist the pull of love and guilt for his own child. After raising the Family Head’s son to adulthood, he implented a plan he had prepared for over ten years. He drew out the clan’s enemies, risking his life to rescue his own son."
As Wu Daozi spoke, his gaze swept over the crowd. He slowly enunciated: "By now, everyone should have figured out who the characters in this story are. The Family Head is none other than Su Zhan. The personal attendant is Su An, who later beca Su Ping. The Family Head’s son is Su Yang, who Su An brought out of the Su Family of Yanbei. And the boy left behind within the Su Family—Su Ling—is actually Su An’s own son. To protect Su Zhan’s only heir, Su An sacrificed his own child, leaving him in the Su Family to divert attention, while he painstakingly raised Su Zhan’s son in secrecy."
The crowd fell into a deathly silence, staring fixedly at Su Yang, who was equally stupefied.
Su Yang had never dread of such a revelation!
Everyone had long viewed Su An as an irredeemable traitor, yet now, through Wu Daozi’s recounting, Su An was anything but. Su An was, in fact, a paragon of loyalty and sacrifice—a man worthy of imnse respect!
Su Yang couldn’t help but recall the scene of Su Ping’s death, where he had, with his last ounce of strength, told Su Ling, "I’m sorry."
At the ti, Su Yang had assud Su Ping was expressing remorse for Su Ling out of guilt or regret for so wrongdoing.
But now, Su Yang finally understood the depth of Su Ping’s apology. He truly felt guilt toward Su Ling. After all, Su Ping left his own son in the Su Family of Yanbei, exposing him to such danger and suffering. Su Ping’s heart had carried imasurable guilt toward his own child all along!
The Black Widow stared at Su Yang in utter shock. Her thoughts boiled down to one conclusion: Su Yang was her true brother!?
After a lengthy silence, soone finally broke the quiet. The first to speak was Su Huo, who nearly jumped to his feet, roaring, "Wu Daozi, what kind of nonsense are you spouting? Su Ling is my elder brother’s true son, and you’re twisting things around in favor of Su Yang! Not only have you mixed up Su Ling and Su Yang’s identities, you’re trying to clear Su An’s na. Just what are your intentions? Are you... are you Qinghe Academy’s people working together with Su An?"
The crowd turned their furrowed gazes to Wu Daozi. His words had been far too shocking. Such a revelation was nearly impossible for anyone to accept. Moreover, they had no desire to accept it, as Su Zhan’s reputation was legendary. No one wanted his son to be equally formidable!
Wu Daozi, however, appeared completely composed. His faint smile remained as he said lightly, "It’s perfectly normal to have doubts about the authenticity of this matter. But I can vouch for the veracity of every word I’ve spoken—I’ve not uttered a single falsehood!"
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