Everyone present was deeply shocked, although Qinghe Academy remained relatively calm.
There were many details outsiders were unaware of, yet Qinghe Academy was well-inford. In truth, the relationship between the Martial God Altar and Su Zhan was actually quite cordial. When the crowd earlier demanded a public trial for Su Yang, the Martial God Altar did not get involved in the matter.
On the contrary, prior to today’s events, the Martial God Altar’s Grand Elder had personally sought out the Academy’s Headmaster, expressing his position that Su Yang must be executed to avenge Su Zhan. The Martial God Altar, however, showed no desire for Destiny’s To.
Now that it was proven Su Yang was indeed Su Zhan’s son, the Martial God Altar naturally took a bold and clear stance to support Su Yang.
The Altar’s support imdiately unsettled those present who intended to oppose the decision, leaving them flustered.
At this juncture, the facts were indisputable. Any attempts to distort the truth would be glaring acts of outright denial. While nurous families and sects coveted Destiny’s To, so still held to a moral baseline and would refrain from manipulating the truth.
Thus, those willing to tear apart their reputations and distort the facts dwindled significantly. Under the strong pressure exerted by Qinghe Academy and the Martial God Altar, these individuals knew what their inevitable fate would be if they dared to twist reality here.
After the Grand Elder of the Martial God Altar spoke, the crowd imdiately fell silent. No one stepped forward to support Su Huo anymore.
Su Huo’s complexion turned an ashen green, his fury and frustration written across his face. He realized he stood no chance of gaining any advantage in this arena. Staring at Su Yang on the stage, his hatred burned so fiercely it bordered on madness. If not for the many eyes fixated upon him, Su Huo’s impulsive desire was to kill Su Yang outright and end this matter once and for all.
After all, Su Yang was Su Zhan’s son—the sole legitimate heir to the Su Family Head position. As long as Su Yang lived, Su Huo understood his leadership of the family would be deed entirely illegitimate. He feared that Su Yang would one day seize the family headship from him.
"It looks like everyone agrees with what I’ve said!" Yuan Tiangang declared loudly, his voice ringing clear, "Su Family Head, the eyes of the people are always discerning, are they not?"
Su Huo knew it was utterly impossible now to rally the crowd to back him. Grinding his teeth in frustration, he abruptly stood and said in a grave tone, "The Yanbei Su Family refuses to accept this result. Qinghe Academy, your attempt to confuse black and white, distort truth from falsehood, and disrupt the affairs of the Yanbei Su Family will not succeed. Since our paths differ, we shall part ways. Farewell!"
Having said this, Su Huo turned and led the mbers of the Yanbei Su Family away without hesitation.
"Su Family Head, no need to see you off!" Yuan Tiangang laughed mockingly, his tone laced with sarcasm.
Su Huo stord away from Qinghe Academy with the Su Family entourage, his face pale with rage, unwilling to linger even a mont longer. Although he, too, now accepted Su Yang was indeed Su Zhan’s son, he would never openly acknowledge it. For acknowledging it would an he would have no grounds to refuse relinquishing his family headship should anyone demand it.
Witnessing Su Huo and his group depart, many of the remaining sects and families also stood up to leave. They understood that staying any longer was futile. Since Su Yang was Su Zhan’s son, Destiny’s To rightfully belonged to him.
Under the protection of Qinghe Academy and the Martial God Altar, it was evident they could not wrest Destiny’s To from Su Yang. There was no more cause to linger.
"Ten Great Sects, please wait a mont!" Yuan Tiangang called out quickly when he saw the Second Elder of the dicine Sect about to leave, "We still have so matters that need to be addressed. Don’t rush to leave just yet!"
The Second Elder paused in confusion, furrowing his brow, "What matters? There’s nothing left for us to discuss with Qinghe Academy!"
The other representatives from Horizon’s End and Heavenly Blade Peak shared similar expressions of unwillingness, clearly reluctant to stay.
The Headmaster stepped forward calmly, saying, "The Ten Great Sects have agreents with Qinghe Academy. These agreents were supplentary arrangents made during Mr. Su Zhan’s ti. Now that we’ve t Mr. Su Zhan’s son, there are certain matters that need to be resolved. I request all of you to stay for now!"
The mbers of the Ten Great Sects exchanged looks but ultimately chose to remain. Despite their reluctance and dissatisfaction, exemplified by sects like the dicine Sect, they could not refute the Headmaster’s statent, especially since those agreents were now brought to the table.
In the end, all other sects and families departed, leaving only the representatives of the Ten Great Sects behind.
The Headmaster began by ensuring proper accommodations for the Ten Great Sects’ representatives, before leading Su Yang, Black Widow, Yuan Tiangang, Wu Daozi, and others upstairs.
Xiao Huang’s owner held Xiao Huang in his arms, leisurely wandering the campus as though taking a stroll, yet none of the onlookers dared underestimate him.
As the Headmaster guided the group upstairs, Black Widow held tightly onto Su Yang’s arm, silent tears streaming down her face. She was utterly certain now that Su Yang was her younger brother, her heart overflowing with joy so intense that her tears refused to stop.
Su Yang, too, was overwheld with emotion. He never imagined Black Widow would turn out to be his biological sister. Yet, he could clearly sense Black Widow genuinely cared for him as her brother. Her fearless return to the Yanbei Su Family to rescue Su Ling at the risk of her own life was proof enough.
Once inside a private chamber, the Headmaster glanced at the siblings and smiled, saying, "This turned out to be a good resolution after all. Miss Su, congratulations—you’ve finally found your younger brother!"
Black Widow couldn’t stop her tears, nodding repeatedly. Suddenly, she knelt down in a show of solemnity, expressing loudly, "My heartfelt thanks to Senior Wu and Senior Yuan. If not for the two of you, I would never have discovered that Su Yang is my younger brother!"
She then grabbed Su Yang, pulling him down to his knees to express gratitude as well.
Su Yang, filled with genuine appreciation for the duo, obediently knelt down and bowed deeply.
Wu Daozi and Yuan Tiangang bead with satisfaction. Yuan Tiangang laughed, "No need for such courtesy. I’ve said before, my divination skills have never been wrong. From the mont I saw this young man, I sensed he was extraordinary. That’s why I deliberately tested him by presenting so of Qinghe Academy’s Bronze Seal Script for him to examine. And indeed, I discovered he could understand the script."
"Everyone knows the contents of the Bronze Seal Script require Destiny’s To to unravel completely," Wu Daozi chid in imdiately. "So, when I noticed this young man could comprehend the script, I suspected he must have seen Destiny’s To. Later, I recalled Su Zhan had sealed Destiny’s To in such a way that only those of his bloodline could unlock it—and that only deepened my certainty. Additionally, we had previously encountered Su An, soone renowned for his humility, loyalty, and unyielding sense of honor. It was unthinkable that Su An would betray Su Zhan, which made it evident there were hidden layers to this truth!"
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