Stewart Jiang’s face was a picture of shock, disbelief etched into his features as he looked down at the broken half of his sword in his hand, murmuring, “I lost? How is that possible?”
No wonder he was so astonished. Terra Su’s sword technique, the Seven Waves, had contained seven layers of force, each more domineering than the last!
It was only because Stewart’s cultivation level was at the ninth layer of the Inducing Qi Realm and he was using a Normal Grade mid-tier sword technique that he was able to withstand the full brunt of those seven layers of force unscathed!
Yet, even so, Stewart’s longsword couldn’t withstand the impact of the seven layers of force and was sheared in half.
Stewart’s heart took a heavy blow, struggling to accept the reality that he had been defeated by Terra Su, who was a level below him.
Correspondingly, Terra Su, who had defeated Stewart, didn’t show much joy on his face. Instead, he furrowed his brows and muttered to himself, “My cultivation level is still too low!”
Simply breaking Stewart’s longsword was not enough to satisfy Terra Su.
The power of the “Seven Waves” was already formidable, but limited by Terra Su’s eighth layer of the Inducing Qi Realm cultivation, the martial technique’s potential was not fully realized.
Terra Su knew that his next step should be to swiftly enhance his own cultivation level.
However, Terra Su was also aware that defeating Stewart, a level above him, and breaking his longsword was an incredibly shocking feat.
“Little Terra!”
Sophia Xu had been anxiously watching the entire match from the sidelines, terrified that Terra Su would get hurt. Now that the match was finally over, she rushed over in a few quick strides, grabbing Terra Su’s shoulders and meticulously checking him for injuries.
Only after confirming that Terra Su was unharmed did Sophia let out a sigh of relief. She looked up at him with a smile, pride shining in her eyes, “Little Terra, you’ve given your aunt quite the pleasant surprise!”
Although Sophia was a Martial Dao practitioner, she was still a woman at heart. Initially, she hadn’t thought too far ahead for Terra Su; as long as he was safe and sound, it didn’t matter if he was just an ordinary person.
But Terra Su’s stunning performance in the match, defeating both Timothy and Stewart Jiang, forced Sophia to reassess her nephew.
At this moment, Terra Su seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious aura in Sophia’s eyes.
“Terra Su, thank you!” Emma Jiang followed behind Sophia, whispering softly. Her voice was faint, but Terra Su heard her clearly.
Terra Su smiled lightly, his gaze shifting to Otto Jiang not far away, “About the bet we made earlier, can we settle it now?”
Otto Jiang’s face was a sight to behold, an entertaining mix of green and blue, his eyes dark and stormy as he said in a deep voice, “Good, lad, very good!”
Otto never would have predicted, even given a hundred chances, that his son Stewart, whom he took such pride in, would be defeated by a youngster at the eighth layer of the Inducing Qi Realm!
Terra Su, however, was unfazed by Otto’s murderous glare, calmly stating, “I trust that the head of the Jiang Family wouldn’t go back on his word, especially over a small bet.”
A small bet?
It was a full thousand Minor Origin Elixirs!
Otto forcibly suppressed the urge to curse, his heart bleeding, but still commanded his servant in a deep voice, “Give it to him!”
“What?” Robert Jiang was taken aback, quickly interjecting, “Big brother, how can you really give it to them?”
That was a full thousand Minor Origin Elixirs, equivalent to two years’ worth of allocations for both the first and third branches!
Handing over such a large sum to the second branch would severely weaken the first and third branches!
“Shut your mouth!” Otto’s face darkened, “Just give it to them, and don’t delay the important matters ahead!”
Hearing this, Robert reluctantly closed his mouth.
It seemed that the “important matters” Otto mentioned were of great significance to both of them.
From a distance, Terra Su heard their conversation clearly, yet his expression remained indifferent, without a ripple.
Soon, Otto’s servant returned with a report, “Master, the storeroom doesn’t have enough Minor Origin Elixirs to make a thousand.”
Otto looked at Terra Su, “You heard it. It’s difficult to gather a thousand Minor Origin Elixirs immediately. It will take some time.”
“Three days!” Terra Su declared.
Otto gritted his teeth, but to avoid delaying the important matters, he conceded, “Three days it is.”
At Terra Su’s insistence, Otto wrote a promissory note on the spot, stating that the first and third branches would gather a thousand Minor Origin Elixirs within three days and deliver them to the second branch.
With the note in hand, there was no fear of Otto and Robert reneging on their debt.
It must be said, Otto’s composure was deep. Moments ago, his face was ashen, his heart in agony, but now he had quickly regained his usual expression, as if the loss of a thousand Minor Origin Elixirs didn’t concern him at all.
Even Terra Su had to admire such restraint.
In contrast, Robert’s composure was clearly lacking. The frustration and discomfort from losing a thousand Minor Origin Elixirs were plainly written all over his face.
Terra Su had to admit, seeing Robert’s expression, which was akin to someone who had swallowed a fly and was constipated, was quite satisfying.
However, thinking about the “important matters” Otto and Robert were about to discuss, Terra Su had some guesses.
In his past life, this matter didn’t come up so soon; it happened after the clan meeting and some time had passed.
It seemed that in this life, some things had changed, perhaps related to his own rebirth.
Maybe in the future, more events would change.
Otto cleared his throat, his demeanor returning to its previous calm, “Next, the second matter of today’s clan meeting!”
With that, Otto paused briefly, casting a glance at Sophia, his eyes carrying an imperceptible chill.
Sophia’s heart skipped a beat, a bad premonition suddenly flooding her mind.
She couldn’t explain why she felt this way. Could the second matter Otto was about to discuss be related to her?
“Second sister-in-law, Emma is fifteen this year, a grown girl,” Otto began, seemingly striking up casual conversation with Sophia.
Yet, this casual remark set off alarm bells in Sophia’s head, and she looked up at Otto in disbelief.
Otto chuckled, as if the conflict between them had never happened, speaking warmly, “Emma has reached the age for engagement. A few days ago, the third brother and I arranged a marriage for her. We thought we’d take the opportunity of this clan meeting to inform you.”
“Engaged? An engagement for Emma?”
Sophia was shocked, blurting out, “Who is the other party?”
Robert, unable to contain his excitement, quickly interjected, “The other party is Wang Sheng from the Wang Family! They will come to present the engagement gifts in three days!”
As the words left his mouth…
Crack!
The crisp sound of shattering porcelain suddenly rang out.
It was Emma Jiang, in utter shock, dropping her teacup to the floor where it smashed to pieces!
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