“That place is a cave twenty li northwest of Clear River City…”
Terra Su indeed provided a location and even thoughtfully drew a map, fearing Otto Jiang and the others might not find it.
“However, I visited that cave a year ago. It seems to have collapsed now. The Patriarch’s Seal is hidden in the deepest part of the cave, so you might need to dig for some time to retrieve it,” Terra Su added.
Otto Jiang took the map and said in a deep voice, “Wait here for a moment. I’ll send someone to check it out.”
Terra Su smiled faintly. As expected, Otto Jiang was a sly old fox who wouldn’t easily believe him and would definitely send someone to verify the cave’s existence.
An hour later.
Otto Jiang’s subordinate rushed back to the hall and reported, “Master, there is indeed a cave there, but it has collapsed. The entrance is blocked by huge rocks. It will take at least three months to dig out whatever is inside.”
Otto Jiang took a deep breath and asked Terra Su, “Are you sure the Patriarch’s Seal is really in that cave?”
Terra Su replied calmly, “I can even draw the exact appearance of the Patriarch’s Seal. How could it be fake?”
Otto Jiang’s last bit of doubt vanished. He nodded and said, “Alright, three days from now, when the Wang Family comes to propose, I will personally tell them that the marriage is off!”
“Master Jiang, you’re a wise man. Doing business with you is a pleasure!” Terra Su said with a faint smile.
“Just hope you’re not deceiving me, or you’ll die a horrible death!” Otto Jiang turned and left with Robert Jiang.
In the discussion hall, only Terra Su and Sophia Xu were left.
Phew—
Sophia Xu collapsed into a chair, feeling her back drenched in sweat.
When Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang mentioned marrying Emma Jiang to Wang Sheng, Sophia Xu felt like the sky was falling.
She never expected that in such a situation, Terra Su could turn the tide with his eloquence and force Otto Jiang to cancel the arranged marriage!
Unable to resist, she looked at Terra Su’s calm figure and asked, “Little Terra, is what you said true? Is the Patriarch’s Seal really in that cave?”
“Of course, I lied to them,” Terra Su replied with a smile.
“Lied… lied to them?” Sophia Xu was stunned. She had thought Terra Su was so confident that it must be true.
In the end, she underestimated Terra Su’s ability to lie without batting an eye, even fooling Otto Jiang.
Terra Su smiled without saying anything. How could he let Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang actually get the Patriarch’s Seal?
The collapsed cave did exist, but the Patriarch’s Seal was not inside.
He had simply calculated Otto Jiang’s desire for the Patriarch’s Seal, knowing that as long as there was news of it, Otto Jiang would stop at nothing, even risking offending the Wang Family by breaking the engagement.
However, Terra Su had indeed seen the Jiang Family’s Patriarch’s Seal, but in his previous life. That’s why he knew what it looked like.
“If Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang find out you lied and the Patriarch’s Seal isn’t in that cave, they won’t let you go,” Sophia Xu said worriedly.
“Don’t worry, Auntie,” Terra Su said. “It will take them more than a day or two to dig through that cave.”
“But they will find out eventually!” Sophia Xu insisted.
Terra Su smiled slightly. Yes, today he had used a rather risky method to prevent Emma Jiang from marrying that sadist.
When Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang discovered the truth, they would definitely come after him.
But that would be months later!
Who could guarantee what level of power Terra Su would have reached by then?
“Strength is ultimately the most important!” Terra Su murmured softly. If he had enough strength today, he wouldn’t have needed to use such a method to stall Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang.
Now, the most important thing before him was to improve his strength!
By the time Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang discovered the truth, as long as he had enough strength, he wouldn’t fear them!
“Auntie, I will definitely protect you all,” Terra Su said firmly.
…
Three days later.
The Jiang Family was calm and peaceful. It was said that Otto Jiang had personally gone to the Wang Family before they came to propose and annulled the engagement.
Terra Su sat in his room, listening to the servants outside the window discussing the matter. He heard that the Wang Family’s patriarch was furious but had no choice but to expel Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang from the Wang Family and announced the cancellation of all business cooperation with the Jiang Family.
Terra Su smiled faintly. Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang had originally planned to use this marriage to ally with the Wang Family, but the result was that their relationship with the Wang Family had plummeted to freezing point. This was something Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang hadn’t anticipated.
However, since they were so eager for the position of Patriarch, how could they not pay a price?
It was said that Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang had impatiently sent a team of guards to dig out the cave after the clan meeting. It wouldn’t take more than a few months to dig through it, right?
Knock, knock!
There was a knock on the door, and Terra Su casually said, “Come in.”
When Emma Jiang pushed the door open, she saw Terra Su standing calmly by the window in a green robe.
Sunlight streamed in through the window, casting a glow on Terra Su, making his figure appear tall and straight, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a handsome face, exuding a unique youthful vigor.
For some reason, Emma Jiang’s heart skipped a beat. She couldn’t explain it, but ever since that clan meeting, her feelings towards Terra Su had changed.
She used to have a deep prejudice against Terra Su, thinking he was weak and unworthy of being her cousin.
But now, she realized that this Terra Su was different from the one she remembered.
“Thank you.”
After a long silence, Emma Jiang spoke.
“Didn’t you already thank me once?” Terra Su said nonchalantly, not even turning to look at her.
Emma Jiang was taken aback, then realized Terra Su was referring to the day of the clan meeting when she thanked him after his duel with Stewart Jiang.
“Last time was for the duel. This time is for the engagement,” Emma Jiang said awkwardly. She was still not used to getting along with Terra Su like this.
However, despite the awkwardness, her gratitude towards Terra Su was genuine. After all, Terra Su had helped her and her mother twice in one day.
“How did you suddenly become so powerful? It’s almost like you’re a different person,” Emma Jiang said after a moment of silence.
Terra Su smiled faintly, “What do you think I should be like?”
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