"That's right. Now, I'm nothing but a thorn in the side of Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang. If I'm not mistaken, the people they sent are already on their way," Terra Su said, a cold smile curling his lips.
Whoosh!
Sophia Xu immediately stood up, her face full of anger. "I will never let you leave the Jiang Family!"
Terra Su, however, just smiled nonchalantly. "It's alright. Even if I'm not here, as long as you master the 'Withering and Flourishing Fist' I taught you, crushing Liz Jiang will be a piece of cake."
Sophia Xu slowly turned around and said, "Little Terra, I'm not asking you to stay in the Jiang Family to help us."
"It's because we're family. No matter what happens, we'll always be together. I will never let them drive you away!" Sophia Xu turned back, her voice resolute.
"We are family!"
Terra Su savored these words, his eyes involuntarily becoming a bit moist.
How many years had it been since he last tasted this kind of familial affection?
Even in his past life, when he became the Alchemy Emperor, basking in endless glory, his family had long since left him. As the Alchemy Emperor, he couldn't attain the simple happiness of an ordinary person.
Now, having a second chance at life, Terra Su silently vowed to protect these family members.
At that moment—
Bang!
A group of fierce-looking men burst through the door, instantly shattering the peace of the small courtyard.
Sophia Xu immediately stood up, facing the group coldly. "Are you tired of living? How dare you barge into my courtyard?"
"Second Lady, apologies," said one of Otto Jiang's trusted men, leaning lazily against the courtyard gate with a sinister smile. "We've come to ask the young master to leave the Jiang Family!"
Seeing this, Terra Su's lips curled into a mocking smile. He said nothing, just leaned against the courtyard wall, casually playing with a stone in his hand.
"Mark Jiang!" Sophia Xu said coldly, "Who gave you the guts to ask Young Master Terra to leave the Jiang Family?"
Mark Jiang shrugged. "Naturally, it was the First Master who instructed me. Everyone, move in and take the young master's belongings out!"
With Mark Jiang's command, the group of fierce-looking thugs surged forward, heading towards Terra Su's room.
"Hold it!"
Sophia Xu's figure flickered, blocking the door to Terra Su's room. "Let's see who dares to come in!"
The thugs were intimidated by the Condensing Origin Realm aura emanating from her and didn't dare to advance.
Mark Jiang walked forward slowly. "Second Lady, this is the First Master's order. No matter how strong you are, you can't fight against him. Why don't you step aside?"
As he spoke, Mark Jiang's body shook, releasing an aura not much weaker than Sophia Xu's, confronting her head-on.
Sophia Xu said coldly, "Since Otto Jiang sent you, I want to know the reason."
With a surge of her aura, she continued, "As the Second Lady of the Jiang Family, don't I have the right to shelter my family?"
"Of course, the Second Lady has the right to shelter her family, but not him!" Mark Jiang sneered. "Your nephew is no ordinary person. He disrespected the Old Lady, causing her to lose face and almost have a heart attack. Yet he acted as if nothing happened and even added insult to injury!"
"The First Master said that the Jiang Family can't afford to keep such a White-Eyed Wolf. It's best if Young Master Terra finds somewhere else to stay!"
With a wave of his hand, Mark Jiang ordered the thugs to rush into Terra Su's room.
Terra Su's eyes flashed coldly. "I've given you a chance, but since you don't appreciate it, don't blame me for being ruthless."
As he finished speaking, the stone in Terra Su's hand shot out like an arrow, instantly piercing through one of the thugs' heads, blood splattering and brains flying!
The other thugs were stunned, not expecting Terra Su to kill so decisively.
Taking advantage of their brief shock, Terra Su moved like an arrow, landing in the middle of the thugs. With a powerful punch to the left and right, he struck two thugs in the chest, causing their chests to explode and killing them instantly.
Then, Terra Su grabbed a long knife from one of the thugs' waists and slashed horizontally at the remaining thugs.
The gleaming blade traced a semicircular arc in the air, slicing the five remaining thugs in half.
In less than two breaths, the courtyard was filled with corpses.
Mark Jiang's eyes widened in disbelief. He never imagined that Terra Su would dare to kill openly in the Jiang Family!
"Terra Su, how dare you!" Mark Jiang roared in anger. "Killing in the Jiang Family, do you even know your own strength?" Mark Jiang moved to attack, but Sophia Xu said coldly, "Mark Jiang, are you rebelling?"
Mark Jiang hesitated, ultimately intimidated by Sophia Xu's strength and status, and didn't dare to act. He said viciously, "Since you dared to kill in the Jiang Family, don't think the Jiang Family will tolerate you! Terra Su, this is your final warning: leave the Jiang Family immediately!"
"What if I refuse to let him go?" Sophia Xu asked coldly.
"Men!"
Mark Jiang shouted, and a large group of armed guards flooded in, surrounding the small courtyard tightly.
Mark Jiang took the lead, sneering. "Second Lady, apologies, but today, this matter is not up to you!"
"Get him out!"
With his command, the armed guards moved towards Terra Su, aiming their long spears at his neck, ready to forcefully drag him out.
"Stop!"
Sophia Xu's voice was cold and commanding. "If Terra Su leaves the Jiang Family today, then Emma and I will leave with him."
"Auntie!"
Terra Su frowned. He didn't care much about staying in the Jiang Family, but he didn't expect his aunt to go this far for him.
Although his aunt's surname was Xu, she had been married into the Jiang Family for many years, and the Jiang Family had long been like her own home. She also had shared memories with Robert Jiang. Although Sophia Xu didn't say it, Terra Su knew she had feelings for every part of the Jiang Family.
Not to mention Emma Jiang, who was a blood relative of the Jiang Family. Despite the strained relations between the first and second branches, this was where her ancestors had lived for generations. How could she truly bear to leave the Jiang Family?
But now, his aunt was willing to leave the Jiang Family for him.
Terra Su felt a warmth in his heart, recalling Sophia Xu's earlier words: "We are family."
Perhaps, this was the feeling of family, something he hadn't experienced in hundreds of years.
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