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Alkaid nodded slightly.

"Grandmaster?"

Standing to the side, Su Chiming blinked in shock.

At this moment, he too realized something from the brief exchange and change between the two men.

They had sparred.

And the outcome of the spar...

Leng Jun had lost.

The martial master at the peak, even capable of attempting the Seventh Level Grandmaster certification, Leng Jun, had been defeated by Alkaid during the engagement.

With Leng Jun's understanding of the Martial Path, the one who could defeat him in an engagement...

"Grandmaster!?"

Su Chiming suddenly stood up.

He looked at Alkaid incredulously, "Impossible, I have your detailed profile, and although you've been practicing martial arts, it has only been a little over a year... Even if you began training in secret as soon as you were physically mature, you are only nineteen now... Nineteen years old... Grandmaster!?"

"The world is vast, with powerful beings emerging constantly. Tian Nan is but one province of Dayu, which itself is only a corner of Zhongzhou. Not to mention that above Zhongzhou, there are the two great stellar overlords, Snow Dragon and Red Star. My achievement as a Grandmaster at nineteen is not necessarily so unbelievable," Alkaid said.

His tone was calm without a hint of arrogance.

Su Chiming's gaze suddenly shifted to Leng Jun, filled with shock and inquiry.

And Leng Jun reflected on the process of their sparring...

That kind of power was definitely the kind that reverberates through one's core, reaching deep into the body's Inner Strength.

Looking at Alkaid again...

No flushed face, no panting breath.

It didn't seem like he had used any terrifying secret technique either.

At that moment, he nodded solemnly, "Grandmaster!"

"Grandmaster!"

Su Chiming muttered these two words.

Then he added, "The Grandmaster of our Su Family!"

What's more, he realized something else, looking at Su Alkaid with a somewhat fervent gaze, "A nineteen-year-old Grandmaster!"

"It seems my identity has now been confirmed."

Alkaid maintained his composure, "So, shall we discuss collaboration?"

"Collaboration?"

This notion brought Su Chiming, ablaze with fervent thoughts and somewhat agitated at the prospect of the Su Family becoming one of the Noble Families, back to a sobering calm.

Collaboration, indeed.

Su Alkaid was indeed a member of the Su Family.

He carried the blood of the Su Family in his veins.

But his relation to the Su Family...

Could hardly be described as intimate.

In fact, he, the Family Head of the Su Family, had never even seen Su Alkaid in person in nineteen years.

Prior to this, their relationship was as good as completely estranged.

In such a case...

Did Su Alkaid's becoming a Grandmaster really matter much to the Su Family?

For the first time, Su Chiming somewhat resented his aimless son.

No matter how idle and wasteful you are, how can you completely neglect your own son?

Checking in on him from time to time, bringing him gifts during holidays, and bridging the gap in their father-son relationship would have prevented this moment, where Alkaid's return felt as if he were coming back to a stranger's home.

However, he quickly suppressed this thought.

Regardless, Su Alkaid was their member of the Su Family.

The bond of kinship made it possible for them to become natural allies and friends.

This was why Alkaid had chosen to collaborate with the Su Family first.

Next, all the Su Family needed to do was to show enough sincerity, to genuinely influence him and increase his sense of belonging to the Su Family...

With the astonishing potential he had shown by becoming a Grandmaster at nineteen, he might have the prospect of becoming a Martial Saint!

If he really could achieve the status of Martial Saint...

The Su Family would surely ascend to the ranks of the Noble Families!

"Very well, very well, very well!"

Upon this realization, Su Chiming uttered three 'very well's in succession.

"What sort of collaboration do you have in mind?" he said before quickly correcting himself, "We are family, why be so formal? So long as you are not leading the Su Family down a path of rebellion, the entire Su Family will be yours in the future. Why even talk about collaboration?"

Leng Jun listened from the side, feeling no sense of Repulsion.

A nineteen-year-old Grandmaster.

As a Martial Artist, he understood the significance of this status better than most.

If Alkaid didn't break free from the constraints of a Grandmaster and step into a realm beyond humans, then so be it. But if he could advance further on the path of a Grandmaster...

He himself would be a Noble Family.

One man capable of overshadowing the entire Su Family.

In this case, it was most reasonable for the old Family Head to decisively place his bets on him. Why not?

It was perfectly logical.

"We must separate matters," Alkaid spoke, "I am discussing a collaboration with the Su Family as a Grandmaster, not as a member of the Su Family."

"It's all the same," Su Chiming responded with a smile, approaching Alkaid, "Come, sit down. Make yourself at home, there's no need for courtesy or formalities."

But...

Alkaid did not move.

Instead, he looked calmly at Su Chiming, "I haven't set foot in the Su Family for over a decade, and now, I've suddenly come. Does the Family Head know the reason why?"

Su Chiming listened and quickly began to ponder.

The reason?

He became a Grandmaster, and thus gained confidence?

He received support from the Zhang Family?

He joined some powerful organization?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind one by one.

But they were quickly denied by him.

If he had joined a powerful organization, or received support from the Zhang Family, then he wouldn't have come to the Bu Zhou Group alone today.

If it wasn't external factors, then it must be internal ones...

Is Su Huaifeng about to die?

Or perhaps...

"Su Xiangyang?"

Leng Jun suddenly spoke, "You came because of Su Xiangyang?"

With this reminder, Su Chiming, who already had some ideas, instantly realized this point.

Su Xiangyang.

If he remembered correctly, not long ago, Su Xiangyang had hired a group of people to kill Alkaid, but that group disappeared without a trace.

The outside world thought it was the Su Family taking action, but he, as the Family Head of the Su Family, knew that these people's disappearance had nothing to do with them.

Considering Alkaid's display of Grandmaster strength at this moment...

Their fate was already clear.

The purpose of Alkaid's visit here...

"You have objections to the Family Law Hall's handling of matters?"

Su Chiming said.

"What do you think?"

Alkaid retorted.

Su Chiming took a deep breath.

His mind associated Su Xiangyang's actions with the passive situation brought to the Bu Zhou Group, coupled with the significance of a nineteen-year-old Grandmaster...

In just a moment, he had already made a decision.

"I understand,"

Su Chiming said gravely, "His actions have indeed crossed the line. I understand why you are angry. This matter, I leave to you to personally handle. Whatever the outcome, I will not interfere."

Clearly, the meaning of these words was that Su Xiangyang's fate was at his mercy.

"Oh."

Alkaid was somewhat surprised.

This old Mr. Su indeed had a remarkable decisiveness.

Decisive when he must be.

But in a moment, he also understood.

If not for such decisiveness, resolve, even—ruthlessness, the Su Family wouldn't have flourished under his rule, growing from a small family at the end of the chaotic era to a prominent one in Tian Nan Province.

"Although whatever you intend to do to him, it's deserved, but..."

Su Chiming carefully advised, "Regardless, he is ultimately your brother... I just hope that when you make your decision, consider it carefully so you don't feel regret someday in the future."

"You worry too much,"

Alkaid said, "I won't do anything to him. 'The killer must be killed.' The law will judge his actions."

The law?

Su Chiming looked somewhat perplexed.

But soon he understood Alkaid's meaning...

If the Su Family didn't intervene, according to the law, Su Xiangyang would hardly escape death.

Even if the Su Family was willing to abandon Su Xiangyang, opt for justice over family loyalty, it could also create a positive image for the Bu Zhou Group.

Right away, he nodded, "I understand."

"Then, let's talk about cooperation,"

Alkaid said, pausing slightly, "To be precise, it's a transaction, a business transaction."

The word 'transaction' made Su Chiming feel somewhat bitter inside.

But he understood, his relationship with Su Alkaid had always been too estranged, and things had to be dealt with one by one.

Therefore, as he gestured for Alkaid to sit, he inquired, "What sort of cooperation do you have in mind?"

"The Su Family invests resources and money to strongly support my breakthrough to Martial Saint, and after achieving Martial Saint, I will protect the safety of the Su Family,"

Alkaid said.

"No problem,"

Su Chiming agreed without hesitation, "Even if you didn't mention it, we would have done our utmost to help you advance further in your practice of the Martial Path."

After speaking, he looked at Alkaid, "You also don't need to feel pressured. This is the support I, as the Family Head of the Su Family, am willing to give to you, a junior of the Su Family. Even if in the future... I'm just speculating... even if you don't become a Martial Saint, the Su Family won't expect anything in return for our extensive investments in you."

Alkaid glanced at Su Chiming.

Regardless of his intentions for saying these words, after laying them out, they did somewhat satisfy him.

"Good,"

Alkaid nodded, "Then, without affecting the operations of the Su Family and the Bu Zhou Group, how much can you put into the first installment of the investment?"

"Is it urgent?"

Su Chiming asked, "If it's urgent, I can transfer six hundred million in cash to you immediately! If it's not urgent, give me three months, and in three months' time, the total value of the assets under your name will be no less than five billion!"

"Will six hundred million not cause any impact?"

"A little, but the impact is negligible."

Su Chiming said, "Of course, if it's three hundred million, then there's no impact at all."

"Then let's start with three hundred million."

"Alright, give me an account number, and the three hundred million will be in your account within twenty-four hours,"

Su Chiming said decisively.

Alkaid nodded his head.

He stood up and extended his hand, "Pleasure doing business with you."