Chapter 19 Your Father Is Still Your Father

"Yes, yes!!"

Seeing that the Yu family in Shanghai had rushed to clean up the mess, Yu Conglang, panting heavily, finally calmed down a bit.

"Crack—"

Amidst the previous violent tremors, the tightly closed door to the small treasure vault opened a crack.

Upon seeing this, Yu Jiamo quickly ran to cover it up. He dared not imagine what the consequences would be if his family's treasure trove were exposed under the watchful eyes of so many demons.

We can stall for as long as we can; we can't let the other demons see everything.

Yu Conglang, with his back to that direction, was unaware of what was happening. His expression was sinister as he gritted his teeth and said, "You've all been frightened. My Yu family will definitely find the culprit..."

"A thousand, ten thousand, slices!"

Hua Meng scoffed sarcastically, but before she could reply, the Jin family head, who had been quietly smiling to the side, spoke up: "Oh, we naturally trust Brother Yu to handle things. However..."

"Brother Yu, so many things have gone wrong with this auction..."

"This patriarch is truly worried that there might be a demon plotting against our Liuhua City."

With each word spoken by the Jin family head, Yu Conglang's face darkened further.

"In my opinion, why don't our Jin family and Hua family both send some demons to help Brother Yu investigate, so as to eliminate any potential dangers?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Conglang's face not only darkened layer by layer, but turned completely black, like the bottom of a pot.

"No need!" The three words almost slipped out, but the whispers coming from the demon horde helped the Yu family head regain his composure. He replied with a forced smile, "That's not necessary. The culprit is probably just a petty thief. My Yu family can handle him without much trouble."

"Brother Jin, your son has been away on his training for quite some time now, why hasn't he returned yet?"

"Look, even Nephew Hua is back."

The Jin family head sighed, expressing his regret at not being able to cooperate, and then withdrew. The Hua family head, who had already instructed his subordinates to carry his son, spoke impatiently: "Alright, you can handle your own family matters. I'll take my son back and have him examined by a doctor."

Yu Conglang choked again, not wanting to stop the demon from saving his son in public, so he waved to the merchant's servants to see them out.

These two scoundrels, who were of equal status to him, were either brutes or unscrupulous merchants...

Su Yu watched quietly as the three heads of the top families in Liuhua City engaged in a heated debate. These three were simply taking every opportunity to kick the other two families when they were down...

Now, Hua Meng led the Hua family demons away first, followed by Su Yu. Su Yu also gave Yu Ronglan, who was hiding in the corner, a wink, indicating that he would find him to share the spoils after leaving the Hua residence.

Seeing Rong Lan nod slightly, Su Yu left with peace of mind.

Not long after Hua Jiamo left, the other guests who came to watch the excitement were also quickly asked to leave by the Yu family's guards. After the area was cleared, there was another loud "boom" in the Yu family's warehouse.

The last small bomb that Su Yu planted was attached to the corner behind the door of that small treasure vault.

As if struck by lightning, the head of the Yu family stared in disbelief at the wide-open treasure vault, his body trembling.

With a flick of his sleeve, he shook off the clansmen who rushed up to him shouting "Clan leader, clan leader!" and headed straight for a certain spot in the secret room.

The box! The box!!

Empty! All empty!

Fragments of the Soul Banner...

Thankfully, it's still there.

The head of the Yu family felt slightly relieved as he squeezed the stack of fragments, but his expression immediately froze.

My blood surged, my vision went black, and the taste of rust rose in my throat.

His trusted subordinate, who was following behind him, cautiously called out, "Master."

Yu Conglang's eyes were calm as he forced out a single word through his teeth: "Find!"

On the other side, the head of the Hua family hurriedly took Hua Xian back to his own courtyard and pressed him down onto the bed.

He sent a servant to fetch the physician and dismissed the other demons, but Su Yu was left behind.

The scene was very quiet for a moment.

The head of the Hua family stood at the head of the bed, his hands behind his back, staring intently at his son.

Hua Xian, who had been pretending to be weak and had her eyes closed, was actually darting around frantically, and there seemed to be fine beads of cold sweat on her forehead.

The head of the Hua family gently wiped his son's face with his sleeve and asked with concern, "Son, is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Hua Xian lifted her eyelids slightly and said weakly, "My head... my head hurts..."

He desperately glanced in Su Yu's direction, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes.

Help, Ah Jiu! Ninth Brother! Ninth Brother!

Su Yu sat on a chair to the side, pretending not to see anything.

Well, after all, it was the Hua family head who provided the magic stones and resources.

The speed at which the Hua family head realized that Hua Xian was completely unharmed was just too fast.

Sure enough, your father is still your father, Hua Xian.

Hua Xian stubbornly continued to blink, but then a sturdy shadow completely blocked his view.

Looking up, there was the Hua family head's caring face, but the smile at the corner of his mouth seemed to carry a sinister aura.

"Son, is your eye twitching?"

"Whoa!" Hua Xian shuddered, sat up abruptly, closed his eyes, hugged his father's leg, and wailed, "Dad, I was wrong, I shouldn't have done that, but Dad, you already look fierce, and your smile is really scary!"

Su Yu looked thoughtfully at the lively Hua Xian, and gently tapped her left hand on her leg.

The effects of the medicine lasted for a shorter time than when it was tested in the spirit world. Is this because the demonic energy is more corrosive?

Meanwhile, Hua Xian didn't even glance at his father's increasingly sinister smile, and proceeded to rattle off everything they had discovered about the Yu family's conspiracy.

After Hua Xian finished speaking, he looked at his father expectantly, hoping that the head of the Hua family could teach the Yu family a harsh lesson.

"I understand, I will handle this matter," the head of the Hua family said after frowning and remaining silent for a while.

“However, you acted too rashly today, so you’ll have to work as a kitchen helper for a month,” Hua Meng said sternly to Hua Xian, then turned to Su Yu with a strangely kind expression and said, “Little friend A Jiu, would you be willing to be my supervisor and watch over this kid as he works diligently?”

I understand. I'm grateful for his help to Hua Xian, but I also think he was reckless.

Su Yu got up and accepted the task.

Hua Xian was still wailing, "At least last time I was a chef, what am I supposed to do as a helper? Wash vegetables? Stir the fire?"

"Father, why do you keep sending me to the kitchen?!"

Hua Meng smiled slightly: "I'll do everything except cooking."

"You dare bring up last time? Who told you to blow up the kitchen?"

Before his youngest son could continue wailing, the head of the Hua family straightened up, straightened his sleeves, and prepared to leave, leaving behind only a few words: "I will tell you when I go out that your poison has been cured, and you just need to rest a little longer."

"Get to the kitchen right away tomorrow morning."

"That's right, you're not allowed to use magic. Ah Jiu will be watching you."

The head of the Hua family waved his sleeves and left without a trace, leaving Su Yu and Hua Xian staring at each other in bewilderment.

Su Yu pursed her lips to prevent her mouth from turning any further to the side, coughed lightly, and said, "Then I'll be going now. Twelve is still waiting for me."

Hmm, I feel like I've forgotten something.

It must be an illusion.

In the hidden room of the Yu family study, the head of the Yu family pulled out a hidden drawer from the wall and put the remaining four fragments found in the small treasure vault into the box inside the drawer.

The Yu family's caravan collected seven fragments during their travels, but they were temporarily stored in the treasure vault when a thief took three of them!

The head of the Yu family touched the box, feeling that it was inappropriate to put it anywhere.

[Young man, how's the matter I asked you to handle?]

A hoarse, deep voice suddenly rang in his mind.

The head of the Yu family was startled. Even though he couldn't see the demonic figure, he quickly knelt down on the spot and said without daring to raise his head, "In response to your question, there are a total of six fragments of the Soul Flag here. We have also made progress on the remaining four."

[Yes, as soon as possible.]

After that sentence, there was no further movement.

The head of the Yu family wiped the sweat from his forehead, got up, put the box away, and walked outside.

He was going to urge them on the progress of catching the thief.