Su Yongchun and Su Kaileang were both frowning deeply. It was fortunate that Mr. Bai hadn't come to Ha City, otherwise Lin Mo's statement would definitely have enraged Mr. Bai, and by then even the Su Family wouldn't be able to protect him.
Su Yongchun sighed and said, "Lin Mo, I know you are unwilling to let things go. After all, you were deeply in love with Meng Die, but you must also understand that there are always taller mountains out there. The Bai Family is not something you can afford to provoke. Although you have some connections with Elder Hu, his influence is only within the medical community, which isn't enough to protect you."
"Elder Hu, is he that leading expert in the medical field?" Su Kaileang revealed a look of surprise, then shook his head and said, "No wonder he speaks with such arrogance and ignorance. Even if he has some relationship with Elder Hu, it must be very superficial. How could a leading figure in the medical field have a deep relationship with a young kid?"
"Moreover, even if Elder Hu backs him, do you think the Bai Family would be afraid of Elder Hu?" a woman nearby scoffed.
Everyone coldly watched Lin Mo, and then Su Ze smiled and said, "You all might not know this, but Lin Mo also knows Jiang Yingxue from the Jiang Family. It seems she is Jiang Yingxue's student."
Hearing his words, everyone was stunned for a moment. Jiang Yingxue was previously just a junior from a minor branch of the Jiang Family, with no significant status. However, for some unknown reason, after her trip to Shu Province, she returned favored by the family elders, and there were even inklings of them wanting her to become the Family Head.
The Su Family had naturally received this news, and although curious, they couldn't comprehend the reasons behind it.
Yet, Lin Mo's connection with Jiang Yingxue wasn't enough to contend with the Bai Family. Not to mention that the Bai Family was more powerful than the Jiang Family, which would never stand up for a mere junior.
"Elder Hu? The Jiang Family is your trump card?" Su Yongchun frowned and shook his head solemnly, "All of these combined are still insufficient."
Su Minmin curled her lips and said, "He's just a frog at the bottom of a well, misguidedly thinking the sky is just as small. Believing that knowing Elder Hu and people from the Jiang Family makes him invincible, huh."
"I've always said it, people like him will eventually get a harsh dose of reality, slowly grinding down their edges and bowing down to reality," Su Feiyue sneered, shaking his head as if he had already foreseen Lin Mo's fate.
The entire Su Family looked at him—some pitifully, some mockingly, some with schadenfreude. Various expressions were directed at him, yet Lin Mo's expression remained unchanged, his demeanor light and indifferent.
"What Elder Hu, what Jiang Family, they are not my trump cards. My trump card is myself," Lin Mo said coldly. "I, Lin Mo, am the number one in Shu Province. Do I need to rely on others?"
Everyone heard his words, their mouths slightly agape, displaying looks of astonishment.
This branch of the Su Family, being only an offshoot of the Northeast Su Family, had limited access to information; they were unaware of things such as 'the number one in Shu Province', Mr. Lin.
"Number one in Shu Province? Could this guy truly be a madman?" Su Ze frowned.
Su Minmin snorted coldly and said, "I think he definitely suffers from delusions of grandeur."
These topics were too far removed from the ordinary world; without a certain stature, one might not even qualify to hear such information. It was no wonder that when Lin Mo proclaimed himself the number one in Shu Province, they hadn't heard about it before. How pitiful these people were.
Just then, a servant rushed in and announced, "Sir, Old Master Su has arrived."
At the servant's words, Su Yongchun and Su Kaileang immediately stood up, and even the other Su Family members showed a change in expression, while Su Ze, Su Minmin, and Su Feiyue's faces revealed looks of excitement.
Old Master Su, the helmsman of the Northeast Su Family Sect, had not visited Ha City in recent years.
This visit from Old Master Su was enough to show his importance to the Su Family.
"Could it be that the Old Master knows we are to engage in a marriage alliance with the Bai Family, considering it significant enough to come in person?" Su Kaileang said, his eyes shining.
"We must not delay, hurry and go greet the Old Master," Su Yongchun urged, his face glowing with a flush of color.
In the courtyard outside, an old man wearing a black long gown and holding a cane stood. His hair was silver-white, and he seemed to be in his late seventies or eighties, yet his spirit was excellent. His posture was extremely upright. At first glance, he appeared to be an ordinary old man, but upon closer inspection, one could feel there was something different about him, as enigmatic as the vast ocean.
This elder was indeed the Old Master of the Su Family Main House, named Su Gongyang, an elderly figure who had witnessed Huaxia's history.
Beside him stood a girl in a white coat and short skirt with her black hair flowing, gently supporting the elder. She was Su Xiaoxiao, the beloved granddaughter of Su Gongyang. Following behind was another elder dressed in a long robe with black centipede buttons, exuding the demeanor of a reclusive expert.
"Old Master, why have you come?" Su Yongchun hurried forward with the crowd, respectfully greeting him.
The faces of the Su Family members flushed with excitement. Their branch had always held a low position within the family; the only reason for the Old Master's personal visit could be his knowledge of their impending marriage alliance with the Bai Family.
Thinking this, everyone felt more confident that Xia Mengdie's marriage to the young master of the Bai Family would elevate their branch's status within the Su Family Main House.
Yet Su Xiaoxiao glanced not once at these people. Her eyes darting around, she suddenly noticed a young man standing indifferently behind the crowd. Her eyes widened in surprise and she exclaimed, "It's actually him."
Su Gongyang nodded but did not concern himself with the people bowing down before him. Instead, he walked straight ahead, the crowd parting to make way for him. Seeing Old Master Su approaching Lin Mo, they all looked puzzled.
"Lin Mo, this is the Old Master; you'd better show some respect," Su Ze said cautiously and humbly from the side in a low voice.
Lin Mo seemed as though he hadn't heard him at all, continuing to stand proudly, holding Xia Mengdie's hand.
"So you are Lin Mo, Xia Mengdie's boyfriend?" Su Xiaoxiao walked in, slightly surprised.
Lin Mo's horrific scene of fighting the Godslayer Temple and Soul Extinguishing Killers at the old mansion of the Beiyang Warlords the day before was still vivid in her mind. At the time, she had felt his name was familiar, but couldn't recall who he was until last night, when she finally remembered that Lin Mo was the husband of an outsider related to the Su Family branch. She had also heard of this man.
That evening, Su Xiaoxiao had phoned home and spoken to the old master, who then took a flight to Ha City that night.
"Lin Mo, won't you quickly pay your respects to Tai Mengdie?" Su Yongchun, seeing Lin Mo remain indifferent, said urgently.
Su Gongyang frowned slightly but looked towards Lin Mo, greeting him with a bow and a cordial smile, "Mr. Lin."
At his words, a hush fell over the entire scene.