Unrestricted Dao Lord

"Second Brother... you’re finally back..."

"Yes, Big Brother, I’m back."

Seeing Zhang Su arrive, Su Mulan’s anger burned even hotter. She shrieked, "Su Zhenzhen, didn’t you just say that an outsider like me has no right to interfere in the Su Family’s affairs?"

"Then what does that make him?"

"Zhang Su, a good-for-nothing who bought his status as a Guiyuan Sect Outer Disciple, who only knows how to freeload off my Su Family! Now he dares to brazenly step into the discussion hall. Isn’t he an outsider?"

Su Zhenzhen’s expression changed.

She knew the place Zhang Su held in her husband’s heart.

How could she tolerate Su Mulan’s accusations?

SLAP.

Su Zhenzhen slapped Su Mulan across the face.

Su Mulan was stunned.

She trembled with rage. "Su Zhenzhen, you hit me? For the worthless brother of that live-in son-in-law?"

"You’re exactly who I meant to hit! This is Second Brother’s first time visiting my Su Family, which makes him our honored guest. Is this how the Su Family taught you to treat guests?"

"You..."

Su Mulan’s eyes turned red.

She stared daggers at Su Zhenzhen.

But Su Zhenzhen wasn’t one to indulge Su Mulan.

She had been the cherished pearl of the Su Family’s First Branch since she was a child, doted on by all. Handling Su Mulan was no challenge for her.

"Second Brother, please don’t take offense..."

Su Zhenzhen turned around, a warm smile on her face.

SHING.

But in the next moment, the crisp sound of a sword being drawn reached everyone’s ears.

Zhang Su, without any warning, had drawn his sword in an instant.

"Second Miss, be careful..."

There were guards in the discussion hall.

The expression of one of the guards from the Third Branch changed instantly.

His reaction was already very fast.

But he was still a step too slow.

The sharp edge of the sword instantly streaked across Su Mulan’s forehead.

Su Mulan could even feel the ice-cold touch of the blade.

SNIP.

A soft sound.

A lock of hair, sliced off by the longsword, fluttered to the ground.

CLICK.

Zhang Su sheathed his sword.

A dead silence fell over the entire discussion hall.

Who would have thought that someone would actually dare to draw a sword in the Su Family’s discussion hall?

"You..."

Su Mulan was trembling all over.

She looked at Zhang Su, her eyes filled with terror.

Just a moment ago, she had genuinely felt the presence of death.

That one strike made her understand that the Zhang Su before her truly dared to kill her!

Zhang Su’s expression was calm as he said coolly, "At the city gate, your carriage charged recklessly, with no regard for my presence. That was the first insult."

"At the Su Family gate, you spoke insolently. That was the second."

"Just now, in this hall, you insulted me a third time."

"Three strikes is the limit. Consider this a lesson. If there is a next time, my sword will draw blood!"

Zhang Su’s words shocked many people.

However, what was even more shocking was the sword strike from just now.

As the saying goes: laymen watch the show, but experts see the skill.

There were many Su Family guards in the discussion hall.

They appeared to be resting with their eyes closed or just standing to the side.

But in reality, they were extremely vigilant.

The moment Zhang Su drew his sword, they had already sensed it.

But no one had been able to stop him.

It wasn’t that they didn’t try to stop him, but that they *couldn’t*.

It was too fast.

So fast that if even they had faced that strike, their chances of survival would have been slim.

A few of the guards exchanged glances, their expressions extremely tense.

They immediately shielded their respective young misses and young masters behind them, their gazes fixed tightly on Zhang Su, terrified that he would strike again.

As for his big brother, Zhang Chen, he had been scared out of his wits.

But when he saw that Zhang Su had only cut a lock of Su Mulan’s hair, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he also keenly sensed that the "Second Brother" before him seemed different now.

A year ago, his second brother had a huge argument with him and unilaterally declared that they were cutting ties.

But a year later, his second brother returned from the Guiyuan Sect already possessing the air of a Major Sect Disciple.

Su Zhenzhen was also a little surprised. ’To think this "Second Brother," who seems as gentle as jade, is actually so fierce? He struck without a word, and not even the Su Family guards could stop him in time. That’s extraordinary.’

She knew very well that Zhang Su had relied on the Su Family’s connections, using silver to "buy" a spot as a Guiyuan Sect Outer Disciple.

’I thought he was just coasting by in the Guiyuan Sect’s Outer Sect, but it looks like he actually learned a thing or two.’

"Alright, the Zhenyuan Escort Agency should be back by tomorrow. We’ll discuss everything then."

Su Zhenzhen also knew that nothing more could be settled today.

"Husband, Second Brother, let’s go back for now."

Zhang Chen nodded.

He said with a smile, "Second Brother, it seems you’ve improved a lot this past year. Come, let’s go back and have a good chat."

A genuine smile appeared on Zhang Chen’s face.

The people from the First Branch quickly left, clearing out completely.

Inside the discussion hall, only the people from the Third Branch remained.

Su Mulan’s face was still a little pale.

Even now, her heart had not yet calmed down.

Su Qianhe immediately berated him. "Uncle Qiao, what kind of guard are you? Aren’t you the famous ’Iron Pen Judge’ of the Jianghu? How could you not even stop an Ordinary Disciple of the Guiyuan Sect from drawing his sword?"

"Uncle Qiao" was the guard who had been standing behind Su Qianhe just now, the one who had tried to stop Zhang Su from drawing his sword.

His real name was Fang Qiao, and he was also renowned in the Jianghu.

Hearing Su Qianhe’s rebuke, Fang Qiao let out a long sigh and said, "Young Master, you may not be aware, but when Zhang Su drew his sword just now, I was actually prepared to block him. But... I couldn’t."

"This Zhang Su... although he’s a Guiyuan Sect Outer Disciple, I can guarantee you, he is definitely no Ordinary Disciple. He’s likely one of the best among the Outer Disciples."

"He might even be on par with the Ten Great Outer Disciples! If you don’t believe me, Young Master, you can ask any of the guards here: facing that strike from Zhang Su just now, who among them could have stopped it?"

Su Qianhe frowned, his suspicious gaze sweeping over every guard in the discussion hall.

But wherever his gaze landed, the guards lowered their heads.

Evidently, none of them were confident they could have stopped Zhang Su’s earlier strike.

’I’ve heard of this Zhang Su before. He had a huge falling out with Zhang Chen, and Zhang Chen had to use silver to buy him a spot in the Guiyuan Sect.’

’Could it be that he actually accomplished something in the Guiyuan Sect?’

Su Qianhe found it somewhat incredible.

’The Zhang Family has fallen so far that one of them had to marry into the Su Family. So how is it that each one is stronger than the last? Never mind Zhang Chen. At first, everyone thought he was just a cowardly live-in son-in-law. But after marrying into the Su Family, Zhang Chen ended up taking charge of the family business. In just one year, he had managed the Su Family’s business with perfect order, proving more capable than anyone else in the family. And now here’s Zhang Chen’s brother. He even needed money to buy his way into the Guiyuan Sect. And now it seems he’s actually become successful in his Martial Arts training? Are the men of the Zhang Family all this unnervingly capable?’

But Su Mulan gritted her teeth and said hatefully, "Zhang Su has only been training in Martial Arts for a year, and he was already overage when he joined the Guiyuan Sect. How strong could he possibly be?"

"He dared to draw his sword on me today. Tomorrow, I’ll bring Brother Cheng over and show everyone in the Su Family, high and low, what a real genius looks like!"

After Su Mulan finished speaking, no one in the discussion hall responded.

Jiang Cheng?

He was indeed a genius, a genius famous throughout Qingquan Prefecture.

He also came from a Martial Arts Family.

He lacked for nothing in terms of family background, resources, or Cultivation Techniques.

"Mulan, you’re not yet married to Jiang Cheng. Bringing someone from the Jiang Family into the Su Family so rashly... I’m afraid the First Branch will have something to say about it..."

Su Qianhe said, choosing his words carefully.

"Criticism? I can’t be bothered with that right now! That Zhang Su and the entire First Branch have bullied me like this, and I can’t even go complain to Brother Cheng?"

"Besides, if the Zhenyuan Escort Agency has lost the goods tomorrow, we still need to challenge the First Branch. Zhang Su has some skill—even Uncle Qiao seems to be no match for him. If we don’t have someone who can put him in his place, how are we supposed to confront the First Branch?"

Su Mulan’s words made Su Qianhe fall into deep thought.

Although her words were mixed with her own personal feelings, the sudden appearance of Zhang Su in the First Branch was indeed a new variable.

Bringing the Jiang Family into the picture ahead of schedule seemed to be imperative now!

"Alright. We’ll go back and report to Father."

And so, Su Qianhe also led his people and quickly left the discussion hall.