Supreme Warrior in the City
Chapter 322 - 321: The Map of the Zhou Family

Chapter 322: Chapter 321: The Map of the Zhou Family

Zhou Bingliang had never heard of Su Yang’s name, but, after all, he was a member of the Ten Great Families and was also aware of the downfall of the Xue Family and the Xie Family.

Now, hearing everyone say that the Xue Family and the Xie Family had collapsed because of Su Yang, his heart skipped a beat, and he wondered just what kind of person he had offended!

He had originally thought that the strongest in Nanluo City was the Hou Family. Since the Hou Family had only recently joined the Ten Great Families, he hadn’t taken them seriously and had dared to act this way on the Hou Family’s territory.

How could he have imagined that the person he truly shouldn’t have provoked was not the Hou Family, but this young man in front of him who looked like a high school student!

Su Yang said coldly, "Zhou Bingliang, I’ll take these Dragon-Phoenix Jade Rings, you give me eighty billion, and this matter will be written off. Do you agree?"

Zhou Bingliang’s face turned beet red, and he said in a low voice, "I... I agree..."

"Very good!" Su Yang nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Ling Zi, "Since Boss Zhou has agreed, go and get the money."

"Okay!" Ling Zi jumped up excitedly and ran over to take all the cash and checks Zhou Bingliang had received that day.

Eighty billion, that was a huge sum of money, probably worth selling the entire Qingyun Clubhouse!

Su Yang smiled and said, "Alright, the matter with the Dragon-Phoenix Jade Rings is settled. Now it’s time to resolve the matter between us two, isn’t it?"

"Ah?" Zhou Bingliang was taken aback, his voice trembling, "We... what matter between us?"

Su Yang said, "Boss Zhou really forgets important things, I bought something worth five million for thirty million, have you forgotten?"

Zhou Bingliang’s complexion immediately turned deathly pale, he thought that after giving the eighty billion, all matters would be settled. But he hadn’t expected that it wasn’t over yet; Su Yang still had another account to settle with him.

Thinking back, when Su Yang had talked to him upstairs earlier, he was actually giving him a way out. If at that time he had been willing to return the money to Su Yang, perhaps Su Yang wouldn’t have pursued the matter.

But, because he had infuriated Su Yang upstairs earlier, he ended up in this predicament. Not to mention the loss of eighty billion, Su Yang was now reckoning with him for a previous account, how could he resolve this!

"This..." Zhou Bingliang’s voice trembled, "This money, I... I’ll return it to you..."

"Boss Zhou, if you had been willing to return it to me upstairs earlier, then none of what followed would have happened," Su Yang said leisurely, "Now you want to return it, isn’t it a bit late? Now, do you think this is still a matter of thirty million?"

"What do you want then..." Zhou Bingliang panicked, "I really have no money left..."

"Don’t worry, I’m a reasonable person in my dealings, I definitely won’t ask for your money again!" Su Yang said with a light smile, "However, that being said, why did Master Hu agree to play out this scene for you?"

"Ah?" Zhou Bingliang was stunned for a moment, looking at Su Yang with surprise, "I... I promised to give him money..."

"Are you sure?" Su Yang smiled faintly, "Boss Zhou, deceiving me can lead to death, you know!"

Zhou Bingliang shivered, hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I... I promised to give him a map..."

"What map!" Su Yang immediately asked.

Master Hu’s techniques, although far inferior to Su Yang’s, qualified him as an expert in the Integration Realm.

Such a person, proud of his status, would not casually strike at common folk, nor would he act for mere money. Therefore, the thing that could attract him had to be extremely precious.

Su Yang had learned some information from Zhou Ruiwen. Zhou Bingliang had made a deal with Master Hu, trading something very important from the Zhou Family. The information in Zhou Ruiwen’s mind indeed showed a map!

Zhou Bingliang glanced at the people around, bowed his head, and remained silent.

"Let’s go, we’ll talk more over there!" Su Yang said with a faint smile, leading Zhou Bingliang to another room.

Once inside, Zhou Bingliang sighed and said in a low voice, "Master Su, I... I will tell you everything, but can you spare my life?"

Su Yang said, "That depends on whether your information is worth sparing your life for!"

Zhou Bingliang said, "What I promised Master Hu is an ancestral map of the Zhou Family, it is said... it is said to be the hidden location of an Immortal Mansion..."

"This map, our Zhou Family ancestor discovered it by chance in an ancient tomb, more than one hundred and thirty years ago. My Zhou Family ancestors started as a tomb-robbing family, and for ten generations, were masters of the trade. That ancient tomb, my Zhou Family ancestor spent seven years surveying; nineteen people entered, and in the end, only one came out alive, and he only brought out that map."

"The ancestor who walked out alive soon went mad. But before he lost his mind, he said some words, instructing us to preserve this map well. He claimed that by following the map, one could find an Immortal Mansion that could bless the entire family."

"Since then, the members of my Zhou Family have preserved this map generation after generation. As for the matter concerning the map, only the successive Family Heads of my Zhou Family have been privy to it. I only overheard these secrets recently, when my father passed away, as he was passing them on to my elder brother."

Su Yang was also astonished, thinking that the origins of this map really were not simple; no wonder that Master Hu was willing to help Zhou Bingliang to such an extent.

"Your status within the Zhou Family is not low, so why would you do such a thing?" Su Yang said coldly. "Even if you manage to swindle over a hundred billion this time, by taking this money, the Zhou Family won’t let you off!"

"Hmph, I’ve done so much for the family over the years, and how has the family treated me!" Zhou Bingliang said angrily. "Just because my mother was a concubine, no matter how much I’ve done for the family or how strong my abilities, I could never become the Family Head. And my elder brother, who only knows how to eat, drink, and be merry, gets to control the entire family. Tell me, is that fair? What’s the point of remaining part of such a family?"

Su Yang made no comment. He stared at Zhou Bingliang for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Your Zhou Family has had the map for such a long time, have you never gone to look for that place on the map?"

"I truly don’t know," Zhou Bingliang said. "As you know, only the Family Head knows about this matter, and nobody else. We don’t even know about the map, so how could we know if the Family Head has gone to search for that place?"

"Is that so?" Su Yang smiled, and then suddenly said, "Zhou Bingliang, you said before, you would tell me everything so I would give you a way to live."

Zhou Bingliang nodded repeatedly, his voice trembling, "Master Su, I... can the things I just told you exchange for my life?"

Su Yang nodded, "What you’ve said is indeed valuable, your life can be spared."

Zhou Bingliang was overjoyed, but Su Yang quickly added, "Unfortunately, you haven’t told me everything."

"What?" Zhou Bingliang’s expression changed, and he said tremblingly, "I... I’ve said everything..."

"Is that so?" Su Yang patted Zhou Bingliang’s shoulder lightly, his voice soft, "People from your Zhou Family have searched for this place, and quite a few have died. Why did you not tell me this?"