Supreme Warrior in the City
Chapter 59: The Day of the Longevity Banquet

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: The Day of the Longevity Banquet

At 6:30 in the evening, a black sedan entered Nanluo City.

There were three people in the car, one of whom was Hou Xiaozhi.

This second son of the Hou Family, who had been expelled from Nanluo City, dared to return?

Sitting beside Hou Xiaozhi was a man in his twenties, who, even sitting next to Hou Xiaozhi, wore a face full of arrogance. The young man’s name was Li Chengze, and he called Hou Xiaozhi’s wife "auntie."

Li Chengze said coldly, "Uncle, no offense, but what’s Hou Shilin compared to you? What gives him the right to take over the businesses you’ve run for over twenty years! Are you really content to hand them over to such a junior?"

Hou Xiaozhi’s face was filled with resignation as he murmured, "What can I do? Hou Shilin has Master Su backing him up. Old Master Hou was saved by him, and Hou Shilin has the upper hand now!"

Li Chengze sneered, "Humph, what crap about Master Su. I’ve never heard of this person before."

Hou Xiaozhi quickly said, "But he is a real master, even the Master Fang from Kun City knelt on the ground and begged him for mercy. We can’t afford to provoke such a person!"

"That Master Fang from Kun City is also a fraudster!" Li Chengze said, "Haven’t you heard? Master Fang cheated and postured in Kun City until he was exposed. Unable to stay there, he came to Nanluo City to make a comeback. It’s possible that all this is just a show directed by Su Yang and this Master Fang working together."

"Really?" Hou Xiaozhi said with a face full of doubt. He had personally experienced Master Fang’s capabilities.

"Forget about it, uncle," Li Chengze said, "My grandfather and his people have already arrived at the Hou Family, and even Commander Hu is on his way."

"My grandfather has already approached Commander Hu in advance. Commander Hu will definitely back you up. Elder Hou was one of Commander Hu’s soldiers, so with his support, what do you have to fear?"

"Commander Hu is coming as well?" Hou Xiaozhi’s face lit up with excitement as he whispered, "Will Commander Hu really help me?"

"Of course!" Li Chengze said with a triumphant smile. "Don’t forget, it’s my grandfather who’s controlling Commander Hu’s chronic condition. You know what my grandfather is capable of, don’t you? Didn’t he heal your legs?"

"Over the years, Commander Hu has been very grateful to my family. With my grandfather personally asking for his help, he will definitely not refuse!"

Hou Xiaozhi looked down at his own legs. His leg bones had been broken, and although such an injury could heal, it would normally require over a year of rest. However, his father-in-law had enabled him to walk again within a few days; the medical skill was indeed miraculous.

"That’s great!" Hou Xiaozhi said, overjoyed, and he clenched his fists tightly, his teeth gritted as he declared, "This time, I want to completely crush Hou Shilin, and I’ll make sure that Su Yang has no place to be buried!"

...

In the evening after school, Su Yang had just walked out of the school gate when he saw that Hou Shilin was already waiting for him.

Tonight was Old Master Hou’s birthday banquet, and Hou Shilin had agreed to pick up Su Yang tonight.

Hou Shilin, with a look of apology, said, "Brother Su, it should have been Old Master Hou who personally came to fetch you. But Commander Hu from the province has made a surprise visit, and since he was Old Master Hou’s former superior, Old Master Hou must receive him personally. Therefore, I had to come instead to fetch you, please forgive me!"

"It’s alright!" Su Yang waved his hand, not concerned with such formalities.

Su Yang was a straightforward man—if you were a friend, he’d go through fire and water for you. If you weren’t, no matter how hard you tried to please him, it would be in vain.

In Su Yang’s heart, Hou Shilin was considered half a friend. That’s why he was very tolerant of Hou Shilin.

Half an hour later, the two arrived at the Hou Family Courtyard. This was Su Yang’s second visit here, and coincidentally, as soon as their car stopped in the courtyard, Hou Xiaozhi had also emerged from the car beside them.

The two exchanged glances, and Hou Shilin was taken aback. He widened his eyes at Hou Xiaozhi and said, "Se... Second Uncle, why have you come back?"

Now with full confidence, Hou Xiaozhi responded arrogantly, "Today is father’s eightieth birthday. How could I not come back? Hou Shilin, do you think that just because you’re in charge of the family’s assets, you can control me?"

"I didn’t mean that..." Hou Shilin said with an awkward expression, glancing at Su Yang, truly worried that Su Yang might suddenly get angry.

Su Yang remained calm, with no trace of emotion on his face, which made Hou Shilin even more uncertain.

"Su Yang, it’s been a long time!" Hou Xiaozhi turned to Su Yang and sneered, "I heard you’ve been quite impressive in the city recently, even Ling Zi follows your lead, and you’ve become one of the shareholders of Qingyun Clubhouse. Heh, cherish these moments, because after tonight, you’ll be left with nothing!"

Only then did Su Yang give Hou Xiaozhi a glance, and with a half-smiling expression said, "Hou Xiaozhi, are you betting on whether I’ll kill you or not?"

Hou Xiaozhi’s complexion changed, and Li Chengze immediately cursed loudly, "Kid, how the hell do you talk? I’m warning you, watch your words. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless later. Just because today is Old Master Hou’s birthday, doesn’t mean I won’t touch you. I’m telling you, if I want to deal with you, nobody can save you!"

With his hands behind his back, Su Yang spoke evenly, "You should feel lucky that it is Old Master Hou’s birthday, otherwise at the very least you two would have lost your tongues."

"To hell with you..." Li Chengze exploded with anger, roaring as he was about to charge over, but he was stopped by Hou Shilin.

Hou Shilin said sternly, "Li Chengze, this is my Hou family’s home, and tonight is my grandfather’s birthday celebration. If you want to cause trouble, get out and do it somewhere else. But inside the Hou Family Courtyard, you’d better behave yourself!"

Li Chengze glared furiously at Hou Shilin and snapped, "Hou Shilin, are you trying to scare me?"

"You can try!" Hou Shilin coldly replied.

Li Chengze was about to speak when he was pulled back by Hou Xiaozhi.

"Hou Shilin, remember the words you said tonight; we’ll see about that!" Hou Xiaozhi coldly dropped these words and led Li Chengze into the inner courtyard.

Hou Shilin frowned tightly and said in a low voice to Su Yang, "Su Brothers, I’m truly sorry; I didn’t expect them to come. But don’t worry, this is the Hou Family’s place, no one can do anything to you here!"

"It’s alright!" Su Yang said with a light smile and a wave of his hand, "In fact, I’d like to see what they can do to me!"

Watching Su Yang’s composed expression, Hou Shilin couldn’t help but feel secretly alarmed in his heart. He knew that with Su Yang’s personality, if tonight’s event blew up, Hou Xiaozhi might just end up in serious trouble.

The Hou Family’s inner courtyard was exceptionally lively tonight.

The old master of the Hou Family was a veteran general with illustrious military achievements. Even though he had now retired, his influence still lingered. His birthday celebration was such a significant event that even the Capital City would send congratulatory telegrams.

The eldest son, Hou Xiaolian, was one of the most influential figures in the province, and in his prime, he had plenty of room for advancement.

Under such circumstances, powers from both the city and the province would almost certainly send representatives to pay their respects on his birthday.

The Hou Family Courtyard was now full of people. Here, Su Yang also saw some familiar faces. Fang Ziyu, Zhao Yuanyuan, Zhou Xue’er, Fang Yun, and others were all sitting in the courtyard, chatting and laughing with a group of young people of similar age.

Liao Yuxuan and Lin Qingru were also here, but they sat somewhat further away. Moreover, Lin Qingru and Liao Yuxuan weren’t standing as close to each other anymore.

These people had come with their elders to congratulate Old Master Hou on his birthday. However, not even their elders were eligible to sit in the hall; they had to stand in the courtyard and wait.

"Eh, isn’t that Su Yang? Hey, Su Yang!" Zhou Xue’er was the first to spot Su Yang and immediately waved at him.

Su Yang responded with a light smile and a nod, continuing to follow Hou Shilin.

The second-generation scions present had all witnessed Su Yang’s capabilities the night before at the Qingyun Clubhouse and were deeply impressed. Seeing Su Yang now, they were all surprised.

"How did he get here?"

"Old Master Hou is celebrating a milestone birthday, and not just anyone is allowed in; could he also be here to offer birthday wishes?"

"Nonsense, Ling Zi doesn’t even qualify to offer birthday wishes; he’s just a minor shareholder on Ling Zi’s side, what right does he have to offer birthday wishes?"

"That’s hard to say, look, Hou Shilin is personally walking with him. And they’re heading towards the hall, oh my god, he’s not going to enter the hall, is he? My dad doesn’t even qualify to enter the hall to offer birthday wishes!"

"Impossible, this is impossible, at his age, how could he qualify to enter the hall and offer birthday wishes? Not many people in the entire Nanluo City could do that!"

"What kind of background does this Su Yang have, anyway?"

Amidst everyone’s discussion, Su Yang followed Hou Shilin into the hall. Everyone’s eyes widened, and their faces showed expressions of disbelief.

This was even more shocking than the incident at the Qingyun Clubhouse the night before!

"Shilin." Just as they entered, a proud-looking young man approached from the side.

He had some resemblance to Hou Shilin and was Hou Shilin’s cousin, Hou Shijun, the son of Hou Xiaolian and the Hou Family’s eldest grandchild.

"Big brother!" Hou Shilin quickly greeted him with a smile.

Hou Shijun looked Su Yang up and down and asked with a frown, "Who is this?"

"Oh, this is Master Su..." Hou Shilin hurriedly introduced.

"What Master Su? Tonight is Grandpa’s eightieth birthday celebration, how can you just bring anyone you like into our home?" Hou Shijun frowned as he spoke.

"Do you know who’s sitting upstairs right now? Commander Hu is here, and both Number Two and Number Three from the province came personally."

"This is a major family event, and you’re just bringing someone in randomly; what if something goes wrong, could you bear that responsibility? You’re appointed to receive guests, is this how you handle it?"

Hou Shilin’s face turned awkward as he quickly responded, "Big brother, you’ve misunderstood, actually, Master Su is Grandpa’s..."

"Don’t give me that nonsense!" Hou Shijun said commandingly as he waved his hand, "Hurry up and take him out; don’t cause any trouble here."

"Also, you don’t need to attend to the guests in the hall anymore; go and take care of those young people outside. Do your job properly, don’t just hang around listlessly. With you behaving like this, how are you supposed to take over the family business?"

Being inside or outside the hall was a completely different level, and with a single declaration, Hou Shijun sent Hou Shilin out, clearly denying him the opportunity to interact with the upper echelon.

Hou Shilin wanted to speak, but Hou Shijun had already turned to greet others, leaving him and Su Yang standing there.