In the Su family courtyard, the corpses of the Jian family lay scattered. Blood seeped across the stone floor, filling the air with a pungent stench.
Su Feng stepped forward, bowing slightly.
"Young Master, the entire Jian family has been slaughtered. What should we do next?"
Su Long's gaze was cold as steel.
"Go to their estate. Take all their food and resources. If anyone is still alive, kill them."
Su Feng nodded, his eyes flashing with ruthlessness, and left to carry out the order.
[System Panel]
Host: Su Long
Cultivation: Body Refining – Peak (0 / 500)
Body Physique: True Titan Body – Allows fighting one stage higher
Total Hatred Value: 560 points
Skills: None
Treasures: Heavenbreaker Sword [Mid-Grade] (0/1000), Starpiercer Bow [Mid-Grade] (0/1500)
Su Long glanced at the panel. His lips curved slightly. He finally had enough points.
He poured 500 Hatred Points into his cultivation.
[Ding! Cultivation Increased! Body Refining Peak → Qi Refining Early.]
His aura erupted like a raging tide. The courtyard trembled as the pressure of a Qi Refining cultivator swept out. Su Long looked at himself with satisfaction. Finally, a true step forward.
After some time, Su Feng returned, dragging along an old man.
"Young Master, this is the last survivor of the Jian family," Su Feng reported. "He's a doctor… perhaps he can treat the Young Miss."
Su Long's gaze swept over the frail figure. His tone was cold.
"Come, but don't try to be smart. Otherwise, you'll die."
The old doctor lowered his head, but hatred flickered in his eyes. Su Long, you butchered my family… Now I'll make you suffer. I'll poison that girl, make her cry out in pain, and force you to beg me! My plan is flawless.
They soon entered the room. The old doctor's gaze fell upon Mimi, who lay asleep, her small frame bruised and broken. Her breathing was weak, her tiny body full of injuries.
A cruel smile formed on his lips. Perfect. With one touch, I'll end her…
[Ding! 30 Hatred Points obtained.]
Just as his palm was about to descend upon Mimi's fragile head—
BAM!
Su Long's kick landed squarely on his face, sending him crashing to the ground. Murderous intent blazed in Su Long's eyes.
"You dare deceive me?!" His voice shook with fury. "Let me show you the consequences of plotting against me!"
Su Feng's eyes widened, then he understood. His killing intent flared.
"Su Feng," Su Long ordered icily, "drag this bastard to the prison. Break his bones, torture him, let him taste despair. No one who dares scheme against the Su family will leave intact."
"Yes, Young Master!" Su Feng slapped the old doctor, dragging him away as the man screamed.
Su Long turned back.
On the bed, Mimi's eyelids fluttered. Slowly, she woke up. Her eyes, watery and innocent, blinked open.
Su Long's expression softened instantly. He walked to her side, his voice gentle.
"Mimi, are you awake?"
The little girl tugged weakly at his sleeve, her voice soft like a kitten's mewl.
"Bwother… I want to walk… but my body hurts… When can I walk again?"
Su Long's heart tightened. Looking at her frail body, her injuries, his fists clenched. I can't give her pills—her body is too weak. Unless I find a powerful healer… she'll suffer like this.
He forced a smile.
"Mimi, don't worry. Brother will find a way to heal you soon. Then we'll run together, okay?"
Mimi's small lips pouted.
"Okie… but bwother… last night I was so scared… My body hurt so much…"
Su Long stroked her hair gently, his eyes numb with rage and sorrow.
"Mimi, don't be scared anymore. Today, we have good food. Don't you want to eat?"
Her big watery eyes suddenly lit up. She blinked, a shy smile forming.
"Really? Hehe… bwother will feed me?"
For the first time, she smiled brightly.
At that moment, Su Rui and Su Lan entered with trays full of food—soft porridge for Mimi, rice and meat for Su Long.
"Young Master," Su Rui said respectfully, "we seized all the Jian family's supplies. There's more than enough. With just five of us, this food will last for months."
Su Long nodded. Good. At least Mimi won't starve again.
The little girl's eyes sparkled at the sight of food. Her tiny hands twitched as if she wanted to reach out, but her body was too weak. She rubbed her tummy pitifully.
"Bwother… hungry…"
Su Long chuckled softly. He took a spoonful of porridge and brought it to her lips.
"Here, Mimi. Eat."
She opened her small mouth like a baby bird, chewing slowly. Her cheeks puffed up adorably as she ate.
"Mmm! It's delocious! Bwother, more, more!"
Her soft voice, full of excitement, melted everyone's hearts. She looked like a little bunny nibbling on food, her chubby cheeks bulging.
Su Long couldn't help but kiss her cheek.
Mimi blinked in surprise, then giggled.
"Hehe… bwother, I also wanna kiss you!"
She leaned forward with effort and planted a wet kiss on his face.
"Muaaah~ bwother is so soft!" she giggled, her tiny laughter echoing like silver bells.
After eating happily, Mimi yawned, her small arms stretching.
"Bwother… sleepy…"
Her eyes slowly closed as she drifted back to slumber. Su Long and the others quietly left the room.
But just as Su Long stepped out, his body froze.
A noise. A voice.
One he could never forget.
His entire body trembled with rage. His eyes turned blood-red as killing intent surged like a storm.
That voice—so familiar, so hated. His rage surged sky-high, his killing intent thick enough to suffocate the air. You dare show your face here? I'll rip you apart with my own hands.
Outside the Su family courtyard, three figures stepped forward.
At the front was Su Liang, Su Long's cousin, the son of his uncle. His aura was sharp, faintly glowing—Qi Refining Early Stage. Beside him walked Su Yu, his sister, her face twisted with cruelty. Behind them followed Su Zhen, a loyal dog of the uncle's household, his grin carrying malice.
Su Liang's face was dark and ugly.
"I told Su Shan to bring that brat to us, but he failed. Looks like he's busy playing with his little whore and forgot his duty. Hmph… today, I'll beat him to death myself!"
Su Yu's lips curled into a venomous smile.
"Don't worry, Brother. If Su Shan is useless, then we'll finish the job. That little bitch… only two years old, yet she awakened a rare body. How could I ever allow her to live? Hehe…" Her eyes glimmered with madness as she continued, "First, I'll rip out her hair. Then I'll slap her cheeks until they swell. And after that, I'll break her tiny legs one by one. When she screams and cries, that's when I'll feel true satisfaction."
Su Zhen chuckled, his tone mocking.
"Haha! With me here, Young Master, Young Miss, you can do whatever you like. No one will stop you."
Su Liang narrowed his eyes, voice heavy with hatred.
"It's a pity I can't kill Su Long myself. If I had the chance, I'd torture him until even hell would pity him. But that waste should already be dead by now, long ago."
Su Yu sneered, her cruel smirk never fading.
"Doesn't matter. Even if that trash is gone, we can still enjoy ourselves with the little bitch. The higher-ups only want her alive for the sacrifice, not unharmed. As long as she's breathing, it's enough."
Su Liang nodded coldly.
"Exactly. Her condition doesn't matter. Broken, crippled, bleeding—so long as she's alive when we deliver her, we'll be rewarded. And when that happens, our family will finally rise above the rest."
The three of them laughed cruelly, their shadows stretching long under the dusk.
And inside, Su Long's killing intent boiled over.