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.