Sun Li's steps faltered as she heard her grandfather's words.
Zhang Xueli rushed to stand up, pulled Sun Liying tightly, and tears filled her eyes as she said, "Liling, don't be unreasonable. Apologize to your grandfather immediately. I also know how much you've been suffering, but what can we do? Family decisions cannot be disregarded. You should at least consider your mother's feelings. If you defy the family's arrangements, everyone will think that I am supporting you. How can I maintain my position in the family and have any standing if they don't respect me? Living without dignity is not worth living. It would be better to die. As a child, you were always so obedient and well-behaved. Is it really because of this man that you want to abandon your own mother?"
Sun Liying's face was flushed with tears as she looked at her mother. "Mom, they're forcing me. And you're forcing me too. You know it's a fire trap, but you still want me to jump in. All I want to ask is this: Am I your biological child?"
Sun Xinghong flew into a rage upon hearing this, "Ungrateful daughter, what are you talking about? We brought you into the world and raised you, and now you say things like that. What do you mean? Do you not want to recognize your own biological parents?"
Sun Liying didn't care at all what Sun Xinghong said. All she wanted to ask Zhang Xueli was, "Why are you so heartless? A tiger doesn't eat its own child. What kind of mother would give up her daughter's happiness for her own status and respect? Is there really such a heartless mother?"
Sun Zhengwu said with a face full of anger: "No matter what method you use, you must leave this boy alone. Attend the engagement banquet hosted by Tan family tomorrow. I told you that if you want to run away from home, it's impossible. You don't have to go to work tomorrow. Just stay at home. You can leave now, boy. Do you have the right to be my grandson-in-law? Quickly get out of here and go as far as possible."
Sun Liying retorted directly at Sun Zhengwu, "My boyfriend is not someone you can threaten. I will attend the engagement banquet tomorrow, but not with Tan Chaofan; it will be with Mo Wenjie."
Sun Zhengwu heard this and became extremely angry. "You dare to marry him, the family will never forgive you. Moreover, it's impossible for you to marry that boy. If you don't listen to me, I'll have no choice but to resolve the issue physically."
Sun Liying knew that Sun Zhengwu would act on his word, and he never considered others' opinions. As long as he made a decision, even if he was wrong, he would not change it. The only solution was to sever ties with the Sun family.
Sun Liying's eyes were filled with determination. "My boyfriend can only be Mo Wenjie. They can make me marry someone else only if I'm dead."
Sun Zhengwu heard this and his face turned extremely ugly. Without considering the consequences, he ordered, "Take Sun Liying and put her in restraints. Give this boy a good lesson and then throw him out."
The two innate martial arts masters walked towards Sun Liying and Mo Wenjie. Before they were within five or six meters of Sun Liying, they fell to the ground unconscious.
Sun Zhengwu saw the situation and cursed loudly, "Useless dog things, can you even walk straight? What's the point of raising you people? Get up quickly. He cursed the two people for a long time, but they still had no response. This really made Sun Zhengwu angry. He stood up in a rage, walked to the two innate martial arts masters in front of them, and kicked each of them twice. Get up quickly. However, the two people still had no response. Sun Zhengwu felt something was wrong. He hurriedly called out, "Come and look at these two people, what's wrong with them?"
Two more innate martial arts masters entered and, after examining them, were terrified and shook all over.
Seeing this, Sun Zhengwu cursed out loud, "You two cowards! They just fell and you're scared like this. You call yourselves innate martial arts masters? What use am I to raising you people? If I really had you fight someone, you'd probably wet your pants!"
One of them immediately quit, "You old fart, you don't even know that a big trouble is coming, and you're still talking nonsense here. The Sun family is finished. Offending a master of the Great Secret Technique, we're doomed. We won't do it anymore. Before we leave, we have a message for you: hurry and find high-level master to help you, or the Sun family will be in ruins forever. You think they fell unconscious just now by accident? You're wrong. They were stunned by the internal energy discharge of the master. You have offended a high-level martial arts master. We are leaving." The two people then left.
Sun Zhengwu heard this and became extremely angry. "It takes a thousand days to raise an army and only a moment to use it. It's useless when you need them the most. What kind of martial artist are they? They've truly shamed the face of martial artists. Who among you offended the master of the Great Secret Technique? Tell me quickly, and I'll think of a way to solve it. Either find a high-level martial arts master or go and apologize."
Everyone shook their heads, indicating that they had not offended anyone, much less a master of the Great Secret Technique.
Sun Zhengwu's face was filled with horror. If they hadn't offended any high-level martial artists, why would they randomly attack my Sun family? It must be that they had offended someone they shouldn't have. Think carefully and don't have any secrets. Otherwise, you will be expelled from the family.
Sun Liying looked at Mo Wenjie with a happy face, holding onto Mo Wenjie's arm even tighter, compressing the two peaks into shape, unaware of it herself. Mo Wenjie, on the other hand, was in agony.
At this point, Sun Zhengwu no longer had the patience to meddle with Sun Liying's affairs. Offending a master of the Great Secret Technique was more terrifying than offending the Tan family. Offending the Tan family might only bring economic difficulties, but offending a master of the Great Secret Technique could lead to extermination. What the hell is going on? Who can contact a high-level martial artist of the Great Secret Technique? If anyone can contact one and help Sun family safely through this crisis, I will agree to any conditions.
Everyone in attendance looked at each other, but no one spoke.
Sun Zhengwu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, what should he do? If he doesn't handle it in time, the consequences would be unimaginable. He increased the stakes again, promising to pass the position of head of the family to anyone who can find and bring in a high-level martial artist of the Great Secret Technique to help Sun family overcome this crisis.
Upon hearing this, everyone at the table exchanged glances with one another. The position of head of the family is certainly enticing, but a martial artist of the Great Secret Technique is not like cabbage, readily available. To be able to recognize a high-level martial artist in Yuan City is not something an ordinary person can do.
Sun Zhengwu looked at everyone's lack of response and muttered to himself, "Is our Sun family going to end like this? Is there really no way out? Is the heavens going to destroy our Sun family?"
Mo Wenjie gave Sun Liying a wink, and how intelligent is Sun Liying? How could she not understand?
Sun Liying said, "I know a martial artist of the Great Secret Technique."
Sun Zhengwu heard this and laughed loudly, "Thank goodness the heavens are not destroying our Sun family. Liying, are you really able to recognize a martial artist of the Great Secret Technique?"
Sun Liying replied, "Absolutely true!"
Sun Zhengwu said with a face full of joy, "You contact the martial artist of the Great Secret Technique immediately to have them protect our Sun family. See what their demands are; as long as it ensures our family's safety, I'm willing to agree to any conditions."
Sun Liying pretended to hesitate: "Martial artists of the Great Secret Technique are quite demanding, and we have few of them in Yuan City. If we want them to help us protect our Sun family, the conditions should be quite stringent."
Sun Zhengwu replied, "Of course, I'm well aware of that. Just contact him immediately. As long as it ensures our family's safety, you can agree to any condition."
Sun Liying said with a look of distress, "I'll go out to make a call and find out what their requirements are?"
Sun Zhengwu hurriedly urged, "You better hurry and make a call and find out what their requirements are. This matter cannot be delayed, or else it will be troublesome if they strike first."
Sun Liying reluctantly said, "I'll ask then!" She left the room to make a call.
Sun Zhengwu's mood slightly improved. Looking at Mo Wenjie's face full of disdain, he said, "You and my granddaughter are not of the same path. You're just a small security guard, while she is a favored daughter of the heavens. There is an immeasurable difference in your status. I advise you to leave her as soon as possible. We can still give you some compensation from our family. But if you insist on being stubborn, don't blame us for not being polite to you."
Mo Wenjie looked at him without even glancing.
Sun Zhengwu saw this and angrily said, "Boy, you have something to say about you. Don't pretend to be deaf and dumb. You should think about it, my granddaughter knows a martial artist of the Great Secret Technique, how dare you a small security guard pursue my granddaughter? People should know their own worth. I advise you to give up!"
Sun Liying walked in with a smile on her face.
Sun Zhengwu saw this and was overjoyed. "Liying, what did the martial artist of the Great Secret Technique say?"
Sun Liying said with her face flushed, "The other party has proposed two conditions. If we agree, he can protect our Sun family and ensure peace for generations. If we don't agree, there's no need to contact him anymore."
Sun Zhengwu asked eagerly, "What are the conditions? Speak up quickly!"
Sun Liying said with a blushed face, "The first condition is that I become his woman, and the second condition is that I become the head of the Sun family."
Sun Zhengwu's face turned extremely ugly upon hearing this, but he did not become angry. He was weighing the pros and cons. Letting his granddaughter become the woman of a martial artist of the Great Secret Technique was not a problem for him, and he was overjoyed that he could have such a powerful martial artist as his grandson-in-law. With such a person in the Sun family, their rise to power in Yuan City would be unstoppable. They would soar to great heights overnight. However, what troubled him was having to relinquish the position of head of the family. The Sun family with a martial artist of the Great Secret Technique was just about to take off and seize its moment of glory, when he had to give up his position at such a crucial time. He would have been admired by everyone if he had stayed in power, but now he had to step down and let someone else take over. This was truly unfortunate. But if he didn't do it, there would be no protection for the Sun family and they could be wiped out. After weighing his options,
Sun Zhengwu bit his teeth and said, "I agree to his conditions, but he must guarantee the safety and peace of our Sun family."
Sun Liying heard this and replied, "Of course, the conditions were set by him, and we will follow his conditions. He will definitely ensure our safety."
Sun Zhengwu asked, "Liying, when should we invite him to our Sun family and let him meet the members of our family at least? At the very least, he should know who he is protecting."
Sun Liying said, "The martial artist of the Great Secret Technique is as elusive as a dragon, appearing only at the head and vanishing at the tail. He won't back out of his promise. Besides, there's me too; he wouldn't just abandon his woman, would he!"
Sun Zhengwu heard this and also felt that there was some truth to it.
Sun Liying asked, "What should we do about the Tan family's engagement banquet tomorrow?"
Sun Zhengwu said, "We should still attend the Tan family's engagement banquet tomorrow. When the time comes, I'll say that you've been noticed by a martial artist of the Great Secret Technique, and we have no choice. We can let the Tan family seek him out. You must cut all ties with this kid and not provoke the anger of the martial artist of the Great Secret Technique."
Sun Liying looked at Mo Wenjie and said, "I'm sorry!"
