Chapter 131

Su Jiuniang was truly getting anxious. She said she was looking for Liu Xiaolou to find a way, but in reality, she already had an idea. Seeing that Liu Xiaolou was momentarily at a loss, she threw out her own plan: "Aren't you from Wulong Mountain? Think of a way to gather those messy fellows in your mountains."

"And then?" Liu Xiaolou blinked.

"And then..." Su Jiuniang gritted her teeth: "Kill that Yin Yin Wugong for me! I'll put up fifty spirit stones!"

This... that's a bit bold...

Liu Xiaolou was somewhat speechless. After pondering, he shook his head and said: "Doing it this way is too reckless."

Su Jiuniang asked: "Are you afraid?"

Liu Xiaolou said: "Of course I'm afraid. The Yin family is no small vassal within the Qingyu Sect. Killing someone rashly has huge implications! The Qingyu Sect will absolutely not let it go, and the commotion will definitely be much bigger than Xing Dejun and Qiniang eloping. Besides, he himself is Foundation Establishment, and his father is Golden Core. How many fellow cultivators would that mobilize?"

"I'll lure him out and set an ambush!"

"Jiuniang, then how will you do it without exposing yourself? Furthermore, even if you aren't exposed, they just threatened us by cutting off the supply of divine incense, and then he dies right after. What do you think his old man will think? I'm afraid it will be a fight to the death with us!"

"Didn't you say to go to war? Then let's go to war!"

"They are two different things, okay? He used divine incense to coerce you into marrying him; going to war with him over that is justified, and Sect Master Cai couldn't sit by and watch. But if you kill him secretly, the justification won't be on our side. The Qingyu Sect wouldn't even need to act; Sect Master Cai would likely send you over to pay with your life!"

"Then what do you say we do?"

"Assassination is not advisable. If we're going to fight, we do it openly and make a big scene. Lord Lord Jingzhao is still waiting in the Cave Heaven to go for the trial; would the Qingyu Sect really have the nerve to cut off our divine incense?"

Su Jiuniang pondered: "I've thought about the method you mentioned, but it can only be considered an expedient measure. Perhaps they will resume supply for a year or a year and a half, but once Lord Lord Jingzhao's trial ends, they will inevitably revert to their old ways."

Liu Xiaolou said: "Then there's no help for it. The goods are in their hands, and the substitutes are so expensive you can't afford them. We can only keep making a scene with them. If they dare to revert to their old ways, we'll go to war immediately and keep fighting until they don't dare to cut off the supply."

Su Jiuniang shook her head: "How can I drag the Su family into the mire for my own sake? The Su family now not only has to fend off external enemies but also guard against thieves within."

Liu Xiaolou asked: "I heard that my old father-in-law is not Jiuniang's biological father? Is Jiuniang's biological father still alive? Should we go back to Jiuniang's biological father's side to avoid the limelight?"

Su Jiuniang said: "I could certainly just walk away, but last night Yin Yin Wugong made it clear: as long as I don't marry over there, they will cut off the supply."

Liu Xiaolou spat: "Damn, he really has a streak of ruthlessness. This guy is a bit interesting."

Su Jiuniang said angrily: "You're still praising him?"

Liu Xiaolou explained: "That's not what I meant... Here, come with me."

Su Jiuniang said: "Where to? Stop being mysterious, speak!"

"To find Tiger-Headed Jiao."

"Tiger-Headed Jiao?"

"Ah, Jiao Hu."

"Why?"

"This matter has to fall on him." Immediately, Liu Xiaolou recounted the plan he and Tiger-Headed Jiao had previously conspired about, and added: "Originally, I was going to let him inquire slowly, but now I'm afraid I have to urge him."

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Su Jiuniang hesitated: "But... he treats me..."

Liu Xiaolou said: "He is different from that Yin fellow. His feelings are born of affection but restrained by propriety. He only seeks his own happiness and doesn't expect any return. You can rest assured."

Su Jiuniang still shook her head: "Isn't this just using him for nothing?"

Liu Xiaolou said sternly: "I heard you were very good playmates when you were young, right? How many years of friendship does that count for? Don't always think about those irrelevant things. Just for the sake of this friendship, if something happened to him, would you care?"

Su Jiuniang finally felt relieved: "I would..."

Liu Xiaolou said: "Isn't that it? It's the same logic... Let's catch up quickly; he hasn't gone far."

So the two of them followed the direction Tiger-Headed Jiao had left in and finally caught up to him at the foot of Lion Ridge.

Tiger-Headed Jiao was taken completely by surprise by Su Jiuniang's arrival, so excited that the tip of his tongue was trembling: "Jiu... Jiuniang... you... came?"

Su Jiuniang was a bit embarrassed, not knowing how to start, and just nodded.

Liu Xiaolou pulled Tiger-Headed Jiao to the side and briefly laid out the matter, which immediately enraged Tiger-Headed Jiao: "Damn Yin Yin Wugong, I must kill you!"

Liu Xiaolou said: "Whether to kill him or not can be discussed later. First, tell me about that key ingredient in the divine incense formula—can you hurry up?"

Tiger-Headed Jiao's eyes were firm as he patted his chest to express his determination: "Rest assured, even if I have to risk my life, I'll find it out for you!"

Liu Xiaolou was afraid he was too worked up, so he poured a bucket of cold water at the right time: "Let's be clear first: we are helping, and everything is for Jiuniang's sake. We don't seek any return. You won't be thinking that after helping with this favor, Jiuniang will have to do this or that..."

Tiger-Headed Jiao said angrily: "What kind of talk is that, brother? If I were to do that, how would I be any different from Yin Yin Wugong? Stop insulting me! In this life, Jiao only wishes for Jiuniang's peace and happiness, and nothing more!"

Liu Xiaolou sighed: "Brother Tiger, you and I are truly of the same path!"

It was then agreed that seven days would be the deadline, and within seven days, Tiger-Headed Jiao would definitely provide an answer.

After returning to Mount Shenwu, Su Zhi had a talk with Su Jiuniang. The Yin family's deadline for the Su family's reply was half a month. Of course, Su Zhi wasn't pressuring Su Jiuniang to marry into the Yin family. If possible, he even hoped that Su Jiuniang, like her fifth sister, could find a live-in son-in-law and stay in the Su family.

Unfortunately, Su Jiuniang was not Su Wuniang. She had her own biological father, and her being fostered in the Su family was something agreed upon between her biological father and the Su family; she wasn't picked up off the street by the Su family. So sooner or later, she would have to return to her biological father's side, at most running between the two, counting as two families.

Regardless, the trouble was now on the Su family, making Su Zhi so worried his hair had turned white.

"I intend to make a trip to the Weiyu Cave Heaven," he said to Su Jiuniang.

Emotionally, Su Jiuniang did not like her biological father and had always been unwilling to ask him for help, but she also knew there was no better way at the moment. However, she hoped that before that, she could be given a little more time so that if she could solve it herself, she would try her best to do so.

Seven days later, Tiger-Headed Jiao came to Mount Shenwu to report back. He said dejectedly: "The Yin family keeps this matter too tightly guarded; I really couldn't find out."

Liu Xiaolou said: "How exactly couldn't you find out? Where is the bottleneck?"

Tiger-Headed Jiao said: "The secret formula for the divine incense is passed down solely within the Yin family. Except for his father and son, no one knows it."

Liu Xiaolou said: "That may be so, but his father and son can't handle everything themselves. With such a large quantity, who they buy from and who they buy with, there must be traces."

Tiger-Headed Jiao smiled bitterly: "It is just his father and son doing it. I also thought about whether I could spend half a year or a year watching him closely to see who he meets, but there isn't enough time. I even thought about simply kidnapping a steward from the Yin family manor, but there are so many people in the Yin family manor; who to kidnap and who not to is another problem. We know very little about the Yin family manor."

Liu Xiaolou nodded and said: "Although Brother Tiger comes from a high-ranking family, his style of doing things has quite the flair of our Wulong Mountain heroes... The idea is good... Let's think about it carefully..."

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