Afther I Take The Position As The Patriarch, All Of My Family Members Become The Fated Protagonists - Chapter 2

Chapter 2: What Kind of Mutt Dares Bark in My Su Family?

Su Family’s main hall.

Su Chao sat at the head seat, gripping the armrests of the grand master’s chair tightly with both hands.

Bulging veins appeared on the backs of his hands as he struggled to suppress the fury in his heart.

He forced a smile onto his face.

“Elder Li, surely you jest. The Blood Tempering Pill is Su Family’s ancestral recipe—it’s not something we intend to sell.”

An elder dressed in luxurious purple robes sat as a guest. He chuckled and looked at Su Chao.

“Hahaha, Su Family’s Patriarch, I know the Blood Tempering Pill is the foundation of your Su Family’s rise.”

“But the current situation in Tianwu City is unstable. Many are eyeing the Su Family. Right now, your Blood Tempering Pill recipe is a red-hot potato.”

The elder in purple sipped his tea casually, acting as though he hadn’t noticed Su Chao’s increasingly dark expression, and continued.

“The Su Family once showed kindness to the Li Family. As long as you hand over the recipe, the Li Family is willing to provide your family protection.”

“Elder Li, I am not the Su Family’s Patriarch. From beginning to end, there has only been one man qualified to bear that title!”

Su Chao no longer hid his anger. His expression turned gloomy and cold.

The insult in the other’s words was as blatant as could be.

Asking for the Su Family’s pill recipe, all the while cloaking it in the guise of protection—this was a brazen slap across their face.

“We appreciate the Li Family’s good intentions, but I’ll say it again—Su Family’s pill recipe is not for sale!”

“If anyone wants it—try me. See if our Su Family’s blade still has an edge!”

Su Chao’s words were resolute, and as his voice fell—

Dozens of Su Family youths filed in one after another. Each one exuded a killing aura, blocking the entrance to the main hall. Their expressions were united, eyes fixed on the old man.

Through their actions, they conveyed one message:

Even if the Su Family is in decline—the Su Family cannot be humiliated!

“Hahahahaha! The Su Family’s blade? Su Chao, do you still think it’s ten years ago?” Elder Li laughed heartily, then suddenly unleashed a burst of true qi.

“You say the Su Family’s recipe isn’t for sale? Then I’ll take it without paying!”

Hua!!

The aura of the Meridian Unblocking Realm Great Perfection erupted in an instant, sweeping across the Su Family’s main hall with tremendous force.

At the Meridian Unblocking Realm, one’s internal organs are fully tempered, the eight extraordinary meridians are all opened, and true qi can manifest externally—killing with invisible force.

The Su Family disciples felt as though the air itself had frozen. The powerful true qi seemed to crush their bodies.

That oppressive force pressed down on their heads, to the point where they couldn’t even look directly at the old man.

Even Su Chao, as the acting patriarch, felt his breath hitch. He tried with all his might to stand—

But it was as if a pair of invisible hands were pressing down on his shoulders, holding him firmly in place.

“You old bastard! If I hadn’t fallen from Nine Apertures to Meridian Unblocking, would you dare disgrace my Su Family like this?!”

“If my little brother weren’t away seeking a master, would you dare come to our doorstep?!”

“When my big brother was here, your Li Family groveled like dogs, always talking about repaying kindness— Is this how you repay kindness?!”

Su Chao’s face turned scarlet with rage. Humiliation and guilt churned within him.

“The Su Family is no longer what it was ten years ago. Su Chao, wake up! This is no longer the era where the Three Heroes of the Su Family ruled everything!”

“To the Li Family, your Su Family now is nothing more than ants!”

“If not for our patriarch’s consideration of past ties, your Su Family would have long been wiped out!” Elder Li no longer pretended to be affable.

His expression grew haughty, and his eyes, when looking upon the Su Family, brimmed with disdain.

Ten years ago, he had come here—but then, he hadn’t even been qualified to enter the main hall. Like a dog, he’d waited at the entrance, not even daring to lift his head to look at the then Su Patriarch.

And today, simply by releasing his cultivation, he had reduced the once-proud Su Family to helpless prey.

“Su Chao, hand over the recipe. Aside from the old, weak, women, and children, all you have left are these few young ones.”

“If you don’t hand it over today—then I’ll skin and flay them alive, right in front of your eyes!”

A cruel glint appeared in Elder Li’s eyes as he pulled out a dagger and slowly approached the nearest youth.

“Well then, so-called Su Family head… no—Acting head, what’ll it be?”

He pressed the dagger to the youth’s throat. The sharp blade pierced the skin, and blood began to seep out.

“Li Liang, you old dog! Come at me if you’ve got the guts! Taking it out on them—what kind of man are you?!”

Su Chao roared, trying with all his strength to stand. His eyes were bloodshot, like a madman.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t move a single inch.

“Don’t waste your breath, Su Chao! Hand over the recipe, or watch him die!”

Li Liang smirked and applied more pressure. The blade edged closer to the youth’s artery.

The cold steel felt like ice against flesh, yet the youth showed no fear. He did everything he could to resist the suppressive qi.

His neck cracked under the pressure.

His cultivation was merely at the Qi Transformation stage, yet he faced a Meridian Unblocking Great Perfection without flinching.

“Just a mere Qi Transformation ant. What makes you—” Li Liang began to sneer.

But before he could finish, he met a pair of eyes locked tightly onto his.

Those eyes held no anger, no humiliation—Only one thing: pure, unadulterated killing intent.

That was a killing will stripped of emotion—Like hunger, like thirst—just a natural, primal instinct.

Li Liang, a man who had killed countless people, felt fear for the first time.

His hand trembled. The dagger inched closer to the youth’s artery—yet still, the youth remained stoic.

At the brink of death, the youth spoke—each word slow and emotionless, as though reciting a fact:

“Today the Su Family will not fall. But one day… the Li Family—your entire clan—will have their heads hung from the city gate.”

The pressure of the true qi made his voice slow and hollow. It was not a threat, not hatred—

Just a simple statement of fact.

Li Liang’s heart trembled.

If this boy lives… the Li Family is doomed!

“Buke!” Su Chao cried out bitterly.

That was his own flesh and blood—his wife’s final memory.

Yet he could only watch as his son faced a cruel death.

His elder brother had entrusted the Su Family to him—

Yet now, their estates were gone, their elders deserted, and even his own son was about to bleed upon the family’s doorstep.

“Why am I still alive… What face do I have left to live with?”

Su Chao was nearly in despair, watching that dagger pierce closer to his son.

Just then—

Swish!!

A flash of golden light burst forth! A terrifying force blasted Li Liang clear across the hall.

And then—

A voice rang out, cold and deathly calm:

“What kind of mutt dares bark in my Su Family’s house?”

The voice was icy and murderous, sending chills through everyone present.

But when Su Chao heard that familiar voice, tears streamed down his face.

“Big Brother!!”