Chapter 510: Extra — Chapter: Su Xuehe

"Xuehe, why are you crying!"
"A man doesn't easily shed tears! That brat from the He family, who hasn't even grown his hair yet, dared to bully my brother, Su Chen!"
"Come with me, let's beat him up! If you're wronged, you have to fight back with your fists!"
"Xuehe, remember, only if you're tougher than others will they dare not bully you. This world is destined to be ruled by strength!"
.......
My name is Su Xuehe
That year I was seven years old.
Su Xuehe looked up at the boy who was only half a head taller than him.
He instinctively followed the boy.
"Brother, what are we going to do now?"
Su Xuehe asked this question.
"Then of course we should find that brat He Yan and give him a good beating!"
Su Xuehe was startled by this. He whispered, "Brother... if you beat up He Yan, Father will definitely punish you."
The boy raised an eyebrow: "What kind of logic is that? That brat from the He family started it. Does he expect my younger brother, Su Chen, to bow down to the He family just because someone bullied him?"
Su Xuehe nodded blankly.
He thought to himself.
If it were him,
he would definitely be punished by his father. His father wasn't nearly as close to him as he was to his older brother. For the same thing, his older brother would be praised if he did well, and wouldn't be punished if he did poorly or made a mistake... But for him, no matter how well he did, even a word of praise was a luxury.
Later, Su Xuehe learned that this was all because he was an illegitimate son, while Su Chen was the legitimate son, destined to inherit their father's position and become the head of the Su family.
The ending was exactly as Su Xuehe had predicted.
Upon learning that Su Chen and Su Xuehe had beaten up the young master of the He family, Su Nan slapped Su Xuehe without a word. Su Xuehe felt a burning pain on his face, a thousand times more painful than the beating He Yan had inflicted. He suppressed the urge to cry, his eyes red as he looked at the young man before him, his father.
Until a woman and a boy stood in his way.
Su Xuehe was confined for a month. During this time, only servants brought him food, which was meager, consisting of simple white rice that was barely edible.
A month later, Su Xuehe learned that his brother, Su Chen, had not been punished at all. He felt this was very unfair.
His mother said, "Xuehe, it's my fault for dragging you down. It's because of my humble origins that I can't fight for a better life for you."
Su Xuehe shook his head.
From a young age, he was inferior to his elder brother. In this world, in terms of strength, his talent was inferior to his brother Su Chen's, and naturally, he was not favored.
A month later, when Su Xuehe saw Su Chen again, he noticed that although Su Chen had lost some weight, his eyes were still piercing.
"Big brother, you've become a martial artist?"
Su Chen nodded.
Su Xuehe didn't see happiness or joy on Su Chen's face; instead, he saw mostly disappointment. Su Xuehe couldn't understand why his older brother, who was clearly one of the fastest geniuses in the Su family's history to become a martial artist, would be so disappointed... If only he had such talent!
Later, he learned that
geniuses were as numerous as the stars in the sky.
He envied and aspired to be like his elder brother, Su Chen, who also gazed at the stars. However, Su Chen's gaze remained fixed on the stars, while his own was fixed on Su Chen.
Later, he too became a martial artist. Even though his cultivation speed was exceptional among his peers, all eyes in the Su family were on Su Chen.
The family elders and his father believed that Su Chen would lead the Su family to new heights.
That year, he was sixteen, and Su Chen was eighteen.
His cultivation was second only to Su Chen among the younger generation of the Su family.
This changed the attitude of his usually strict father and the elders who had looked down on him.
The family's cultivation resources began to flow towards him.
"With you and me, brothers working together, we will surely lead the family to new heights!"
The young man smiled broadly, and Su Xuehe pushed back the cultivation resources the boy offered.
"Brother Chen, I already have the cultivation resources the family provides me every month. I can't continue using yours."
Su Xuehe also thought this was a good arrangement.
His elder brother, Su Chen, was the head of the Su family, and he would wholeheartedly assist him; brothers working together.
The premise was... that incident hadn't occurred.
......
"What? The Li family wants to annul the engagement?"
Su Xuehe's expression changed drastically. He remembered Su Chen's near-demise yesterday after failing to break through to the Spirit Gathering Realm; it must be related to that incident.
"Being annuled is not a glorious thing for any family."
"My elder brother is still the Su family's number one genius! This is an absolute and blatant humiliation!"
Su Xuehe rushed to inform Su Chen of this bad news.
He had expected his elder brother to be furious, but instead, he saw his previously pale and severely injured brother suddenly burst into laughter. He leaped off the bed with a somersault, his deathly pale face regaining its color in a final burst of energy.
"Xuehe, destiny is on my side! Destiny is on my side!"
"From today onwards, the Su family will reach new heights in my hands. Then, the Tianlan Sect and the Tianfeng Kingdom will be nothing!"
Su Xuehe: "..."
Looking at the excited and incoherent Su Chen, Su Xuehe sensed that his elder brother was different today.
Later...
Su Xuehe noticed that Su Chen seemed to be searching for something every day, even using the family's influence and expending vast amounts of resources, yet achieving nothing. This stark contrast began to cause resentment within the clan. Perhaps... since the Li family broke off the engagement, the clan had changed. Su Xuehe noticed that both his father and the clan elders treated him with increasing kindness, as if something was within his grasp!
Ambition was growing within him, but for now, he could still restrain himself.
"Brother Chen must have something important to do,"
Su Xuehe thought to himself.
But then came devastating news.
"Doctor... what's wrong with my mother?"
Su Xuehe asked anxiously.
The doctor shook his head and sighed softly, "Please, Second Young Master..."
He didn't continue. Su Xuehe felt as if struck by lightning, his ears nearly went deaf, and his lips turned white...
"Impossible! There must be another way!"
"Please, Doctor, save my mother's life!"
The doctor before him pondered for a moment and said, "I am an outer disciple of Medicine King Valley. Although I don't possess great skill, I do know of a pill that can save your mother's life."
Su Xuehe grasped at this last straw, finally receiving an answer.
"The Thousand-Year Snow Lotus Pill."
The Thousand-Year Snow Lotus Pill was the Su family's life-saving pill, priceless.
...
"Su Xuehe, you want to use the Thousand-Year Snow Lotus Pill to save your mother?"
"Do you know just how precious the Thousand-Year Snow Lotus Pill is?"
"Don't even think about it!"
Bang!
A terrifying aura shoved Su Xuehe away.
Su Xuehe's face turned deathly pale.
The Thousand-Year Snow Lotus Pill was a treasure used by the family to maintain its lineage, to protect the Su family from unexpected destruction. Su Xuehe's mother was merely a maid in the Su family. How could the Su family use the Thousand-Year Snow Lotus Pill on a maid?
"Second Young Master, there is actually another way to obtain the Thousand-Year Snow Lotus Pill,"
Su Xuehe's trusted elder whispered in his ear, "As long as you become the sole heir of the Su family, you will naturally have a way to mobilize a Thousand-Year Snow Lotus Pill."
Su Xuehe struggled with his expression, then said, "Impossible, I will not endanger my elder brother's life."
The trusted elder smiled, "Second Young Master, there's no need to worry. We naturally won't endanger the eldest young master's life either."
"As you know, the eldest young master has been rejected by the Li family. Li Qingyue is an inner disciple of the Tianlan Sect, and countless forces want to use our Su family to curry favor with her. If you strive to become the heir, you will be saving our Su family. We won't make things difficult for the eldest young master. We only need to let him leave the family, which will save the family, save the eldest young master's life, and save your mother's life as well. Isn't that killing three birds with one stone?"
Su Xuehe hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
Rumors circulated within the family that the eldest son of the Su family had gone mad after being jilted by the Li family, and Su Chen hadn't broken through to the Spirit Gathering Realm. Since his failed breakthrough and subsequent qi deviation, he was still cultivating his meridians, focusing more on finding a cheat-like advantage. However, the Su family was unaware of all this; they only knew that... Su Xuehe had broken through to the Spirit Gathering Realm, and the family head had declared Su Xuehe the young patriarch of the Su family!
"Su Xuehe, I've treated you well, why did you do this!"
Su Xuehe looked at the young man, his lips white with anger, and heard the harsh question. He instinctively took a step back, but...
"Brother Chen, I'm sorry."
"The struggle for the heir has always been like this. Now I am the rightful heir of the family."
Su Nan closed his eyes and sighed softly, "Chen'er, Xuehe is more suitable to be the heir of the Su family. Give up!"
"Hehehehe!" Su Chen sneered, "So that's how it is, so that's how it is!"
"The heir of the Su family? I don't care. Even if I leave the Su family, I'll find a place for myself anywhere in the world. I just hope you won't regret it!"
Su Chen didn't take anything with him. He disappeared from the sight of everyone in the Su family, and there was no news of him for many years. He never returned.
........
Su Xuehe got what he wanted, becoming the sole heir of the Su family. He obtained the Thousand-Year Snow Lotus Pill by threatening to destroy his own meridians.
After Su Nan's death, he became the head of the Su family, taking charge.
Later, he heard the name Su Chen.
That day, he put aside everything and went to a place called Chongchuan City.
The past surged like a flood.
For so many years, he had never let go of the guilt in his heart. There were many things, many misunderstandings, and he wanted to resolve them himself.
He arrived in Chongchuan City.
There was also a Su family here.
He saw a middle-aged man with a weathered face, whose youthful appearance was still vaguely recognizable. This man had a family and brothers here.
Su Xuehe had many things he wanted to say, but in the end, he said nothing.
"Perhaps, this is my new home... Even if I tell you all this, what will it matter if I return to the family?"
Su Xuehe ultimately left.
Since that day, he never saw Su Chen again. The next time... he heard the news of the destruction of the Su family in Chongchuan City.
That day, he was in a daze, constantly staring out the window.
His Su family patriarch was nearing the end of his life and unable to leave the family.
He... was ultimately the head of the Su family, and all he could do was protect Chen Ge's remaining bloodline at all costs.
Then, another thirty years passed.
A mysterious man approached him, saying he needed his help to destroy the Xu family in exchange for an item.
When the mysterious man revealed his Spirit Pattern Realm cultivation, Su Xuehe agreed without hesitation. Any dissent within the Su family was suppressed with an iron fist. He didn't know if this decision was right or wrong, but... he was the head of the Su family, and also a younger brother!
Fortunately, he gambled correctly. The mysterious man destroyed the Xu family, taking only one item; the Xu family's resources remained untouched, all benefiting his Su family.
Several years later
"Father, why did you make Su Lin the head of the Su family?"
Looking at the puzzled eyes, Su Xuehe smiled: "Yu Bai...this is a debt our lineage owes...it must be repaid."
He gave the cultivation resources left by the Xu family to Su Lin, and Su Lin was Chen Ge's descendant...just as outstanding as Chen Ge, successfully breaking through to the Spirit Pattern Realm and becoming the head of the Su family.
Now, he can rest too.
Su Xuehe slowly closed his eyes, and vaguely saw a familiar young man smiling slightly at him.
Su Xuehe opened his mouth: "Brother...do you still resent me?"
The young man shook his head: "Xuehe, what are you saying? We are brothers, how could I blame you? You've already done very well."
Su Xuehe smiled.
Tears streamed down his face.
P.S.: The Su Xuehe arc is finished. This arc fills in some hidden plot points from the first life.
There are also three requested side stories this month. Those who like "The Little Prince Who Loves the Big Drum," "Awakening from a Dream," and "Xuejian of Chang Le Palace" can request side stories. If convenient, please contact Lao Mao in the group.