Reincarnated as a Ginkgo Tree: I Create an Eternal Divine Kingdom - Chapter 24

“Hmph, it’s nothing more than Su Yao’s existence making them feel threatened.”

Su Yan snorted, “Or rather, someone is trying to target Su Family Village to indirectly go after Su Yao.”

“Then they’ve come at just the right time.”

Su Zheng’s eyes gleamed coldly. “In the past, our Su Family Village might not have been able to deal with them, but now with the five of us, even if the three villages unite, we’re not afraid.”

Hearing this, Su Yan’s face broke into a smile.

He had been troubled by this issue, but the return of Su Zheng and the others had undoubtedly solved his problem.

Boom!

Just then, a loud noise echoed from the entrance of Su Family Village!

“It must be people from the three villages!”

Su Yan stood up in shock.

This time, it wasn’t just the Zhang Family Village coming to confront the Su Family Village; they were accompanied by the other two villages as well.

Half an hour later…

At the village entrance…

The entire Su Family Village had gathered.

On the opposite side stood hundreds of people led by Zhang Family Village.

At the forefront of Su Family Village was Su Yan, the current village chief.

“Zhang Mingxiao, Wang Tianlu, and Jiang Yuqian, what do you intend to do?”

Su Yan asked angrily, glaring at the leaders of the three villages.

“An eye for an eye, a life for a life,” Zhang Mingxiao responded. “Five people from Zhang Family Village died because of Su Family Village, so you must pay with your lives.”

“Ridiculous,” Su Yan retorted. “It was your five men from Zhang Family Village who tried to harm the three women of Su Family Village. They were killed during a beast tide due to their own misfortune. We didn’t pursue the matter, and yet you dare to be so aggressive?”

“The truth of the matter is known only to you,” Zhang Mingxiao replied. “But today, either you marry Su Yao to my son, or we’ll flatten your Su Family Village.”

“Don’t push us too far!”

Su Yan was furious.

“Push you too far?”

Zhang Mingxiao sneered, “We’re pushing you, so what can you do about it?”

The people of Su Family Village were all filled with righteous indignation!

Zhang Mingxiao’s smirk deepened as he looked at a middle-aged man among the people of Su Family Village. “Su Tao, what are you hesitating for?”

Everyone in Su Family Village turned to look at Su Tao!

Su Tao was Su Qin’s father.

Su Tao’s eyes flickered with guilt and hesitation.

But he finally gritted his teeth and walked over to the side of Zhang Family Village’s group.

Su Yan and the others widened their eyes in disbelief as they watched him.

But that wasn’t the end of it.

After Su Tao, dozens more followed him.

Then, Su Xue’s grandfather, Su Ming, also left, taking dozens with him.

In no time, only eighteen people remained in Su Family Village.

What made it worse was that Su Tao had taken all the able-bodied men with him.

The eighteen left behind were mostly the elderly, women, and children.

“Su Tao, are you betraying the village?”

Su Yan roared.

“Sorry!”

Su Tao said slowly, “We don’t want to do this, but we don’t want to die with Su Family Village either. We just want to survive.”

“Hmph, Su Yan, don’t act so righteous,” Su Ming sneered. “When Ah Xue and Ah Qin died mysteriously, you should have known this day would come.”

Hearing this, Su Yan fell silent.

He suddenly realized he had no right to blame Su Tao and Su Ming.

After all, they were merely trying to survive. How could that be wrong?

Ultimately, the root of the problem was their inability to protect their people.

Wang Tianlu and Jiang Yuqian both chuckled at the scene.

Su Mu, through the mental link with Su Zheng and the others, quickly grasped the situation in Su Family Village.

After thinking it over, he shared the situation with Su Yao.

Su Yao remained surprisingly calm.

After all, she knew that even without her, Su Family Village now had six cultivators.

So, there wasn’t much of a crisis.

“Something is very off about the actions of these three villages,”

Su Yao mused. “Even if marrying me would benefit Zhang Family Village, it’s not enough to make Jiang Family Village and Wang Family Village go crazy alongside them. There must be another motive. Divine Tree, give me a moment; I remember some recent intel and need to look into it further.”

It wasn’t long before Su Yao responded again. “Divine Tree, I’ve found some information. It seems Green Hills Mansion is planning to build a city at the edge of the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range.”

“Build a city?”

Su Mu was slightly surprised.

“It’s related to the development of the ancient cave mansion,” Su Yao explained. “With the discovery of the cave mansion, various alchemical and talisman-making techniques have surfaced, leading to a shortage of materials. Green Hills Mansion wants to exploit the mountain ranges, and the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range is one of them. Building a city at its edge would make future development much easier.”

Su Mu’s mind went on high alert.

If humans built a city at the edge of the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range, it would undoubtedly be a bad situation for him.

“It seems the three villages want to eliminate Su Family Village because they’ve caught wind of this,” Su Yao continued. “Of the four villages at the edge of the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range, Su Family Village holds the most land. If they can carve up Su Family’s land, they’ll stand to gain significantly when the city is built.”

Back at Su Family Village…

“Su Yan, don’t say we didn’t give your village a chance,” Wang Tianlu taunted. “Let the young people of Su Family Village compete against the young people from our three villages. If your village comes in last, you’ll have to move out voluntarily.”

The three villages were still somewhat wary of Nanjing City.

So, they devised this method to create a legitimate reason to drive Su Family Village out.

“Su Yan, don’t struggle,” Jiang Yuqian sneered. “I suggest you pack up and leave voluntarily. With your pitiful numbers, sending anyone to the arena would be suicide!”

Hearing this, the people of Su Family Village were first furious, then fell into despair.

The three villages were shameless.

They had lured away their able-bodied men and now wanted to compete against them.

This was blatant bullying.

“Who says our people will just be throwing their lives away?”

Suddenly, a slightly proud voice rang out.

Everyone was surprised and turned to look behind the Su Family Village group.

“Qianqian, don’t be reckless!”

An elderly man from Su Family Village shouted.

The speaker was Su Qianqian.

“Su Qianqian?”

A girl from Jiang Family Village sneered. “With your pathetic skills, where do you get the nerve to speak up?”

In this world, those who couldn’t cultivate usually learned some martial arts for self-defense.

But Su Qianqian’s martial arts skills were rudimentary, making her a laughingstock in others’ eyes.

“Jiang Yue!”

Su Qianqian stared at the girl and said directly, “Since you think that way, I challenge you.”

“Qianqian!”

“Step back!”

The people of Su Family Village were alarmed.

“I accept your challenge,”

Jiang Yue’s eyes glinted as she quickly agreed, clearly not wanting to give Su Qianqian a chance to back out.

Naturally, Su Qianqian had no intention of backing down.

The two girls immediately stepped into the clearing between the two groups.

Jiang Yue sneered, “Su Qianqian, don’t say I’m bullying you; I’ll let you make the first move!”