APTnovel Chapter 233 Alliance
Chapter 233 Alliance
Chapter 233 Alliance (Part Two)
"You're trying to use the Yuanen family to stabilize your Su family's situation, aren't you?" Niu Tian spoke slowly, his gaze sharp, as if he wanted to see through Su Yu.
Su Yu nodded. "Uncle Niu Tian is right, but not entirely. However, I haven't figured out my specific plans yet. No plan is perfect. I'll only have detailed arrangements after I meet the Yuanen family. I can assure you and Uncle Titan that I will not do anything to harm the Yuanen family's interests. If you and Uncle Titan trust me, I think I will show the Yuanen family sufficient sincerity. Of course, if Uncle Titan doesn't want the Yuanen family to emerge, I won't force him. Just pretend I never brought this up today."
Looking at Titan's hopeful gaze, Niu Tian shook his head with a wry smile. "Go ahead, that's your family matter, I won't interfere. Su Yu is someone you can trust."
"Do you even need to tell me? I already knew that, brother, I'm off..."
Under Su Yu's horrified gaze, Yuan Enming's body continued to grow larger, eventually transforming into a gigantic Titan Ape.
The enormous Titan Ape leaped up, threw Su Yu onto its back, and jumped off Haotian Fortress!
The howling gale pounded wildly against Su Yu's body. Amidst this intense gale, Su Yu slowly opened his protective shield and quietly sat on the back of the Titan Ape.
Bear is more reliable; the Titan Ape's back is anything but safe...
The journey took an exceptionally long time. When Su Yu slowly opened his eyes, they had already arrived at the location of the Yuanen family.
Because the Yuanen family is a reclusive family, they do not live in the bustling city center, but in a lush forest. Nestled against the mountains and beside the water, with vast expanses of dense forest behind them, it has a distinctly idyllic feel.
This place exudes a sense of returning to simplicity, unlike the hustle and bustle of the world; it is the breath of nature.
As a being that has existed for tens of thousands of years, Yuan Enming is no longer a pure soul beast. In a sense, he is at least partly human and has similar characteristics to humans. Even as a soul beast, the inheritance of life is the most important thing.
The reason he can be considered to have a part of humanity is that from the moment he fell in love with Xiong Xiaoling, he was no longer a pure soul beast. Just like Wang Qiu'er, who inherited Su Yu's memories, she couldn't distinguish many things.
Human emotions are complex, so complex that humans cannot fully comprehend them even after a lifetime of exploration, and even the gods cannot understand them.
When he chose to accept Xiong Xiaoling from the bottom of his heart, it was destined that Erming would no longer be the Titan Giant Ape, the king of beasts, nor the god who had once ascended the long ladder of gods.
The Titan Ape, who had always believed that the woman he once loved had mysteriously disappeared and that he had no offspring, suddenly learned of the existence of the Yuanen family from Su Yu. How could he not be emotional?
As he searched along the path to his former residence, until he found the Yuanen family mansion, he wept, kneeling before the elderly woman and sobbing uncontrollably!
I, Yuan Enming, am back! Xiaoling, I'm back...
Holding the aged woman in his arms, he wept like a child, never imagining he would ever see her again.
When he publicly announced his identity, looking at his numerous descendants and at Xiong Xiaoling's kind eyes...
His heart trembled, and a sense of pride, stemming from his very blood, flowed through his body.
Originally, Enstai...
Atai was just a name I made up on the spot. My name is Erming, and I am Yuan Enming...
That day, he transformed into a Titan ape, carried Xiong Xiaoling back to their old wooden house, and listened to Xiong Xiaoling read the diary of his eldest son, Yuan Ensitai, before he was born.
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"Father, you're back." Yuan Ensitai's voice interrupted Yuan Enming's turbulent thoughts.
"Junior Su Yu greets senior." Su Yu was about to bow to Yuan Ensitai, but was stopped by Yuan Enming.
Yuan Enming said, "Call everyone over, I have something to announce."
Under Yuan Ensitai's questioning gaze, Yuan Enming led Su Yu to a larger courtyard.
After watching Yuan Enming walk into the courtyard, a short while later, an elderly woman, supported by Yuan Enming, came to Su Yu.
"Xiaoling. This is Su Yu, whom I mentioned to you. He is a great benefactor to our family. Our reunion is all thanks to his help." Yuan Enming spoke in an extremely gentle tone, afraid of startling Xiong Xiaoling in the slightest.
"No need for thanks. Uncle Yuanenming has helped me a lot, so I'm here today hoping to form an alliance with the Yuanen family. If Aunt Yuanen agrees, I'd like to discuss it with the clan leader in person."
Su Yu looked at the aged Xiong Xiaoling and spoke respectfully.
"Since it's about forming an alliance, then you should go and discuss it with Si Tai. I'm too old to get involved in these things..." Xiong Xiaoling was in very poor condition, and it was clear that she was gradually approaching the end of her life.
Xiong Xiaoling is not strong; the fluctuations of her soul power are only at the level of a Soul Douluo. However, according to Yuan Enming's description, at least a hundred years have passed since he and Xiong Xiaoling separated.
Although it is unknown what method the Yuanen family used to forcibly extend the life of this ancestor, Xiong Xiaoling is now in her twilight years.
The breath of life is faint, the loss of life force is accelerating, and the soul power is dissipating...
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Su Yu slowly handed the item in his hand to Yuan Ensitai. "To put it simply, this is the scope of our cooperation. If you have any questions, I can answer them for you. Of course, if you feel that the Yuan En family still needs to remain in seclusion, I will not insist."
Yuan Ensi looked at Su Yu respectfully and hurriedly said, "I can't accept being called a senior by my benefactor. Since my father trusts you, our Yuan En family will definitely not refuse your proposal. Moreover, your conditions are almost entirely in our favor. If I don't agree, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to my father."
Su Yu smiled. "Cooperation always requires a win-win situation. I don't want to use my status as a benefactor to satisfy my own selfish desires. Regarding the alliance, I still hope that you will discuss it with your clan before making a decision. Therefore, the alliance can be postponed."
"The opinions within the tribe are largely the same. Although the alliance is still under discussion, they generally agree. However, there's something I don't know how to tell my benefactor."
Looking at Yuan Ensitai's aged face, Su Yu could probably guess what the Yuan En family was worried about.
Forming an alliance is a big deal, but after forming an alliance, there must be a hierarchy, with one being the primary leader and the other secondary.
How can the Yuanen family bow down to Su Yu alone?
It's unlikely; even if he was a great benefactor of the Yuanen family, they probably wouldn't agree with it.
The patriarch hasn't intervened yet, so they still feel the alliance is questionable. If Yuan Enming speaks up, their insistence will likely be futile.
Upon arriving at the Yuanen family's conference room, Su Yu looked at the leading Title Douluo and Soul Douluo and slowly began to speak: "I think the matter of forming an alliance does indeed require discussion. However, before we begin our talks on the alliance, I would like to present a small gift as a token of our sincerity."
"You brat, I'm here. It's just an alliance, is it really necessary to make things so complicated? You even had to bring Xiaoling along!" Yuan Enming, supporting Xiong Xiaoling, kicked open the door while cursing.
After Xiong Xiaoling sat down, Su Yu slowly said, "Although I'm not sure what methods your Yuanen family used to prolong Aunt Xiong Xiaoling's life, if I'm not mistaken, her life force is gradually dwindling, isn't that right?"
"Our benefactor was right after all. We can no longer keep my mother alive. Her days are indeed numbered..." Yuan Ensitai's eyes dimmed.
"You brat, get to the point!" Yuan Enming snapped impatiently.
"Amin, you can't be rude to your benefactor," Xiong Xiaoling said gently, stopping Yuan Enming.
"I understand..." Yuan Enming lowered his head, held Xiong Xiaoling's hand, and said nothing more.
"Go on, my benefactor. Ah Ming won't cause any more trouble. With me here, no one can cause any trouble." Xiong Xiaoling's voice was weak, but no one dared to misbehave in front of her!
"The greatest gift I want to give to your Yuanen family is to extend Auntie's life by several decades."
Extend your life by several decades!
For them, they had already extended Xiong Xiaoling's life to its limit with the help of the immortal herbs and various resources, but the young man in front of them actually told them that he could extend Xiong Xiaoling's life by several decades!
"Impossible, unless a miracle occurs!" Yuan Encheng'an, the son of Yuan Ensitai, said in disbelief.
"Nothing is impossible. If it is, it's just that you can't understand it. Uncle Yuanen, help Auntie up."
In front of everyone, Su Yu placed his palm on the back of Yuan Enming's hand. At the same time, with the help of Elder Yi, he extracted a wisp of his own life force, which, guided by Yuan Enming, flowed into Xiong Xiaoling's body.
As this wisp of life force flowed into Xiong Xiaoling's body, her aged body instantly radiated a vibrant vitality!
"this……"
Yuan Enming looked at Su Yu in surprise and slowly said, "Life force? How could you possibly possess such power?"
"Auntie, there's plenty of time ahead. I think you and Uncle Yuanen will have plenty of time to continue living together."
Su Yu smiled, got up and left the main hall.
The moment Su Yu stepped out of the main hall, the entire Yuanen family knelt down behind him, respectfully watching his departing figure.
"Young Master Su, the Yuanen family will always be your most steadfast ally!"
Deep gratitude filled Yuan En's eyes; for the Yuan En family, this was the greatest gift imaginable…
(End of this chapter)