"Shangguan Xuanjie, you can use Ye Nianhai to blackmail me, but I can also make you lose something. If you want to prove your capability in front of Patriarch Shangguan, you must agree to my conditions," Su Changfeng insisted.

Shangguan Xuanjie was grinding his teeth to the point they might break; his initial plan was to completely control Su Changfeng, using Ye Nianhai to keep Su Changfeng in line.

But now, the situation had reversed, and it felt as if Su Changfeng was blackmailing him instead. This was not the outcome Shangguan Xuanjie wanted to see, nor was it one he could accept.

"Do you believe that I can order someone to cripple Ye Nianhai's arm right now? She has only been born recently; it should be easy to break her arm, right?"

Su Changfeng trembled internally, but he knew that if he compromised with Shangguan Xuanjie now, he would never be able to negotiate with him again. He had to take a gamble now, betting that Shangguan Xuanjie wouldn't follow through.

"You may think my child's life is insignificant, but Patriarch Shangguan's favor is something you are most eager to gain. Go ahead and test it; gamble on whether your future life will change because of this."

Shangguan Xuanjie was extremely furious. Using Ye Nianhai to threaten Su Changfeng had not worked, which was beyond his expectations.

Even if Ye Nianhai were to die, Shangguan Xuanjie wouldn't be bothered, but he definitely didn't want to lose the chance to elevate his status within the Shangguan family because of her.

"Su Changfeng, you are Ye Nianhai's biological father; do you have to be so cruel? She's not even 90 days old!" After speaking, Shangguan Xuanjie immediately pulled out his phone, deliberately letting Su Changfeng see a picture of Ye Nianhai.

Su Changfeng's heart bled; a child not even 30 days old, with no relatives around, didn't understand anything yet, nor knew what was happening to her. But letting her fall into such danger was Su Changfeng's failure as a father.

And it was all caused by him.

However... to save her, Su Changfeng had to be resolute now.

"You have only one choice now: agree to my terms, or tonight your reputation will be ruined, and everyone in the Shangguan family will mock you," Su Changfeng said calmly.

The veins on Shangguan Xuanjie's forehead bulged; he wished he could kill Su Changfeng right now.

Even if he were to destroy the entirety of Purgatory Prison, if he achieved nothing, he would definitely be gossiped about, and his grandfather Shangguan Sichen would also be displeased with him. And as for the position of Shangguan Family Head, he shouldn't even think about it.

Moreover, if he failed, he would lose not only the position of Shangguan Family Head, but also might be expelled from the Shangguan family by his grandfather, which was the outcome Shangguan Xuanjie least wanted to see.

Shangguan Xuanjie adjusted his breathing and compromised, saying: "Fine, as long as you satisfy me, I'll agree to your conditions."

"Leave anyone alive?" Su Changfeng asked calmly.

Shangguan Xuanjie frowned slightly; he had experienced Su Changfeng's strength before, but the guy brought by Shangguan Yunjie was not someone to be easily dealt with either. However, the way Su Changfeng was acting now, whether anyone would be left alive seemed entirely dependent on Su Changfeng's willingness to kill that person.

"Are you that confident in your strength?" Shangguan Xuanjie hesitantly asked, now even doubting Su Changfeng a bit.

"It's not confidence, it's absolute strength," Su Changfeng replied.

"Alright." Shangguan Xuanjie replied straightforwardly: "If you can kill that person, I'll let you see Ye Nianhai whenever you want in the future."

"Agreed."

There were quite a few core members of the Shangguan family. Besides Shangguan Xuanjie's two competitors, Shangguan Xuanjie also had an older sister and younger sister. The entire Shangguan family consisted of over 40 core descendants. Whenever it was time for a meal, the castle's dining room was like a feast.

When Shangguan Xuanjie entered with Su Changfeng, many people looked at Su Changfeng and whispered; almost everyone looked at Su Changfeng with disdain, a disdain that radiated from within, as if Su Changfeng was seen as merely a low-class person.

"Shangguan Xuanjie, is this guy you brought in as your helper? Doesn't look impressive," at this point, a particularly beautiful girl swayed her hips as she approached Shangguan Xuanjie, casting a mocking glance at Su Changfeng.

"Sister, as the saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover. He won't be like a certain someone, all looks and no use," Shangguan Xuanjie replied calmly. The girl who approached him was Shangguan Wan'er, his sister, but she tended to side with his younger brother Shangguan Wenchuan, hence Shangguan Xuanjie didn't have much fondness for Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head; she really couldn't see anything outstanding about Su Changfeng, who seemed more like someone who lived off others.

"I don't know if he's just for show, but with his physique, I bet he wouldn't be my match on the battlefield. Of course, by battlefield, I mean the bed," Shangguan Wan'er did not hide her needs in this aspect; almost everyone in the Shangguan family knew that Shangguan Wan'er liked muscular pretty boys.

Shangguan Xuanjie felt goosebumps, wondering what kind of man would eventually end up with someone like Shangguan Wan'er, a man who must have destroyed the Milky Way in a past life.

"Sis, have you seen Grandpa anywhere?" Shangguan Xuanjie asked.

"Grandpa is in the study talking with Shangguan Wenchuan. You know, Grandpa has always valued Shangguan Wenchuan a lot; your purpose and Shangguan Yunjie's is just to highlight him," Shangguan Wan'er said.

Shangguan Xuanjie's face was full of defiance; Shangguan Wenchuan had only interacted once before with people from another realm, yet Shangguan Sichen paid special attention to him for this, which was particularly unfair to him and Shangguan Yunjie.

"Shangguan Wenchuan just got a bit lucky; otherwise, how could he be valued by Grandpa?" Shangguan Xuanjie said disdainfully.

Shangguan Wan'er chuckled and said, "Wenchuan indeed hit a stroke of luck; I even heard that today he brought back big news, that the people from another realm will personally visit the Shangguan family soon. Can you achieve such a feat?"

"What did you say?" Shangguan Xuanjie asked, stunned, unable to believe that Shangguan Wenchuan could invite such a prominent figure to the Shangguan family; it seemed impossible.

"Don't look so shocked; I told you before, you and Shangguan Yunjie can't compete with him. There's nothing strange about it," having said that, Shangguan Wan'er swayed her snake-like waist and returned to her place.

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