Chapter 1646: Holy Lord Su Yu (1)

A new holy land would be established.

That was the decision reached by the various human prefectures. However, the core issue here was the leader of the holy land. Who would be the leader?

Silence enveloped the hall. A short while later, Marquis Xia said, "Since the first proposal has been passed, let us decide on the leader of the new holy land before worrying about the name of this holy land. Humanity requires a young, dynamic, talented, strong, and wise leader."

Some sneered upon hearing that.

Marquis Xia might as well mention Su Yu's name directly if he was going to say all that.

Marquis Xia continued nonchalantly, "Each prefecture is allowed to recommend its candidates. We will vote on it. As for Great Xia, we recommend Su Yu for this position. Oh, the Invincibles are allowed to recommend their candidates as well."

He had not bothered to hide anything. Instead, he had recommended Su Yu directly.

Someone said, "I believe Great Qin King is a suitable candidate. If we must establish a new holy land, Great Qin King must be the leader."

"I believe Prefect Xia is a good candidate as well."

"If you ask me, the holy land will mainly be in charge of internal affairs. Prefect Zhu is more suited for this job."

"I think picking someone younger is better. The young are more dynamic. There is a lot more life in the young. Didn't Wan Mingze found the Youth Alliance not long ago? He's a decent candidate. He has the makings of a saint."

"No, Qin Fang is better. He's a Heaven Index expert, bold as Great Qin King, talented, and filled with love for his people..."

"..."

Numerous names were suggested.

Su Yu had his supporters, but not many. Everyone agreed that a new holy land was required. But the same couldn't be said for the leader. A lot of people were terrified of Su Yu. He was someone truly capable of suppressing everyone upon being elected as the leader.

More importantly, he was too ruthless. His ruthlessness extended both externally and internally. He would show no mercy to his enemies.

At this point, some people could already guess that the mysterious deaths back then in Nanyuan were most likely caused by him as well. He was the one who had assassinated those people.

Why? Because they had offended him.

He was too ruthless. Having someone like that as the leader of the holy land could very well make the holy land the true ruler of the Human Realm. Meanwhile, things would be a lot more flexible with a different leader.

A regime under a different leader would not be as strict.

Qin Zhen frowned and said, "Isn't Su Yu a good candidate? The holy land will mainly be in charge of internal affairs. If my father were interested in this, he would have started leading our holy lands hundreds of years ago. He is not good at managing internal affairs. Thus, he has no interest in this position. As for my son, Qin Fang, he is not comparable to Su Yu. Su Yu has my support."

At that, some gazes landed on those from Great Jin.

The Great Jin representative was looking quite pale. When he noted the gazes on him, he lowered his head without saying anything.

Someone laughed and asked, "General Zhang He, why don't you say something?"

Zhang He.

Someone who had been forgotten for quite a while.

A general of Great Jin.

A Sunmoon.

Hearing that, the expressions of some people turned odd. The prefect of Great Jin frowned, but he remained silent.

Someone said, "General, your only son was killed. Are you going to let it slide? Do you not even have the courage to ask for an explanation? Are you going to remain so cowardly when someone tries to kill you as well?"

Faced with such great pressure, Zhang He started sweating. After a while, he gnashed his teeth and said, "My child...went to Nanyuan the year before. He was assassinated there. I only have one question. Does Mayor Su know anything about that? At the time, he was there disguised as Cui Lang. With his strength, did he notice anything during the assassination?"

Immediately after, someone said, "Yes. We must make certain things clear before voting. He could kill the son of a general in the past. He would have the courage to kill the general today. In the future, he would also have the courage to kill even the prefect!"

"How can someone so reckless and cruel become the leader of the holy land? Is this the kind of leader you want? Are you not afraid of suffering the same fate as the general's son one day?"

The same person continued, "Great Han King, Great Yuan King, is Mayor Su aware of the murders in Nanyuan? Can we invite him here and ask him about it?"

He did not accuse Su Yu of being the murderer directly. Instead, he was asking for an explanation. Zhang He's son was not the only victim back then. If Su Yu was really the murderer, why? Just because they entered Nanyuan? That would be too unreasonable. Would anyone dare to let someone like that become the leader of the new holy land?

Great Han King frowned.

Great Yuan King raised his brow. After a short moment, he said, "Can we invite Su Yu here?"

Zhang He is not a nobody. He was a general of Great Jin. He was also a Sunmoon. Thus, this issue must be resolved, regardless of whether it was for Great Jin or for everyone else. Everyone looked at the Liu City representatives. Today, only two people from Liu City were here. Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan.

Everyone waited for Liu Wenyan's response.

Liu Wenyan thought about it and said, "Sure. I'll call him over."

He then walked out of the hall with a deep frown.

The moment he stepped out of the hall, Chen Yong appeared beside him and sent him a voice transmission, "I heard what happened. Martial Uncle, just let me take the blame! I was actively killing during the same time. It won't matter if I add a few more murders under my name."

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"We'll see."

In truth, Chen Yong's suggestion was the optimal choice here. After all, he had indeed been running around assassinating people during the same period.

Sure, things wouldn't fit quite perfectly as Chen Yong was actively killing elsewhere even while those murders were happening in Nanyuan, but it would also be reasonable for a genius like Chen Yong to have several clones he could use to kill.

Nobody would be able to disprove him if he were to take the blame.

***

Shortly after.

Su Residence.

Su Yu had just finished finalizing his trade with one of his many visitors. Right after the discussion ended, Liu Wenyan walked over and said, "It has been agreed that the holy land will be established. For now, they are deciding on the next leader. Zhang He of Great Jin is claiming that you killed his son. This might be tricky to deal with!"

Su Yu laughed, "Tricky?"

Liu Wenyan said, "Yes. You did not have a proper reason to kill him..."

"He intruded into my house and stole from me. I killed him for that. What's the issue here?"

Su Yu was completely unbothered. He had hidden the matter back then because he was still weak. He was now strong enough to not care anymore.

Su Yu said, "Just be straightforward. Using the term of the myriad races, my house is essentially a dao center. Using the term of the ruling human families, my house is the equivalent of a prefect's residence. Anyone intruding upon the residences of the Xia, Qin, Zhou, or any other families will be killed. No explanation will be required."

Back then, he was a weakling. Thus, his house was free for them to intrude. It was no big deal for them. But would anyone dare to intrude upon the mayor's residences of the ancient cities?

Would anyone dare to intrude upon the Su Residence?

Nobody.

Because he was now an expert. He controlled an incredibly powerful force.

Thus, Su Yu was unbothered about this issue.

Liu Wenyan said, "No matter how you put it, this doesn't feel like the right thing to do. It's an easy matter for them to make a fuss about."

Su Yu laughed and said, "Teacher, you worry too much."

He stood up and said, "Fine. Let me go with you. This is no big deal. To be honest, I only need to be the leader of the holy land on paper. But it also doesn't matter if I can't be the leader."

Liu Wenyan sighed and said, "You...fine. You can make your own decision. Perhaps...I have yet to let go of the past. You know me. You know that I still want the human race to acknowledge the multiple character faction. I am not as carefree as you."

Su Yu nodded, "I know that. This is normal. You grew up among multiple character cultivators. The multiple character faction has been your faith and motivation for decades. You sacrificed greatly for the multiple character faction. By becoming the leader of the holy land, the multiple character faction will officially gain the recognition it deserves. I know that you still want me to become the leader."

Liu Wenyan nodded. Yes. Su Yu was right. He was not a hot-blooded youth like Bai Feng, who did not care about the leadership position as well. Bai Feng believed that they could do just as well in the Allheaven Battlefield. The holy land was nothing.

But Liu Wenyan...still wanted the multiple character faction to gain humanity's acknowledgment.