Eternal Life: My Lifespan Increases Daily
Chapter 437 - 328: The Leading Noble Family and the Nine Nether Realm! (Double-Length)
"Changsheng Su Family..." Song Changming was somewhat surprised to hear that this incident was related to the Su Family.
The Su Family in the Main City, and even throughout the entire Cui Bai Dao, is an extremely special existence.
The Hu Family, due to the presence of Prince Cui, is hailed as the number one Noble Family in the city.
The many top noble families in the Core City look up to the Hu Family, and its power is undeniably vast.
But when the children of the Hu Family see relatives of the Changsheng Su Family, they are always exceptionally polite, not daring to act recklessly.
It is even said that even Prince Cui himself must send a letter of respect and perform all the proper rituals before visiting the Changsheng Su Family.
The fact that a ruler of a region holds such respect for them shows how exalted the status of the Changsheng Clan is.
What differentiates the Su Family from other families is its non-involvement in politics.
Neither the government nor the military has any Changsheng Su Family members in service.
Only the Su Family’s businesses are spread throughout Cui Bai Dao, even across the entire Yun Province.
This seems to be their ancestral commandment.
There are rumors that they consider the Changsheng blood flowing in their veins to be noble, thus disdaining to bow or compromise to anyone.
Other rumors suggest that the Su Family has a thousand-year-old ancestor in charge, and even Prince Cui dares not provoke them, making the Su Family the real first family hidden in the shadows.
Various rumors about the Changsheng Family are rampant, but ultimately they are unreliable speculations.
But because the rumors are so numerous, over time, they have made the Changsheng Family appear more mysterious and unique in the public eye.
Song Changming has been in the army and has spent more than three years in the Cui Bai Main City, yet he has had no dealings with the Changsheng Su Family. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
The only point that had made him pay attention to the Changsheng Su Family before was due to Su Qingqing.
And today, he finally heard some news about the Su Family again.
"Someone covets the Changsheng blood of the Su Family?" Song Changming felt puzzled, not knowing what this meant.
Wang Tianshuang, seeming unwilling to waste too much time, briefly stated the key points, and Song Changming then understood.
Several direct relatives of the Su Family disappeared today in Cui Bai Dao.
Although it’s unclear why, the Su Family seems convinced that the kidnapping is for the Changsheng blood within their relatives.
Even Prince Cui personally ordered assistance to the Changsheng Su Family to thoroughly investigate the matter, demonstrating his seriousness by mobilizing the Cuiqi Army.
This led to the issuance of this urgent summons.
"I never expected that even though no one from the Su Family serves in office, they still wield such influence." Xing Tiexin complained somewhat dissatisfied as they left the council chamber.
To him, this was just a family matter of the Su Family, yet it caused the Cuiqi Army to stir; what kind of thing was that?
"I really don’t understand whether we are the official army or the private army of the Su Family."
Song Changming listened on the side, sharing similar feelings in his heart.
The Changsheng Su Family might not openly display their power, but the energy they could show at critical moments was something no other noble family in the Core City could match.
"Say less, matters concerning the Changsheng Clan are always significant." Yang Zhen quietly spoke, stopping Xing Tiexin’s increasingly dangerous comments.
"Remember, although no one from the Su Family holds a military position, that doesn’t mean their ears and eyes can’t reach us. Watch where you say things in the future..."
Yang Zhen was implying something. After all, holding a high position as a Little Flag Master, he had been in the military far longer than both him and Xing Tiexin, so he naturally knew more.
Xing Tiexin snorted lightly but obediently stopped speaking.
The group dispersed, and each gathered their troops.
This time the main task was to investigate, covering a large area of Cui Bai Dao, so the authorities required only the Innate Realm generals from the military to be mobilized.
The extreme mobility brought by Qi Flight was unmatched by ordinary soldiers.
"General." Rongjiang had been waiting outside the council chamber.
"Where are Feng Xingzhuo and the others?" Song Changming asked.
"They all gathered at the School Martial Arts Arena after receiving the emergency summons," Rongjiang reported.
This was the emergency summons, a command that placed the entire military on high alert.
In the School Martial Arts Arena, many soldiers formed phalanx formations.
Seeing Song Changming descend from the sky, the soldiers felt invigorated and stopped glancing around or whispering.
Song Changming held substantial prestige in the army, and in this newly formed troop, no one dared to defy him.
Two people stood at the head of the troops, Song Changming’s current two deputy generals.
Feng Xingzhuo and Guan Yuntai.
Feng Xingzhuo, of course, was personally recruited by him.
Guan Yuntai, on the other hand, was parachuted in by a noble family, and even if Song Changming wanted to refuse, he couldn’t.
This was a common occurrence in the military, just like Zhao Linxin and Tang Qicheng in Xing Tiexin’s troop, Song Changming as a commander couldn’t avoid having noble family members in his troop.
Noble family members are an integral, and quite important, part of the Human Race.
After all, with ample resources, high-quality bloodline continuation, and powerful martial arts inheritance, noble families have always been able to produce outstanding Martial Artist powerhouses.
It can even be said that nearly seventy percent of Martial Arts Powerhouses in the Human Race are born from noble families.
And generals like Song Changming and Xing Tiexin, who come from humble beginnings, are the minority in the army.
Given the larger environment, Song Changming can’t stand out.
Fortunately, Guan Yuntai, despite his noble family background, doesn’t display an arrogant temperament.
He possesses both ability and potential and works diligently under Song Changming.
Therefore, even with Zhao Linxin as a previous example, Song Changming holds no undue prejudice against him, granting appropriate authority and without plans to target him.