<h4>Chapter 1422: Chapter 1421: Yielding</h4>


    The man’s words immediately incitedughter and noise from the others, who all joined in the mor.


    "Yeah, that’s really unfair!"


    "Master Su, you can’t do this!"


    "If you do this, what’s the point of us supporting you?"


    "Right, do you still want us to support you?"


    As everybody spoke, they even started to make threats.


    Su Yang’s smile vanished as he looked coldly at the people present and said in a deep voice, "I think you haven’t realized the situation clearly. With so many families and powers in Capital City, having those people support me is already enough. Frankly, whether or not you support me doesn’t really matter. If you’re unwilling to support me, you can just leave now. I’m not forcing you to stay!"


    At this, the crowd couldn’t help but feel panicked. They knew all too well what the consequences of leaving this conference room would be, and that was something they couldn’t bear.


    "Master Su, you... don’t get agitated..." the man who had spoken first quickly stood up: "It’s not that we don’t want to support you, it’s just... just that others from different families got Minor Rejuvenation Pills to take back, and... and if we support you, returning empty-handed... we can’t exin this to our families..."


    The others hastened to nod their heads, having softened by now, they finally understood that they really weren’t qualified to challenge Su Yang.


    "Yes, Master Su, we truly want to support you. But if the difference is so great, we... we really can’t justify it. The family isn’t ours to control, and if we return empty-handed, people might think that we pocketed those things!"


    "Exactly, Master Su, we... we are really out of options..."


    Su Yang nced at everyone and, seeing their honest fear, knew that they had truly been humbled.


    "Well, that makes sense!" Su Yang slowly nodded and waved his hand: "Fine, in that case, give each person one bottle of Minor Rejuvenation Pill."


    "One bottle?" The crowd was a bit dissatisfied, but the leading man, seeing Su Yang’s expression turn cold, quickly spoke up: "One bottle is good, one bottle will do, mainly so we have something to show when we go back. After all, we took too long to decide and missed the banquet; that’s nobody’s fault. Master Su, thank you, thank you!"


    This man was fairly astute, and the others, also noticing Su Yang’s displeased expression, dared not insist anymore and agreed that one bottle would suffice.


    "If you perform well, within three months, I will give you a second bottle!" Su Yang spoke calmly: "Of course, you will only get these two bottles this year. Starting from next year, you’ll be able to get three bottles annually, just like them!"


    The crowd was overjoyed; they were worried that it would be only one bottle each year. If it was only for this first year, then that was much better, and they would have an easier time exining when they returned.


    In this way, they would only have one less bottle than other families in the first year, but afterwards, it would be the same. This alleviated their fears of being vastly surpassed by other families.


    Having obtained this bottle of Minor Rejuvenation Pill, the crowd departed with thousands of thanks.


    Once Zhao Hu Zi had sent these people away, he immediately returned to the conference room, where Su Yang sat alone.


    "Master Su, do you really n to give them so many elixirs every year?"


    Zhao Hu Zi, with disapproval in his face, had been imprisoned by these major families for a long time and harbored extreme resentment towards them. He had always wanted topletely eradicate these major families, leaving none behind.


    Now, Su Yang had won over these families and even given them so many elixirs, leaving Zhao Hu Zi baffled. ording to Su Yang’s nature, shouldn’t he have just wiped out these major familiespletely?


    Su Yang had a calm expression, obviously understanding what Zhao Hu Zi was thinking.


    "You should realize that it’s impossible for me to kill off all the major families in Capital City, and the Martial Champion wouldn’t allow it either," Su Yang said softly.


    "But... there’s no need to be so generous with them!" Zhao Hu Zi said. "We just need to scare them intoplete submission. Why bother coaxing them with gifts?"


    "You say scare them into submission..." Su Yang chuckled. "Do you think the people of Capital City aren’t already afraid of me? Since Zhao Dongming’s disastrous defeat, who in Capital City dares to oppose me?"


    Zhao Hu Zi thought about it, indeed, after the battle with Zhao Dongming, Su Yang’s status in Capital City was solidified. During that period, all the major families wereying low, not daring to say a word.


    "But what about after that?" Su Yang said quietly. "Right after Old Zhang made his move, these people jumped into action. Following that, when people from the Su Family of Yanbei arrived, they even immediately took the chance to deal with me. What’s the use of scaring them? These people are merely frightened but not truly submitsive. The moment they seize an opportunity, they will fight back and seek revenge. Unless you kill off all these familiespletely, they will always pose a threat if left unaddressed!"


    Zhao Hu Zi nodded; indeed, that was true. But he added, "Still, these people aren’t to be feared. With your strength, Master Su, and our current position, they wouldn’t dare act against us. There’s no need to care about them!"


    "Whether they dare to act depends on whether they have the opportunity. Coming up, there will be even stronger enemies to deal with," Su Yang said. "I need to devote all my efforts to facing these adversaries, which might keep me very busy, and our side could be in grave danger. The families of Capital City are indeed average in strength. However, if they make a move behind the scenes at a critical moment, they can still cause serious harm. For instance, the situation in Pingnan Province this time; had I not returned promptly, we might already be in danger. So, before dealing with other matters, I must first secure the loyalty of the people in Capital City. Otherwise, if I’m engaged elsewhere with most of our forces and they stir up trouble from behind, won’t we suffer a great loss then?"


    "That’s true!" Zhao Hu Zi nodded, but still distrusted the people from Capital City and said in a low voice, "Can we trust these people’s promises?"


    "I don’t need to trust everyone; I only need to trust most of them," Su Yang said softly. "If seventy percent of the people here tonight keep their word, then I have nothing to worry about. The remaining thirty percent are inconsequential!"


    Zhao Hu Zi suddenly understood and finally grasped Su Yang’s intention.