Peach-Orange! – Chapter 607 – The War God Temple? Unworthy of Me

Having been around for many years, Su Dingtian could hardly fail to grasp the meaning behind Su Tao’s words.

A bitter smile touched his face. He hesitated, seeming to hold back words, but eventually spoke, “I’m sorry, Xia… Xiao Tao. Is it alright if I call you that?”

Su Tao curled her lip slightly but did not contradict him.

Su Dingtian’s tone was filled with remorse. “Back then, after I returned to the country and found out your mother had passed away, I avenged her. I also investigated high and low. But… your mother, in order to protect you, likely left no trace of your information. I couldn’t find anything, no matter how hard I searched.

“I thought there was no longer any connection for me in the country, so I stayed abroad all this time. Recently, after learning about you, I rushed back without delay.”

Su Tao challenged him, “Without delay? I’ve been on the brink of death multiple times, pushed to the edge by that Ye Er!”

“I sent people to protect you!” Su Dingtian continued to explain. “And the reason I didn’t seek you out immediately upon returning was because I discovered that old enemies from the past weren’t completely eradicated. They seemed to know why I had come back.”

“Many of them secretly came to Jiuzhou City. I feared they would target you, so I cleared out those people first.”

“It’s just that I didn’t expect…” Su Dingtian’s back seemed to stoop slightly. “The person I originally sent to protect you in secret was reassigned by Su Tianyu. And he never mentioned this matter to me, not until his death.”

It was clear that Su Dingtian was approaching this conversation with guilt.

From the start, he had lowered his own position and offered an apology.

His words also conveyed a sense of care for Su Tao.

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However, their current respective statuses were not conducive to such discussions.

And explanations often felt feeble.

Si Chen, standing to the side, did not speak. He stole a glance at Su Tao and found the young woman’s expression still unreadable. He couldn’t help but nod slightly in satisfaction.

It seemed Su Tao remained unmoved by these words.

The initiative was still firmly in her grasp.

Su Dingtian seemed to want to say more, but Xu Shi behind him spoke up, “Miss, if I may suggest, why don’t we first discuss the main matter at hand? Leaving aside the father-daughter relationship for now, what are your thoughts on the War God Temple?”

Su Tao glanced at Xu Shi, her face showing displeasure. “And who are you?”

Xu Shi kept his hands in his pockets. “One of the Four Heavenly Kings of the War God Temple, Xu Shi. As a key member, I believe I have some standing to speak here, don’t I?”

Su Tao let out a derisive laugh. “Standing to speak? Are you worthy?”

She retorted without sparing any face. “My father hasn’t even spoken. Why are you interrupting? Do you think the War God Temple is yours to command?”

“You—” Xu Shi’s face darkened. “Don’t think that just because you’re the young miss, I’ll go easy on you. I haven’t settled accounts with you yet over Su Tianyu’s death!”

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“What?” Su Tao pressed on. “Do you think the direct bloodline heir of the War God is inferior to an adopted bastard?

“Or do you and Su Tianyu have some shady dealings that make you support him so much?

“Or perhaps, your position within the War God Temple depends on the favor of the next War God, and now I’m starting to question whether your strength even matches up to this so-called ‘Heavenly King’ title.”

This barrage of accusatory questions left Xu Shi momentarily speechless, unable to refute.

In contrast, Long Zhong beside Su Dingtian narrowed his eyes slightly.

Seeing Xu Shi’s expression worsen, Su Tao snorted coldly. “Right now, this is a conversation between me and my father. Unrelated individuals who aren’t even qualified to sit, please be quiet.”

“You—!”

Xu Shi tried to speak again but was cut off by Su Dingtian. “Enough, Xu Shi. Aren’t you ashamed? There are two young masters from prominent families of the capital here as well.”

Si Chen smiled. “You can continue your discussion. We can’t really interject. It’s just that because of our good relationship with Su Tao, we felt it necessary to listen in on today’s conversation, to understand Su Tao’s perspective.”

Dongfang Yang even yawned, offering no opinion.

But this nod of acquiescence conveyed a small piece of information.

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The Si and Dongfang families of the capital, or at least the influence of these two young masters, was fully invested in Su Tao.

The bloodline of the War God certainly warranted such investment.

Su Dingtian took a deep breath. “Let’s set aside personal feelings for now and discuss the matter at hand. Xiao Tao, originally, Su Tianyu was the heir I designated. Now that you’ve killed him, and considering you said last time that you would inherit the War God Temple, I want to hear what your true intentions are.”

Su Tao countered, “Then I want to know, does your concern for my opinion stem from wanting to confirm whether I can become the heir? If I don’t become the heir, does that mean you’ll have to select a new one? Is that the idea?”

Su Dingtian first nodded, then shook his head.

Long Zhong had always played the role of Su Dingtian’s strategist. He spoke from the side, “Actually, there isn’t much choice. Because you are Boss Su’s child, the young miss. Even if you were unwilling, we would try to persuade you.”

Xu Shi behind them seemed to want to say something but was held back by Pang Hu beside him.

Su Tao stated frankly, “To be blunt, I killed Su Tianyu simply because I felt that guy was unworthy of inheriting the War God Temple. Many people were present in the mountains that time.

“Su Tianyu actually dared to say publicly that he wanted to violate me, threatening that if I killed him, the War God Temple would do this or that. How could someone like that be worthy of your life’s work, Father?”

Long Zhong smiled. “Sophistry. In such a situation, the motive for killing must have been blind rage. However, I do agree that Su Tianyu was unsuitable.”

Si Chen chimed in from the side, “It’s not sophistry. It’s normal for a daughter to be concerned for her father. At the very least, after learning of your existence, Boss Su Dingtian, Su Tao was quite anxious and unsettled for a while.”

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Su Tao continued, “As for me saying I would inherit the War God Temple back then, Father, you can understand that as self-preservation. I definitely needed to stabilize the remaining supporters of Su Tianyu to prevent them from acting desperately in their corner.”

Su Dingtian nodded, signaling Su Tao to go on.

Su Tao took a deep breath. “As for whether I choose to inherit the War God Temple, I cannot be like all of you, staying abroad all the time, constantly expanding so-called territories, nor will I follow you in campaigns across the West.

“I have important people here!”

Su Dingtian’s gaze sharpened. “You can be more direct. You mean… you don’t want to inherit the War God Temple, correct?”

“It’s that I don’t want to be held back by your War God Temple.”

Su Tao leaned back on the sofa, shifting her posture. Crossing her legs in a manner that was quite impolite, yet it carried a unique kind of authority.

Her words caused the members of the War God Temple to frown.

There was no difference between this statement and looking down on the War God Temple.

The red-haired woman Feng Que couldn’t hold back any longer and said with displeasure, “Miss Su, you’d better give a reasonable explanation. Otherwise, even if Boss Su protects you, I won’t show you any kindness.”