The old man opened his eyes suddenly and took a long breath.
The sickness on his face slowly disappeared, and a layer of blush crawled onto his skin.
His eyes were piercing, like that of an old lion looking over his territory for the last time.
"Get out of here, I'll talk to my granddaughter for a while." He ordered.
Several doctors saw this and knew that it was time for the old man to return to his former glory.
They looked at each other and retreated silently.
As soon as they went out, they immediately ran separately, rushing to inform those who had been waiting for a long time.
"Say your decision." The old man said solemnly.
Anna looked directly at the other party, and her clear voice was decisive: "I am willing to make all sacrifices for the Su family, as long as our Su family can continue to stand in the entire federation."
"I want to make the Su family the most powerful family among the nine mansions."
"I will lead the Su family to continue to fight and fight until my soul returns to heaven during my lifetime."
Her voice was slow and firm.
The old man had a smile on his face and felt relieved.
He opened his mouth and paused for a long time, then gathered enough strength, and laughed loudly: "I am indeed right. In the past twenty years, you are the only one in the entire Su family who has the qualities of a true leader."
"Trait?" Su Xueer asked.
"Smart, determined, and extremely courageous." The old man said slowly.
"Courage?" Su Xueer lowered her head and said, "I don't think I am a brave person, otherwise how could I be where I am today."
The old man smiled laboriously and said: "The courage you can see under normal circumstances is not called courage, but recklessness."
"Many people are willing to be ostriches when forced by fate, but those with courage will overcome all difficulties when necessary, and even kill their past selves in order to gain a new life."
He looked at his granddaughter as if he were looking at a treasure.
"You have the quality of courage that others can't see, but it can't be hidden from my eyes."
"People with such qualities are the leaders of mankind."
"Judging from your personal talents, you are the only direct descendant in the entire Nine Houses who has been promoted to the fourth level of the Five Elements in the past thirty years."
"But Xue'er, you also have a fatal flaw."
"Please grandpa tell me." Su Xueer raised her head and said seriously.
The old man shook his head, as if thinking about what to say.
After a long time, he said: "I sometimes think that you are really nothing like your parents."
"What do you mean?"
"You have told almost no lies since you were a child."
Su Xueer was stunned and asked, "Isn't this bad?"
The old man warned: "You have to understand that in this regard, the nobles' approach is exactly the opposite of yours."
"Your parents are typical nobles. They are full of lies. Even if they make a promise, they will still decide whether to fulfill it based on their own interests."
The old man said: "Xue'er, you are a truly smart person. The only thing I worry about is that you will suffer a loss if you are too honest."
Su Xueer was silent for a moment and said, "I understand, Grandpa."
"Well, other than that, you make me feel at ease. Yes, I think I can go on the road with peace of mind."
Su Xueer held the old man's hand tightly and said nothing.
There was a noise outside, and then the door was violently opened.
All the girls from the Su family came in and gathered around Su Xingchao's bed.
Regardless of whether they are sincere or fake, at this moment, everyone has a look of sadness on their face.
Following closely behind him were the other eight palace masters of the Nine Palaces.
Together with Su Xingchao on the hospital bed, at this moment, all the heads of the nine federal palaces had arrived.
The eight palace masters walked in quietly one after another, each wearing a black cloak and looking solemn and serious.
That's the legendary cloak.
The entire cloak is dotted with stars. These stars are like the real starry sky of the universe, not just a cloak.
If it weren't for the wrong occasion, not only Amelia Su, but everyone present would stare at the cloak to see what happened.
In the history of the Federation, at such moments, the other eight palace masters would put on this cloak and come to the bedside of the dying person, waiting to witness the final moment of inheritance.
This has been the iron law of the nine federal governments for hundreds of years.
"Brother Xingchao, what is your decision?" a palace master asked.
"I decided……"
Su Xingchao looked at the children around him.
Even though they knew their chances were slim, everyone's eyes still showed uneasiness and deep longing.
Su Shengwen stepped forward and held his father's hand with a sad look on his face, waiting for his father's announcement.
Su Xingchao did not look at him, but said in his mouth: "The next head of the Su family, Su Xueer."
The whole place fell silent.
Mrs. Su screamed first: "No, this is impossible, why go past us and directly let a child be the head of the palace."
Su Shengwen showed an expression of disbelief. His mouth opened and closed several times, but he didn't know what to say.
"Is this your final decision?" asked another Palace Master.
"Yes, only she can lead the Su family and continue to walk side by side with you."
"Only she can continue to maintain the Jiufu in its current situation, so that our hundreds of years of hard work will not be in vain."
If an uninformed person heard this sentence, they would only think that Su Xingchao was praising Su Xueer.
However, the other eight palace masters fell silent after hearing this.
They looked at each other and nodded together.
"We respect your decision," they said in unison.
The old man forced a smile, finally looked at his son, and said with difficulty: "You are not capable enough. It is not a good thing for you to inherit the palace. It's fine now. From now on, you can live however you want. , live this life happily."
He looked at Su Xue'er again, stretched out his hand and said, "Come on, Xue'er."
Amelia Su supported him.
Suddenly, an electric light that no one could see passed from Su Xingchao's hand into Su Xueer's hand.
The electric light fell into Su Xueer's body and disappeared quickly.
No one in the Su family present, including Su Xueer, knew about this.
The expressions of the other eight palace masters all moved.
Someone started to sigh.
Some people looked complicated and talked in low voices.
Someone turned his back and looked out the door.
Some people looked at Amelia Su and remained silent.
Only they know that such things have been passed down.
Without that kind of support, Mr. Su would die soon.
"The Su family, I leave it to you..." the old man finally said.
Su Xueer said nothing, looked at the old man, and nodded vigorously.
The old man smiled and closed his eyes with peace of mind.
He took a long breath, and there was no movement.
Su Xueer looked at the old man's body and shed two lines of tears.
In the void, a pure black cloak quietly appeared and was draped on her body.
On the cloak are the vast stars.
When Amelia Su put on this cloak, her whole personality suddenly changed.
She looked noble and mysterious, and her power was no less powerful than the other eight palace masters.
"Su Xue'er." The eight palace masters shouted in unison.
She turned her head.
"From now on, you are the master of Su Mansion."
"Now, you have to set off with us to the end of the world to complete the inheritance ceremony of our Nine Palaces."
"It's a long journey, we have to leave as soon as possible."
The inheritance ceremony is about to begin.
Such inheritance rituals have appeared countless times in the history of Jiufu, and only the owner of the palace can know its contents.
Anyone who dares to spy will be killed without mercy.
Su Xueer turned to look at the eight palace masters, tears falling silently from her eyes.
"Please wait for me, I want to say goodbye to grandpa alone."
The eight palace masters looked at each other and then at the old man's body, feeling quite touched for a moment.
"Please hurry up, we will wait for you outside."
"Thank you, I won't keep you waiting." Su Xueer nodded.
"Okay, everyone else, please go out as well." The palace masters said.
The people in Su Mansion had different thoughts, but before they had time to think about it, they were kicked out by the eight palace masters.
The door was closed from the outside.
Silence returned to the ward.
Su Xueer looked at the old man's face and reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Grandpa, thank you for passing on the title of head of the family to me."
"There's something I must tell you."
She whispered, stretched out her hand to smooth the old man's messy hair, and straightened his collar.
It took a while before she spoke again.
"I have never lied to you in my life, except today."
"Yes, I will not protect the Su family."
"Because I look down on everyone here. They all live in darkness and filth. Apart from profit, there is nothing in the world that they care about."
She looked down at the old man.
"Grandpa, you said that I have courage. I didn't agree with it at first, but now that I think about it, I suddenly feel that you are right."
Amelia Su pursed her lips and said softly.
"I will never let anyone influence my destiny again."
"I swear."
She stood up, covered in vast starlight, and pushed out the door.
