The old man suddenly opened his eyes and breathed in deeply.
The sickly look on his face slowly disappeared, replaced by a flush of red.
His eyes were bright and full of expression, like an old lion looking at its territory for the last time.
"All of you leave, I want to talk to my granddaughter for a bit" he ordered.
Seeing that, the doctors knew that the old man had reached his final moments.
They exchanged glances, then silently left.
As soon as they left, they split up to inform the people who have been waiting for a long time.
"Tell me your decision" the old man spoke in a low voice.
Anna stared straight at him, her clear voice was filled with determination: "I am willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of Su family, as long as our Su family can continue to stand tall in the Federation"
"I want Su family to become the strongest family in the 9 Lords"
"For the rest of my life, I will lead the Su family forward, and fight, until my soul returns to heaven"
Her voice was slow and determined.
The old man smiled, feeling relieved.
He opened his mouth, paused for a while, then gathered enough strength to laugh: "I wasn't wrong, for the last 20 years, in the entire Su family, only you have the qualities of a true leader"
"Qualities?" Su Cher asked.
"Smart, determined, and unparalleled courage" the old man slowly spoke.
"Courage?" Su Cher lowered her head, "I don't think of myself as a courageous person, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up like this"
The old man tried his best to smile, then spoke: "The courage that can be seen under normal circumstances isn't called courage, it's called recklessness"
"Many people are forced by fate to be ostriches, but courageous people, when necessary, will overcome all obstacles, even killing their past selves in order to be reborn"
He looked at his granddaughter like she was a treasure.
"You have the trait of courage, others might not be able to see it, but you can't hide it from my eyes"
"A person with such a trait is the leader of humanity"
"In terms of personal talent, you are the only direct descendant of the 9 Lords to reach 4th stage Elementalist in the last 30 years"
"But Xue Er, you also have a fatal weakness"
"Please tell me, grandpa" Su Cher looked up and spoke very seriously.
The old man shook his head and seemed to be considering what to say.
After a long time, he said, "I sometimes think that you really don't resemble your parents at all."
"What do you mean?"
"You've never lied since you were young."
Su Cher was startled and asked, "Isn't that good?"
"You must understand that in this regard, the nobles' approach is the exact opposite of yours."
"Your parents are typical nobles. Their mouths are full of lies. Even if they made a promise, they would decide whether or not to fulfill it based on the benefits."
The old man said, "Xue 'er, you are truly an intelligent person. The only thing I am worried about is that you are too honest and will suffer losses."
Su Cher was silent for a moment and said, "I understand, Grandpa."
"Yes, apart from that, you make me feel at ease. Yes, I feel that I can go on my way with peace of mind."
Su Cher held the old man's hand tightly and said nothing.
There was a commotion outside, and then the door was violently opened.
The sons and daughters of the Su family all rushed in, surrounding Su Xing Chao's bed.
Whether they were sincere or not, at this moment, all of them had a sorrowful expression on their faces.
Following closely behind him were the other eight Lords of the Nine Palaces.
Including Su Xing Chao who was still lying on the bed, at this moment, all 9 Lords of the Federation have arrived.
The 8 Lords silently walked in one by one, each of them wearing a black cloak, their expressions solemn and serious.
This was the legendary cloak.
The entire cloak was decorated with stars, as if these stars were real stars in space, not just a cloak.
If it wasn't for the fact that this wasn't the right place, not just Su Cher, everyone here would stare at the cloak to see what it was.
In the history of the Federation, at such a moment, the other 8 Lords would wear this cloak and come to the bed of the dying, waiting to witness the final moment of inheritance.
This has been the iron rule of the 9 Lords of the Federation for over a hundred years.
"Brother Xing Chao, what's your decision?" one of the Lords asked.
"I've decided …"
Su Xing Chao looked at the children around him.
Even though they know their chances are slim, everyone's eyes were still filled with unease and deep desire.
Su Wen Wen stepped forward, holding his father's hand with a pained expression on his face, waiting for his father to make the announcement.
Su Xing Chao didn't look at him, only muttered: "The next Lord of the Su family, Su Cher"
Everyone went silent.
Madame Su was the first to scream: "No, that's impossible, why did you skip us and let a child become the Lord?"
Su Wen Wen showed an expression of disbelief, his mouth opened and closed a few times, but didn't know what to say.
"Is this your final decision?" Another Palace Lord asked.
"Yes, only she can lead the Su family and continue to walk together with all of you"
"Only she can continue to maintain the 9 Lords' current situation, so that our hundreds of years of hard work won't be wasted"
If anyone who didn't know the truth heard this, they'd think that Su Xing Chao was praising Su Cher.
But as the other 8 Lords heard, they all went silent.
They looked at each other, then nodded.
"We respect your decision" they all spoke at the same time.
The old man forced a smile, then finally looked at his son and spoke with difficulty: "You're not strong enough, inheriting the Lord position wasn't a good thing for you. But now it's fine, from now on, you can live however you want, live your life happily for the rest of your life"
He then looked at Su Cher and reached his hand out: "Come, Xue Er"
Su Cher held him up.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning that no one could see passed from Su Xing Chao's hand into Su Cher's.
The bolt of lightning entered Su Cher's body, then quickly disappeared without a trace.
Everyone from the Su family, including Su Xue Er, didn't know about this.
The expressions of the other eight Manor Lords changed simultaneously.
Someone sighed.
Someone had complicated expressions, whispering to each other.
Someone turned around and looked at the door.
Someone looked at Su Cher, but didn't say a word.
Only they know that that thing has already been passed on.
Without that thing to support him, old man Su will die very soon.
"Su family, I'll leave it to you …" the old man finally said.
Su Cher didn't say anything, only looked at the old man and nodded.
The old man smiled and closed his eyes in relief.
He let out a long breath and didn't move again.
Su Cher looked at the old man's body, two streams of tears flowed down her cheeks.
From the void of space, a pure black cloak silently appeared and draped over her body.
On top of the cloak, there were countless stars.
As soon as Su Cher put on this cloak, her entire presence changed.
She appeared noble and mysterious, the pressure she exuded wasn't any less than the other 8 Lords.
"Su Cher" the 8 Lords all called out at once.
She turned around.
"From now on, you are the Lord of the Su family"
"Now, you will come with us to the World's End, to complete our 9 Lords' ceremony of inheritance"
"The journey is long, we need to move as soon as possible"
The ceremony of inheritance was about to begin.
This ceremony of inheritance had happened countless times in the history of the 9 Lords, and only the Lords knew the contents of it.
Anyone who tried to pry would be killed without mercy.
Su Cher turned to look at the 8 Lords, tears silently flowing down her cheeks.
"Please wait for a moment, I want to say goodbye to grandpa alone"
The 8 Lords exchanged looks, then looked at the old man's body, feeling a bit emotional.
"Please hurry, we'll wait for you outside"
"Thank you, I won't make you wait too long" Su Cher nodded.
"Very well, the rest of you can leave as well" the Lords said.
The people of the Su family all had different thoughts, but before they could think any further, they were all chased out by the 8 Lords.
The door was closed from the outside.
The sickroom returned to silence.
Su Cher looked at the old man's face, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Grandpa, thank you for passing the position of Lord to me"
"There's something I need to tell you"
She reached out her hand and smoothed the old man's messy hair, then straightened his collar.
After a while, she spoke again.
"In my entire life, I've never lied to you, except today"
"That's right, I won't protect the Su family"
"Because I look down on everyone here, they all live in darkness and filth, other than their own benefits, there's nothing in this world that they care about"
She looked down at the old man.
"Grandpa, you said I'm courageous, I didn't agree at first, but now that I think about it, I feel like you're right"
Su Cher pursed her lips and muttered.
"I won't let anyone control my fate anymore"
"I swear"
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