Chapter 53: The Qin Family

  "What do you want to do? Xia Chen, don't be reckless." Zhou Lin's face changed color, just as he was about to retreat, he was grabbed by Xia Chen and lifted up by the chest.

  "Bastard, let me go!" Zhou Lin shouted in a shrill voice, but he couldn't break free. Xia Chen's true energy surged into his body, transforming into a true energy spear that pierced through his entire dantian with great force.

  Zhou Lin let out a loud cry, his internal organs severely damaged, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and his face turned deathly pale.

  Xia Chen waved his hand and directly flung him far away, saying calmly: "You are now a useless person and there is no possibility of recovery. The Yang family will not want you either, get out!"

  Zhou Lin's face turned deathly pale, and he struggled to get up from the ground with great difficulty. For a moment, all his thoughts were in disarray, his cultivation was ruined, and he wasn't even as good as an ordinary mortal. From now on, whether he could make a living on his own was a question.

  Zhou Lin suddenly felt a pang of regret in his heart, why did he stupidly provoke Xia Chen? Why did he have to overestimate himself and end up becoming a useless person.

  He smiled miserably, like an old man in his declining years, and left the Li family step by step.

  The entire backyard was silent, all the guests were sweating profusely, thinking that Xia Chen was ruthless, fortunately they had shown him kindness earlier, otherwise it would have been them who suffered.

  Li Yatong was even more shocked, staring blankly at Xia Chen, thinking that he could make Zhou Lin powerless and directly abolish his cultivation, not even I can do it, is his cultivation above mine? How is this possible? If he's so strong, why would he be willing to be a guest of Gui Tong?"

  "Miss, you let me handle this matter, and the result will be satisfactory to you?" Xia Chen said indifferently without even looking at her.

  Li Yatong's mind was in a mess, and she forced herself to calm down: "Your Excellency is indeed skilled! I admire you, but you are just a guest invited by my Li family. Even if Zhou Lin was wrong, it shouldn't be your turn to take action to punish him. This is overstepping your authority!"

  Xia Chen burst out laughing: "So, according to your meaning, Young Miss, you want to let Zhou Lin go? To raise a scourge for the Li family, Young Miss truly has a Bodhisattva's heart, I really admire you!"

  "You!" Li Yatong heard his sarcastic remark, and suddenly her temper flared up. She didn't know what was wrong with herself, but somehow in front of this young man, her usual calmness seemed to lose its effect, and she found herself wanting to get angry at the slightest provocation.

  "Xia Chen..." Li Qitong moved her lips, just about to say a few words.

  Suddenly, a servant rushed over: "Young ladies, the master has asked you to bring all the guests to the main hall. The head of the Qin family, Old Master Qin Chuan and Young Master Qin Luo have arrived with many guests."

  "Has the Qin family arrived?" Li Yatong was taken aback, and had to hold back her anger, glaring at Xia Chen with a scowl, before calling out and leading the guests away.

  "Xiao Chenzi, let's go and take a look too!" said Li Qitong.

  A crowd of people arrived at the Li family's main hall, where more than a dozen people were already standing. A slender but very refined middle-aged man was sitting in a chair, chatting with Qin Luo about something. Judging from his appearance, he should be Qin Chuan, the master of the Qin family.

  Behind Qin Chuan stood over a dozen men and women, tall and short, fat and thin, with bright eyes shining, looking robust and full of energy, obviously the guests at the Qin family's gate.

  Next to Qin Chuan sat a young man dressed in luxurious attire, with a handsome appearance, but with an air of arrogance and superiority whenever he glanced around.

  Seeing Li Yatong and others coming in, the young man smiled and walked up to say: "Yatong, you're here. I haven't seen you for a few days, and I've really missed you."

  He stretched out his hand warmly, as if to pull Li Ya Tong over.

  Li Yatong furrowed her brow and gently withdrew her hand: "Qin Luogongzi, you're here to discuss official business, let's make the most of our time."

  Qin Luo saw her expression was cold and distant, still calling herself "young master", her face changed involuntarily, but immediately turned into a faint smile: "It's alright, let's focus on the main topic."

  Then he saw Li Qiu Tong coming in, the little girl's bright and moving eyes made his eyes move instantly, smiling: "Qiu Tong sister, you are getting more and more beautiful, come on, let Qin Luo brother hug you!" As he said that, he opened his arms.

  Li Qitong wouldn't let him take advantage, just as they were about to make a move, she suddenly had an idea and pushed Xia Chen forward, smiling and saying: "Qin Gongzi, hello, this is my new disciple Xia Chen, what do you think?"

  Qin Luo put down his arm, he had been continuously embarrassed in front of the Qin sisters, and with a stifled breath, he vented it all on Xia Chen, saying coldly: "Elder sister Gui Tong, I think this guest of yours is quite ordinary, probably not even at the Late Heaven One Refinement stage, just a freeloading follower!"

  Xia Chen smiled faintly and said, "Second Miss, let's go sit somewhere else!"

  As he spoke, he pulled Li Qitian over and sat her down next to Li Yatong, standing behind them without even giving Qin Luo a glance.

  Seeing Xia Chen ignore him, Qin Luo's face suddenly turned gloomy, with a sharp glint flashing in the corner of his eyes. He didn't say anything, but walked back to sit down expressionlessly, using drinking tea as an excuse to conceal the anger in his heart.

  Li Ya Tong and her sister successively paid their respects to Qin Chuan. After a round of mutual introductions, they took their seats as host and guest.

  "Brother Qin, you can send charcoal in the snow, and with the strength of the Qin family support my Li family. I am grateful to no end, and won't say anything else. As long as we can get through this difficulty, defeat the alliance between the Yang and Yu families, whatever orders you have, Brother Qin, my Li family will risk everything to follow."

  "Brother Li is being polite, but we are now family, Luo Er and Ya Tong will soon become one family. Of course, we must stand on the same boat, especially since the Yang and Yu families are close, if they dominate, it would be very unfavorable to our Qin family. However, our Qin family has made such a great effort to help Brother Li, don't forget our agreement." Qin Chuan just smiled slightly.

  "This is naturally." Li Dongkui nodded, "My Li family will never go back on our word. As long as the Yang and Yu families do not become a threat to us, I will take out the treasure map. We two families will choose an auspicious day to go together to the location of the treasure, and we will share equally in the wealth that we obtain."

  He knew in his heart that if he could tie Qin Chuan, this old fox, to the Li family's warship, all those words about children and relatives would be useless; what really worked was the two words "interest".

  "Brother Li, don't worry. Although the Yang and Yu families have formed an alliance, it's not worth worrying about. With the combined strength of our two families, we can completely sweep them away. The battle will be over quickly and won't drag on." Qin Chuan said, seemingly confident of victory.

  "Oh? Brother Qin is so confident, but what's his trump card?" Li Dongkui was shocked.

  Maple Forest City's four major families have coexisted for many years, with no one able to swallow the others, clearly because their strengths are evenly matched. Now that the Qin and Li families have joined forces, they can only just manage to hold their own against the Yang and Yu families, making it so that neither side dares to make a rash move. How could they possibly easily sweep aside the opposing side?

  Qin Chuan's profound and unfathomable smile: "Brother Li, don't worry, when the Yang and Yu families come knocking on your door, I guarantee you'll be in for a big surprise."

  "I'll be looking forward to seeing Brother Qin's methods then." Li Donggui chuckled and since Qin Chuan didn't say anything, he naturally couldn't ask again.

  "Uncle, are these friends guests of your esteemed household?" Suddenly, Qin Luo put down his teacup and pointed at the Li family's numerous guests.

  "Yes, what's up, young master?" Li Dongkui hesitated for a moment.

  "Little nephew has an idea." Qin Luo said slowly, "I see that the guests at your manor are all elites, each and every one of them is a master. Coincidentally, our Qin family also brought out many guests, why not take this opportunity to let everyone engage in a friendly competition, it can be considered as preparation for Yang and Yu families' challenge?"

  "This... fist and foot are blind, easy to hurt people. Xian nephew, I think it's not necessary to try, if the noble guests want to practice, my Li family can provide a venue, everything is prioritized for you, how about it?" Li Dongkui hesitated.

  Qin Chuan smiled faintly: "Brother Li, after all, it's just a test of skills. As long as we don't go too far, it's fine. Moreover, if we really fight with the Yang family, apart from you and me and those two old masters, what we truly rely on are our door guests. Now, let them test each other for a while, and we can also understand the strengths of both sides. When the time comes to confront the Yang and Yu families, we will be more confident."

  "Alright then, but don't let it affect our relationship." Seeing that Qin Chuan agreed, Li Donggui didn't force the issue anymore.

  Qin Luo turned his head and whispered a few words to a man in a green robe behind him. The man nodded, walked to the center of the hall, and bowed with his fists clenched towards the guests from the Li family: "I am Qin Yucheng, I'd like to learn from your skills, may I ask which friend will come up first?"

  The guests of the Li family saw their opponents speak provocatively and couldn't help but feel eager to move. Although the Qin and Li families were on good terms, it was natural for the door guests to have a competitive heart, comparing and competing with each other, which was exactly what they wanted.

  They are all under Li Ya Tong's leadership, and since Big Sister hasn't spoken up, naturally no one dares to make a move.

  Li Yatong didn't expect Qin Luo to make this request either, and after some thought, said: "Since Master Qin is interested, then you can go up and learn from him, but don't be reckless."

  The big sister gave the order, and the various guests looked at each other. Finally, it was still that middle-aged Han guest who stepped forward and said: "I am Wang Ming, here to receive Brother Yue's high move, please instruct."

  Yue Cheng smiled slightly and stretched out his hand: "Brother Wang, please."

  The two men locked eyes for a moment before rushing at each other and starting to fight.

  The Li family's main hall is extremely large, even with dozens of people standing inside, there is still enough space for two people to engage in a trial of strength.

  Xia Chen quietly watched, he naturally wouldn't participate in such a low-level competition, but watching was no big deal.

  As soon as the two men made a move, Xia Chen knew that the middle-aged man Wang Ming was going to lose.

  Wang Ming is also a first-rate master, although not bad, but Yue Cheng is obviously a second-rate master, and his kung fu is even stronger than Wang Ming. The two men's comparison is simply without suspense.

  As expected, the two of them went back and forth. Before long, Wang Ming was kicked to the ground by Yue Cheng's powerful leg and had no choice but to concede defeat.

  Later, the scar-faced man and the middle-aged woman also took to the stage, but their strength was only comparable to Wang Ming's, and they were naturally no match for Yue Cheng. They each lost in less than half a stick of incense time.

  Yue Cheng did not burst out with his true strength of the second heavy, so although the three people lost, they still couldn't see Yue Cheng's true cultivation. They thought it was because they were careless or their opponent cheated, so even though they lost, they all had some resentment.

  In the blink of an eye, Li's family guests had lost three games in a row, and the Qin family was triumphant.