Chapter Seventeen: Explosion

  Qin Li's gaze swept over everyone, but his eyes landed on Qin Han Yue's body, and he nodded slightly towards her before walking to a corner. After truly understanding the Qin family, Qin Li no longer had any sense of belonging to this family. If not for considering his mother's feelings, he would have wanted to leave with his mother right now.

  "Qin Li."

  The old man who had been sitting at the highest place, like an emperor, finally opened his mouth and said softly: "You, come here!"

  Seeing the schadenfreude in the eyes of many collateral branches of the Qin family, five words suddenly flashed through Qin Li's mind: envy, jealousy, and hatred. He couldn't help but shake his head in his heart, towards the Qin family, he was now thoroughly disappointed.

  Qin Li walked to the bottom of the stairs, glanced up at Qin Hongyuan who was high above, and couldn't help but think to himself: This old man seems to have a heart full of treachery, turning this meeting hall into something like an imperial palace. Fortunately, it's not every day that we have to come and pay our respects, otherwise it would be unbearable. Feeling the gaze of several people who seemed to want to eat him alive, Qin Li smiled indifferently.

  Just as everyone was waiting for Qin Hongyuan to explode in anger and take down Qin Li with an iron fist to avenge Qin Feng, Qin Hongyuan suddenly opened his mouth and slowly said: "Today, there are mainly two things. The first is that my Qin family's children colluded with outsiders and bullied their own kind; the second is about Qin Li's household registration..."

  Boom!

  Qin Hongyuan's words were like two heavy bombs thrown into the deep water, stunning everyone in the conference room to a standstill. This... this wasn't about dealing with Qin Li, it was clearly an excuse for Qin Li!

  Two things, both are in favor of Qin Li, heaven... Qin Li's registration? What does registration mean? It means recognizing one's ancestors and returning to the clan! It means that from now on, Qin Li will be a legitimate member of the Qin family! At that time, whoever dares to call Qin Li "little wild species" again will be equivalent to insulting the entire Qin family!

  The strange silence in the conference hall lasted for a few seconds, and then it was drowned out by a burst of noisy discussions, with everyone eagerly expressing their own opinions to those around them.

  Some were indifferent, some were furious, some had ulterior motives, and some were fanning the flames... People discussed with all sorts of thoughts, in short, everyone was shocked by these two pieces of news, their expressions were very colorful, and their thoughts... were also very complicated.

  "What kind of damn luck did Qin Li have? How could Master possibly be so biased towards him?"

  "Good luck? You think the master of this house is a fool? In my opinion, there must be huge benefits. Haven't you heard? The one who married into the Upper Official's family is this kid. He's attached himself to a wealthy and influential family, who knows, maybe he'll get involved in the Upper Official's business this time!"

  "No kidding, I had the same guess. Because a few days ago, I was called by the big boss to learn something about transportation, and I was wondering at that time, now it seems..."

  "Anyway, Qin Li has finally woken up!"

  "Hum, just relying on him? He's worthy? It's nothing but clinging to the coattails of the powerful, I look down on such people!"

  “……”

  For a moment, the hall was filled with all sorts of talk. Qin Hongyuan seemed to have anticipated this reaction from people. Mo Lan, on the other hand, stopped crying and pretending to be dizzy, her mouth agape, eyes wide with incredulity as she asked her son Qin Hu beside her.

  "Sir, what did he say? What does he mean?"

  Qin Hu's eyes were also filled with incredulity: "Grandfather said that Qin Li should be naturalized, Grandfather also said that what happened just now was my brother and I... colluding with outsiders!"

  "Ah!" Mo Lan exclaimed, and with a thud, she knelt on the ground, wailing: "Master of the house! Feng Er and Hu Er are the future hopes of the Qin family! How could they possibly...how could they possibly collude with outsiders to bully their own clansmen?! Now it's that little thing Qin Li who has beaten Feng Er into a serious injury. I'm wronged! Please, master of the house, be just!"

  Qin Li stood below, feeling the gazes from all directions focused on himself, looking at Mo Lan kneeling on the stage, and sneered in his heart: This woman is quite skilled at pretending to be crazy!

  Qin Hongyuan let out an impatient hum, with his old cunning, how could he not see what Mo Lan was thinking in her heart? He lightly coughed: "Quiet!"

  The hall suddenly returned to a silence where one could hear a pin drop, but Mo Lan's crying slowed down by half a beat, making it particularly jarring.

  Below, the few remaining seats were occupied by a group of elderly members of the Qin family. Several of them had already been rebuffed by Qin Hongyuan in the past and knew that this was no longer an era where they held sway. They adopted a policy of self-preservation, and besides, it was Qin Hongyuan's own grandson who had been injured, so they were delighted to see how he would handle this matter.

  You've always claimed to be fair, haven't you? The palm and back of your hand are both flesh, let's see how you judge this!

  Several elders have already prepared in their hearts, if Qin Hongyuan handles it unfairly, they will jump out to accuse him again. As long as they grasp the reason, take the opportunity to regain some power, it's not impossible.

  But who would have thought that Qin Hongyuan had become so overbearing? This wasn't a discussion, this was clearly him making the decision on how to handle this matter!

  No way, he absolutely cannot be allowed to succeed! This was almost the same thought in the minds of several elders.

  That thin, wrinkled elder stood up first again. He was the third elder of the Qin family and was Qin Hongyuan's uncle by seniority. He also belonged to the direct line of the Qin family and had made great contributions to the development of the Qin family in his early years. He always thought that he had worked hard and liked to use his qualifications to suppress others.

  Bang!

  The three elders' bony hands, like eagle claws, slammed heavily on the table in front of him, causing the teacup to shake with a loud clang. Everyone's heart skipped a beat and they couldn't help but look at the third elder.

  The three elders were satisfied with the performance of the crowd, as if they had returned to their own years in charge of the Qin family. He slowly stood up and did not look at Qin Hongyuan. As an old fox, he was very clear that the breakthrough was not on the person sitting highest. The three elders' angry eyes shot at Qin Li standing not far in front of him, pointing at Qin Li with his hand: "You little beast, do you know your crime?"

  Qin Li looked at the three elders who were putting on airs and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The people of Qinglong Country are really pure! With this kind of momentum, it's not even comparable to a ordinary section-level cadre from my previous life.

  He slightly shook his head and Qin Li calmly said: "What crime have I committed?"

  "How dare you!" The fat elder beside the three elders immediately shouted: "You, a lowly illegitimate child, seeing the family elder and not kneeling down, can be punished for being extremely disrespectful! And still daring to talk back, adding another crime!"

  This fat elder obviously wanted to nail down Qin's identity before he could register, and sat in a high place, Qin Hongyuan narrowed his eyes, looking at the changes below. He wasn't too angry with these two elders who were disrespecting their master, but instead looked calm, wanting to see what kind of person this child, who had never been noticed by him before, was, and why he was so favored by Shangguan Tie, that old scoundrel.

  So-called old fox, Qin Hongyuan couldn't understand why Shangguan Tie valued Qin Li so much, but that didn't stop him from observing through some things. Qin Hongyuan had also suspected before, who exactly took away his daughter's heart, after all, Qin Han Yue was extremely romantic, ordinary people simply couldn't be seen in her eyes. It was just that later on, as the years went by, that man never appeared, and Qin Hongyuan gradually let go of this thought.

  "Am I a member of the Qin family?" Qin Li seemed to have not heard the loud shout from Fat Elder, smiling as he looked at the thin Third Elder.

  "Of course not! What are you even worth? You're not worthy of being a member of the Qin family!" The three elders blurted out.

  "I'm not a member of the Qin family, so why should I kneel to you old ghosts!" Qin Li's mouth curled up in a cold smile as he said decisively: "I was never a child of the Qin family, and I've never thought about reaching for your esteemed Qin family! Naturalization? Do I look like I care?"

  "How dare you!"

  Three elders and Fat Elder were almost fainted by Qin Li's words, didn't expect that Qin Li was sharp-tongued and quick-witted, a few sentences brought them to the ditch.

  "How dare I be arrogant? Haha, how could I possibly? You are so noble and I am so lowly, how could I ever be arrogant in front of you? The entire Qin family, from top to bottom, with thousands of people, who would I, Qin Li, dare to offend? Just today, I had never provoked the Qin Feng and Qin Hu brothers, yet they threatened me with my mother's safety, saying they wanted to beat me up to vent their anger. Haha... did you all hear that? They said if I didn't go with them, they would take it out on my mother! Damn it, looking down on me is fine, but my mother is their own aunt! Their own flesh and blood aunt! The ridiculous thing is, those two beasts, those two unfaithful and unfilial bastards, dared to threaten us like that! You Qin family, from top to bottom, in the past thirteen years, who has ever truly treated my mother and me as human beings?"

  "Alright, for my mother's sake, I'll go! What's the big deal if I get beaten up? Is it a big deal? In these thirteen years from childhood to adulthood, haven't I suffered enough? Haven't I been beaten enough? I don't care! After a few days of nursing, I'll be fine!"

  Qin Li's thunderous voice shook the air, filled with grief and indignation, every word was like a sharp sword, piercing all souls!

  The conference hall was silent, and suddenly several uncontrollable sobbing sounds came, almost everyone fell silent, because what Qin Li said was all true.

  "But do you know, the genius of the Qin family, the genius of Huangsha City... the entire Qinglong country's genius, the sixth-level master of the Mystic Rank, Qin Feng, is a killer with just one move! He wants to kill me! If it were any of you, would you just stand there and wait for death? Ah? Can't you do anything but stand there and wait to die? Okay, I counterattacked, I hurt him, so what? Whoever wants revenge can come at me openly! I'm not afraid, I'll stand here as long as I have breath in my body! Don't try to use your family's ancestral laws to suppress me, I'm not a member of the Qin family! And if anyone dares to involve my mother in this matter, I'll never forgive them!"

  At this point, Qin Li suddenly raised his head, staring at Qin Hongyuan who was sitting in the highest position, and then looked at Qin Han Yue who was standing there, softly saying: "Mother, this place can't hold us, are you willing to follow me to suffer together?"

  "Will do, Mother will do!" Qin Han Yue forced herself to purse her lips, not letting her tears fall. She took a few steps forward and hugged Qin Li in her arms, "Mother's precious son has grown up, wherever you go, Mother will follow you!"

  "That's enough!"

  Qin Hongyuan let out a loud roar, today's events were completely beyond his expectations. He didn't think that Qin Li's temperament was so violent and unyielding, willing to shatter like jade rather than be whole like pottery. Wasn't this temperament exactly the same as his own when he was young?

  Take another look at Qin Hu standing there, Qin Hongyan couldn't help but feel disappointed in his heart. What can a genius do? Unexpectedly, the one who inherited his personality from the Qin family was actually his own illegitimate son, Qin Li, whom he had never paid attention to before.

  Qin Hongyuan looked at Qin Li's stubborn eyes, which were clear and transparent, and he even had an illusion that with time, this young man would surely soar to great heights!

  Commanding the wind and clouds is his future!

  Little did they know, the real reason Qin Li dared to be so arrogant was mainly due to that one sentence from Shangguan Tie! Qin Li didn't think there was anything shameful about it; borrowing momentum wasn't something everyone could grasp at the right moment.

  If it can't be burst out today, the situation will be completely passive. Qin Li understood that without his words, the most serious consequence would be a stalemate, and Qin Hongyuan would not easily offend the Uppercourt family with imperial relatives, but at the same time, he would not give up control over himself!

  I don't want to be a pawn, fate should always be in one's own hands!

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