Eating the Last of the Family

The Jing Clan Main Store covers an area of nearly six mu, a large mansion divided into four courtyards.

Among the twenty-four main stores in the Hun Zhou Maritime Market, its area ranks among the top ten.

Jing Qian walked through, heading towards the interior. Just as he entered the first courtyard, he encountered a middle-aged man.

He didn't even lift his head, passing the man and continuing forward.

When the man saw the familiar masked figure, he was suddenly stunned, then shouted loudly:

"Young Master Qian! You're back!"

He immediately turned and ran into the backyard, shouting as he ran:

"Young Master Qian is back from the sea!"

Immediately, more people rushed out, men and women, old and young.

Although Jing Qian had confirmed the layout of the Jing Clan Main Store in detail with A Bao and knew where he was going.

He couldn't match any of the people in the store.

Therefore, he remained silent, acting as if the onlookers didn't exist, and continued to walk inside.

He didn't stop until he entered the backyard and arrived at the fourth courtyard where Jing Ran, Jing Qian, and their wet nurse lived together.

According to A Bao, this place should have been a restricted area for others, a place where only the Jing siblings could move around.

But as far as Jing Qian could see, a group of people were tidying up inside the rooms.

They were moving all the living items in the rooms, including clothes and furniture, to the courtyard to pile them up, looking as if they were going to empty the rooms.

But when these people saw Jing Qian walking in, they were also suddenly stunned and stopped what they were doing.

Before anyone could speak, a high-pitched female voice came from inside the room:

"Why did you stop? Hurry up and move!"

"The furniture I ordered from the Luo Family Main Store will be delivered soon. How can we do it without clearing these things out?"

As she spoke, a beautiful woman walked out of the room and also saw Jing Qian wearing a mask.

She was also suddenly startled, her tone stiffened slightly, and she said:

"Young Master Qian?"

"How could you possibly be back?"

"Where are the others? Where is Brother Wu Yan?"

Jing Qian did not answer the other party's question, but instead asked back:

"Where is Granny Qin?"

The woman was stunned for a moment and replied:

"Granny Qin... Granny Qin is dead!"

As she spoke, a large group of people followed behind her and entered this fourth courtyard.

The forbidden zone for the living, usually deserted, now resembled a bustling market, where anyone dared to trespass.

But Jing Qian remained completely unresponsive, only asking again:

"How did Granny Qin die?"

His tone was stiff, devoid of emotion, a direct interrogation.

But in the young woman's eyes, his tone seemed like an offense.

Her expression also turned cold, and she replied:

"How did she die? Starved to death!"

"With you two, aunt and nephew, gone, that old blind hag couldn't even leave the house. What else could she do but starve?"

Jing Qian didn't respond further upon hearing this. Instead, he scanned his surroundings, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

Only a few people's eyes darted away, not daring to meet his gaze.

But more people had eyes like jackals, showing no respect for him, the young master of the main store!

Jing Qian spoke again, asking:

"Do any of you have anything to say?"

An old man stepped forward, representing the rest, and replied:

"Young Master, don't listen to Miss Xi's nonsense!"

"Sister Qin was old and already in poor health. Coupled with her worry about your safety after you went out to sea, she worried herself to death and unfortunately passed away."

Jing Qian looked at the kind-faced old man, and a phrase surfaced in his mind: disloyal old dog!

Immediately, he ignored the riff-raff before him and turned to walk out the door.

Seeing this, the old man quickly asked:

"Young Master, where are you going?"

"Did your aunt return with you?"

"Where are the others who went out to sea with you?"

Jing Qian turned a deaf ear, acting as if the other party didn't exist.

"A few of you, stop the Young Master!"

"The Young Master has returned from the sea, having worked hard for so long. He needs to rest at home for a while!"

Following the old man's instructions, two burly men emerged from the crowd and moved to grab Jing Qian.

These two were strong and powerful, clearly strong individuals close to the peak of Nourishing Essence. If the real Jing Qian were here, he would likely have been subdued.

But the Jing Qian at this moment, within his slender frame, held a fierce beast of slaughter!

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

He saw his figure flicker, and he broke through to stand before the two men, striking left and right, giving each of the burly men a slap.

The two men had no time to react and were directly knocked to the ground by him, unable to get up again!

Having stood in the Subduing Dragon Stance for so long and received luxurious Essence nourishment, Jing Qian's physical strength was already far beyond what it used to be.

He didn't use any extraordinary power, relying solely on his physical body to easily achieve the following results.

Afterward, he took a big stride and quickly left.

The surrounding onlookers were also intimidated by his sharp offensive and did not take further action. Some knowledgeable people couldn't help but exclaiming in surprise:

"Young Master had an adventure at sea, his Nourishing Essence is complete!"

"He has condensed at least two or more Destiny Essences. We absolutely cannot let him succeed in Determining Destiny!"

The old man's face was also ashen, and he immediately instructed again:

"Quickly send people to notify each family and tell them that the Jing Clan kid is about to Determine Destiny. Tell them to quickly find a way!"

"Girl Xi, you quickly go home and report to the Qian Family to see what the next step is."

The young woman named Qian Xi naturally knew the urgency of the matter and immediately left with two people.

And Jing Qian, after leaving the Jing Clan Main Store, did not stop at all and walked towards the outside of the Hun Zhou Maritime Market.

He sped towards the main island, exerting his physical strength to the maximum, moving as fast as a galloping horse.

The situation of the Jing Clan was even worse than he had expected. This group of treacherous jackals didn't even bother to pretend anymore!

He couldn't help but recall the words A Bao had said after being pushed to his limit by his questioning:

"The Jing Clan is finished, truly finished!"

"The Qian Family wants the position of the main store. They have worked hard to scheme for so many years, it's impossible for them to give up."

"With the Hun Ling Number's compensation settled, the Zhou Family and Xu Family are also involved. There are only three managers in the Maritime Affairs Office, and all of them will make things difficult for the Jing Clan. Who can resist this?"

"Once the Jing Clan falls, all of us rogue cultivators and mortals who followed the Jing Clan will be finished!"

"After being driven out of the maritime market, we can only go into the forest to feed the dragons miserably. There is no hope in this life. We also have no choice!"

"Without the Dragon Elephant suppressing them and having lost their core inheritance, the Jing Clan occupying this main store is like a child carrying gold through the market. This outcome is inevitable!"

"Which time has a main store changed hands without such turmoil?"

After arriving at the Hun Zhou Maritime Market, Jing Qian had a deeper understanding of what A Bao had said!

Looking around, all he saw were jackals, tigers, and leopards; there wasn't a single good person!

The Jing Clan was being hunted down to this extent. If it were someone else, they would probably never wade into this muddy water.

But Jing Qian simply didn't believe in this evil. He wanted to see clearly who could completely devour his family!