Qin Zhengkun crashed heavily to the ground, blood spraying wildly from his mouth and nose.
He twitched a few times before finally breathing his last beneath Qin Tianzhu's despairing gaze.
The pride of the Qin Family had proved inferior to a mere soldier of a Divine Mansion Immortal Clan.
"Ha ha ha ha..."
At that thought, grief welled up in Qin Tianzhu, and he burst into crazed laughter, filled with despair, resentment, and self-mockery.
The Qin Family, one of Golden Crow Island's four great Lineages, had built a legacy spanning more than two hundred years. Yet tonight, one wrong decision of his would send it all to its grave.
He, Qin Tianzhu, was the Qin Family's greatest sinner in all its history.
Before long, the Unyielding Flying Army had slaughtered all two hundred-plus Qin Family elites.
Several soldiers of the Unyielding Flying Army leaped off their mounts, their sharp spearheads pointing straight at Qin Tianzhu.
Chen Yan and his two companions slowly descended from high above.
Ignoring Qin Tianzhu, they walked straight toward Cao Zhengxiong, the Cao Family patriarch, who still had yet to fully grasp what had happened.
"Old Patriarch, Old Patriarch, we arrived late and put you through a fright."
Chen Yan and Yang Song bowed with their hands clasped, their voices tinged with trepidation.
Although they had arrived in time, quite a few members of the Cao Family had still died, including the First Elder. If the Cao Family lodged a complaint before the Marquis of Chu, losing their livelihoods would be the least of their worries—they might well lose their heads.
Cao Zhengxiong stared blankly at the two Innate True Persons before him, then at the blood-drenched soldiers of the Unyielding Flying Army with their formidable auras, then at the captive Qin Tianzhu and the Qin