Unity is Strength

Seeing Nan Rou head toward Qin Guan, Nan Yunqi suddenly pointed at a patch of ruins and roared, "Look what your husband has done!"

Nan Rou looked into the distance, and when she saw the Training Room reduced to ruins, she was struck speechless.

This Training Room was the heart of the Nan Family, a crucial place for training Clan Members. Qin Guan had destroyed it?

Nan Rou looked at Qin Guan in panic. This was a disaster!

Qin Guan gave an embarrassed laugh. "I really didn't mean to destroy it."

After successfully gaining control over the White Qi within his body, he had been far too excited. Once he fused that power into his fist force, his strength had increased by more than Three Times!

At his current realm, even increasing his strength by the slightest bit was exceptionally difficult. Martial Cultivators were unlike cultivators; they could not rely on powerful cultivation techniques, talismans, and other methods to improve themselves. They could only strengthen their power by raising their realm.

An instant Three Times increase in strength had truly made him overexcited. Even his Master would probably have his jaw drop upon seeing it. That White Qi was simply too terrifying.

"Family Head, bad news!"

Just then, Jia Quan came running over.

"What is it?" Nan Yunqi Looked At Jia Quan.

Jia Quan hurriedly said:

"Reporting to the Family Head, the Grand Elder and Second Elder have taken over twenty people from the Lineage and defected to the Xiao Family!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Nan Yunqi staggered back several steps. The destruction of the Training Room by Qin Guan had already dealt him a heavy blow, and now, hearing that the Two Elders had led over twenty people into betrayal, he nearly fainted outright.

The Nan Family members nearby were equally shocked. There were only a little over thirty people in the Nan Family altogether, yet the Grand Elder and Second Elder had taken more than twenty away. The Nan Family was afraid to be finished.

"Father!" Nan Rou hurried forward to support Nan Yunqi, using a handkerchief to wipe the Cold Sweat from his face.

"Family Head, Yang Ao also defected to the Xiao Family yesterday!" Jia Quan added.

What he meant was obvious: the Grand Elder and Second Elder must have defected to the Xiao Family through Yang Ao.

"Yes, this matter should be closely related to Yang Ao. But the Grand Elder and Second Elder have never accepted me as Family Head. Sooner or later, they were bound to make a move."

After calming down somewhat, Nan Yunqi nodded. At that moment, he seemed to have aged considerably. Was the Nan Family truly going to decline in his hands?

"The Secret Realm will open in two days. Defecting to the Xiao Family at a time like this—they've calculated it well!" a Nan Family Disciple said grimly.

At those words, the Nan Family Members around them nodded one after another. Once the Secret Realm opened, its benefits would naturally go to the Strong Experts, and the Xiao Family was one of the foremost powers in Luyun City.

"Jia Quan, gather all the Clan Members. This Old Man has something to say." Nan Yunqi's expression was grave.

"Yes!" Jia Quan turned and left.

"Father, what happened?" Nan Qiao hurried over from afar, with Yang Hongmei beside her.

After what had happened yesterday, Yang Hongmei was clearly no longer as loud and excitable as before. She now stood silent as a wooden dummy.

"The Grand Elder and Second Elder have led over twenty Nan Family members in defection," Nan Yunqi said heavily.

"I knew long ago that there was something wrong with them." Nan Qiao was not terribly surprised by the news.

Seeing Nan Yunqi's face full of sorrow, Yang Hongmei felt a pang of heartache. She suddenly walked to his side and said softly, "Master, yesterday was all my fault. You must take care of yourself."

Last night, Nan Qiao had spent the entire night talking her through it. Nan Qiao said that she had always disrespected Father, never considered Father's dignity, and never treated Father as the head of the household. That was why Father had finally been unable to endure it and erupted.

Nan Qiao had told her to proactively lower her head to Father. There was still room to mend things.

After a night of reflection, Yang Hongmei had come to some realization as well.

Nan Yunqi was rather surprised to see Yang Hongmei take the initiative to bow her head, but he paid her no heed. He had no mind to deal with her either.

Before long, Jia Quan had gathered the remaining dozen or so Clan Members of the Nan Family.

Nan Yunqi Looked At everyone and said solemnly:

"Everyone, I assume you have all heard that the Grand Elder and Second Elder led people in defection. First, this Old Man must tell you that it is true!"

At those words, everyone looked at one another and began whispering among themselves.

"Everyone, quiet down. Please listen to what this Old Man has to say!" Nan Yunqi waved his hand and continued:

"Ever since the Old Ancestor died, our Nan Family has never recovered. Our strength has declined again and again, and we have fallen from a second-rate family to a third-rate family.

"Over these years, this Old Man knows that many Clan Members have refused to accept me as Family Head. To speak from the heart, this Old Man's abilities indeed have many shortcomings, and there are many matters I have not considered thoroughly enough.

"But please believe that this Old Man has absolutely no selfish motives. At every moment, I have thought only of restoring the Nan Family and reviving the Nan Family!

"This Old Man believes that a family's strength does not depend on its numbers, but on unity. No matter how many people there are, if their hearts do not think as one and their strength does not pull in the same direction, they are merely a tray of loose sand, easily crushed by the enemy!

"Now, this Old Man believes that those who remain all love this Lineage and sincerely wish to revive it. So do not panic over the Grand Elder and Second Elder's defection. From now on, if we stand united and twist ourselves into one rope, we will still have a place in Luyun City!"