Calling for Reinforcements

Nan Yunqi's face turned deathly pale. He hurriedly forced himself to run out of the courtyard.

"Qiao'er, hurry and find somewhere to hide. Don't let the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion people hurt you later!" Yang Hongmei urgently said to Nan Qiao.

"Hmph, that good-for-nothing caused this mess, so he should bear the consequences himself. I'm going to find him!" Nan Qiao said, then headed toward the rear courtyard.

"Yes, yes, hurry and drag that good-for-nothing over from the eastern courtyard!" Yang Hongmei nodded rapidly.

By this time, the Two Elders of the Nan Family, along with all the Lineage's core members, had arrived.

When they learned that Qin Guan was the one who had beaten Chen Shaojie, they were all furious beyond measure. That good-for-nothing had actually brought such a huge disaster upon the Nan Family.

"Pavilion Master Chen, could there be some misunderstanding? My son-in-law is nothing more than a weak Martial Cultivator, weak beyond weak. Not only could he not defeat the Young Master, he wouldn't possibly have the nerve to strike him!" Nan Yunqi hurriedly stepped forward to explain.

"And you still dare to quibble? This Old Man has irrefutable evidence. If your Nan Family does not give this Old Man a satisfactory answer today, the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion will never spare the Nan Family!"

Chen Guangling directly pointed at Nan Yunqi's nose and cursed.

The moment Chen Guangling finished cursing, Chen Shaojie, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, immediately cursed again:

"You old Brat, quit your damned nonsense! Hand that Little Beast over to me right now, or your Nan Family won't survive the night!"

Nan Yunqi was cursed at with fingers pointed at his face one after another. The fingers clenched within his sleeves nearly dug into his palms.

At that moment, Yang Hongmei hurried forward with a fawning smile.

"Pavilion Master Chen, Young Master Shaojie, rest assured. If that good-for-nothing Qin Guan really did hit you, our Nan Family absolutely will not shield him. We'll leave him to your disposal!"

Hearing Yang Hongmei's words, Chen Shaojie nodded. "That Little Beast Qin Guan must die, but that Miss Nan Rou..."

Thinking of Nan Rou's peerlessly beautiful face, Chen Shaojie's drool nearly ran from his toothless mouth.

Yang Hongmei had long heard that Chen Shaojie was endlessly lustful—either playing with women or on his way to play with women. How could she not understand? She hurriedly smiled. "Rest assured, Young Master. Rou'er will also be at your disposal."

"Get lost!" Just as Yang Hongmei finished speaking, Nan Yunqi suddenly shouted angrily at her.

"Have you gone mad?!" Yang Hongmei was startled. Nan Yunqi had never dared roar at her like this before.

"This Old Man is the Family Head of the Nan Family. It is not your place to make decisions here!" Nan Yunqi glared fiercely at Yang Hongmei.

Yang Hongmei stomped her foot in anger and pointed at Nan Yunqi as she cursed:

"Fine, Nan Yunqi! Have you forgotten how humble and servile you were when you came begging my family for resources? You dare yell at me? If our Yang Family hadn't supported you all these years, could you have become the Nan Family's Family Head?"

Chen Shaojie's ears hurt from Yang Hongmei's piercing shrieks, and he snapped impatiently:

"Enough! I didn't come here to watch you two Old Guys quarrel. Hand over that Little Beast Qin Guan and Nan Rou to me at once, or I'll level your Nan Family!"

"Tsk, tsk, leveling the Nan Family? You've lost all your teeth and still dare to talk big!"

At that moment, Qin Guan strolled over at an unhurried pace.

Nan Rou clutched tightly at the corner of Qin Guan's clothes as she followed beside him. When she heard from her Younger Sister that the other side had brought dozens of men to their door, she had nearly fainted from Scared. She wanted Qin Guan to run, but Nan Qiao stopped her.

"Little Beast, you..."

Chen Shaojie had just begun to curse when he saw Qin Guan, but when his gaze landed on Nan Rou and Nan Qiao, his Eyes Lit Up Instantly.

Chen Shaojie covered his mouth, which hurt from grinning, and said, "Oh my, two great beauties!"

"Shaojie, are you certain he was the one who beat you?" Chen Guangling looked Qin Guan over and said suspiciously.

"It was this Little Beast. He's a Martial Cultivator and ambushed me. Otherwise, I'd have beaten him to death!" Chen Shaojie said with a sinister gaze.

"So he's a Martial Cultivator with no future." Chen Guangling snorted coldly, then waved his hand. "Take him down!"

Several Guards were about to make their move when Nan Yunqi suddenly said in a low voice:

"Pavilion Master Chen, although our Nan Family is only a third-rate Lineage, isn't it a bit too tyrannical for you to barge in and seize someone like this?"

"Tyrannical?"

Chen Guangling's gaze turned cold. "Your son-in-law beat My Son into this state. This Old Man has already shown great mercy by not leveling your Nan Family, and you dare speak to this Old Man of tyranny?"

"Qin Guan is an honest man... There must have been a reason he beat your son." Nan Yunqi said, glancing at Qin Guan.

"This Old Man does not care what the reason was. Nan Yunqi, listen carefully: if the Nan Family dares resist, this Old Man guarantees that the Nan Family will vanish from Luyun City tonight!"

A trace of Killing Intent flashed through Chen Guangling's Eyes. He had run out of patience.

Hearing Chen Guangling's words, the Two Elders of the Nan Family hurried to Nan Yunqi's side.

"Nan Yunqi, as the Family Head of the Nan Family, you must put the bigger picture first at all times. You cannot drag the entire Nan Family down for the sake of your son-in-law, can you?"

"Why should his disaster bring calamity upon our entire clan? If you do this, you are unworthy of being the Nan Family's Family Head!"

The Nan Family appeared harmonious on the surface, but in truth, it was a loose heap of sand.

Over the years, the Lineage had been divided internally into separate camps led by the Two Elders. No one accepted the other, and all wanted to become the Nan Family's Family Head. If Nan Yunqi had not had support from his wife's maternal family, his position as Family Head would have been seized long ago.