The Terrified Cui Shuo

Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!

Dozens of resounding slaps echoed above the Cui Family estate.

Cui Shuo's face was livid. After sending Qin Feng flying with a slap, he growled, "Do you know what kind of existence you've provoked this time?"

Qin Feng had already lost several teeth to Qin Yu's slaps, but now Cui Shuo knocked out every tooth in his mouth. His already swollen face was split open, a bloody mess of flesh and skin, while blood streamed from his mouth. He lay motionless on the ground, having been slapped unconscious.

Cui Shuo's furious roar alerted the Cui Family's higher-ups in the discussion hall, and they all rushed outside. When Cui Liu saw Qin Feng lying on the ground, she lunged toward him like a madwoman, clutching him to her chest. She glared furiously at Cui Shuo and shouted, "Xiao Shuo, what are you doing?"

"What am I doing? Ask your two precious sons what kind of person they provoked. From now on, your Qin Family's affairs have nothing to do with my Cui Family. Otherwise, the Cui Family might be wiped out one day without even knowing why!" Cui Shuo stared coldly at Cui Liu and bellowed.

All the Cui Family elders were shocked. They understood that they had kicked an iron plate this time. Cui Hong spoke in a deep voice, "Xiao Shuo, what exactly happened?"

"The owner of Myriad Phenomena Pill Shop is someone even my Senior Brother Wang Ping would not dare offend. Even my Senior Brother treats him with seven parts reverence and as an honored guest, yet those two went and provoked him. They are not only courting death—they're dragging the Cui Family down with them!" Cui Shuo snarled. He did not mention that the reason he had returned half a year early was because Senior Brother Wang Ping had asked him to scout the way and see whether Alchemist Zi had arrived in Tianwu Main City.

Everyone in the Cui Family turned pale, including Cui Liu, who was terrified. They all knew Cui Shuo's status. If even his Senior Brother could not afford to provoke that person, how could the Cui Family possibly do so?

"Xiao Shuo, is there still room to turn this around?" Cui Hong asked in a grave voice. Worthy of being a great general who had spent his life on the battlefield, he did not lose his composure in the face of danger.

"Fortunately, they did not forcibly demolish the place. I will go there later to offer an apology and compensation, and this matter will be settled." With that, Cui Shuo snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Cui Hong watched Cui Shuo depart, then fixed Cui Liu with a dark look. "Xiao Liu, your two unfilial sons truly need to be disciplined. Once Xiao Shuo's anger has subsided, take those two unfilial sons and apologize!"

"Yes... yes, Father!" Cui Liu had long since been scared senseless and hurriedly nodded.

Qin Family.

"Enough! Brothers killing each other—if you had not always indulged those two, would this have happened? Do you know that indulging a child is the same as killing him?" Qin Zhan's face was livid, and his entire body trembled with rage.

"Qin Zhan, you heartless bastard! I, Cui Liu, have followed you for over twenty years, and this is how you treat me? If that little beast had cared about Xiao Feng, he would not have knocked out Xiao Feng's teeth! If it were not for looking for that little beast, Xiao Yong would never have offended Myriad Phenomena Pill Shop either! If you refuse to drive that little beast out of the family, I... I, Cui Liu, won't go on living!" Cui Liu flipped the tea table over in one motion and screamed herself hoarse.

"You... you...!" Qin Zhan shook all over with fury. Staring at Cui Liu, he shouted, "What has Xiao Feng done to Xiao Yu over the years? Do I have to list every single thing before you will let this go?"

"Fine! Fine! Fine! Only the son born of that vixen is your son; Xiao Feng and Xiao Yong are not! You cold-blooded beast! If it were not for my father, what the hell would you, Qin Zhan, be? Fine, just wait and see. If you won't step forward, someone else will!" Cui Liu slammed the door and stormed out.

Qin Zhan slumped weakly into his chair, his expression shifting between light and shadow as he stared ahead. Beneath that steady, dignified face lay resentment and killing intent.

Whether on the battlefield or in business, Qin Zhan had always moved like a fish in water. In little more than ten years, he had built the Qin Family into a fortune rivaling a nation, which showed his capabilities. Yet now, all Qin Zhan felt was helplessness.

"Why did it come to this? Half a year—just hold on for another half a year. As long as Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue are chosen by the Immortal Sect... During this time, anyone who wishes to harm even a hair on their heads must first step over my, Qin Zhan's, corpse!" Qin Zhan gripped the armrests tightly, his face twisted viciously.

"Cui Liu, I can tolerate you putting horns on my head, but I will never tolerate you harming even a hair on Xiao Yu or Xiao Xue!"

"Qin'er, I will definitely fulfill what I promised you. Once Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue enter the Immortal Sect, I will have no more attachments and can go find you..."

Five days later, Cui Residence!

"Xiao Shuo, your little aunt cannot offer anything particularly valuable. These are assets from my Qin Family. I hope you will not find them too little." Cui Liu took out a Void Storage Ring and forcibly pressed it into Cui Shuo's hand.

Cui Shuo's expression was icy. His divine sense swept through the Void Storage Ring, and his eyes narrowed slightly. He glanced at Qin Feng, whose swollen face was still mottled purple, and Qin Yong, whose hands hung limply at his sides. "Little Aunt, it is not that I disregard family ties. If I had not discovered it early enough, the Cui Family would have been destroyed by these two! Are some people truly ones we can afford to offend?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Qin Feng and Qin Yong repeatedly lowered their heads in agreement. Qin Yong's face was pale, and none of his former arrogance remained. As a commander of a thousand, he could throw his weight around before mortals, but before an Immortal Sect, he was not even worthy to carry their shoes.

Qin Feng kept his head lowered, but a trace of venom flashed through his eyes. Wasn't it you who said Myriad Phenomena Pill Shop was nothing? Now you're blaming us instead.

"You two had better behave yourselves from now on. I will settle the matter with Myriad Phenomena Pill Shop. Leave." Cui Shuo said.

Cui Liu hesitated briefly, then gritted her teeth. "Xiao Shuo, there is one more matter I may need to trouble you with... This was all caused by that Qin Family beast, Qin Yu... If not for Qin Yu, Xiao Yong would not have offended Myriad Phenomena Pill Shop... And your grandfather refuses to act because he remembers Qin Zhan once saved his life... I hope you can step forward for your two cousins and kill that beast... If it succeeds, even if your little aunt has to sell everything she owns, I will gather a thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones..."

Cui Shuo's eyes brightened slightly. Though he was an inner disciple of the Heavenly Fire Sect, cultivation required an immense number of Spirit Stones. No one would ever complain about having too many. After pondering for a moment, Cui Shuo said, "Tell me every detail. Do not leave out a single thing!"

"Thirteenth Princess, you should go back. At the Qin Family, Qin Yong would not dare do anything to me, and I do not know when my brother will come out either." Qin Xue said apologetically.

"Xiao Xue, how many times have I told you? Just call me Sister Xiao Yu. Calling me Princess is too distant. Besides, staying in the imperial palace every day is boring anyway. It is nice to come here and have some fun. Oh, right—Xiao Tao and Xiao Hua told me that your brother used to admire me, too. Heehee." Long Yu held Qin Xue's hand and spoke happily.

Qin Xue glared at Xiao Tao and Xiao Hua beside her. She hesitated as she looked at Long Yu's smiling face, her heart somewhat dazed. In her eyes, Long Yu was a phoenix soaring high above, someone who could never possibly be friends with her. Her brother had been bullied by Qin Feng time and again precisely because he admired Long Yu. To be honest, Qin Xue had initially been quite resistant toward Long Yu.

But after spending these past few days together, Qin Xue found Long Yu very easy to get along with. After thinking for a moment, Qin Xue nodded. "All right."

"Thirteenth Princess, Third Young Master used to like you so much... I even heard him calling for the Thirteenth Princess in his dreams, hoohoo..." Xiao Hua chattered away beside them. Being able to talk with a Princess made her heart bloom with joy, but before she could finish, a furious roar interrupted her.

"Qin Yu, get the hell out here!"