My Profession Can Be Infinitely Upgraded

"The Child of Destiny is worth staking everything I have on."

Seeing that her resolve was as immovable as a rock, Qin Jingxing finally stopped trying to dissuade her.

He gave a slight nod, his tone calm yet carrying the ruthlessness and efficiency of a great lineage. "Since that is so, go ahead and do as you please. In three days, I will release news that you were punished by the Lineage for acting without authorization and stripped of your position as pavilion master."

With those words, the clan assembly began to disperse.

One phantom after another faded away, and the council hall returned to its former emptiness.

Yet after most of them had departed, Qin Jingxing's figure did not vanish.

He gazed deeply at Qin Hongshang. A complicated glimmer passed through those eyes that had seen the vicissitudes of the world, and his voice grew heavier. "Though I do not know why you made this decision, ...I will arrange for you to be transferred to the Northern Region. You will take up the post of the Sea-Heaven Merchant Alliance's new pavilion master within the territory of the Divine Firmament Sect. In addition, you may take my token to the ancestral treasury and select one Treasure Grade item."

This was the way great lineages survived—never placing all their wagers in a single direction.

Only by investing in many directions and spreading out their risks could they endure without extinction through a treacherous and ever-changing age.

While the main branch of the Lineage sought to build ties with the powers of the Southeastern Province, Qin Hongshang was willing to gamble on Jiang Xuan, and Qin Jingxing did not mind giving her a hand in secret.

And that was precisely why Qin Hongshang had said before that even if she lost her