"Good. From now on, you have only one task: protect the Qin family." Qin Hao looked at Sun Zixing, clearly sensing the change in him.
Before, Sun Zixing had knelt out of fear, forced to beg for mercy.
Now, however, Sun Zixing revered Qin Hao from the bottom of his heart. Even if Qin Hao ordered him to die, he would not hesitate.
"Yes, Young Master!" Sun Zixing answered respectfully, then stood behind Qin Hao without another word.
"All right, Qin Hao. Focus on your cultivation. Leave Tianshui City to this old woman."
The Fifth Elder spoke with a smile, then vanished. "Those who dared come to Tianshui City today shall remain here forever."
"Thank you, Fifth Elder!"
Qin Hao's heart tightened. The Fifth Elder was about to unleash a slaughter.
Still.
The Fifth Elder had indeed done him an enormous favor. He had wanted to keep Sun Zixing alive but worried that he might betray him. With the Soul-Locking Art, things were different. Even when Qin Hao was away from Tianshui City, Sun Zixing would not dare betray him.
I can give this jade slip to Father. Qin Hao pondered.
Tianshui City was destined for a restless night.
With the Fifth Elder taking decisive action, spies from every faction were slaughtered to the last.
Screams rang out now and then from various parts of the city.
By then, the Qin Family Residence had also reacted. Qin Yuntian, Liu Wei, Qin Xiongfeng, and the others hurried over.
"Young Master!"
"Young Master, are you all right?"
"Who dared try to assassinate the Young Master?!"
Inside the Young Master's Residence, the Qin family elders gathered around, each seething with indignation and uncontrollable anger.
Qin Xiongfeng had also received quite a fright. He now managed the entire Qin family, and precisely because of