Qing Yanjing understood Amon's meaning. He gave the younger members of his family opportunities to challenge him. If they relied on strength, he would strike back with strength. If they relied on external forces such as schemes and allies, then he would use schemes to break schemes and allies to deal with allies.
"What if she fails to defeat you?"
"I'll give her another chance. Of course, opportunities are limited, and I won't go easy on her in battle. If she still can't crush me even when I'm half letting her, that only proves she's nothing special." Amon smiled.
Qing Yanjing lowered her gaze, avoiding Amon's eyes, which were as deep as a starry sky. "Whether in strength or information, you hold an absolute advantage. I can't think of any way she could possibly defeat you."
Amon shrugged. "That's why she merely has talent and an opportunity, but may not necessarily inherit my position. If she can't defeat me while at a disadvantage, how can she prove that she is far superior to me? What I need is not an heir who is merely on par with me..."
"What if she tries again and fails again?"
"Then she should recognize her Fate and recognize her own abilities. Our clan has no need for trash, much less trash that contributes nothing to the family and only keeps causing trouble." Amon's tone lost some of its gentleness and gained a chill.
Recognize her own Fate... Did that mean living like an ordinary Amon clansman, becoming a stone in the family's great house, placed wherever it was needed...
She might be discarded or sacrificed at will. She might even be turned into a clone by the clan leader.
Qing Yanjing suddenly felt that Budu Xuan did not seem all that bad. At the