Qin Wusheng's Decision: Forcing the Ancestors' Hands

Rebuked so harshly, Lady Chen's beautiful eyes had reddened, making her a pitiful sight.

Lady Chen gave a bleak smile.

"Husband, do you think I wanted to be so vicious?

That nephew of yours, Gu Xuanjin,

has already revealed his full brilliance and gained the peerless bearing to sweep all before him in this age!

And other monstrous prodigies keep emerging one after another.

Yu'er is only five or six now.

There isn't much time left in this great age for him to grow!

Besides, our Qin Clan's resources are stretched thin.

They can barely support Yu'er's cultivation!

Fall one step behind, and you fall behind at every step. I don't want Yu'er to lag too far behind them..."

Two streams of tears slid down Lady Chen's fair cheeks.

Yet her expression was utterly resolute.

"I know the consequences of doing this.

I won't drag you and Yu'er down with me, husband.

I'll use my own life to appease Qin Lingkong's branch."

The reason Lady Chen gave made Qin Wusheng's heart tremble.

His expression gradually softened.

After all, she was the woman he loved most in his life.

And she had resorted to such desperate measures for Yu'er's sake.

Qin Wusheng could hardly blame her too much.

Seeing Lady Chen so bleak and determined,

Qin Wusheng couldn't help but soften further, his anger vanishing like smoke.

He pulled his wife tightly into his arms and wiped away her tears.

"My lady, you didn't have to resort to this.

Even if the Qin Clan really doesn't have enough resources to raise Yu'er in the future,

at worst, I can swallow my pride and ask the Gu Clan for some.

After all, I'm Gu Chengfeng's brother-in-law. The Gu Clan won't abandon us."

Lady Chen buried her head in Qin Wusheng's embrace and sobbed softly.

She too now felt that what she had done seemed somewhat inappropriate.

But even so,

the Luo Heaven Immortal Bone had already become one with Yu'er.

She would not hand it over again.

Lady Chen said softly:

"What's done is done. Things have come to this, and nothing we say will help."

"This has nothing to do with you, husband.

You only need to hand me over.

Qin Lingkong's branch should rein in their anger and stop acting rashly.

However they want to deal with me, I'll accept it.

I only hope you can leave the Luo Heaven Immortal Bone in Yu'er's body."

"If the immortal bone is removed from Yu'er again, his foundation will also be damaged..."

Lady Chen believed

that as long as her husband didn't return the immortal bone,

Qin Lingkong's branch would have no chance of getting it back.

For one thing,

her husband had ties to the Gu Clan behind him, so they wouldn't dare use force.

For another,

the Qin Clan had already lost one prodigy.

It couldn't afford to lose another.

So the Qin Clan's ancestors wouldn't agree to have the immortal bone dug out again either.

For Lady Chen,

trading her life to take Yu'er's talent a step further

was no losing bargain.

Hearing his wife's words, Qin Wusheng sighed helplessly in his heart.

Handing his own wife over to appease their anger was impossible!

Besides, now that things had come to this,

even if the Luo Heaven Immortal Bone were transplanted back, it would already be too late.

They would only lose two prodigies at once.

"Don't worry, my lady. With your husband here, neither you nor Yu'er will come to harm!"

Qin Wusheng reassured his wife.

He slowly closed his eyes.

The tangled thoughts in his mind gradually cleared.

A moment later,

Qin Wusheng opened his eyes.

He seemed to have made some decision, and a ruthless glint flashed through his eyes.

Since it was already done, he might as well take it further!

"My lady, get some sleep first."

"When you wake up, I'll have taken care of everything."

Lady Chen was taken aback by Qin Wusheng's words and deeply moved.

But she knew very well

that Qin Lingkong's branch would not let go of their anger unless she was handed over.

"Husband, you..."

Before Lady Chen could finish,

Qin Wusheng cast a spell to send her into a deep sleep.

He carried the beauty in his arms back to bed and gently tucked her in.

Qin Wusheng placed a restriction on the room before leaving.

He had no intention of concealing the matter.

Paper couldn't wrap up fire; it couldn't be hidden for long.

He went to the ancestral hall in the forbidden grounds.

There, he told several powerful ancestors exactly what had happened.

When the ancestors learned that their clan had suffered the grievous loss of a prodigy for no reason,

every one of them was furious!

But before they could discuss how to resolve the matter,

Qin Wusheng forcefully urged them to strike first.

They had to take down the three Great Emperor ancestors of Qin Lingkong's branch first!

Qin Wusheng knew he was in the wrong.

So, to get the ancestors on his side,

he urged them to consider the bigger picture.

At the same time, he not only invoked his status as clan head,

but also borrowed the tiger's hide as a banner, implying in everything he said that the Gu Clan stood behind him.

The ancestors were so angry that their beards bristled and their eyes bulged, but they dared not speak out.

In the end, the ancestors were forced to calm themselves down.

After some consideration,

they had no choice but to compromise and side with Qin Wusheng.

After all, what Qin Wusheng said was also true.

Qin Jingyu and the Luo Heaven Immortal Bone were now one.

Leaving aside the severe damage another transplant would do to his foundation,

most importantly,

even if the Luo Heaven Immortal Bone were transplanted back into Qin Hao,

for Qin Hao to recover as before,

he would need some time and the aid of a great many resources.

That meant that, for the next few years,

their Qin Clan would lose two prodigies at once.

The Qin Clan as it was now

could not afford such a loss.

Nor could its resources withstand such consumption.

Moreover, Qin Jingyu now possessed both the Divine Eyes of Fate and the Luo Heaven Immortal Bone.

His road ahead would only be smoother and easier,

and his achievements would be greater!

If their Qin Clan gritted its teeth,

it could just about afford to nurture such a peerless prodigy.

So the ancestors persuaded themselves in their hearts

while discussing with Qin Wusheng how to deal with Qin Lingkong's branch.

But after half a shichen of discussion,

these Qin Clan ancestors realized they seemed to have no choice.

There was only one way!

That was to do as Qin Wusheng had said.

They would first suppress the three Great Emperor ancestors of Qin Lingkong's branch,

then have Qin Wusheng lead men to bring the entire branch under control.

If those people

could make a concession between the Qin Clan and the prodigy of their own branch,

that would be the best outcome.

In that case, whatever compensation Qin Lingkong's branch wanted,

their direct line would do its utmost to provide it.

If those people couldn't swallow this grievance and refused to yield,

then they could only harden their hearts and eliminate Qin Lingkong's branch!

Although doing so would undoubtedly weaken the Qin Clan's overall strength,

as long as the Gu Clan did not fall,

no petty scoundrels would dare come looking for trouble, no matter how weak the Qin Clan became.

After the ancestors and Qin Wusheng formed a united front,

they did not hesitate, acting with great decisiveness.

They immediately sent word for the three ancestors of Qin Lingkong's branch to come,

saying there was an important matter to discuss.

However,

when Qin Wusheng wanted to get Qin Hao under his control

to use him as a bargaining chip,

he discovered he was a step too late.

Someone had already taken Qin Hao to seek refuge in the lower realms!

The Xuanhuan Great World was connected to countless lower realms.

To find Qin Hao in a short time when he had left not a single clue

was no different from fishing for a needle in the sea.