As Qin Yu listened to Wang Murong, he felt both moved and comforted. He no longer needed to worry. Wang Murongâs life experiences were quite extraordinary. Although Qin Yu still didnât know her true identity, he could guess that her background had to be monstrous. Even the most honored man in Luosang City, Tie Shou was extremely deferential towards her. The Qin Family would be courting death if dared to touch her.
Qin Yuâs heart relaxed. âMany thanks, Miss Murong. Then letâs just see what exactly this crowd wants to do.â He stared icily at the aggressively approaching mob.
The mob was finally near. Under the illumination of the densely packed torches, the originally desolate area became brightly lit, becoming very lively.
âQin Yu, you bastard, Iâve come to take your life!â
Qin Zhaoâs blood immediately boiled when he saw Qin Yu and without speaking any further, he attacked. His pre-prepared sword streaked through the night sky, aiming to kill Qin Yu in one stroke. Unfortunately, he was stopped by Qin Biaoâs loud shout.
âZhaoâer, come back!â
Qin Zhao stared at Qin Yu resentfully. âFather, I must kill him tonight!â
Qin Biao ground his teeth fiercely before angrily retorting, âWhat kill?! Is it even possible for you to kill him?! Come back!â
Right now, Qin Biao truly wished he could give this brainless son of his a good slap. Anyone with eyes could see Qin Yuâs strength earlier and Qin Zhao wasnât his match. Wouldnât rushing up to kill him just be throwing away your life or inviting humiliation upon yourself? Was the disgrace he had received today not enough?
âIâŚâ Qin Zhao stood there for a moment, unable to respond before icily glaring at Qin Yu again. In his heart, a thread of fear actually grew.
âYouâre still not coming back?!â Qin Biao gave another yell. âYour Second Grandfather is here to make reprisals, so thereâs no need for your impudence!â
âYes, Father.â Qin Zhao finally returned to the crowd in embarrassment.
Within the crowd, Lu Wushuang watched Qin Zhaoâs behavior and felt very disappointed. She had thought that this man would disobey his fatherâs order and kill Qin Yu even at the risk of his own life, but in the end, he still retreated.
What a coward.
âQin Yu, youâre still not going to get over here and kowtow after seeing the Third Elder?!â The crowd halted their footsteps. In the Qin Familyâs ranks, a thin, forty-year-old man rushed out from the crowd. He shouted loudly as he advanced towards Qin Yu. Donât look at how thin his body was because his voice was actually very loud, resounding clearly in everybodyâs ears.
âKowtow?â Qin Yu twitched his nose disdainfully. âThis young master is already no longer apart of the Qin Family. What Third Elder? This young master doesnât recognize him.â
âYouâŚ!â The thin man was furious, pointing his finger at Qin Yu as he cursed, âYou really are a disgrace! Not even recognizing your familyâs own seniors! Fine, my Qin Family also refuses to have a rebellious brute like you! Today, we will dispose of you from the family!â
âDispose of me from the family?â Qin Yu was startled. âWhat does that mean?â
âQin Yu, you still donât know your crime?â Qin Chong walked forward, his voice imposing. A cold qi surged from his body, causing his robes to dance in the wind.
This was the power of a Transformation Realm cultivator. The crowdâs faces immediately changed. They were terrified as some of the weaker ones immediately drew back, afraid they would actually be wounded by the cold qi that Qin Chong released.
Qin Yu was directly besieged by the cold qi. His expression changed slightly as his clothes and long hair were lifted by the wind. However, his young body still stood there motionlessly. He gazed sharply at Qin Chong as he started to speak, his voice filled with indifference. âWhat? The Qin Familyâs Third Elder wants to use strength against someone who is weaker? The old is taking advantage of the young? Wow, the Qin Family really is powerful!â
âShut up! You should be slapped for daring to say such words to the Third Elder!â The thin man released another explosive shout. He charged over in a flash, his hand moving to quickly and violently slap Qin Yuâs face.
âDonât even think about it!â Qin Yu angrily shouted, using Cloudtrack Phantom to rush over and face the attack. He struck forward with his palm, producing a rumbling sound like muffled thunder. It was the first form of Rushing Thunder PalmâPower Like Rushing Thunder.
The thin man was startled and hurriedly tried to change his move, turning his slap into a push as it directly knocked against Qin Yuâs palm.
*Rumble*
A sudden clap of thunder rang out. The noise scared the thin man. On top of that, he had suddenly been thrust into a battle. Qin Yuâs Cloudtrack Phantomâs speed was too fast and too strange. After the palm strike, the thin man released a painful groan as his body was sent flying backward. He created a pit in the ground as he fell, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Qin Yu moved his hand and stood there under the night sky indifferently, his gaze was like ice.
The crowdâs faces twitched as they watched. Just now, they had thought that under Qin Chong, the Transformation Realm cultivatorâs deterrence, Qin Yu wouldnât dare to show even the least bit of attitude and could only get beaten. Who wouldâve thought that not only did he show attitude, he even took the initiative to attack, sending a member of the Qin Family flying and coughing blood?
Qin Chongâs face was cold. Qin Yu had actually dared to act right in front of him. Although the one getting physically beaten was somebody else, it was actually his own face that was getting slapped!
âYou wretch! Are you tired of living?!â Qin Chong suddenly clenched his fists. As he spoke, his goatee danced madly.
âHaha! The Qin Familyâs people are all so strong ah! A man in his forties fighting a youth thatâs still only in his teens and an elder personally taking action! Wow, what a joke!â
At this moment, everyoneâs eyes were fixed on Qing Yunâs body. A huge question mark could practically be seen on their foreheads. Just now, wasnât it Qing Yun who had been beaten miserably by Qin Yu? Why was she speaking up for Qin Yu now? The hell?! This made no sense at all! It would be fine if anyone else here spoke up for Qin Yu, but it shouldnât be Qing Yun ah!
Beside her, Qing Yunâs father Qing Liyuan immediately shouted, âYunâer, donât speak out of turn! If a younger member of the family did something wrong, could it be that an elder still shouldnât act?â On the surface, he was shouting at Qing Yun, but in fact, the sneer in his voice was obvious.
âOh, I understand, Father.â Qing Yun muttered, seeming to understand. However, her eyes stared in Qin Yuâs direction, an undetectable trace of concern occasionally flitting through her eyes.
In his heart, Qin Chong was infuriated with Qing Yunâs comments. A loathsome little girl had the impertinence to ridicule him! However, upon seeing Qing Liyuan standing beside her, he could only suppress his rage. He wasnât Qin Zhan, so he didnât dare to fight with Qing Liyuan.
After Qing Yunâs taunts, Qing Chong also found it embarrassing to directly kill Qin Yu under the eyes of so many people. After all, he needed to maintain his pride as a grand and stately elder of the Qin Family.
He released his clenched fists and faced Qin Yu. His face was gloomy but his heart was filled with incomparable amazement. Earlier, he could naturally tell that the skill Qin Yu used was the first form of Rushing Thunder PalmâPower Like Rushing Thunder, but what he couldnât understand was how Rushing Thunder Palm could have such might. In Qin Yuâs hands, it had actually issued a boom alike to thunder!
This question could only be answered by getting ahold of Qin Yu and forcibly extracting an answer from him. For a short while, he actually didnât want to take Qin Yuâs life so quickly. It would be better to find a reason to arrest him first before talking.
Thinking up to here, he issued an angry shout. âQin Yu, you ingrate! First, you refuse to admit to committing actions that are even worse than a beastâs and now, youâre being unfilial and offending your elders! You even went so far as to wound somebody from the Qin Family! Tell me, how should I deal with you?â
Qin Yu sneered. âHmph! That guy wanted to slap this young masterâs face. Donât tell me I should just stand there and allow him to beat me without counterattacking? Iâm not an idiot.â
Everyone who heard it thought that it actually made some sense. If other people wanted to attack you, you couldnât just stand there and get thrashed like an idiot, right?
âFurthermore, Iâve long since cut off relations with the Qin Family. The Qin Familyâs elders arenât my elders, so how am I being unfilial and offending an elder?â Qin Yu continued to speak. âAs for the immoral behavior you spoke of, this young master wants to hear, what exactly did I do?â
âQin Yu, you bastard! Donât tell me that youâve forgotten all about what you had just done?â A sorrowful, weeping voice came from the crowd. Lu Wushuangâs face was filled with tears, her hair and clothes were disheveled as she staggered out from the crowd.
Seeing Lu Wushuangâs appearance, Qin Yu and Wang Murong were both startled. What caused Lu Wushuang to become like this?
They were both intelligent people and quickly had a faint guess as to what happened. The so-called action that was worse than a beast was probably the same accusations Lu Wushuang had just made against Qin Yu.
This womanâs schemes were truly deep, ruthless, and vicious!
âFriends and seniors, I am called Lu Wushuang. Everyone who knows me also knows that I am already Qin Zhaoâs fiancee and this person is Qin Zhaoâs brother 1 so I should be regarded as his sister-in-law. What happened was Qin Yu, this bastard, did actions that were worse than a beastâs toward his own sister-in-law!â
As she spoke, Lu Wushuang seemed like she was about to turn crazy from grief and indignation as her voice rose a few decibels.
âAt that time, he actually wanted me to go back to him again but I refused! Thatâs why he forcibly insulted me, biting my lips and giving me a vicious slap!â
As Lu Wushuang spoke, she raised her face to show everyone the red handprint on her face and her bloody lips. Under the flameâs bright illumination, everyone could clearly see her blood-covered lips, as well as the bright red handprint on her face.
âFortunately, I had ultimately vowed to die rather than obey and did everything I could to struggle free. I successfully escaped from his clutches, saving my bodyâs purity. Everyone, tell me whether or not such a bastard is guilty and deserves death!â
âHe deserves death!â In the beginning, there were only two people who responded but more and more people joined the chant and soon the entire region was overwhelmed with shouts of âdeserves death!â Even those who didnât join the shouting stared at Qin Yu differently. For example, Qing Yunâs eyes held a trace of disappointment and resentment.
Qin Chong was very satisfied with Lu Wushuangâs actions and was even more amazed by it. Such a young girl having such shrewdness was incredible. However, he also didnât know whether or not Qin Zhaoâs engagement with such a person was a blessing or a misfortune.
Of course, now was not the time to be pondering over whether it was a fortune or a misfortune. What he was happy about now was that through Lu Wushuangâs sniveling and tearful accusation, Qin Yu had become the center of public criticism.
In such a situation, everyone always sympathized with the female and weaker side.
Now, the Qin Family could honorably arrest Qin Yu without being gossiped and sneered at. With so many people witnessing the accusation toward Qin Yu, even if he killed Qin Yu before returning to the Qin Family, nobody would say anything.
âQin Yu, you wretch! What can you say now?â Qin Chongâs old face held a gloomy and cold smile.
Qin Yuâs face became slightly pale. Right now, he was furious. His chest burned with rage on the inside, but his expression was serene as if the one Lu Wushuang called a beast wasnât him and somebody else.
He didnât argue because arguing now was useless. This was because many people wouldnât believe a woman would take her own purity to slander another person. In this world, for a great number of women, their purity was equivalent to their lives. Even the slightest stain was intolerable.
Furthermore, if you wanted to punish somebody, you would always be able to find an excuse. How could he argue while facing so many people alone?
At this moment, he seemed to have sunk into a deadlock.
1.In the raws, Lu Wushuang calls Qin Yu Qin Zhaoâs âĺ éż,â which is a more respectful term for referring to someone who is about the same age.