"Stop!"
Just then, a low shout rang out.
Everyone stopped.
Qin Ziling looked in the direction of the person who had arrived, and his brows immediately relaxed: "So the main character has finally arrived?"
At this moment, a large group of people came rushing towards them. Judging from their clothes, they seemed to be attending some kind of banquet, and they were dressed quite luxuriously.
Their movements were slow because an old man was walking in front, and the others dared not walk in front of him.
The old man was over eighty years old, hunched over, and leaned on a cane. His eagle-like eyes were piercing, and he exuded the aura of a superior.
A young man was helping the elderly man.
Upon seeing the young man, Long Yingning's expression immediately changed.
Because that's her older brother! Long Haotian!
"Dad?" Long Kang didn't expect the old man to come in person. He immediately put away his cultivation and rushed to the old man's side.
Old Master Long's eyes swept over Qin Ziling, then he looked at Long Kang: "They started fighting right here in the compound, and this is how you protect the Long family? Aren't you afraid of destroying the compound?"
Long Kang's face stiffened, then he said with a wry smile, "There's no other way. If I don't take action, the Long family will be turned upside down."
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Long looked at Qin Ziling, but before he could speak, Long Yingning rushed over and exclaimed, "Grandpa!"
Grandpa Long shifted his gaze to his granddaughter, and a gentle smile appeared on his face: "Granddaughter, you're back."
Upon seeing her grandfather, Long Yingning glanced at Long Haotian, who had a half-smile on his face, and said to her grandfather, "Grandpa, I almost didn't get to see you again!"
"Oh?" A strange look flashed across Old Master Long's eyes as he asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Qin Ziling noticed this unusual movement and sneered.
Long Yingning said aggrievedly, "I went to Jianghai a few days ago, didn't I? I didn't expect to be kidnapped on the way. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid I would have died at their hands long ago!"
"Hmph! Who dares to kidnap my granddaughter?!" Old Master Long was furious upon hearing this and shouted, "Don't be afraid, I will investigate this matter thoroughly and make sure you don't suffer any losses!"
Long Yingning choked. She originally wanted to say Long Haotian's name directly, but she was afraid of hurting the harmony. Besides, that wasn't the point right now!
Thinking of this, Long Yingning quickly said, "Grandpa, Qin Ziling is my savior. He did not mean to offend the Long family. It was all Long Xiaochen who insulted Qin Ziling first!"
Long Xiaochen's expression changed immediately.
“Niece! You can’t say things like that! Xiao Chen is such a good child, how could he do such a thing?” A noblewoman said at this moment.
She is Long Xiaochen's mother!
Long Yingning sneered: "Of course you'd favor your own son!"
The beautiful woman sneered, "I could have said you'd naturally side with your friend! What kind of attitude is this? You show absolutely no respect for an elder like me!"
Long Yingning gritted her teeth immediately.
"Alright! Stop arguing! And you, at your age, still arguing with the younger generation, what kind of behavior is that?!" Old Master Long glared at the noblewoman unhappily.
The latter's face stiffened, and he lowered his head, not daring to speak.
Grandpa Long then turned his gaze to Qin Ziling and said slowly, "Young and promising! To have such attainments in martial arts at such a young age, young man, is quite remarkable!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Long family immediately turned to look at Qin Ziling.
There are probably only a handful of young people in the entire Jiang Province who can be praised by the old man!
Qin Ziling looked at him calmly: "You're quite something, at your age, still calculating so quickly!"
"What are you saying, you brat?!"
"How dare you speak to the old man like that!"
"Where did this bumpkin come from! This is the Long family compound!"
"..."
The members of the Long family all shouted angrily.
"Kid! Do you know what you're saying?" Long Kang's face immediately turned cold.
He can ignore everything else, but this kid in front of him dares to talk to his father like that, which is a typical example of not giving him face!
Long Yingning covered her face with one hand; she was speechless.
She tried so hard to save it, but Qin Ziling kept sabotaging it. He simply didn't understand her good intentions!
Okay, she decided to ignore it!
Let him do whatever he wants.
Qin Ziling ignored Long Kang. Once Old Master Long stepped in, these people no longer had the right to speak to him!
He looked directly at the old man and said, "You're clearly pretending to be confused, do you think everyone is a fool?"
The old man narrowed his eyes: "What are you saying?!"
Qin Ziling said calmly, "Actually, you already know what happened to your granddaughter, don't you?"
Upon hearing this, Long Haotian's expression changed drastically, and he stared at the old man in shock.
Long Yingning also turned her head sharply to look at the old man, her lips moving slightly.
The old man's face darkened: "Young man, you have to take responsibility for what you say!"
"Heh, it's fine if you don't admit it, but the reason I came to the Long family today is to settle accounts!" Qin Ziling sneered, then looked at Long Haotian: "If I'm not mistaken, you are Long Yingning's cheap older brother, Long Haotian, right?"
Long Haotian snorted coldly: "So what if it is?"
Qin Ziling asked directly, "You were the one who ordered the kidnapping of Long Yingning, weren't you? Don't deny it!"
Long Haotian's face froze, turning ugly: "Of course I didn't! Long Yingning is my sister! Why would I send someone to kidnap her? Are you kidding me!"
"Yes! Everyone, don't believe this guy! How could Haotian do such a thing?! He's just talking nonsense!" Long Haotian's mother, the eldest daughter of the Long family, also spoke up at this moment.
“That’s right! My son would never be that kind of person. Kid, if you dare to spout nonsense again, you won’t be leaving this house today!” Long Haotian’s father, Long Zan, said coldly.
Qin Ziling glanced at them indifferently, then fixed his gaze on Old Master Long: "At first, I heard Long Yingning say that you, her grandfather, loved her very much. Now it seems that in your eyes, there is only this family. Your children are just pawns that can be sacrificed, right?"
Upon hearing this, Long Yingning's pretty face turned pale.
Old Master Long's face was gloomy, but he wasn't in a state of exasperation. He looked at Qin Ziling and said, "Young man, it's quite presumptuous of you to say such things here. Today, no matter what kind of background you have, I will teach you how to behave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two elderly men walked out from behind him.
They were all the old man's personal bodyguards, responsible for his personal safety. However, they were also the top-tier experts in the Long family!
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