Being deserted by his relatives and friends , Qin Dehao's punishment

Qin Dehao was very upset. He couldn't accept the fact that his power was reduced and he was sent by the ancestor to manage the branch. What is the concept of branch? The Qin clan members who were originally stationed in Nanling had different levels of cultivation, and most of them didn't even have spiritual roots! Being sent to manage the branch was equivalent to being banished to the cold palace, away from the core of Qin family affairs, and becoming an extra staff. How could Qin Dehao accept this? When the elder came back, Qin Dehao was circling in the room like a trapped beast, and even because of his anger, he swept the tea set on the table. All kinds of fragments rolled all over the floor. As soon as the elder stepped over the threshold, he saw the mess in the house. His face dropped. "You are so angry, what a mess!" The elder shouted. Qin Dehao turned around and looked at the elder with a puzzled look on his face, "I don't understand, I really don't understand! Why do you want to manage the secret realm yourself? If you were in charge of the secret realm when it was just developed, it would be fine. Now the rules of the secret realm have been set! Inspections and checks, everything should be done according to the rules and regulations! What's the benefit of going there now? How will the other members of the Qin family think of us!" The elder kicked away the debris under his feet, walked slowly to the table and sat down, without saying a word. Qin Dehao followed him with his eyes and continued to complain loudly: "Also, why didn't you say anything when I was sent by the ancestor to manage the branch family affairs? Can't you see that our second branch is being targeted?" He murmured to himself: "It must be that old turtle Qin Deming... No, he doesn't have that brain, it's Qin Ruqing, it's her! That dead girl..." "Enough!" The elder slammed the table hard and scolded: "Look at what you look like now!" "What do I look like? Am I wrong?" Qin Dehao retorted fearlessly, his eyes especially angry, "Also, why don't you answer my questions? Before, when you were outside, you could say that there were too many people around, but now that you are back here, you still don't want to tell me the truth!" "You claim to be smart, but can't you see that today's matter is a foregone conclusion?" The elder had no expression on his face and a cold voice. Qin Dehao opened his mouth but said nothing. He really didn't see it, and how could it be a foregone conclusion? Their second branch has always been strong, and this time it is clear that the elder has taken the initiative to give up his rights and interests and no longer fight for it! Looking at his confused look, the elder knew that he had no idea about the family situation. "You only care about the affiliated families. Have you forgotten that Qin Dexin is in charge of the medicine field? That is the most important matter besides the affiliated families. The ancestor gave this matter to her, but you didn't see any mystery at all?" Qin Dehao paused, "She is the foundation builder..." The first elder could not hide his disappointment: "This is clearly a deal made by that girl Qin Ruqing and Qin Dexin! The first branch sold Qin Dexin a favor. With this benefit, Qin Dexin will definitely support the first branch in the clan meeting. With her support, what's the use even if I speak up to refute? Moreover, the second elder has always supported Qin Ruqing, and now even the iron-faced third elder has gradually been controlled by Qin Ruqing... And you still can't see the situation of the Qin family clearly, and you are still arrogant and think that the second branch is the strongest!" Qin Dehao was stunned. What the Great Elder said was something he had never thought of before. He knew that the Second Elder, that fence-sitter, liked Qin Ruqing, and when the Third Elder also... "Hasn't the Third Elder always been the most impartial? How could she be biased towards Qin Ruqing?" The Great Elder said coldly: "Why do you think the Third Elder is impartial? It's because she is devoted to the Qin family. Since she is devoted to the Qin family, how can she not like a talented young man who can make plans for the Qin family and drive the development of the Qin family?" "And you, you only see the Third Elder's fairness and ignore her importance in the Qin family. You think she is impartial, so you don't need to care about her. It is obvious that your daughter Lu Wei has a better talent for alchemy, and the Third Elder also likes Lu Wei, but you are always unfamiliar with Lu Wei. The Third Elder doesn't care about the Second House, so how can he help you?" Qin Dehao wanted to refute, but found that there was nothing to refute. In the end, he could only say fiercely: "I just hate that Lu Wei is not of the same mind as me!" He suddenly raised his head again, obviously unwilling, "Since this is the case, the Second House is already so weak, why do you still want to manage the secret realm yourself? In this way, the Second House will have less and less say in the Qin family in the future!" Why ask to manage the secret realm yourself? Of course, it is to give in and save your life. The elder thought so in his heart, but his face was stern. "I asked to manage the secret realm myself, why not? Now the Qin family has all the management rights of the secret realm. The secret realm is an important industry of the Qin family. As the elder, shouldn't I manage it?" "But it's not at all..." The elder interrupted him coldly: "You want to say that there is no profit. As members of the Qin family, when have we ever put interests first instead of family first?" Qin Dehao was silent, and murmured for a while: "And there is also the matter of dividing the family..." "What's wrong with the branch family? Didn't you hear at the clan meeting that the branch family will also take on part of the responsibility of refining pills? The family's industry is expanding, and the manpower of the main family alone is not enough. The importance of the branch family has increased significantly compared to before. The ancestor sent you to manage this matter, which shows that he trusts you, but you are still dissatisfied!... Moreover, you keep talking about the branch family, and your words are full of disdain. Isn't the branch family also a part of the Qin family!" The elder looked at Qin Dehao and realized for the first time that maybe he had been too arrogant in the past, and he had raised him to be so power-minded and unruly. Qin Dehao was silent. After a while, he suddenly raised his eyes, looked at the elder steadily, and shouted: "Dad, I don't understand!" He didn't call the elder, but Dad. Although Qin Dehao is the adopted son of the elder, his biological father is still the last clan leader Qin Wenfeng. Therefore, even in private, Qin Dehao rarely calls him dad. Only when he needs help from the elder, or in some special circumstances... such as now, will he call him dad. The elder was indeed stunned by this call, and his heart softened immediately. The elder understood that when Qin Dehao said he didn't understand, it was not that he didn't understand the principles he said, but that he didn't understand why he suddenly didn't help him. In the past, when he and the eldest house were fighting, didn't he always stand behind him? The elder suddenly remembered the little girl's plain question, "Elder, have you really fulfilled your duties as the elder in your words and deeds over the past ten years, and have you been unfair?" He was speechless when she asked him. Is it unfair... Yes, his heart has long been biased, so what is fairness? The elder sighed suddenly and looked at Qin Dehao: "Then why do you always want to make things difficult for the first wife? Qin Deming is already the patriarch, and you have repeatedly provoked him and ignored the majesty of the patriarch. What do you want? Pull him down and make him the patriarch yourself? Do you know how much chaos this will bring to the family?" Qin Dehao didn't care that the elder asked so directly. He lowered his eyes and whispered, "I just can't stand him..."

The elder looked at him calmly, "In this world, if everything depends on what you are used to, then what logic is there? If this is the only reason, don't expect me to speak for you in the future, Qin family."

Qin Dehao suddenly raised his head, his eyes red, with real hatred in them: "Can't I hate him? I am more talented than him, and my housekeeper ability is better than his. Why did Qin Wenfeng choose him as the patriarch? Just because the Qin family wants to keep a low profile and be cautious? Hiding?! So they chose such a shitty turtle as the clan leader?! "

The elder said slowly: "You also know that in the original dense forest in the south..."

Qin Dehao interrupted him and said loudly: "Yes, I know! In the original dense forest in the south, the Qin family lost two foundation builders at once, and their strength was greatly reduced. The Qin family had just arrived in Nanling and was squeezed out, so they should have kept a low profile... But, that was their wrong decision, why should we bear the consequences!"

"And," when he said this, Qin Dehao paused, as if he was a little hesitant, but the pent-up anger in his heart still made him say it out, "... and Qin Wenfeng has three children in total, why did he want me to be your adopted son, putting me in such an embarrassing position in the Qin family? Am I so unbearable that he doesn't like me like this!"

The Great Elder's body trembled, and he raised his eyes in shock, and said in disbelief: "Could it be that you think... being my adopted son is an injustice to you?"

Qin Dehao turned his head away and whispered: "No... I'm just angry at Qin Wenfeng, but I have never regretted being your child."

But the Great Elder's eyes were still shaking, and sadness flashed in his cloudy eyes, as if he had aged many years in an instant.

"My child also died in that jungle battle. Didn't I accept this result? Until now, I didn't know that you had so much dissatisfaction and resentment in your heart."

"You said you were in an awkward situation. How come someone in the Qin family said something about you?"

Qin Dehao looked at the elder's dejected expression and suddenly felt a little regretful. He lowered his voice, "No one said anything about me, but I am both Qin Wenfeng's son and your son. I take care of both, but it seems that I don't care about either... I feel like they are all laughing at me behind my back."

The elder said indifferently, "I didn't expect that being my child would bring you so much trouble..."

"Well," the elder stood up, his eyes regained their calm, "since you feel the situation is awkward, I will not care about you in the future, so as not to worry you."

Qin Dehao suddenly became more flustered than ever before. He stood up and said incoherently: "No, Dad, I, I just..."

He seemed to be unable to find the words to describe his contradictory mood.

The elder looked at him calmly: "I watched you grow up. Seeing that you are going further and further astray, I have to remind you of some things. In the future, don't fight with the first house!" He emphasized his tone.

"The rise of the first branch is unstoppable, and Qin Ruqing is no ordinary person. If you go against her like this, you will not have a good future. Be restrained now, and for my sake, she will let you go."

Qin Dehao turned his head away, a little unconvinced, "Does this little girl have the final say in the Qin family in the future?"

Seeing that he still didn't understand, the elder's eyes could not hide his disappointment, "In our world of immortal cultivation, when did we judge heroes by age? To be honest, if you have her talent, I would not mind helping you get the position of clan leader at the cost of my reputation. . But do you have it? You are not even as good as her father!"

Qin Dehao raised his head in disbelief, "You think I am not as good as Qin Deming?"

The elder said indifferently, "You think highly of yourself, and always think that if you were the patriarch, the Qin family would be different. But under the circumstances at that time, the old patriarch had made the most correct decision. He chose a suitable patriarch for the Qin family. Qin Deming has been in charge of family affairs over the years, and it can be said that he has been diligent and has never made any mistakes..."

Qin Dehao was dissatisfied: "Is it that having no merits or faults is excellent!"

"At least there is one thing that you can never compare to him - Qin Deming has the Qin family in his heart, do you?"

After saying this, the elder did not look at Qin Dehao again, and strode out.

Qin Dehao was left standing there like a stone, speechless for a long time.

The great elder's remarks that day were tantamount to abandonment to Qin Dehao. Qin Dehao felt that he only had the position of managing the branch, which made him feel disgraced and embarrassed, so he locked himself in the study.

After sitting there for many days, Qin Dehao was awakened by a sound coming from the courtyard one day. He opened the window and found his daughter Lu Wei practicing swordplay.

The first elder's words that day suddenly rang in his mind, "It's obviously your daughter who has better talent in alchemy..." Yes, it's obvious that Lu Wei has better talent in alchemy, so the third elder should like Lu Wei more. When I thought of this, my thoughts suddenly changed... However, it was useless to like Lu Wei. Lu Wei and I were not of the same mind, so how much could Lu Wei help the second wife.

Qin Dehao suddenly felt angry, thinking that his daughter's sword-practicing posture was so dazzling. Too much like, his daughter was too much like his third sister Qin Dexin.

Finally, he couldn't help but push open the study door and walked out. When he walked to the courtyard, he put his hands behind his back and called, "Lu Wei."

Qin Luwei saw her father and nodded slightly, but did not stop. After practicing a set of sword techniques, she put away her sword and walked to Qin Dehao, saluted, "Father."

I don't know why, the relationship between father and daughter is a bit strange, more respectful than intimate. Lu Wei always called Qin Dehao a serious father, not a daddy.

"Why are you practicing sword again?" Qin Dehao frowned. "I've told you many times that the ultimate result of practicing both alchemy and swordsmanship is that you are not good at alchemy and swordsmanship. If you want to achieve great success in alchemy, you should spend more time refining the elixir instead of wasting time practicing swordsmanship all day."

Qin Luwei put the sword back into the scabbard expressionlessly, with no waves in her heart. She often heard such admonitions, and at first she would argue with her father, but later, she just listened with her head down.

Sometimes Luwei even felt that her father didn't dislike her practicing both alchemy and swordsmanship, he just didn't like her to act and dress like her third aunt.

Seeing Lu Wei nod with her head down, Qin Dehao's attitude became better and he asked, "Where have you been these days? Why haven't you been seen?"

Lu Wei said, "The clinic set up by our family in West City has been put into trial operation. I have been helping people practice medicine in the clinic recently."

When Qin Dehao heard the word "clinic", he frowned subconsciously. Seeing this, Qin Dexin said calmly: "Father, are you trying to tell me again that practicing medicine in a clinic is not a proper job, and Lu Wei should concentrate on practicing alchemy."

The disdain in Qin Lu Wei's eyes made Qin Dehao unhappy. He put his hands behind his back and said coldly: "Am I wrong?"

Lu Wei shook her head: "My daughter thinks that medicine is also a part of alchemy. My daughter studies medicine in order to better study alchemy. What I do should be in line with father's expectations."

Qin Dehao's face turned cold, "My expectations for you are very simple, practice alchemy well, go to the alchemy hall more often, and ask more questions to the third elder and the ancestor. Qin Ruqing, that girl, would always cling to the ancestor to please him, why can't you do that!"

Lu Wei clenched the hilt of the sword, raised her eyes, and retorted: "Qingqing didn't please the ancestor!"

Qin Dehao choked, are they talking about the same thing! Looking at his daughter's face that was three-quarters similar to his own, especially those eyes. At this time, those eyes were staring at his father, just for a little girl who was irrelevant and even hostile, she talked back to him, her father.

Qin Dehao suddenly felt cold in his heart. He looked at Lu Wei and said indifferently: "You are grown up now, you have your own ideas, and I can't control you."

Lu Wei looked at her father for three breaths, bowed, and retreated.

She was going to the clinic to "work" and accumulate experience for the improvement of her alchemy skills. Ah, the description of "working" was taught to her by Qingqing.

Watching his daughter's back as she left, Qin Dehao couldn't help but hold his breath. His daughter was getting worse and worse, and he subconsciously thought it was because he had been with Qin Ruqing for too long. When

his daughter was disobedient, Qin Dehao comforted himself that he still had his son. His son's temperament was most similar to his own, and he would never talk back to him or make him angry.

But when he saw Qin Luxuan, Qin Dehao paused again, because his son was obviously about to go out.

"Where are you going?" For some reason, looking at his son's evasive eyes, Qin Dehao intuitively felt that what he said would not be what he wanted to hear.

Qin Luxuan has grown into a tall and thin young man, inheriting his father's fox eyes, with straight and harmonious facial features. He can be called a handsome man.

He looked at his father, paused, and said frankly: "The clan has recently opened up a medicinal field. My eldest brother has taken on the task of supervising the development of the field and wanted to ask me to help."

Qin Dehao said almost subconsciously: "Don't go! The great elder and I will take care of your duties. It's not right for you to follow Qin Ruyu around!"

Qin Luxuan was silent. In fact, he is the person in the family who understands his father's heart best. There was a time when he felt sorry for his father and wanted to help him, so he followed his father's example and competed with his eldest brother in school, but later...

Qin Luxuan suddenly said: "Dad, I don't want to compete with my eldest brother anymore. I think he is a very good person, better at dealing with people than me, more of a gentleman than me, and even in cultivation, I can't compare with him... I don't want to compete with him meaninglessly, and I'm not that interested in the position of young patriarch."

"Nonsense!" Qin Dehao's heart sank, just like the tea set that he swept to the ground that day.

He scolded in a stern voice: "Do you know what you are talking about! Do you still think you can't compare to Qin Deming's son? Everything I taught you has gone wrong! What do you mean you are not interested in the position of young patriarch? Let me tell you, if Qin Deming heard this, he would be so happy, because I, Qin Dehao, actually gave birth to such a useless and stupid son who is going to give up the position of young patriarch to someone else!"

Qin Luxuan looked at his father's flushed face, his heart tightened, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.

He looked up and said, "But, Dad, didn't you teach me that the positions of clan leader and deputy clan leader should be held by capable people, and incompetent people should abdicate and make way for the wise. I don't know what's going on between you and uncle, but between me and my eldest brother... I feel that I can't compare to him. Now I don't argue with him anymore, isn't it my right?"

Qin Dehao was almost angry to the point of falling backwards, cursing, "Stupid!"

"Stupid as hell!"

Qin Luxuan looked at his father who was jumping up and down, and lowered his eyes, "Dad, no matter what you think, I just don't want to get myself involved in these meaningless conflicts anymore. I just want to do things down to earth!"

The "doing things down to earth" was like a huge rock falling from the sky and hitting Qin Dehao's heart. His body froze, as if he couldn't move.

Qin Luxuan bowed respectfully, "Just think of me as a loser. I still have to go to the medicine field, so I'll leave first."

Qin Dehao looked at his son's receding back, and suddenly he seemed to see his daughter and the great elder leaving.

Qin Dehao thought very sadly, could it be that he really did something wrong?

He stood silently in the yard for a long time, and suddenly heard a commotion outside the yard. He didn't know what the commotion was, maybe it was just a group of servants walking through the corridor, or maybe it was something else.

Qin Dehao suddenly realized that he hadn't left the yard for too long. The Qin family was now undergoing drastic reforms. What had they become?

He rode a flying magic weapon to patrol the Qin family's territory. When he arrived at a place, he suddenly stopped. This was the courtyard of Qin Deming's family.

In the past, when he passed by, he would just leave in a hurry, but now he was suddenly surprised that this courtyard was located in the most central position of the territory. It seemed to show that the status of the eldest house was also very central in the Qin family.

This also reminded Qin Dehao and reminded him of many things that he had ignored before: although the elders of the clan sometimes disliked Qin Deming's lack of ability, that kind of dislike was more of a hope that he could improve. They never thought of pulling Qin Deming down and replacing him as the clan leader. In fact, they never said that you, Qin Dehao, had to improve. Because it didn't matter whether he improved or not.

Qin Dehao sneered and left. He went to the back mountain.

The back mountain is actually a medicine mountain, and at the foot of the mountain is the Qin family medicine garden. Now, the clan is developing vigorously and needs to open up new medicinal fields. I heard that the site for the opening was chosen in the secret realm.

Behind the medicine mountain is the ancestor's Xianyingju, which is the highest place in the territory. It also symbolizes the peak of the Qin family's power.

Qin Dehao turned to the east and quickly passed by several residential areas in the territory. They were the Qin family branches that moved into the Qin family territory, and there were many that did not move in from the periphery.

His next assigned job was to manage this place, which was why Qin Dehao hurriedly passed by. It seemed that if he looked at it for one more second or stayed for one more second, his eyes would be burned.

Walking to South Street, the crowd was bustling. The other end of the East Market was the original location of the Qin family shop. Now it is much more lively than before. Not to mention the already prosperous West Market.

He saw a fluttering banner from afar, with the words "Qin's Clinic" written on it.

The business of the clinic was much better than he thought. Most of the people coming and going were independent cultivators carrying knives or swords on their backs. Independent cultivators had no family protection, and it was not easy for them to obtain cultivation resources. They often had to take risks and go to dense forests or small secret places with unstable structures. As a result, they were often injured.

Qin Dehao did not go into the clinic, but he could imagine the scene inside. Maybe his daughter Lu Wei was sitting at the counter, treating and diagnosing those independent cultivators.

This was the alchemy that Lu Wei pursued.

To the left of the clinic is the Danfang, and to the right is the medicine shop. Just as the little girl said, turn left to buy Dan, turn right to get medicine, all in one place, the so-called one-stop service.

The prosperous scene seemed to have a new vitality rising inexplicably.

Qin Dehao returned to the study in silence.

What he saw, thought, and thought today seemed to let him know one thing plainly:

The "clans chieftainship dispute" he thought he had with the first wife never actually existed. There was never any dispute, it was all just his own imagination.

It's time to wake up from the dream of three lives.