Chapter 047 Fei Zhang asks for branches
However, although the heads of the Qi and Han families had the same ideas, they could not remain calm.
Going to war is not something that can be done lightly. The most important thing is, why? Has it really come to that? At present, aren't the two families still allies?
The Han family had always harbored certain ulterior motives. The Han family head's eyes were deep, and he was quite accepting of the idea of war. However, the Qi family head had never considered opposing the Han family, so he couldn't remain calm at this moment. He pursed his lips slightly and sent a servant to fetch Qi Xiuyuan.
At the same time, Qi Xiuyuan also received the news. Compared with the uneasy head of the Qi family, he was very calm and didn't even frown.
"Master, what should we do?" The guard who came to report was very worried.
Qi Xiuyuan glanced at the worried guard calmly and said in a cold voice, "Go down."
The guard was stunned upon hearing this. He was about to say something when he suddenly felt a chill in his heart. In that moment, he even felt the danger of death! But how could this be possible? Before he could think further, Qi Xiuyuan walked back into the room, apparently not intending to deal with this matter at all.
The guard stood there in a daze for a long time, feeling that their young master's attitude was somewhat unusual. After an unknown amount of time, two more guards arrived with news from the Qi family's patriarch, who requested Qi Xiuyuan come immediately. Upon hearing this, the guard suddenly looked towards the closed door. For some reason, he felt a little afraid to knock, so he turned to the two guards who were approaching.
"The young master is busy inside. If you have something to say, please knock on the door."
The two guards were puzzled when they heard this, and looked speechlessly at their companion who refused to knock on the door. It was just knocking on the door, what was the big deal?
The guards had a hard time explaining their situation. They couldn't say they were just scared, could they? He coughed dryly and said hurriedly, "I have something to do. The young master is inside." Then, he turned and left in a hurry. The way he walked... for some reason, it made the two guards feel as if they were being chased by a vicious dog.
The two guards exchanged glances, each seeing confusion in the other's eyes. However, they didn't dwell on it. One of them immediately stepped forward, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Master, the patriarch wants to see you. Please come over quickly."
After these words were shouted, the door opened, but before the two guards could feel happy, they were met with a pair of cold and indifferent eyes. This look made the two guards feel frightened at the same time, and even felt like their skin was about to explode.
The two guards instinctively knelt down and admitted their mistakes: "We are sorry for disturbing you, young master. Please punish me!"
Qi Xiuyuan did not respond to them. His cold figure disappeared from the spot in an instant and appeared in the distance.
The two kneeling guards felt their scalps tingle, their backs drenched in cold sweat. They finally understood why their former companion hadn't wanted to knock. Their young master... his power was too great! So powerful that even a single glance was too much for them to bear. What was going on?
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The news from the teahouse kept reaching the ears of the head of the Qi family. The head of the Qi family already knew that the Qi family and the Han family had started a war. Both sides suffered casualties, but the casualties on the Han family side were heavier.
Currently, neither side has yet to deploy additional personnel, likely waiting to see what the Patriarch will do. Once one Patriarch makes a move, that will be the time to truly begin the fight... or resolve the issue.
The Qi family's patriarch paced the hall, somewhat irritably, waiting for Qi Xiuyuan to arrive. He felt something was amiss. Logically, Yichuan shouldn't be so impulsive, but after his last confrontation with the Han family, and now... he couldn't help but wonder if his son was involved. Perhaps this was a plan of two small individuals, but why?
Could it be that there is something wrong with the Han family?
Just when the head of the Qi family was getting annoyed, Qi Xiuyuan finally arrived.
"Father." Qi Xiuyuan's voice was light.
The Qi family's patriarch suddenly looked at his son. He didn't have time to think about his son's indifferent question. He just asked immediately, "You know what happened at the teahouse, right? I want to know, did you know in advance that Yichuan did this? Do you and Yichuan have hostility towards the Han family?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Xiuyuan simply asked back calmly, "Father, do you think I know about this?"
The Qi family's Patriarch was stunned and mumbled, "This... you and Yichuan are husband and wife... well, so you don't know?"
Husband and wife as one? Qi Xiuyuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he said calmly: "It's not that I don't know, it was indeed something we did on purpose."
The Qi family's patriarch was stunned for a moment. After a while, his eyes widened. "So you did it on purpose? But why?"
"Because the Han family is not what they appear to be. Because the several Martial Emperors who were killed in the Snow Moon Forest were all from the Han family. Also, because I killed many members of the Han family in the Snow Moon Forest, there is no solution between the two families, and there is no need for one."
Qi Xiuyuan said this calmly, but it made the head of the Qi family gasp.
Qi Xiuyuan continued, "I want to destroy the Han family."
He spoke so lightly, as if he was just talking about the weather today. The eyelids of the head of the Qi family twitched violently when he heard it. After a long while, his voice was a little hoarse when he spoke, and the questions he asked showed that his thoughts were a little confused.
"You said those Martial Emperors were members of the Han family, and I believe it. But you said you killed a lot of Han family members. I don't understand what that means. When did you kill the Han family members?" Didn't they act together in the Snow Moon Forest? Besides the few Martial Emperors the team encountered before they went there, could there be other sneak attackers? How could he, the head of the Qi family, not know about this! Were he and his son really in the same Snow Moon Forest?
The head of the Qi family was almost in self-doubt.
"When we were about to leave the Snow Moon Forest," Qi Xiuyuan said calmly, "the Han family showed up in the Snow Moon Forest because of a treasure, the Tongtian Mirror. They might not know it was the Tongtian Mirror, but they knew it was a treasure. I stole their treasure and killed their people. Although they didn't know it was me, they definitely suspected me. I didn't care if they knew. The Han family was on good terms with us on the surface, but they never told us about the treasure they found in the Snow Moon Forest. When our people showed up there, they suspected we knew about it and even wanted to destroy the Qi family's descendants there. As such, the Han family deserves death."
When saying this, Qi Xiuyuan's voice was still indifferent, but the coldness and murderous intent in his eyes were not concealed at all.
The head of the Qi family took another breath.
After a while, the head of the Qi family slowly said, "You want to destroy the Han family, but the Han family is a clan as big as ours. Our two families are equally powerful. Do you have any plans to destroy the Han family? Moreover, our family, the Nangong family, and the Li family don't get along. The Li family and our family have many conflicts. If we fight with the Han family, those two families will not stay out of it. Have you thought about this in detail?"
"Of course I have thought about it." Qi Xiuyuan nodded lightly, "Although I want to destroy the Han family, the time has not yet come. So before that, father needs to pretend to be friendly with the Han family. They don't know that their treasures were taken by me, nor do they know that the person who took the treasures was killed by me. Although this incident is a big deal, it can be blamed on the protection of his son. Shen Yichuan's love for his son is deep, there is nothing wrong with that, right?"
The Qi family patriarch was silent for two seconds, then suddenly thought of something and looked at Qi Xiuyuan. "Xiuyuan, the Han family member who took the treasure there must have had strong cultivation. Even though you've broken through to the late Martial Honor stage, the Han family must have Martial Emperors there, right? I haven't received any information about you mobilizing our family's Martial Emperors. You said you killed many members of the Han family. How did you do that?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Xiuyuan raised his finger slightly, and a terrifying aura suddenly descended upon the hall. This terrifying aura made the head of the Qi family's face change drastically.
Is this... the Martial Saint?
Qi Xiuyuan raised his finger again, and the terrifying power immediately disappeared, disappearing without a ripple, as if it had never appeared at all.
The head of the Qi family opened his eyes wide, looking at his son in disbelief, and for a long time he couldn't make any expression other than shock.
"It was gained by chance." Qi Xiuyuan's voice was still light, without a trace of boasting. His calm and cold eyes told everyone that having the soul of a martial saint in his body was just an ordinary thing and not worth anything at all.
The Qi family's head said in a dry voice, "How...how did you get it?"
Qi Xiuyuan was silent.
The head of the Qi family smiled bitterly. "Well, how you got it isn't important. With such a powerful being around, your safety is not something I worry about. I'll leave the Han family's affairs to you. You are the young master of the Qi family, and the future of the Qi family is in your hands. You can tell me what I need you to do."
Upon hearing this, Qi Xiuyuan's previously cold eyes finally revealed a touch of emotion and warmth. He smiled faintly, "Yes, Father, leave the Han family's affairs to me."
The battle in the teahouse was still going on, but neither the Han family nor the Qi family sent anyone over.
After a while, the fighting in the teahouse stopped. There were more than a dozen guards standing by the Qi family. Shen Yichuan walked out of the teahouse with a cold expression, holding the hands of the two children.
On the Han family's side, all the Han family guards were killed except for Han Yuan, who was so scared that he couldn't even cry and was lying among the corpses.
The crowd outside the teahouse was completely silent. When Shen Yichuan walked out holding the hands of the two children, the crowd unconsciously took several steps back.
These people had only one feeling in their hearts: this son-in-law of the Qi family... was not someone to be trifled with.
Perhaps, starting from today, the imperial capital... will change.
However, just when everyone thought that things were about to change in the imperial capital and that the Han and Qi families were about to clash, what happened in the teahouse... actually had no follow-up!
That’s right, there is no sequel!
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