It turned out that before Qin Antai took office, the former Dragon Head of the Dragon Country was also a righteous and strong Divine level Supreme being in his prime.
His cultivation was profound, approaching the late stage of the Divine level, invincible among his peers.
With a keen gaze, he was recognized by the Dragon Country's high-ranking officials as an unparalleled leader capable of leading the Dragon Country to glory.
Yet, such an almost perfect existence did not live past his sixtieth birthday.
Under the cover of darkness and high winds, he was surrounded by many.
Even with his immense cultivation, he could not withstand the siege and attacks from a group of Divine level experts.
In the end, not only was the former Dragon Head of the Dragon Country ambushed and beheaded, but other outstanding youths who could have inherited his position were also comprehensively hunted down by Divine level experts.
Qin Antai was one of the lucky survivors.
Therefore, when his succession as Dragon Head was confirmed, the Dragon Country's high-ranking officials were even more cautious than before.
They even went so far as to fake Qin Antai's death, directly concealing all information about the current Dragon Head.
Later, after many years of development, Qin Antai's safety as Dragon Head could be basically guaranteed.
However, with the intervention of aliens, the world situation became turbulent once again.
Qin Antai suspected that the Divine level powerhouses who assassinated the former Dragon Head back then would strike again.
As for whether this was a solo assassination attempt on him or if they had other plans, he could not know.
"There are only a few Divine level Supremes on Blue Star. With such a major incident, there's no clue to be found?"
Hearing Long Yuan's account, Qin Xuan's brows furrowed into a deep frown.
Seeing this, Long Yuan sighed, "There are traces, of course, but without decisive evidence, they ultimately cannot be brought to light."
"Moreover, given their status in international affairs, if we were to accuse them casually, it would only give them an opportunity to unite. Then, various forces would target the Dragon Country in turn. We couldn't handle that twenty years ago!"
"So that's how it is..."
Qin Xuan understood Long Yuan's helplessness.
This further solidified his belief that he was not suited to be the Dragon Head.
As someone who had always been a loner, he found such matters intolerable.
If he knew who had harmed the former Dragon Head, even with just a hint of detail, he would definitely use all his abilities to find them.
But this was clearly not something a Dragon Head should do.
As the Dragon Head, one should prioritize national interests in all matters.
Even an extremely significant event like the assassination of the Dragon Head had to make way for the country's development.
Of course, this concession was not without its limits.
Just like now.
After a full twenty years of development, the Dragon Country had already risen to the forefront of the world.
If something like the assassination of the Dragon Country's Dragon Head were to happen again, as it did back then,
Then, even with mere suspicion, let alone some evidence, they would forcefully demand a reasonable explanation from the perpetrators!
Ambiguous responses?
Then they would face the Dragon Country's furious sanctions!
"Alright, alright, today is a joyous occasion for us to reunite with our child. You all should talk less about such somber matters."
"It's the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, so none of you are leaving. Let's have dumplings together!"
"Since it's the New Year, it will also be a late birthday banquet for my Xuan'er!"
Seeing everyone fall silent, Fang Rou gently stepped forward.
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Qin Antai's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed with Fang Rou's voice.
It was this woman who had followed him around since he was a youth.
Whenever he felt lost, confused, nervous, or anxious, she would silently stand by him, soothing his pain.
With such a wife, how could his heart accommodate anyone else?
This was also why, despite marrying Tang Xin, he could never truly accept her.
"But speaking of which, Dad, you must find an opportunity in the future to properly communicate with Aunt Tang and Wen Chang and Wu Sheng."
"Although your departure had valid reasons, it's no excuse for you to completely abandon your wife and children."
While the family was happily tidying up to make dumplings, Qin Xuan pulled his father, who was sitting and observing, to the side.
He could see that even after more than twenty years, his father still held deep affection for his mother.
But the more this was the case, the more he felt it was necessary to seek justice for Tang Xin, who lived with the Tang family, and for Qin Wen Chang and Qin Wu Sheng.
Admittedly, Qin Antai's departure back then was for the sake of the Dragon Country and righteousness.
But if the situation stabilized in the future and the Dragon Head's safety was no longer threatened, then Qin Antai would need to make an appropriate statement for his past actions.
"You little brat, you're even managing your dad now, aren't you?"
Qin Antai naturally understood what Qin Xuan was saying.
Although he didn't have much emotional interaction with Tang Xin, he still felt the due apology.
Especially after knowing that some conflict had occurred between his father and Tang Xin, this apology reached its peak.
But having his son bring up such matters made him, as a father, feel somewhat embarrassed.
Seeing this, Qin Xuan chuckled, knowing that his father had his own considerations. He then shifted the topic to improving cultivation.
"I didn't know you were the Dragon Head, otherwise, when I came today, I would have asked Grandpa to bring that bottle of Peiyuan Pills from home."
"With your current cultivation, plus the boost from the Peiyuan Pills, you could at least cultivate to the late stage of Divine level or even the peak of Divine level."
"With your strength then, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that three to five late-stage Divine level experts wouldn't be able to get close to you, right?"
Qin Antai nodded heavily at this.
If he could successfully advance to the peak of the Divine level, he could directly take action on many matters without further hesitation.
At that time, even if some countries truly colluded with aliens and did things they shouldn't, he would be well-prepared to deal with it.
However, Qin Antai was extremely curious about what kind of pill the Peiyuan Pill was that possessed such miraculous effects.
And when he heard that it was made from the pill recipe hidden in the wooden cabinet in the Qin family's treasury, he was almost dumbfounded.
"I can't believe such a powerful pill was just kept in that shabby little wooden cabinet?"
"I even played with that brass lock back then!"
Recalling how he gave up after playing with it for only a short while, Qin Antai couldn't help but cluck his tongue.
If he could have refined such a pill back then, he couldn't even imagine how much the entire Dragon Country would have developed by now!
However, he knew that such thoughts were just for thinking.
It was his eldest son's extraordinary talent that he could now refine pills.
If it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to handle it even with the recipe.
Let alone refining pills with a pressure cooker; he probably wouldn't even think of such a miraculous method!
But regardless, he now had a very powerful trump card in his hands.
There were still plenty of Peiyuan Grass in the national treasury, and he also had quite a bit himself.
If he had Qin Xuan refine more of them, it would completely elevate the overall top-tier strength of the Dragon Country by one level!