"Grandpa, you...!" Hearing Old Master Qin's words, Qin Changhui rushed forward, looking extremely distressed.
"What? This unfilial descendant, shouldn't you quickly expel her from the family, instead of keeping her here for the New Year?" Old Master Qin roared.
"Grandpa...!" Qin Changhui tried to say more, but Old Master Qin shouted, "Qin Changhui, if you say another word, do you believe I'll expel you from the family too? Qin Mengxue, this unfilial girl, she refuses to be a sword-serving maid and instead wants to be a beast. How can the family tolerate her now? I will not only expel her from the family, but I will also beat her to death."
After speaking, Old Master Qin immediately picked up his cane and swung it at Qin Mengxue. He seemed determined to beat Qin Mengxue until she was covered in wounds in front of the media, hoping this would prevent Yan Fengcheng from implicating the Qin family.
However, in the very next second, before Old Master Qin's cane could land on Qin Mengxue, she easily caught it.
Qin Mengxue's eyes flashed with anger and deep disappointment. She said, "Old Master, I have tolerated your actions time and time again. Even when you slapped me earlier, I respected you as an elder of the family and didn't dodge at all, letting you hit me. But now, I can no longer bear it, nor do I need to."
After speaking, Qin Mengxue snatched the cane away and then, without any hesitation, swept it across the old master's backside.
"Ah!" The old master cried out in pain and immediately fell to the ground.
"Mengxue? You...!" Seeing his daughter dare to hit the old master, Qin Changhui was completely stunned.
"Dad, I have already been expelled from the Qin family. He is no longer my Old Master."
Just then, a young man from the Qin family stepped forward and roared with fury, "Qin Mengxue, you dare to hit the family's Old Master? Today, I will discipline you on his behalf."
The young man then charged forward. Although he lacked talent in martial arts, he was tall and strong. In everyone's eyes, Qin Mengxue, a weak woman, was no match for him.
However, in the next second, Qin Mengxue unleashed a swift kick. The young man was sent flying out of the room, crashing onto the stairs outside with a thud, and fell unconscious.
Everyone present was stunned into silence.
Qin Changhui's face was filled with disbelief, as if he no longer recognized his own daughter. Old Master Qin, who was still groaning in pain on the ground, was also dumbfounded.
"You thought I was still a weak woman? Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to tell you. I have now reached the twentieth stage of a martial artist."
"Ah!" Hearing Qin Mengxue's words, everyone was shocked.
"How is this possible?" Qin Changhui said incredulously.
"Dad, Mom, don't blame me for keeping it from you. I originally wanted to give you a surprise, but instead, you gave me a scare before I could. You actually signed me up to be a sword-serving maid? Humph, to be that lowly dog's sword-serving maid, could that have allowed me to cultivate to the twentieth stage of a martial artist?" Qin Mengxue chuckled coldly.
No one present dared to refute. While becoming Yan Fengcheng's sword-serving maid might offer great benefits, it was almost a pipe dream for her to become a martial artist. How could someone with no talent for martial arts suddenly possess it and cultivate to the twentieth stage? If this were the Martial Cultivation Academy of Jinzhou University, she would undoubtedly be a top-three genius.
"Mengxue, how did you, an ordinary woman, suddenly gain martial cultivation talent?" Qin Mengxue's mother, Chen Mei, also quickly asked.
"Of course, I met a benefactor by chance. I won't say who it is because he wishes to remain anonymous. Alright, from now on, I have nothing to do with the Qin family."
After speaking, Qin Mengxue immediately opened the closet door, took out her clothes, and then a suitcase, looking as if she was preparing to leave.
Old Master Qin and the others stared at each other, completely dumbfounded.
After Qin Mengxue packed her clothes, she picked up her suitcase and left.
The television feed also cut off.
At this moment, at the Qiao family's residence.
Qiao Wanli said in disbelief, "How did Qin Mengxue suddenly become so strong?"
At this time, Qiao Xiaoyu also said somewhat sheepishly, "Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, since Mengxue has already spoken, I'll confess too. I've actually reached the nineteenth stage of a martial artist now." Qiao Xiaoyu let out a laugh, as if waiting to see the incredulous expressions on her grandparents' and parents' faces.
As expected, Qiao Wanli and the others showed expressions of disbelief.
"How is this possible?" Qiao Xiaoyu's parents exclaimed.
"All of this is thanks to Zhou Hong," Qiao Xiaoyu said, glancing at Zhou Hong beside her.
"Zhou Hong? How did you manage this?"
"Heh, this isn't entirely my credit. It just so happened that they also possessed martial cultivation talent, which was previously undiscovered. I found it and then awakened their potential," Zhou Hong casually offered an excuse. He did not mention teaching them body-tempering methods, nor did he mention giving them elixirs. If he were to say that, and they then asked to cultivate as well, Zhou Hong would be endlessly bothered. Moreover, Zhou Hong didn't have that many elixirs to spare.
"I see. It seems you are truly a lucky star for our Qiao family," Qiao Wanli said, crying with emotion.
"Zhou Hong, how did you awaken their talent? Why don't you examine us too, to see if we have talent and if it can be awakened?" At this moment, Qiao Xiaoyu's father said with great anticipation.
If there was any hope of cultivating, anyone in this world would want it, because cultivation not only made one stronger but also improved one's health and longevity.
"It's very simple. I'll recite a mantra, and if you can understand it, it means you have talent." Zhou Hong casually uttered a mantra. Ordinary people would not understand it, but Qiao Xiaoyu, who already had martial cultivation talent, naturally could.
"Did you understand?" Zhou Hong asked Qiao Wanli and the others a few minutes later.
"No, we have no idea what it means," Qiao Yannian said.
"Then that's correct. You do not have martial cultivation talent, so it cannot be awakened."
"Heh, alright then." Qiao Yannian smiled with some regret.
At this moment, Qiao Xiaoyu felt a slight doubt. Why didn't Zhou Hong tell the truth and teach them the body-tempering methods?
However, since Zhou Hong didn't say anything, Qiao Xiaoyu naturally wouldn't pry.
"By the way, Zhou Hong, you offended Yan Fengcheng just now. What are we going to do?" Just then, Qiao Wanli suddenly remembered and became anxious.
"Don't worry, at worst, we'll just run away," Zhou Hong said with a laugh.
"No, I'm going to call Master Duan and see if he has any ideas." Qiao Wanli immediately took out his phone and called Master Duan.
Soon, Master Duan answered. Qiao Wanli immediately explained the situation to him.
At this moment, Master Duan was in Kyoto, not in Jinzhou City. He received Qiao Wanli's call and felt speechless.
With Zhou Hong's current strength, who in Jinzhou City could possibly harm him? But Master Duan didn't say that and pretended to agree, saying, "Don't worry, Zhou Hong will be fine."
"Thank you, Master Duan. I knew you would definitely help Zhou Hong," Qiao Wanli said gratefully, thinking that Master Duan had agreed to help.