A muffled groan, followed by a cold snort, suddenly erupted in unison.
Chu Fan's side was fine. With him present, the invisible pressure had already been blocked, so Cui Yue, Fu Piaoyao, and the others felt nothing.
Qin Hu's side, however, was not so fortunate.
After Old Zhao left, the bodyguards who remained, despite their good physical condition, were ultimately ordinary people. Facing the pressure from a Grandmaster-level expert, they couldn't withstand it. One trembled all over, his face contorted in pain.
Even Qin Hu, a member of the Qin family, was treated the same way, crying out and collapsing to his knees, sweat beading on his forehead.
Struggling in pain, his eyes were filled with confusion, unable to understand why the powerful individual who came to help his family would attack him as well.
It wasn't until a very thin, skin-and-bones man, who looked like he could be blown away by a gust of wind, slowly appeared in his sight that Qin Hu understood why the person dared to harm him as well.
"Uncle..."
Qin Hu shouted, his face full of fear.
At this moment, he truly regretted it. He regretted opposing Chu Fan and the others, and he regretted asking for help.
It was because he never expected that asking for help would summon his uncle.
Had he known it was him, even if Chu Fan and the others had broken the records, even if he lost face today, Qin Hu would have been willing to accept it.
Why did it have to be him?
Couldn't it be anyone else?
Qin Hu simply couldn't understand. He had several uncles; why did it have to be Qin Zhan?
The person who arrived, true to his name, not only had a strange personality but was also extremely warlike, earning him the title of "warmonger" within the Qin family.
He detested the lazy, debauched disciples of the Qin family's younger generation who spent their days indulging in excess.
Earlier, a young disciple of the Qin family, of the same generation as Qin Hu, had been too arrogant outside, got into a conflict with someone, and then Qin Zhan stepped in to handle it.
At that time, Qin Zhan directly slaughtered everyone involved.
And the Qin family disciple who sought help was crippled by Qin Zhan with a single palm strike.
When his parents went to reason with Qin Zhan, Qin Zhan didn't care who they were. He struck them down one by one, forcing the couple to leave in shame.
As a result, Qin Zhan had unknowingly become a nightmare for the younger generation of the Qin family.
Whenever he returned to the Qin family, not a single member of the younger generation dared to stay at home. They all found excuses to flee outside, only reappearing after he had left.
Kneeling on the ground, Qin Hu watched Qin Zhan walk closer step by step, his eyes filled with pleading.
At this moment, he only hoped his luck wouldn't be as bad as that brother's last time, who was crippled by Qin Zhan.
*Slap...*
Qin Zhan, his face cold, arrived beside Qin Hu and slapped him, sending him flying from the ground to hover above, knocking down several people.
"Scum!"
"You've brought utter disgrace to the Qin family!"
"Get over here!"
His face numb and his limbs so weak that walking normally was difficult, Qin Hu stumbled to Qin Zhan's side.
Facing this ruthless individual, even though he knew he would be beaten again, he dared not disobey.
Because, in the past, he might have just been beaten, or even crippled.
But if he didn't go, he probably wouldn't see the sun tomorrow.
Qin Zhan grabbed Qin Hu and, like picking up a chicken, lifted him.
"Uncle, I was wrong!"
"Uncle, please, I really know I was wrong!"
Qin Zhan narrowed his eyes and, like smashing an object, slammed Qin Hu heavily onto the ground.
After that, he turned to face Chu Fan.
As for Qin Hu, lying behind him, whether he was crippled or severely injured was a matter of his own fate.
"Kid, this one's on you!"
Cui Fu retreated to Chu Fan's side, his expression wary. Just from the aura the other person exuded, he concluded that he was at least a second-rank Grandmaster, and he was no match for him.
Chu Fan smiled and retorted, "Old man, you think too highly of yourself!"
"Do you think he'll care about you?"
Cui Fu rolled his eyes, thinking, Can't I even seek a bit of presence?
After Qin Zhan appeared, although he dealt with Qin Hu first, Cui Fu knew that his attention had been locked onto Chu Fan, as if he were afraid Chu Fan would suddenly escape.
Seeing that the other person was staring at him, Chu Fan stepped forward and looked at Qin Hu, who was lying on the ground as if he had already crashed himself to death. "If I had a nephew like this, I would have smashed his head in with a single palm strike."
"People like this are just a waste of resources while alive!"
Hearing this, Qin Hu on the ground clearly trembled, wishing he could devour Chu Fan alive, believing Chu Fan's words were intended to force his death.
Qin Zhan let out a slight hum from his nostrils and replied coldly, "My Qin family members can only be disciplined by the Qin family."
"Whether he lives or dies is for the Qin family to decide, not for you to say!"
To this, Chu Fan retorted, "Are you trying to fight me?"
"Then what if I tell you that the prerequisite for me to have a good, cathartic fight with you is that he must die? What would you choose?"
Damn it!
Qin Hu was about to cry.
Upon hearing Qin Zhan say that only the Qin family could discipline Qin family members, he felt a surge of excitement, knowing that as long as he lay on the ground and waited for things to end, he would be fine.
Unexpectedly, Chu Fan was so shameless as to use his own death as a condition, otherwise he wouldn't fight Qin Zhan.
Thinking of Qin Zhan's warlike nature, Qin Hu knew that he would probably kill him for the sake of a fight.
Chu Fan's proposal made Qin Zhan narrow his eyes.
It was obvious that he was currently weighing whether it was worth doing so.
A second-generation scion of the Qin family, in his eyes, was like a pest. Besides causing trouble and draining the Qin family, he could not bring any benefits to the family. Killing him was no different from crushing a pest.
On the other hand, it was rare to encounter an opponent who could even make him feel pressured. After a full-fledged battle, he might be able to break through from the second rank to the third rank.
The death of a useless Qin family descendant in exchange for a level-up in his own realm.
This deal seemed very worthwhile?
While contemplating, Qin Zhan slowly turned his head to look at Qin Hu, then turned back and asked Chu Fan, "Are you telling the truth?"
"Can you truly fight me with all your might?"
Chu Fan smiled casually and replied, "Aren't you just trying to break through to the third rank? As long as you can satisfy me, breaking through to the third rank is not difficult at all."
Not difficult at all?
With just a few casual words, it was like a heavy blow to Qin Zhan's heart, causing a deep excitement to surge in his eyes.
If anyone else had said this, he would not have reacted at all.
However, hearing these words from Chu Fan, Qin Zhan knew he wasn't joking; this young man truly possessed the strength to help him break through.
A cold aura emanated from Qin Zhan.
Qin Hu, lying on the ground, sensed that something was wrong and saw Qin Zhan's cold, emotionless eyes.
Realizing that Qin Zhan was actually going to kill him as Chu Fan requested, Qin Hu panicked instantly.
"Uncle, I'm your nephew, you can't believe outsiders."
"Uncle, I'm still young, I don't want to die yet, Uncle..."
Not far away.
Fu Piaoyao's delicate body trembled slightly.
This was too crazy.
She never imagined that there could be such a ruthless person in the world.