However, Zhou Xuan was not angry. Instead, he asked coldly, "Why would the Qin family suddenly attack us? Who tipped them off? Why did they only notify us so late?"
The young man in green immediately replied, "Reporting to Mr. Zhou, it, it was people from the Qin family. They claimed they were looking for you, to re-, retaliate against you..."
"It should have started on your birthday banquet. I, I couldn't get in, and I barely escaped with my life to report this."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but frown.
It seemed the Qin family hadn't given up and were still trying to kill him.
But why had they started so early?
At this moment, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and he thought of a possibility.
Could it be because he had offended the second young lady of the Qin family at the banquet, and the Qin family held a grudge?
Had they been targeting the Baili family since the banquet?
Thinking of this possibility, Zhou Xuan also shook his head with a bitter smile.
As expected of the foremost family in Shangjing.
They wouldn't wait overnight to kill or torture someone.
"Let's go! You rest and recover first, and I'll head back immediately!"
Zhou Xuan notified Fang Ruolin and Fang Linfan to temporarily look after Lu Linger and rushed back to Baili Manor alone!
The vast, beautiful, and peaceful manor was now engulfed in smoke and ruins!
He hadn't even begun to realize his grand ambitions, and the place had already been breached.
When Zhou Xuan appeared, everyone in the manor was stunned.
"Hahaha, this brat actually showed himself again!"
"It's truly a case of what you seek comes to you without asking, like finding a needle without searching."
"That's right, this time we must capture this kid and make him suffer."
"Haha, I want to make him wish he were dead!"
The Qin family members were all overjoyed.
Seeing Zhou Xuan, they all roared, "Seize him!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Master, run! Don't worry about us!"
Baili Yuntian, being held captive and covered in blood, saw Zhou Xuan and immediately shouted!
"It's fine, I will definitely save you!"
Zhou Xuan sneered, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and a powerful pressure erupted instantly.
Those who felt this aura immediately felt their bodies turn cold.
They even felt difficulty breathing, a feeling of suffocation.
As a peak late-stage Creation Realm expert, Zhou Xuan's unleashed might was naturally terrifying.
The less skilled disciples were even more horrified.
At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out from behind the crowd and said coldly, "Zhou Xuan, why must you do this? It's not easy to establish yourself in Shangjing, and your biggest mistake was offending the Qin family! If you hand over the Ning Shen Dan now, I can spare your dog's life!"
The middle-aged man looked around thirty years old, with a handsome face, piercing eyes, and a tall, slender build. His words, however, were extremely sinister.
"Hahaha! How shameless! If you want to fight, then fight, don't think I, Zhou Xuan, am afraid of you!"
"Zhou Xuan, I'd like to see where you run!"
"Haha, we have plenty of brothers!"
The Qin family had been prepared for a long time. At this moment, a loud roar came.
Zhou Xuan looked back and saw hundreds of elite men charging over. Each of them had a cultivation base of at least the peak early-stage Xiantian Creation Realm, with the weakest being at the late-stage Qi Condensation Realm!
This was an extremely powerful force.
As expected of the foremost family, so many people had been mobilized.
The experts of the Baili family were like fish in the sea on Qin family territory.
The Qin family group took the lead, followed by others, all glaring at Zhou Xuan with hatred.
"Zhou Xuan, how dare you tarnish the reputation of our Qin family, I will take your life!"
With a roar, a robust man holding a wolf-tooth club charged towards Zhou Xuan.
This burly man was Qin Fei, a master of the Qin family. He stood at 1.95 meters, with a well-built physique and firm muscles, looking extremely formidable.
He was also a mid-stage Creation Realm cultivator!
Zhou Xuan's expression turned serious.
Qin Fei swung his wolf-tooth club with great power, as if intending to shatter Zhou Xuan!
With this strike, he had used all his might, and its speed was so fast that ordinary people couldn't dodge it.
Zhou Xuan stood still, a hint of disdain curling his lips.
"Hmph, a trivial skill."
Zhou Xuan casually extended a finger and tapped the tip of the wolf-tooth club.
*Crack!*
With a crisp sound, the wolf-tooth club was snapped by Zhou Xuan's index finger.
Qin Fei's face changed drastically. This wolf-tooth club was something he had spent a lot of money on. He had two of them, and they had been refined over ten years.
How could such a powerful weapon be broken with a single finger? How was this possible!
"Ah!" Qin Fei shouted, quickly retracting his fist, and retreated unwillingly.
Zhou Xuan smiled slightly and looked at Qin Fei, saying, "As expected, none of your Qin family members can survive. They are either trash or dead. Which category do you belong to?"
"Zhou Xuan, stop with your glib tongue. You can't escape today." Qin Fei gritted his teeth.
Zhou Xuan laughed and said, "Indeed, I can't escape, but you have no chance. I advise you to get out of Baili Manor right now!"
Qin Fei sneered, "Haha, Zhou Xuan, do you really think our Qin family is a pushover? Just you?"
Zhou Xuan ignored him and looked directly at the middle-aged man. "You've barged in here without any reason, this is utterly outrageous! Is it because I didn't cure your Qin family's second young lady of her unbearable itchy ailment that you are intentionally killing people, utterly lacking in grace!!"
Qin Fei coldly shouted, "Shut up! How dare you spout nonsense!!"
Zhou Xuan sneered, "How long can you keep it a secret? Besides, your Qin family's second young lady does have this condition!"
The middle-aged man, however, backhanded a knife and stabbed it into Baili Yuntian's shoulder.
"Ah!" Baili Yuntian immediately cried out in pain.
"Zhou Xuan, anyone can be eloquent. However, if you dare to spout any more nonsense, I can't guarantee the head of this small family patriarch can be kept safe!"
Seeing the other party acting this way, Zhou Xuan clapped his hands, lost in thought.
"You burned the place down but didn't kill him. Are you trying to negotiate with me?"
The Qin family members immediately burst into laughter, "That's right, we want to negotiate with you."
"But the initiative is not in your hands!"
"What conditions?"
"First, immediately kowtow and admit your mistakes, and hand over the Ning Shen Dan in front of everyone; second, hand over your treasures to us; third, cure our Qin family young lady's illness!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan burst into laughter, "Haha, aren't you too greedy?"
Hearing Zhou Xuan's words, Qin Fei and the others were stunned.
Qin Fei sneered, "I'm not wasting my breath with you. We came today to take your life! Zhou Xuan, I advise you to surrender obediently, and perhaps I can spare your life. Otherwise..."
A dagger suddenly appeared in his hand, its cold gleam flashing with a chilling sharpness under the moonlight.
"Otherwise what?"
"Otherwise, I'll kill him!"
Qin Fei said fiercely, "If you say another half-word of nonsense, I'll cut out his tongue with this knife!"
"You dare!"