Qin Zhantian stood up from his chair and walked to greet Qin Huaiyu, "Huaiyu, why are you back?"
Qin Huaiyu lightly parted her red lips, "I heard there was some trouble at home, so I came back to see."
Qin Zhantian smiled faintly, "Huaiyu, you are correct. Indeed, an outsider has arrived this time, and a young man who doesn't know his own limits."
Qin Huaiyu asked indifferently, "What is that person's name?"
Although she also managed many of the Qin family's affairs.
She still deigned to ask her father.
After all, a father deserved some respect.
Qin Zhantian said, "I have already investigated him thoroughly. He has come to our Qin family specifically to provoke us. I plan to have Chao'er and Qingya personally deal with him and eliminate him completely, leaving no loose ends!"
"In this Cangyun City, the Li and Wang families are all wiped out. We only found some traces."
"I suspect this person is a remnant of the Zhou family that was annihilated before."
Qin Huaiyu smiled faintly, "This person has caused a stir as soon as he arrived in Shangjing. The Lu, Fang, and Sun families, except for the Zhuge family, have all established some sort of connection with them. His talent is not low, and his methods are many."
Qin Qingya and Qin Chao, the brother and sister, quickly replied, "That's right. A while ago, Zhou Xuan even exposed Sister Qingya's illness, which affected our Qin family, so..."
"You are sick?"
Qin Huaiyu frowned slightly, "Is that all?"
"Even without Zhou Xuan, do you think I would let you off if you were so careless with the Qin family's reputation outside?"
"The reason I haven't dealt with you is that I wanted to see how far you would ruin yourself."
"Now you've handed over leverage to the enemy, and you still dare to argue with me?"
"I... Big Sister, I... I'm sorry!"
Facing Qin Huaiyu's chilling gaze, Qin Qingya couldn't speak.
Even Qin Zhantian didn't speak up for his younger daughter.
Qin Qingya and Qin Chao exchanged a glance, both looking embarrassed, and fell silent.
At this moment, Qin Chao suddenly had an idea, "Big Sister, what do you think we should do?"
Qin Huaiyu said indifferently, "Do I need to tell you about such a matter?"
Qin Chao immediately fawned, "Big Sister, please help us. I truly cannot bear to see the Qin family humiliated like this!"
Qin Qingya chimed in from the side, "Yes, Big Sister, I really can't stand it anymore."
"I promise I won't mess around again as long as you help me deal with Zhou Xuan!"
"Alright! You don't need to say any more. Leave this matter to me."
After speaking, Qin Huaiyu turned and left.
Then she summoned someone.
"Go, take my calling card and invite Zhou Xuan over. Give him my full support in treating our people."
"Name your price!"
"Yes, Young Lady!"
...
Imperial Water Pavilion.
Countless second-generation rich youths gathered here.
Fang Linfan had been forced to drink a lot of alcohol.
"Young Master Fang, your item is amazing! If this were released, it would cost at least hundreds of millions to get back."
A youth with dyed blond hair looked greedily at a small cauldron that Fang Linfan was tightly holding in his arms.
This was precisely the item that Zhou Xuan had extorted from Sun Zhibiao and then presented as a birthday gift to Elder Fang at the banquet.
"Young Master Fang, you're being unfair. You promised to let us have a good look at it. Such good things are rarely seen."
"You're guarding it so protectively, it's truly unfair."
What surprised him even more was that Fang Linfan was actually guarding it like a precious treasure.
It seemed this item was indeed genuine.
"What do you think you're doing? This is a family heirloom! If it gets damaged, be careful you won't be able to handle the consequences."
"Hehe! Young Master Fang, don't get angry. Aren't we just concerned about you? We heard this was a birthday gift from Zhou Xuan to the elder. You're guarding it so closely, what if it gets damaged!"
"Get lost... You damn punk, get lost!"
The drunken young masters nearby also joined in the teasing.
"Oh my... Young Master Fang, if you act like this, your brothers won't invite you anymore."
Someone nearby couldn't help but mock Fang Linfan for being so tactless.
As soon as he finished speaking, a foot kicked him.
The man was sent flying a considerable distance, crashing onto a table.
"Who hit me?"
"Young Master Fang, this is really not right. Aren't you clearly protecting that thing? Did I say something wrong?"
"And you're from the Fang family? If you want to show it off, why pretend?"
"You dare to spout nonsense again, believe it or not, I'll cripple you."
"Who the hell do you think you are to talk to me like this?"
Fang Linfan, formerly the young master of Shangjing's foremost family, was naturally fawned over everywhere.
Times were different now, and he was naturally met with much backbiting.
These so-called descendants of Shangjing's prominent families were all fair-weather friends.
Fang Linfan, swaying from drunkenness, stood up, one hand holding the small cauldron, and pointed at the "good brothers" around him.
"Fine, you all think our Fang family is no match for the Qin family now, and you've come to pick a fight?"
"Let me tell you, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse! If you don't want to die, get out!"
Most of the people present were somewhat drunk.
Upon hearing this, they all shivered slightly.
Indeed!
Even though the Fang family had been surpassed by the Qin family in the past three years, it was still the second largest family after the Qin family.
If they offended Fang Linfan to death tonight, they would likely face repercussions when he sobered up tomorrow.
At this moment, the door of the private room burst open with a bang.
Sun Zhibiao, a large man, was followed by three early-stage Creation Realm experts.
As soon as he entered, he saw the thing in Fang Linfan's hand, standing out from the crowd, and his eyes immediately turned red.
"You good-for-nothing Fang Linfan! Speak! Where did you get this thing?"
"This is a treasure of my Sun family, how did it fall into your hands?"
He glared at Fang Linfan, his face contorted with rage.
"Your Sun family's treasure?"
Fang Linfan swayed and glanced at him, then at the precious small cauldron in his hand, and sneered, "Your Sun family's treasure? Then tell me, what is this?"
Sun Zhibiao snatched the item from Fang Linfan's hand.
A powerful spiritual energy fluctuation emanated from him.
"Spirit artifact?"
Upon seeing the patterns on the small cauldron, Sun Zhibiao's eyes narrowed, his face filled with disbelief.
"Is this, is this real?"
A gasp erupted from the surrounding crowd.
"My heavens, it's real!"
"This is a treasure that can only be forged by alchemists from ancient cultivation families!"
"Oh my, is it really?"
Everyone was shocked.
They had initially thought Fang Linfan was bragging, as it seemed too unrealistic for an ancient artifact.
But after seeing the spiritual energy emanating from the treasure, they couldn't help but believe it.
"Hmph, let me tell you, this is my father's birthday gift."
Fang Linfan let out a cold laugh, snatched the small cauldron back from his hand, and held it up, "What, you still don't believe it?"
"Is this item really the elder's birthday gift? That's truly wonderful!"