Qin Zhan, who had been thinking for a long time, still couldn't come up with a better solution.
“Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore. I’ll Cultivate first.” Qin Zhan cast everything aside, preparing to Cultivate the Nine Revolutions Heaven Devouring Art in his courtyard.
“Cui Zhu, you must keep my awakening a secret. Don’t tell anyone, and don’t allow anyone to enter my courtyard,” Qin Zhan instructed.
“Ah… why?” Cui Zhu looked bewildered. She couldn’t understand why Young Master wanted to hide the fact that he had woken up.
“No why, just do as I say!”
“Yes.”
“You may withdraw first!”
“Your Assassin bids farewell.”
Cui Zhu left the small courtyard, and Qin Zhan locked the door, preparing to begin Cultivating.
According to the annotations of the Nine Revolutions Heaven Devouring Art in his memory, Cultivating this Cultivation Technique mainly relied on devouring various energies from heaven and earth for one's own use, and then refining one's Physical Body.
The terrifying aspect of this Cultivation Technique was that it treated the human Physical Body as a weapon, continuously forging, hammering, and refining it, ultimately crafting it into an incomparably sharp peerless weapon.
Qin Zhan returned to his room, sat on the bed, and began to Cultivate.
The scene he witnessed in the mysterious space left an unforgettable impression on him.
That domineering Aura of devouring the heavens and earth with an open mouth and treading on mountains and lands with his feet filled him with longing.
The terrifying Divine Ability of opening his eyes to create day and closing them to create night left him even more astonished.
This was truly a peerless expert between heaven and earth.
It was also the Peak of martial Dao that Qin Zhan had always dreamed of.
…
The sky gradually darkened, but Wu Wang still hadn't returned.
At this moment, all the high-ranking officials of the Wu Wang Mansion were gathered in the main hall.
Besides the direct lineage of Qin De, several Elders of the Wu Wang Mansion were present: Qin Ji, Qin Zhen, and Qin Shan.
The atmosphere was somewhat heavy!
“There’s still no news from the palace. I really don’t know how the Family Head is doing?”
The speaker was an old man dressed in a grey robe, named Qin Ji, the Grand Elder of the Wu Wang Mansion, and held significant weight within the Qin Family.
“I heard that His Majesty not only summoned the Lord, but also the Left and Right Chancellors, the commander of the Tenglong Army, and several important court officials from the Ministry of War…” Xu Yao, the chief steward of the Wu Wang Mansion, was also very worried.
“This disaster was caused by Qin Zhan; he must be severely punished without leniency.”
“Qin Zhan was audacious enough to steal the Dragon Transformation Pill from the imperial palace. His Majesty is furious. He should be handed over to the imperial Family to appease His Majesty's wrath.”
“Qin Zhan is young and reckless, and he was misled by others, but he is the Young Master of my Wu Wang Mansion. All uncles, please mind your words.” The only middle-aged man present sitting in a wheelchair immediately refuted everyone.
This person was Qin Yue, a second-generation figure of the Qin Family’s direct lineage, Qin Zhan’s paternal uncle, and the fourth son of Wu Wang Qin De.
As soon as Qin Yue spoke, everyone’s expressions turned somewhat ugly.
Qin De had seven children in his life, six sons and one daughter. Among them, the eldest, second, and fifth sons died in battle in their early years.
The third son, Qin Hao, who was Qin Zhan’s father, is still missing.
According to rumors, Qin Hao eloped with a foreign demoness.
The sixth son, Qin Fen, served as the commander of the Empire’s Zhenbei Army, and was the only one who inherited Wu Wang’s military will.
As for the seventh daughter, Qin Yao, Wu Wang’s only daughter, she worked as a teacher at the Empire’s War God Academy and had not returned home to visit for ten years.
As the second-in-command of the Family, Qin Ji’s face showed some embarrassment: “Qin Yue, your words are mistaken. Precisely because Qin Zhan is the heir of the Wu Wang Mansion, he should set an example, not bring disaster to the Family.”
“Second brother is right, Qin Zhan is truly heinous and should be severely punished.”
“Offending the imperial Family aside, he even lost his own Bloodline! You must know that the Bloodline on him is not only about his personal future, but about the life and death of my Wu Wang Mansion. He must be severely punished!”
Evidently, apart from Qin Yue’s opposition, all other collateral representatives expressed their desire to severely punish Qin Zhan.
“All Elders, before you make a decision, you had best think clearly about the consequences of this matter, and who truly is the master of the Wu Wang Mansion.” Qin Yue sneered.
How could he not know the intentions of these people?
It was nothing more than to strip Qin Zhan of his heir status and then let their own descendants take his place.
The ambition of the collateral branches was clearly revealed.
Among the third-generation figures of the direct lineage, there was only Qin Zhan.
Qin Yue was permanently disabled due to the Empire's war and remained unmarried, let alone having any offspring.
The sixth son, Qin Fen, had just turned thirty. Although he was of marriageable age, his marriage had been delayed due to his continuous garrisoning of the north, and he was still single.
As for the seventh daughter, Qin Yao, she was ten years older than Qin Zhan and had not returned home for ten years.
Whether she was married or not, no one knew.
Even if she had already started a Family outside, her children would not be qualified to inherit the Qin Family’s legacy.
Thus, the heavy responsibility of the direct lineage fell entirely upon Qin Zhan alone.
Everyone exchanged glances after hearing Qin Yue’s words.
Indeed!
Qin Zhan had indeed committed a grave crime, and only Qin De had the right to punish him.
Seeing that no one spoke further, Qin Yue sneered, “Agu, let’s go!”
The Agu he referred to was his bodyguard.
Agu respectfully stepped forward and pushed Qin Yue out of the hall.
“Fourth Master, where are we going now?” Agu asked.
“To see if that brat has improved.” Speaking of his nephew, Qin Yue felt both affection and exasperation.
He couldn't understand how this kid could be so bold as to steal the imperial Dragon Transformation Pill.
Agu said nothing, pushing Qin Yue towards Qin Zhan’s small courtyard.
Qin Zhan’s small courtyard was located on the east side of the Wu Wang Mansion, a relatively secluded area.
Before long, Qin Yue's wheelchair had approached Qin Zhan's small courtyard.
But just then, a powerful energy fluctuation was released from Qin Zhan’s courtyard.
Although Qin Yue was severely injured and disabled, his Cultivation was still present.
“Such a strong energy fluctuation…”
Qin Yue’s expression changed in surprise. He sensed that this energy was coming from the small courtyard ahead and quickly said, “Move forward quickly!”
“Yes.”
Just then, Cui Zhu came out from the side and blocked Qin Yue.
“Fourth Master, you cannot enter.” Although Cui Zhu was very scared, she still followed Qin Zhan’s instructions, not allowing anyone to enter his small courtyard.
Looking at the trembling little maid in front of him, Qin Yue was stunned: “Cui Zhu, do you know what you are doing?”
A mere maid dared to stop him from entering Qin Zhan’s small courtyard.
It was simply lawless.
“I… I…” Cui Zhu looked anxious, but didn’t know how to explain.
Qin Yue was not an ordinary person after all; he immediately guessed something.
For a small maid to risk her life to prevent him from entering the courtyard, the only possibility was that Qin Zhan had already woken up.
Thinking of this, Qin Yue was not angry at all; instead, he looked excited: “Tell me honestly, has Young Master woken up?”
“Ah… Young Master told me not to say.” Cui Zhu said innocently.
This girl, she’s truly adorably foolish!
Qin Yue smiled slightly and didn't make things difficult for her: “Alright, you don’t need to cry anymore. I wouldn’t go so far as to trouble a little girl like you.”
Originally, Qin Yue was only guessing, but Cui Zhu’s words directly confirmed his suspicion.
Qin Yue said to Agu, “Let’s go back!”
“Fourth Master, aren’t we going in to take a look?” Agu also found it strange.
From Cui Zhu’s reaction, Young Master Qin Zhan must have woken up.
And he should be fine!
“Agu, you are also a martial Dao practitioner. Sense this energy fluctuation carefully.”
Agu was stunned. He closed his eyes and felt it.
Immediately, his face lit up with wild joy: “Such pure energy fluctuation, and it also carries a powerful suppressive effect.”
“Now you understand, right!” Qin Yue said.
“Assassin understands.”
“Let’s go, we’ll go back first. Since this brat is safe and sound, now we just wait for the old man to return.” Qin Yue’s tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed a little.