Chapter 52: Trying to be smart, only to be foolish (2/2)

“Yin Demon’s Forbidden Zone?” The old man’s brows trembled slightly. “Hmph, I bet barely anything remains of him.”

“No, he’s still alive. He forcefully barged into the Illusory Battlefield a few days ago. Even the officials from the Capital could not stop him.” After Qin Zong spoke, the old man was stunned and his cheek twitched.

“How can this be possible?”

“Elder, this is true. I saw it with my own eyes. Not only I, but tens of thousands of people have seen it for themselves,” Qin Zong emphasized. Silence. The entire room sank into silence with only the cold air rolling about the old man.

After some time, with his cold eyes fixated on Qin Zong as if seeing through his thoughts, the old man suddenly asked, “What are you insinuating?”

Qin Zong bowed deeply. “Elder, for the Qin family’s future and our great cause, I beg your permission to call Qin Yu back to our courtyard. We could focus on grooming him.”

“How dare you?” The old man growled furiously, causing Qin Zong’s eardrums to rattle. “You don’t want your position as family head anymore?”

“I would dare not; however, for the future of the Qin family, I may offend you. May you forgive me.” Qin Zong was flustered and slightly fearful as he spoke.

“Qin Zong, this is a slap to the face, isn’t it?” The old man rose slowly. The icy gleam from his eyes seemed to freeze Qin Zong.

“I wouldn’t dare.” Qin Zong’s body trembled, and he bent over, afraid to raise his head.

“It’s good that you dare not, or else you could resign as the family head,” the old man stated with a penetrating iciness and pressure.

“Yes, yes, yes!” Although it was extremely cold, beads of perspiration appeared on Qin Zong’s forehead.

“Qin Yu’s parents are still in a cell right?” The old man took a deep breath and asked apathetically.

“Yes,” Qin Zong replied quickly.

“From now on, remove Qin Yu’s family names from our legacy. Kill them!” His cold voice sparked with cruelty.

“Elder, this…” Qin Zong’s body shook suddenly, and he quickly raised his head to say something; but, he didn’t have the chance.

“Why? You really don’t want to be family head anymore?!” The old man’s aura suddenly erupted as he shouted, stopping Qin Zong from speaking further. The cold air whirled around him and rolled outwards. The fog created an awful pressure and seemed to blot out light. Qin Zong’s face froze, and he trembled.

He could only obey reluctantly. “Yes, I will do as you say.”

“That’s good. Carry out my orders then. Remember, I don’t want any of them left.”

“Yes…”

Qin Zong shifted his heavy feet and turned to leave.

“Wait,” the old man called out to him before he could exit. “Hand this over to Qin Chong. I’m confident he can carry out this task.”

“Yes.” Qin Zong could only comply; there was no room for debate. He deeply regretted coming here and mentioning Qin Yu. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have forced Qin Yu’s family onto the path of no return.

Qin Zong initially wanted to groom Qin Yu and wished to attain the Elder’s blessing, considering he was the true power of the Qin family. A man who could enter the Forbidden Zone without dying, a man who could not be stopped by a Capital official, Qin Yu was definitely worthy of being groomed by the family. Who knew that he, Qin Zong, would mess things up and bring about such a fate? However, nothing could be done now, and regret was useless. He could only apologize in his heart.

In a humid cell within the Qin family estate, Qin Yu’s parents had been locked away for over ten days. Qin Wu was handcuffed and chained at his ankles. His hair hung loose, and his clothes were ragged and spoilt. He stank and resembled a beggar. As Qin Yu’s mother was a woman, she had not been chained up. She sat beside Qin Wu with dazed eyes, as if crazy. Over and over again, she muttered “Yu-er.” She murmured day after day, day and night, tirelessly.