Chapter 311 - Chapter 311: Chapter 304 Perching Phoenix Mountain Range_1 (1/2)

Chapter 311: Chapter 304 Perching Phoenix Mountain Range_1

The He Family had not chosen a new family head for a long time, yet there was no internal strife among the seven sons of the He Family, and it remained stable.

This indicated that the He Family definitely had elders or formidable individuals capable of suppressing the seven sons.

People say that the most merciless are the imperial families.

When the royal family vies for the throne, cases of kin slaughtering each other are too numerous to count.

The struggle for power within a large clan is equally ruthless.

In the face of absolute interest, what’s the worth of kinship?

To sit in the patriarch’s seat, the seven sons of the He Family could totally make moves against each other.

Qin Niu hinted to Xiao Qing to behead a coachman of the He Family. Although it was meant to establish authority, some restraint was still shown.

If they had slain Lord He Si on the spot, that would have constituted a deadly feud, one with no end until death.

Now, it was only the beheading of a servant of the He Family, which intentionally left some room for the He Family to step down gracefully.

It all depended on how the real power holder of the He Family would handle this matter.

If the He Family continued to be unyielding, then there was nothing to talk about, and Qin Niu just happened to want to become a new noble in the area.

Eliminating this old established family, the He Family, would just free up space for his own growth.

“Xiao Qing, were you scared when you killed just now?”

“I wasn’t scared when killing, but I was a bit scared afterward.”

After all, Xiao Qing was still a child, even though she followed her adoptive grandfather through various hardships across the south, experienced in the jianghu, and accustomed to all sorts of cruel scenes. But to personally take a life was still a great psychological test for her.

“Being scared is normal,” he said. “You’ll get used to it in time. We don’t provoke others, but we won’t let ourselves be bullied either. In this world where the strong prey on the weak, being fierce and resolute when you’re strong is a good thing.

We want to smoothly take over this hundred acres of good farmland. If we can’t intimidate the He Family in one fell swoop, even if we manage to take it over, it will inevitably be fraught with troubles.

Now that we are not seeing eye to eye, we directly beheaded a servant of the He Family. This is to establish authority over the He Family.

Even if the He Family is somewhat unhappy, as long as the person in charge is not foolish, they will certainly weigh their options. At the very least, the He Family will take us seriously and not dare to be as overbearing and aggressive as before.”

Qin Niu was training Xiao Qing as a confidant.

He didn’t mind giving her some pointers on how to conduct oneself in society.

“Understood,” she said.

She nodded with much relief showing on her face.

Qin Niu was not idle but was marking his territory at the boundary of his hundred acres of good farmland.

Just like a tiger spraying urine on the edges of its territory to declare sovereignty. If any other beast dared to trespass, it would be seen as an offense and the tiger wouldn’t hesitate to kill the offender.

It had been half an hour since Lord He Si fled, and the carriage and the coachman’s body had been left there the whole time.

Logically, even if he went back for reinforcements, they should have been assembled by now.

But the continued absence was thought-provoking.

“It seems that the He Family either has not unified in opinion or they are secretly probing my background. Let’s go back!”

After taking over the farmland, Qin Niu returned home with Xiao Qing and Green Ox.

He was not going to stay here and wait for people from the He Family to come, nor would he demean himself by complaining to the He Family.

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After returning home, Qin Niu took Xiao Qing into the mountains to cultivate.

Having slain a person today, her mental state should have undergone a breakthrough, presenting a great opportunity.

If it could be seized, she might be able to advance to the Acquired Realm today.

“Xiao Qing, you go and cultivate under the banyan tree first, and strive to break through today,” he instructed.

“Mm,” she responded eagerly.

She nodded vigorously, already running towards the Ancient Banyan Tree.

Qin Niu, on the other hand, went towards the Termite Nest.

“Ant Queen, Ant Queen, if you can’t evolve any further, I’m out of options. I’ll feed you this king worm of Taiyin Yaoyao.”

The last two corpses of Taiyin Yaoyao were all fed to the Ant Queen.