116: Future Qin family patriarch

"Ah! Ah! Ahhh!"

"I'm not convinced! I want to fight you again, fair and square!" Zheng Peng's red hair was a mess, and he was clearly unconvinced.

"Zheng Peng!"

"A loss is a loss. No matter how you lose, it's still a loss!" Qin Shuang's face suddenly turned cold. "Don't be a man who can't handle losing!"

Zheng Peng froze, and the whole person quieted down. After all, he was an outstanding descendant of a first-class family; awakened by Qin Shuang's words, he quickly composed himself.

"Binger, you're in charge of sniping. Zheng Peng, you're responsible for protecting Binger. Lu Fei and I will handle the frontal assault, and Yang Shuang, you act according to the situation!"

Although this was the Qin Family's home, the mountain range was filled with dangers and traps, containing both mutated animals and mutated humans, kept for training purposes.

Being able to create a natural training ground within one's own estate was something only top-tier first-class families could achieve; ordinary first-class families really lacked this strength.

Qin Shuang nodded at Xu Jingzhe, and the two of them advanced with caution.

...

Li Family.

"Dad, the Wang Family is bullying us too much. The Wang Family's eldest, Wang Tai, has made a move!" Li Wenming slammed his fist onto the table, and the sturdy wooden table split into two.

"The Red Households supported by our Li Family were all wiped out by him alone!"

Thinking of this, his heart ached. Every Red Household tied to the family required significant resources to maintain.

This was equivalent to destroying decades of the Li Family's hard work, and it would also cause anxiety among other Red Households seeking the Li Family's protection.

It had been a long time since Red Households were wiped out in such a manner.

Was it because the Li Family didn't value the Red Households enough? Was the Li Family's intelligence too poor, and so on?

Li Xiu sat in his chair, holding a teacup, his eyes flickering.

The Wang Family was indeed bullying them too much.

"Dad, I'm going to wipe out the Wang Family's nest!" Li Wenming stood up, ready to leave aggressively.

"Come back!" Li Xiu said in a deep voice. "I only have two biological sons. Wang Tai has five; one died, Wang Zhe, but he still has four left."

"Neither of you can afford to die."

Li Wenming looked at Li Xiu and asked, "Then what do you mean..."

"Don't let your imagination run wild. Although Lu Fei is my godson, I have high hopes for him. I hope that one day in the future, he can become your right-hand man and assist you in helping the Li Family become a top-tier family in Su City."

"Remember, don't mess with Fei'er. You know what you were like when you were sixteen."

Li Wenming nodded, placing his hands in front of him, and said respectfully, "I wouldn't dare."

"Be patient about this matter with the Wang Family. Tell your second brother to keep a low profile recently."

Li Xiu leaned back in his chair, the light in the room gradually dimming, and his mature, charismatic face sank into the shadows.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a terrifying sound erupted. A chaotic pile of small stones behind Xu Jingzhe was shattered by a massive force. A ten-meter-tall treant appeared, with an extremely garish green head and a body covered in bumps. Inside the bumps were insects of all sizes, making one's skin crawl.

"This is a mutated tree that feeds on the flesh and blood of animals and humans. Its strength is comparable to a fifteen-year Contaminator. Especially its defense—it's extremely perverse!"

Qin Shuang's lithe body dodged the sneak attack, her long hair dancing in the gust of wind created by the treant's strike.

Xu Jingzhe looked up at the tree giant, rubbing his hands, his blood boiling.

"Clang!"

He drew his Black Gold Long Saber and moved swiftly, slashing at the treant.

The treant swung its three-meter-long arm, carrying a powerful wind, towards Xu Jingzhe.

"Clang!" Sparks flew.

The treant's skin was like refined iron, incredibly hard. The Black Gold Long Saber could only leave a shallow white mark on its surface.

The treant simultaneously swung its left arm, trying to grab the descending Xu Jingzhe.

"Snap!"

Qin Shuang suddenly appeared on the treant's shoulder, her long, fair legs clamping around its head, her body straight. She exploded with strength, executing a beautiful spin and twisting with force.

Xu Jingzhe watched, dumbfounded; those fair, beautiful long legs had such explosive power.

A fifteen-year Contaminator was easily dealt with just like that!

The five of them continued to advance, three in the open and two in the shadows. Along the way, they encountered many dangers and difficulties, all of which were resolved by the five of them working together.

Time passed quickly; in the blink of an eye, ten days had gone by.

During these ten days, Xu Jingzhe trained at the Li Family in the morning, under the personal guidance of Li Xiu. In the afternoon, he was at the Qin Family, where the five of them practiced coordination and went through battle after battle.

This allowed Xu Jingzhe's strength to improve rapidly, and his combat experience gradually enriched; he was no longer a combat novice.

Even Zheng Peng, who had always been unconvinced, secretly praised him in his heart. This kid could definitely be counted as a hex-warrior. His stamina, endurance, explosive power, strength, and so on—among sixteen-year-olds, he was absolutely peerless.

"I really want to get some of his essential blood and take it back to the family to cultivate an experimental embryo."

The group had just finished a battle and was sitting at the foot of the mountain resting when Zheng Peng muttered this.

It happened to be heard by Bai Binger, who was sitting nearby.

Her eyes were beautiful, with a sense of classical beauty. She glanced at Zheng Peng and said, "What, you know you can't compare to Lu Fei anymore?"

Zheng Peng laughed awkwardly and said, "Honestly speaking, when I was sixteen and he is sixteen, he is indeed stronger. After these ten days of contact, his comprehensive strength is roughly equivalent to a nineteen or twenty-year-old Contaminator. If I were to fight him fair and square, I would definitely lose!"

"However, I don't know what his ability is. If his ability is just that his bones are as hard as an alloy, he won't have an advantage in later growth."

"No matter how hard it is, can it be harder than a Grade 1 Mecha with a name? Powerful abilities and Old Arts battle skills are the true path to power."

"Although my Zheng Family doesn't have a Grade 1 Mecha or Old Arts battle skills, I have powerful abilities. With family resources tilted towards me, Lu Fei will never catch up to me!"

Bai Binger smiled, her teeth shining white. Who could say for sure about the future?

"What if the Qin Family is willing to teach Lu Fei a powerful Old Arts battle skill?"

Bai Binger's question stunned Zheng Peng. Old Arts are promoted by Nüwa City and Pangu City; they are for strengthening the body and are almost essential for every family.

But as for Old Arts battle skills, not every family has them. Powerful Ancient Battle Skills are only mastered by a very small number of first-class families.

Once a battle skill is unleashed, the world changes color. It can move mountains and fill seas!

Furthermore, only the future family master can learn them; outsiders can't even get near them.

Zheng Peng was desperately pursuing Qin Shuang, and he couldn't help but have this thought—a son-in-law living with the wife's family could also become the family master.

"The future Qin Family Master probably won't be Qin Shuang; her brother Qin Shi's talent cannot be underestimated."

Bai Binger shook her head. Women understand women best. Even though she told herself that Lu Fei was Qin Shuang's man, after these few days of getting along, even she felt a bit moved.

What's more, Qin Shuang had opened her heart to Lu Fei from the very beginning. If Lu Fei continued to advance by leaps and bounds, surpassed Qin Shi in strength, and married Qin Shuang, becoming the future Qin Family Master was not impossible.