413: The two Qin sisters, prodigies of the Thunder Path, found it hard to suppress their desire for the Dragon Ascension Invitation.

Sword Tower City, on the surface, was calm, but underneath, undercurrents were surging. The government's strong suppression, public opinion control, and the officials leading their subordinates to sweep and arrest people everywhere resulted in a peaceful scene in the streets and alleys. Everyone spoke with civility and politeness, and even verbal conflicts were rare.

Chaos had been reduced by at least ninety-nine percent; the scorching situation gradually stabilized, and order was restored rapidly.

It really lived up to that folk saying: In this Five Turbidities Evil World, it is better to fight with Heaven, or fight with demons, than to fight with officials.

The 'brave men' who dared to go against the wind had already been beheaded at the vegetable market for all to see. The suspects were locked in the Censorate dungeon, hung up and beaten three times a day, with various torture instruments taking turns. The methods were extremely cruel, extremely bloody, devoid of humanity, and vicious to the point of being outrageous.

The suspects were not distinguished by gender. As long as they were not officials, the Censorate officials showed no restraint or scruples. Their methods were truly vicious, completely driven by the mindset of 'if you can't beat them to death, then beat them to death.' They would even use red-hot iron tongs to perform forced sterilization on the suspects...

The basic procedure was to beat them first and then question them, not question them first and then beat them. Crucially, they even had a team of physicians to treat the suspects' wounds to ensure they didn't die.

With such tough and bloody methods, anyone would have to avoid their sharp edge and dare not rush head-on into the blade.

But was it really calm? No, it was only on the surface. Underneath, illegal and criminal activities still existed, but they had shifted from the light to the dark, and from the dark to even darker places, because there were policies above and countermeasures below. How could it be possible for the water to become completely clear?

Black market and gray market businesses would never stop; they would only hide deeper.

As long as there was profit to be made, there would never be a lack of desperate criminals willing to take risks.

However, the desperate criminals who relied on black and gray markets for money were more low-key and dared not be so blatant. These criminals hid in dark places like rats in sewers, living in fear, licking blood from the edge of a blade, and if they were not careful, they would die very miserably.

Fourth Son had spoken, and that was really no joke. Anyone who dared to stand against the blade at this time was purely tired of living.

"Zhou Qingfeng recently sent someone to send me a Dragon Ascending Invitation privately, inviting the heroes of the world to attend the Millennium Dragon Ascending Banquet." On the Yellow Crane Tower, Qin Xinsu's mouth curled slightly. She held a Dragon Ascending Invitation, stood by the window, and looked towards the Censorate, wearing a bright red silk robe.

Qin Fu and Qin Yang were both Peak Sixth-Stage Thunder Dao Cultivators. These two served as Qin Xinsu's guardians.

Ordinary people naturally did not have this treatment, but Qin Xinsu, the Second Young Miss of the Thunder City Qin Family, was recognized by the Qin Family as a peerless Thunder Dao Prodigy. Her Thunder Dao talent was terrifyingly peerless, and she was the new generation leader most likely to lead the Qin Family to climb to higher Peaks. She absolutely could not afford any mishaps.

Therefore, on this trip to Sword Tower to ascend the Dragon, the two clan Elders, Qin Fu and Qin Yang, accompanied her to ensure Qin Xinsu's safety.

Looking at the Five Turbidities Evil World, there were only a mere hundred families that could produce two Sixth-Stage guardians.

This was already a very generous gesture.

Clan Elder Qin Fu said: "Has the Young Lord decided to attend the banquet?"

Clan Elder Qin Yang said: "Those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come. This is a trap; the Young Lord should not go."

Qin Xinsu held the Dragon Ascending Invitation in front of her eyes, her mouth curling into a wicked smile: "The trap set by Zhou Fourth Son, how interesting. Heroes of the world gathered together, tsk tsk tsk, just thinking about it makes me feel it's wonderful. How can I miss it?"

Qin Yang said: "Knowing it's a trap, you still want to go?"

Qin Xinsu stood with her hands behind her back, turned around and looked at Qin Yang sideways, saying coldly: "Elder Qin Yang, are you teaching this Young Lord how to do things?"

Qin Yang lowered his head slightly: "I dare not."

Qin Fu said: "Young Lord, please calm your anger. Qin Yang also had good intentions, please do not blame him."

Qin Xinsu said: "Do not rely on your old age to sell your seniority in front of this Young Lord. Remember your identities. I am the one in charge of the Qin Family!"

Qin Fu and Qin Yang were silent, only bowing their heads and looking at their toes, not daring to disobey Qin Xinsu.

The Qin Family had three children. The First Son was a super Prodigy, whose Thunder Dao talent might be even higher than Qin Xinsu's. Unfortunately, he didn't want the status of the first successor to the Thunder City Lord, but instead publicly announced his joining the Renxin Sect, making the whole Qin Family feel very hurt.

Under normal circumstances, the direct line of the Qin Family in this generation would be considered wasted, and they could only hope for new people to emerge in the next generation.

But the Second Young Miss was also a super Genius. It's just that she was overbearing, arrogant, domineering, and proud, regarding all the heroes in the world as prey. No one in the entire Qin Family dared to disobey her wishes. The key was that the Qin Family Head also let her do as she pleased, being quite doting on his daughter.

The Qin Family's Third Son, Qin Wanli, was a well-known "big shot" known to everyone. During the Heaven Ranking battle that year, he caused a sensation by kneeling and begging for mercy in public, which shocked the world and almost disgraced the Qin Family. In the end, it was Qin Xinsu who turned the tide, grabbed a spot on the Heaven Ranking, and regained some face.

However, one generation with two Prodigies seemed to have exhausted the Qin Family's Luck.

In this generation of the Qin Family, only Qin Xinsu could shoulder the heavy responsibility. She was the nailed-down Thunder City Lord. In the Qin Family, who dared to disobey her?

Even if Qin Xinsu wanted to take her team and rebel.

The Qin Family Head would have to clap and say it was well done, wonderful, and brilliant. "Come, take the City Lord's seat, and I will be your assistant."

Otherwise, what could be done? The eldest son didn't want to be the City Lord and ran off to be a thief. They could only kill off the eldest son's entire faction. The third son was a well-known big waste, with no civil or military officials willing to defect to him, so he couldn't amount to anything. So, only the second child was left.

And the entire power of Thunder City had fallen to the second child. Although the second child did not have the name of the City Lord, she had the reality of the City Lord.

It was no longer something the Qin Family Head could abolish just because he wanted to, or replace just because he wanted to.

Even if he had a few more children, it would be useless; it would just be raising a few more freeloaders, which would not threaten Qin Xinsu's status at all, because Qin Xinsu was the eldest legitimate daughter of the Qin Family. As long as she had this status, no matter how many younger brothers and sisters she had, they would never be able to shake Qin Xinsu in the slightest.

Unless the Qin Family Head was blinded by lard, cut off his own Great Wall, and launched another bloody purge, otherwise the situation was unsolvable.

"Millennium Dragon Ascending Banquet, Zhou Fourth Son, hehehe..." Qin Xinsu ignored the two clan Elders, Qin Fu and Qin Yang, and looked out the window with her hands behind her back. Her red lips parted slightly, emitting an inexplicable laugh, but her eyes became increasingly sharp, and the Dragon Ascending Invitation she held in her palm was gripped tighter and tighter.

Having missed the top spot on the Heaven Ranking that year, Qin Xinsu had held a grudge. She knew that it was her own arrogance that had caused her to miss the top spot on the Heaven Ranking. Until the end, she had wanted to face Zhou Qingfeng head-on, but Zhou Qingfeng didn't even look at her, never regarding her as an opponent.

This made Qin Xinsu feel deeply hurt, her self-esteem severely bruised, and she had felt regret in her heart for many years because of this.

Occasionally, thinking of Zhou Qingfeng's peerless demeanor at night, she felt unwilling, genuinely feeling angry, and urgently wanted to find another opportunity to spar with Zhou Qingfeng. She wanted to let Zhou Qingfeng know that she, Qin Xinsu, was a formidable opponent worth taking seriously, not some nameless small fry.

Now the opportunity had come, how could she miss it? Even if she knew it was a trap set by Zhou Qingfeng, she still wanted to spar with him.

She wanted to make this man, as proud and dazzling as the sun, remember her name, Qin Xinsu.

And only by defeating such a proud and arrogant man could she gain a long-lost sense of accomplishment.

Moreover, going to the Millennium Dragon Ascending Banquet could indeed collect more information about the Ancient Dao of Conferring Gods, which was worth going for.

Of course, there was no need to tell the two Elders, Fu and Yang, about these things.

Because Qin Xinsu lived her life by the way of the hegemon: those who submit to me prosper, those who oppose me perish. She never needed to explain herself to anyone!