Where Does the Sense of Superiority of These People Come From

"He really left? How did he leave?" Qin Kexin's voice rose a few pitches, her eyes full of unwillingness:

"Didn't he say anything? Didn't he ask you to come back in and ask? Didn't he wait at the door for a while?"

Xiaolan looked at her young lady, feeling a bit confused. Didn't you say yourself that you wouldn't see him? Now that he actually left, you are unhappy again?

Xiaolan sighed inwardly, then replied:

"To answer you, Miss, Lord Imperial Son said..."

"What did he say?" Qin Kexin stared straight at Xiaolan, a faint hint of expectation hidden deep in her eyes.

Xiaolan lowered her head and replied in a small voice:

"Lord Imperial Son said, you won't see me? Then we just won't meet..."

Qin Kexin froze.

Then we just won't meet?

Then we just won't meet?!

What did that mean? Why did this sentence sound so careless, so indifferent, like he didn't even care to see her if she didn't want to see him?

That bastard, what did he mean? He was clearly the one who wanted to win me over, so why did he act so indifferent?

Qin Kexin bit her lip and snorted coldly in her heart:

"Damn guy, who does he think he is? And who does he think he's talking to?"

Xiaolan stood at the door, neither entering nor retreating, and could only carefully peek inside:

"M-Miss, are you alright?"

"Alright! I'm perfectly fine. What could possibly be wrong with me? This young lady couldn't be better!" Qin Kexin turned around abruptly and sat heavily on the bed.

......

On the other side, after leaving Qin Kexin's residence, Qin Hao was wandering aimlessly around the Qin family estate. Although he was the Imperial Son of the Qin family, he had never really taken a good stroll around the estate. He had always been busy completing order tasks. Now that he finally had some rare free time, he decided to take a good look around.

The reason why an ancient aristocratic family like the Qin family could be passed down from generation to generation, with powerful cultivators born in every era, aside from the protection of their ancestors, was largely due to one thing:

If any decent secret realms or treasure lands appeared in the Three Realms and Nine Heavens that caught the eyes of the ancestors of these ancient families, they would take action and move the secret realms directly into their ancestral lands.

The Qin family had over ten thousand ruins, secret realms, and treasure lands combined. Any single one of them placed in the outside world would cause rogue cultivators to fight tooth and nail for it.

Qin Hao didn't have many thoughts about these things, though. After all, how could these opportunities compare to him completing his orders?

He was thinking of seeing if there were any secret realms suitable for Su Qingyue and the others. Weren't they currently out adventuring everywhere? Next time, he would just bring them to the Qin family to train.

"Speaking of which, Xinyao has the Jiang family backing her, so she doesn't have much need for things like secret realms either. She simply grew up in the Jiang family and never went out. Now that Uncle Jiang allowed her to leave, she just joined Qingyue to join in on the fun."

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Hearing this, Qin Hao waved his hand dismissively. "What are you afraid of?"

"The angrier she is, the more she cares. The more she cares, the less she can let it go. We won't do anything and will just continue to leave her hanging. She will end up conquering herself."

After saying that, Qin Hao continued to wander aimlessly. Unknowingly, he arrived at the entrance of a secret realm.

This secret realm was quite unique. A hundred-zhang tall stone gate stood in the valley. On both sides of the stone gate, there were two stone statues of divine beasts standing guard, looking majestic and solemn.

At this moment, quite a few people were gathered at the entrance of the secret realm. Two groups of people were confronting each other. Qin Hao originally wanted to walk around them. Conflicts among clan disciples were encouraged by the higher-ups of the Qin family, as competition provided the motivation to advance. Therefore, Qin Hao had no intention of interfering.

However, the people on the weaker side saw Qin Hao and rushed toward him.

"Lord Imperial Son! You must seek justice for us!"

Qin Hao paused his steps and turned to look at the clansmen running toward him.

The few people in the lead looked somewhat familiar to Qin Hao. They were relatively outstanding disciples of the current generation of the Qin family, each considered a proud genius of heaven. Yet at this moment, their faces were filled with indignation and their eyes were red, as if they had suffered a massive grievance.

"Seek justice? What kind of justice do you want me to seek? You are all among the top geniuses of the Qin family's current generation, enjoying the best resources in the clan aside from me. Now that you are being bullied, you should look for the reasons within yourselves!"

"Is it because your skills are lacking? Is it because you were blinded by the colorful world and neglected your cultivation?"

Qin Hao put on the posture of an Imperial Son and lectured the few people seeking his help.

Upon hearing Qin Hao's words, the already aggrieved faces of the clansmen became even more wronged:

"Lord Imperial Son, it's not like that!"

"This secret realm opens once every ten years, and only ten people are allowed to enter each time. Our generation had long arranged the quota, just waiting to go in for the trial today."

"But these people, these so-called 'Ancient Geniuses' who just awakened, want to snatch our spots without a second word, and they even said... they even said..."

"Said what?" Qin Hao frowned slightly.

The leading young man clenched his fists until they cracked:

"They said that all of us disciples of the current generation are trash, completely unworthy of enjoying these opportunities. They said we are just riding on the coattails of our ancestors, and since they are our ancestors within the clan, we have no right to compete with them."

After listening, Qin Hao didn't say anything, but just turned to look at those few Ancient Geniuses.

Sensing Qin Hao's gaze, those Ancient Geniuses didn't hold back at all. Instead, they raised their chins, their eyes full of provocation.

One of them even chuckled lightly, making no effort to hide his disdain:

"Oh my, the current Imperial Son! So amazing! You aren't really going to stand up for these people, are you? Oh my, I'm so scared."

Qin Hao smiled speechlessly. He found that all these Ancient Geniuses possessed an indescribable sense of superiority. Jiang Yichen from the Jiang family was like this, Qin Kexin was like this, and the few people in front of him were even more so.

"I really don't know where your sense of superiority comes from."

Hearing Qin Hao's question, those Ancient Geniuses exchanged glances, their eyes full of arrogance:

"We slumbered for so long just to wait for the arrival of the era of great contention. You lot? You are nothing but makeshift substitutes used during our slumber."

"What? You're upset that we told you to give up your secret realm qualifications to us? What? Do you want to settle this with our fists?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the current generation geniuses behind Qin Hao shrank their necks. They had already experienced the strength of these Ancient Geniuses just now. Only one of them had made a move, yet it had suppressed all of them to the point where they couldn't breathe.

Sensing the reactions of the geniuses behind him with his divine sense, Qin Hao's frown deepened. He turned around and swept his gaze across their faces one by one:

"You really do me proud. They called you trash, said you were unworthy, and you just accepted it? Is this it? And you are still the top geniuses of our Qin family's current generation?"

The faces of the current generation geniuses flushed red. They lowered their heads and muttered softly, "Lord Imperial Son, before you came, we already fought them. They are very strong, we... are not their match."

Seeing them like this, the Ancient Geniuses couldn't help but smile contemptuously. "If you know you're not our match, then hurry up and get out of here, lest you suffer more physical pain!"