Hearing Zhang Tuo's words, the deacon's face instantly turned pale white. No, what was going on?
Didn't this Zhao Ming just say he was the savior of the Qin family's Imperial Son? Why was the Qin family's Imperial Son turning around to snatch his bride? And looking at Zhao Ming's expression, he clearly didn't even recognize the Qin family's Imperial Son.
We've been tricked!!!
Zhang Tuo looked at Qin Hao. Having lived for so many years and seen it all, the moment Qin Hao appeared, he had already guessed most of the truth.
That idiot Zhao Ming must have mistaken someone else for him. As for why the Qin family's Imperial Son gathered so many of them to congratulate the Blood Fiend Sect, it was most likely to humiliate the other party.
"Wow, we've become a part of your game!"
Zhang Tuo shook his head helplessly, secretly thinking that he must immediately cut ties with the Blood Fiend Sect. If the Qin family's Imperial Son blamed their Blood Fiend Holy Land because of this Blood Fiend Sect incident, they would be doomed.
Although their Holy Land was a top-tier faction in the Three Realms and Nine Heavens, it depended on who they were compared to. Compared to a transcendent faction like the Desolate Ancient Qin Family, there was absolutely no comparison.
Similar things were happening to the leaders of other Holy Lands. Some people wanted to show goodwill to Zhao Ming, but they were all stopped by their own sect masters. If others didn't recognize Qin Hao, it only meant their status and background hadn't reached that level yet.
Sect masters of Holy Lands like them still recognized Qin Hao. However, they didn't say it out loud. Since the Qin family's Imperial Son wanted to play out a hidden-identity bride-snatching plot, how could they expose him?
The sect master of the Profound Heaven Holy Land even directly fanned the flames:
"Sect Master Zhao, someone has bullied you right to your face, and on such a day too. Aren't you going to do something about it?"
Zhao Qi's face had darkened to the extreme. He cupped his hands toward the crowd of Holy Land sect masters and Lao Liu in the main seat:
"Everyone, I am truly sorry for letting you see such a joke and spoiling everyone's mood. I will take him down right now!"
Zhao Qi walked toward Qin Hao step by step. With every step, the floor tiles beneath his feet shattered, leaving deep footprints:
"I don't care who you are, or which family's young master you are. Today, you are not leaving. You will use your life to wash away the humiliation my Blood Fiend Sect has suffered today."
Hearing Zhao Qi's words, Qin Hao laughed heartily. Good! Very tough! I hope you can be just as tough later!
Seeing Qin Hao still looking like he didn't care at all, Zhao Qi's face sank. The aura of an Immortal Lord Realm expert surged out like a tide, making the entire grand hall tremble under his pressure.
Blood-colored spiritual energy churned around him like venomous snakes flicking their tongues, ready to pounce on their prey at any moment.
Just as Zhao Qi was about to strike, a figure appeared out of thin air and blocked his path. Zhao Qi focused his eyes and realized that the person standing in front of him was none other than the grand figure from the Desolate Ancient Qin Family.
Zhao Qi froze for a moment, then hurriedly restrained his aura and bowed respectfully to Lao Liu:
"Senior, this is a private matter between my Blood Fiend Sect and this brat. There is no need to trouble you to take action. Although this junior is untalented, dealing with a greenhorn is more than enough."
Zhao Qi's tone was respectful, with a hint of eagerness in his words. This was a big shot from the Desolate Ancient Qin Family. Zhao Qi wanted to develop a long-term relationship with the Desolate Ancient Qin Family, and relying solely on the life-saving grace between his son and the Qin family's Imperial Son was not enough.
They wouldn't dare to use that favor to make demands. He wanted to show his strength in front of Lao Liu, proving that he was still somewhat useful to the Qin family, in order to seek the Qin family's long-term protection for his Blood Fiend Sect.
Lao Liu did not speak, not even raising his eyes to look at Zhao Qi. He merely sighed helplessly and said in a deep voice:
"This is not just a matter of your Blood Fiend Sect, it is also a matter of my Qin family!"
Hearing this, Zhao Qi was stunned. He stared blankly at Lao Liu, his eyes filled with disbelief. What? Senior actually said this is the Qin family's matter?
Is it all because my good son saved the Qin family's Imperial Son? This is wonderful! It seems the Qin family's Imperial Son is a very loyal and righteous person. My Blood Fiend Sect has hope of rising. With the Qin family's support, perhaps my Blood Fiend Sect can even rise to become a Holy Land in the future.
Beside Chen Qingning, the corners of Zhao Ming's mouth curled up involuntarily. The Desolate Ancient Qin Family was going to take action! The Desolate Ancient Qin Family was standing up for him! Hahaha, with this kind of prestige, is there a second person in the entire Three Realms and Nine Heavens who could match it?
Zhao Ming looked at Chen Qingning, his eyes full of smugness and contempt:
"Chen Qingning, do you see clearly now!" Zhao Ming opened his arms as if to embrace the entire hall:
"What did you just say? You said I couldn't afford to offend your wild man? What about now? Do you still think so now? I can't afford to offend him? Heh, right now, the Desolate Ancient Qin Family is backing me up. What does your wild man have to compare with me? Does he even have the qualifications to compare with me?"
Zhao Ming was smugly showing off to Chen Qingning, but halfway through his words, the next scene made his brain crash on the spot.
He saw Lao Liu face Qin Hao, straighten his robes, and then bow deeply.
That posture was not mere politeness, nor was it simple courtesy, but absolute reverence!!!
It was the reverence of a subordinate to a superior, the reverence of a servant to a master!
Zhao Ming was completely dumbfounded. No, why am I having a little trouble understanding this?
This old senior is a mighty figure from the Desolate Ancient Qin Family. He... he is actually bowing to this greenhorn? What is going on? Could it be diplomacy before force?
"Lord Imperial Son, how do you wish to deal with this Blood Fiend Sect?" Lao Liu's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of everyone present.
A deathly silence fell over the grand hall.
Inside the grand hall, there was a deathly silence. Zhao Ming's smile froze on his face, as if someone had pressed the pause button on him. His eyes were wide open, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word.
Imperial Son.
Lord?
These two words put together were like a bolt of lightning striking the top of his skull. He turned his head mechanically to look at Qin Hao, looking at the young man wearing a moon-white robe with a faint smile on his lips.
He is the Qin family's Imperial Son? That can't be right, then who was the person I casually saved before?
No one answered him, and no one cared about him, because at this moment, everyone's gaze was focused on Qin Hao.
Qin Hao didn't look at Zhao Ming either, not even sparing him a glance from the corner of his eye. From beginning to end, Zhao Ming was nothing more than an insignificant speck of dust in his eyes, not worth his attention.
Qin Hao waved to Chen Qingning: "Come here!"
Qin Hao's tone was like calling a kitten. Upon hearing Qin Hao's words, Chen Qingning did not hesitate at all.
Her wedding dress was like fire, and the beaded curtain on her phoenix coronet rattled. Like a moth darting into a flame, and like a flower blown up by the wind, she threw herself toward Qin Hao.
Qin Hao opened his arms and caught her steadily.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
