"Qin Cangjing, I am your father's brother, your own uncle. You dare to kill me?"
Hearing Qin Cangjing's words, Qin Chunqiu's face changed drastically, and he said, "Aren't you afraid of being gossiped about?"
"Being gossiped about? Isn't that how I've lived for over twenty years?" Qin Cangjing looked at Qin Chunqiu and smiled, "I've never cared about being pointed at by thousands of people, nor do I care about the scolding of the world. To me, nothing matters."
"Killing you carries no moral burden for me, so you don't need to say these things to me."
"However, for my father's sake, I can give you a way out. Remember, there's only one chance. If you answer wrong, you die."
Qin Cangjing retracted the Minghong Saber and then said to Qin Chunqiu, "Kneel and acknowledge me as the Family Head, and I'll spare your life."
"Qin Cangjing, I'm your own uncle. You want me to kneel to you?"
Hearing Qin Cangjing's words, Qin Chunqiu's face turned extremely ugly, and he said, "Isn't this going too far?"
"Is there a problem?"
Qin Cangjing looked at Qin Chunqiu and said, "What are the rules of the Qin family? The Family Head is supreme. As the Family Head, let alone asking you to kneel, I could even ask you to die, and you couldn't say a word."
"Third Uncle, if you are unwilling, you can say so. Don't make things difficult for yourself. I dislike people making things difficult the most."
As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Chunqiu's face became extremely unsightly. If he were to kneel to a junior in front of everyone, he would lose all his authority in the Qin family. He would never be able to contend for power again, and no one would follow him. If he didn't kneel, Qin Cangjing could kill him with a single blow right now.
"Bang—" After much deliberation, Qin Chunqiu finally knelt before Qin Cangjing and shouted, "Qin Chunqiu pays respects to the Family Head."
"Very good, Third Uncle. You've finally made the right choice."
Qin Cangjing placed his large hand on Qin Chunqiu's head, as if educating a child, and said, "Serve faithfully from now on, and don't cause trouble. I won't mistreat you, understand?"
"I... I understand."
Qin Chunqiu felt a humiliation he had never experienced before. However, facing Qin Cangjing's oppressive aura, Qin Chunqiu finally lowered his proud head of decades and chose to submit to his elder nephew.
"Alright, Third Uncle, if there's nothing else, stand aside. Because I still have many matters to attend to, and I might not be able to pay attention to you."
After dealing with Qin Chunqiu, Qin Cangjing's gaze fell upon Qin Lianxing and Qin Tianxia, and he said, "I think I heard you express dissatisfaction just now, didn't I?"
Qin Cangjing's voice was not loud, but it carried an extremely terrifying pressure. Hearing this voice, Qin Lianxing and Qin Tianxia's faces turned very ugly, but neither of them retreated.
"Qin Cangjing, look at what you've done. You killed people as soon as you returned, and you forced Third Uncle to kneel to you. Do you still have any humanity?"
Qin Lianxing looked at Qin Cangjing and said angrily, "You are indeed as inhuman as you were twenty years ago. I'm telling you, I would rather die than agree to you becoming the Qin family's Family Head."
"Oh, Qin Lianxing, you have such backbone?"
Hearing Qin Lianxing's words, Qin Cangjing smiled and said, "In my impression, you are greedy, utterly without principles in your actions, and a complete parasite of the Qin family. When did you become so unyielding?"
"It's useless to act tough in front of me, because I can see through your true nature."
With that, Qin Cangjing flashed like a phantom to Qin Lianxing's front and directly grabbed Qin Lianxing's neck with his right hand, saying, "I'll give you three seconds to kneel and acknowledge me as the Family Head, just like Third Uncle. Otherwise, you can go down and accompany the old man."
"Qin Lianxing, think carefully. One path leads to glory, wealth, and a bright future; the other leads to a dark grave. If you choose wrong, you'll have no way back."
"You..."
Hearing Qin Cangjing's words, Qin Lianxing was instantly enraged. But at this moment, Qin Cangjing tightened his grip, making Qin Lianxing feel how close he was to death. He hurriedly patted Qin Cangjing's hand and said with difficulty, "I... I am willing."
"Very good, Qin Lianxing. You are wise."
After Qin Cangjing heard Qin Lianxing's words, he loosened his right hand, pushed Qin Lianxing to the ground.
Seeing this, Qin Lianxing knelt before Qin Cangjing with a terrified expression: "Qin Lianxing is willing to recognize Qin Cangjing as the Qin family's Family Head and will pledge his loyalty until death from this day forward."
"I don't care about your loyalty, nor do I need your loyalty. I only need your obedience. You can be unconvinced in your heart, but from now on, you must listen to everything I say."
Qin Cangjing kicked Qin Lianxing, who was in front of him, and shouted, "Get out of my sight, don't be an eyesore."
"Yes—"
Hearing Qin Cangjing's words, Qin Lianxing quickly stood up and went to stand beside Qin Chunqiu.
"Big Brother..."
Seeing how easily Qin Cangjing made Qin Chunqiu and Qin Lianxing submit, Qin Lianyue's expression was shocked. He hadn't expected his elder brother's methods to be so radical, but he had to admit that his elder brother's methods were the most effective.
As for the other Qin family members who were originally hesitant and unsure how to choose, after witnessing Qin Cangjing's ruthless methods, they immediately had a choice in their hearts, but they did not rush to express it. All of them looked at Qin Tianxia in unison.
"Big Brother, are you going to force me to kneel and submit next?"
Qin Tianxia, the only one remaining, felt an unprecedented pressure. He looked at Qin Cangjing and said sarcastically.
"No, you are different from Qin Chunqiu and Qin Lianyue. I will not ask you to kneel, nor will I make you submit."
Qin Cangjing looked at Qin Tianxia and slowly said, "You have only one outcome, and that is death."
"Big Brother is indeed Big Brother. Your words always surprise me. It seems I am destined to die today."
Qin Tianxia looked at Qin Cangjing and smiled, "But I don't want to die. What should I do about that?"
Qin Cangjing said indifferently, "If I want someone to die, they cannot live. You will not be the exception. If you don't believe me, you can try." m..oΓg
"Big Brother, but I really don't want to die. Not only do I not want to die, but I also want you to die."
Qin Tianxia heard Qin Cangjing's words and said with a smile, then retreated three steps backward. Eight elderly men in black robes rushed out from behind him.
"Big Brother, these are the eight Enshrined Elders of the Qin family. Each of them has the strength of the peak Heavenly Realm. Do you think you have a chance of winning if you fight them?"
Qin Tianxia looked at Qin Cangjing and said with a smile.
"A chance of winning?" Qin Cangjing closed his eyes and said slowly, "Probably ten percent."
"Ten percent chance of winning?"
Hearing Qin Cangjing's words, a black-clothed elder stepped forward and said, "Although the eight of us are all at the peak Heavenly Realm, if you fight with all your might, you still have a chance of winning. Young Master Qin, aren't you being too modest?"
"No, you are wrong."
Qin Cangjing said, "The ten percent chance of winning I mentioned is mine."