No sooner had the words fallen than Qin Xiaowu’s body collapsed in the living room, with several men standing beside him.
“Isn’t that Xiaowu? How did he end up like this?”
The Qin family members were greatly alarmed. Qin Xiaowu was now crippled, with his arm bent, making it difficult for them to accept.
“This is the fate of offending an adult,” a man from the Azure Dragon Gate said coldly. “It won’t be long before the adult personally visits the Qin family.”
“Who are you people, how dare you be so audacious!” Old Master Qin stood up slowly, leaning on his cane. “To dare cause trouble at my Qin family!”
“Azure Dragon Gate!”
The leading man said coldly, “The Qin family has courted great disaster and may not be able to stay here any longer!” Sudan Novel Network
“The Qin family has always had no connection with the Azure Dragon Gate!” Old Master Qin said coldly. “Why are you taking action now?”
As he spoke, Old Master Qin’s face turned ashen. As a member of the Qin family, he possessed a noble bloodline. Now that someone was encroaching upon them, how could he tolerate it?
Just then, more than ten figures appeared outside, and a large coffin was carried in. This coffin was extremely red and looked quite eerie.
The Qin family members were greatly frightened, but only the Old Master remained composed.
“The Qin family of Qingzhou, a branch of the Hidden Qin family.”
Lu Fan’s voice rang out as he stepped forward. “Today, I am here to deliver a coffin for you!”
Old Master Qin trembled violently. “Since you already know that we are a branch of the Qin family, how dare you act so recklessly!”
“Tonight is the night to settle accounts with the Qin family!” Lu Fan said coldly. “All Qin family businesses have been frozen. I have come tonight to inquire about a few matters!”
“What a grand gesture!” Old Master Qin laughed heartily. “Tell me, what do you need to ask? But I must tell you, you don’t have much time left!”
“Do you have any involvement in the Lu family incident eighteen years ago?” Lu Fan’s expression was indifferent.
“You are from the Lu family!” Old Master Qin was shocked. “This is absolutely impossible. The entire Lu family was wiped out back then; no one could possibly have survived!”
“You are mistaken. A child escaped back then,” Lu Fan said with a cold laugh. “That person is me!”
Old Master Qin stumbled back three steps, his face gradually turning pale. The events of eighteen years ago were still vivid in his memory.
“It seems you were also involved in what happened back then!”
Lu Fan narrowed his eyes and sneered, “Will you atone with death, or do you wish to see your descendants ruined?”
“You cannot do this!” Old Master Qin said repeatedly. “If the Hidden Qin family finds out, you will surely have no way to live.”
“Is that so?” Lu Fan shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t think so!”
As soon as the words fell, Lu Fan split the coffin in half with a single palm strike.
The Qin family members were greatly terrified. Lu Fan’s display of power was already quite extraordinary.
“What happened back then was the doing of the Hidden Qin family, unrelated to our branch!” Old Master Qin said repeatedly. “Please be merciful!”
“Grandfather, we have the Qin family supporting us, why should we fear him!” Qin Xiaowu shouted in anger. He had become a cripple, and all of this was caused by Lu Fan.
“Shut up!” Old Master Qin roared, and then knelt before Lu Fan. “Back then, I was merely present, not a participant. I hope you will be merciful and spare the Qin family.”
“Everything requires a bargaining chip,” Lu Fan shrugged. “If you want me to spare the Qin family, you must at least provide a bargaining chip!”
“Seven days from now, the head of the Hidden Qin family will celebrate his birthday, and he will invite the other five great hidden families.”
Old Master Qin said repeatedly, “This is all I know. I hope you will be merciful!”
“Very well!” Lu Fan sneered. “Seven days from now, I will personally pay a visit!”
Old Master Qin nodded, not daring to be negligent.
After Lu Fan left, Old Master Qin sighed, “Pack up and leave Jiangnan!”
“Grandfather, what happened back then?” a young man stepped forward.
“No need to say more!”
Old Master Qin’s face was ashen. “What happened back then is not for you to know!”
“We are a branch of the Hidden Qin family. If we inform the Qin family of this matter, a master will surely come to subdue him!” the young man spoke again.
“This person will be a dragon among men in the future. Even if the Qin family makes a move, they may not be able to contain him!”
Old Master Qin spoke frankly, filled with fear. In fact, he was also a martial artist, and the aura emanating from Lu Fan filled him with dread.
“This is bad, Qin family shares are rapidly declining!” Qin family’s eldest son exclaimed. “Companies under the Qin family are being eroded one after another!”
Old Master Qin’s face was ashen. This was the culmination of his life’s work, but now disaster had struck.
The Qin family members were panicked and filled with unease. Although the Qin family's assets were not substantial, with the patronage of the Hidden Qin family, they had lived quite comfortably in Qingzhou. Now, with this sudden turn of events, they were restless.
Just as the Qin family members were preparing to leave, members of the Azure Dragon Gate arrived in the courtyard, escorting a figure. “The Qin family dares to leak information, are you tired of living?”
The Qin family’s eldest son was dragged back, covered in wounds, and already half-paralyzed. It was naturally the work of the Azure Dragon Gate.
To prevent the Qin family from leaking information, Lu Fan had specifically stationed guards at the Qin family villa. The Qin family’s eldest son had secretly left but had long been seen.
“Old Master, I am useless!” the man said with a bitter smile. “The Hidden Qin family will surely avenge me!”
“You didn’t listen to me, you didn’t listen to me!” Old Master Qin cried in sorrow. “If you had listened to me, you wouldn’t have ended up like this! Even the Hidden Qin family is probably in great danger!”
He had already heard that a Lord Lu had appeared in Jiangnan, controlling numerous financial groups and possessing peerless martial skills. Now that he knew that person was Lu Fan, his Qin family dared not act presumptuously.
In the car, Fatty Chen looked at Lu Fan. “My Lord, after seven days, are we going to the hidden families?”
“Indeed!” Lu Fan nodded. “I will go alone then to settle the grievances of many years!” Lu Fan said frankly, “I will never forget the hatred of those years!”
“The Hidden Qin family is no ordinary entity!” Fatty Chen said frankly. “It involves quite a lot. Mr. Lu, you should reconsider!”
“If you are afraid, you don’t need to be involved,” Lu Fan said frankly. “I never intended to use your strength.”
“My Lord!” Fatty Chen quickly cupped his fists. “I will follow your lead, and no matter how dangerous it is, I will never abandon you!”
“I know you are loyal!” Lu Fan nodded. “But what happened back then has nothing to do with you!”
Fatty Chen was somewhat helpless. In his eyes, following Lu Fan meant sharing life and death with him, and that was his character.
Unfortunately, Lu Fan did not seem to want him involved, or perhaps Lu Fan wanted to protect him.
However, in Fatty Chen’s heart, he did not think so. From beginning to end, Lu Fan did not seem to consider him one of his own.
Or perhaps, in his opinion, he could never truly enter Lu Fan’s heart. Lu Fan seemed to trust the Azure Dragon Gate more.