"I will repay him in kind!"
As Qin Xuan's aura grew stronger, Qin Yifei's expression gradually turned ashen.
Although he was a mere civilian with no martial strength, his two bodyguards were true masters of martial arts.
Seeing them both suppressed and immobilized like children by the aura, Qin Yifei knew he had offended the wrong person this time.
As the head of a branch family of the Qin clan, Qin Yifei naturally understood the foundation of the Qin family's existence.
With Qin Xuan's formidable strength, it was only a matter of time before his backer, Qin Anbang, was dealt with by the other party.
Thinking of this, Qin Yifei gave a wry smile. He knew that at this moment, he had no capital to refuse the other party.
Either submit, or die.
There was no third viable option before him.
"I understand."
"From today onwards, all seventy-three members of the Jiangcheng Qin family will obey Young Master Xuan's commands..."
With a thud, he knelt on the ground, Qin Yifei decisively expressed his loyalty to Qin Xuan.
It was only when Qin Xuan passed the bodyguards and came before him that he felt fortunate for how correct his choice had been.
Qin Xuan's current presence was terrifyingly strong, like a colossal mountain weighing countless tons, pressing down on Qin Yifei's chest.
Only after a moment did the aura dissipate.
Qin Yifei's heart began to pound at an incredibly fast pace.
"You reacted quickly."
Qin Xuan grinned and sat back down on the soft sofa.
After introducing Lucian to him, he handed over the subsequent matters for the two of them to handle collaboratively.
After all, the transaction with the Hu family was personally negotiated by Qin Yifei, so it would be most stable for him to handle the follow-up.
As for the Hu family, Qin Xuan had also called them immediately to inform them of everything that had happened here.
Upon hearing that Qin Xuan had already dealt with the Jiangcheng Qin family, Hu Zi'an was so shocked that he almost dropped his phone.
It had only been three hours since they parted ways.
Excluding travel time, subduing a major family in two hours sounded like a fairy tale to anyone.
However, despite his shock, Hu Zi'an was very happy for Qin Xuan's actions.
As a member of a prominent family himself, he knew the extent of internal strife that could occur between family members.
And Qin Xuan's Qin family was even larger and stronger than his own Hu family.
The difficulty of completely controlling it was unimaginable.
Although he had only subdued a branch family in Jiangcheng for now, it was still a successful first step towards becoming the head of the main family.
He believed that with Qin Xuan's capabilities, he would surely be able to bring the entire Imperial City Qin family under his control.
After hanging up the phone, Qin Xuan slowly walked over to Qin Yifei's daughter, his cousin Qin Xue'er.
She was clearly still a bit afraid of him, but he didn't mind. He took out a ten-centimeter square high-ice jade pendant from his Hundred Transformations Divine Artifact and handed it to her.
"I told you before that if things went smoothly, I'd give you a gift."
"See if you like it?"
Qin Xue'er was stunned. Seeing Qin Xuan's serious expression, she somewhat awkwardly raised the jade pendant in her hand.
As Qin Yifei's daughter, she was already accustomed to all sorts of gifts.
After all, although her family was not as prominent as the Imperial City Qin family, they were still one of the few top families in Jiangcheng.
As the little princess of the Qin family, what good things hadn't she seen?
Diamonds, jewelry, luxury bags, and watches, she had them all.
No one had given her a jade pendant since she was three years old.
However, when she saw the jade pendant Qin Xuan gave her, a different emotion suddenly surged within her.
The high-ice jade pendant was crystal clear, without any impurities.
But on the jade pendant, there were many fine cotton-like inclusions resembling snowflakes.
High-ice floating flowers.
She had seen plenty of this type of jadeite.
But among all the high-ice floating flowers she had seen, none truly possessed the artistic conception of snow like the one Qin Xuan gave her.
Falling snow, as large as goose feathers.
Whether it was the placement of the snowflakes or the cottony inclusions that formed them, there was almost no flaw.
Truly like real snow, each flake was different.
"Cousin, thank you!"
"I like it very much!"
Clutching the jade pendant to her chest and then raising it above her head, Qin Xue'er's mood instantly lifted from her previous oppression.
She didn't know the complex grievances between Qin Yifei and Qin Xuan.
She only knew that this was the most beautiful gift, most fitting for her name, that she had ever received!
Seeing that she genuinely liked the jade pendant, Qin Xuan also smiled slightly and returned to the sofa to browse his phone.
He didn't have any particular feelings for his cousin, whom he had met for the first time.
It was just that after learning her name, he suddenly remembered that he had a high-ice floating flower jade pendant with a snow theme that would match her well.
Coupled with the not-so-pleasant conversation with Qin Yifei this time, giving her this jade pendant was also a way to indirectly alleviate her sudden shock.
Not long after, Qin Xue'er ran down from the upstairs room again.
She had already put a necklace on the jade pendant Qin Xuan had given her and was wearing it around her neck.
"Cousin, will you play with me?"
Returning to Qin Xuan's side, Qin Xue'er had clearly forgotten the unpleasantness between Qin Xuan and her father just now.
After all, she had heard what Qin Xuan said, and those matters were indeed her father's fault.
If it were her, she would also be angry.
Now that things had been cleared up, there was nothing that couldn't be said within the family.
In any case, Qin Xuan was idle and bored, so it would be better to have him accompany her to have a good time with her girlfriends for a night.
"Don't be silly!"
"Young Master Xuan is so busy, how can he accompany you running around aimlessly?"
Qin Xue'er didn't care about the previous conflict, but Qin Yifei did.
He was currently under Qin Xuan's mercy, his life entrusted to Qin Xuan.
If he made any mistakes in the future, Qin Xuan might not hesitate to act and take his life.
Therefore, while Qin Xue regarded Qin Xuan as a true cousin, Qin Yifei could only consider himself a servant.
He wished his precious daughter could stay away from Qin Xuan, lest she do something wrong and anger him.
However, Qin Xuan didn't take it as seriously.
After all, Qin Yifei had now pledged allegiance to him, so they were all on the same side.
Moreover, according to the family tree, he was indeed Qin Xue'er's cousin.
It wouldn't be a problem for them to hang out together.
It was just that he had been away from the Dragon Country for so many days, leaving Xiao Ling'er alone at home for a long time.
Although they had been in contact via WeChat all these days, it was not as intimate as meeting face-to-face.
"Hmm... How about this!"
"It just so happens that I have a sister who is also home alone with nothing to do, so I'll call her to come out and we can go shopping in the city center together."