"Patriarch Wu?"
Qin Zhentian turned his head and saw Wu Cheng, a veteran figure in the antique world, wearing a Tang suit and holding a cane, slowly walking over with a few followers.
Upon seeing this person, Qin Duoduo's face immediately sank. She angrily stepped forward and said, "Wu, what are you doing here? My Qin family is holding an antique appreciation conference today. You are not welcome, please leave."
"Heh heh, not welcome?"
Wu Cheng sneered disdainfully and continued to walk over, stating directly, "Is Director Qin also of this attitude? With my status in the antique world, you look down on me?"
"President Wu, my daughter is young and doesn't understand things. I hope you won't hold it against her. I didn't intentionally not invite President Wu, but today we have invited some antique collectors and enthusiasts, and we don't need a distinguished figure like President Wu to help."
"So please don't misunderstand, President Wu," Qin Zhentian said with a smile.
Although the Qin family and the Wu family were not on good terms, and Qin Zhentian knew that Wu Cheng's visit today was not for good intentions, he couldn't directly fall out with Wu Cheng in front of so many outsiders.
Wu Cheng sneered and shook his head, "No misunderstanding. I am here today not only because I am interested in attending the Qin family's antique appreciation conference, but also for another purpose: to retrieve a treasure."
"I heard that at this antique appreciation conference hosted by Director Qin, there is a statue of Myriad Buddhas Paying Homage to the Sect."
"That statue actually belongs to our Wu family, but it was illegally stolen by someone and traded on the market through illicit means, eventually falling into the Qin family's possession. I hope Director Qin will willingly hand over the treasure. Once I have it, I will leave."
Wu Cheng stroked his beard and slowly explained his intentions to Qin Zhentian.
The Qin family's faces suddenly turned cold!
They also understood Wu Cheng's intention today – to openly seize the treasure.
A cold glint flashed in Qin Zhentian's eyes, and he said coldly, "President Wu, on what grounds do you claim that the Myriad Buddhas Paying Homage to the Sect statue belongs to your Wu family?"
"I acquired that statue at an antique auction abroad for a whopping three billion yuan. It is also one of the most important highlights of this antique appreciation conference."
"If President Wu wants to take this item away, I absolutely cannot agree."
"Bold!"
A burly man in ancient martial arts attire stepped out from behind Wu Cheng. He stomped his foot as if the ground was shaking, his eyes flashing with anger. He stepped forward fiercely and said, "What our President Wu wants, he has never failed to get."
"Qin Zhentian, please be sensible and quickly hand over the Myriad Buddhas Paying Homage to the Sect statue, otherwise, this antique appreciation conference of your Qin family cannot proceed smoothly."
"What did you say?"
Qin Zhentian's fists clenched. In Songzhou City, he was considered a prominent figure. Today, Wu Cheng came to the Qin family to cause trouble in front of so many people and belittled him, completely disregarding the Qin family.
No matter what, Qin Zhentian had to uphold the dignity of the Qin family.
"I, Qin, have made myself very clear. You will not get the Myriad Buddhas Paying Homage to the Sect statue. Now, please leave quickly and don't cause trouble here, otherwise, don't blame me, Qin, for turning hostile." Qin Zhentian said domineeringly, fiercely waving his sleeve.
A sinister glint flashed in Wu Cheng's eyes, and he chuckled, "Director Qin, you are indeed a person with backbone. You probably don't know who I've invited today."
"He is the heir of the Han family, a century-old ancient martial arts family, Young Master Han Wu. He has currently cultivated to the late Grandmaster stage. I wonder what your Qin family has to oppose me with?"
What? Late Grandmaster stage?
Upon hearing this title, everyone present was so frightened that they took two steps back.
A Grandmaster realm expert was already a terrifying existence at the peak of the world. To cultivate to the late stage was as difficult as reaching the heavens.
The only person in the crowd who heard this title and found it a joke was Lin Xiaotian.
A mere Grandmaster, wasn't that something anyone could do with their hands?
Lin Xiaotian had already reached this realm when he was fifteen years old.
"How is it, do you know fear now? I, Wu, am not here to cause trouble today. As long as Director Qin is willing to hand over the treasure, I will not make things difficult for the Qin family,"
Seeing the Qin family's fearful reaction, Wu Cheng sneered and continued.
Qin Duoduo had lost her earlier arrogance. She moved closer to her father and whispered, "Dad, this Wu Cheng is well-prepared today. What should we do now?"
"Our Qin family does not have any experts at the Grandmaster realm. If he can't get the treasure, we might suffer."
"Even if everyone in my Qin family dies, we will not let this old man succeed,"
Qin Zhentian said resolutely. He quickly issued orders, gathering all the Qin family's bodyguards and the ancient martial arts experts stationed there to the main entrance to confront the Han family expert at the late Grandmaster stage.
A large group of martial artist bodyguards quickly surrounded Han Wu, forming a siege.
Han Wu condescendingly surveyed the people around him and scoffed, "With just a few of you trash, you think you can defeat me, Han Wu? You're dreaming."
"Now, I will let you witness the might of Han Wu."
Whoosh!
The moment he finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly blew from all directions around Han Wu. A blade-like qi wave formation gradually formed around his body. Countless blades were mixed with true qi, spinning rapidly around Han Wu.
"Attack!"
Qin Zhentian fiercely commanded. All his subordinates circulated their true qi and charged towards Han Wu.
Han Wu's expression turned cold. He lightly stepped on the ground, and his body moved at lightning speed into mid-air. He then flipped 180 degrees, his hands swirling with a tornado-like qi wave, which suddenly descended from the sky.
Under his control, countless blades rained down like a downpour. The powerful qi wave instantly suppressed all the Qin family's experts.
"A bunch of trash, overestimating yourselves."
As Han Wu's voice fell, the qi wave surging from his hands intensified. The qi wave touched the bodies of the surrounding Qin family experts, and their arms were instantly severed by the blades. The cracking sounds of bones breaking and the screams of ancient martial artists were incessant.
In just half a minute, the Qin family's ancient martial arts experts were all eliminated by Han Wu alone.
Wu Cheng nodded with great satisfaction and applauded, "As expected of the Han family heir, Young Master Han's strength is indeed not to be underestimated."
"You flatter me, Boss Wu,"
Han Wu replied arrogantly and courteously to Wu Cheng with a smile.
Then, Wu Cheng looked at Qin Zhentian again and coldly threatened, "Director Qin, have you not yet considered what choice you will make?"
"I think there's no need to consider. This person you've invited, Old Wu, how many moves do you think he can withstand?"
Before Qin Zhentian could respond, Lin Xiaotian suddenly walked out from the crowd with a smile!
Everyone's gaze swept towards Lin Xiaotian.