Chapter 19: Goodbye Family!

  "Qin Yūwēi? Qin Hàn Zōng?" Wu Peng thought for a moment, shaking his head and saying: "Don't be mistaken, brother, every time the academy recruits students, there are tens of millions of people. The two people you mentioned, I haven't heard of them before. Are they your relatives?"

  "No." Qin Yi shook his head.

  "What are you looking for them, little brother?" Wu Peng asked strangely.

  Qin Yi smiled and shook his head, Wu Peng was puzzled in his heart, but he didn't ask any more questions.

  The petals moved extremely fast, but because there was a layer of transparent membrane protecting her, Qin Yi wasn't blown away by the strong wind at all. After a moment, the petals slowly came to a stop at the edge of the cliff.

  Stepping on the petals, Qin Yi looked at the towering building in front of him that resembled a colosseum and felt that it could only be described as a masterpiece of the gods.

  The entire building is circular in shape, with tiered platforms leading down inside, forming a sandy stone plaza that stretches for thousands of steps in both length and width. The outer perimeter is entirely constructed from massive stone slabs, with the seams between them so tight that not even a needle can be inserted.

  The wall is at least thirty zhang high, and if a person looks up with their head raised, the hat on their head can fall off. The stone slab is carved with intricate patterns and symbols, and an ancient breath comes face to face, as if the ancient giant is sighing towards you.

  Qin Yi saw that at the entrance not far away, a long queue had already formed, with at least 700 or 800 people waiting for testing.

  "Wait a minute, junior brother." Wu Peng made a gesture to Qin Yi and then walked towards the front of the team. He said something to an outer disciple who was responsible for registration at the door. After a while, Wu Peng came back and smiled slightly at Qin Yi: "Let's go, junior brother. We don't need to line up. We can just go in."

  Qin Yi knew that Wu Peng was using his own connections to open a back door for himself, otherwise if he really lined up here, he would probably spend the whole day waiting.

  Next to them were new disciples who had just joined, and when they heard that Qin Yi could enter directly, they suddenly showed a look of envy and jealousy towards Qin Yi. However, they did not dare to express their dissatisfaction, after all, Wu Peng was an outer disciple, whose status was higher than theirs.

  Qin Yi turned around, just about to follow Wu Peng in, when he suddenly stopped in his tracks, narrowed his eyes and gazed forward, with a hint of divine light in his eyes that condensed into a chilling aura.

  A whirlwind swirled around Qin Yi's feet and vanished, the air around him seeming to turn cold and menacing in an instant.

  Wu Peng felt Qin Yi's emotional change, and followed his line of sight to see five or six disciples coming together from the corner not far away.

  One of the female disciples was surrounded by several male disciples in the middle, as if she were a moon surrounded by stars, and it was quite lively.

  He glanced at the name tag hanging from the waist of that female disciple, Wu Peng's eyes flickered for a moment. It was green font, indicating that this female disciple was a low-ranking disciple, with a higher status than his own outer circle disciple.

  "Qin Yuwei." Qin Yi let out a breath, feeling somewhat surprised in his heart.

  I previously heard from Wu Peng that one must reach the level of Jiū Mù to be promoted to a low-ranking disciple. I didn't expect Qin Yurou, who was unassuming and kept a low profile in the Qin family, to have actually reached such a high level, even surpassing her third uncle Qin Hongren by far.

  But thinking of Qin Yuvai's father, who is now the head of the Qin family, Qin Yi, it all made sense.

  Looking at Qin Yuv's expression, she seemed uninterested in the people around her, but the more indifferent she appeared, the more these people fawned over her, shamelessly currying favor with her like a pack of dogs wagging their tails.

  Among those people who were making a fuss around Qin Yuwei, as expected by Qin Yi, the figure of Qin Hancong was also seen.

  As Qin Yuvai's younger brother, Qin Han Zong's status also rose with the tide. Two people who couldn't get on Qin Yuvai's good side changed their target to flatter Qin Han Zong instead, one after another offering flattering words that made Qin Han Zong feel elated and walking on air.

  Qin Yi gave them a cold glance, let out a light hum, and lifted his foot to meet the approaching opponent.

  Wu Peng felt something was wrong and quickly chased after him.

  When he walked about ten steps away from Qin Han Zong, Qin Han Zong finally saw Qin Yi walking towards him. The triumphant expression that was on his face just a second ago instantly changed to one of horror, as if he had seen a ghost. His voice even changed tone: "You're Qin Yi! You're not already dead..."

  As soon as he opened his mouth, he felt like he had misspoken, but by the time Qin Han Zhong reacted, it was already too late.

  Qin Yi only felt a surge of hot blood in his brain, and a fierce aura burst forth from the bottom of his heart.

  Qin Han Zong's words have already exposed the truth. If it weren't for his own strength that day, he would have been killed by the group of so-called family members led by Qin Hong Ren from the Qin family!

  To lay hands on one's own nephew, to cut him down and eliminate him, the heart is so cruel and poisonous, the means are so brutal, even using the word "beast" to describe it would be an insult to beasts!

  Only the Overlord of the Abyss and the Evil Spirit of Rotting Entrails would do such a heinous thing!

  Qin Han Zhong, on the other hand, is clearly in the know and even a supporter.

  Qin Yitian took a deep breath, his chest filled with anger and resentment, which turned into a chilling aura that pierced through Qin Hanzong's body.

  Qin Han Zong only felt a chill run down his entire body, his neck seemed to be strangled by someone, at this moment, he had a kind of almost suffocating, fearful feeling that his fate was entirely in Qin Yi's grasp.

  "Hey, who are you?" A male disciple next to him spoke up, his eyes scanning Qin Yi from head to toe. When he saw the orange name tag on Qin Yi's waist, a disdainful smile immediately appeared on his face. "So you're just an apprentice disciple, here to take the test, huh? Hurry up and go, or else you won't even have this pitiful opportunity. We outer disciples don't need to take tests, we're not like you commoners."

  Qin Yi took a glance and noticed that among the group, Qin Yuer was a green nameplate, while the others, including Qin Hanzong, were all yellow nameplates. Their status was higher than Qin Yi's apprentice disciples.

  When Qin Yi heard this disciple's words, he glanced at Wu Peng and saw that Wu Peng had a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face. Qin Yi understood that only newly admitted miscellaneous disciples and apprentice disciples needed to be tested to prevent counterfeiting. Wu Peng was worried about Qin Yi being put in an awkward position earlier and had said that all new disciples would have to take the test to save him from embarrassment.

  "Yu Wei, Han Zong, it's been a while." Qin Yi didn't even look at the disciple who had just spoken, but instead glanced over at Qin Yuwei and Qin Hanzong.

  Qin Yuye and Qin Yi exchanged a glance, their eyes calm and unruffled. In a light tone, she said: "So you've also entered Tian Sheng Academy. Now that you have this opportunity, from now on, cultivate and practice martial arts steadily and safely, and live out the rest of your life in peace. This Tian Sheng Academy is not like Yuhua City; if one's edge is too sharp, it will be quickly extinguished. Remember these words forever: 'A tree that stands out in the forest will be felled by the wind.'"

  As Qin Yi's cousin who grew up with him since childhood, at this moment in front of everyone, she couldn't even call out to Qin Yi as "older cousin"!

  And Qin Yuwei's words seemed to be comforting, but were actually extremely irritating. The meaning was that Qin Yi didn't know what kind of good luck he had stumbled upon, and had actually entered the Tian Sheng Academy. It would be best if he didn't stir up trouble carelessly, or else he wouldn't even know how he died. His status was far inferior to mine, so it would be best if I didn't see him again in the future.

  "Yes, I didn't think I could regain my admission qualification either. Hmph, if it wasn't for me having a chance encounter with a mysterious event, cutting off my hair and washing my marrow to restore my strength, I'm afraid I would have been killed by those two fathers who took advantage of my illness, seized the Qin family, snatched my quota, and wanted to silence me!" Qin Yi's eyes shot out cold glints.

  Judging from Qin Yuwei's performance, she was also aware of Qin Hongyi poisoning himself.

  Just thinking about it a few years ago, Qin Yuvai occasionally served the soup to himself, and he might have been poisoned by her own hands with that chronic poison, Qin Yi's heart was bleeding.

  They say blood is thicker than water, but the fact proves that even the closest kinship can't compare to the position of a family head, nor can it compare to an admission quota for Tian Sheng College!

  As soon as Qin Yi spoke, the atmosphere suddenly opened up, like a demon god, stirring up waves and surging forward, shaking everyone's heart in the scene to thump wildly, involuntarily retreating one step back, with a layer of cold sweat floating on their backs.

  "Qin Yi, don't be so rude! What evidence do you have to say that my father poisoned you?" Qin Han Zong was furious and humiliated, pointing at Qin Yi and shouting loudly.

  Qin Yi sneered, "Poisoned? Did I just say that I was poisoned? It's really strange, Han Zong, how did you know that I was poisoned? I only found out about this recently too."

  Qin Han's face suddenly swelled up like a pig's liver, and he stuttered, not knowing what to say next. His unintentional action had once again exposed that he was also a plotter of the conspiracy.

  The people around, also born into noble families, have been exposed to and witnessed the struggles for power and profit within their own families since childhood. Seeing this scene, they all know that a fierce battle is inevitable. However, in their hearts, they are secretly calculating, as Qin Yi appears to be extremely powerful, while Qin Yuyi and Qin Hancong are new nobles, making it difficult to offend either side, so they decide to wait and observe the situation.

  Thus these people vaguely formed a circle, surrounding Qin Yi and others in the middle.

  He glanced at Qin Yuwei with a timid look, seeing that she was expressionless, Qin Hanjong plucked up the courage and shouted at Qin Yi: "Qin Yi, what do you want to do?"

  "A life for a life, a debt repaid in full." Eight words slowly fell from Qin Yi's mouth, like heavy hammers striking the hearts of all present.

  Everyone was shocked and did not expect Qin Yi to want to take someone's life as soon as he opened his mouth!

  "Qin Yuwei, Qin Hancong, back then when my father passed away unexpectedly and I was severely poisoned, my abilities plummeted, and I was ostracized at home. You took advantage of the situation to kick me while I was down and stole my spot at Tian Sheng Academy. The conspiracy that year was all orchestrated by Qin Hongyi and Qin Hongren. Even if you weren't direct participants, you were still accomplices."

  "For personal gain, you poisoned your own family members. At such a young age, your heart is so vicious and cruel. I have sworn an oath to personally behead Qin Hongyi and Qin Hongren, grind their bones into dust, melt them in boiling iron water, cast them into kneeling iron statues, making them forever unable to turn over, kneeling day and night in front of my father's grave, repenting and kowtowing."

  Qin Yi's voice was so shocking that the people present gasped for breath, their souls seemingly squeezed out of their bodies. The blood and energy inside them churned violently, causing unbearable discomfort.

  Wu Peng was extremely shocked, looking at the rolling momentum emitted by Qin Yi at this moment, far surpassing the identity of a disciple, and even their group of outer disciples were completely suppressed by him, without any resistance.