Chapter 1362: Beaten for Nothing

In the Qin family's living room, a middle-aged man and a young man sat as host and guest.

The middle-aged man said sternly, "Nephew, you have greatly disappointed me this time!"

The young man was startled and quickly replied, "Yes, I was reckless! I was too eager to avenge my brother, but I never expected the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to act so swiftly and already reach a cooperation with the City Lord's Mansion! Now I've lifted a rock only to drop it on my own feet!"

The middle-aged man snorted coldly, "Such a heaven-defying pill—unless the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion never sells it to outsiders, how could they possibly keep it all to themselves? Forget it, what's done is done. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. Since you're back, focus on your cultivation and strive to be promoted to the Heavenly Character Camp as soon as possible!"

The young man quickly replied, "Yes, your nephew will follow Uncle Qin's instructions!"

This middle-aged man was Qin Nantian, the current head of the Qin family, while the young man was Wang Song!

Speaking of Wang Song, he was quite resourceful—he had managed to win over Qin Peiying, a concubine-born daughter of the Qin family, at the Wumeng Academy, and was now considered half a son-in-law of the Qin family.

Moreover, his strength was not to be underestimated; he had already broken through to the late stage of Heaven-Gazing, which also brought him into the Qin family's line of sight.

Although the Wang family was formidable, they were only formidable in Mingyang City.

The Qin family, however, was a dominant clan throughout the entire Wumeng Royal City!

Not only did the clan boast a multitude of experts occupying many high positions in Wumeng Royal City, but their businesses also spanned the entire city.

The Wang family was utterly insignificant before the Qin family.

By attaching himself to the Qin family, Wang Song's prospects became limitless.

A year and a half ago, after suffering a setback at Xiao Feng's hands, he had thought of reporting the matter of the Nourishing Yuan Pills to the City Lord's Mansion.

But no matter how much he calculated, he never expected that the City Lord's Mansion had already reached an agreement with the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

The information he sent not only failed to embarrass the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion but instead led the City Lord's Mansion to dismiss both him and Chen Yongnian from their posts, transferring them back to Wumeng Academy.

As soon as he arrived at Wumeng Royal City, he came to pay respects to Qin Nantian.

Wang Song, as deputy city lord, was merely fulfilling a task of the Wumeng Academy; he remained a student of the academy.

What Wang Song didn't know was that Ye Yuan had long since instructed Yang Rui to remind the Wumeng Royal City's Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion that the profits from Nourishing Essence Pills should be shared with the City Lord's Mansion, and that the pills must be supplied to the mansion.

When Han Tian saw this message, he had already taken it seriously and reached an agreement with the City Lord's Mansion.

How laughable that Wang Song, thinking himself clever, had walked right into the trap.

"Alright, you may go back. Ying'er has been looking forward to your return for a long time!" Qin Nantian said indifferently.

Wang Song rose to take his leave: "Your nephew takes his leave."

Just as Wang Song was about to turn and leave, a woman with a face swollen like a pig's head rushed in.

"Father, I don't want to live anymore! Boohoo... I don't want to live! Yu'er can't face anyone anymore!"

"Yu... Yu'er?"

Wang Song was stunned for a second before it dawned on him.

From her figure to her clothes, this woman was none other than Qin Peiyu.

But... how had her face been beaten like this?

Qin Nantian had fathered a daughter in his old age and doted on Qin Peiyu immensely.

Seeing her like this, he immediately burned with rage and said, "Yu'er, who was so bold as to beat you like this?"

Wang Song's expression also changed, and he said fiercely, "Yu'er, who beat you like this? I'll go and destroy him!"

Qin Peiyu's face had been beaten out of shape, looking utterly miserable. If not for her clothes and figure, he would hardly have recognized her as his daughter.

His daughter's face had been beaten like this—it was as if the Qin family's face had been slapped. How could he not be furious?

"It's... it's all that brat's fault, boohoo... Dad, brother-in-law, you have to avenge Yu'er! Boohoo..."

Qin Peiyu was crying like a fountain, but after all that talk, she still hadn't made clear who had beaten her.

Qin Nantian's face darkened, and he barked, "Where's Granny Hua? Tell her to get her ass over here!"

Granny Hua was that old woman.

Usually, when they went out, she was the one who accompanied Qin Peiyu. Now that Qin Peiyu had been beaten like this, Granny Hua could not escape blame.

Granny Hua shuffled in trembling, fell to her knees with a thud, and said, "Spare my life, Patriarch! It's not that I didn't try my best, but that brat had a late-stage two-star evil spirit by his side—I was no match for him!"

Granny Hua's words were like stepping on Wang Song's tail, sending a jolt of alarm through him.

"A two-star evil spirit? Could it be such a coincidence? But Ye Yuan's evil spirit was mid-stage two-star... could it have... broken through?" Wang Song thought to himself.

When she mentioned the two-star evil spirit, his mind almost immediately jumped to Ye Yuan.

Not many ordinary people could keep a two-star evil spirit by their side.

"Hmph! When the master is disgraced, the servant dies! Yu'er was beaten like this, yet you came out unscathed—you... deserve to die!" Qin Nantian said angrily.

Granny Hua's face turned extremely ugly. How was she unscathed? She was clearly seriously injured, wasn't she?

Just then, Wang Song spoke up, "Uncle, please don't be angry first. Let her finish speaking."

Granny Hua, trembling, recounted the day's events, and Wang Song's face grew darker and darker.

From Granny Hua's description, the man who had struck her was unmistakably Ye Yuan!

"Uncle, I think... I know who hit Yu'er!" Wang Song said in a deep voice.

Qin Nantian's expression changed, and he said, "Could it be that brat you mentioned, the one named Ye Yuan?"

Wang Song nodded gravely. He knew Ye Yuan had already arrived in Wumeng Royal City, but he hadn't expected that enemies would meet on a narrow road—Ye Yuan had beaten his sister-in-law into a pig's head the moment he arrived!

But that was fine, at least... Qin Nantian would definitely not sit idly by.

"Yu'er, Dad will definitely catch that brat and let you vent your anger properly. Granny Hua, take Yu'er down and let her rest well!" Qin Nantian said with concern.

Qin Nantian coaxed and cajoled until he finally managed to send Qin Peiyu away.

Once Qin Peiyu was gone, Qin Nantian's face remained dark.

"Since that brat has come to Wumeng Royal City, he's probably officially joined the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. With the pavilion protecting him, it's very tricky!" Qin Nantian said with a headache.

He was no hot-headed youth; angry as he was, he knew the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was not to be trifled with.

Although he was the head of the Qin family, he wasn't qualified to have a conversation with Han Tian.

Only the older generation could talk to Han Tian.

Qin Nantian assessed the situation and knew that although Ye Yuan's cultivation level was low, with the Nourishing Yuan Pill, his status in the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was certainly not low.

Could it be... that he would just have to take the beating lying down?

Of course, Qin Nantian couldn't swallow that!

The Clear Wind Pavilion was a place where dragons and snakes mingled. Ye Yuan had slapped Qin Peiyu into a pig's head in front of so many people; by tomorrow, the whole of Wumeng Royal City would probably know.

If he didn't vent this anger, how could the Qin family continue to stand in Wumeng Royal City?

Wang Song also said indignantly, "Uncle, let's keep a close watch on the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. I don't believe he can hide in there forever! As soon as he comes out, we have a thousand ways to kill him!"

He realized with dismay that Ye Yuan was like a hedgehog—there was simply no way to get a bite in.

Qin Nantian's face was very grim, and he nodded, "For now, this is all we can do!"