"Don't worry, Father," Qin Lin said. "Anyone who dares to hurt my brother will meet only one endâdeath! Anyone who offends my Qin Family must face the consequences."
Qin Lin then took two family disciples and left the estate, heading for the streets of Lisha City.
"Young Master, are you really planning to kill that kid? Someone who could defeat the Second Young Master in a single blow must be incredibly strong. You should be careful," one of the disciples whispered to Qin Lin.
"I know what I'm doing. In all of Lisha City, there's no one in our generation I'm afraid of. Where are they now?" Qin Lin said, a determined look on his face.
"It's said that kid went to the Delicious Pavilion with Ye Feifei. They should still be there now," the other disciple said.
The three of them hurried toward the Delicious Pavilion in Lisha City. Meanwhile, Ye Tian and Ye Feifei were slowly eating, completely unaware of Qin Lin's impending arrival.
Many people in the restaurant were watching the two of them. Ye Feifei was never seen with a man, so her being with Ye Tian todayâand looking quite friendly with him, at thatâwas a surprise to everyone.
Just then, several people rushed in from outside the restaurant and strode toward where Ye Tian and Ye Feifei were sitting. The two men in front were the same Qin Family disciples who had carried Qin Li back earlier.
"Young Master, that's the kid who injured the Second Young Master!" one of them said, pointing at Ye Tian.
Ye Tian wasn't surprised by the Qin Family's arrival. 'The Qin Family's power is on par with the Ye Family's,' he thought. 'It would be all too easy for them to track me down.'
Qin Lin glanced at Ye Tian but saw nothing special about him. And yet, this seemingly ordinary Fourth-Realm Disciple had defeated the Sixth-Layer Qin Li in a single move.
'That means he's not ordinary at all,' Qin Lin thought. 'It's highly likely this kid is hiding his true Power Level. I'll have to be careful.'
Qin Lin had always been bold yet meticulous, and he usually remained calm in any situation. It was precisely because of this that his strength had improved so rapidly. Among the younger generation of Lisha City, his power easily ranked in the top three.
"Brother Tian, let's go. The sight of some people is just unpleasant," Ye Feifei said.
Ye Tian glanced at Ye Feifei and smiled. "Feifei, I don't think leaving will be so easy. Haven't you noticed someone's face has turned the color of a beet?"
Qin Lin hadn't been that angry initially. With Ye Feifei present, he had planned to just teach Ye Tian a lesson at mostâa courtesy he was extending for her sake.
But now, things were different. Ye Feifei was acting so intimately with him, even calling him "Brother Tian." And Ye Tian had the audacity to call her "Feifei," a very unusual form of address.
Qin Lin had always been in love with Ye Feifei, but she felt nothing for him and had mercilessly rejected him every time.
Now that a love rival had appeared, it was more than Qin Lin could bear. In his heart, he had already sentenced Ye Tian to death.
"You're Ye Tian, right? Was it you who injured my brother, Qin Li? Today, shouldn't you give me, this young master, a proper explanation?" Qin Lin said, stepping in front of the pair.
"An explanation? What kind of explanation do you need? Qin Li himself said that if he lost, he would leave on his own and it would have nothing to do with me. So why send people after me for revenge now? Don't tell me everyone from the Qin Family is a dishonorable scoundrel who goes back on their word," Ye Tian said, looking at him.
From the aura emanating from Qin Lin, Ye Tian could tell he was a One Vein Seventh Layer Martial Artist, even a bit stronger than Ye Feifei. 'This will be a very tough opponent,' Ye Tian thought. 'I'm not confident I can beat him.'
"Kid, you've gone too far! You injured my brother and show no remorse, even acting like you were in the right. If I don't teach you a good lesson today, you'll think you can do whatever you want!" Qin Lin roared.
He had started by calling himself "this young master," but his self-address had now become cruder, revealing his true anger.
"Qin Li wanted to buy my Black Glaze Sword for one hundred Spirit Stones, but I couldn't care less about those hundred Spirit Stones. So, he challenged me to a fight. If I won, I would naturally keep my Black Glaze Sword, and he wouldn't bother me again.
If I lost or was killed by him, the Black Glaze Sword would naturally become his. He's a Sixth-Layer Martial Artist, while I'm only at the Fourth Layer. It was an unfair fight from the start, but I still agreed to it.
Who knew a Sixth-Layer Martial Artist would be such a pushover that he couldn't even take a single hit from me? And now he's run to get his big brother to stick up for him. The Qin Family really is something else," Ye Tian said with a smirk.
"Ye Feifei, this has nothing to do with you. I hope you won't interfere, lest it affect the bond between us. I absolutely must teach this kid a lesson today. How can I allow an ant like him to trample on the dignity of my Qin Family?" Qin Lin said to Ye Feifei.
"Qin Lin, did I hear you correctly? What bond is there between us? From the very beginning, I have never had any feelings for you. Not in the past, not now, and certainly not in the future. So I suggest you give up on that idea!" Ye Feifei said, her eyes turning to Ye Tian.
Her gaze was filled with affection. Qin Lin wasn't an idiot; he understood the relationship between them in a single glance.
"You have feelings for him, don't you?" Qin Lin asked.
Such a foolish question coming from Qin Lin made the other patrons in the restaurant want to laugh. For someone usually so composed to say something like that was unexpected.
"That's right! You're absolutely correct! In this life, I will only be Brother Tian's woman!" Ye Feifei declared.
Qin Lin couldn't take it anymore. He roared at Ye Tian, "Ye Tian, if you're a man, then fight me! You claim to be so tough, don't you? Defeating my brother in one move? Well, I'd like to see just how tough you really are!"
"Qin Lin, have you no shame? You're at the peak of the One Vein Seventh Layer, yet you're challenging someone at the One Vein Fourth Layer to a fight. Are you out of your mind?" Ye Feifei immediately shot back, not wanting Ye Tian to get hurt.
"Feifei, it's fine," Ye Tian said with a smile. "Since the Qin Family's Young Master thinks so highly of me, wouldn't I be disrespecting him if I didn't play along? And what if he ends up defeated just like his little brother? Wouldn't that be even more fun?"
Ye Tian's voice was quite loud, and everyone in the restaurant heard him. They all stared at Ye Tian in utter disbelief, thinking he must be insane. A Fourth Layer fighting a Seventh Layer was simply courting death.
"I'm done wasting words with you. There's no room to fight in this restaurant. If you have the guts, let's take this to the street. The same way you defeated my brother is how I'll defeat you today. And one more thing I forgot to mentionâI just might take your life!" With that, Qin Lin strode out of the restaurant.
"Brother Tian, are you really going to fight Qin Lin? He's at the One Vein Seventh Layer! Even I might not be a match for him. You have to think this through!" Ye Feifei said...