The only reason Ye Tian could say this was because the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python had told him. Otherwise, with his own power, he would have had no way of knowing the true extent of Qin Wushuang's injuries.
Qin Xiaowan glanced back at Ye Tian, her expression conflicted. It was impossible to tell if her eyes held hatred or gratitude. In any case, it was an unsettling look, a very strange feeling.
"Xiaowan, Father should have listened to you," Qin Wushuang said. "It was my stubbornness that brought ruin upon us all. I am filled with regret! The Qin Family has been defeated at my hands. But you must avenge this. You must remember the deep-seated hatred between Ye Tian and our Qin Family. Otherwise, Father will not be able to rest in peace."
The voice wasn't loud, but Ye Tian heard it with perfect clarity. His current Perception Power was in no way inferior to Ye Weitian's. Still, hearing those words greatly displeased him.
'He already disowned Qin Xiaowan, but now he wants her to get revenge for the familyâspecifically, revenge on me. How is she supposed to become one of my most trusted aides in the future?'
"Father, you're going to be fine! Trust me, you'll get better! This catastrophe facing the Qin Family is actually your fault. You should know this. The Black Iron Guard you hired to assassinate Ye Tian were all killed by him, yet he did nothing to our Qin Family afterward."
"But then you aggressively brought our family's elites here to the Ye Family to stir up trouble. No matter how magnanimous he is, he could never tolerate that. Now you want me to get revenge? I... I really don't know what to do."
"Perhaps you think I'm being unfilial, that I'm unworthy of being a daughter of the Qin Family. But we must be reasonable. Our Qin Family was in the wrong first. What right do we have to seek revenge?"
"Besides, with my level of strength, I'm no match for Ye Tian at all. The Qin Family may have fallen, but we can rise again. As long as you're alive, Father, there is still hope," Qin Xiaowan said, her voice choked with sobs.
"How dare you say such things! You'll be the death of me!" Qin Wushuang roared, so enraged he couldn't help but spray a mouthful of blood.
"It seems you've truly taken a liking to that brat, Ye Tian. How could I, Qin Wushuang, have a daughter like you? I always treated you as the apple of my eye, and now you defend an outsider against me! Get out! Get out! You are not worthy of being my daughter!" Qin Wushuang continued, his eyes filled with disappointment and rage.
Qin Xiaowan looked utterly haggard, wounded in body and spirit. 'As a child of the Qin Family, I should want revenge, especially now that the family is like this and Father was nearly killed.'
If it had been anyone else, she might have agreed without a second thought. But it was Ye Tian. She didn't understand why she couldn't summon even a shred of hatred for him. Instead, her heart was filled with guilt and self-reproach.
Qin Wushuang tried to climb to his feet, but his attempts were in vain. His injuries were simply too severe. His body ached, but the pain in his heart was far worse. Watching the Elder Protectors who had built the family with him fall one after another, he was heartbroken.
Qin Xiaowan rushed forward to help him up, but he shoved her away. "Get out! I told you to get out!" His heartless words stabbed at the tearful Qin Xiaowan, making her heart ache even more.
Already severely injured and now repeatedly heartbroken, she choked, a mouthful of blood spraying from her lips before she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Qin Wushuang merely shot her a blank glance, showing not a hint of paternal concern. To be a father and act like this... he had truly reached a new low.
Ye Tian's face darkened. "Feifei, bring Qin Xiaowan over here. Since Qin Wushuang is so ungrateful, then I'll just wipe the Qin Family from Lisha City entirely! I want him to watch his clansmen die one by one right in front of him, to make his life a living hell!"
This was a decision Ye Tian had considered carefully. 'If Qin Xiaowan wants to blame me for being cruel, then let her. This world is survival of the fittest. If the Ye Family had been the weaker one today, we would be the ones facing annihilation.'
As if sensing Ye Tian's fury, the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python blurred into motion and joined the fray. Meanwhile, Ye Feifei successfully brought Qin Xiaowan over, leaving Qin Wushuang to stare after them with a look of bitter, venomous resentment.
Seeing the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python join the battle, the Ye Family's morale soared. Their attacks became even more ruthless. The air instantly filled with incessant wails, cries of pain, and the clash of Martial Skills.
For the onlookers watching from a distance in Lisha City, this was a real eye-opener. The Qin Family, one of the three great families of Lisha City, was being annihilated by the Ye Family just like that. It was utterly terrifying.
But everyone understood one thing: this was all because of the Ye Family's genius, Ye Tian. His pet Snake Centipede was simply too powerful; no one was a match for it. From this day forward, no one dared to underestimate Ye Tian again. They all knew he was the one person in Lisha City you could not afford to offend. If you saw him, it was best to give him a wide berth.
The Qin Family's Elders and Protectors were either dead or grievously wounded. A few managed to flee for their lives. As the saying goes, when a tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Faced with a choice between dignity and survival, most chose to live.
Tears streamed down Qin Wushuang's aged face. He couldn't accept this. He couldn't accept it at all. He blamed himself for his own arrogance. He knew Ye Tian had killed the Black Iron Guard, yet he still hadn't taken him seriously and came looking for trouble.
So it had come to this. The core strength of his family was essentially annihilated. The Qin Family was finished. He was the family's greatest sinner, a traitor for the ages. And with Qin Xiaowan's betrayal on top of it all... his injuries were so severe that even if he recovered, he would be crippled, just as Ye Tian had saidâa mere commoner.
He felt he had lost all will to live. It was better to end his own life than to continue living in such agony. As for whether his two sons, Qin Lin and Qin Li, were dead or alive, he no longer had the heart to care.
Before long, the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python and the Ye Family members stopped. The battle was over. The Qin Family had arrived with twenty-six people. Six had fled, and the other nineteen had all been slain. Their corpses littered the cold ground. Many had died gruesome deathsâthe handiwork of the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python.
Ye Tian's face was a mask of indifference, as if the deaths of these people meant nothing to him. Ever since the first time he'd killed, his heart had grown colder. In a world of survival of the fittest, it was kill or be killed. There was no room for sympathy.
Of all the people the Qin Family had brought, only Qin Wushuang remained. As he stared at his fallen clansmen, his legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.
After a long moment, he finally spoke. "Ye Tian, for what you've done to my Qin Family, you will face retribution one day! Don't celebrate too soon. You killed members of the Black Iron Guardâdo you really think you can live in peace? It won't be long before the Shadow Celestial Dragon Team sends even stronger masters to hunt you down for revenge!"
"When that time comes, we'll see who can save you! And you, Ye Weitian! Do you really think you've gained a good son-in-law? You're playing with fire! Your Ye Family will be annihilated all the same. I'll be waiting for you in the netherworld! HAHAHAHA!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a silver dagger appeared in Qin Wushuang's hand. Steeling himself, he plunged it directly into his heart. And just like that, the Patriarch of the Qin Family died before Ye Tian and all the others, filled with pain and bitter resentment.
Ye Tian knew what Qin Wushuang was about to do the moment the dagger appeared, but he had no intention of stopping him. 'Perhaps only death could truly free him from his suffering.' However, Qin Wushuang's final words had also given him a new idea. (Give me some support for another chapter! Maybe I'll release one later tonight!)