Chapter 3609: Qian Shu Huan’s Suspicion
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
It was rather coincidental.
10,000 years ago, Qian Shu Huan became an advanced G.o.d and left the Qian family and Descent Mountain City before joining a lord-rank force in the Eastern Ridge Mansion. His position in the lord-rank force was rather low, and he ran errands in the library. Nevertheless, despite his low status, he was still privy to many pieces of news and information since he was in a lord-rank force.
Apart from that, the lord-rank force Qian Shu Huan belonged to was located close to the Glorious Heaven Sect. Moreover, the lord-rank force he belonged to revered the emperor-rank Glorious Heaven Sect. Hence, there were quite a lot of interactions between the two forces; so much so that even a lowly member like him had heard many things about the Glorious Heaven Sect.
Apart from Qian Yue Jin, the current head of the Qian family, Qian Shu Huan naturally also heard of Ye Bei Yuan, the Valley Master of the Moon Shadow Valley in the Glorious Heaven Sect. However, he knew much more than Qian Yue Jin did. One of these things was that Ye Bei Yuan had only accepted one disciple and that Ye Bei Yuan’s disciple had died 30 years ago. Since then, there had been no news of Ye Bei Yuan accepting a new disciple. He had also heard that Ye Bei Yuan had entered the Realms Battlefield after losing his beloved disciple; ever since then, there had been no news about Ye Bei Yuan.
While Qian Shu Huan was lost in his thoughts, Qian Yue Jin had already moved to stand next to Qian Fei, his second son. He roared, “Unfilial son, aren’t you going to kneel?”
Upon hearing these words, let alone the others, even Qian Fei was surprised.
When the others regained their senses, they all praised Qian Yue Jin inwardly for being so quick to adapt to the situation. After all, the action of kneeling could express the sincerity of one’s apology. If Qian Fei was lucky, perhaps, there was a chance he would be saved.
“Father…” Unlike the others, Qian Fei, the person involved, did not understand the implications behind his father’s words. He only looked at his father blankly.
Before Qian Fei could speak again, Qian Yue Jin forcefully pressed Qian Fei down, making Qian Fei kneel. At the same time, he warned his son through Voice Transmission, “If you don’t want to die, you better keep kneeling without complaining! I’m your father. Do you think I’ll harm you?”
Qian Yue Jin’s words were like a cold bucket of water being poured on Qian Fei. He regained his senses and quickly lowered his head to prevent Duan Ling Tian from seeing the anger, hatred, and reluctance that were written on his face at this moment. He felt so reluctant at this moment that his body began to tremble slightly.
Qian Yue Jin cupped his fists together and Duan Ling Tian as he humbly asked, “Young Master Duan, may I ask how my unfilial son offended you?”
After Qian Yue Jin’s voice fell, everyone turned to look at Duan Ling Tian in unison. All of them were also curious how Qian Fei could be so blind and offend Ye Bei Yuan’s disciple.
Perhaps, the members of the Meng family, the Cloudy Morning Sect, and the Heaven Martial Sect did not know who Ye Bei Yuan was, but their three respective leaders definitely knew who Ye Bei Yuan was. They had heard about the famous intermediate Lord of G.o.d in the Eastern Ridge Mansion. However, since that famous person did go out recently, many people had never heard of him.
“The southern village of the Duan Clan Village in Endless Mountains had a connection with me…” Duan Ling Tian calmly said as he looked at Qian Yue Jin, “Don’t tell me that you, as the head of the Qian family, are unaware of this matter when everyone in Descent Mountain City has long heard about this matter.”
Qian Yue Jin’s expression had changed drastically as soon as Duan Ling Tian replied to him.
At the same time, Qian Fei’s trembling body stiffened immediately.
The father and son were both frightened out of their wits. They did not expect the disciple of a famous sect like the Glorious Heaven Sect would look for them because of a small village in Endless Mountain. After all, who would have expected that an insignificant village would have a connection with the Glorious Heaven Sect?
The father-and-son duo felt as though they were dreaming at this moment.
Meanwhile, Qian Qiu’s expression changed drastically as well. After all, he was also present when the southern village of the Duan Clan Village was destroyed. Most importantly, he had a hand in killing the demiG.o.ds and those who were stronger than ordinary Ten Directions Celestial Emperors in the southern village of the Duan Clan Village. As for the other experts, they were killed by those from the Tie Clan Village.
Except for Qian Shu Huan, realization dawned on everyone upon hearing Duan Ling Tian’s words. Everyone, including the members of the Qian family, began to whisper among themselves.
“That’s right! Qian Fei recently destroyed a little branch of a village for the sake of his new wife. It became a hot topic recently in Descent Mountain City!”
“Who would’ve thought this seemingly small but sad matter is connected to a Glorious Heaven Sect’s disciple? Moreover, he’s not just an ordinary disciple, but he’s Lord Ye Bei Yuan’s disciple!”
“It’s over for Qian Fei!”
“If the southern village of the Duan Clan Village did not have a connection to this young man, their destruction wouldn’t have been a problem. However, with this, Qian Fei is doomed!”
“Well, we can’t say that for sure. Perhaps, this disciple of the Glorious Heaven Sect doesn’t have deep ties with the southern village of the Duan Clan Village. There’s even a possibility that he has no relations.h.i.+p with the southern village at all, apart from sharing the surname with them. Perhaps, he had only heard of the matter and decided to look for Qian Fei.”
“You have a point. After all, if that little branch of a village had such a connection to the Glorious Heaven Sect, they wouldn’t be staying in a remote place like Endless Mountain.”
Some people were certain that Qian Fei would die, and some believed that there was a high chance that Qian Fei would be able to live.
At this time, Qian Yue Jin finally regained his senses. He forced a smile on his face as he asked, “Young Master Duan, I wonder what’s your relations.h.i.+p with the southern village of the Duan Clan Village?”
If it were any other member of the Qian family, Qian Yue Jin would have long killed him or her to show his sincerity to Duan Ling Tian. However, the person facing death now was his son. How could he kill his son so easily? Moreover, among his two sons, Qian Fei was the one he favored.
Duan Ling Tian glanced at Qian Yue Jin and said icily, “Do you think if I don’t have deep ties with the people from the southern village of the Duan Clan Village, you can appease me with other things?”
Qian Yue Jin remained silent. Indeed, he had thought about this. However, when he heard Duan Ling Tian’s reply, an ominous feeling rose in his heart. It did not take long before his hunch was confirmed.
Duan Ling Tian said, “He must die today! You can try to protect him. However, if you do that, there’ll be no going back for you and the entire Qian family.”
“Master!”
The expressions of the members of the Qian family cried out in unison as their expressions changed to one of horror upon hearing Duan Ling Tian’s words.
An elder of the Qian family hurriedly stepped forward and said, “Master, you must prioritize the family’s interest over your personal interest.”
With that, most of the members of the Qian family began to urge Qian Yue Jin. They clearly wanted Qian Yue Jin to kill Qian Fei with his own hands to appease Duan Ling Tian’s anger.
At the same time, Qian Yue Jin’s face was as pale as a sheet of paper. He seemed to have aged in just an instant as he looked at the kneeling figure next to him. His expression turned determined as he looked at the kneeling figure.
When Qian Fei raised his head and saw the determined expression on his father’s face and his father’s raised hand, blood drained from his face immediately. He protested loudly, “Father, even a tiger doesn’t eat its cubs! You can’t do this!”
When Qian Fei saw that his father did not show any signs of softening at all, he turned to Qian Qiu and cried out in a frightened and trembling voice, “G-grandpa Qiu! Save me!”
Before Qian Fei finished speaking, a figure moved at lightning speed to stand between Qian Fei and Qian Yue Jin.
“Elder Qiu!” Qian Yue Jin’s expression was bitter. He knew that Qian Qiu cared for his son as much as he did. His expression turned bitter when he saw Qian Qiu stepping forward to save his son.
Contrary to the unsightly expressions on the faces of the other members of the Qian family, Qian Fei’s eyes lit up when he saw Qian Qiu.
The members of the Qian family really wished they could curse Qian Qiu at this moment for forsaking the entire family for Qian Fei alone.
Qian Qiu did not wait for Qian Yue Jin to finish speaking before he said, “Master, I played a role in the destruction of the southern village in the Duan Clan Village as well. I’ll end Second Young Master’s life myself before I kill myself to appease Young Master Duan.”
Upon hearing Qian Qiu’s words, the anger in the hearts of the members of the Qian family vanished immediately. Instead, a regretful expression could be seen on their faces at this moment. After all, Qian Qiu was one of the few G.o.ds in the family. His death would mean the weakening of the family. With this, their eyes brimmed even more with hatred when they looked at Qian Fei. It was all because of that arrogant and good-for-nothing brat that their family had to lose a G.o.d.
“Grandpa Qiu!” Qian Fei cried out in despair. He had a.s.sumed Qian Qiu had stepped forward to save him earlier.
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Qian Qiu raised his hand, gathering his Divine Energy/
Just as Qian Qiu was about to strike, a voice rang in the air. “Wait a minute…”
The person who had spoken was Qian Shu Huan, the ancestor of the Qian family, who had not spoken much up until now.. He looked at Duan Ling Tian and asked gravely, “May I ask if you’re really Lord Ye Bei Yuan’s disciple? Based on my knowledge, Lord Ye Bei Yuan’s only disciple perished 30 years ago.”