The School Beauty's Super Rogue-Chapter 257 - 255: Return to the Qin Family?

Chen Yuanzhi asked in confusion, "Father, hasn’t the old master of the Qin Family already been a hands-off boss for decades? Why do you sound so wary of him?"

Patriarch Chen smirked subtly, shaking his head inexplicably. He then replied to Chen Yuanzhi, "Yuanzhi, from the time the Qin Family emerged in Qingshan City to becoming one of the four great families, it only took them fifty years to firmly establish their foothold."

"The Qin Family’s enterprise was built from scratch by Qin Langya, who personally established it. During that time, I hadn’t yet taken over our family affairs. He belongs to your grandfather’s generation, one of the few elders left."

Chen Yuanzhi nodded thoughtfully and then said, "Since Elder Qin has personally come out, Qin Hao should return to the family, right?"

The Patriarch of the Chen Family was silent for a while, then lightly shook his head, simply saying, "I don’t know."

Having said that, he sent Chen Yuanzhi away first and walked alone to the window of the study. Looking at the crystal-clear outdoor swimming pool downstairs, a wave was already rippling in his heart.

Back then, how similar Qin Langya was to the present Qin Hao...

As time slowly passed, it seemed as though Patriarch Chen had returned to his younger days. That year, Qin Langya, at less than thirty years old, alone with a sword, entered Kyoto to challenge them and single-handedly fought ten Swordsmanship Masters within a day, defeating them all!

It was after this bout that he claimed the title of one of the top ten Swordsmanship Masters in the country, becoming the youngest master at the time and making a name for himself.

As for why he was one of the top ten rather than the number one Swordsmanship Master, it wasn’t because Qin Langya lacked strength but because his sharpness was so intense that it alarmed the ancient and mysterious noble families in Kyoto, who intervened to suppress him.

The details of how those noble families intervened have been buried in the annals of history, perhaps known only to Qin Langya himself. All people know is that after these mysterious families intervened, the Swordsmanship Masters who had initially declared an endless struggle with Qin Langya all changed their stances dramatically.

They not only acknowledged the fact of being defeated by Qin Langya, but under the mediation of the mysterious families, they jointly recognized Qin Langya’s status as a Swordsmanship Master.

Victorious, Qin Langya returned to Qingshan City and founded the Qin Group from scratch. Over the following twenty years, the Qin Family rose with miraculous speed, erasing countless short-sighted forces and families from their trace in Qingshan City.

Such methods and styles are so reminiscent of the current Qin Hao. Patriarch Chen thought of Qin Hao at the engagement banquet, where he, alone, made all the families in Qingshan City bow down.

In that moment, he seemed to see the scene from thirty years ago when he attended a banquet targeting Qin Langya with his father. At that banquet, Qin Langya, with just himself and a sword, suppressed all the noble families into a state of indecision. Today’s structure of Qingshan City was largely established after that very banquet.

And now, the powerful presence of Qin Hao at the engagement banquet seems even more unstoppable and flamboyant than Qin Langya of that time!

At this thought, a surge of indescribable jealousy rose in Patriarch Chen’s heart.

Why does fate so favor the Qin Family? First Qin Langya, then Qin Hao. Geniuses in their family appear one after another, each surpassing the last. Meanwhile, Chen Yuanzhi, in whom he had pinned high hopes, pales in comparison with such true geniuses as Qin Hao and Qin Langya.

Now, all he can hope for is that the two ultimately exhaust each other, winning some precious recuperation time for the Chen Family.

Thinking of this, Patriarch Chen once again shook his head helplessly and sat down at his desk to start handling family affairs.

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The heads of noble families all turned their attention closely to the Qin Family.

For a while, various stories about Qin Langya’s youth were unearthed.

The elder of the Qin Family, who had been retired for over a decade, finally returned to the scrutiny of the major powers in Qingshan City.

Meanwhile, speculations about Qin Hao were rife with diverse opinions.

"The elder of the Qin Family personally came out to invite Qin Hao back; this itself expresses a low posture, giving Qin Hao plenty of face. In a certain sense, it is also a form of compensation for having expelled Qin Hao from the Qin Family. Qin Hao will definitely go with the flow and return to the Qin Family!"

"Yes, at this time, Qin Hao returning to the Qin Family, not only with flair but also with the abilities he has shown, can smoothly take the position of Patriarch in the future. It’s something with both substance and prestige; Qin Hao has no reason to refuse."

"But I feel, given Qin Hao’s usual rebellious way, he hasn’t left any face for the Qin Family. He probably won’t agree to Qin Langya’s invitation either."

"Haha, rebellious or not depends on the person. Now, with the elder of the Qin Family personally making a move, even if Qin Hao were more rebellious, there’s no reason to refuse such an advantageous and reputationally beneficial matter! Do you think Qin Hao dares to offend Qin Langya?"

"Exactly, I don’t believe it either. Since Qin Langya personally intervened, would Qin Hao dare refuse? This is Qin Langya, after all. Anyone who dares offend must think twice or thrice, right?"

"Though it is said that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, one has to bow when necessary! I bet Qin Hao will return to the Qin Family!"

Soon, the belief that Qin Hao would choose to return to the Qin Family became a consensus among the major forces.

And just then, Qin Hao didn’t keep people waiting long; he directly relayed a message to Qin Langya through Fang Zhenwu!

"The Qin Family, an old dry well, can it move me?"

"Qin Langya, it’s utterly laughable! I, Qin Hao, cannot be moved by you!"

As the news spread, the entire Qingshan City was in an uproar once again!

Qin Hao’s arrogant attitude directly smacked those who firmly believed he would return to the Qin Family. Major forces were so astounded by Qin Hao’s action they couldn’t even speak. Many who had been so confident were now red-faced, unable to utter a single word, stunned by Qin Hao’s audacity.

The Chen Family Patriarch, upon hearing Qin Hao’s bold response, was initially startled but then fell into ecstasy. What worried him most before was Qin Hao going with the flow and returning to the Qin Family. If that happened, in a few years, his Chen Family wouldn’t even qualify to eat dust off the Qin Family’s coattails.

Now, Qin Hao’s response indicated he intended to tear things up with Qin Langya, to the death!

This time, no further debate arose because all the elite families in Qingshan City coincidentally had the same thought.

This time, Qin Hao might really be finished!

Arrogance.

Needs to pay a price!

The formidable reputation of Qin Langya, despite a retirement spanning over a decade, had never faded from people’s memories. Instead, with time, there was a growing fear of his terrifying prowess.

Although Qin Hao is perceived to be frighteningly formidable, he is still too young and cannot yet be mentioned in the same breath as Qin Langya.

The storm is brewing, and Qingshan City seems on the verge of a major upheaval.

At this time, no one saw Qin Hao, and even Lin Yuhan and Zhao Mengke, upon hearing the news, harbored deep concerns for Qin Hao.