Martial Master

It was extremely transcendent.

Countless noble offspring from the capital were studying at the Tianxing Academy. Even the royal princes and princesses were often enrolled there.

The actions of the Qin family had completely disrupted the rules of the Tianxing Academy.

The current emperor was furious, urgently summoning the Marquis of Anping, Qin Yuanhong, to the court. He harshly scolded him, docked his salary for a year, and demanded the Qin family to reflect on their actions to restore justice to Tianxing Academy.

Qin Yuanhong, after being berated by the emperor in court, was extremely frustrated, hastily claiming he was unaware of the situation and promised to investigate the reasons and provide an explanation to Tianxing Academy upon his return.

In truth, Qin Yuanhong knew in his heart that this must be another trick of Zhao Feng. Enraged, he stormed back home, only to see his second son lying in bed, rendered a cripple before he could scold Zhao Feng.

His anger turned to sorrow, and then fury erupted like a volcano as he berated Zhao Feng.

"A woman's heart is not to be trusted."

"Did you personally contact Gou Xu regarding this matter?"

After a moment, Qin Yuanhong, having calmed down, spoke gloomily.

"No, I have always instructed Qin Yong to handle it. I never showed myself," Zhao Feng said.

"That's good." Qin Yuanhong's tightly furrowed brows slightly relaxed, letting out a long breath.

"Is it really that serious?" Zhao Feng asked in astonishment.

"What do you know!" Qin Yuanhong glared coldly at Zhao Feng, "Do you know what status Tianxing Academy holds in our Great Qi State? The current emperor was once a student there. Now Chu Weichen, that old thing, is persistently accusing our Qin family in court, claiming we disrupted the order of Tianxing Academy. If this matter isn't handled well, it will be a huge disaster for our Qin family."

Zhao Feng sneered, "Our Qin family is a Martial King family after all, with illustrious military achievements for the Great Qi State. You could say half of the country's territories were won by our Qin family. The emperor wouldn't go that far, right?"

"What do you know!" Qin Yuanhong snapped, "Precisely because our Qin family's military merits are too prominent, we must be extra cautious. Father has been serving in the military for years, rarely returning home. Why do you think that is? It's to prevent the emperor's suspicion. Feng'er recently defeated thousands of Wei State cavalry. His merit is enough for him to be promoted to general. Not just this time, according to Feng'er's previous distinguished merits, if it were any other noble family, he'd have been promoted to general long ago. So why is Feng'er still just a captain? Don't you understand why?"

Qin Yuanhong snorted coldly, "Our Qin family has been cautious all these years, fearing any attention from the emperor. And here you are, bringing us to the brink of a storm. Are you worried our Qin family isn't conspicuous enough?"

"I..." Zhao Feng was left speechless by the scolding, finally showing a hint of panic, "What do we do now?"

"What else can we do? We must quell the emperor and Chu Weichen's anger, even if it means handing over Qin Yong."

"No." Zhao Feng urgently objected.

"Hmph, rest assured. Qin Yong has been loyal to our family for many years. I won't hand him over lightly. However, he won't escape punishment. Where is he now? Bring him to me."

"Well..." Zhao Feng hesitated.

"Where is he?"

Seeing Zhao Feng's demeanor, Qin Yuanhong's heart sank, sensing something was wrong. He knew his wife's character all too well. Surely she hadn't done something outrageous again? He immediately demanded, "What have you done now? Don't drag our Qin family down with you."

Zhao Feng's face darkened, and through gritted teeth, she said, "I've already sent Qin Yong away."

Qin Yuanhong was shocked, his expression changing, "You wouldn't have..."

"That's right. Since that boy Qin Chen injured Feng'er, how could I let him live past tonight? Not just him, but that wretch Qin Yuechi as well. I want both of them dead, to pay for Feng'er's injuries."