Martial Master

Holding a glossy black cat in her arms, her gaze was as cold as a venomous snake, sitting still without moving.

At this moment, a stunningly beautiful maid walked in and respectfully said, “Madam, the marquis has returned.”

“I know.” Madam Zhao said coldly, standing up and walking towards the door.

Qin Yuanhong was slowly walking into the hall.

“Qin Yuanhong, what’s wrong with you today? You actually let that little beast go and humiliated Prince Qi in front of so many people. Tell me, what on earth do you mean by this?” Madam Zhao said in a fit of rage.

The Zhao Family, a prominent royal family branch known throughout the Imperial Capital, meant that Madam Zhao spoke to Qin Yuanhong as if she were accusing him, showing no fear whatsoever.

Qin Yuanhong frowned and said, “You’re asking me? I haven’t even asked you yet, what’s going on in the residence all day?!”

Madam Zhao snapped, “What can I do? I just want that shameless Qin Yuechi to leave our Qin Family, to prevent that little beast from claiming our family’s fortune. But you, instead of helping, are siding with that little beast. I knew it; there’s not a single good person in the Qin Family!”

“You’re talking nonsense!”

“Nonsense? When that shameless Qin Yuechi committed such a heinous act, your father not only didn’t drive her away but kept both her and her mother here. Now that little brat has also taken the Qin surname and will surely threaten Feng'er’s position and inheritance in the future. Am I wrong in saying this?”

Madam Zhao said with a cold smile.

Qin Yuanhong’s face turned ashen as he coldly stared at Madam Zhao, saying, “You know father still cares about our third sister. Do you dare to invite Prince Qi over today? You know our father’s temperament; if he finds out what happened today, who can protect you?”

“Are we just going to let that little beast stay in the Qin Family?” Madam Zhao’s eyes glinted with malice, her chest heaving.

“That’s why I told you to endure,” Qin Yuanhong said with a cold gaze, sneering, “Qin Chen hasn’t even awakened his bloodline yet. With the upcoming academy entrance exam, he surely won’t pass. Once he’s expelled from Tianxing Academy, as the head of the family, I will have grounds to expel him from the Qin Family, and at that time, even father won’t be able to say anything. But you’re just causing trouble at home, tsk, truly narrow-minded.”

Madam Zhao was taken aback, her expression flashing, “So that’s your plan.”

“What else would you think? You’re just a woman; what else can you do besides causing trouble?” Qin Yuanhong scoffed, enraged, and turned to walk into the room.

“That’s true. Every disciple of the Qin Family possesses extraordinary skills. If that little beast fails the academy examination, we can expel him, and the old man won’t have anything to say.”

Although Madam Zhao had been scolded, she was not angry; instead, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

“Meow!”

The black cat in her hands suddenly let out a terrified scream, leaping to the ground, trembling in fear as it looked at its owner, its fur bristled like a hedgehog.

Madam Zhao held a handful of cat fur, which she had just yanked out.

In the empty, cold room, Qin Chen sat quietly, frowning as he contemplated his future path.

Three hundred years have passed, and regardless of whether it was revenge against Shangguan Xi'er and Feng Shaoyu or for his mother, he knew he had to become stronger, to be a powerful figure capable of controlling the Tianwu Continent.

The first step was to awaken his bloodline.

To become a strong warrior, the first thing was to awaken the bloodline.

Qin Chen was already fifteen years old and still hadn’t awakened his bloodline.

Having surpassed the age of sixteen without awakening his bloodline, according to the Tianwu Continent, it meant he had missed the best age; even if he awakened later, he wouldn’t achieve much.

“On the Tianwu Continent, everyone has a bloodline. If it doesn’t awaken for a long time, there are usually two reasons: one is that the bloodline is too thin to meet the awakening conditions, and the other is that there’s something wrong with the body that prevents awakening.”