Qin Xuan looked up at the sound, and his entire body trembled the moment he saw the old man in the black shirt.
"Second... Second Grandfather!"
The person in front of Qin Xuan was Qin Xuan's second grandfather! Qin Mufeng.
"Little Xuan, we finally meet again," Qin Mufeng said with a kind smile.
Qin Xuan looked at Qin Mufeng incredulously, as if what he was seeing was not real.
As Qin Mufeng's voice faded, the man in white and the dozen people beside him all tore off their human skin masks, revealing their true faces.
Qin Xuan's eyes widened as he looked at everyone.
"Qin Zheng, Xiao Zhuzi, Ergou, Fugui, Xiaorun..."
Qin Xuan called out their names as he recognized familiar faces one by one.
Qin Zheng was Qin Mufeng's grandson and had grown up with Qin Xuan. The dozen or so people were all servants of the Qin family!
In an instant, dozens of leaves lost their gravity and fell to the ground.
"Xuanzi, if your leaf had been any faster, I reckon I would have gone to see the eldest uncle," Qin Zheng said with a wry smile as he looked at the fallen leaves.
The dozen or so Qin family servants also smiled bitterly.
"Young Master..."
Qin Xuan's eyes were filled with shock. These people, who he thought had died three years ago, suddenly appeared before him, making it more surreal than a dream.
Qin Mufeng smiled at Ling'er, who was wrapped around Qin Xuan.
"Girl, aren't you going to get down from your Xuan brother?"
Ling'er heard this and jumped off Qin Xuan, running to Qin Mufeng's side.
"Second Grandfather," Ling'er called out obediently.
Qin Mufeng rubbed her head and smiled.
"See, I told you, your Xuan brother wouldn't abandon you even though you've only known each other for a few days. This... this is our Qin family!"
Ling'er grinned. Da Feng Novel Network
"Hehe, after interacting with Xuan brother these past few days, I discovered long ago that Xuan brother is a good person, apart from being a bit aloof."
Qin Xuan looked at Qin Mufeng, his face full of confusion.
"Second Grandfather... she..."
Qin Mufeng chuckled.
"This girl, she's from your mother's side of the family. Her name is Su Ling'er, remember? When you went back to your maternal family as a child, you accidentally saw her bathing, and your mother chased you for several streets."
Lu Chen seemed to recall something upon hearing this, but looking at Su Ling'er's appearance, he couldn't quite remember.
She didn't look anything like she did as a child. It had only been seven or eight years; surely, there would be some resemblance.
Qin Mufeng smiled.
"Ling'er, what is there to hide from your Xuan brother?"
Su Ling'er nodded and then pulled off half of the human skin mask on her face, revealing her true appearance.
One half of her face was fair and flawless, with a baby-like roundness. However, the other side was difficult to look at, covered in scars, appearing as if burned by a great fire.
Ling'er tiptoed towards Qin Xuan.
"Brother, you promised to be my brother, you won't dislike me for being ugly, right?" Ling'er tugged at Qin Xuan's arm and asked weakly.
Qin Xuan paused, then slowly raised his hand and gently touched Su Ling'er's disfigured half-face.
Feeling the uneven texture under his palm, Qin Xuan felt a dull ache in his heart.
"Brother, during the fire back then, Ling'er was lucky to hide in the cellar and survived, but her face was still hit by falling wooden blocks, so..."
Qin Xuan looked into her bright eyes and asked with a slight choke, "It... hurt a lot, didn't it..."
Su Ling'er giggled.
The group entered the house.
A middle-aged man stood by a window, his back to everyone.
As Qin Xuan entered the room, the middle-aged man suddenly moved.
His hand transformed into a claw and lunged towards Qin Xuan's neck.
Qin Xuan frowned slightly, then struck out with his palm.
A gust of palm wind erupted. Before the middle-aged man could touch Qin Xuan, his body retreated repeatedly.
The middle-aged man quickly circulated his internal energy and slapped his hand backward.
The gust of wind hit the wall and rebounded, finally stopping the middle-aged man.
"What a powerful palm," the middle-aged man said with some admiration.
Qin Xuan could now clearly see the middle-aged man's appearance and immediately rejoiced.
"Third Uncle!"
Qin Yi smiled.
"Little Xuan, long time no see. Are you well? You must have reached the realm of Three Flowers Gathering on the Crown by now."
Qin Xuan's eyes welled up with tears, unable to suppress his excitement, and he rushed forward to embrace Qin Yi.
This person was Qin Xuan's third uncle, the third son of Qin Xuan's paternal grandfather, and his father's own third brother.
"Hahaha, your body has become much stronger! In just a few years, you've become such a master," Qin Yi said, patting Qin Xuan's back and laughing heartily.
Qin Xuan wiped away his tears and said with a choked laugh,
"Third Uncle, I missed you all so much!"
Qin Yi pulled Qin Xuan to a nearby table to sit, then said,
"Little Xuan, you must have suffered a lot these past few years."
Qin Xuan shook his head.
"No, I've been doing very well, and I have a very virtuous wife."
Qin Yi smiled mysteriously.
"Perhaps more than one, right?"
Qin Xuan was taken aback.
"Third Uncle, you..."
Qin Yi waved his hand.
"You don't need to be surprised. In fact, I've known what you've been doing all these years."
Seeing Qin Xuan's shocked expression, Qin Yi smiled and continued,
"This matter dates back to that year."
"Three years ago, our Qin family was annihilated. You probably know a bit about it. It wasn't just a simple fire; that was just to cover things up."
"Initially, you thought all of us, the old Qin family, died in that fire?"
Qin Xuan nodded, somewhat bewildered.
Today had already overloaded Qin Xuan's mind.
Back then, Qin Xuan had taken his sister and fled their home, witnessing firsthand the Qin mansion surrounded by fire. Even a martial artist would have had difficulty escaping.
Furthermore, Qin Xuan had learned from Chu Zifeng's memories that there were many martial artists outside the old Qin mansion that year. Even if the Qin family members escaped, it would have been a dead end.
Qin Xuan and Qin Lin had survived that ordeal because Mo Tao had secretly helped them.
Qin Yi sighed as he reached this point.
"Although some of us, including your second grandfather, Qin Zheng, and the girl Ling'er, are still alive, most of the old Qin family are dead. If your grandfather and father hadn't fought desperately to protect us back then, the Qin family would truly only have you and the girl Qin Lin left now."
"At that time, your father had made arrangements with the Mo family and his friend Mo Qingyu. Although she couldn't appear in person, she sent her nephew, Mo Tao, to escort you out of the capital."
"When you were on your way to Jiangbei, I had several surviving Xiantian realm martial artists protect you and Qin Lin. They followed you all the way to Jiangbei. For these three years, they have been by your side, so I know everything about you."
"Your two confidantes, Tantai Yue and Wang Yuyan, and your shrewish mother-in-law, how they bullied you... Because of their identities, they couldn't act carelessly, lest it attract attention and expose their identities, which would be a big trouble. Unless your life was in mortal danger, they wouldn't intervene. Later, for some reason, you suddenly gained power, and you were very strong, stronger than the three of them, so they gradually disappeared from your side."
"Let's go. There's someone waiting for you inside. We'll talk in the room."