Qin Xuan listened, stunned.
He hadn't realized that every move he made in Jiangbei was under the watchful eyes of his third uncle and the others.
Qin Yi clapped his hands, and immediately, three figures emerged from behind the screen.
Upon seeing their faces, Qin Xuan froze.
"Uncle Jiu!"
"Xiao Wang!"
"Brother Ba!"
These three were Qin Xuan's former construction site colleagues, the owner of the breakfast shop near the construction site, and a driver from the Tan family.
Qin Xuan was overwhelmed with emotion.
They had been so close, interacting with him daily.
"Uncle Jiu, Xiao Wang, Brother Ba, you... you've fooled me so well," Qin Xuan said with a wry smile.
He recalled how all three had looked out for him.
Uncle Jiu, who often helped him with heavy labor at the construction site.
Xiao Wang, who never charged him for meals and even gave him extra buns.
Brother Ba, the only one at the Tan family who had treated him with respect and not looked down on him.
Unbeknownst to him, three Xiantian masters had been hidden by his side!
"Young Master," the three men smiled.
Their faces bore the marks of time and hardship.
When Qin Xuan was still with the Qin family, he had little knowledge of martial arts and was unfamiliar with the family's martial artists. Therefore, he hadn't recognized them when they appeared as ordinary people to protect him in Jiangbei.
"Xiao Xuan, you must have learned some news during your few days in the capital. Do you know anything about how our Qin family was annihilated back then?" Qin Yi asked again.
Qin Xuan took a deep breath and recounted the memories he had extracted from Chu Zifeng.
"So, Third Uncle, besides the Chu family, the Luo family was also involved in destroying my Qin family. As for others, I'm not sure, but I suspect the Sun family, aside from the Mo family, is also highly suspicious."
Qin Yi nodded in agreement with Qin Xuan's analysis.
"Your analysis is sound. The Chu family was one of the main culprits. The Luo family, though not as powerful as the Chu family, has an organization called 'Yin Ren' (Hidden Blade)."
Qin Xuan frowned at the mention of Yin Ren.
"Yin Ren?"
"Third Uncle, I think I've heard of this organization, and..."
Qin Xuan recounted his encounter with several Yin Ren martial artists in Jiangbei.
Qin Yi's face filled with shock.
"Xiao Xuan, what did you say? You single-handedly crippled a Grandmaster and several Houtian and Xiantian martial artists?"
Qin Xuan nodded.
Now, Qin Xuan's strength was such that even a horde of Grandmasters would be no match for him.
"Then what is your current... realm? Grandmaster?" Qin Yi asked, disbelieving.
Qin Xuan's tone had been so casual.
Qin Xuan pondered for a moment. He decided not to reveal that he was a cultivator.
He replied,
"Roughly, I'm at the peak of Grandmaster," Qin Xuan said conservatively.
"What!"
"Peak Grandmaster!"
Qin Mufeng and the others outside rushed into the room.
"Xiao Xuan, did you just say you're at the peak of Grandmaster!?"
Qin Xuan looked at everyone and nodded, reassuring them.
Uncle Jiu and the other two stared at Qin Xuan in astonishment.
"My goodness, Young Master, how did you cultivate so fast? A few months ago, when we rescued you from the Jiangbei River, we couldn't even sense any internal energy within you. You were an ordinary person then, and now you're a Grandmaster!"
Qin Xuan sheepishly scratched his head.
"Pure luck. I didn't expect to cultivate martial arts so quickly. I just kept practicing, and then I reached the pinnacle."