A calm voice suddenly came from outside.
Qinchuan entered the hall with Qin Shan slowly following him.
"Family Head!"
The Qin Family elders in the hall turned pale upon hearing this.
Zhao Wujie was immediately enraged.
"Qinchuan, you dare to show such disrespect to my Zhao Family, to insult us so, isn't that too audacious!"
"Regard the Zhao Family?"
Qinchuan sneered coldly, "What is your Zhao Family to me? Are you even worthy of my attention?!"
As the words fell,
the hall went deathly silent!
It wasn't just Zhao Wujie, all the elders that Zhao Wujie had brought were seething with anger, their gazes towards Qinchuan unfriendly.
The Qin Family members were even scared pale by Qinchuan's outrageous remark, almost fainting on the spot.
The feud between the Qin Family and Zhao Family was already deep, and now Qinchuan was provoking the Zhao Family like this, bringing disaster upon the Qin Family!
"Qinchuan, you're seeking death!"
Zhao Wujie's face turned livid with rage, his killing intent exploding forth.
"Kneel! Prostrate yourself a hundred times before me in apology, and I might just barely give you and the Qin Family a chance, otherwise..."
"I will annihilate your entire Qin Family!"
"Is that so?" Qinchuan narrowed his eyes.
The next moment, his figure suddenly vanished from its place.
Then...
Slap!
A crisp slap echoed through the deliberation hall!
Zhao Wujie was sent flying, landing on the ground with his mouth full of blood foam!
The crowd had no time to react!
Qinchuan looked down from above, his eyes cold as he regarded Zhao Wujie, "Annihilate my entire Qin Family?"
"You whelp, are you even worthy?"
A terrifying aura of slaughter burst forth from Qinchuan, the almost tangible oppressive killer intent causing everyone in the hall to flinch involuntarily.
"You... you dare to strike me!?"
Zhao Wujie exclaimed in shock and anger.
"The likes of an insect daring to shout and wield murderous intent before me?!"
Qinchuan snorted coldly, flicking his robe, and turned to ascend to the Patriarch's throne of the Qin Family.
"Now speak, what exactly is your business with my Qin Family this time."
Qinchuan took his seat on the throne, looking down at the people of the Zhao Family below, his demeanor calm and his words steady, yet exuding an intangible authority.
After receiving a slap from Qinchuan, Zhao Wujie, although full of rage, had become much more subdued.
Qinchuan was still the same Qinchuan.
Asura was still the same Asura.
Zhao Wujie wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, buried the resentment in his heart deep, took a deep breath, and pulled out a betting duel contract from his bosom.
"Qinchuan, the feud between our families has been long-standing."
"If the Zhao Family were to pay the price, we could indeed completely obliterate your Qin Family, but doing so would result in heavy casualties for us as well."
"In order to avoid a large-scale bloodbath between our sides, my Zhao Family has drawn up a betting duel contract, have a look."
"Betting duel?" Qinchuan took the betting duel contract, glanced at it, and scoffed.
"In two months, at the City Lord's Mansion's year-end celebration, the winning side will take over all the assets of the losing side?"
"Exactly!"
"This betting duel is divided into three parts, the competition among the young disciples, the elders of both families, and the heads of both families!"
"At that time, during the year-end celebration at the City Lord's Mansion, all present noble families will bear witness, and whichever side wins two of the parts first, will be the ultimate victor."
"So, what do you say, Qinchuan, do you have the courage to accept this betting duel?!" Zhao Wujie asked, looking at Qinchuan.
As Zhao Wujie finished speaking, the Qin Family members in the hall, upon hearing this, immediately changed expression and began to speak anxiously, "Family Head, you must not agree..."
But before they could finish, Qinchuan waved his hand, then turned to Zhao Wujie and laughed heartily, "Zhao Wujie, there's no need to provoke me. Since your Zhao Family wishes to gift assets to my Qin Family, how could my Qin Family refuse such generosity?"
"I accept this betting duel contract!"
What was the Zhao Family plotting, how could Qinchuan not know?
But the other side's plan to take over the Qin Family's assets without firing a single soldier was doomed to fail!
"What?"
"You actually agreed?"
Zhao Wujie and the Zhao Family elders were shocked. They hadn't expected Qinchuan to so readily accept this grossly unequal betting duel contract!