Xu Nian left Qinglin Academy overnight to avoid his traces being discovered and a pursuit ensued.
Yet he hadn't expected that just as he entered the Demon Beast Forest, a group of people stopped him.
What surprised Xu Nian was that the pursuers were not from the Ouyang Family, but from the Qin Family.
"Interesting, they say even a fierce tiger won't eat its cubs, but your father is truly ruthless. Are you really Qin Yuanshan's own son?" Emperor Ye Tian teased.
Xu Nian gave a self-deprecating laugh and didn't respond to Emperor Ye Tian, but as he faced the five assassins before him, his heart turned ice cold.
He recognized all five men, each an elite chosen from the collateral branches of the Qin Family.
They had always been covertly nurtured by the family to support and reinforce the next generation of family heads.
