Chapter 4

Ninth Uncle Qin Ying is the youngest son of Second Granduncle, a pure‑blooded playboy who has eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling all covered.

Qin Feng hadn't expected him to come.

He's still putting on airs.

"Hey, Xiao Feng, you're practically the future head of the family, yet you don't even put your clan uncle in your eyes." Qin Ying paused, his expression shifting, then gave a cold smile and sat down opposite, sprawling, "I heard the Sima family wants to buy our Dye Workshop, Xiao Feng—are you selling or not?"

"What do you say!" Qin Feng said lightly.

"If we sell, we lose the Qin Family's face; if we don't, the Sima family will surely not let it go, Xiao Feng, you're about to become the head, what do you think we should do? Should Ninth Uncle intervene?" Qin Ying said, then shouted angrily, "Xiao Qing, Xiao Hong, I've been sitting here half a day and you still haven't brought tea! You don't know any manners—be careful I sell you off."

Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong turned pale, were about to step forward, but Qin Feng raised his hand to press them down, looking at Qin Ying he gestured toward the courtyard gate: "Please!"

"Xiao Feng, you really don't take this Ninth Uncle seriously!"

"Get lost!"

"You…" Qin Ying flew into a rage, stood up, pointed at Qin Feng's nose, and couldn't help wanting to slap him.

"Really giving you face!" Qin Feng sprang up, grabbed his neck, and casually threw him out the courtyard gate, shouting, "Seize him and toss him outside the manor!"

The guards who had just rushed outside immediately stepped forward.

"Who dares!" Qin Ying's fury blazed to the ninth heaven, his face flushed as if dripping blood.

The guards who had surrounded him instantly hesitated.

"What, my words no longer work?" Qin Feng said in a low tone.

A few guards caught their breath, then seized Qin Ying and swiftly dragged him away.

"Young Master, will there be trouble?" Xiao Qing said in a low voice, her body trembling.

"It's fine!" Qin Feng gazed outside, his expression indifferent, yet his mind was turning.

Second Granduncle, you really know how to seize every opportunity.

I hope you're not colluding with the Sima family; otherwise, I'll have to send you to heaven.

Qin Feng slowly sat down, closed his eyes, and pondered.

Actually, he dislikes these scheming struggles, but unfortunately, with his current status he must establish himself; otherwise, today Qin Ying would come bossing him around, and tomorrow other clan uncles would be defecating on his head.

"Xiao Hong, go call the Second Steward!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Hong hurriedly retreated.

Soon she brought a middle‑aged man over, bowed, and hastily saluted: "Young Master, do you have any orders?"

"Uncle Yuan, from now on anyone entering the manor—including Second Granduncle and his lot—should be received in the front courtyard; if anyone is brought here, they will be dealt with according to family law. If anyone barges in recklessly, break their legs."

"Yes!" Steward Qin Yuan hesitated slightly, then agreed.

Elsewhere.

Qin Ying returned home, which was also a large compound.

In the study.

"Ying'er, how did he respond?" Second Granduncle asked.

"That brat is too obstinate, and he doesn't even put me in his eyes." Qin Ying still wore an angry face, "Father, soft tactics won't work. Given his nature, he can't even tolerate me, his Ninth Uncle, let alone others, much less yield. If he really takes the headship, our Qin Family is finished. As I say, Father, don't hesitate."

"Now is a turbulent autumn; we must not cause chaos, otherwise internal strife will invite even fiercer external enemies."

"Father, it's not a matter of whether to cause trouble, but that he lacks worldly sense. He threw me out in front of the servants; if faced with outsiders' pressure, he'll surely lash out—what will we do then?"

Second Granduncle fell silent.

"Father, the Qin Family isn't just Qin Feng's Qin Family; it belongs to all of us."

Qin Ying emphasized his tone.

"Wait a bit longer, see how he handles the Sima family affair!"

The voices in the study faded away.

The next day, at dawn.

At Second Granduncle's residence.

"What, the Sima family was wiped out, not even chickens or dogs left?" Upon hearing the news, Second Granduncle gasped in shock, "What a ruthless wolf cub."

"So ruthless!" Qin Ying also heard the news, hurried over, "Father, this little brat's heart is too vicious; if he grows a bit older, he'll surely become a tyrant whom we cannot tolerate. You, Second Granduncle, might even have to kneel before him." Second Granduncle's face changed.

Qin Manor.

"All taken care of!" Fu Ye Ye came to the eastern courtyard, looking somewhat weary but excited, "No mishaps. After wiping them out, we looted the place, then set a big fire that didn't spread outside."

"Good!" Qin Feng's heart gave a hard thump, his breath slightly disturbed; he suppressed the surge and said, "Pay close attention to outside movements and see how each household reacts."

"It's already arranged."

"A family with an elder is like having a treasure; with you here, I feel much more at ease."

Fu Ye Ye smiled and left.

Qin Feng continued practicing his sword and cultivation.

As for the stir caused by wiping out the Sima family, he paid it no heed.

At dusk, the blood bats were delivered.

Also delivered were the ghost‑faced spiders and the white‑lined ants.

Qin Feng didn't move; after dinner he went to the study, had Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong stand guard outside the courtyard to prevent disturbance.

Before him was a cage containing two blood bats; when curled up they were no bigger than a fist, yet covered in bloody patterns, looking somewhat eerie.

The ghost‑faced spider's abdomen seemed to bear a ghostly face, making it even more sinister.

The white‑lined ants were also quite distinctive, their black bodies marked with white lines.

Qin Feng had also learned that these three creatures share a trait: keen sensitivity, able to detect the slightest movement.

"I don't know why we need these things to boost gene multiples."

Suppress the thought and communicate with the "Perfect Gene" system.

"System, absorb!"

【Already absorbed advanced material, advancement conditions met, advance?】

Qin Feng discovered a blood‑bat's tiny ear, a ghost‑face spider's eye, and the antenna on a white‑striped ant's head silently vanish.

The rest remained intact.

"Advance!"

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Qin Feng answered without hesitation.

The next moment, the familiar feeling returned, sweeping his whole body, a genetic‑level metamorphosis that made him feel ethereal, as if ascending to celestial bliss.

It comes fast and goes faster.

Life sublimated, transformation completed.

Qin Feng felt his vitality surge dramatically, his flesh strength skyrocketing, the five senses sharpening, the meridians in his body widening and becoming more resilient once again, and his dantian space expanding.

By his estimate, his dantian now measured about five times the size of an ordinary person's.

"In terms of pure cultivation, my current strength is certainly not weaker than a fifth‑rank master, and I could even contend with a sixth‑rank!"

"Flesh power… although the genetic boost reached a five‑fold level, it's still lacking; if…"

"If I were to practice a body‑refining technique?"

Qin Feng's eyes lit up, his heart pounding wildly.

Based on the extent of his dantian's Qi sea expansion, if a body‑refining method were successfully cultivated, he would likely be five times as strong as a peer‑level body‑refining master.

Ten‑fold genes? Hundred‑fold genes?

And the dantian's Qi sea?

Hiss…

Qin Feng couldn't help but gasp a cold breath.

At that moment, the system voice sounded again.

【Life‑gene tier advancement leap, increased to five‑fold, reward talent: Super‑God Perception!】

【Fuse?】

(End of chapter)