Chapter 334: Evening Banquet

By the time Qin Ming returned to the Family, it was already evening, and the Qin Family had already begun hosting the banquet.

Just as expected, apart from a small number of die-hard loyalists to the Qu Family and the Zhang Family, most Families had come to the banquet prepared by the Qin Family.

"Qin Ming, you've returned. Come sit here quickly." The Elder said immediately upon seeing Qin Ming return.

Qin Ming walked toward the table where the Elders were sitting; as the Young Family Head of the Qin Family and its sole heir, he had the qualifications to sit there.

"Is that the Qin Family Young Family Head? He's so young!" A Clan Chief of a small Family in Chenyang City exclaimed upon seeing Qin Ming.

A Middle-aged Man sitting nearby said, "Don't let his youth fool you; this Young Family Head has quite the capability!"

"Oh?" Many people looked at this Middle-aged Man in surprise. Since the Qin Family would be one of the great Families in Chenyang City and might very well control the entire city, they were very interested in any intelligence regarding the Qin Family.

"This Qin Family Young Family Head is named Qin Ming, and he is an Alchemist. I don't know his specific Rank, but I've heard his strength and Talent are exceptionally high, and he even apprenticed under an incredible Grand Alchemist." The Middle-aged Man said proudly, "You all don't know how the Qin Family became the overlord of Liu City, do you?"

"How did the Qin Family become the overlord of Liu City?" Someone asked.

Hearing someone chime in, the Middle-aged Man became even more smug: "They used one hundred perfect qi gathering pills to hire ten Martial Grandmasters and seized Liu City in one fell swoop."

"One hundred perfect qi gathering pills? One hundred perfect qi gathering pills could even hire a Martial Ancestor to make a move. That's truly wasting a great fortune on a small matter." Someone nearby said sourly.

"Isn't that right? One hundred perfect qi gathering pills in exchange for being the overlord of Liu City—that deal was a massive loss." The Middle-aged Man said, "However, the Qin Family showed their worth. After becoming the overlord of Liu City, Martial Grandmasters emerged from the Qin Family one after another, and they even produced Qin Yuan, a Martial Ancestor Expert. It's truly impressive."

Everyone nodded.

Trading one hundred perfect qi gathering pills for the overlordship of Liu City might not be worth it, but if it meant gaining a Martial Ancestor Expert, then they had made a huge profit.

Seeing that everyone had arrived and the time was about right, Qin Yuan strode to the main seat and said loudly:

"Everyone, today is the celebration banquet for our Qin Family's relocation to Chenyang City. Thank you all for attending. Everyone present at our Qin Family's banquet is a friend of mine, Qin. I will drink this first as a sign of respect."

All the guests raised their wine glasses.

Some guests already understood the implication in Qin Yuan's words: those who came were his Qin Family's friends, but what about those who didn't?

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "The Qin Family is new here, and we haven't prepared many exotic delicacies. I hope everyone will bear with us."

"Not at all, not at all. The dishes prepared by the Qin Family are quite rich." Everyone replied politely.

Waving his hand, Qin Yuan said, "My Qin Family has just relocated from Liu City and doesn't understand the rules of Chenyang City very well. If there is anything we haven't done properly, I ask everyone to please bear with us and forgive us."

"Family Head Qin is too modest." The City Lord of Chenyang City stood up and said, "Family Head Qin has eliminated a scourge for our Chenyang City; all the citizens of our Chenyang City thank you."

As soon as the Qin Family arrived in Chenyang City, he realized that the Qin Family was definitely not to be trifled with.

However, no matter how bad they were, they should still be better than the Qu Family and the Zhang Family. When the Qu Family and the Zhang Family were in power, he had absolutely no authority and even had to be respectful to the Qu Family Head and the Zhang Family Head.

The entire Chenyang City's City Guards were as if privately owned by the Qu Family and the Zhang Family; the City Guards didn't even know who to listen to.

He had also inquired about the situation in Liu City. Since the Qin Family occupied Liu City, the entire city had become much more prosperous and much safer. The people of Liu City spoke very highly of the Qin Family, and he hoped the Qin Family could maintain that after arriving in Chenyang City.

"City Lord, you are too kind. That villain was arrogant in front of me and endangered the safety of the entire Chenyang City. I couldn't stand it any longer, so I just happened to slaughter him. You can consider it my small contribution to Chenyang City!" Qin Yuan said with a chuckle.