Although the elders were forcing Qin Han to take a stand and seemed eager to join the Yun Family, the truth was that this was their way of survival. In reality, this was their only way to save their lives.
If they didn't join the Yun Family, the Qin family would immediately suffer a calamity.
Thus, they had to force Qin Han to declare his allegiance to the Yun Family.
However, they also had their own plans.
If the Yun Family ended up ruling the Azure Net Nation and even defeating Yin-Yang Academy, then they could say that Qin Han had been forced to join the Yun Family. He had no choice but to do so. In reality, the main reason for joining the Yun Family was because of the elders.
If the Yun Family ended up being suppressed, they could push everything onto Qin Han and make Qin Han take the blame, pushing everything onto Qin Han.
In any case, they could go with the flow and reap benefits from both sides with ease.
When Qinshan thought of this, he smiled darkly. "Patriarch, I did have some ambitions when I was young. But now that I'm an old bag of bones, I don't have that drive anymore. The position of patriarch will belong to no one but you. I'm afraid the Yun Family will only recognize you as its patriarch. "
The other elders also spoke up. "Yes, yes, Patriarch, don't think about shirking responsibility at a time like this. If you choose to walk away when the patriarch needs you the most, it won't make sense, will it? "
"That's right. When you were the patriarch, you abused your position for personal gain. You raised your two sons and gave the family's resources to your son and daughter. At the time, everyone thought it was the patriarch's benefit and didn't say anything. You enjoyed the benefits of being the patriarch, and now that you're taking on the responsibility, you're saying you don't want to do it? You can't be blamed for all the good things in this world, can you? "
When Qin Han heard this, his lungs almost exploded.
His expression darkened as he said coldly, "All of you are elders of the family. How can you invert right and wrong like this? I'm biased? My son, Qin Yi, has been a collateral relative of the family since he was young, and has enjoyed much better treatment than him. My daughter, Qin Zhen, left the family at the age of twelve or thirteen and went to the Yunxiu Sect. For so many years, when had she ever occupied a single cent of the family's resources? Over the years, Qin Xiang had enjoyed a lot of family resources. But all these years, I've worked so hard for the family. Isn't that enough to support my son? Ask yourselves honestly, how many resources have your bloodline descendants enjoyed? How much have you contributed to the family? "
Qin Han obviously didn't intend to be a pushover. He knew that he absolutely couldn't let today's matter go. Therefore, he refused to budge an inch.
He had already made up his mind that even if he couldn't fight back today, at least he wouldn't take the blame. If they wanted him, Qin Han, to swear loyalty to the Yun Family and take the blame, he would rather die than comply.
Any member of the Qin family could rely on the Yun family, but not him, Qin Han!
This was because both of his sons were now in Yin-Yang Academy. Relying on the Yun family was equivalent to betraying Yin-Yang Academy!
Although Qin Han was usually cautious and conscientious for the family, it was impossible for him to stand on the opposite side of his son at a critical moment and do such a strenuous and unrewarding thing for the family.
Qin Han pushed the Patriarch's command medallion in front of the table and crossed his arms over his chest. "Everyone, stop putting on an act. Today's situation, I, Qin Han, have long seen it clearly. You just want me to be the scapegoat. If I rely on the Yun family and the academy investigates, you can easily push me to take the blame, right? It's a pity that you've made the wrong move. "
"First, I, Qin Han, will never rely on the Yun family. Second, I, Qin Han, have a clear conscience. Yet, the family is forcing me to stand against my son. I, Qin Han, am a man. How can I be forced by you? Third, whoever wants to rely on the Yun family or be a traitor, you can make the decision. I'd rather die than be the scapegoat! "
With that, Qin Han stood up.
He looked at the man from the Shi family with a hint of mockery.
"Shi Lang, you and I are in-laws. You are my brother-in-law. But all this time, your goal has been to control me and the Qin family. You want the Qin family to be the puppets of the Shi family. You manipulated my son, Qin Xiang, to turn the two brothers against each other. You manipulated the Qin family and increased the weight of the Shi family relying on the Yun family. But in the end, what did the Shi family get? "
"Shi Kun is your son, isn't he? Shi Jin is your nephew, isn't he? What happened to them? They betrayed the academy and were executed on the spot. Instead of going to the academy to collect the corpses of your son and nephew, you still have the mood to come to the Qin family and stir up trouble? Shi Lang, let me ask you. Have you been scheming all your life? You can't even protect your son's life. Tell me, what are you after? Do you want to rely on the Yun family and lick their boots? Can they bring your son back to life? "
Qin Han was obviously ready to shed all pretense of cordiality. He didn't show any courtesy to the man from the Shi family.
He knew very well that the more he shed all pretense of cordiality, the more likely it would be that he would be stripped of his position as the head of the family.
Qin Han made up his mind that he wouldn't compromise even if he had to die.
Shi Lang clearly didn't expect that Qin Han, who had always been submissive to him, would be so bold. Not only did he speak rudely, but he also poured salt on the wound of losing his son.
"Bastard! Qin Han, you're courting death! "Shi Lang was furious. He stood up abruptly and swung his fist at Qin Han.
The two strangers next to him, who were probably from the Yun family, grabbed Shi Lang.
One of them, a one-eyed old man, smiled sinisterly. "Brother Shi Lang, don't be impatient."
Shi Lang said angrily, "Elder Chen, this guy is pouring salt on my wound. I can't take this lying down."
"Think of the bigger picture." Elder Chen obviously didn't want to waste words with Shi Lang. His tone was indifferent, but it carried an indescribable dignity.
The corner of Shi Lang's mouth twitched, but he didn't dare to say anything in the end. He sat down angrily.
Elder Chen's gaze was indifferent as he looked at Qin Han. "Lord Qin, this old man is Yun Chen."
Qin Han's heart skipped a beat. Yun Chen? He was one of the top three among the nine elders of the Yun family. This old man was famous for being black-hearted and ruthless.
Although Qin Han had never had any dealings with this old man, he had long heard of this old man's notoriety. He felt slightly apprehensive.
However, this instinctive uneasiness was quickly suppressed. He snorted and turned his head. "I, Qin Mo, have nothing to say to a traitor."
"How dare you!"
The two Yun family experts beside Yun Chen berated him.
Yun Chen waved his hand, and the two immediately sat down.
"This old man has no interest in talking nonsense with you. You, Qin Han, think that you have the guts to challenge my Yun family because you have two sons in Yin-Yang Academy, right? "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
