Du Pingshu is here!!

A member of the Du family's Legitimate Line!!

Du Pingshu!

He's from the Legitimate Line of one of Tianhai's Four Great Families!!

He could absolutely be considered one of the most influential figures in Tianhai City. As He Wei's brother-in-law, he would surely side with He Wei!!

Wu Yuqing and Xia Shuang both panicked. They looked at Qin Heng, their faces etched with worry. Even as the heir to the Daqin Group, in Tianhai, a place dominated by the Four Great Families, he probably can't stand against the Du family.

What should we do? What should we do now?

They had never imagined that the hope ignited just moments ago would be extinguished so quickly!

He Wei's brother-in-law, Du Pingshu, had really arrived!!

Judging by the tone of his voice, he was clearly brimming with rage!!

The store manager and the counter girl also panicked, their faces etched with terror. As Tianhai locals, they understood far better than Wu Yuqing and Xia Shuang the kind of power the Du family wielded. If anyone in Tianhai provoked the Du family, they were done for. Unless they left the city, they would definitely meet a terrible end!

It's over! It's really over!!

If Du Pingshu hadn't come, there might have been a chance. But now that Du Pingshu himself is here, what can we possibly do?!

The expressions in their eyes showed utter despair.

THUD! THUD!

Wen Du and Fang Quan were so frightened they both dropped to their knees before He Wei, trembling uncontrollably, their heads bowed low.

"President He! We're sorry! So sorry! We aren't in cahoots with this Qin Heng! We have nothing to do with him! Please! We beg you, please speak to your brother-in-law for us!!"

"Yes, yes, yes! That incident just now was all Qin Heng's doing! It has nothing to do with us—please spare us! We have no ties to Qin Heng!! Wu Yuqing and Xia Shuang, we'll give them to you; you can do whatever you want with them!"

Both of them knew very well what the Du family of Tianhai represented, and what being from the Du family's Legitimate Line implied! An ordinary person who offended the Du family in Tianhai might even struggle to leave the city alive!!

After hearing that Du Pingshu had arrived, the two men were scared out of their wits, on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Wu Yuqing and Xia Shuang looked at Wen Du and Fang Quan in disbelief. They could hardly have imagined that these two would stoop so low to beg for mercy!!

"Hahaha!! Scram! Scram!!" Slapping each of them across the face, He Wei knocked Wen Du and Fang Quan to the ground, shouting, "You're all finished! My brother-in-law is here! Whether it's Qin Heng or you lot, you're all done for! Hahaha!!"

"You're insane! You're completely insane!!" Feng Fei pointed at He Wei and roared, "You have no idea who Young Master Qin is. The Du family is nothing before him!"

"Bullshit!!" He Wei yelled. "In Tianhai, the Four Great Families are absolute! The Du family is one of those absolute powers!! Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law! Isn't that right? Brother-in-law, this Qin Heng just insulted our Du family and even broke both my legs. Brother-in-law, you have to give me justice!!"

At that moment, Du Pingshu had already entered the private room. He took in the situation before him. Of course, he also saw Qin Heng's faint, unreadable smile, and his legs suddenly went weak.

THUD!

Du Pingshu knelt directly before Qin Heng, kowtowing repeatedly, his head thudding audibly against the floor. Kneeling at Qin Heng's feet, he pressed his forehead to the ground, the picture of utter humility.

"Young Master Qin! I'm sorry! It's my fault for arriving late, allowing this damned thing to offend you! I will make sure to punish him severely!!"

Silence! An unparalleled silence!!

He Wei was instantly dumbfounded, watching Du Pingshu with incredulity, utterly shocked. He screamed, "Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law! What are you doing? You, why are you kneeling to this kid!?"

Du Pingshu's actions were completely incomprehensible to He Wei.

You're from the Du family's Legitimate Line!! One of the most powerful men in Tianhai! How could you kneel to someone?! And you knelt the moment you saw him!! What in the world are you doing?! Even if Qin Heng is the heir of the Daqin Group, potentially worth trillions in the future! It's not enough to warrant this, is it?! The Daqin Group might be powerful, but its headquarters are in Beijing. This is Tianhai! The Du family is one of Tianhai's Four Great Families; their power here is immense!! Du Pingshu, a member of the Du family's Legitimate Line! It would be normal if he were a little wary of Qin Heng, but to kneel and kowtow the moment they met? It's simply unbelievable!!

He Wei couldn't figure it out at all.

Why would Du Pingshu act like this? Why would he be so afraid of Qin Heng?! Could it be? Does Qin Heng have some dirt on him?

"Young Master Qin, give me some time; I'll deal with this bastard!!" Du Pingshu, still kneeling, said to Qin Heng. Then he stood up, looked at He Wei, and said, "You have no idea who Young Master Qin truly is!!"

CRACK!!

Du Pingshu actually stomped on He Wei's leg with such force that He Wei's already broken leg twisted grotesquely.

"AAAAAH!" He Wei let out a bloodcurdling scream, his whole body shaking, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Du Pingshu. "Brother-in-law, you're so ruthless! So ruthless! I'm telling my sister! Just you wait!!"

SLAP!

Du Pingshu slapped He Wei across the face, knocking him to the ground, and bellowed, "You're looking for death! You want to drag the Du family into utter ruin! Shut up!!"

Now, Du Pingshu was enraged to the extreme, wishing he could kill He Wei on the spot!!

Who is Qin Heng?! He's the *actual* controller of Tianhai's Four Great Families!! A legendary Martial Dao expert!! The terrifying powerhouse who killed Hong Tianshu with a single slap and obliterated an Innate Grandmaster from Japan with one palm strike!! He Wei must be insane to provoke someone like him!!

"Brother-in-law, you! You!!" He Wei still wanted to speak, but Du Pingshu delivered a swift kick to his face, knocking him unconscious. He crumpled to the floor.

"Young Master Qin!" Du Pingshu knelt before Qin Heng once again, about to speak but was interrupted by a dismissive wave of Qin Heng's hand.

"No need to say anything further. Take him and leave. From now on, I don't want to see him in Tianhai," Qin Heng said coolly, not bothering to waste any more words on Du Pingshu.

"Yes, yes, yes!! Young Master Qin, I guarantee it! You will never see him in Tianhai again!!" Du Pingshu nodded repeatedly like a pecking hen, stood up, grabbed He Wei with one hand, slung him over his shoulder, and hurriedly departed.

"Young Master Qin, we..." Feng Fei also knelt on the ground, whispering worriedly as he looked at Qin Heng. The three people behind him were deathly silent, hardly daring to breathe.

"Scram!" Qin Heng waved his hand dismissively, shooing them away like flies.

"Yes, yes, yes! We'll scram right now! We'll scram!!" Feng Fei and the others hurriedly nodded, then actually lay down and rolled out of the private room, all the way to the entrance of the Red Plank Pavilion, before scrambling to their feet and fleeing in terror.

The private room finally fell silent.

Yet, the minds of those remaining were in turmoil. Gazing at the composed Qin Heng, a storm of emotions raged within them.

Wu Yuqing and Xia Shuang could hardly hide their admiration and adoration.

The store manager and the counter girl wore similar expressions, their gazes towards Qin Heng a mixture of complex emotions.

Women admire powerful men! It's a natural instinct. Especially since Qin Heng had just performed a perfect heroic rescue, saving Wu Yuqing and Xia Shuang from disaster.

As for Wen Du and Fang Quan, they were now kneeling awkwardly on the ground, their faces deathly pale. They had just been begging He Wei for mercy, entirely disassociating themselves from Qin Heng, and had even offered to hand Wu Yuqing and Xia Shuang over to He Wei.

Qin Heng looked at Wen Du and Fang Quan with cold indifference, clearly not intending to let them off. Their actions had been truly despicable. Begging for mercy was one thing, but to offer Wu Yuqing and Xia Shuang to He Wei was simply too much!! Two grown men, lacking courage was bad enough, but to try and use two young women as human shields was utterly despicable!!

"You two, have you thought clearly about what to do?" Qin Heng said coolly. "One always has to pay the price for their actions and words!"

"Qin Heng, don't go too far!"

Just then, Wen Du suddenly raised his head.

Then, as if he had become a different person entirely, he stood up, his gaze fixed on Qin Heng, his eyes actually glinting with a light like distant stars, and he said in a heavy voice:

"I'm not afraid of you! In fact, I even... want to kill you, Qin Xuantian!!"

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