Chapter 19

Under the cover of night, over two hundred people, armed with cudgels, kitchen knives, and wooden mallets, surrounded the courtyard where Qin Feng was staying.

"Old Wang, he knocked down over a hundred of us during the day."

"Can we beat them?"

"Don’t let them kill us!"

Old Wang, holding a kitchen knife, looked ready to fight to the death, but he was trembling, saying, "I heard that Qin Zijin is a notorious bully, who has terrorized the area for a thousand miles. He has his eyes on our Miss Zhen Mi and Miss Zhen Jiang, and he came up to us demanding to be called father-in-law, wanting to take over the master’s daughters. He and his men are ruthless killers..."

Upon hearing this, everyone was terrified, their courage failing them. Though they were armed with weapons, they looked more like the ones about to be killed.

With so many people, the atmosphere should have been intimidating, but Zhen Yi noticed that his people were filled with fear. It was no wonder; Zhen Yi was not a tyrant, and his servants were not as ruthless as lackeys. They could occasionally bully the common folk, but when it came to real killing, they were all cowards.

Zhen Yi thought this wouldn’t do, as Qin Zijin was a formidable opponent. So he threw out a reward, whispering, "Whoever kills Qin Zijin, I will promote to overseer! A reward of a hundred strings of cash!"

The crowd was startled, and their spirits lifted somewhat.

On the other side, in the courtyard, Qin Feng walked out of the north house. Looking up at the sky, he saw a crescent moon suddenly obscured by dark clouds.

Xu Chu, who was on guard at the gate, suddenly said, "Lord, there’s movement outside, many breathing sounds!"

Qin Feng was taken aback, "Are you sure you didn’t hear wrong?"

Xu Chu listened carefully. He often went hunting in the mountains, and without the ability to judge direction by sound, he would be attacked by wild beasts, and it would be hard to catch prey. After a moment, Xu Chu confirmed, "Lord, there are indeed people, and quite a few!"

It turned out that although the over two hundred people outside were quiet, their nervousness made their breathing heavy. In the silent night, Xu Chu could detect this.

Qin Feng thought for a moment, "It must be my father-in-law up to something. Bringing so many people here in the middle of the night. Looking at the moon covered by dark clouds, it truly is a night for murder!"

Qin Feng and his men were not afraid.

Xu Chu immediately said, "Lord, let me wake up Dian Wei and the others, and we’ll charge out..."

Qin Feng stopped Xu Chu and instructed, "Do as I say, don’t make a sound, and hide in the dark corners of the courtyard, waiting for my command."

Xu Chu nodded and left.

Shortly after, Dian Wei and the others came out of the east and west wing houses, silently hiding in the corners of the walls.

Qin Feng stood boldly at the door of his house.

The night was very quiet, with only the faint sound of insects. Suddenly, the sky changed, and a loud shout echoed.

With a loud crash, the gate of Qin Feng’s courtyard was smashed open, and a large number of people rushed in, one after another. Torches suddenly appeared, and a large group of people rushed towards Qin Feng’s room.

"Charge!"

"Kill...!"

The servants tried to boost their courage, but when they saw Qin Feng standing alone at the door, his imposing presence made their shouts of battle grow weaker and weaker, until they stopped ten steps away.

Under Qin Feng’s cold gaze, the servant at the front dared not take another step. As more people pushed from behind, the first row of servants moved forward a few steps, then retreated, their eyes filled with fear.

The servants parted like waves, and Zhen Yi walked to the front. Seeing Qin Feng, he was somewhat afraid but still shouted fiercely, "Qin... Qin Zijin, tonight you will die here!"

Qin Feng suddenly laughed, pointing and saying, "Father-in-law, I must say, the rotten sweet potatoes and stinky eggs you’ve gathered won’t be able to kill me."

Zhen Yi was furious and waved his hand, "Attack!"

Just as the servants were about to move, Qin Feng glared, his eyes sweeping over them. Although he was still a commoner in this life, in his previous life, he was the king with the most territory and the most killings. The imperial aura he had cultivated over half a century instantly intimidated the servants.

The servants moved forward and back like waves, but in the end, they retreated to their original positions, and no one dared to take another step forward.

"Attack!" Zhen Yi grabbed a servant and pushed him forward.

When the servant was pushed to Qin Feng, he could not withstand Qin Feng’s imposing presence, threw his kitchen knife, and fell to his knees, crawling back to the crowd like a snake.

"Ah!" Zhen Yi was terrified, never expecting that Qin Feng’s gaze alone could intimidate all his servants.

At this moment, Qin Feng waved his hand. Dian Wei and Xu Chu, who had been waiting, led their men out and attacked.

"Bang!"

"Ouch!"

"Ah!"

"Don’t hit me!"

"I surrender!"

In an instant, over fifty of Zhen Yi’s servants were knocked down, and the rest huddled together like a flock of sheep cornered by wolves.

Dian Wei, excited by the fight, seized a servant’s kitchen knife and threatened to chop him into pieces.

Qin Feng quickly stopped him, walked to Zhen Yi’s side, and smoothed out his disheveled hair, smiling, "Father-in-law, what are you doing here with so many people at this late hour?"

Zhen Yi could feel a strong killing intent. Although he was ruthless in business, when it came to life and death, he was not as calm. He was trembling all over, his legs shaking uncontrollably.

Now, the situation was reversed. Qin Feng’s twenty-odd men had surrounded Zhen Yi’s two hundred men. Suddenly, all two hundred men knelt, surrendering. Only Zhen Yi remained standing.

Zhen Yi did not expect this outcome, his two hundred men being "conquered" so easily. But he suddenly broke through Qin Feng’s killing intent and shouted, "You bully, butcher, executioner!" Zhen Yi gradually became hysterical, rushing forward and grabbing Qin Feng, shouting, "I will never let you take my two daughters. Mi, Jiang, Father will protect you!"

"I will kill you, kill you!" Zhen Yi clamped Qin Feng’s neck.

In fact, Qin Feng had already decided to kill, but when he heard the names Zhen Mi and Zhen Jiang, his killing intent vanished, replaced by confusion.

Zhen Yi, who was ruthless in business, did not have the courage to kill. Although he clamped Qin Feng’s neck, his hands suddenly lost strength, unable to move at all.

Suddenly, Zhen Yi collapsed on the ground, hugging Qin Feng’s legs and crying, "Don’t take my daughters, please. My babies are only twelve years old, how can you be so cruel~ wuwuwu..."

A father’s struggle, though tearful, moved those who heard it.

A drop of sweat rolled down Qin Feng’s forehead. He quickly wiped it away, saying, "Father-in-law, what are you doing? When did I say I would take your daughters?"

Zhen Yi was taken aback.

Zhen Yi did not believe him and shouted, "Then why do you call me father-in-law!"

Qin Feng smiled awkwardly, cursing in his heart, thinking, "We’ve been father-in-law and son-in-law for so many years, and now you deny it." But Qin Feng knew that was from his past life. "That was just a joke," Qin Feng said, adding in his heart, "I will definitely take them, but I won’t ‘take over’ them."

"..." Zhen Yi’s mind was in a daze. Now that things had come to this, he did not know how to resolve the situation.

Qin Feng pulled him up and dragged him into the house, saying, "Father-in-law, I have something to discuss with you..."

A short while later, Zhen Yi, trembling with regret, anger, and fear, came out, followed by Qin Feng.

Zhen Yi waved his hand, saying, "It’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. This is my distant sister’s son, everything is a misunderstanding."

Everyone was stunned, "What’s going on?"

"The son of the master’s sister, isn’t he the cousin of the young ladies!"

At this moment, Qin Feng stepped forward, saying, "No one is to speak of today’s events. From now on, you will listen to my uncle for external matters and to me for internal matters, understood?"

Everyone was shocked again, thinking, "The master has given power to the cousin."

Seeing no one respond, Dian Wei slapped a servant, shouting, "Did you hear? You will all listen to my lord."

The two hundred servants, startled, immediately knelt and said, "Yes, Cousin Master."

Zhen Yi, seeing this, was trembling with anger. But it didn’t end there. Qin Feng continued to give orders, "Of course, don’t mention that I’m in charge to outsiders."

"Why?" one servant asked.

"You don’t understand? There are only three outsiders, and the three young masters must not know!" a clever servant said.

Everyone suddenly understood.

Thus, Qin Feng had Dian Wei and others, each leading a dozen or so men, take full control of the internal and external "defenses" of the Zhen residence.

Zhen Yi was trembling even more, thinking, "He’s not taking over my daughters, he’s taking over my entire family. Ancestors, strike this bastard with lightning!"

After Qin Feng arranged everything, with his people inside and out, he no longer feared Zhen Yi’s tricks. Zhen Yi, for the safety of his family, could only endure Qin Feng’s takeover. Fortunately, Qin Feng said he would leave after recruiting more men, giving Zhen Yi some hope and preventing him from fighting to the death.

"Zijin... Zijin, where are you going?" Zhen Yi, seeing Qin Feng leaving, hurriedly asked.

Qin Feng smiled, "Uncle, now that I’m your nephew, I can’t stay outside. I’m going to the inner quarters. I’ll visit my aunt and my cousins, your daughters, tomorrow."

"Cousins, my daughters! Ah!" Zhen Yi was pushed back three steps by Qin Feng’s words, falling to the ground, trembling all over, his face twitching. He realized that his compromise had not gained him even a slight advantage, but had instead handed his daughters over to a beast.

"Beast! Qin Beast!" Zhen Yi shouted in anger.

Thus, Qin Feng took advantage of the situation, took over the Zhen residence, and began to target the inner quarters.