Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 465 - 433 No Regrets Choice

The Qin Family, as a surname inherited for thousands of years, even in a remote place like the Qian Country, certainly held unknown trump cards.

However, neither Qin Sheng nor Qin De could have imagined how much Qin Qing had grown in just one year within Tai’a Ancient Country.

They could not have foreseen the kind of connections and resources Qin Qing had established in Tai’a Ancient Country by now.

To Qin Qing, a minor Qian Country had long since failed to capture his attention...

And this time, Qin Qing’s return to Qian Country would inevitably lead to a major reshuffling of the entire nation!

At this moment.

In the sky prison of Qian Country.

Qin Tong and others were imprisoned here.

The sky prison was decayed and dim, never seeing the light of day, emitting waves of foul stench.

Qin Tao, Qin Tong, and Qin Yue, Qin Yao, along with other clansmen from the Qin Residence, were all huddled together.

"Wah... Wah..."

Suddenly, the cry of an infant was heard.

In the arms of Qin Qing’s Seventh Aunt, a baby still in swaddling suddenly burst into loud cries.

A baby less than three months old, being detained in such a dreadful sky prison, one could only imagine how miserable the situation was.

"Smack!"

Almost at the instant the baby’s cry sounded, a whip lashed fiercely toward the Seventh Aunt.

The air exploded with the crack.

The Seventh Aunt panicked, her expression changing drastically as she quickly shielded the child in her embrace, and the whip struck her head directly.

With a smack, skin split and flesh burst open.

A ghastly gash opened on the top of the Seventh Aunt’s head, from which blood gushed.

The pitiful Seventh Aunt fainted on the spot, but even in unconsciousness, she clutched the infant tightly, her body curling into a bow shape, still protecting the baby in her embrace.

The one administering the whipping was none other than Eighth Princess Qin Yun of the Royal Qin Family.

Qin Yun looked on with chilly arrogance, looming over the prisoners like Qin Tao and the rest, then spoke, "A bunch of lowly, inferior beings, do you even deserve the Qin surname? I decree that from today onward, none of you shall bear the Qin name, including those of the Tianjue City’s Qin Family, all must change their names, otherwise your entire clans will be implicated and executed!"

Qin Yun said icily, and naturally, Qin Tao and others dared not retort.

Now caged and imprisoned, the slightest imprudent word could lead to their immediate execution.

So although Qin Tao and the others felt extremely aggrieved and were burning with rage, they dared not speak out.

Qin Yun then pointed at the fainting Seventh Aunt and scolded angrily, "Furthermore, it is rare for me to visit this sky prison, only to hear this child’s incessant crying. The thing I detest most is the wailing of children. If it happens again, execute them immediately! Besides, you’re all going to die soon anyway, a few days earlier makes no difference!"

"Your Highness... he is but a little child, not even three months old! We also don’t want the child to cry and offend Your Highness, but we... we are helpless too!" Qin Tong explained helplessly.

"Hmph! How dare you talk back?" Qin Yun snapped coldly and lashed out with her whip toward Qin Tong.

Qin Tong did not dare to dodge and let the whip strike him hard.

As Qin Yun was trained in martial arts, the force of the whip was naturally heavy, landing on Qin Tong’s shoulder and instantly causing skin to split and flesh to tear open, shredding his clothes and causing blood to gush out.

Qin Tong’s upper body convulsed in pain, but he forced himself to endure without letting out a single sound.

"Vile creature!" Qin Yun’s disdainful gaze swept over the prisoners, and she continued, "A wretch will always be a wretch, and the children they bear are bastards. Heh heh..."

Qin Yun sneered coldly and said, "Don’t blame me, blame Qin Qing; it’s him who’s blind and offended this princess! When I’m unhappy, of course, I can only take it out on you all!"

"Of course, what this princess hopes to see most is that little wretch, Qin Qing, coming back to save you. If he dares to show up, this time I will make sure he dies in Luochuan!"

Having finished, Qin Yun left behind a string of cold laughter, pleased with herself as she left the dungeon.

Inside the cell, when Qin Tong and the others saw Qin Yun leave, they all let out a long sigh of relief.

With Qin Yun around, it was like having a demon by their side; the moment she was displeased, she could easily sentence someone to death.

"Second brother, this time, I’m afraid we won’t escape death!" Qin Tong turned his head, looked at Qin Tao beside him; despair was written all over his haggard face.

"If we must die, then so be it." Qin Tao fell silent for a while before adding, "The world has become so dark, one can’t even see their own hand in front of their face!"

"Exactly! In this world, there’s no such thing as right or wrong, black or white. We did nothing, and yet, we must die in this prison." Qin Tong helplessly shook his head with a bitter smile, then continued, "Even if we die, so be it. But for little Qing... I hope he won’t return to Qian Country because of us, and even more so, won’t do anything rash!"

"Yes!" Qin Tao nodded. "Qin Qing has exceptional talent, and his future in the martial arts is boundless. As long as he can endure, he will surely become a great power in martial arts someday. Then, he can avenge us, and by that time, Qian Country will naturally not be able to stop him. I just hope he won’t act impulsively now..."

"Father!" Qin Yao also spoke at this moment, looking at her father Qin Tong: "If you could choose again, would you have decided to leave Tianjue City with brother Qing and come to Luochuan?"

Qin Yao’s question left Qin Tong stunned.

He glanced at his wife held in his arms, and the infant in her embrace.

The baby was less than three months old and stared back with big, innocent eyes, full of naivete.

Tears welled up uncontrollably in Qin Tong’s eyes; his son was so young yet had to suffer so much alongside him. And his wife, at her weakest, was whipped and beaten.

And compared to the lingering death scheduled three days later, these sufferings were nothing.

Three days later, all of them, including his less than three-month-old child, would be executed by Qian Country!

If... if he hadn’t chosen to leave the Qin Residence with Qin Qing, if they hadn’t come to Luochuan.

Then none of this would have happened.

If it weren’t for Qin Qing, Qin Yao would still be Guan Hao’s disciple.

Qin Tong and his wife would still be living in Tianjue City at the Qin Residence; they should also have their little son, blissfully living as a family at the Qin Residence, instead of waiting to be executed in a prison cell...

To say there were no regrets would be impossible.

But—

If given another chance, Qin Tong would still make the same decision.

Life isn’t about scraping by.

It’s about staying true to oneself.

At the Qin Residence, he chose to stand by Qin Qing because he owed a debt of gratitude to Qin Yi.

Qin Yi had saved his life and helped him many times.

So, he stood by Qin Qing without a second thought, allowed Qin Yao to break ties with Guan Hao as her master, and was even prepared to sacrifice her status as a disciple of the Great Qian Martial Institute.

Later on, following Qin Qing to Luochuan, these were all decisions made by following his heart.

"Yao’er!" Qin Tong looked at Qin Yao, nodding earnestly, "If Father were given another chance, I would still make the same choice, only... Father is sorry, sorry to you, your mother, and your younger brother..."

Qin Tong’s eyes reddened.

Holding his wife and child even closer, Qin Yao also came over, sat next to her father, and the family embraced each other, weeping bitterly.

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