The School Beauty's Super Rogue-Chapter 788 - 785: Deceiving Heaven and Crossing the Sea
Although he was filled with hatred, Qi Renjie dared not show any signs of discontent.
In fact, to put on a good act, he deliberately feigned a look of nervousness, causing his legs to tremble involuntarily.
"Greetings... to all the Elders..."
Temporarily discarding his dignity, Qi Renjie knelt and paid respects to everyone present.
Bowing deeply is also one of the most outdated traditions of the Qi Family.
Every New Year, descendants lucky enough to return to the ancestral hall all kowtow and pay respects to everyone present.
Qi Renjie sneered at this, yet never expected he would one day stoop so low.
"Rise."
The Elder sitting in the primary seat spoke in a wooden tone.
His name was Qi Xianyi, the Patriarch of the previous generation and currently the most powerful person in the Elder Council.
After Qi Renjie stood up, he did not dare to raise his head, but instead stared straight at the floor: "I presume all the Elders have received the message from my eldest brother."
"How dare you!"
After only saying a sentence, an elderly man with a head full of white hair and a body as withered as firewood shouted: "The Elders have not spoken, and yet you dare speak out of turn!"
Fury!
A blaze of anger burned in Qi Renjie’s heart, but he dared not show it at all, and with a face of sincere fear, he knelt again: "This child knows his mistake! I earnestly beg the Elders’ forgiveness!"
Thud, thud, thud!
He heavily knocked his head on the ground. During this time, no one spoke, all the Elders looking on coldly.
By the twentieth bow, Qi Renjie’s forehead was red. Qi Xianyi said coldly, "Enough."
"Thank you, Elder, for your mercy!"
Qi Renjie got up as though granted amnesty; although his face was embarrassed, his expression was one of joy.
"Are you that dancer’s son?"
The speaker was Qi Xianyun, seated in the fifth position from the front.
Bald and obese, he was the most corpulent among the elders, and also the most venomous in temper.
Qi Renjie vaguely remembered that it was this old man who had advocated for killing his mother back then.
Hatred almost erupted, but Qi Renjie endured it forcefully.
He put on a fawning look and bowed his head: "She is my mother."
"Hmm, there’s indeed some resemblance. But I wonder if you inherited her shameless heart."
Qi Xianyun suddenly said, making Qi Renjie feel as if his heart would explode.
Yet outwardly, he showed no emotion and said: "My mother’s matters, I’ve long forgotten completely. I only seek to work steadfastly and sincerely for the family in the future."
"Heh."
Qi Xianyun gave a cold laugh, it wasn’t entirely convincing.
At this moment, Qi Xianyi in the main seat spoke: "I heard you went to see the Night Emperor?"
"Indeed, just now this child..."
Qi Renjie recounted what had happened earlier at the casino.
Of course, it was all the storyline fabricated with Qin Hao.
The narrative mainly depicted Qin Hao’s character and conduct, with much of the ink and talk spent on the gambling match.
When Qi Renjie finished his story excitedly, he received no exaggerated praise. Instead, Qi Xianyun sneered: "So young and already indulged in gambling, aren’t you just like that lowly dancer of a mother of yours!"
The smile on Qi Renjie’s face froze; he did not expect that his awe-inspiring feat of killing the Night Emperor would be met with such an evaluation.
He almost rushed forward to tear that fat face into two pieces.
However, for the sake of his life and grand plan for revenge, he endured it and said in a low voice: "This child did so only to win against the Night Emperor. After all, in martial arts, I am inferior to him..."
Qi Xianyun let out a disdainful laugh, his eyes cold as a cobra’s.
"You said you defeated the Night Emperor, is there concrete evidence?"
Qi Xianyi once again spoke from the primary seat, his gaze intense.
Qi Renjie dared not slack and pushed out the suitcase beside him: "This is the money I won. All from the Night Emperor’s casino."
"Let me see."
Qi Xianyun flicked his plump finger, sending out a wave of Inner Strength that hit the edge of the suitcase.
Hiss!
With a muffled sound, the suitcase split in half, countless banknotes flying in the air due to the Powerful Qi.
The room seemed to rain money.
"Not bad, turns out fifty million is this much."
Qi Xianyun remarked indifferently.
Qi Renjie’s pupils shrank; Qi Xianyun’s earlier finger belonged to the family’s secret technique, Seeking Yang Finger.
Such an Odd Skill, easily wielded by him, demonstrated the depth of his Power.
"So, this Dead Fatty’s strength is this formidable? Could it be that among the dozen Elders present, all possess the Dead Fatty’s prowess?"
Qi Renjie was incredibly shocked in his heart: "The enemies are far stronger than imagined; isn’t my foolproof plan for revenge now ruined?"
He was filled with terror and shame at his own complacency and delusion.
Seeing Qi Renjie not respond, another Elder displeasedly said: "This sum of money is significant, but it doesn’t prove you defeated the Night Emperor."
Qi Renjie snapped to, took out his phone, opened a video, and said: "This is the footage of my gambling match with the Night Emperor. Please, Elders, take a look."
With that, he specially placed the phone in a good position so that everyone could see clearly.
Everyone present was advanced in years, but thanks to martial arts, each had a robust physique and extraordinary abilities.
As long as they channeled Inner Strength into their eyes, the small phone was comparable to a color television.
In the footage, the Night Emperor first tossed twelve points, then Qi Renjie threw the dice with a masterful technique, coming up with three sixes, a total of eighteen points.
The screams of three subordinates echoed in the room, and when the footage ended, the sound and painful images of the Night Emperor’s men lingered in the elders’ minds.
"What do you think?"
Qi Xianyi used a scrutinizing gaze to question the surroundings. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Qi Xianyun said: "The video has no issue. However, the question is, how did you manage to film it?"
Qi Renjie chuckled coldly in his heart: "Thankfully, the Night Emperor thought of much, and prepared lines in advance."
He responded methodically: "Because before gambling, I asked for permission to record the video."
"The Night Emperor actually agreed?"
An elder inquired.
Qi Renjie’s face gained two degrees of confidence: "Much like my intention, the Night Emperor wished to take this opportunity to strike the Qi Family’s prestige. He believed he would surely defeat me, hence allowed both sides to film."
"So then, he must have a copy of the video as well?"
"Indeed."
Qi Renjie answered respectfully, while thinking to himself: The Night Emperor’s copy would later be "accidentally" leaked to the Ancient Martial Alliance.
And then you will obtain the video from the Ancient Martial Alliance.
You old fossils, won’t have a reason to doubt me anymore.
In the moments of thought, the elders fell into silence.
Having been in the meditation chamber for a long time, Qi Renjie was no longer so tense.
He began to sneak peeks around, finding each elder’s face wooden, but with eyes wandering, mingling with each other’s presence.
"So they are guarding against me using eye contact."
Qi Renjie thought with disdain: "Someday, I’ll make you beg for mercy at my feet... all of you!"
For a long while.
The elders ended their silent conversation. Qi Xianyi said: "The video’s authenticity remains to be verified. I will send someone to investigate over a few days. If confirmed, you may be promoted to Group Manager."
"Thank you, Grand Elder!"
Qi Renjie bent respectfully, all the while cursing inside: A bunch of miserly old ghosts!
