Divine King of Honour Chapter 4 Frantically Fanning Qin Tiann

Nestled on the fringes of Cloud Sea City, Qinglin Academy commanded great prestige across East Field County, surpassed only by the foremost Tianhen Academy.

Securing admission to either of these academies in East Field County bestowed elite status, a badge of noble lineage.

The annual enrollment day at Qinglin Academy had dawned. Young hopefuls from every corner of the county surged to the location, hearts ablaze with dreams and resolve, battling for entry into the academy all coveted.

Xu Nian had shown up early before Qinglin Academy's gates, a assured smirk gracing his lips as he eyed the magnificent and daunting portal.

Previously, he could only gaze in awe at this bastion of knowledge, but now his sole intent burned to claim it as his own.

After being abandoned and renounced when his Dantian shattered, he grasped a cruel lesson: in this world, only might guaranteed endurance; devoid of power, one amounted to zilch.

"Mother, you must wait for me. I will go to the Qin Family and bring you out. Then, I will make Qin Yuanshan regret everything he has done," Xu Nian swore inwardly, his fists gripped tight.

Far too feeble at present, freeing his mother felt well-nigh unattainable, hence his pressing aim was to amass utmost strength.

"Qin Nian, why are you here?"

Even as Xu Nian voiced his private oath, a shocked cry sounded from his rear.

Whirling about, Xu Nian spotted a stunning young lady positioned behind him, her plain yet refined garb enhancing her supple contours.

Wang Siyu was her name, sixteen years of age, Xu Nian's lone childhood companion, and daughter to the Wang Family Head in Cloud Sea City.

A modest house in Cloud Sea City, the Wang Family commanded respect far beneath the Qin Family's, yet respectable nonetheless.

During their early years, Xu Nian had unwittingly plucked a drowning Wang Siyu from mortal danger.

Ever since, Wang Siyu regularly tracked down Xu Nian for companionship, the pair blossoming like youthful paramours.

True enough, Xu Nian cherished a fondness for Wang Siyu. He had fancied her feelings mutual, though reality proved far different from his fancies.

Right then, Wang Siyu's brows knitted tight, her stare icy, a flicker of scorn twisting her dainty visage.

"I'm sorry, I'm not called Qin Nian. My name is Xu Nian," Xu Nian replied flatly, his spark of reunion gladness snuffing out at once.

"Right, you've been expelled from the Qin Family, so you've no right to the Qin surname. I heard you've been disowned and your Dantian destroyed. Do you really have the face to come here? Are you hoping Qinglin Academy will take in a cripple like you?" Wang Siyu jeered, her gaze brimming with scorn toward Xu Nian.

Xu Nian scarcely credited what he witnessed. Wang Siyu had ever been sugary and endearing in his company, forever dubbing him 'Brother Qin Nian', but scant days apart unveiled a total stranger—or perchance her authentic self unveiled at last.

"Xu Nian, don't look at me like that. I used to be with you solely because you were the third young master of the Qin Family. But now, not only is your Dantian ruined and you're crippled, but you have also been kicked out of the Qin Family. You think I would still fawn over you like before? Grow up, Xu Nian. Stop being so naive. You and I are not from the same world anymore," Wang Siyu mocked with disdain, her eyes overflowing contempt, as though masking her loathing for the crippled Xu Nian proved pointless.

A bitter smile curled his lips as Xu Nian shook his head, inwardly scorning his former naivety for overlooking this woman's mask, and his foolish faith in shared childhood bonds when her nearness stemmed purely from his role as Qin Family's third young master.

Were it not for Qin Yuanshan's banishment, her genuine countenance might have eluded him eternally.

"What an opportunistic, scheming woman. Today, Xu Nian has truly had his eyes opened," Xu Nian mused frostily, banishing every tender reminiscence of Wang Siyu from his thoughts, bereft of any clinging sentiment.

"Xu Nian, you can hate me all you want, but let me tell you, I am now with Qin Tiann. We just got engaged yesterday," Wang Siyu declared once more, triumph flickering across her features.

Xu Nian sneered!

How rapid her maneuvers. Merely days since departing the Qin Family, and already she entangled with Qin Tiann, sparing no ploy to grasp her desires.

"Then congratulations to you, may you and Qin Tiann grow old together. Trash like you, I'm afraid, can only be matched by someone like Qin Tiann," Xu Nian shot back coldly. With those words, he flicked his sleeve and pivoted to depart.

"You..." Wang Siyu flared up in wrath.

Xu Nian dared call her trash?

An outcast of the Qin Family, his Dantian utterly ruined, had the audacity to brand her as trash—how could she hold back her fury?

"Halt right there!"

A sharp yell rang out from nearby just as Xu Nian turned to depart.

He glanced back to spot a youth clad in a cyan robe striding over from the distance, his gaze burning with rage directed at Xu Nian.

Recognition ignited fury in Xu Nian's eyes upon seeing the arrival.

This was none other than Qin Tian, the figure Wang Siyu had brought up, the top talent among the Qin Family's collateral lines.

Merely seventeen years old, yet he had reached Five-star Peak Warrior cultivation, placing third among the Qin Family's youth, trailing only Qin Tian and Qin Hen. His standing among Cloud Sea City's younger generation commanded respect.

Qin Tian had long despised Xu Nian, tormenting him covertly in the past. Xu Nian had endured brutal beatings from him repeatedly, and several times when his mother faced harassment, Qin Tian pulled the strings from the shadows. Xu Nian's hatred for Qin Tian burned as fiercely as that for Qin Hen.

"You pathetic waste, drop to your knees and beg Siyu's forgiveness," Qin Tian ordered with haughty dominance, positioning himself protectively before Wang Siyu.

By this point, a sizable audience had gathered in the square before the Sect entrance. Qin Tian's bellow drew even more onlookers flocking over.

"Hey, isn't that Qin Tian from the Qin Family? Who's the kid facing him down, bold enough to provoke such a guy?"

"You haven't heard? That's the reject freshly expelled from the Qin Family. Word is his own father smashed his Dantian in one blow, turning him into a total invalid. What brings him here?"

"Likely chasing some lucky break. But in his condition? Crossing Qin Tian spells disaster for him!"

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Whispers filled the surrounding throng, mostly ridiculing Xu Nian, though a handful pitied his misfortune.

Brushing off the crowd's taunts and scorn, Xu Nian fixed a chilly stare on Qin Tian and mocked, "What happens if I say no?"

"You won't walk out of this place alive!" Qin Tian boasted with supreme arrogance.

"Is that so? Show me then how you'll keep me from leaving alive," Xu Nian retorted with a contemptuous smirk, his scorn for Qin Tian's threat unmistakable.

Fury exploded in Qin Tian instantly: "Courting death!"

Onlookers gasped in shock too, muttering that Xu Nian was clueless about the doom he courted.

Xu Nian remained unfazed, pressing on with his jabs: "Cut the crap. Besides lapping at Qin Hen's heels like a mutt, what else can you do, Qin Tian?"

Qin Tian's anger boiled over at those words, his fists clenching with audible cracks.

"Brother Tian, he's spitting in the face of kindness—give him a proper thrashing to show him his true worthless self," Wang Siyu chimed in with a frosty huff.

"Rest assured, if he leaves upright today, I'll grovel on all fours through Qinglin Academy," Qin Tian vowed icily. He cracked his knuckles eagerly and lunged at Xu Nian, his features contorted in savage delight.

Spectators sighed in resignation—a shattered-Dantian cripple against a Five-star Warrior promised a predictable end.

"Time to meet your end!"

Like a ferocious tiger, Qin Tian leaped forward, rapidly narrowing the gap to Xu Nian, unleashing a brutal fist straight at his chest.

The fist wind roared ferociously like a tiger, utterly ruthless.

A vicious smirk curled Qin Tian's lips, envisioning Xu Nian hurled back by the strike.

Wang Siyu's expression brimmed with derision, devoid of any compassion.

"Smack!"

Right as the crowd expected Xu Nian to soar through the air from the blow, an astonishing twist unfolded. The savage Qin Tian got slapped aside by Xu Nian instead.

Teeth scattered in the air, his body whirling before crashing three meters distant.

"A slap? How... impossible!"

The onlookers stood dumbfounded, eyes bulging in utter incredulity.

Wang Siyu's prior sneer solidified into frozen horror on her face.

Yet the shocks kept coming. Xu Nian advanced boldly, seizing Qin Tian's collar in one grip while unleashing a barrage of slaps with the other.

Crisp slapping echoes, akin to bursting beans, reverberated across the Qinglin Academy plaza.

As the slaps rained down, Xu Nian snarled, "You despicable wretch, did you think you could trample me with impunity? Today, I'll make clear if I'm trash or not."