"The reason these people co knocking on our door to fight and kill is ultimately due to ignorance. Yan Yan, you must understand that simply killing people is not a solution. Even if you did manage to kill them all, in the end, you would only earn yourself the reputation of a mass murderer."
"To truly keep people at bay, we must first instill fear in them, so that they dread you from the bottom of their hearts. Then, you subdue them, making them utterly devoted to you, willing to go through fire and water for you... I’m telling you this because you have a long future ahead of you, and eventually you’ll have to walk that road by yourself. You need to learn these principles of dealing with others first. Isn’t it true that one can never have too many skills?"
"But rember one thing. You must have the ability to do this yourself. Otherwise, you’re just showing off a fool’s bravery. Understand?"
Qin Yanyan listened attentively, nodding incessantly.
Su Pan’er wasn’t sure if she understood, but she wasn’t disappointed. The child was still young, and there was ti to teach her slowly.
Qin Yanyan was clever. Even if she couldn’t grasp the aning behind her mother’s words right now, that didn’t prevent her from rembering what she said.
Little by little, these principles of life were etched deep into her mory, quietly influencing her in the days to co.
The clan elder had dealt Qin Bing a fierce blow, resulting in severe internal injuries. Even though the new Clan Leader sent soone to the county city to summon an eminent doctor imdiately that night, Qin Bing’s injuries lingered, slow to heal, and he developed a persistent problem with coughing up blood.
The new Clan Leader was so anxious that his beard and eyebrows seed to turn white. He grabbed the doctor and demanded the truth.
The doctor had no choice but to tell him the harsh truth, "The reason your son’s injuries are so severe is due to a rupture in his spleen causing internal bleeding. Although I’ve done everything in my power, this coughing up blood is not sothing that can be cured easily. This condition needs to be treated slowly. Perhaps it will take a year and a half before he can get out of bed. Even then, his constitution will be much weaker than before. He must refrain from any heavy work and should not tire himself. Please rember this, rember!"
"What!"
The new Clan Leader was shocked!
Only then did he realize the seriousness of the issue, "Is there really no other solution?"
"I am sorry, my dical skills are limited; this is all I can do."
The doctor hesitated before adding, "Actually, who doesn’t know that living within the Qin clan’s territory is the paragon of the dical world from the Apricot Grove? In addition, there’s a miracle healer known as ’the world’s number one needlewoman’ living here. Clan Leader, why go to the trouble of finding an outsider like for your son’s treatnt instead of requesting their help?"
After speaking, the doctor shook his head, sighed, shouldered his dicine box, and left.
The Qin Family had a miracle healer of their own but sought the help of this outsider. He would never believe there wasn’t a problem there if you beat him to death.
The new Clan Leader stood there with a bitter expression, silent for a long while.
The wailing of his son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter-in-law made his already frantic heart even more panicked!
"Enough with the noise! Why cry? He’s not dead yet, is he?"
With a roar from the new Clan Leader, all the crying in the house stopped, only the occasional sobbing continued.
He closed his eyes and forcibly suppressed the frustration in his heart, "Prepare imdiately, prepare a generous gift. I will lose face by making another visit."
His daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law were imdiately overjoyed!
They had long heard of Old Xue and Su Pan’er’s dical skills, but since the incident happened within the Qin mansion, and without the new Clan Leader opening his mouth, how could they dare to speak up? Now that they were assured, they quickly went to prepare. Fearing that Su Pan’er would refuse, they naturally kept adding to the generous gift, turning it into a truly grand gesture—at least, for the countryfolk!
"Don’t go! Even if I die, I won’t let her treat !"
Qin Bing, who lay gasping in bed, refused to agree, struggling while coughing blood, "What is this nonsense? Qin Yi rebelled, and Su Pan’er still has the face to show up? And that clan elder who used his influence to beat to this state. He just wants to see dead so his grandson can take my place. I won’t get treated, I simply won’t..."
He cursed as he struggled to get up.
"Damn it! Do you think you’re in the right here, or are you only satisfied if you drive to my grave, huh? I’ve laid down the hard truths for you for so long, have you fed them to the dogs?"
The new Clan Leader was trembling with anger, vexed by his unyielding progeny.
Despite his words, his anger was truly directed at the old Clan elder!
"Go on, hit ! You might as well kill and be done with it, put an end to all this!"
Qin Bing was also infuriated, jutting out his neck for him to strike.
The son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter-in-law at his side were wailing, shielding Qin Bing, their cries could be heard from afar.
"Fine! I’ll beat you to death, you evil history."
The new Clan Leader raised his hand high, intending to strike, but when his gaze fell upon the bright red blood at the corner of his grandchild’s mouth, he found himself unable to bring it down.
He had no choice but to lower his hand in frustration, speaking earnestly. "I’ve told you many tis. That damn girl from the Su Family can’t be touched! If you truly wish to take revenge for yourself, then heal first. You have a whole lifeti ahead of you, and plenty of ti in future."
As long as that young Qin Yi t with failure in his ventures, there would be no shortage of people wanting to target that damn girl from the Su Family. A little suffering might do this foolish boy so good.
Having said this, he returned to the house, rummaged for two gold bars, and added them to the generous gift. After a mont’s thought, he took three more gold bars, making it a dozen, wrapped them in tin foil, and then exited the house with the gift in hand, heading straight for the Qin Mansion.
Qin Bing had suffered multiple internal injuries, which Su Pan’er was well aware of.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have considered sparing his life back then, preventing the old Clan elder from continuing his assault — any more blows, and the man would have died on the spot!
At that mont, Su Pan’er had lit the stove in the house and was gathered with her family, enjoying hotpot.
In a few days, it would be New Year. This was Pan’er’s first New Year at her old ho, and her heart brimd with joy as she chatted and laughed with everyone. Unexpectedly, a visitor ca with news that the Clan Leader had arrived with a generous gift.
"What’s he doing here?"
Qin Yu, always one to speak his mind, blurted out the question directly.
"Cough, cough, cough... Third brother’s wife, my big brother doesn’t know how to speak tactfully, please don’t mind him," Qin Yueshi said as she glared at him.
Qin Yu realized he had spoken out of turn and quickly shrank his neck.
Shuang’er had been staying in the Qin Mansion for so ti now to accompany Qin Yanyan in her studies, and in return, Qin Yu and his wife also reciprocated the kindness by visiting almost daily to help out. Qin Yu was an honest and sincere man, and with Qin Yueshi being a capable yet reserved person, Su Pan’er naturally welcod them.
"My big brother is not wrong. It’s alti, and if the Clan Leader is visiting at this hour, it must be sothing urgent," Su Pan’er said thoughtfully, considering Qin Bing’s injuries, it was about ti for them to seek her out.
Old Patriarch Su’s eyes sparkled with cunning at the prospect of receiving silver money.
Delighted, he squinted his eyes and said, "Guests are to be honored, foolish girl! Since the Clan Leader has co, it’s best we et with him."
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