Dong Huiying was feeling somewhat stifled by this, her small eyebrows furrowing slightly.

Perhaps noticing that her wife-master seemed about to erupt, Shujun gently patted her back in a soothing manner, one pat after another.

As if conveying a message: Don’t be angry, leave it to me, I’ll vent your anger for you.

A momentary pause appeared on Dong Huiying’s expression, and then, showing some malice, she glared darkly at the woman.

Shujun curved her lips into a smile.

"Come, arrest her for me! In all the years your Third Master has roamed the world, I’ve never encountered such a thing. Dare to slander your Third Master? Haha, you must be incredibly bold!"

At Shujun’s command, someone immediately stepped forward to comply.

The woman’s face turned green instantly; she wanted to resist but she was merely a coarse commoner and how could she compare to a proper Practitioner?

Moreover, Shujun and Huiying’s ’Practitioners,’ though not able to defeat a hundred at once, could at least deal with dozens.

As a result, as soon as the woman attempted to resist, she was subdued, and someone even stuffed a wad of cloth in her mouth to prevent her from spewing more foul language.

Having handled the matter, Shujun turned with a bright smile towards Qin family’s side.

Long aware that Dongcui City was a contentious place, and the Qin family itself was severely divided and uncooperative.

Shujun raised her brows and smiled beautifully.

"May I ask, is Qin Xuan truly the Young Master of your Qin family?"

The leading old woman coughed into her hand, hesitated for a moment, then nodded lightly.

Shujun’s smile grew even more delighted.

"Oh, so Qin Xuan is indeed your Qin family’s Young Master? Then what on earth is going on here? You’re just allowing such a coarse person to insult him? Are you all like cabbages, lying motionless without reacting? Otherwise, with so many of you and such a fanfare, you can’t even stop one shameless person?"

Shujun chuckled, and then delivered a cutting remark.

"So, is it that you’re all useless freeloaders, or are you maliciously intending to torment Qin Xuan? Young Master? I don’t see it. With your attitudes, there’s not the slightest respect, but rather it seems you’re enjoying the spectacle, eager for his downfall!!"

This: "..."

The members of the Qin family present suddenly felt like they’d been thrown into a hot oil pan.

No matter how they answered, it wouldn’t be right; either way they wouldn’t be seen as decent people.

Should they admit their incompetence? Of course not, that would be inviting ridicule.

But to admit they have no regard for Qin Xuan as the Young Master? Even less feasible; his status was undeniable, regardless of anything.

In any case, no answer seemed correct.

The leading old woman pondered for a while; this time, possibly having learned from the prior woman’s lesson, she glanced over the men surrounding the young lady, her gaze sweeping over each, and then she tentatively spoke.

"Young Master, please don’t be offended. We were sent by the Second Elder to greet you, and it truly was an emergency just now, never expecting someone would dare disrupt the Qin family’s happy occasion." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

The old woman grinned apologetically, skillfully downplaying a rather disrespectful event with a light touch.

She had never seen Qin Xuan before, and now she was guessing in her heart, among these six brothers, which one was him?

Firstly, Shujun in red was excluded, then she glanced one by one over the remaining men.