Medicine Martial Prodigy
Chapter 471: Blood Lotus

Chapter 471: Chapter 471: Blood Lotus

Watching Qin Nian’s resolute face, Qin Chuan felt immense pain in his heart. Qin Nian should have been enjoying her youth, yet she had to shoulder the blood vengeance of her family’s annihilation.

Qin Chuan softly said, "Alright, brother will help you. Whoever was involved in the Qin Family’s extermination, we will spare none of them!"

Suddenly, Qin Nian said, "Brother, I want to cultivate!"

Her clear eyes were full of determination.

Everything she experienced today felt like a dream, but she knew it was not a dream—rather, it was a harsh reality.

She wanted to seek revenge, but she also didn’t want to burden Qin Chuan with her own blood feud. Only by becoming powerful herself could she avenge her family.

Moreover, she wished to be by Qin Chuan’s side forever.

Had she not witnessed Qin Chuan killing Old Tang, she would never have imagined her dearly beloved brother to be such a formidable warrior.

How could she stay by her brother’s side forever without powerful strength?

She knew that if she only asked, her brother would never refuse any of her requests, but she did not want to become just a vase, a burden.

Hearing Qin Nian’s desire to cultivate, Qin Chuan fell silent. To tell the truth, he did not want Qin Nian to embark on the path of cultivation; not because cultivation was too difficult, but because once you stepped foot into cultivation, your life was constantly at risk.

Many things are beyond one’s control.

After a long time, Qin Chuan finally said, "Nian Nian, brother only hopes that you can live a happy life, leave everything else to your brother, okay?"

Qin Nian’s eyes were filled with an unprecedented firmness. She looked straight into Qin Chuan’s eyes and said seriously, "But I have grown up now. I can’t always depend on Grandpa and brother like I used to, right?"

As she spoke, her eyes suddenly moistened again, and her voice choked up as she said, "Grandpa... has left me forever."

After saying this, she lowered her head and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Qin Chuan’s heart clenched painfully. The departure of Qin Wang also caused him immense grief.

When Qin Nian looked up again, her red eyes were filled with nothing but resolve as she said very seriously, "Brother, I want to cultivate! I want to become a mighty martial artist like you!"

Qin Chuan remained silent, just watching Qin Nian.

However, Qin Nian’s gaze was firm, showing no sign of retreat.

After a long while, Qin Chuan sighed deeply and then nodded, "Alright, brother promises you!"

He knew that Qin Wang’s death and the fact that Qin Nian was the sole survivor of her family’s massacre had dealt her a tremendous blow. It would be very difficult to change Qin Nian’s mind in such a situation.

"Brother, you’re still here, and that’s wonderful!"

A smile appeared on Qin Nian’s face, but as she smiled, tears kept streaming down her face.

Qin Chuan stepped forward and took Qin Nian into his embrace.

At this moment, silence was more powerful than words!

When the siblings returned to the villa, Tang Yue’er had already prepared the meal. After the three of them ate, Tang Yue’er went to clean up the kitchen, leaving only Qin Chuan and Qin Nian in the living room.

"Do you recognize this Lotus Ring?"

Qin Chuan suddenly took out a ring engraved with a lotus.

When Qin Nian saw the ring, she was surprised, quickly pulling up her pant leg to reveal her ankle, which bore a lotus flower exactly like the one on the Lotus Ring, lifelike in every detail.

The lotus on the Lotus Ring was the exact size as the one on Qin Nian’s ankle, and even the smallest details of the lotus flower were identical.

Qin Nian asked in surprise, "Brother, where did you get this ring?"

Qin Chuan said, "I got this ring from an assassin. It was the reward given by Long Sanlin, the Murong Family’s son-in-law, for the assassination of the Murong Family Head."

"Long Sanlin said that the Lotus Ring hides the entire fortune of the Qin Family, which has been exterminated."

Qin Nian’s face turned deathly pale as she tightly clutched the Lotus Ring and, with teary eyes, looked at Qin Chuan and asked, "Brother, do you think the Qin Family was exterminated because of this Lotus Ring?"

Qin Chuan said in a deep voice, "Perhaps! Aside from what I just told you, there’s something else. The Qin Royal Family of the Ancient Martial World has issued a hefty reward for the Lotus Ring, and there are already powerful individuals from the Ancient Martial World who have found me."

"Right, do you know about the Ancient Martial World, about the Qin Royal Family of the Ancient Martial World?"

He hadn’t planned on telling Qin Nian all this, but after seeing her determined attitude towards cultivation, he decided to tell her everything about her origins.

Vengeful hatred filled Qin Nian’s eyes. She nodded vigorously and gritted her teeth and said, "Grandfather had already told me, the Qin Family of the Secular World was originally a part of the Qin Royal Family of the Ancient Martial World."

After Qin Nian’s emotions had somewhat stabilized, Qin Chuan continued, "Grandfather was forced to self-destruct by Qin Li, who was sent by the Qin Royal Family to the Secular World in search of the Lotus Ring. I watched helplessly as Grandfather self-destructed right before my eyes."

Saying this, Qin Chuan’s fists clenched tightly, his fingernails digging into his palms, seemingly without feeling any pain.

Thinking back on the past decade, Qin Wang had always taken care of him as if he were his own grandson, and yet he was powerless when Qin Wang was forced to self-destruct. He could only watch helplessly, his heart in agony.

"Brother!"

Qin Nian could feel the pain in Qin Chuan’s heart as she tightly gripped his hand.

Her heart was also filled with immense pain, but as grandfather had already vanished completely from this world, the only meaningful thing to do was to turn that pain into the motivation for revenge.

"I have already killed Qin Li, but Grandfather’s blood feud is not yet settled!"

Qin Chuan said with a grave voice, "If I find out that the Qin Family’s extermination is related to the Qin Royal Family, then I, your brother, will take you to the Qin Royal Family, and we will settle both new and old grievances together!"

Qin Nian nodded emphatically, "Good!"

She suddenly handed the Lotus Ring to Qin Chuan and said, "Brother, take the ring."

Qin Chuan gently shook his head and said, "The Lotus Ring was always yours, and you are the rightful heir. However, you must never take it out. The Qin Royal Family, even if they dispatch more people, will only think the ring is still in my possession. As long as you don’t take it out, no one will know the ring has returned to its rightful owner."

Qin Nian looked at Qin Chuan with a worried face and said, "But by doing this, doesn’t it mean that the danger that rightfully belongs to me is being transferred to you?"

Qin Chuan affectionately ruffled her hair and said softly, "Your crisis is my crisis. Would you really have me let the Qin Royal Family target you?"

Qin Nian fell silent. She knew that she couldn’t withstand the killing intent from the Qin Royal Family in her current state.

She made a secret vow in her heart to cultivate seriously and strive to soon become a strong support for her brother.

Qin Nian suddenly said with a serious expression, "Brother, teach me how to cultivate!"

Understanding Qin Nian’s thoughts, Qin Chuan nodded and said, "Next, I will guide a stream of Spiritual Energy into your body. Do not resist at all, just fully accept this Spiritual Energy and carefully feel the direction it flows within your body."

Qin Nian took a deep breath, her voice filled with anticipation, "Brother, I am ready. Let’s begin!"

Qin Chuan nodded, then took Qin Nian’s hand and began to guide a pure stream of Spiritual Energy into her body.

At first, Qin Nian didn’t have any reaction, but soon, a wave of intense pain spread throughout her entire body.

"Ah..."

Qin Nian couldn’t bear the pain and let out a loud cry.

Just then, the faint lotus mark on her ankle suddenly turned into a blood-colored lotus, the Blood Lotus bloomed larger with a speed visible to the naked eye, as if it had come to life.

Even Qin Chuan was stunned at this sight.