Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 114 - 108: Hope for Breaking the Deadlock?
Xu Fang racked his brain but couldn’t think of any solution.
The disciples of the West Courtyard just had that much strength; there was no way to improve it in a short time.
Now, the only thing he could do was perhaps give these participating disciples of the West Courtyard the best possible plan for the competition.
"All new disciples from the West Courtyard participating in the assessment competition, gather up front immediately!" Xu Fang called out in a deep voice.
The tournament was divided into two parts, starting with the year-end evaluation competition for the new disciples.
So Xu Fang first summoned the new disciples participating in the assessment.
Qin Qing, Gong Yanghe, and others walked out from amongst the crowd one after another.
"Senior Qin!"
Qin Qing walked to the front, and the others followed suit, with most of them actively coming over to greet Qin Qing.
And Qin Qing, too, actively responded to them.
"Senior Qin, long time no see!"
A gray-robed youth carrying a Longsword came over and greeted Qin Qing with a cupped fist salute.
"Mo Liangsong! Indeed, it has been a long time. How have you been recently?" Qin Qing offered his greetings to the sword-bearing youth.
The last time they met was in the Wind Spirit Valley Secret Realm.
Back then, Qin Qing was trapped by the Law Enforcement Team’s Soul Locking Formation, unable to break free. Ouyang Rou had apologized to Qin Qing at that time, feeling guilty for being unable to help.
Similarly, Mo Liangsong also whispered, telling Qin Qing that he hoped he could return safely.
Compared to the indifference and schadenfreude of Fang Hu and others, Mo Liangsong, Ouyang Rou, and the like were entirely different.
"Senior Qin!"
Lu Zihe also came over.
Lu Zihe and Qin Qing were both Martial Arts youths who came out of Tianjue City; they had known each other for a long time and had not encountered each other in the Wind Spirit Valley Secret Realm.
However, Lu Zihe’s father, Lu Yesen, had some past interactions with Qin Qing’s father, Qin Yi, and they could be considered friends.
"Lu Zihe!" Qin Qing smiled, turning to face Lu Zihe.
"Senior Qin, there is something about Mo Liangsong that I must tell you!" Lu Zihe said. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Qin Qing was slightly startled, glanced at Mo Liangsong, and nodded, "Brother Lu, please speak freely!"
"Zihe!" Mo Liangsong, as if guessing what Lu Zihe was about to say, frowned slightly, "What happened in the past is over, there’s nothing worth mentioning!"
"How can that be?" Lu Zihe said dissatisfiedly, "A gentleman must avenge his grievances, right?"
Speaking, Lu Zihe looked at Qin Qing again, "Here’s the thing, Senior Qin. Just because on that day in the Wind Spirit Valley Secret Realm, Brother Mo told you that he hoped you could return safely from the Secret Realm... It should’ve been fine. But ever since you really came back, Qin Lie has held a grudge against Brother Mo. Last time, when Brother Mo was out on a trial, he happened to run into Qin Lie. Qin Lie beat him up severely, and if it weren’t for Brother Mo finding a chance to escape, he might have already fallen to Qin Lie’s vicious hands!"
Hearing this, Qin Qing’s expression turned cold.
"Qin Lie?"
"He took action against Brother Mo Liangsong just because of one sentence? He even almost killed Brother Mo Liangsong?"
Qin Qing said in a low voice, ice-cold, almost squeezing the words through his teeth.
The surrounding few felt a chill wash over them.
They could tell that Qin Qing was truly enraged.
"It’s not that exaggerated..." Mo Liangsong feigned ease, "Senior Qin, I will handle this matter myself!"
Qin Qing nodded, "Brother Mo, I know you can handle it yourself, but no matter what, this matter started because of me. If it weren’t for the fact that you were speaking to me at the time, Qin Lie definitely wouldn’t have made things difficult for you! If given the chance, I will settle this grudge on your behalf!"
"Right!" As he said this, Qin Qing added: "What about Ouyang Rou? Did she join the Great Qian Martial Institute after coming out of the Wind Spirit Valley Secret Realm that day?"
Qin Qing remembered that on that day, when the Law Enforcement Team was going to make things difficult for him, Ouyang Rou stood up in righteousness to defend him, saying that Qin Qing had been forced to take action against the Guan siblings.
But Ouyang Rou did not expect that the Law Enforcement Team had entered the Wind Spirit Valley Secret Realm on a mission, and her righteous defense had offended Shangguan Feixing and the Law Enforcement Team.
Thus, Lin Cang of the Law Enforcement Team directly scolded Ouyang Rou and had someone record her name, stating that the Great Qian Martial Institute did not welcome her and even declared that they would never give Ouyang Rou the opportunity to join in this lifetime!
"Ah..."
Hearing Qin Qing’s question, Mo Liangsong and Lu Zihe both sighed helplessly, shaking their heads.
"After coming out of the secret realm that day, the Law Enforcement Team punished Ouyang Rou with eighty stick hits for disturbing their enforcement, leaving her status between life and death unknown. Later she was thrown out of the Great Qian Martial Institute... At that time, we were all prevented from leaving the Institute, unable to go out... so whether Ouyang Rou is alive or dead is unknown..." After Mo Liangsong finished, he sighed again.
"Heh, the Law Enforcement Team really has some tricks!" Qin Qing narrowed his eyes. "The captain of the Law Enforcement Team is called Lin Cang, right? He must also be participating in the assessment this time?"
"He is indeed participating in the assessment!"
This time, it was Gong Yanghe who spoke: "Originally, this Lin Cang wasn’t qualified to participate in the assessment. Among the old disciples, his strength is not considered top-notch, but only fairly decent... somewhat stronger than the average disciple. However, the Lin Family hoped he could train himself through this competition... so they managed to get him a spot!"
Qin Qing nodded slightly.
Indeed, Lin Cang’s strength could only be considered mediocre. In Wind Spirit Valley Secret Realm, Qin Qing alone was able to defeat several disciples including Lin Cang and Shangguan Feixing.
And now, Qin Qing’s strength had improved further, demolishing Lin Cang would simply be a matter of a few breaths’ time.
"However, before dealing with Lin Cang, it’s better to take care of Qin Lie first!"
Qin Qing thought silently to himself, his gaze having noticed that among the ranks of the new disciples from the East Campus, walking behind Mu Yunlan, was none other than Qin Lie.
And at this moment, Qin Lie also glanced in Qin Qing’s direction.
A sneering expression still lingered in Qin Lie’s eyes.
"This Qin Lie has actually gone to the East Campus as well!" Qin Qing said with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.
"Qin Lie’s talent is among the top of the disciples recruited by the Great Qian Martial Institute this year. Additionally, he joined the East Campus through the help of Mu Yunlan’s master, Jun Jiulin!" Mo Liangsong said.
"Hehe..." Qin Qing smiled and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Brother Mo, since Qin Lie is also participating in the assessment for new disciples, let’s take this opportunity for me to avenge the grudge on your behalf!"
Mo Liangsong seemed thoughtful, then said: "Senior Qin, if given the chance, hand him over to me. I hope to defeat him face-to-face!"
"Oh? Are you confident?" asked Qin Qing.
"I should be able to!" replied Mo Liangsong.
"Good!" Qin Qing nodded.
At that moment, Xu Fang approached.
When his gaze fell upon Qin Qing, his eyes lit up.
He suddenly realized that perhaps the best chance to turn the tables this time lay with Qin Qing.
