Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 134 - 125: Deserting the Battle?

This grating voice made Qin Qing frown.

Following that, he looked toward the source of the voice.

The man who spoke was quite handsome, a good half head taller than Qin Qing, with an unhideable arrogance in his gaze, as well as a barely concealed anger.

This caused Qin Qing some confusion, as he had no interaction with this handsome man. Why then did the man’s eyes hold anger towards him?

Could it be again because of his senior sister?

However, judging from the way the man looked at Jiang Ruorong, that seemed not to be the case.

"Who are you?"

Qin Qing looked at the man with a puzzled expression.

"He is Mo Nian, Mo Zijin’s brother!"

Jiang Ruorong reminded him.

"Mo Zijin’s brother?" Qin Qing suddenly understood. That explained why the man held anger towards him.

Back in Elder Mo Kong’s residence, Qin Qing had directly crippled one of Mo Zijin’s hands. It was natural for Mo Nian to feel angry with him.

"That’s right, he’s my brother!"

Just then, Mo Zijin stepped forward from behind.

"Qin Qing, last time you slapped my face and broke one of my hands. Miss here remembers it very clearly! Qin Qing, you tell me, what should we do about it?"

Mo Zijin had an demeanor of overwhelming arrogance.

"What do you want to do?" Qin Qing raised an eyebrow.

"Kneel down yourself, kowtow to Miss and beg for mercy, then slap your own face a hundred times, chop off both your hands! That way, Miss might generously consider forgiving you, you country bumpkin of a stray dog!"

Mo Zijin, sharp-tongued and abrasive, spoke in a particularly grating voice. Coupled with her haughty and oppressive demeanor, it made many of the surrounding people slightly frown.

"Mo Zijin, Mo Nian, what farce are you two playing at?"

At that moment, Elder Mo Kong shouted angrily.

"Dad!" Mo Zijin coquettishly retorted, "If you don’t stand up for your daughter, are you saying it’s wrong for my brother to help me?"

"This Qin Qing, he came after me, injuring me in your residence, breaking my arm. If you, as a father, won’t stand up for your daughter, why shouldn’t my brother help me seek retribution?"

Mo Kong glared at Mo Zijin, scolding her, "What kind of place do you think this is? Is this the occasion for your nonsense? It seems I’ve spoilt you too much!"

Then, pointing at Mo Nian, he continued, "Mo Nian, as an older brother, how can you indulge in such foolishness with your sister? You’ve always been sensible and should know what time it is!"

"Father!" Mo Nian bowed his head slightly in apology and then said, "But, I can’t just watch the villain who bullied my sister stand before me and do nothing, can I?"

"The villain who bullied your sister?"

"He, Qin Qing? Is he the villain?"

Mo Kong pointed at Qin Qing. "Do you really understand the whole story behind the incident? Is it Qin Qing’s fault that your sister was hit?"

"This..."

Mo Nian was at a loss for words. He did not know the whole story and had only heard his sister’s side of it.

"Look at you; you don’t even understand what happened, and here you are causing a ruckus. What are you fussing about?"

Mo Kong looked helpless.

"But, Dad, no matter what, he did injure my sister, and as her brother, I cannot just sit idly by!"

"Yes, Dad!" Mo Zijin also pretended to cry pitifully, "Dad, your daughter was bullied like that. How can you be so heartless?"

"I told you, stop this nonsense!" Mo Kong’s expression turned more fierce: "Mo Zijin, leave this place immediately. Otherwise, don’t blame your father for disciplining you!"

Mo Kong was truly serious this time, he had always doted on this daughter of his immensely.

But now, it was the crucial moment of the Martial Institute’s year-end competition, and he was in charge of leading the West Courtyard team.

At such a time, how could he allow Mo Zijin to act recklessly?

"Sister, you go back first!"

Mo Nian also realized that their father was truly angry, so he spoke softly to comfort Mo Zijin, asking her to leave first.

"Brother... you must teach this guy a lesson for me!" Mo Zijin instructed one more time before leaving with reluctance and complaints.

"Qin Qing. I will ask the maidservant for the full story to determine what actually happened." Mo Nian then turned to Qin Qing, "If the fault lies with you, I’ll certainly grab your head and press it to the ground for you to kowtow and apologize to my sister!"

"And what if the fault does not lie with me?" Qin Qing asked coolly with a smirk. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"We’ll talk about that later. However, since you laid your hands on my sister, you are at fault. You must apologize to her!"

After thinking for a moment, Mo Nian added, "Of course, now is a special time, as we’re about to compete with the East Campus disciples. I will refrain from pursuing this matter for now. After the competition ends, you’d better take the initiative to come and apologize to me!"

"Heh..."

Qin Qing let out a cold laugh, not wanting to continue arguing with Mo Nian.

Right and wrong, there was never an absolute judgment.

Everyone, from their own perspective, will have different opinions on right and wrong.

"Additionally, do not assume that just because you led the West Courtyard’s new disciples to a sweeping victory that you’ll be able to gain advantage here among the older disciples."

"The strength of the older disciples is far beyond what you new disciples can compare with..."

"During the competition, you’d better not let me down!"

Mo Nian warned once more.

"Enough! What needs to be said, I’ll make clear!" Mo Kong glared at Mo Nian, "If you continue to spout nonsense, you won’t need to participate in this assessment!"

Mo Nian wanted to say more, but upon hearing Mo Kong’s words, he was forced to swallow his words back down.

His gaze towards Qin Qing still carried a hint of warning, however.

"Don’t mind him! That’s just the way Mo Nian is. However, his strength is indeed commendable; during the competition, we’ll still need to fight side by side with him!" Jiang Ruorong spoke softly.

Qin Qing nodded, his attention was actually not on Mo Nian at that moment.

Although Mo Nian’s attitude and words were not polite, Qin Qing didn’t feel any real malice from him.

It was mostly the sentiment of a brother who sees his sister bullied and wants to stand up for her.

Qin Qing could completely understand Mo Nian’s feelings; being a brother himself, he knew how much a brother could love his sister.

Just now, Qin Qing suddenly had a feeling.

It was even an incredibly strong feeling—that he was about to break through!

After the new disciple assessment competition, the exchange with Mu Yunlan, as well as facing the Lightning Puppet.

Qin Qing felt that the feeling of being on the verge of a breakthrough became more and more tangible, and just now, during the argument with Mo Nian and Mo Zijin, this feeling was especially evident.

"Elder Mo Kong, I need to leave for a moment!"

Qin Qing spoke in a hushed tone.

"Eh? Well, go and come back quickly!" Elder Mo Kong frowned.

Qin Qing nodded and then quickly departed.

The others all felt puzzled, wondering why Qin Qing suddenly left.

"This guy definitely doesn’t have the guts to participate, he’s fleeing because he’s afraid!" Mo Nian sneered.