Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 171 - 161: Butterflies Can’t Fly Over the Deep Sea
Qin Qing halted, looking toward Elder Lin who had suddenly blocked his path.
"Elder Lin, greetings,"
Qin Qing bowed slightly.
But the other party’s attitude showed no signs of change due to Qin Qing’s gesture, still eying him with a cold gaze.
"Qin Qing, you are a cunning man. What I wish to discuss today, you should be able to guess!" Elder Lin’s eyelids lifted slightly as he spoke indifferently.
Qin Qing remained silent, he did not respond.
He might not have thought of it before, but after Elder Lin’s words, Qin Qing had already guessed the answer with considerable certainty.
Seeing that Qin Qing did not speak, Elder Lin let out another cold laugh, "I think, one should always recognize reality, recognize oneself!"
"Some things, if you’re not born with them, then you’ll never have them in the future! You understand what I mean, don’t you?"
Qin Qing couldn’t help muttering softly, "Some things, if you’re not born with them, then you’ll never have them in the future?"
Is he implying that my senior sister’s birth is more noble than mine? That the things she has are things I can never aspire to in this lifetime?
His words do make sense.
At least for the vast majority of people, that is!
But as for Qin Qing, he did not see it that way.
"Naïve child!" Qin Qing neither agreed nor disagreed.
"Naïve? Utterly beyond naive!" Elder Lin scoffed with scorn, "Let me tell you this, the family where our young miss belongs is a mountain you will never be able to reach in your lifetime. You’ve heard of the saying ’a butterfly cannot fly across the sea,’ haven’t you? The gap between you and our young miss is like the vast sea.
Although you have some fame in Luochuan now, that is merely Luochuan. When you look at the entire Heavenly Mind Continent, what does Luochuan or even the Great Qian country amount to? They are nothing more than a speck of dust... And you, are just an insignificant butterfly in this world, doomed never to cross the vast sea!"
Qin Qing narrowed his eyes faintly, "So, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"What I’m saying is, if you know what’s good for you, you would take the initiative to leave our young miss. She may be naïve now, or perhaps she finds everything novel, but once she comes to her senses, how could she ever keep you in her sight?" Elder Lin said.
Qin Qing nodded slightly, but the corners of his mouth revealed a trace of a defiant smile, "Elder Lin, perhaps you’re right. But how old am I, Qin Qing?"
Elder Lin shook his head, "You still don’t understand. Indeed, you are young and your talent is commendable. Even compared with the geniuses of our Jiang Clan, your talent is not beneath theirs! But you must understand, in such a vast world, talent is what lacks the least. Without heritage and a powerful backer, what use is talent alone?"
"Besides, I’ve mentioned, our Jiang Clan is a peak you will never be able to reach. Though you are young, you won’t be able to climb to such heights even if you spend your entire life trying!"
"No... No..." Qin Qing shook his head with a smile, seemingly unoffended by the disdain in Elder Lin’s words, "Elder Lin, you misunderstand me. What I want to say is, because I, Qin Qing, am still young, so..."
"So what?" Elder Lin squinted his eyes, looking at Qin Qing askance.
"So... inevitably I will be hot-blooded and impulsive, right?" Qin Qing looked at Elder Lin: "So, what you say may have your reasoning. But I, Qin Qing, have my own principles in my actions, so I don’t need Elder Lin to tell me what to do, do I?"
As he spoke, Qin Qing’s voice also turned colder, "As for senior sister, if one day she truly does not regard me at all, then I can accept that calmly. But until then, what the relationship between my senior sister and I should be, how we should act, is not for others to dictate!"
Having said that, Qin Qing no longer waited for Elder Lin to speak up and walked out directly.
Watching Qin Qing’s departing figure, Elder Lin was first taken aback.
"Hotheaded? Impulsive?"
Immediately, the mockery in his eyes intensified, "The more arrogant and high-spirited you are now, the more shattered you will be by reality in the future. It’s only then that you will realize just how ridiculous you are now!"
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"Wow, big brother. Luochuan really lives up to its name as the Imperial City. The New Year’s celebrations are even more bustling than in our Tianjue!"
In Luochuan Imperial City, as the New Year approached, lanterns and streamers adorned everywhere, and the streets were lined with stalls selling all kinds of New Year goods. There were a variety of foods and snacks, fireworks, and special products from the countryside, making the offerings as diverse as could be. The cries of vendors rose and fell, turning the chilly winter day into one that was noisy and warm.
Qin Shuang, that little girl, chewed on candied hawthorn on a stick, holding two more skewers in one hand and a sugar figure in the other, while excitedly chatting with Qin Qing.
Qin Yao, Jiang Ruorong, and Gong Yanghe were also nearby, busy munching away as well.
Normally occupied with cultivation, it was rare to have leisure time to stroll the market.
Fortunately, today they all came together, carried by the festive atmosphere, to enjoy a good stroll through Luochuan Imperial City.
"Little Shuang, are you happy?"
Jiang Ruorong stuffed a delicate rice cake into her mouth.
"Yes! Thank you, Sister Ruorong." Qin Shuang’s large eyes curved into crescent moons as she grinned at Jiang Ruorong.
Throughout their journey, all the eating and shopping had been funded by Jiang Ruorong’s purse.
Of course, the money was nothing to speak of, even for Qin Qing and Gong Yanghe, it was trifling.
After all, they were buying mundane items, not the spiritual objects needed for a martial artist’s cultivation.
A martial artist’s single Qi Condensing Pill could be exchanged for a couple of taels of gold, which would be enough for an ordinary person to live frugally for half a year.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Qin Qing’s eyebrows knitted together. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
His gaze fell ahead, where not far in front, stood an ancient-looking pavilion.
"Spirit Pill Pavilion!"
It was apparent that this was a store selling elixirs.
In Luochuan Imperial City, there were countless stores dealing in elixirs, so naturally, it was not something that would surprise Qin Qing.
What did surprise him was that outside the Spirit Pill Pavilion, he saw a familiar figure—Ouyang Rou!
In Tianjue City, the same Ouyang Rou who had been known as one of the ’Twin Beauties’ alongside Mu Yunlan.
Ouyang Rou’s talent was actually quite decent, and in theory, with her cultivation and talent, there should have been no problem for her to enter the Great Qian Martial Institute.
But later on, Qin Qing did not see Ouyang Rou at the Great Qian Martial Institute, and he had inquired about her. Indeed, there was no newcomer named Ouyang Rou at the Martial Institute.
Instead, there was a female disciple named Ouyang Rou, but she was a senior disciple who had already been at the Great Qian Martial Institute for three years.
In other words, Ouyang Rou had not been admitted to the Great Qian Martial Institute.
The obvious reason for this outcome was that, during the events in the Wind Spirit Valley Secret Realm, she had sided with Qin Qing and spoken some fair words for him, offending someone she should not have offended...
