Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 199 - 189 Reunion in the Martial World

"Pfft!"

The next instant, blood splattered everywhere.

Wanyan Su’s head exploded like a watermelon.

It was only then that Gu Hongling and the others saw clearly that what had burst out from the snow was actually a little White Flood Dragon.

Then, the little White Flood Dragon directly leaped onto Qin Qing’s shoulder.

"Hmm! Not bad!" Qin Qing smiled and patted the little dragon’s head.

The little dragon lifted its head proudly, clearly enjoying the praise from Qin Qing.

Gu Hongling’s soul had just returned from the brink, truly a walk on the edge of death.

Initially, everyone believed Qin Qing when he said that Gu Hongling’s life or death was none of his concern, including Zhang Yin, Bai Litu, and even Gu Hongling herself.

But now it seemed that Qin Qing had simply said that to divert Wanyan Su’s attention. He faced Wanyan Su head-on as a feint, while actually allowing the hidden little dragon to launch a surprise attack from behind.

Although the little dragon was only at the Soul Refinement Realm, it also possessed the Dragon Origin Bloodline, granting it a far greater attack power than an ordinary Soul Refinement Realm creature. Moreover, Wanyan Su had been completely off guard, so achieving a one-hit kill was not surprising.

"Young brother!" At this moment, Bai Litu came over, gratitude written all over his face as he looked at Qin Qing, "If it wasn’t for you this time, I’m afraid all three of us would have died here..."

"That’s right!" Zhang Yin also came over and extended a hand, "I formally apologize to you. When we first met, the things I said were offensive, I hope you can be the bigger person and forgive my ignorance. By the way, my name is Zhang Yin, and these are my teammates, Bai Litu..."

"And me, Gu Hongling!" Gu Hongling walked over and before Zhang Yin could say her name, she had already introduced herself.

"Qin Qing!" Qin Qing reached out his hand and shook hands with Zhang Yin, then smiled and nodded in response to Bai Litu and Gu Hongling.

"Previously, they all thought you were in the preliminary stage of the Divine Might Realm... who would’ve thought you were hiding your cultivation!" Gu Hongling said with a smile.

Qin Qing merely smiled without confirmation or denial—hiding his cultivation, was he?

In fact, not really.

Qin Qing’s cultivation was indeed just at the preliminary stage of the Divine Might Realm.

But there was no need for Qin Qing to explain anything.

Zhang Yin muttered under his breath, "Qin Qing, Qin Qing, this name seems somewhat familiar."

"Anyway, Qin Qing. This time, our three lives were saved by you!" Gu Hongling added.

"Moo moo!" At this time, the little dragon on Qin Qing’s shoulder expressed its dissatisfaction, growling at Gu Hongling in protest.

Gu Hongling was taken aback, then burst into laughter, "Alright, alright, the credit also goes to you, impressive little fellow. Thank you for saving me!"

The little dragon then contentedly nodded its head to the side, as if to say you finally get it.

This scene also made Bai Litu and his companions, who had just been teetering on the edge of life and death, burst into hearty laughter.

However...

For people like Gu Hongling, Bai Litu, and Zhang Yin, it was clear they had experienced such dangerous situations many times before, so even having just escaped death and still with untreated injuries, they were still able to talk and laugh so easily.

"Speaking of which. Qin Qing, why did you come back?" Gu Hongling asked again.

"Because... I had already sensed that Wanyan Su was nearby. And you three could be in danger. You were thinking of escorting me to safety, so how could I, Qin Qing, not appreciate your kindness?" Qin Qing smiled, "So, I turned back to see if you might need my help. Isn’t this perfect? You ran into a bit of trouble, and I was able to help you out of it. Isn’t that repaying the favor?"

The three of them all smiled.

They had indeed intended to escort Qin Qing out of the dangerous area.

However, they hadn’t directly told Qin Qing about it, nor did they expect him to repay their kindness.

"We never thought that, because of our subconscious action, we would get our lives back in return!" Gu Hongling was very relieved.

Think about it—if they had not chosen to escort Qin Qing at that time, he surely wouldn’t have come back, and they would most likely have died either at the claws of the wolves or at the hands of Wanyan Su.

Qin Qing said with a smile, "Well, that’s not necessarily the case... If you hadn’t escorted me, then before leaving the Tianjue Forest, this guy..." Qin Qing pointed to Wanyan Su’s corpse on the ground, "he would have likely made a move on me. Then the result would still be me killing him, and you wouldn’t have fallen into the trap he set."

"A single event, changed at any stage, could have a myriad of different outcomes," Zhang Yin smiled.

"Anyway, Qin Qing. In the end, Wanyan Su died by your hand. Oh! There’s a reward of ten thousand gold for killing Wanyan Su. Qin Qing, that ten thousand gold should belong to you!" Gu Hongling said as she took out a gold note from her Spirit Ring.

This is a gold note worth ten thousand taels.

In the Great Qian Dynasty, a gold note of ten thousand taels was extremely rare. Usually, such gold notes were not issued by the Great Qian Dynasty itself but by influential merchant associations or entities similar to the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion across the entire Heavenly Mind Continent.

"Defeating Wanyan Su wasn’t a feat I accomplished alone!" Qin Qing said with a smile as he shook his head, "If it weren’t for you all, I wouldn’t even know there was a bounty for killing Wanyan Su."

Qin Qing had no intention of accepting the ten-thousand-tael gold note.

"No, that won’t do. Qin Qing, no matter what, you saved the lives of the three of us. Our lives put together are worth far more than ten thousand taels of gold, let alone a hundred thousand!" Bai Litu was anxious and insisted on forcing the gold note into Qin Qing’s hands.

"How about this!" Qin Qing suggested with a smile, "We’ll take four thousand taels, considering as me and Little White, two thousand each, and the three of you six thousand, equally two thousand each person. Does that sound good?"

Gu Hongling was somewhat amused and exasperated; she had never seen someone like Qin Qing, who pushed money away when offered.

"It’s clear that Brother Qin is a man worth befriending. Brother Qin, I, Bai Litu, have decided to make a friend of you," Bai Litu declared cheerfully.

Zhang Yin and Gu Hongling didn’t speak, but their looks conveyed that they, too, harbored the intention of befriending Qin Qing.

Someone as young as Qin Qing with such terrifying strength, and a character and moral fiber they deeply admired, was truly rare.

"Right, Wanyan Su’s Spirit Ring shall belong to you, Qin Qing. Plus, there are these snow wolf corpses, and the remains of the Snow Wolf King—all of these are worth a good sum. You and your spirit beast killed the Snow Wolf King together, so it should rightfully belong to you alone. As for the other snow wolves, we’ll convert them into gold for you, and leave the rest to us to handle," Bai Litu gestured to the surrounding snow wolf corpses as he spoke.

"Okay. I’ll take the Spirit Ring and the Snow Wolf King’s remains!" This time, Qin Qing didn’t hesitate at all, and he directly stored Wanyan Su’s Spirit Ring, along with the entire remains of the Snow Wolf King, into his own Spirit Ring.

As for the other snow wolves, Gu Hongling converted a total of two thousand taels of gold for Qin Qing.

"Great! Mountains long, waters vast, Brother Qin, we’ll meet again in the boundless world!" Bai Litu bid goodbye to Qin Qing with a clasp of his hands.

"Qin Qing. Who knows when we’ll meet again next time," Gu Hongling’s eyes showed a hint of melancholy that Qin Qing hadn’t expected, considering that as hunters they met countless passersby throughout the year.

It appeared that although they were wanderers of the world, these people were indeed kindred spirits.

"I think, by the next time we meet Brother Qin, you’ll surely have made a name for yourself and be well-known throughout the Great Qian Dynasty," Zhang Yin said with a smile.

This wasn’t mere flattery. In Zhang Yin’s view, with Qin Qing’s strength at such a young age, being able to slay a wolf king close to the Golden Core Realm with just two or three moves, he believed it wouldn’t be long before Qin Qing would join the ranks of high-level Golden Core cultivators.

To them, a high-level cultivator of the Golden Core Realm was someone who could truly be considered a top-tier expert, famous to all.

Qin Qing smiled slightly and then bid farewell to the three of them, "If fate allows, we’ll meet again in the martial world!"

...

Upon leaving Tianjue Forest, Qin Qing headed straight for Luochuan Imperial City.

By now, the day had already dawned bright.

The streets of Luochuan City were bustling with carts and horses, and people crowded the thoroughfares.

Today was the last day of the year in the Great Qian Dynasty, known as Sui Day.

On the last day of the year, everyone would try to make it home to reunite with their families to spend the day together, an event also known as watching the Sui.

The streets of Luochuan City were adorned with lanterns and streamers. The New Year’s market had been open for over half a month, but business was still booming. Market vendors arrived at the fairground early in the morning, and the cries of their hawking filled the air incessantly.

Walking through the bustling marketplace, Qin Qing was thoroughly enjoying the atmosphere. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

The aroma of wine from a nearby tavern, the fragrance of elixirs from an elixir pharmacy not far off, the sweet scent of sugared figurines from a candy stall nearby, and a variety of other smells mixed with the diverse, yet harmonious noises around him, created a scene completely opposite to that of the desolate Tianjue Forest.

Tianjue Forest was monotonous, cold and desolate...

It felt icy and devoid of any warmth or human touch.

Meanwhile, Luochuan Imperial City was brimming with the smoke of human life, filled with worldly atmosphere, and weren’t these the very things that warmed people’s hearts?

Armed with parcels big and small, Qin Qing bought a heap of gifts for Little Shuang, Sister Ruorong, Gong Yanghe, Qin Yue, Second Uncle, Seventh Uncle, and everyone else, making sure no one was left out.

He knew that everyone at home was waiting for him, waiting for him to return for the watch of the Sui, to celebrate the New Year together.

The feeling was good, knowing that no matter how many trials and tribulations one might face in the outside world, there would always be people at home waiting for you, longing for your return.

And at this moment, at the Autumn Water Villa,

Qin Shuang, Jiang Ruorong, and the others had already been eagerly expecting, waiting for their loved ones to return home...