Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 211 - 201: What Makes Someone Superior

With the young man’s verbal humiliation toward Qin Qing, most of the people around revealed a sly smile, and some even laughed mockingly without any attempt to conceal it.

Then, a few more young men walked over.

"What Master Xun said makes perfect sense. No matter how you look at it, we are well-known figures in the imperial city. How could we associate with such a person?"

"He looks decent enough but turns out to be the descendant of a criminal. How can we associate with the likes of criminals?"

"It’s truly beneath our dignity. I really can’t understand which prince or princess might have invited such a despicable person."

Several young men dressed in brocades and pretending to be noble-looking walked over to Mu Yunlan and the young man, openly mocking and humiliating Qin Qing.

Qin Qing looked coldly at these young men with exaggerated expressions and said coldly, "Gentlemen, as far as I know, I have no feud with you. What kind of person I, Qin Qing, am is hardly up for discussion by the likes of you."

As soon as Qin Qing finished speaking, Mu Hongtu walked over.

"Qin Qing!" Mu Hongtu started, tauntingly saying, "Open your dog’s eyes and see clearly."

He pointed to the young man who was speaking fawningly to Mu Yunlan, saying, "This is Master Xun, the son of the current Minister of War Xun Jian. And this one... is the son of the current Minister of Personnel. Furthermore, the one next to him, is the young prince from Dragon Gate..."

Mu Hongtu mentioned the titles of several people one after the other, with a fair amount of flattery and boot-licking in between.

At the same time, he looked at Qin Qing with mocking contempt, as if he wished to crush Qin Qing into the mud.

"Do you understand now, Qin Qing?" Mu Yunlan also spoke at this time, her tone carrying a hint of indifference and disdain, "Your talent is good, so what? You don’t know how to interact with people. You think that just because you have talent, it represents everything, but this world doesn’t only measure by talent. Everyone here has a status more dignified than yours, what do you count for?"

Qin Qing looked at Mu Yunlan coldly, silent for a long time.

Everyone thought Qin Qing was speechless and started to laugh even more arrogantly and raucously, their words getting uglier.

It was then that Qin Qing slowly shook his head.

"Mu Yunlan!"

In Qin Qing’s indifferent eyes, disappointment surged once again.

"Actually, I have long since given up any expectations of you. All that remains is enmity, but I am truly disappointed. Disappointed in you as a cultivator of martial arts!"

Qin Qing’s tone was indifferent, yet it seemed heartfelt and spontaneous.

"What do you mean?" Mu Yunlan asked, puzzled.

"As a martial cultivator, you actually resort to discussing superiority and inferiority based on secular status?"

Qin Qing laughed coldly, "He’s the son of the Minister of Personnel? That one is the son of the Minister of War? He’s a young prince? No matter how noble their birth, what does it matter? We, as martial artists, aside from the resources that our secular status can bring to our cultivation, what other help does it offer?"

"Perhaps for you, for your father, their noble statuses make them superior to others. But in my eyes, Qin Qing, they are no different from the common folk. We martial cultivators should prioritize martial arts above all else, strive valiantly and progress diligently. Only a higher level of cultivation can truly elevate us above all living beings. That is what it means to be truly superior!"

Qin Qing’s words left Mu Yunlan momentarily stunned.

In truth, Mu Yunlan also harbored a firm conviction in the path of martial arts.

She betrayed Qin Qing and sided with Shangguan Xuan not only because the Shangguan Clan held prominent power in Great Qian but also because she wanted to enhance the grade of her Python Sparrow.

However, being born a servant, the same as her father, from a young age she harbored resentment for her lowly status and a deep sense of inferiority in her heart.

Therefore, both she and her father, Mu Hongtu, craved a status that set them above others in the secular world.

Having exhausted all their cunning to sever ties with the Qin Residence and become independent, then connecting with the Shangguan Clan, how could Mu Yunlan and Mu Hongtu willingly give up the opportunity to turn over a new leaf and surge through the Dragon Gate?

Even now, in Mu Yunlan’s heart, there was the influence of worldly power and status.

Among these, the influence of her father, Mu Hongtu, had been imbued in her since childhood.

But Qin Qing’s words right now were like a heavy hammer, a great bell, fiercely striking into Mu Yunlan’s mind.

"Yun Lan, don’t listen to this kid spouting nonsense," Mu Hongtu spoke up again at this time, pointing at Qin Qing and saying, "Trash that was thrown out by the Qin Residence, you also qualify to talk to us about great principles? Every single person in the Great Qian Royal Family’s circle is of high status. You, a lowly person, only talk about these useless things!"

"That’s right!" The son of the Minister of War, Young Master Xun, nodded in agreement, "Qin Qing, don’t think just because you have some talent in martial arts, you can squeeze into our circle. You really don’t qualify!"

"Hehe..."

Qin Qing couldn’t help but laugh.

Looking at the sense of superiority that these people displayed.

Qin Qing truly laughed.

He knew that his words, to these people, were like playing the lute to a cow.

These scions born into families of power and privilege had the concept of class deeply embedded in their bones, a sense of superiority that came from holding countless lives in their hands.

Even though Qin Qing was the top disciple of the Great Qian Martial Institute, in their eyes, he still did not qualify to be mentioned in the same breath.

How ridiculous was that?

Qin Qing had no desire to compete with them, nor did he deign to compare himself to them.

There was a firm belief in Qin Qing’s heart, a steadfast path.

That was the path of martial arts.

He just wanted to continue on his steadfast path, to go longer, to go further, that was all.

"Your circle?" Qin Qing’s eyes flashed with disdainful mockery, "I, Qin Qing, simply disdain to squeeze into it. As for your status? The son of the Minister of War? The son of the Minister of Personnel? How does that compare to the son of the Prime Minister?"

Qin Qing’s words suddenly jolted these people awake.

It was as if they had suddenly remembered.

This person named Qin Qing was the ruthless man who had killed the son of the current Prime Minister.

"Showing off your sense of superiority in front of me?" Qin Qing spoke again, "I warn you, don’t provoke me. Whoever dares to provoke me, since I dared to kill Shangguan Xuan, I dare to kill you as well, believe it or not?"

As he spoke, a chilling murderous intent suddenly spread from Qin Qing’s body.

In an instant, the warm and spring-like atmosphere of Wanhe Palace seemed to be covered by a layer of frost. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

The scions, who had just been verbally mocking Qin Qing or laughing loudly, all fell silent, not daring to utter another word.

"What audacity!"

But in the silence of the crowd, suddenly a sharp rebuke rang out.

There was the Eighth Princess Qin Yun, dressed in a phoenix robe, coming out from the inner courtyard. Her cold eyes gazed at Qin Qing, angrily saying, "A mere scoundrel, daring to spout such nonsense within our royal household, talking about killing at will, do you really not know how to write the word ’death’?"