Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 217 - 207: Qin De’s Choice

What would Qin De ultimately choose?

To many, this seemed to already be a very simple question.

Qin De’s team was originally stronger than the Fourth Prince, Qin Yuan, and the Seventh Prince, Qin Zheng’s teams.

As long as he didn’t lose Lu Yu’an, and with Lu Yu’an giving his all, securing the top prize in the spring hunt was almost a certainty.

And Qin Qing?

Although he was talented and a Third Rank top-level spiritual patterns master.

But faced with the temptation of the Crown Prince’s position, giving up such a master of spiritual patterns was a temporary expedient.

Qin De hesitated.

However, this time, he hesitated for less than ten breaths.

"Sorry! Master Lu, I cannot compromise my original intention for the sake of the Crown Prince’s position! What I adhere to is righteousness, and if in the pursuit of the Crown Prince’s position I lose that righteousness, then those who once supported me will be disappointed in me," Qin De said slowly.

At this moment, many were shaken.

Qin Qing also felt a sense of admiration for Qin De.

It had long been said that the Third Prince, Qin De, was benevolent and righteous, and treated the virtuous and talented generously.

This incident proved that the reputation was not unfounded.

"Qin Qing, this Third Prince is indeed not bad!" Jiang Ruorong also said.

"Yes!" Qin Qing nodded, "The Third Prince has righteousness in his heart. Such a person is fit to be the ruler of a nation."

"Very good, very good!"

At this time, Lu Yu’an laughed coldly, "Very well, Third Prince, this is the choice you’ve made!"

"Then, I can only announce that, effective immediately, I am withdrawing from your team, Your Highness!"

The others around were immediately astonished.

Few people had expected Qin De to actually give up Lu Yu’an over this matter.

For Qin Qing?

To give up Lu Yu’an?

This meant that Qin De was directly giving up the Crown Prince’s position... Was it really worth it?

"Hahaha..." The Seventh Prince, Qin Zheng, laughed loudly, "Third brother, you’re very good. Indeed, you have great righteousness in your heart and adhere to your own morality. But then, everyone has their own definition of morality. Master Lu’s morality is different from yours..."

At this point, Qin Zheng turned to Lu Yu’an, "Master Lu, I sincerely invite you to join my team. If you can help me capture next month’s top honor in the spring hunt, I am willing to gift you ten million spirit stones."

The promise of Qin Zheng stirred Lu Yu’an’s heart, and the others around showed envy.

Ten million spirit stones! 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

How much would that be?

Even in Luochuan, the vast majority of families couldn’t produce that amount, except for the top-tier families. For the other families, ten million spirit stones were an unimaginable fortune.

"Master Lu!" The Fourth Prince, Qin Yuan, also spoke at this time, "Whatever the Seventh Prince has promised you, I will give you the same, and in the future, if I am established as the Crown Prince, on the day of ascending the throne, I will bestow upon you the hereditary title of a prince of different surname, which will never be replaced, for thousands of generations, forever enjoying the glory of Great Qian."

The conditions offered by the Fourth Prince were even more tempting!

Not just ten million spirit stones, but also the hereditary title of a prince of different surname.

Qin Zheng couldn’t help but glance at Qin Yuan and said with a smile, "Fourth brother, poaching like this doesn’t seem very nice, does it?"

Then, he spoke to Lu Yu’an again, "Master Lu, you should be clear that no matter what conditions the Fourth Prince has offered you, I can offer the same. I can also guarantee that the conditions I offer will definitely satisfy you. So, it’s up to you to decide whether you want to join my team or the Fourth Prince’s!"

"Exactly! Master Lu, the choice is yours!" Qin Yuan said with a smile.

Now it was Lu Yu’an’s turn to hesitate.

After all, leaving the Third Prince, Qin De’s team, was a foregone conclusion.

At this moment, Lu Yu’an felt a trace of anger in his heart.

He simply couldn’t understand why the Third Prince would choose Qin Qing over him.

This made Lu Yu’an feel very much slighted.

"Seventh Prince, I choose to join your team!" When he said these words, Lu Yu’an’s gaze carried a hint of provocation as he looked towards the Third Prince, Qin De’s side, "Third Prince, I hope your team doesn’t run into me during the spring hunt, otherwise, I, Lu Yu’an, will definitely not show any mercy!"

Qin De was slightly silent for a moment, then he smiled faintly and nodded, "Master Lu, the spring hunt is a test of skill, if you have the ability to help the Seventh Prince win, then that is naturally your capability. As for my team, they will only strive to achieve better results and will not target Master Lu—you needn’t be so confrontational."

"Haha, everyone, please take a seat first," said Seventh Prince, Qin Zheng, with a smile on his face at this moment.

He had originally wanted to win over Qin Qing, not because of this spring hunt, but simply because Qin Qing possessed enormous potential.

If he could recruit Qin Qing into his service, it would be a great help to him in the future.

But now, with even Lu Yu’an joining under his command, what did he need Qin Qing for?

If he had to make a choice between Qin Qing and Lu Yu’an, he would choose Lu Yu’an without hesitation.

Even at this moment, Qin Zheng felt secretly fortunate and cursed inside that Qin De was a fool—if it were him, he would have driven Qin Qing out of Wanhe Palace without a second thought.

Soon, under the orders of the Third Prince and the Seventh Prince,

Servants and guards promptly arranged a banquet.

The banquet was set up in the backyard of Wanhe Palace.

Wanhe Palace’s backyard was not small—with pavilions, towers, decorated arches, and eaves—on an open piece of land, two long rows of wooden tables were set up, and various fine wines and fresh Spirit Fruit were served.

The real banquet now finally began.

"Miss Hongxue, Qin Qing, and Miss Jiang Ruorong, please sit together," invited Qin De as he asked Qin Qing, Liu Hongxue, and Jiang Ruorong to join him.

Qin De took his seat, and next to him sat two others, one of whom was Qiao Chong, who had previously greeted Qin Qing.

Another person had short black hair, looked to be in his thirties, with a well-built and proportioned body, and a bright, clean smile on his face.

"Master Qin, my name is Luo Qingshan! Both our names share the character ’Qing’, which must be fate... haha," laughed Luo Qingshan cheerfully.

With just that simple exchange, this Luo Qingshan gave Qin Qing a very clean, bright impression.

"Brother Luo, nice to meet you!"

Qin Qing sat down next to Luo Qingshan.

Then, Jiang Ruorong and Liu Hongxue took the seats on another side of Qin Qing.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming today. No matter what, let’s all drink together to start, shall we?" proposed Fourth Prince, Qin Yuan, at this point.

"Sure!"

The crowd agreed.

Everyone picked up the bowls of wine from the table, filled them with the heartwarming spirits, and stood up together.

Everyone drank together.

Jiang Ruorong and Liu Hongxue did the same, along with a few other women in attendance, each one drinking their fill.

Afterward, string and wind music played, and some skilled geishas performed their dances, which were quite spectacular.

"Qin Qing, do you know who that Lu Yu’an is?"

At this moment, Qin De suddenly turned his face towards Qin Qing and said, "If it’s not necessary, try not to provoke Lu Yu’an..."