Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 267 - 255 Visitors from Heavenly Lake Palace
Zhou Wanfu and this guy Tu walked into the inn together.
When the other people in the inn saw this guy Tu, they all subconsciously made way for him.
Clearly, most people recognized this guy Tu.
Guy Tu’s name was Tu Lusu, and he was a bully in Wu City.
Tu Lusu was also a martial artist, possessing the cultivation of a martial master.
Among martial artists, a master in the Soul Refinement Realm was not considered too powerful, but for ordinary people, a martial master was an invincible existence, a godlike figure.
For this reason, a whole bunch of riffraff followed around Tu Lusu.
These people usually focused on outsiders in Wu City, especially merchants who braved the Border Pass, and once targeted by them, the merchants had no choice but to pay up to avoid disaster.
After all, businesspeople value peace above all else, and unless absolutely necessary, none of them wanted to offend Tu Lusu, the local snake.
Just as Qin Qing, Old Yang, and Zhang Ding sat down, Zhou Wanfu brought in Tu Lusu.
"Brother Tu, it’s him!"
Zhou Wanfu pointed at Qin Qing.
"Zhou Wanfu, what are you doing?" Old Yang, seeing Zhou Wanfu bringing people over, immediately asked in anger.
"Old Yang, it’s none of your business, of course... unless you’re looking for death, then you can’t blame me!" Zhou Wanfu sneered.
Then, he said to Qin Qing, "Feng Yu, look at you, why couldn’t you just honestly give up the silver? Everyone gets a share of the silver, but I, Zhou Wanfu, get none. Do you really think I, Zhou Wanfu, am easy to bully?"
"Zhou Wanfu! Brother Feng has said that Escort Head Zheng didn’t leave any silver for you. If you don’t believe it, you can go talk to Escort Head Zheng. To give Brother Feng a hard time now, what does that count for?" Zhang Ding also spoke up.
"Shut your mouth!"
However, Zhou Wanfu slapped the table hard and then pointed a finger almost to Qin Qing’s nose, saying viciously, "No need for nonsense. Feng Yu, even if Escort Head Zheng didn’t leave any silver, you better cough up the silver. Moreover... I’m taking all the silk you left outside as well. How about that, you dare to fart now?"
From the moment Zhou Wanfu walked in until now, Qin Qing had not said a word, just watching him with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.
Only Old Yang and Zhang Ding were somewhat anxious, after all, they had heard of Tu Lusu’s reputation. Even if they didn’t know Tu Lusu, seeing the thuggish demeanor of his group, they knew today’s matter probably wouldn’t end well.
"Brother Feng, why don’t we... take a step back?" Old Yang lowered his voice; he knew Qin Qing must be somewhat skilled, but after all, this was Tu Lusu’s territory. If there was a conflict with Tu Lusu here, even if Qin Qing was powerful, he would likely suffer.
Qin Qing, however, just smiled faintly, signaling Old Yang not to worry.
"Are you sure you want me to hand over the silver? And you also want to take away all my silk from outside?" Qin Qing said with a cold smile.
"Are you deaf? Do you need me to repeat the same thing twice?" Zhou Wanfu seemed impatient, laughing coldly in irritation.
But no sooner had he finished speaking than there was a scream.
It turned out that the finger Zhou Wanfu was pointing at Qin Qing with was already in Qin Qing’s hand.
Then—
"Snap!"
Qin Qing broke that finger directly.
And this was only the beginning, then Qin Qing grabbed his arm, exerting force.
"Boom!"
Zhou Wanfu’s entire arm burst open, with blood and bone fragments splattering everywhere!
"Ahh..."
Zhou Wanfu let out a wretched cry, his face turning pale. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
He trembled all over from the intense pain, completely not expecting that Qin Qing would dare to attack him in this situation.
"I really dislike it when people point fingers at me!" Qin Qing said coldly.
"Tu... Brother Tu..."
Zhou Wanfu looked toward Tu Lusu with a plea for help in his eyes.
Tu Lusu was also extremely furious at this moment.
Zhou Wanfu had brought him here to pick on this person, thinking that if the person were sensible, he should just hand over the silver and goods.
He never expected this thug to dare hit Zhou Wanfu right in front of him.
In fact, for Tu Lusu, Zhou Wanfu was not much of a concern; a beating was just a beating, but the problem now was, Zhou Wanfu was beaten in front of Tu Lusu.
Even when beating a dog, one has to look at the owner!
Anyway, Zhou Wanfu was the one who called for him.
"Slap!"
Tu Lusu slammed his palm on the table, his eyes angrily staring at Qin Qing.
"Kill him! Brother Tu! He dares to disrespect you!" Zhou Wanfu, enduring the severe pain, pointed at Qin Qing.
He wanted to see Tu Lusu tear Qin Qing to pieces right now.
Qin Qing looked at Tu Lusu with a smile that was not quite a smile, just in time to make his move.
At that moment, a line of people walked in from outside.
This group of people were all dressed in pale blue robes.
And to the other patrons of the inn, the sight of these individuals brought an expression of reverence to their eyes.
Even Tu Lusu’s expression changed when he saw them.
This group of people headed straight towards where Qin Qing was.
Tu Lusu’s face turned extremely ugly in an instant.
Qin Qing did not recognize their attire, but Tu Lusu was very clear.
They were from the Heavenly Lake Palace, and only people from the Heavenly Lake Palace would dare to wear the palace’s clothing in this territory.
And what did the Heavenly Lake Palace mean?
At least, in Wu City, there was nobody who would dare to offend the Heavenly Lake Palace.
What was Tu Lusu, then?
He was just a small-time thug leader in Wu City, not even comparable to an outer disciple of the Heavenly Lake Palace.
Now, these people from the Heavenly Lake Palace had obviously come because of Qin Qing and his group.
And Tu Lusu had come to offend people connected with the Heavenly Lake Palace because of Zhou Wanfu?
At this moment, Tu Lusu truly wanted to tear Zhou Wanfu limb from limb.
Zhou Wanfu was also racing through a myriad of thoughts in his mind, as he too recognized these people as being from the Heavenly Lake Palace.
The people from the Heavenly Lake Palace actually knew "Feng Yu"?
If he had known that "Feng Yu" was related to the Heavenly Lake Palace, he wouldn’t have dared to offend "Feng Yu" even if it killed him!
Zhou Wanfu was filled with immeasurable regret at this time.
But what followed... Whether it was Zhou Wanfu or Tu Lusu, they both realized that these Heavenly Lake Palace individuals had come not for Qin Qing, but for the brother and sister traveling with him.
"Uncle!"
Upon seeing the group of people who had arrived, Ye Xin had already stood up.
The middle-aged man walking in the lead had a somewhat effeminate look in his eyes, and his gaze quickly swept passed Tu Lusu and several others, including Qin Qing.
However, it was obvious that he had no interest in Tu Lusu or the others.
"Ye Xin, you’ve arrived. Come with me; your uncle will take you to the Heavenly Lake Palace now!"
As for Qin Qing and the others, it seemed they were completely disregarded.
"Yes! Uncle!" Ye Xin nodded, walking over to the middle-aged man and said, "Uncle, on the way here, it was Brother Qin who saved us. If not for him, we probably wouldn’t have been able to make it here."
"Oh?" The middle-aged man looked slightly surprised and then gave Qin Qing another glance before he took out a silver note from his Spirit Ring, "Since you’ve helped my nephew and niece, here is a ten-thousand-liang silver note as thanks. You understand what I mean, right?"
Qin Qing’s brow involuntarily furrowed.
How could he not understand the meaning behind Ye Xin’s uncle?
Giving him ten thousand liang of silver was akin to severing any connection between Qin Qing and Ye Xin, regardless of whether or not Qin Qing had saved Ye Xin, this silver note was essentially a payoff!
Who was he looking down upon?
Qin Qing sneered inwardly, but his gaze fell on Ye Xin.
He wanted to see what Ye Xin’s attitude would be.
Ye Xin’s expression showed a hint of hesitation.
But she didn’t say anything further.
Qin Qing smiled and did not say anything more either, instead, he accepted the silver note.
Seeing Qin Qing take the silver note, the middle-aged man smiled faintly, nodding his head. This meant that Qin Qing was sensible enough not to continue bothering Ye Xin.
Afterwards...
The middle-aged man led Ye Xin and Ye Jiang out of the inn.
Once the people from the Heavenly Lake Palace had left, the fear in Tu Lusu’s eyes dissipated, replaced by a cold smile as he looked at Qin Qing.
He had thought that the Heavenly Lake Palace had a close relationship with Qin Qing.
Now it seemed that was not the case.
"Haha, I had actually thought that the Heavenly Lake Palace was your reliance. It seems I overthought!" Tu Lusu sneered at Qin Qing, "Get down on your knees for me!"
However, before he even finished speaking, he was already kneeling on the ground with a thud.
"Since you like kneeling so much, then stay on your knees for me!" Qin Qing said coldly.
