Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 271 - 259 Disappointment

Qin Qing couldn’t help but frown.

He didn’t want to have any further entanglements with these people.

If Ye Xin didn’t want to bring up the past, then it was best for everything to become strangers again.

But now... Ye Tianming was not willing to let it go!

Qin Qing glanced at Ye Tianming and said indifferently, "I came to Heavenly Lake Palace only to take part in the Burial Dragon Debate..."

But before Qin Qing could finish his words, Ye Tianming rudely interrupted, "Don’t say you are here to take part in some Burial Dragon Debate! You’re just a merchant who has crossed the Border Pass, and you just happened to encounter our Ye Xin. So you coveted Xin’er’s beauty, and followed her to Heavenly Lake Palace, that’s all."

"A merchant who has crossed the Border Pass, since when do you have the qualification to take part in the Burial Dragon Debate? Do you even understand what the Burial Dragon Debate is? Do you know anything about Martial Arts?"

Ye Tianming spoke in an aggressive tone, and his voice was raised high, quickly drawing the attention of others around them.

Many people pointed at Qin Qing, even bursting into laughter and mocking him.

"A merchant who crossed the Border Pass also wants to take part in the Burial Dragon Debate?"

"Clearly, he’s taken a fancy to the girl, and followed her all the way here, using that lame excuse?"

"Since when did the Burial Dragon Debate become so worthless? Allowing such a person into Heavenly Lake Palace is simply an insult to our status..."

"That’s right, we are true Martial Cultivators, and we disdain to associate with this trash!"

The surrounding area was filled with mocking words, some even becoming more unpleasant as they spoke.

Yet Qin Qing seemed as if he didn’t hear these words at all, his expression still carried a touch of indifference.

"I’ll say it one more time!" Qin Qing suppressed the rage in his heart and spoke in as calm a tone as possible, "I came here... not because of Ye Xin. I have no thoughts about Ye Xin! If you don’t believe me, I can assure you that I won’t say another word to Ye Xin!"

Qin Qing didn’t want to be entangled with these individuals any longer; he just wanted to calm down and wholeheartedly comprehend the Secret Technique on the cliffside. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

This trip to Northern Pass was for the sake of the Stele Secret Technique, and now that the opportunity was right before his eyes, how could he possibly miss it?

"If I were you, I would leave the Heavenly Lake Palace on my own. Someone like you doesn’t have the right to be here in the first place!" Murong Hao, standing by Ye Tianming’s side, spoke up at this moment.

However, Qin Qing’s mind was already wholly fixed on the cliffside.

He had seen one of the Secret Patterns and seemed to have grasped a thread of its mystery.

This thread of mystery resonated with the Blood Burning Secret Technique Qin Qing had been comprehending in his mind.

However...

At the moment, in the eyes of Murong Hao and Ye Tianming, Qin Qing was merely putting on an act.

A merchant who crossed the Border Pass, able to comprehend the Secret Technique on the cliffside?

Ridiculous!

Murong Hao’s heart was filled with anger. What was his status?

Even the Inner Sect Disciples of Heavenly Lake Palace, let alone the Direct Disciples of the elders, greeted him respectfully, didn’t they?

Yet now he was being ignored by such trash?

"I’m telling you! Leave the Heavenly Lake Palace, did you hear me?"

Murong Hao’s voice grew louder again.

Ye Tianming also followed with a rebuke, "Murong young master told you to get out of Heavenly Lake Palace immediately. Are you deaf? Must we really take action and throw you out on your face?"

Qin Qing was already extremely annoyed.

He knew that if he didn’t send these people away, there would be no chance for him to comprehend the Secret Technique on the cliff today.

"This place is indeed the Heavenly Lake Palace," Qin Qing spoke coldly, "but this is just the outer mountain of the Heavenly Lake Palace. Moreover, according to the rules of the Heavenly Lake Palace, anyone can come to the outer mountain to comprehend the Secret Techniques. As long as one comprehends the Secret Technique on the cliff and triggers the Dragon Cauldron Resonance, they can participate in the Burial Dragon Debate!"

"I, Qin Qing, believe that since entering the Heavenly Lake Palace, I have not done anything that violates its rules. What right do you have to drive me away?"

Qin Qing’s voice was neither loud nor soft, but each sentence rang out with conviction, and every word was emphatic.

This also led to hushed discussions among many observers.

"That’s right, according to the rules of the Heavenly Lake Palace, he is entitled to be here!"

"So what if he can’t comprehend the Secret Technique? These are the rules set by the ancestors of Heavenly Lake Palace..."

Most of the people here at this time had come to comprehend the Secret Technique.

If the Heavenly Lake Palace were to drive Qin Qing away now, it would mean that they could also be driven away at any time.

Originally, they wouldn’t have any sympathy for Qin Qing, but when they thought about how it was connected to their own interests and rights, they began to speak out on behalf of Qin Qing.

In this world, the majority of righteous speeches are not out of genuine empathy but rather due to vested interests.

That’s all there is to it.

"Heh heh..." A cold smile appeared on Murong Hao’s face as he looked at Qin Qing and said coldly, "Fine, since you want to observe the Secret Technique here, then suit yourself. But if someone like you can also comprehend the profound mysteries within the Secret Technique, then there is no need for Heavenly Lake Palace to exist!"

The implication of Murong Hao’s words couldn’t be simpler: the Secret Technique of the Burial Dragon Stele had been in the Heavenly Lake Palace for many years, yet the number of Martial Cultivators who could truly comprehend its mysteries were extremely few.

Even the number of people who could trigger the Dragon Cauldron Resonance within a year were not many.

Not many of the Heavenly Lake Palace’s own disciples could comprehend the profound mysteries within the Secret Technique.

Qin Qing was just a merchant who had braved the Border Pass, not even a real Martial Cultivator. If such a person could comprehend the profound mysteries within the Secret Technique, it would be a great irony for all the disciples of Heavenly Lake Palace, as well as for the entire Heavenly Lake Palace.

"Don’t speak too absolutely, or you might end up slapping your own face!" Qin Qing said calmly.

"Truly ignorant..." Murong Hao said mockingly as he shook his head.

Ye Tianming then said to Ye Xin beside him, "Xin’er, have you seen clearly the true colors of this person? Not only does he lack self-awareness, but he also has the audacity of shamelessness. It’s only due to young master Murong’s kind temperament. If it were someone else, he would already be lying on the ground by now!"

Ye Xin did not speak, and even stopped looking at Qin Qing.

Her eyes, too, betrayed a hint of disappointment.

She did not believe that Qin Qing could genuinely comprehend the Secret Technique on the stone cliff, not to mention even a trace of its profound mysteries... not even a tiny bit!

While Qin Qing was capable of killing Zheng Biaotou and saving both her, Ye Xin, and her brother Ye Jiang from the clutches of evil,

that was all there was to it.

Any disciple of the Heavenly Lake Palace, especially one with a bit more strength, could have done as much.

That was all Qin Qing was...

If she were Qin Qing, she would have known to leave the Heavenly Lake Palace tastefully, rather than stubbornly clinging on as he was now...