Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 311 - 299: Return to Autumn Water Villa

Walking into Autumn Water Villa, everything had an air of familiarity.

The sense of tranquility made Qin Qing’s heart instantly calm down.

"Qin Yue!" Qin Qing walked into the courtyard and saw Qin Yue sitting next to the stone table.

At the sound of the familiar voice, Qin Yue turned her head abruptly. The moment she saw Qin Qing, her face beamed with joy, "Big brother, you’re back!"

"Big brother, sit down quickly. I’ll go pour you some water!" Qin Yue promptly tried to pull Qin Qing to sit.

"No need!" Qin Qing said with a smile and shook his head. This kind of hospitality was customary at the Qin Residence. When guests arrived, tea would be offered in welcome, or if someone from the Qin Family returned home from a long journey, they would also be served tea.

However, Qin Qing was no longer concerned with these cumbersome formalities.

"But I must insist!"

"Big brother, this is ’welcoming tea,’ to receive you and cleanse away the travel dust. We can’t break the old rules!" Qin Yue was persistent.

"All right, all right!" Unable to resist her insistence, Qin Qing could only sit down with a smile.

Qin Yue immediately went to pour tea for Qin Qing, while calling out, "Big brother is back! Big brother is back!"

With her cries, Autumn Water Villa immediately buzzed with life.

Qin Tong and the others also emerged from their respective courtyards.

Soon, Qin Qing was surrounded by people.

"Qing, where have you been these past days?" Qin Tong settled next to Qin Qing and asked with concern.

"Didn’t big brother say that he went to the Northern Pass?" Qin Yue interjected.

"I am asking Qing, aren’t I? Perhaps your big brother changed his route halfway and went somewhere else, right?" Qin Tong said with a smile.

"No. These past forty-odd days were spent at the Northern Pass," Qin Qing replied with a smile.

"It’s good you’re back. We’ve all been waiting for you here..."

The speaker this time was Aunt Seven.

Aunt Seven rarely made an appearance, but she was here on this occasion.

Her words were plain, stating simply that everyone had been waiting for Qin Qing at Autumn Water Villa.

A single uncomplicated sentence, yet it warmed Qin Qing’s heart.

Qin Qing couldn’t help but recall that time at Wanhe Palace when, as Lu Tianlong was about to kill him, his master Bai Qiuhe and Xu Fang, among others, did not hesitate to shield him.

Behind him stood these family members...

They all cared about him.

"Yes... I’m back!" Qin Qing nodded again.

"Uncle Seven, it seems that everyone’s cultivation has improved quite a bit?" When Qin Qing saw Qin Tong and the others, he noted that everyone’s cultivation had progressed to some degree.

Uncle Seven, Qin Tong, had even broken through from the Soul Refinement Realm Eighth Level to the Ninth Level, just one step away from condensing Divine Might and stepping into the Divine Might Realm!

"Yes, we have all been cultivating. The cultivation resources you brought us last time, we’ve all put them to good use. Qin Qing, we won’t hold you back; everyone is now working hard on their cultivation. Moreover, we also help out at the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, or do some menial work at the Great Qian Martial Institute. We are able to earn Spirit Stones!" Second Uncle Qin Tao said.

Hearing Second Uncle say so, Qin Qing felt delighted.

Everyone was actively making progress and diligently cultivating, adapting to life at the Great Qian Martial Institute through their efforts.

"Before going to the Northern Pass this time, I visited Tianjue City," Qin Qing said.

Qin Qing’s words quieted the lively crowd around him.

A peculiar atmosphere seemed to solidify.

Tianjue City, the Qin Residence.

That was a hurdle in everyone’s hearts.

A hurdle they might never get over.

"How is the Qin Residence now?" After a moment of silence, Second Uncle Qin Tao slowly asked.

"Not too good," Qin Qing responded.

Qin Tao nodded. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

After all, this was something everyone had anticipated.

Since the day Qin Qing left the Qin Residence and fought his way out of Tianjue City, the decline of the Qin Residence was already sealed.

There was Qin Ming, a rare talent who had once represented hope for the Qin Residence.

But alas, Qin Ming was dead... killed by the hands of Qin Qing himself.

So the decline of the Qin Residence was a foregone conclusion.

This was something everyone could have anticipated.

"You met with them?" Qin Tong asked.

"I met with the fourth uncle. The others didn’t know I had returned to the Qin Residence..." Qin Qing replied truthfully.

"Qin Ye?" Upon hearing the mention of the fourth uncle, both Qin Tong and Qin Tao showed expressions of worry.

"How is the fourth brother doing? And, how’s your fourth aunt’s health..." Qin Tao inquired.

"The fourth uncle is still well. The fourth aunt’s condition has improved compared to last year." Qin Qing glanced at his second uncle and seventh uncle, who both looked relieved upon hearing his response.

It seemed they still couldn’t let go of the old folks at the Qin Residence—after all, those were their own brothers, as close as limbs to a body.

"Second Uncle, Seventh Uncle!" Qin Qing continued: "The fourth uncle said he’s waiting for us in Tianjue City!"

"He’s waiting for us to return!"

Qin Qing’s words revitalized everyone’s spirits.

"Return?"

"Yes, return, back to Tianjue!" Qin Qing nodded again: "When we came here, we said it wouldn’t take long before we could return! After this Spring Hunt is over, we’ll all go back to Tianjue together. And my father... all of us, back to Tianjue!"

Qin Qing’s gaze swept across the crowd.

The faces of everyone present were also showing barely concealed excitement.

The Great Qian Martial Institute was indeed excellent, especially now with the East and West Campuses no longer separated, and all those from the former East Campus having been expelled from the Institute.

But after all, this was not the Qin Residence, not the Qin family’s own home.

Their roots were in Tianjue!

"Hahaha..."

Suddenly, laughter came from behind.

Bai Qiuhe walked out from the inner courtyard.

"Master!" Qin Qing quickly stood up and walked over.

"Qin Qing, it seems you are very confident about this Spring Hunt!" Bai Qiuhe said with a laugh.

Qin Qing had spoken of the Spring Hunt just now, obviously with great confidence that he would stand out.

"Indeed... your cultivation has broken through again!"

Bai Qiuhe approached, inspected closely, and judging from Qin Qing’s aura, he could see that Qin Qing’s cultivation had indeed improved again.

When Qin Qing left originally, he was merely at the second level of the Divine Might Realm.

And he had just barely broken through.

"Eh... how did your cultivation improve so much?"

Bai Qiuhe was suddenly taken aback, as he realized that Qin Qing was now in the late stage of the Divine Might Realm!

That is to say, in less than fifty days, Qin Qing had directly advanced five minor levels.

That worked out to a breakthrough of one minor level every ten days!

One must know that in the Divine Might Realm, there are many who can barely manage to advance one level even in a decade!

"This trip to the Northern Pass turned out to be quite fruitful!" Qin Qing said with a smile.

"Good!" Bai Qiuhe nodded with joy, as he had initially been worried that Qin Qing would face numerous difficulties in this Spring Hunt.

After all, the strength of Lu Yu’an was there for all to see, and he and Qin Qing were sworn enemies.

Moreover...

Qin De had also said that if Qin Qing wanted to continue living, he must emerge victorious in the Spring Hunt.

With Qin Qing’s current level of cultivation, the Spring Hunt was indeed something to look forward to!

"By the way, where is Xiaoshuang?" Qin Qing asked.

Since his return, he had yet to see his younger sister, Qin Shuang.

"Xiaoshuang has gone to her master’s place to study the Spiritual Pattern Technique!" Bai Qiuhe replied.

However, upon mentioning Xiaoshuang, his expression turned somber.

"Qin Qing, follow me. I have something to discuss with you alone," Bai Qiuhe said, leading Qin Qing into the inner courtyard.

"Master, is something wrong with Xiaoshuang?" Qin Qing could not wait to ask as soon as they stepped into the inner courtyard.

Bai Qiuhe’s face was grave as he nodded: "Xiaoshuang’s condition is not good. The Fire Disease seems to be increasingly uncontrollable!"