Qin Mu watched the brocade-robed youth walking toward him, staring intently at Miss Ruoshuang and Miss Mengyu.
‘Tsk, another one who doesn’t know his limits.’
People like this, Qin Mu had seen plenty of whenever he went out with his elder sisters. The rest of the plot was the same old cliché he’d seen a hundred times.
‘I silently mourn for this blind fool for three seconds.’
“Young Master! Young Master!”
The surrounding servants saw their young master heading toward those two stunning beauties and quickly tried to stop him. These days, such beautiful women going out without guards—eight times out of ten, they were either extremely powerful or had deep backgrounds.
“Move it!”
The brocade-robed youth was very displeased with these servants blocking him and shoved them aside.
“What’s there to stop? Stop me again, and I’ll break all your legs when we get back!”
After uttering his threats, the brocade-robed youth staggered over to Qin Mu. At this moment, he only had eyes for the two stunning beauties; Qin Mu was automatically ignored.
“Hehe, beauties, how about it? Come with me. I’m the young master of Ghost Elephant Mountain. My family’s elder ancestor is about to step into the Tribulation Stage! In the entire Southern Region, we’re a top-tier force!”
As he spoke, the brocade-robed youth was about to reach out and touch Qin Ruoshuang, who was closer to him.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a black shadow appeared beside the brocade-robed youth, placed a hand on his shoulder, yanked him hard, and tossed him toward the servants.
Clink—
A crisp metallic sound rang out. A dagger slipped from the black shadow’s sleeve, blocking a Sword Qi from Qin Ruoshuang.
Thud thud thud!
The black shadow staggered back a few steps, clutching his chest. Blocking that cold woman’s attack had actually disordered the True Qi in his body. Her strength was definitely not low!
“Heh heh, miss, my young master has had too much to drink and done something rude. I hope you’ll forgive us.”
After speaking, the black shadow retreated a few steps and said in a low voice to the servants,
“Let’s go! These people are no ordinary folk!”
Hearing this, the servants dared not delay.
“Leave? Isn’t that too easy?”
Qin Mengyu looked at the black shadow. She lightly touched her fingertip to the tea, moistening it slightly, then flicked her finger. A tiny droplet of water shot toward the black shadow at high speed. The black shadow’s eyes widened. His fingers moved quickly to form seals.
“Haah!”
A Formation materialized in front of the black shadow. But the next moment, it shattered instantly. The droplet struck his chest. With a muffled grunt, a trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
“Earlier, your young master came before us without a word, spoke frivolously, and even tried to touch us. Now you want to retreat?”
Qin Mengyu’s gaze sharpened.
“Do you think we’re easy to push around?”
The black shadow hadn’t expected this woman’s strength to be so formidable. He had just recently stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm, yet he was reduced to such a miserable state.
Qin Mu quietly ate his melon and watched the show, curious to see how this brocade-robed young master would end up. Speaking lightly was one thing, but trying to touch Miss Ruoshuang—that took some nerve. After all, Miss Ruoshuang was the type to draw her sword and cut people down at the slightest provocation. On normal days, the best policy was to stay far away and not provoke her.
The black shadow knew he had run into a tough opponent this time. Gritting his teeth, he took out a piece of spirit wood.
“This is Soul Returning Wood. Wearing it can nurture the soul. I hope…”
Before he could finish, Qin Ruoshuang attacked. Without drawing her long sword, she used her finger as a blade. With a flick of her finger, a Sword Qi was born. Qin Ruoshuang’s sudden attack caught the black shadow completely off guard.
“Ah!”
With a scream, the black shadow’s left arm was severed.
By now, the brocade-robed youth had sobered up. Seeing the Nascent Soul realm guard his family had assigned him in such a miserable state, he was terrified. If not for the servants holding him up, he would have already collapsed.
Qin Ruoshuang looked at the black shadow clutching his severed arm. Without any mercy, she raised her hand again, ready to finish him off.
“Hold on!”
A calm voice rang out.
Another youth in brocade robes appeared. Unlike the previous brocade-robed youth, this one didn’t have an arrogant air; instead, he was gentle and refined, with the bearing of a scholar.
But Qin Ruoshuang had no intention of stopping. She still sent out a Sword Qi.
Facing Qin Ruoshuang’s Sword Qi, the youth dared not be careless. He rotated his hands as if practicing Tai Chi, and a True Qi Vortex appeared at his chest. Qin Ruoshuang’s overbearing Sword Qi entered the vortex, immediately causing tremors. In just a brief moment, the youth’s face flushed red, and veins bulged on his forehead.
“Disperse!”
With a fierce shout, the Sword Qi dissipated in the vortex. The youth let out a sigh of relief. His back was slightly soaked with sweat.
‘Such terrifying Sword Qi… This level of Sword Qi is comparable to an attack from the Soul Formation Realm!’
Qin Mu couldn’t help but exclaim,
“Holy shit!”
He had never seen any peer of his successfully block Miss Ruoshuang’s Sword Qi before.
The youth looked at the black shadow with the severed arm. He waved his sleeve, and a Pill appeared floating before the black shadow.
“Take this Pill and heal first.”
“Thank you, eldest young master.”
The black shadow took the Pill and picked up his severed arm.
“Your strength is passable.”
Qin Ruoshuang spoke. Her earlier attack had been just a probing strike.
“Heh heh, miss, my younger brother lacks discipline. If he has offended you, I apologize here.”
The youth took out a golden crystal with golden liquid inside.
“Consider this an apology gift.”
When Qin Mengyu saw the object in the youth’s hand, she beckoned with her hand, and it flew over to her. Out of curiosity, Qin Mu leaned in to take a look.
At that moment, the Divine Dragon’s voice sounded in his mind.
“Boy, this is a good thing. Make sure you accept it!”
“Senior Divine Dragon, what good thing is this?”
“Don’t worry about that now. Accept it first, then we’ll talk.”
‘I don’t know what riddle Senior Divine Dragon is playing again, but since he told me to accept it, it can’t be bad for me.’
“Miss Mengyu, I quite like this item. Let’s accept it.”
Qin Mu reached out and touched it with his finger. It was ice cold.
Hearing Mu’er say that, Qin Mengyu naturally wouldn’t refuse.
“Alright, as long as Mu’er likes it.”
Initially, when Qin Mengyu saw the crystal, she also felt it was no ordinary object. With Mu’er liking it, she naturally accepted it without hesitation. Qin Mengyu glanced at Qin Ruoshuang, seeking her opinion. Upon hearing that Mu’er also wanted it and that the lesson had been given, Qin Ruoshuang sat back down without saying another word.
Seeing that they were willing to accept it, the youth let out a sigh of relief. This crystal was something he had obtained by chance. He didn’t know what it was used for, and he couldn’t open it anyway. Giving it away was no loss.
“Since this young master likes it, that’s good. In that case, we’ll take our leave.”
With that, the youth pulled the black shadow, the servants carried the brocade-robed youth, and in a few seconds, they were gone.
At this point, Qin Mu suddenly realized that no one had come out to stop them the entire time. Or rather, where were the security personnel here? Miss Ruoshuang’s commotion earlier was no small matter. If it had been any bigger, she might have torn the place down. Even so, no person in charge came out to stop it.
Hiss—
‘That’s a bit strange.’
Not long after the matter settled, the Golden Core Realm guard who had left earlier returned.
“Sorry to keep the three of you waiting. Please follow me. Next, we should head to the inner city where the High Priest resides.”