Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 29: The Bet

Qin Qing did not make a sound, he quietly listened to the conversation of the three individuals outside for a while, and roughly understood the situation.

These three people seemed to be from the same family, and one of them, a girl called Xiao Cizi, saved him.

Qin Qing remembered that when he was diving down from the sky, he lost consciousness, and he was unclear about what happened afterwards.

It seemed that he must have fallen into the river.

Then, he was washed ashore by the river and happened to encounter these three people, so they brought him here.

At this moment, the girl named Xiao Cizi said again, "Fourth Brother! I think you should return the object to him, it belongs to him. You took his possession without his consent, that’s not right..."

The male scoffed disdainfully and said, "Xiao Cizi, we saved his life. This object as a repayment should be acceptable. Besides, it’s not worth much!"

"Moreover, he probably would have been dead by now, so this item would be ownerless. I’ve taken it, so what?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Qing furrowed his brows; he had a guess as to what the object might be.

Then, Qin Qing walked out of the cave.

He happened to meet the three people as they were about to walk in from the outside.

Among these three people, one wore a simple white dress. Though she appeared to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, her dignified and beautiful appearance already hinted that she was undoubtedly a stunning beauty in the making.

Another girl, about the same age as Qin Qing, was slightly less attractive, but her fully developed body was inadequately concealed by a purple long dress, revealing her impressive figure.

The third person was a young man around seventeen or eighteen years old with slightly dark skin.

In his hands, he indeed held the Wings of the Heavens.

"Ah!"

The two girls, upon seeing Qin Qing, instinctively expressed their surprise.

"You’re actually alive? That’s some luck..." the young man said in amazement.

Qin Qing glanced at him and his gaze landed on the Wings of the Heavens in his hand, saying, "That belongs to me, please return it to me!"

Qin Qing’s words caused the young man’s eyebrows to twitch. He scrutinized Qin Qing from head to toe and chided, "What proof do you have that this belongs to you?"

Qin Qing’s face turned cold.

It seemed that the man had no intention of returning the Wings of the Heavens to him.

"Whether or not it’s mine, don’t you know? To take something from me and then ask for proof that it’s mine?" Qin Qing laughed in anger.

The young man added, "Heh, even if this is yours. We’ve saved your life; compensating us with this shouldn’t be too much to ask, should it?"

At that moment, the older girl also chimed in, "Exactly. If we hadn’t saved you, maybe you’d have been eaten by a wild beast by now! This thing doesn’t look like it’s worth much money; why are you being so stingy?"

Qin Qing found it amusing.

It was true that these people saved him, but to be precise, it was Xiao Cizi alone who had saved him.

Furthermore, even though he was unconscious, with the Dragon Soul protecting him, ordinary low-rank ferocious beasts wouldn’t dare approach.

No matter what, even if he was to offer compensation, it should have been voluntarily given by him, not like these people who just took things directly from him.

"Fourth Brother. I also think you should return the object to him," Xiao Cizi said softly.

"No! Just no, what about it?" The young man let out a cold laugh, glaring at Qin Qing, "What, the object is in my hands now. Do you want to try to take it by force? Do you have the courage?"

The slightly older girl looked Qin Qing up and down with equal disdain and said, "Do you know who we are? We are from the Ning Family of Kaiyuan City. My fourth brother, Ning Ziyuan, is a genius of Kaiyuan City. We’re going to Luochuan Imperial City to participate in the examination of the city’s Martial Institute. With my brother’s talent, he will certainly be admitted!"

"If you give your thing to my fourth brother now, it means you’ve made a connection with him. Many people can’t even find such an opportunity, do you understand?"

Qin Qing sneered inwardly and simply kept his mouth shut.

The young man, seeing that Qin Qing had no further interest in the white Jade Slip, snickered, fiddled with it for a bit, then tucked it into his sleeve.

At this moment, the girl named Xiao Ci finally looked at Qin Qing with some guilt and said, "I’m sorry... How much is your item worth? Maybe... I could compensate you."

"No need," Qin Qing looked at Xiao Ci.

Looking at Xiao Ci, Qin Qing felt a familiar sense of warmth, as if he were looking at his own sister, Xiao Shuang.

Thinking this, Qin Qing did indeed find Xiao Ci quite similar to his sister.

"It wasn’t you who took it, so why would you compensate?" Qin Qing said with a smile.

"Then... use these medicinal herbs to treat your wound first. I saw that you were quite severely injured earlier!" Xiao Ci handed a parcel to Qin Qing.

Qin Qing opened it and saw that it contained some herbs for treating external injuries.

Having overheard their conversation earlier, Qin Qing already knew that after Xiao Ci had saved him, she had gone to the nearby town to buy these herbs and had just now returned.

"Alright, thank you!" Qin Qing smiled faintly; in fact, these herbs were of no use to him.

After undergoing Dragon Soul Tempering, his physical body’s healing abilities were even better than the effects of these herbs.

"By the way, I heard you mentioning that you’re going to Luochuan to participate in the Martial Institute’s examination?" Qin Qing spoke again, "I’m heading to the Imperial City as well. How about we go together?"

At the moment, Qin Qing had not even recovered a tenth of his strength.

Otherwise, he would have taken the Skydiving Wings back by force.

However, given his current rate of recovery, he should be able to recover thirty percent of his strength in less than a day.

As soon as he recovered thirty percent, Qin Qing could take the Skydiving Wings back directly.

No matter how you put it, the Skydiving Wings were a welcome gift from his master, and Qin Qing could not just let someone take them away.

"Ah, that would be great!"

Upon hearing what Qin Qing had said, Xiao Ci cheered.

However, the other girl gave Qin Qing a frivolous once-over, pursed her lips, and sneered, "You’re going to the Imperial City to participate in the Martial Institute’s examination? Do you know that you need at least the strength of ’One Bang’ to take part? Oh right, do you even know what ’One Bang’ strength is?"

’One Bang’ strength refers to the power of a five hundred-pound strike. Are you sure that with your current state, you possess ’One Bang’ strength?"

Because Qin Qing was injured, his aura was very weak, and now he appeared somewhat pale and frail.

"Heh," the young man also laughed mockingly, "Do you think the Martial Institute’s examination in the Imperial City is a joke? You want to take part with your condition..."

Qin Qing looked indifferently at the girl and the young man and said, "How will I know if I don’t try? Maybe I’ll pass?"

"Psh, if you can pass, then I, Ning Qingqing, will willingly serve you tea and water and be your personal maidservant!" the girl said with a roll of her eyes.

"You’re called Ning Qingqing? Then alright, that’s what you said!" Qin Qing responded.

"And if you don’t pass, you’ll be my dog servant from now on!" Ning Qingqing raised an eyebrow, firmly disbelieving that this guy before her could pass the examination at any martial institute in the Imperial City, even the ones ranked at the very bottom.