Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 30: A Useless Person?

Qin Qingyuan had no interest in making a bet with Ning Qingqing, but since the other party had proactively proposed such a humiliating wager, he had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

However, they hadn’t even reached the Imperial City yet, nor had Qin Qing attended the assessment when Ning Qingqing had already started treating him as her servant.

All along the journey, Ning Qingqing was imperiously issuing orders to Qin Qing.

But Qin Qing simply ignored Ning Qingqing, which infuriated her no end.

Not long after,

the group arrived at an inn in a small town.

"Wait for me down here!"

Ning Ziyuan said to Ning Qingqing, Qin Qing, and the others.

Qin Qing learned that these three were from the Ning Family of Kaiyuan County.

Kaiyuan County bordered Tianjue County.

In the Great Qian Dynasty, there were a total of Nineteen Provinces, and each province contained dozens of counties.

Kaiyuan County and Tianjue County were both part of Zhongzhou.

Similarly, Luochuan Imperial City was located in Zhongzhou, right at the geographical heart of the province.

In Kaiyuan County, the Ning Family held considerable prestige, similar to the status of the Qin Residence in Tianjue City.

Among the three of them, the eldest was Ning Ziyuan, followed by Ning Qingqing.

The one who had rescued Qin Qing and bought him healing herbs, the kind-hearted Ning Nianci, was her full name.

Qin Qing, Ning Nianci, and Ning Qingqing took their seats on the first floor of the inn.

The inn had only two floors in total.

From near the counter on the first floor, a simple wooden staircase led up to the second floor.

After giving his instructions, Ning Ziyuan clomped his way up the stairs.

Once Ning Ziyuan had seated himself, Ning Qingqing fanned her nose with disgust, feeling that Qin Qing was grimy and smelly from head to toe.

Then, she chose to sit at a seat nearby, as if sharing a table with Qin Qing would be embarrassing for her.

However, Ning Nianci, after sitting down, poured a cup of water for Qin Qing and asked, "How are your injuries?"

"They’re not serious." Qin Qing smiled.

His attention, however, was on Ning Ziyuan, who had just gone up to the second floor.

After awakening the Dragon Soul, Qin Qing’s perception had become incredibly sharp, and this profound sensitivity was not limited to the keen awareness of spiritual energy.

Similarly, for everything around him, especially living beings, he possessed an exceptionally strong sense of perception.

"Ning Ziyuan, you’ve arrived!"

In the room where Ning Ziyuan now was, another voice resonated.

"Yes, Senior Brother Liu!" Ning Ziyuan responded.

"Did you bring Ning Nianci from your Ning Family?" Senior Brother Liu asked.

"Senior Brother Liu, rest assured, I will certainly fulfill the task you’ve given me!" Ning Ziyuan said.

"Heh heh!" Senior Brother Liu laughed, "That’s good to hear, Ning Ziyuan. You must understand whom I am working for. Once this matter is successfully concluded, you, Ning Ziyuan, will soar to new heights. Even your Ning Family will reap significant benefits from it!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Qing couldn’t help but furrow his brows and glanced at Ning Nianci beside him, who looked the picture of innocence.

It seemed that Ning Nianci was about to be betrayed by Ning Ziyuan.

However, Qin Qing didn’t understand what exactly was going on just yet.

The most important thing for him at the moment was to recover from his injuries.

Only when his injuries were at least sixty to seventy percent healed would his internal spiritual energy increase further.

From the surface, Qin Qing’s injuries seemed not to be serious, but in reality, it was completely the opposite; his internal injuries were still very severe, especially in the dantian, organs, and meridians...

And before his injuries recovered further, even if he absorbed more of the world’s spiritual energy, it would be of no use.

On the one hand, the spiritual energy simply could not be refined and accumulated within his body.

On the other hand, this spiritual energy would be actively absorbed by the damaged areas to nourish the body.

Therefore, Qin Qing’s current strength had not recovered by one-tenth!

Before his strength recovered to fifty percent, Qin Qing did not wish to act rashly.

Not long after, that Brother Liu descended from the second floor.

Seeing Brother Liu, Ning Qingqing quickly approached with a fawning smile, "Brother Liu, did you rest well last night?"

Brother Liu’s greedy gaze swept over Ning Qingqing’s impressive figure, and he nodded with a smile.

Then he looked towards Ning Nianci. Seeing Ning Nianci, he also smiled with satisfaction.

However, when his gaze fell on Qin Qing, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"Who is this?" Brother Liu asked with a dissatisfied voice.

"This is a countryman that Little Ci sister rescued on the road from the Wei family’s estate, his name is Wei Qing." Ning Qingqing quickly explained and added, "Brother Liu doesn’t need to bother about him, just act as if he doesn’t exist!"

"Hmph!" Brother Liu snorted discontentedly and said, "We had agreed earlier that you should not bring anyone else. If it affects my business, can you afford the consequences?"

"Brother Liu, we didn’t want to bring this useless person either!" Ning Ziyuan quickly explained, "It was Little Ci who insisted, and we couldn’t help it!"

Brother Liu’s expression softened slightly when he heard it was Little Ci’s request.

"Since it’s Little Ci’s sister’s request. Then forget about it!" He snorted and glanced at Qin Qing before ignoring him entirely.

It seemed that someone like Qin Qing was simply unworthy of his attention.

"Wei Qing, did you see? Brother Liu originally did not want to bring you! If it weren’t for Little Ci sister, you would have no qualifications to travel with us." Ning Qingqing glared at Qin Qing again.

Then, she looked at Brother Liu with an admiring expression, "Brother Liu’s awakened Fifth Rank Martial Soul, his talent is even better than that of my fourth brother. Such a genius is the kind sought after by the Luochuan Imperial City’s Martial Institute, do you understand? You, harboring such vain hopes..."

"Alright!" Brother Liu frowned, showing a trace of impatience. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Ning Qingqing quickly fell silent, making a cute face and sticking out her tongue.

"Let’s not waste time; we leave immediately. As for him..." Brother Liu glanced at Qin Qing and said, "Remember, on this journey, behave yourself and don’t cause me any trouble! Do you hear me?"

Qin Qing remained noncommittal, if not for the Wings of the Firmament being in Ning Ziyuan’s hands, he would have had no intention of traveling with them at all.

Seeing Qin Qing’s inexplicable attitude, Brother Liu immediately snorted in disdain.

But now, he disdained wasting time to teach this fellow a lesson.

The group soon left the small town and entered the Tianjue Forest.

Though it was called the Tianjue Forest, it was actually just a small segment at the start of the forest.

Lying between Kaiyuan County and Tianjue County, the starting section of the Tianjue Forest acted like a natural barrier, separating the lands of these two counties.

The fastest route from Kaiyuan County to Luochuan Imperial City was to cross the initial section of the Tianjue Forest and then pass through the edges of Kaiyuan County to reach Luochuan Imperial City...

"Luochuan..."

Qin Qing silently mused, "I wonder if Xiaoshuang has already followed Master to Luochuan."

According to their previous agreement, Bai Qiuhe would take Xiaoshuang to Luochuan.

Then, Qin Qing planned to meet up with Xiaoshuang in Luochuan...

With this in mind, Qin Qing was eager to arrive at the Imperial City.

Of course, before that, he needed to quickly recover from his injuries and regain his own strength...

In the Imperial City of Luochuan, there was surely a greater storm waiting for Qin Qing!