Chapter 0356 Beiling City

Chapter 0356 Beiling City

Qin Yun was stunned upon hearing the name Xiao Yuemei!

Xiao Yuemei was indeed cunning, a real trickster, and Qin Yun had been schemed against by her before!

But now she had become the princess of Xiao Wu Country!

"Seventh Prince, are you sure that girl is the princess of Xiao Wu Country?" Qin Yun asked, "Could she have been deceiving you?"

"It shouldn't be wrong! Beiling City is the territory of Yuewu Country, but the 109th Prince of Yuewu Country is very fond of that girl!" Hong Yan said, "I heard that Xiao Yuemei was just recently titled as a princess, ranked 300th in the hierarchy!"

Qin Yun said, "It seems Hongwu Country has very few titles! Other martial countries have rankings going up to several hundred!"

"Hongwu Country only has ten titled positions! Unless one dies, another can take their place. I was lucky; the original seventh prince died, and thanks to my good aptitude and my mother's favor, I became the seventh prince!" Hong Yan laughed proudly.

He sighed, "I originally planned to go to Yunlong Mountain Range to see if I could meet my father and get some help from him, but I didn't even see a hair!"

Qin Yun suddenly felt that Hong Yan, the seventh prince, was just a big fraud. Earlier in the hotel, he had developed a good impression of Hong Yan because of his words.

But now it seemed that Hong Yan didn't flaunt his wealth because he was too poor. He also pretended not to care about vanity and luxury to avoid being looked down upon.

The son of the Martial King, living so miserably—who else could it be? Actually, it was Hong Yan's own fault for losing everything in martial contests—who else could he blame?

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Qin Yun and Hong Yan ran through the wilderness for more than two days and arrived at the gates of Beiling City.

Beiling City is a spirit-level city, surrounded by walls dozens of meters high, protected by a large array.

The city gates were closed, and many people were queuing outside, waiting for them to open. The gates would open for one hour each in the morning and afternoon to allow entry.

Hong Yan wore a straw hat to conceal his bald head and fire spirit vein.

He and Qin Yun also queued outside the city gates.

Qin Yun had asked Hong Yan about the use of the fire spirit vein, which was to extract single fire-attribute spiritual energy from the Nine Sun spiritual energy.

Moreover, in relatively hot places, it could also absorb fire spiritual energy that was useful to him.

While they were in line, the gates suddenly opened.

"It's not time yet—what's going on?" Hong Yan had just finished speaking when he saw a large carriage descending from the air not far away.

"It's that guy! The 109th Prince of Yuewu Country!" Hong Yan snorted coldly, "I used to have such a cool carriage too, but I lost it to that girl!"

Qin Yun was only in line to keep Hong Yan company; he wasn't really planning to enter Beiling City. He also didn't have ten thousand purple spirit coins to buy a pass token.

As the carriage slowly approached, a man dressed in opulent golden clothes stepped down from it. He was tall and thin, with very pale skin, and his noble attire made him look very aristocratic.

This was the 109th Prince of Yuewu Country, Yue Sha!

In contrast, Hong Yan was dark and short, wearing a set of black clothes that seemed to be stolen from somewhere, with a shabby straw hat on his head—looking nothing like a prince.

"Haha, isn't this the famous seventh prince of Hongwu Country? It really is you! I thought I had mistaken you for someone else!" Yue Sha waved his folding fan as he walked over, his face full of sarcastic laughter.

There were more than two hundred people in line, mostly at the martial realm, and they all suddenly looked at Hong Yan, shocked!

Hong Yan was quite famous after all; becoming the seventh prince of Hongwu Country at a young age with good aptitude naturally made him a topic of discussion.

Moreover, everyone in Beiling City knows that Hong Yan and Xiao Yuemei had seven duels, and he lost every single one, losing all his possessions to Xiao Yuemei.

Now, Hong Yan is here, clearly to turn the tables!

Hong Yan ignored Yue Sha and kept talking to Qin Yun.

Yue Sha glanced at Qin Yun, who was standing behind Hong Yan, and smirked: "Hong Yan, I didn’t expect you to find a servant so quickly! Not bad, he looks quite young and is already at the Martial Realm!"

Hong Yan said to Qin Yun, "Don’t pay him any mind!"

Yue Sha looked at Qin Yun and said, "You’re just sticking with Hong Yan for the purple spirit coins! How about this: clean my shoes with your tongue and call me 'Master,' and you’ll be my servant from now on!"

"I guarantee you’ll be treated much better under my service than you are now!"

Qin Yun listened quietly to Yue Sha’s words, unfazed.

Yue Sha is the son of the Martial King, and although he is the 109th in line, his status is still very high. Many Martial Realm cultivators jump at the chance to serve him because of the generous rewards.

On the other hand, a prince like Hong Yan is a bit of a wildcard, which is rather unexpected.

"Yue Sha, he’s my friend!" Hong Yan said angrily.

"Is that so?" Yue Sha chuckled. "Well then, buddy, I’ll give you ten thousand purple spirit coins if you just say, 'Hong Yan is an idiot.'"

"Don’t worry about his feelings—friends are there to be used! You look like you could use the money, I’m giving you a chance to earn some purple spirit coins! Ten thousand purple spirit coins—that’s a fortune! Don’t worry, I, Yue Sha, never go back on my word!"

Qin Yun looked over at Hong Yan and said, "Hong Yan is an idiot!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Sha let out a hearty laugh and indeed took out a large bag of purple spirit coins, tossing it in front of Qin Yun.

This left many onlookers green with envy!

"Hong Yan, did you see that? Even though you’re the seventh prince of Hongwu Country, no one gives you the respect a prince deserves. You just got lucky to be one! You’re not even worth one of my fingers!" Yue Sha laughed gleefully.

Qin Yun opened the large bag and smiled at Hong Yan, "Seventh Prince, we had a deal—I get seven, you get three. Come and take your three thousand purple spirit coins!"

Hong Yan grinned and quickly took three thousand purple spirit coins from the bag: "There are so many fools these days, throwing around purple spirit coins like they’re nothing! It’s a breeze to earn so many purple spirit coins—totally worth it!"

Earlier, Hong Yan and Qin Yun had secretly agreed through a sound transmission that they wouldn’t pass up the chance to take advantage of such a sucker.

It was just a matter of being insulted once, and among friends, trading insults is quite normal.

The smug smile on Yue Sha’s face instantly vanished, replaced by a scowl.

He had thought Hong Yan would be furious at being betrayed by his friend, but instead, they had teamed up to cheat him out of ten thousand purple spirit coins, making him look like a fool!

"Taking a fool’s money feels so good!" Hong Yan happily carried the large bag of purple spirit coins. He didn’t have a storage bag, so he had to carry it like this.

Qin Yun, on the other hand, had a storage spirit artifact and simply stored it away.

Those who possess storage spirit artifacts aren’t too poor, and being at the Martial Realm, they must have some ability.

Yue Sha felt that being tricked by Hong Yan was one thing, given Hong Yan’s status as a prince.

But Qin Yun, in his eyes, was just a lowly person, yet he had also swindled his purple spirit coins.

The thought of this made Yue Sha furious!

Yue Sha pointed at Qin Yun and shouted, "You trash! You’ve got some nerve to mess with me! Since you seem to have some skills, do you dare to fight my attendant? If you win, you’ll get ten thousand purple spirit coins. If you lose, you’ll have to pay ten thousand purple spirit coins! Of course, your worthless life might also be on the line!"

Hong Yan quickly tugged at Qin Yun's clothes, signaling him not to agree.

"Prince Yue Wu, the 109th Prince, how about I step in? Although I am the Seventh Prince of the Hong Wu lineage, I never look down on anyone, no matter their status. Even your attendant, I treat him as a true warrior and will compete with him fairly and squarely!"

Hong Yan's tone carried a sense of heroism, and he smiled politely and gracefully at the old attendant, earning the silent admiration of the onlookers!

Compared to the arrogant Yue Sha, the difference was night and day!

Yue Sha sneered, "Hong Yan, what kind of strength do you have? Everyone knows you're no match! Let your worthless friend come instead!"

Qin Yun said, "You said that if I win against your attendant, I can get ten thousand purple spirit coins?"

"I keep my word. Ten thousand purple spirit coins might be a fortune to you, but they're pocket change to me!" Yue Sha wanted to win back the ten thousand purple spirit coins he had just given away, merely to save face.

Qin Yun nodded, "Alright, I'll compete with your attendant then!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Sha laughed, "Bold move!"

He glanced at a sly-looking middle-aged man beside him and said, "If you can defeat that guy, you'll get ten thousand purple spirit coins!"

The middle-aged man, full of excitement, quickly stepped forward.

The crowd quickly stepped back, clearing a space for the duel.

Qin Yun looked at the middle-aged man with great composure.

The black-clad middle-aged man sneered, "Judging by your shabby clothes, you're nothing but a servant. Calling yourself a friend is laughable! A dog is a dog, and you dared to deceive Prince Sha. I'll make you regret this!"

"Begin!" It was Yue Sha who called out.

The middle-aged man seemed to know this and immediately charged forward, wielding a pair of black hooks, viciously clawing at Qin Yun.

"Damn it, he's even armed!" Hong Yan cursed under his breath and shouted to Qin Yun, "Brother Yun, be careful! Yue Sha's lackeys are no pushovers!"

Qin Yun weaved left and right, effortlessly dodging the vicious attacks.

Yue Sha was quietly impressed by Qin Yun's agility.

Hong Yan was also surprised; Qin Yun, despite his humble appearance, actually had considerable strength.

After dodging the middle-aged man's most ferocious attack, Qin Yun noticed his opponent's momentum weakening and immediately unleashed the Tsunami Strike, using Diamond Inner Energy to send out nine shockwaves!

The middle-aged servant, caught off guard, was forced to retreat. The successive shockwaves rippled outward, whipping up a fierce wind!

"You, a dog that bites so viciously, better lose your teeth!" Qin Yun said, executing the Flaming Fist, creating a blinding flash. Taking advantage of the flash, his fist landed on the middle-aged man's mouth!