Chapter 0381: Dragon Boots

Chapter 0381: Dragon Boots

Feng Honglan sincerely thanked Qin Yun and smiled charmingly, "Young Master Qin, please accept it! This way, you won't have to go around purchasing it anymore! The leader of your Nine Extremes Mystic Sect can recover sooner!"

Qin Yun really wanted to accept it, but he wasn't a selfish person. He saved Feng Honglan because she had saved him before, and Feng Honglan didn't owe him anything.

Now, Feng Honglan was giving him the Purple Frost Xuan Grass, but it came with certain risks. After all, the Sword Mystic Mountain was very concerned about this matter, and if they found out, they would definitely hold Feng Honglan accountable.

Qin Yun shook his head, "Let's forget about it. Our leader's injuries have stabilized, and there's enough time for me to search for the Purple Frost Xuan Grass!"

"As a woman, growing up in a major sect hasn't been easy for you. I don't want this to get you into trouble!"

"It's fine!" Feng Honglan smiled refreshingly, "I've thought it through! Sometimes, you can't just think about yourself, or you'll never make real friends!"

Qin Yun smiled, "You risked your life to save me and Mengshu. That alone makes us true friends! You really don't need to give me the Purple Frost Xuan Grass! With Grand Master Mu Fengxiao on my side, I should find it soon enough!"

Feng Honglan suddenly took Qin Yun's hand and pressed the Purple Frost Xuan Grass into his palm, gripping it firmly.

Qin Yun felt the warmth and sincerity of Feng Honglan's soft, boneless hand.

"You're a man, don't be so wishy-washy. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it!" Feng Honglan smiled sweetly, a pure and beautiful smile from the heart.

"Alright! Then you have to take these five million purple spirit coins!" Qin Yun took out a spirit coin card and smiled.

Feng Honglan had no choice but to accept Qin Yun's five million purple spirit coins, a hefty sum for her.

"Brother Yun, are you heading back to the Nine Extremes Mystic Sect next?" Feng Honglan asked. She was dressed in black, accentuating her tall, slender figure.

She smoothed her long hair with a gentle smile, radiating elegance and beauty.

Qin Yun nodded, "I'll head back to the Nine Extremes Mystic Sect soon, but first, I need to return to Jade Profound City and let the Grand Master know he can stop looking for the Purple Frost Xuan Grass."

"I need to find my elder! There's been a major incident in the Ancient Jade Mountain Range, and it looks serious!" Feng Honglan chuckled, "Brother Yun, I'm very happy to have made a friend like you. We're practically life-and-death friends, aren't we?"

"I'm an unfortunate friend!" Qin Yun laughed self-deprecatingly, "Now I'm the Sword Mystic Mountain's top target. Being my friend could drag you into trouble!"

Feng Honglan smiled slightly, "Brother Yun, don't say that! Honestly, your bravery in standing up to those evil sects is something many admire!"

"Many of our young disciples have no choice but to bow to the Sword Mystic Mountain, a giant in the sect world. When their disciples bully us, we often stay silent, afraid to retaliate."

Qin Yun shook his head and smiled, asking, "Honglan, is there a disciple named Xiao Xuanqin in your Immortal Sound Mystic Mountain?"

Feng Honglan quickly nodded, "You know her? She only recently joined the Immortal Sound Mystic Mountain. She's my junior sister, very hardworking, usually quiet, and I don't know much about her."

"Give her this talisman and say it's from Qin Yun," Qin Yun took out a binding talisman and handed it over, "When you give it to her, make sure no one else is around. Keep this matter confidential! She's a good friend of mine."

"Ah!" Feng Honglan was slightly surprised, then smiled, "I didn't realize Brother Yun had so many lovely friends! But it's normal, Brother Yun, you are righteous, brave, and strong!"

Qin Yun smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "Honglan, you should return to your elder's side, it will be safer for you."

"Alright, see you later! You take care too!" After bidding farewell to Qin Yun, Feng Honglan gracefully flew away from the forest.

Qin Yun found it strange that Feng Honglan seemed to control the fragrance of Honglan on her body at will. Now he could smell it faintly again.

He donned his mask and took a brief rest.

When night fell, he used shadow power to blend into the darkness and headed towards the direction of the black mountain.

He was very curious about that black mountain, so he decided to take another look!

After running for several hours, Qin Yun sensed the presence of others halfway up a mountain.

"It's the Young Eagle King and his group!" He abruptly stopped and hid in a large tree on the mountainside.

He used his shadow power to hide, making sure he wouldn’t be spotted.

He slowly moved closer, and as he approached Yue Yi and the others, he saw them gathered around a jade coffin.

"Mengshu had mentioned earlier that these guys found a jade coffin with a corpse inside," Qin Yun thought to himself.

The Young Eagle King suddenly slapped the jade coffin in anger, shouting, "This cursed old man inside doesn’t have a single treasure on him!"

Yue Yi cursed, "That Hong Mengshu got her hands on hundreds of pounds of Life Trace Crystal Jade! It can help a ninth-level martial artist break into the Spirit Martial realm!"

"What’s really infuriating is that with all our numbers, we couldn’t even capture her and her attendant! We had fifth-level martial artists, and plenty at the second and third levels, yet more than half of us died!"

Hu Haojun said, "Why are we even talking about this now? At least Hong Mengshu is dead, or we’d all be in trouble!"

"We didn’t get anything and took heavy losses. Just our luck!" The Young Eagle King kicked the jade coffin fiercely, "Damn that old man!"

"Let’s head back to Yu Xuan City and keep gambling on stones!"

"Let’s go and gamble to our heart’s content!"

After saying this, the group left, leaving the jade coffin behind.

Qin Yun waited for about half an hour before hurrying over, opening the coffin lid, and seeing an elder in white lying inside.

The elder lay peacefully inside, his body encased in transparent crystal.

"Is this elder really dead?" Qin Yun noticed the elder’s smooth skin, which didn’t look like that of a corpse.

The elder only had a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and his hair was completely white, but his skin was as smooth as a young person’s. He looked like he was just asleep.

Qin Yun touched the crystal and felt an intense chill!

"He's been frozen!" He thought the crystal was special, but upon closer look, he found nothing out of the ordinary.

Qin Yun closed the coffin lid, stored it in his spatial storage, and made his way to the black mountain.

Over an hour later, Qin Yun hovered in the air, looking down at the fiery red lava below, murmuring, "What on earth happened on that black mountain? It’s hiding so many secrets!"

The black mountain’s peak was covered in volcanic ash, with terrifying, colorful lightning bolts colliding.

The crater kept spewing lava, sending out waves of scorching heat.

Qin Yun found nothing and moved away from the black mountain.

After most of the day, he hid in a forest to rest and took out the pair of silver boots he had obtained.

"Let's try dripping blood on them!" He dripped his blood onto the boots, and they immediately flashed, establishing a connection with him.

"Dragon Boots!" Information about the boots appeared in his mind.

"I wonder what level of treasure these boots are!"

After Qin Yun put them on, he infused his inner energy into the boots and took a step, instantly covering a distance of over a kilometer!

"That’s incredible!" He was ecstatic and then paired the agility of Star Profound Steps with his inner energy to execute it.

In a flash!

This time, he ran even farther than before!

"Even if it drains more energy, it’s worth it, at least it can play a crucial role in critical moments!" Qin Yun also discovered that if he used these boots in combat, his kicks could pack a powerful punch.

Qin Yun was very pleased to have obtained the Dragon Boots, since the journey wasn’t in vain.

After traveling for half a day, he returned to Yuxuan City and made his way to Qiwen Hall.

Upon arriving at Qiwen Hall, Qin Yun quickly sent word to Mu Fengxiao.

The moment Mu Fengxiao heard he was back, he hurried over.

"Grand Master, I don’t need the Purple Frost Xuan Grass anymore!" Qin Yun said with a smile.

"You... did you murder the Nine Princess?" Mu Fengxiao’s expression darkened as he asked.

"How could that be? She’s alive and well!" Qin Yun frowned and said, "Who said I killed Mengshu?"

"The Young Eagle King and his crew claimed that Hong Mengshu was killed by the 'Brother Yun' by her side! The city lord of Yuxuan City should be arriving soon, and I’ve already informed him!" Mu Fengxiao said, "You’ll need to clear things up when he gets here!"

Qin Yun felt a surge of anger in his heart. He never imagined scum like Yue Yi would flip the script and accuse him of killing Hong Mengshu!

Hong Mengshu had been taken away by her grandmother, and he had no idea where she went.

It wasn’t something he could explain quickly.

Not long after, a sturdy old man showed up in the main hall of Qiwen Hall.

"So, you’re the so-called 'Brother Yun'?" the old man asked coldly upon seeing Qin Yun.

The old man was Song Jindong, the city lord of Yuxuan City. He was dressed in a set of black hard armor, making him appear even more formidable, as if he was fully prepared.

"City Lord Song, he did not kill the Nine Princess!" Mu Fengxiao also believed in Qin Yun.

Song Jindong seemed unconvinced. He walked over, grabbed Qin Yun, and quickly exited the hall, taking to the skies and heading straight for the city lord’s mansion in the center.

Mu Fengxiao cursed under his breath, called for a spirit crane, and hurriedly chased after them.

...

The city lord’s mansion had a large Martial Arts Field, usually used for training soldiers.

The field was packed with people, all soldiers and generals from both the Spirit Martial and Martial realms of Yuxuan City.

Alongside the soldiers and generals, Yue Yi, the Young Eagle King, Hu Haojun, and many other noble youths were also present.

Qin Yun was brought by Song Jindong and dumped in the middle of the Martial Arts Field.

"Young Eagle King, take a look and tell me if this is the guy who killed Mengshu," Song Jindong said coldly.

"Well... at that time, Brother Yun had a mask on, so we can’t be sure it’s him," the Young Eagle King said, frowning as he looked at Qin Yun.

Yue Yi and his group were quietly anxious, certain in their belief that Hong Mengshu and Brother Yun should be dead!

Mu Fengxiao, on his spirit crane, touched down in the Martial Arts Field and quickly dismounted.

"City Lord Song, I can guarantee that he is Brother Yun. He had a very good relationship with the Nine Princess and was practically a close friend," Mu Fengxiao said.