Chapter 0400: Hong Lan’s Sorrow

Chapter 0400: Hong Lan's Sorrow

Those who can enter Qiwenzhuang are somewhat capable. However, few dare to cause trouble here because everyone knows that causing trouble in Qiwenzhuang is strictly forbidden; otherwise, no one can protect you.

But now, someone has caused such a big incident here, sending several people flying on the spot, and the blows were extremely forceful.

Seeing this, the crowd also criticized Qin Yun.

Qin Yun stood in front of Feng Honglan, his mind in turmoil. He didn't know how to comfort Feng Honglan.

Feng Honglan's appearance was ruined, and her Hong Lan's Martial Spirit was also gone. This was a double whammy.

All Qin Yun could do now was to do everything in his power to ensure Feng Honglan didn't suffer any further harm.

The middle-aged man from Qiwenzhuang looked at Qin Yun and asked in a deep voice, "Did you start the fight?"

Qin Yun answered truthfully, "Yes, it was me who struck first!"

"Then you'd better come with me quietly!" The middle-aged man from the Spirit Martial realm looked at the approaching Song Chenwei and others, and added, "You all come too! I will investigate this thoroughly!"

Qin Yun said, "Uncle, can I ask if this woman is part of your Qiwenzhuang?"

He glanced at Feng Honglan behind him.

"Yes! She was introduced by Xianyin Xuan Mountain. She has extensive experience in cultivating various flowers!" The middle-aged man nodded.

"Just now, this princess from Songwu Country was bullying your Qiwenzhuang worker here, and even assaulted her! That's why I intervened!" Qin Yun said.

The middle-aged man looked at Song Chenwei with a swollen face and frowned, "Princess Chenwei, is that true?"

Song Chenwei covered her face, her eyes filled with anger as she looked at Qin Yun, "She's just a mere slave. Even if I killed her, so what? I am a princess of Songwu Country. Even if I kill ten or a hundred of such lowly slaves, I don't need to answer for anything!"

The middle-aged man from Qiwenzhuang's face changed, "First, she is not a slave! Second, even if she were a slave, she is still a member of our Qiwenzhuang. What gives you the right to humiliate her?"

Qin Yun said, "Uncle, you see it too! They are a bunch of arrogant and unreasonable brats. I had no choice but to take action against them!"

"You bastard, who do you think you are? How dare you defy this princess!" Song Chenwei looked at Qin Yun and shouted angrily.

Qin Yun lifted his hood and said, "I am Qin Yun, a disciple from the Nine Extremes Profound Sect!"

Even if the people here hadn't seen Qin Yun before, they surely knew his name. At this moment, they all stepped back several paces.

In the North Continent, absolutely no one dares to impersonate Qin Yun!

So everyone firmly believed that the young and handsome man in front of them was Qin Yun!

A hint of fear flashed across Song Chenwei's face. Now, the entire North Wasteland is aware of the might of the Nine Extremes Profound Sect!

Because Wei Zhongzheng killed the Martial King of the Fire King Sect, and his head was displayed outside the Nine Extremes Profound Sect!

"It is said that Feng Honglan was crippled by the people of Sword Xuan Mountain because she sold the Purple Frost Xuan Grass, which allowed the Nine Extremes Sect Leader to recover from his injuries!"

"Qin Yun is protecting Feng Honglan so much. Could it be that Qin Yun bought the Purple Frost Xuan Grass from her back then?"

"How can Xianyin Xuan Mountain, an Xuan-level sect, allow someone to come and cripple such an outstanding disciple? Xianyin Xuan Mountain is too spineless!"

"What do you know? Feng Honglan gave up her Purple Frost Xuan Grass, allowing Wei Zhongzheng to recover and become a Martial King, then killed the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor, and opposed Totem Pavilion... Sword Xuan Mountain dared to come and cripple Feng Honglan because they had the support of the Fire King Sect and Totem Pavilion!"

"Sword Xuan Mountain also has the support of Qingtian King Sect behind it. Xianyin Xuan Mountain has no Martial King, so they can only admit defeat!"

Qin Yun overheard the murmurs of the crowd, his fists tightly clenched!

Behind all this were the machinations of the Totem Pavilion!

The middle-aged man from the Runes Manor also showed a hint of surprise, "So this woman is actually Feng Honglan! The Immortal Sound Profound Mountain sent her here, which is quite a favorable arrangement for her!"

"Uncle, how should these people who bullied your Runes Manor workers be handled?" Qin Yun asked.

"Each of them will get a hundred lashes and be kicked out of the Runes Manor!" the middle-aged man said, "Everyone, you can go now!"

Hearing this, Song Chenwei was immediately shocked and furious! She couldn't believe that she, a noble princess, was going to get a hundred lashes!

"Accept your punishment quietly! Otherwise, I guarantee you won't leave the Runes Manor! Follow me!" The middle-aged man, hands behind his back, walked towards a distant black iron building.

Song Chenwei's delicate frame trembled slightly, her eyes filled with intense hatred as she glared at Qin Yun before following the middle-aged man.

The onlookers had truly seen the power of the Runes Hall!

To uphold the dignity of the Runes Hall, even the princess of a country wouldn't be spared!

"Hong Lan, come here!" Qin Yun whispered, helping Feng Honglan up.

Feng Honglan resisted Qin Yun a bit, not wanting him to see her in such a pitiful state.

The crowd saw Feng Honglan's face tightly covered, only her eyes showing, and they all sighed in sympathy.

Once the most beautiful woman in the north, pursued by many young masters, now reduced to such a pitiful state!

Those noble youths who once chased her now acted as if they didn't know her.

"Hong Lan, trust me, I will make you better!" Qin Yun held Feng Honglan's hand, speaking firmly.

Feng Honglan, who had been resisting, suddenly grew quiet, her bright eyes filled with tears.

"Let's go!" Qin Yun led her towards the east district of the Runes Manor.

The crowd quietly admired Qin Yun's loyalty and righteousness, not abandoning Feng Honglan in her time of need!

After Qin Yun and Feng Honglan left, someone exclaimed in surprise, "They're heading towards the east district, aren't they?"

"The east district isn't a place just anyone can enter. How can Qin Yun go there?"

"Could he be a Runes Master?"

"Impossible, to live in the east district, you have to be an advanced Runes Master! He's only about twenty, how could he be an advanced Runes Master?"

As they wondered, the crowd dispersed, heading back to the tavern to drink.

...

Qin Yun led Feng Honglan into the small building.

After sitting down, Feng Honglan looked around, her eyes filled with astonishment. She hadn't expected Qin Yun to be able to stay in such a high-class place.

"Hong Lan, was it the Sword Profound Mountain?" Qin Yun asked with some sadness.

After a moment of silence, Feng Honglan said, "Qin Yun, thank you for still treating me as a friend! Let's just let this matter pass."

Qin Yun also knew that Feng Honglan didn't want to burden him.

Back then, Feng Honglan risked her life to save him and Hong Mengshu. Despite being a woman, she was incredibly brave and righteous!

Qin Yun would never abandon such a friend!

"Alright! First, let me check your martial soul!" Qin Yun walked over, placed his hand on her abdomen, and checked her dantian.

Feng Honglan's dantian was covered in cracks, and there was no sign of her martial soul!

Without a martial soul to generate powerful inner energy, the dantian could not be repaired!

"Your martial soul has been taken away!" Qin Yun's expression turned serious: "They used a soul-extraction technique! It couldn’t have been Sword Profound Mountain!"

Now, he seemed to understand why Feng Honglan had asked him not to pursue the matter further!

"Was it the Totem Pavilion?"

Feng Honglan nodded slightly.

Qin Yun clenched his fists and then said, "Hong Lan, can I take a look at the wounds on your face?"

"No! I don’t look good now!" Feng Honglan quickly shook her head.

Qin Yun smiled slightly: "True beauty comes from within! I just want to see if there’s a way to help heal the wounds on your face!"

Feng Honglan hesitated for a moment, but finally removed the cloth covering her face.

She turned her head to the side, afraid to meet Qin Yun’s gaze, fearing she might see disdain or disgust in his eyes.

But she couldn’t help glancing over and saw that Qin Yun looked both heartbroken and angry.

Feng Honglan’s cheeks and forehead were marked with black scars!

"This seems to be some kind of poison!" Qin Yun said angrily: "The Totem Pavilion must be behind this too!"

Seeing Qin Yun so concerned about her, Feng Honglan felt much better, but she hastily covered her face again.

"Hong Lan, how did they take your martial soul?" Qin Yun asked.

"They came to the Immortal Sound Profound Mountain, captured me, and said they wouldn’t kill me, only punish me! Because it was the Totem Pavilion, my sect could only agree!" Feng Honglan said with a look of helplessness and sorrow.

"After they tied me up, a black-robed elder pulled out a small snake and aimed it at my abdomen! When the snake opened its mouth, it released black mist, which entered my dantian and enveloped my Hong Lan martial soul!"

"Then... the elder yanked the snake hard, pulling out my Hong Lan martial soul. I blacked out from the pain. When I woke up, my face was covered with black poisonous scars!"

"My master was deeply remorseful. He said I was expelled from the Immortal Sound Profound Mountain, and later brought me here, found work for me, so I could live a stable life for the rest of my days!"

Qin Yun walked back and forth in the room, asking Mo Mo about some things, and learned that the small snake was a rare creature from the Demon Wasteland, called the Soul-Devouring Spirit Snake, which could extract a person’s martial soul.

"The Totem Pavilion has so many underhanded methods!" Qin Yun was furious.

"Qin Yun, can my martial soul be restored?" Feng Honglan had deep feelings for her Hong Lan martial soul: "As long as my Hong Lan martial soul returns, I wouldn’t care if I looked worse!"

Qin Yun sighed: "Your dantian shows no trace of the Hong Lan martial soul, and I can’t regenerate it! However, I can put another martial soul in there!"

"That’s fine too, at least I won’t live a meaningless life!" Feng Honglan quickly nodded: "When I earn enough purple spirit coins in the future, I will repay you!"

"There’s no need to repay between friends," Qin Yun took out a Platinum Water Martial Soul and said: "The Water Martial Soul is a gentler martial soul. I’ll put it into your dantian first to help heal your injuries!"

Feng Honglan nodded.

Qin Yun walked over and started the soul-transfer process, but Feng Honglan’s dantian strongly resisted it.

At that moment, Wei Zhongzheng walked in and smiled: "Xiao Yun, what are you doing? Oh, you have a friend here!"