Chapter 0401: The Martial King’s Wrath

Chapter 0401: The Martial King's Wrath

When Feng Honglan saw Wei Zhongzheng, she stood up in a panic and said softly, "Hello, elder!"

"Still a young girl, hello! No need to be so polite, sit down, please!" Wei Zhongzheng had no airs at all and spoke with a smile.

This surprised Feng Honglan, as the elders and sect leaders of her sect were usually full of authority.

She had also heard that Wei Zhongzheng had killed the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor, so she thought Wei Zhongzheng was a fierce person.

But now, seeing him in person, she found him to be a lively and kind-hearted elder.

Wei Zhongzheng took out many fruits and placed them on the table, saying with a smile, "I just met some old friends and brought these back from them. They’re quite expensive, so help yourselves!"

"Sect Leader, this is Hong Lan," Qin Yun said. "Her Hong Lan martial spirit was taken by the Totem Pavilion, and her face was disfigured by a strange poison from them! This must have been instructed by Sword Profound Mountain to the Totem Pavilion to do!"

Wei Zhongzheng, who had been smiling, was momentarily stunned before his fury erupted: "Those beasts from Sword Profound Mountain, I’ll go and crush them now..."

Qin Yun had previously told Wei Zhongzheng that it was Feng Honglan who had given up the Purple Frost Xuan Grass, which allowed his injuries to heal. Otherwise, Qin Yun wouldn't have known how long it would take to acquire the Purple Frost Xuan Grass.

Feng Honglan was secretly moved. She hadn't expected Wei Zhongzheng to be so angry about this matter.

"Sect Leader, first take a look at Hong Lan's injuries! Her dantian is badly injured," Qin Yun said.

Wei Zhongzheng suppressed his anger and went over to examine Feng Honglan's dantian: "It is indeed severe, but it can still be healed. However, without a martial spirit, it's quite tricky!"

"I originally planned to transfer another martial spirit into it, but the dantian is very resistant, and I can't proceed," Qin Yun said.

"Red exotic martial spirits create dantians like this. If the Hong Lan martial spirit is gone, the dantian won't accept any other martial spirit," Wei Zhongzheng said with a serious expression. "It seems I must go to the Totem Pavilion and retrieve the Hong Lan martial spirit!"

"Elder, please don’t! If the Totem Pavilion knows you are doing this for me, they will surely use it as leverage! Let's think of another way," Feng Honglan also knew the terror of the Totem Pavilion, a powerful force with multiple Martial Kings.

"Miss Feng, I will heal your dantian first! In any case, I won't let them off," Wei Zhongzheng, who had been in a good mood, now felt a wave of anger seeing Feng Honglan in such a state.

Using the powerful strength of the Martial King realm, Wei Zhongzheng quickly repaired Feng Honglan's dantian.

Then, he examined the poisonous scars on Feng Honglan's face.

"Those guys are truly vicious. This is a forbidden poison, the blood poison of the ancient demon spider!" Wei Zhongzheng was even more enraged.

"Is there a way to remove it?" Qin Yun asked.

"We need to use the Linglong Mystic Fruit, brew it into a medicinal solution, and let it penetrate the skin and flesh to completely detoxify," Wei Zhongzheng said. "The Linglong Mystic Fruit is hard to find, but it's not impossible. Don't worry, it can be cured."

Qin Yun felt much more relieved and said, "I can entrust the Strange Pattern Hall to help me investigate the whereabouts of the Linglong Mystic Fruit."

"I also need to go to Sword Profound Mountain!" Wei Zhongzheng said and stormed out of the small building, ready to act immediately.

Feng Honglan stood up anxiously, wanting to chase after him, but found that Wei Zhongzheng had already gone far. "Qin Yun, why didn’t you stop him..."

Qin Yun wasn't worried about Wei Zhongzheng. He patted Feng Honglan's shoulder and said, "I couldn't stop him anyway! Don’t worry, the Sect Leader is only going to handle Sword Profound Mountain! Sword Profound Mountain certainly wouldn't expect the Sect Leader to stand up for you!"

"Hong Lan, you'd better not go out. I will first entrust the Strange Pattern Hall to help me investigate the whereabouts of the Linglong Mystic Fruit."

"Thank you both so much!" Feng Honglan was deeply moved, her eyes filled with tears.

"No need for thanks! By the way, Hong Lan, did you meet Aunt Xiao at Immortal Sound Profound Mountain?" Qin Yun smiled and asked.

"I did! I talked with her for quite a while. I didn’t realize she was so kind! She also advised me to leave Immortal Sound Profound Mountain as soon as possible... I regret not heeding her advice," Feng Honglan sighed lightly.

Qin Yun asked, "Is she still inside the Immortal Sound Profound Mountain?"

Feng Honglan shook her head, "I don't know. She said she would leave the Immortal Sound Profound Mountain once her cultivation was almost complete!"

"Alright, go and rest first!" Qin Yun showed her to a room and then walked out of the small building.

...

The tall tower of the Runes Hall is the Runes Hall located here.

The lower floors are responsible for various affairs, such as receiving Runes Masters, selling various weapons, spirit talismans, and formations...

As soon as Qin Yun arrived, he saw many people gathered together in the hall on the first floor, looking at something.

He wasn't interested and didn't go over. Instead, he went to a counter and asked a middle-aged woman, "Auntie, could you help me find some Linglong Mystic Fruit?"

After saying that, he showed his badge.

The woman, seeing Qin Yun wearing a conical hat and a robe, just thought he was quite young. Without asking for his name, she quickly nodded, "I’ll make a note of it. You can check back every three days for updates!"

"Alright, thank you!" Qin Yun said.

"You're welcome, it's what we should do!" The middle-aged woman smiled. She rarely encountered a Runes Master with such a good attitude.

Just as Qin Yun was about to leave the first floor, he heard a familiar voice.

He hurried over towards the place in the hall where people were gathered.

"See, there's a third-tier Life Trace Crystal Jade in this stone. I won! All of you, kneel and call me grandma!" Xiao Yuemei shouted with a smile.

"Princess Peerless, this... we were just joking earlier, you don't have to take it seriously!"

"That's right! We didn't expect Princess Peerless's gambling skills to be so impressive, to be able to see the Life Trace Crystal Jade in the stone so clearly!"

"Princess Peerless, you're really amazing. We concede!"

Xiao Yuemei snorted, "Didn't you say earlier that if I lost, I would strip, and if you lost, you would kneel and call me grandma? Why are you backing out now?"

Hearing Xiao Yuemei's voice, Qin Yun hurried over, knowing that Xiao Yuemei was causing trouble again.

Those young masters were instantly put on the spot.

"How dare you cross me, Princess Peerless! I am the Princess Peerless of the Eastern State's Hongwu Country. You Northern State folks didn't even bother to inquire about my reputation in the Eastern State, and you dared to deceive me?" Xiao Yuemei's beautiful face was full of coldness.

Qin Yun secretly laughed. Xiao Yuemei was pretending to be a princess again, this time impersonating a princess from a martial country in the Eastern State!

Those young masters immediately knelt on a pile of rubble, shouting "grandma."

They were just some disciples from the Xuanmen Sect. Offending a princess from a martial country would have very serious consequences.

Xiao Yuemei sneered, "I’ve lived for hundreds of years, and I'm not someone you little brats can deceive! All of you, get out of here!"

After saying that, she stashed a large chunk of Life Trace Crystal Jade in her storage spirit artifact and strutted out.

The Runes Royal City would host many lively events, and Xiao Yuemei definitely wouldn't miss them, so it's not strange for her to appear here.

Qin Yun quietly followed her.

Xiao Yuemei was heading towards the Western Palace, and she seemed to sense someone tailing her.

"Who is this sneaky rat tailing me? What do you want?" Xiao Yuemei suddenly turned around and looked at Qin Yun. "I've lived for eight hundred years and never encountered anyone who dared to follow me like this!"

"Cut the act, you little rascal!" Qin Yun chuckled softly, unable to understand how Xiao Yuemei managed to deceive so many people.

"Brother!" Xiao Yuemei quickly glanced around, and seeing no one, she skipped over to him.

Qin Yun laughed, "You really know how to spin a yarn! It's amazing how those guys actually believed you!"

Xiao Yuemei stuck out her tongue playfully and giggled, "I am a princess after all! And those guys were so easily fooled! Brother, do you live in the East District? That's the posh area, take me there!"

"Alright!" Qin Yun took her hand and quickly headed towards the East District.

At the entrance to the upscale area, Qin Yun arranged for her to get an access pass. As an advanced Runes Master, he could obtain five jade passes from the Runes Hall.

Xiao Yuemei held the pass and laughed, "Great! Now I don't have to stay in the noisy West District, where all the lowlifes live!"

Qin Yun couldn't help but laugh. Many princes and princesses from Hongwu Country, as well as disciples from royal sects, lived in the West District.

Yet, Xiao Yuemei saw them as lowlifes.

The small building where Qin Yun lived was in a good location, next to a pond with a nearby garden, offering a beautiful view.

As soon as Xiao Yuemei entered, she took out her mirror and said, "Brother, my mirror can now provide me with the power of three martial souls. That means I have three martial souls!"

"Three martial souls?" Qin Yun was shocked.

Xiao Yuemei's mirror martial soul was an incredibly rare phenomenon, capable of storing many martial souls. She could switch to whichever martial soul's power she needed.

Her mirror martial soul had reflected many martial souls, so many that even she probably didn't know the exact number.

Feng Honglan, who was in the room, heard the noise outside and came out.

She still had her head tightly wrapped, revealing only her eyes. As soon as she entered the hall and saw Xiao Yuemei, her eyes showed surprise.

"It's you... Sister Hong Lan!" Xiao Yuemei exclaimed happily, jumping up from her seat and running over to Feng Honglan as soon as she saw her eyes.

Qin Yun was stunned, not expecting Xiao Yuemei to know Feng Honglan and recognize her just by her eyes.

"Princess Yuemei, hello!" Feng Honglan was also surprised that Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei knew each other.

Xiao Yuemei frowned slightly and said, "Sister Hong Lan, why are you covering your head? And I can't sense your martial soul anymore. What happened to you?"

Qin Yun quickly pulled her aside and explained the situation to her.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuemei was furious, wishing she could storm the Sword Xuan Mountain.

"The Immortal Sound Xuan Mountain is a trash sect. I could tell at a glance when Auntie took me there!" Xiao Yuemei snorted lightly. "How could they be so weak!"