Chapter 391: 370 Arrogant Chu Qin_1
"Yes, he still has twenty tons of Deep Sea Sinking Silver in his hands!" Gu You echoed in agreement.
"Alright then, summon the other five Elders and all Anbu Black Ops members, and come to the Imperial Auction House!" Lan Jing’er paused, then said resolutely with a clenched jade hand. Even though Chu Qin was very good to her, and she could even say she was somewhat moved by him, the Deepsea Devil Whale King was her benefactor, and she could not let Chu Qin go!
Chu Qin, accompanied by Long Ling, had just stepped out of the clothing store.
"Thank you, Master, for buying me so many clothes!" Long Ling expressed her immense gratitude to Chu Qin.
"After all, you’re going to be with me from now on, so it wouldn’t be right if you didn’t have some decent clothes!" Chu Qin said with a tender smile.
"Yes!" Long Ling nodded her head. She was someone who valued promises; since she had recognized Chu Qin as her master, she would follow his commands for life, no matter what!
"Long Ling, do you have any family left?" Chu Qin continued to inquire.
"No, they all died in that big fire!" Long Ling shook her head.
"What about your father, or your mother? One of them must be a member of the Dragon Clan, right?" Chu Qin continued to probe.
"It was my father; he was a Fire Dragon King!" Long Ling replied. "But he disappeared as soon as I was born!"
"Disappeared?" Chu Qin frowned.
"Yes, he abandoned my mother and me. My mother died giving birth to me, and it was members of the clan who took me out of her dead body!" Long Ling nodded. "Thinking about it, it makes sense! Soul beasts can live for tens of thousands of years, or even a hundred thousand years, and with a dragon’s natural promiscuity, he must have had countless women!"
"A man with a wandering heart can’t be good!" Long Ling added.
"Long Ling, that’s not always the case!" Chu Qin responded with a smile. "What do you think of me as a person?"
"Master is very good!" Long Ling replied.
"What if I told you I had dozens of women?" Chu Qin said lightly with a smile.
"Ah... I’m sorry, Master, I misspoke!" Long Ling was first taken aback, then quickly apologized.
"It’s okay!" Chu Qin smiled faintly. "Well, Long Ling, I will change your opinion on men with wandering hearts."
"Hm..." Long Ling nodded gently.
"Hahaha! Don’t have confidence in me?" Chu Qin laughed heartily.
"It’s not that!" Long Ling quickly retorted.
"That’s also true!" Chu Qin placed his hands behind his head. "After all, you’ve already harbored deep-seated hatred for that dragon father of yours, haven’t you? Indeed, he is a scoundrel, but..."
Chu Qin was speaking when suddenly his expression changed and he stopped mid-sentence.
Because at that moment, the System’s notification sounded, "Ding! Goddess Mission issued, Task: Defeat all attacking Holy Spirit Cult powerhouses! Gain 100 percent favorability from Goddess Lan Jing’er and the Spirit of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King."
"So Lan Jing’er is from the Holy Spirit Cult!" Chu Qin instantly understood everything upon the System’s notification.
"But... what, Master?" Long Ling asked, slightly puzzled.
"Something’s not right!"
Chu Qin did not answer Long Ling’s question.
At the same time, he seemed to sense something. His frivolous smile faded, his brows furrowed, and he stopped in his tracks.
"What’s wrong, Master?" Long Ling’s eyebrows furrowed in surprise as she spoke.
"The Imperial Auction House is situated at the foot of Evil Eye Mountain. Including the time spent buying clothes, we’ve already been walking for half an hour!" Chu Qin said, his words carrying a hint of severity.
As he spoke, Chu Qin’s pupils turned a faint white.
Next, a shocking scene unfolded: the bustling streets and crowds around them vanished, replaced by a dense forest!
Long Ling’s complexion immediately turned to one of fright, and Chu Qin’s mouth tilted, "Long Ling, come to my side!"
Hearing this, Long Ling immediately moved closer to Chu Qin.
"I’ve actually been fooled by you for a moment!" Chu Qin said with a cold laugh, "Come out now!"
No sooner had Chu Qin’s voice fallen than dozens of black-clad figures landed around him and Long Ling!
These people were covered by black cloaks and masks, making it impossible to see their true faces!
And judging from the fluctuations of Soul Power, each of these people possessed Soul Power of at least a Soul Sage level!
"Master, the Soul Power fluctuations of these people are so strong!" Long Ling exclaimed in surprise.
"You don’t think that a mere few dozen Soul Sages could kill me, do you?" Chu Qin said with a contemptuous smile.
At that moment, seven more figures descended. They too were hidden by black cloaks, but two of them gave away some clues. One had exceptionally beautiful eyes, and the other had a noticeable scar at the corner of their eye.
"It really is you, Lan Jing’er!" Chu Qin recognized Lan Jing’er’s identity instantly upon seeing those eyes!
"How... how did you know!" Gu You, Gu He, and the others were all startled, with Lan Jing’er exclaiming in surprise as well.
"Your eyes are too distinctive. Shouldn’t you have concealed them better?" Chu Qin said with a light smile, "But it wouldn’t matter anyway. My eyes possess the Clairvoyant Force. Your little tricks are useless against me!"
Lan Jing’er, upon hearing this, dropped her pretense and took off the mask on her face, revealing her stunningly beautiful features.
"If I’m not wrong, you are from the Holy Spirit Cult of the Sun-Moon Empire, aren’t you?" Chu Qin wasn’t particularly surprised. After all, the System had already informed him of their identities.
"How did you know!" Gu You said, somewhat shocked. If Chu Qin knew about Lan Jing’er, it might truly have been due to her distinctive eyes and his strong Clairvoyant Force. But for their identities as members of the Holy Spirit Cult from the Sun-Moon Empire, that should be something no one in Soul Land knew!
"How did you come to know this!" Lan Jing’er questioned as her eyebrows furrowed.
"It’s simple," Chu Qin replied, "Your conversation today was full of holes. That guy with the scar at the corner of his eye even mentioned ’our Soul Land’, which shows that you aren’t from Soul Land. Moreover, first you pursued Deep Sea Sinking Silver, then you auctioned off some Soul Guidance Crystals and Energy Cores, all materials necessary for making soul tools. This indicates proficiency in Soul Guidance craft, and there’s only one place known for that—the Sun-Moon Empire."
"Besides, amongst these few dozen Soul Sages, the two Titled Douluos beside you have particularly brutal Soul Power auras, something that can only belong to evil Soul Masters! Thus, I was able to deduce that you are connected to those Holy Spirit Cult Elders I killed some time ago."
"Elder Tianqi and Elder Guixie, it was really you who killed them!" Lan Jing’er’s pupils widened as she spoke.
"I’m not one to shirk from owning my actions. Yes," Chu Qin nodded calmly, "But what I’m curious about is, after I killed all the members of the Holy Spirit Cult, how did you find me?"
"Because of the Sea Dragon!" Gu You replied, "Chu Qin, when you were collecting Deep Sea Sinking Silver at the auction house, you disclosed information from the Soul Guidance Container about the Sea Dragon."
"So that’s how it was!" Chu Qin said with a light smile and a nod of understanding.
"Now that you’ve admitted to killing the Holy Spirit Cult Elders, you surely must be prepared to die as well," Gu You said coldly.
"You think just you few people can kill me?" Chu Qin remained as calm as an ancient well as he replied, "Even your Demon Emperor is no match for me, let alone a few Titled Douluos who are only at level 95 and a few dozen Soul Sages!"
