Chapter 304 – Whoopsie Daisies
The entire second-floor of the venue of the auction was in a total mess. The authorities, including the Six-Eared Divine Being and the rest, wore blank expressions.
Why did they explode?
“My sword!”
The Sly Sword Dominator rose from the ground; his hair in a messy state and his hands trembling.
That’s over ten thousand Arcane Realm Stones!
Gone like that?
“Bastard…Bastard…”
Even the Sly Sword Dominator reacted in such a manner, not to mention the reactions of Peng Yu and the One-Handed Martial Dominator.
Their bodies shivered violently, as if their hearts were bleeding after being stabbed with a knife.
Peng Yu had wasted over fifty thousand Arcane Realm Stones!
Furthermore, the One-Handed Martial Dominator had wasted one million three hundred thousand Arcane Realm Stones!
The weapons they had bought with such a huge fortune were gone just like that?
“Six-Eared Divine Being!”
The One-Handed Martial Dominator, Peng Yu, and the Sly Sword Dominator uttered raging cries at the same instant, as a terrifying murderous intent was locked onto the Six-Eared Divine Being.
These are the items they had acquired from the Trading Alliance!
And they all ended up exploding!
The Trading Alliance must give them an explanation, otherwise they would not let it go so easily!
“I…”
The Six-Eared Divine Being wore a blank expression, but it did not take him long to recover from the shock. Instead, he almost vomited blood after recollecting the events.
By now, he finally realized that he had been scammed by that Mr. Qin!
It’s impossible that these Emperor Weapons and Dominator Weapons would explode for no reason; Mr. Qin is surely behind all these!
“My friends, please calm down. I’ll definitely give you an explanation for what just happened today!” After all, the Six-Eared Divine Being was still a Martial Highness, who swiftly reacted and blurted out, “This is not the doing of the Trading Alliance. We will compensate for all the loss you suffered, is that acceptable enough?”
“Humph!”
The One-Handed Martial Dominator, Peng Yu, and the Sly Sword Dominator withdrew their murderous intent after hearing the words.
However, after the Six-Eared Divine Being gave out his promise, he could feel his brain receiving a great impact, which caused him to almost fall unconscious on the spot.
That’s a total of one million four hundred thousand Arcane Realm Stones!
Not only would the Trading Alliance need to compensate for the losses of the One-Handed Martial Dominator and the rest, most importantly, they had already paid the profits of the auction to that Mr. Qin!
In other words, it would mean a total loss of around three million Arcane Realm Stones!
How significant were three million Arcane Realm Stones?
The total earnings of the Ancient Dragon Auction were only around four million Arcane Realm Stones!
“That bastard Qin! It must be his doing! It was him who placed these weapons on auction!”
The Six-Eared Divine Being’s eyes reddened as he could not help but let out a groan.
Initially, he was quite joyful when Qin Nan continuously raised the price of the items during the bidding phase, thus causing him to be quite fond of Qin Nan.
To his surprise, this bastard with the surname Qin had already planned to cause a great loss to the Trading Alliance since the very beginning!
“Bastard Qin? What are you implying? That Mr. Qin is the culprit behind all of this?”
The One-Handed Martial Dominator, Peng Yu, and the Sly Sword Dominator had their eyes open wide, which were engulfed in flames of anger!
Previously at the auction, they were already displeased with Mr. Qin’s attitude. Now that they knew it was him detonating the weapons, how could they withhold the anger in their hearts!
“My friends, I promise that the Trading Alliance will compensate you for your losses. But most importantly, we must capture this Qin first, we can’t let him escape!” The Six-Eared Divine Being uttered a roar as he immediately commanded, “Attention to everyone from the Trading Alliance, I now order you all to detain that bastard Qin!”
“I shall never forgive him! I must shatter him into pieces.”
The One-Handed Martial Dominator and the others uttered cries too.
Following this, the Six-Eared Divine Being, the three Marital Dominators, and countless cultivators of the Trading Alliance began to furiously search the entire Jianghuang City.
“That bastard Qin had gone too far!”
The figure of the white-shirted lady trembled slightly. As the Saintess of the Trading Alliance, she too had to be responsible if the Trading Alliance were to suffer such a great loss.
Besides, that Mr. Qin had also disrespected her with a scornful attitude since the beginning!
“Find him! And turn him into a cripple!”
The white-shirted lady snapped.
The ten Martial Emperor Realm experts and the owner of the Qingxin Inn immediately followed the order and left the scene.
At that instant, the entire Jianghuang City was immersed in an uproar, as the cultivators wore confused looks on their faces. What exactly is happening, why are the Martial Dominators and so many Martial Emperors being mobilized!?
Jianghuang collected his thoughts. He did not interfere after seeing the scene before him, but a doubtful look appeared on his face. He was sure that Qin Nan was the one behind all this, but he had no idea how Qin Nan had managed to detonate the weapons.
“This kid is extremely courageous…” Jianghuang mumbled to himself as his eyes were filled with a hint of joy, “But I like it!”
……
……
Shoosh!
Shoosh!
Shoosh!
The Six-Eared Divine Being was the first to land on the ground, followed by the One-Handed Martial Dominator and the rest, including the white-shirted Saintess. Their faces were incredibly gloomy, similar to the stormy clouds in winter.
“I didn’t find him!” The Six-Eared Divine Being forced the words out from his throat.
“We didn’t find him either!”
The One-Handed Martial Dominator and the rest said while clenching their teeth.
“Motherf**ker!”
Blue veins surfaced on the Six-Eared Divine Being’s forehead!
He could not wait to get his hands on that bastard Qin and tear him into pieces, but even this would not be enough to resolve his hatred!
“Wait, something’s not right.” The white-shirted lady said in a cold tone, “First of all, why did this Mr. Qin purposely pull such a trick on our Trading Alliance? The Trading Alliance has been fair and just all the time, and we’ve never owed him anything. It doesn’t make sense for him to trouble the Trading Alliance! Besides, why is his surname Qin too?”
“Are you implying that he is Qin Nan?”
The Six-Eared Divine Being stared with his eyes open wide.
Qin Nan was the one behind all of this?
How was that possible!
A native with a mere cultivation of the half-Martial Emperor Realm. How was he able to organize such a heaven-shocking plan?
“Don’t underestimate him, we should check on him too!” The white-shirted lady’s voice turned serious.
“Right, we mustn’t ignore any possibilities!”
The faces of the One-Handed Martial Dominator and the rest turned incredibly dark. Their only thought now was to capture Mr. Qin and tear him into pieces!
“Let’s go!”
The Six-Eared Divine Being agreed with the Saintess, as he remembered that Mr. Qin was mad at their banner when he had first arrived at the entrance, and even asked them to remove it.
At that instant, the Six-Eared Divine Being, the white-shirted lady, and the rest arrived at Qin Nan’s residence while brining a spectacular aura.
“Qin Nan, get your ass out here!”
The Six-Eared Divine Being uttered a roar, which caused the surroundings to vibrate vigorously.
“What the f**k is this about?” The Longhu Ancestor Beast sprang into the air and said with a furious look, “Don’t think you can simply bully us just because you have six ears! Let me remind you that we are still in Jianghuang City; if you dare to use violence, I believe Jianghuang is more than happy to tear you into pieces!”
Following his cry, Princess Miao Miao’s figure appeared with an icy expression on her face.
Squeak.
The door of the residence was pushed open as Qin Nan appeared with an unpleasant expression, “Six-Eared Divine Being, what do you mean by this? Your Saintess has marked me with three black lines in order to steal my possessions. You also threatened me previously in order to acquire the fragment of a Sacred Weapon and the Divine Swordmaster’s record! And now you are planning to rob me again?”
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 305 – The Words ‘Young Master Qin Nan’
The One-Handed Martial Dominator, the Sly Sword Dominator and the others were startled after hearing the words.
They could easily tell that Qin Nan was stating the truth, because what he had mentioned was nothing extraordinary to begin with.
The Six-Eared Divine Being’s eyes flickered as he snapped, “Stop trying to hide it, it was you trying to avenge yourself because of your hatred toward the Trading Alliance. Tell me, were you the one behind the incident?”
“What incident? I have been inside the residence all along!”
Qin Nan said in a cold tone.
“Stop f**king pretending; you are definitely the culprit!”
The Six-Eared Divine Being went enraged and glared with his eyes open wide.
He had already made up his mind. Even if Qin Nan was not the real culprit, he had to blame the incident on him too.
Otherwise, the Trading Alliance would have to compensate for the tremendous losses that the One-Handed Martial Dominator and the others had suffered!
The white-shirted lady interfered at that instant, “Qin Nan, although you are from the Luohe Kingdom, with the secrets of the Martial Serendipity Pavilion, I would not be surprised if you were capable of executing the plan. Although it’s just my guess, I believe it’s very close to what the truth is.”
The white-shirted lady hesitated for a moment before she continued, “The culprit referred to himself as Mr. Qin, whose cultivation was also half-Martial Emperor Realm, and he was accompanied by two peak Martial Ancestor Realm guards; it’s exactly the same as your situation. Qin Nan, as a man, do you not have the guts to admit your own doing?”
The faces of the One-Handed Martial Dominator and the rest turned unpleasant. They had initially suspected that the Trading Alliance was trying to shirk their responsibility, but after hearing the words, they were doubtful once again.
This Qin Nan was indeed very suspicious, as he possessed all the similarities of Mr. QIn.
Could it be that this Qin Nan was really the culprit behind all this?
“Qin Nan, right? I advise you to be more honest. The Trading Alliance is asking you politely, but I believe the rest of us do not have the same patience!”
The One-Handed Martial Dominator snapped.
“Young man, think twice before you act!”
The Sly Sword Dominator let out a grin.
Both of them possessed their own thoughts. Even if Qin Nan wasn’t the one they were looking for, with these similarities, they would be more than happy to teach Qin Nan a lesson in order to give vent to their anger.
The expressions of the Longhu Ancestor Beast and Princess Miao Miao remained the same despite facing the interrogations of the experts. In fact, their hearts were filled with joy.
So what if you are suspicious?
So what if you think it’s us?
You don’t have any evidence!
Who could prove us to be the culprits?
“Everyone, you must possess some sort of evidence before accusing someone to be guilty. If you guys insist on blaming Qin Nan, please show me the proof!”
At that instant, Jianghuang landed before Qin Nan and his crew and calmly faced the crowd of experts.
Buzzzzzzz!
A faint quaver could be felt. It appeared that the Weapon Spirit of the entire Jianghuang City was slowly awakening. It would surely be a shocking scene when the it was fully awake.
“Jianghuang!”
The Six-Eared Divine Being, the One-Handed Martial Dominator, the Sly Sword Dominator, and the rest were shocked.
If they were in some other place, despite Jianghuang’s marvelous strength, they would not be intimidated with these many experts facing a single opponent. However, the place they were at right now was called Jianghuang City, the City which belonged to Jianghuang!
If Jianghuang were to turn mad, it would cause the entire city to rumble!
“Senior Jianghuang, Qin Nan is the suspect of the incident. If we were to let him go free, it would serve as an unimaginable loss for the Trading Alliance. If you insist on protecting him, the Trading Alliance has no choice but to declare war against Jianghuang City!”
The white-shirted lady said in a cold tone.
She had made up her mind that she must detain Qin Nan at all costs today. Apart from Qin Nan being the suspect of the incident, she felt that the situation in the Luohe Kingdom had slowly gotten out of her control after receiving the intel from her subordinates. Therefore, she felt that it was urgent to capture Qin Nan as soon as possible, to prevent something bad from happening.
The eyes of the One-Handed Martial Dominator and the others glistened.
As expected of the Saintess!
How imperious!
“Jianghuang, do you really want to fight against us all for a mere cultivator?”
The One-Handed Martial Dominator and the Sly Sword Dominator further escalated the situation with their words.
Jianghuang’s eyes glistened; he had not expected the white-shirted lady to be willing to pay such a huge price just to detain Qin Nan. However, he had no plan of giving up, mainly because Qin Nan was the bravest genius he had met in the past ten years. His courage alone was enough to convince him to lend him a hand at all costs.
“Is that so? I don’t care if you are from the Trading Alliance or whatever, no one is allowed to break the rules in Jianghuang City. Otherwise, I shall show no mercy!”
Jianghuang’s voice turned cold as the crowd began to sense an incredible pressure.
The white-shirted lady was startled.
The others reacted the same way too.
This Jianghuang was willing to protect Qin Nan at all costs?
The white-shirted lady took a deep breath. She was only trying to scare Jianghuang with her previous words. Despite the influence that the Trading Alliance currently possessed in the lower district, the Trading Alliance stood no chance against Jianghuang, not to mention defeating Jianghuang with her power alone. Furthermore, she did not even have the right to withdraw the Trading Alliance from Jianghuang City.
“What should I do? Do I seriously have to let Qin Nan go again?”
The white-shirted lady quickly thought.
However, in the midst of the stiff atmosphere, a powerful aura could be felt approaching them from afar.
Before the person arrived, a calm voice could be heard, “Hehe, such a crowd over here. It’s been a long time since I last saw something this interesting in Jianghuang City. What’s going on over here?”
Upon hearing the voice, a hint of joy could be seen on the faces of the Six-Eared Divine Being, the One-Handed Martial Dominator, and the Sly Sword Dominator.
The person arriving was none other than Fang Jian!
Who was Fang Jian?
The envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area, who had obtained the favor of a Peak Leader, granting him a chance of achieving the Martial Highness Realm, resulting in a possible great future ahead of him!
Although Jianghuang was powerful, now that Fang Jian had arrived, did Jianghuang still have the guts to protect Qin Nan?
There is no way he would offend these many people for the sake of a half-Martial Emperor Realm cultivator!
Shoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared before the crowd, who turned out to be a middle-aged man wearing a calm expression.
The crowd’s attention was immediately attracted by the stranger, especially the Longhu Ancestor Beast, Princess Miao Miao, and Qin Nan who were stunned after seeing the middle-aged man.
“Brother Fang!”
The One-Handed Martial Dominator immediately went up with a joyful expression, who pointed at Jianghuang with his finger and said, “You’ve missed out on a lot recently; Do you remember the treasures we were aiming for? I managed to acquire them after spending one million three hundred thousand Arcane Realm Stones, but they all exploded! The suspect is right here, but when we were trying to detain him, Jianghuang insisted on protecting him!”
“That’s right! The One-Handed Martial Dominator is speaking the truth!” The Six-Eared Divine Being immediately followed.
“Senior Fang, Jianghuang has gone too far this time. You came at the right time, please do justice for us!” The Saintess said with a pleasant voice.
“That’s right, I agree too.”
“Envoy Fang, that’s exactly what happened!”
“Jianghuang has definitely crossed the line this time!”
“……”
Peng Yu, the owner of Qingxin Inn, and the other authorities blurted out.
They were absolutely sure that as long as Fang Jian was on their side, even Jianghuang would have no choice but to back off.
“Seriously?”
Fang Jian’s expression turned dull.
He had specifically planned to acquire those weapons to use them as a gift for the Young Master once he had joined the Qinglong Sacred Area.
And they’ve all exploded?
Forget about the explosion, but this Jianghuang dares to protect the suspect?
Following this, a sense of anger rose within Fang Jian’s heart. It was his first time to be furious after he had received the promotion to his status, as he glared at Jianghuang with a pair of raging eyes.
However, before Fang Jian unleashed his anger, he spoke in a seemingly calm tone, “Jianghuang, is that true?”
Jianghuang’s expression turned pale.
With his status and background, he was not afraid of Fang Jian joining forces with the Trading Alliance.
However, Fang Jian was the envoy whom that respected person was fond of. If he were to offend Fang Jian here, resulting in him talking bad in front of that respected person, the consequences would be disastrous to him.
What should I do now?
Do I really have no choice but to hand Qin Nan over?
“Jianghuang, I don’t care what you think. Where is the suspect? I’ll personally interrogate him!” Fang Jian snapped.
“He is the suspect, the guy with the half-Martial Emperor Realm cultivation!” The Six-Eared Divine Being yelled while pointing his finger at Qin Nan.
“Hmm? Half-Martial Emperor Realm?” Fang Jian was slightly startled, as he lowered his head and gazed at the suspect.
When he first arrived, he only took note of Jianghuang and the others, and completely ignored the presence of the people below him. However, when his gaze met Qin Nan’s eyes, his pupils rapidly contracted.
“This ain’t good!”
Jianghuang’s expression turned pale as he immediately placed his body in front of Qin Nan.
“Hehe!”
The Six-Eared Divine Being, Peng Yu, the owner of Qingxin Inn, and the others wore cold grins on their faces. Oh Qin Nan, how are you going to escape this time?
The eyes of the white-shirted lady flickered as she mumbled to herself, “Qin Nan, I’ve already told you; you will never escape from my grasp…”
Before she could finish her sentence.
Before Jianghuang could react.
Before the grins on the faces of the crowd dissipated.
After a slight hesitation, Fang Jian immediately collected his thoughts and rapidly descended onto the ground. He brought his fists together in a respectful manner and said, “Young Master Qin Nan, it’s been a long time!”
A single sentence served as a clap of thunder!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 306 – Apologize To Me
The white-shirted lady’s words were stuck in her throat.
The footsteps of Jianghuang came to a halt.
The grins on the faces of the crowd froze.
These people, who all possessed quite the reputations, reacted the same away—staring at Qin Nan with eyes open wide.
Young Master Qin Nan?
Are you kidding me, Envoy Fang Jian was referring to him as Young Master Qin Nan?
“Humph!”
Princess Miao Miao and the Longhu Ancestor Beast wore disdainful expressions.
There was no doubt that they knew who this Fang Jian was; the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area who had sided with Ouyang Ba at the Mystic Spirit Sect to deal with Old Shan. Following the incident, Peak Leader Duanmu had spared his life due to his identity, and ended up making him his subordinate as he had other plans for him.
Although Fang Jian’s attitude had changed, they were still not fond of him.
Qin Nan himself was not fond of Fang Jian either, who only replied with a huff.
“Young Master Qin Nan, what’s going on here?” Fang Jian showed no signs of feeling unpleasant. Instead, he wore a smile on his face, “Initially, Pe…… you know who was concerned for your situation. Although they could not be here themselves, they specifically sent me here to look after you. Therefore, feel free to tell me anything.”
Qin Nan remained silent; this asshole used to be his enemy. There was no way he would simply disregard his misgivings just because of the mere trouble before him.
That being said, the Longhu Ancestor Beast ran out of patience as he clamored, “Fang Jian, are you stupid, this bunch of pricks—that Six-Eared whatever his name is, the Saintess of the Trading Alliance, and that One-Handed Martial Dominator, and uhhh.. the Sly Sword Dominator, Peng Yu, uhhh whoever the f**k they are… they are trying to bully Qin Nan!”
“Hmm?”
Fang Jian’s gaze turned cold as he glanced at the One-Handed Martial Dominator and snapped, “One-Handed, what are you waiting for? Come here and apologize at once! If Young Master Qin Nan were to be mad at you, no one could guarantee your safety today!”
The One-Handed Martial Dominator’s face instantly turned pale.
What was this Fang Jian on about?
Why was he calling this half-Martial Emperor Realm cultivator Young Master Qin Nan?
And he even asked a half-Martial Highness Realm expert like me to apologize to him?
Seeing that the One-Handed Martial Dominator showed no sign of making his move, Fang Jian immediately turned furious. He initially had asked him to bid for the weapons on his behalf since he shared a close relationship with him. Therefore, his first reaction after learning the truth was to have the One-Handed Martial Dominator apologize to Qin Nan just so he would not get mad at him.
If Qin Nan went enraged, no one here would be able to bear the consequences!
“What the f**k you waiting for! Are you placing our friendship at stake!” Fang Li snapped in a harsh tone.
The One-Handed Martial Dominator was utterly terrified after hearing this. He immediately came to a realization as he was not that stupid. This Qin Nan surely possesses a terrifying background. Otherwise, Fang Jian would not utter such words to him.
“Young… Young Master Qin Nan, it was a misunderstanding. I’m sorry, please forgive me!” After analyzing the situation, the One-Handed Martial Dominator immediately forfeited his ego and bowed to Qin Nan while apologizing in a sincere tone.
“Young Master Qin Nan, although he is quite a bully at times, he is still good in nature; I hope you won’t be fussy about it.” Fang Jian immediately spoke.
“It’s fine.”
Qin Nan nodded his head, as his gaze toward the One-Handed Martial Dominator softened slightly.
“Thanks, Young Master Qin Nan!” For some reason, the One-Handed Martial Dominator felt relieved at that instant, with a hint of joy appearing on his face.
Fang Jian also let out a sigh of relief, as if it was extremely hard to be forgiven by Qin Nan.
At that instant, Jianghuang, the Six-Eared Divine Being, the white-shirted lady, Peng Yu, and the rest were flabbergasted.
Calling him Young Master Qin Nan!
Urging the One-Handed Martial Dominator to apologize immediately!
And appears to be happy after being forgiven by Qin Nan!
This… This Qin Nan, who exactly was he?
The white-shirted lady, in particular, was utterly confused. Qin Nan was only a genius of the tiny Lingshui City, who only possessed a tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit. How could he possess such power today?
“Six-Eared Divine Being? Saintess?”
Fang Jian’s gaze landed upon the figures of the Six-Eared Divine Being and the others.
Normally, he would treat these people with utter respect, but it was a different story today. It did not matter if you were a Divine Being or a Saintess, if you were to harm Qin Nan in the first place, there was no way he could let it go so easily.
According to the words of Peak Leader Duanmu, they would not care if Qin Nan was being bullied while facing other geniuses. However, they would not allow the experts of an older generation to bully Qin Nan; no one in the lower district would be allowed to do so!
“I’ll give you all a chance. You better apologize to Young Master Qin Nan at once, in an official manner! Of course, feel free to ignore my suggestion. I know that my strength alone is not enough to defeat you all!” Fang Jian said in a cold tone, “However, let me make this clear; it would be your pleasure to be forgiven by Young Master Qin Nan. Otherwise, even the Trading Alliance would face destruction as the consequences!”
The final words felt like a terrifying explosion.
Even the Trading Alliance would face destruction?
Everyone knew that the Trading Alliance originated from the upper district, which established their sub-faction here in the lower district. Even the two Sacred Areas would think twice before going against the Trading Alliance.
And you’re implying that even the Trading Alliance would face destruction if Qin Nan were to be mad?
That’s not possible, even if Qin Nan were the son of the Leader of one of the Sacred Areas!
However, nobody could have guessed that the reason that Fang Jian uttered such words was because behind Qin Nan stood a legendary figure of the lower district—the Imperial Exterminator, Tang Qingshan!
If Qin Nan were to summon Tang Qingshan, everyone here would turn into a pile of bones in no time. To be honest, not even bones would be left!
“Humph!”
Princess Miao Miao raised her jaw and stared at the crowd with a pair of icy eyes.
Weren’t you Trading Alliance being scornful?
Weren’t you all trying to bully Qin Nan?
I dare you to be disrespectful now!
“This…”
The Six-Eared Divine Being, the white-shirted lady, and the rest had their eyes opened wide. They never thought that Fang Jian would blatantly utter such words. For a moment, they all stood still on the spot, and had no idea how to react.
Apologize to Qin Nan?
That was too embarrassing!
Not apologizing to Qin Nan?
Judging from Fang Jian’s stance, Qin Nan’s background was most likely extremely terrifying. It would be a great loss if they were to offend him.
“It’s surprising to know that Qin Nan possessed such a formidable background. I believe with your identity, you would not have done such a disgraceful act. I’m sorry for misjudging you.” The white-shirted lady was the first to speak in a bitter tone, “As for the previous misunderstandings, I hope you won’t blame it on me, mainly because my eyes failed to recognize your identity. However, if you were to be mad at me, I won’t blame you either.”
The words were so precisely spoken and with such a pitiful tone, anyone who listened to them would have the urge to forgive her straight away.
The Six-Eared Divine Being immediately forced a smile onto his face, “This is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. Young Master Qin Nan, please don’t bear it in mind. Besides, the three black lines is also a misunderstanding, allow me to erase it for you…”
“Forget it.”
Qin Nan who remained silent throughout the process suddenly waved his hand and pointed at his forehead, before saying in a calm tone, “I kinda like these three black lines. Thanks for your gift, Trading Alliance. By the way, make sure you don’t let me get a hold of an opportunity, otherwise…”
Qin Nan hesitated, before his eyes flickered coldly, “The Trading Alliance, will be wiped out!”
After saying this, he turned around and entered the residence. He was not willing to waste his time on these scum who only preyed upon the weak.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn