Chapter 15: What was bound to happen has finally happened!

  It was unknown how long had passed when Qin Zheng's consciousness recovered and he came to.

  He felt a sense of comfort all over his body, as if the fatigue had been washed away by a hot bath, leaving him feeling refreshed and invigorated. However, in his mind, he couldn't shake off the memory of the intense pain that had left him feeling like his entire skeleton had been crushed during his fainting spell.

  Shaking his head, calming down, Qin Zheng flipped over and sat up, looking around, after a while, he finally remembered what had happened before.

  As soon as he thought of the crimson wind beast with golden blood and the mysterious blurry figure, Qin Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and he hastily scrambled up, only to find that everything before his eyes was empty.

  There is nothing inside the cave.

  Not even a trace of blood from the Crimson Wind Beast's lightning-fast slash remained.

  Only the outside rumbling sound of the waterfall deafened the ears.

  "Fake?"

  "It's impossible, the Scarlet Lightning Beast is real after all, what's going on?"

  "Who is that mysterious figure?"

  "It's all gone."

  Qin Zheng hastily examined his own body, from inside to outside and from outside to inside, carefully checking every inch.

  At this glance, Qin Zheng's face suddenly showed a look of surprise.

  "Breakthrough?"

  "Powerful Martial Realm Advanced!"

  His boundary was originally in the middle of the Force Martial Boundary, but now it has broken through after a sleep.

  The power of Wu Jing is higher, which means it's closer to Qi Wu Jing.

  The true path of martial arts begins with the cultivation of True Yuan from the realm of Qi Wu.

  Qin Zheng was overjoyed.

  He quickly calmed down and continued to examine his body, but the matter was a bit strange for him. After re-examining, except for the breakthrough in his boundary, there were no changes at all, just like before. However, he felt that something was different deep down, but no matter how many times he checked, he couldn't find out what it was. It made him feel a little weird, wondering if it was just his mind playing tricks on him. But the breakthrough in his boundary was a fact, clearly telling him that something must have happened, yet he had no idea what it was.

  What a strange thing!

  Qin Zheng sat in the cave for a long time, but still couldn't figure out any clues.

  At least he himself seemed to be fine, which somewhat reassured him, and only then did he leave the cave.

  Qin Zheng returned to the imperial capital with a mind full of doubts.

  He went to see Yan Tingyu first and told her that he was safe. Only then did he realize that he had slept for three days.

  After wandering around the bustling streets for a couple of rounds, Qin Zheng finally returned to the East Sea King's Mansion, Yulian Hall.

  As soon as he entered the Jade Lotus Temple, he saw Qin Yi pacing back and forth in the courtyard with a look of impatience on his face. Qin Hong and other servants were standing aside, speaking in hushed tones.

  Upon seeing Qin Zheng return, Qin Yi's impatience suddenly turned into great excitement. "Qin Zheng, you dare to come back."

  "Little Prince Wang, what are you talking about? Why wouldn't I dare to come back?" Qin Zheng's tone was flat, and anyone could hear the hint of impatience in his voice, which he didn't even try to conceal.

  Qin Yiru's eyebrows were all raised, "How dare you, you dog slave think that leaving the slave register is a person? I'll tell you, you're just a worthless thing, just a dog. You actually dared to rob my Flash Thunder Beast, and even dared to speak to me like this. You should die!"

  Qin Zheng looked calmly at Qin Yi who was shouting loudly, and after he finished, said: "This is the Yulian Temple, please don't make such a racket, young master."

  "You're good, this time I must kill you." Qin Yi shouted to his men, "Take action, kill him for me."

  Qin Hong and his servants were about to take action.

  Before making a move, a light and airy figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of Yulian Academy.

  The Princess of Ink has arrived.

  She was still wearing a white dress, slender figure, black hair down to her waist, pale face, and people couldn't help but feel a surge of sympathy at first glance.

  "Big sister, I have a reason for wanting to kill Qin Zheng this time." Qin Yi saw Mo Gongzhu shrink back in fear, but thinking of Yun Duo's promise, he still steeled himself and walked over.

  "Speak," said Mo Gong Zhu.

  Qin Yi hastily said: "Yun Duo said that as long as I bring Qin Zheng's head to see her, she is willing to be my woman. Eldest sister, you know the current situation of the Great Flame Emperor, the four kings each dominate one side, and Yun Duo is the only daughter of the King of Pingnan, the future King of Pingnan. If I can marry her, it would be a union of two kingdoms."

  "Is that all?" Mu Gongzhu's eyes stared straight at Qin Yi.

  Qin Yi, who was being stared at and felt uncomfortable all over, sensed that something was off. "Is that all? Qin Zheng is nothing but a dog slave, using him to exchange for the Pingnan King's lineage, we'll make a profit without any loss."

  "Ah!"

  "Moh Princess let out a long sigh, "Qin Yi, when will you ever grow up." Looking at Qin Yi's bewildered expression, Moh Princess shook her head in disappointment, "The Pingnan King's household and my Donghai King's household were never close to begin with. Now, because of the bet we made earlier, it's already a situation where water and fire can't coexist. How could the Pingnan King possibly marry his daughter off to you? Moreover, what the Pingnan King wants is for his bloodline to continue, not be assimilated. So, Yunduo will never be able to marry into any of the four royal households, once that happens, the Pingnan King's bloodline would be assimilated. You really don't know such a simple thing and still believe in what Yunduo said? I'm truly disappointed in you."

  "Elder sister, I think what you said is incorrect." Qin Yi said.

  "Oh, what's wrong?" Mo Gongzhu looked at Qin Yi with some surprise. He actually dared to refute her, which was a bit of progress.

  "It's just that, it's just that the cloud is still very affectionate towards me, she likes me..." Qin Yi gathered his courage and met Mo Gong Zhu's eyes.

  This made Qin Zheng almost laugh out loud.

  This guy is just a spoiled brat, and he actually thinks he's quite attractive to women. The idea that Yun Duo would fall for him is simply laughable.

  Mo Gongzhu stopped Qin Yi from continuing, "Once you fall in love with someone, you often lose your rationality." She solemnly asked: "Do you have to take action against Qin Zheng?"

  Qin Yi gritted his teeth and said: "I must kill him!"

  "Alright, I'll give you a chance. You two can have a fair duel. If you lose, you'll be locked up for a month. Are you daring enough?" said Mo Gong Zhu.

  Qin Yi said in surprise: "Big sister, I am Young Master Wang. What is he? Does he have the qualifications to engage in a fair duel with me?"

  Qin Zheng's eyebrows twitched as he looked at Qin Yi with a somewhat chilly gaze.

  "Qin Yi, you should know that our ancestors of the Donghai royal family were originally just ordinary people's slaves. Later, relying on their unparalleled martial arts skills, they established the Donghai royal family. Remember, never underestimate anyone. In the world of warriors, noble or commoner status has no meaning. Warriors only see the strength and weakness of each other's martial arts." Mo Gongzhu said in a low voice, "Alright, let's settle this with a fair fight."

  Although he was unwilling, Qin Yi still didn't dare to refute her. The dignity and majesty that Mo Gong Zhu had accumulated in his heart were too heavy, and he really feared her.

  Qin Yi was afraid of Mo Gongzhu, and didn't put Qin Zheng's affairs in his heart. He threw away the fan, tightened his brocade robe, pointed at Qin Zheng, "You dog thing, come over here! Even if it's me, Xiao Wang, who takes action personally, killing you would be as easy as turning my hand!"

  "Princess, are you really going to take action?" Qin Zheng looked at Mo Princess.

  Princess Mo nodded.

  Qin Zheng took two steps forward, stretching his body and making a cracking sound like popping beans. "Young Master Wang, to be honest with you, I've been wanting to beat you up for a long time, but you're the young master and I'm just a third-class guest minister, the difference in status is too great, so I never had the chance. This time, give me an opportunity to beat you up, don't worry, considering Princess's sake, I won't hit you too hard."

  Hearing him say this, Mo Gongzhu let out a quiet sigh. With her understanding of Qin Zheng, if he dared to say such things, it meant that Qin Zheng might have already made plans to leave the East Sea King's Manor. He wanted to enter the great ocean and not stay in this small river any longer.

  "You thing, watch me teach you a lesson, Little Wang!" Qin Yi was furious, took a step forward and swung his fist to hit.

  Qin Yi is a young master, not diligent in his cultivation, but he has a martial pulse. Even if he doesn't work hard to cultivate, relying on time to temper himself, he has still reached the high level of the Forceful Martial Realm. Coupled with some quite extraordinary martial skills from the East Sea Royal Palace, his combat strength is still pretty good.

  Qin Zheng couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion as he watched.

  He worked hard to cultivate, encountered the embarrassment of no martial pulse, 300 failures, six years of grinding, and finally achieved today's achievements. In contrast, this person had good conditions but did not make use of them.

  He looked at Qin Yi rushing over with a calm expression, but Qin Zheng's original lazy appearance suddenly disappeared. In one breath, his momentum was like a tiger, and he seemed to transform into the king of tigers descending from the mountain.

  It was just a sudden change in momentum, and Qin Yi, who was under pressure, was caught off guard and slowed down.

  Qin Zheng took advantage of the momentum and threw out a punch.

  "Roar!"

  The fist moved, the air trembled, and the sound of the fist rubbing against the air was like a tiger's roar.

  Bang!

  A fist slammed onto Qin Yi's incoming punch.

  Wow!

  There was a cracking sound, Qin Yi let out a miserable cry and retreated more than ten steps, his buttocks landing on the ground. His nose hurt so much that tears flowed out as he loudly cried: "My hand is ruined, my hand is ruined..."

  "Take him away for treatment and then lock him up for a month!"

  Qin Hong and others hastily carried Qin Yi away.

  "The princess won't blame me, will she?" Qin Zheng said.

  "You have already shown mercy." Princess Mo sighed, "Qin Yi's life is destined to be mediocre and unremarkable."

  "With the presence of Young Master Qin, the East Sea Royal Manor will not collapse." The "Young Master Qin" referred to by Qin Zheng was the eldest son of the East Sea King, Qin Fan. This Qin Fan and Mo Gong Zhu were born from the same mother but had a shocking natural talent, reaching the Lian Wu realm at the age of twelve and being selected by the strongest divine alliance among humans. He has been cultivating in the divine alliance for eight years now.

  The two of them came to sit down in a pavilion beside the Jade Lotus Pond.

  The princess quietly gazed at the jade lotus pool, and after a long while, she murmured: "The news of the Nine-Colored Divine Lotus Scripture being verified in the Jade Lotus Temple within the royal palace has been confirmed, and now everyone's attention on the Divine Martial Continent is focused here."