Chapter 127

The morning in the small village was quiet and peaceful, with only a few rooster crows echoing.

But this tranquility did not last long, because a young girl's voice came from the entrance of the courtyard nearby: "Hongjun, let's break up."

Then Qin Jian and Zhu Zhuqing saw a chubby boy wearing dark red clothes dash out from the courtyard, grabbing the rather pretty girl and saying: "Cuihua, why are you breaking up with me?"

The girl named Cuihua looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old; her appearance was ordinary, but she was full of youthful vitality, and in her simple farm clothes, she was likely a child of the villagers in the village.

"Hongjun, you... you are really..."

The girl pushed his hand away with a sobbing tone and said: "I really can't take it anymore."

The chubby boy then said angrily: "What do you mean you can't take me? I really don't understand what you women are thinking. Breaking up is fine, but do it with me one more time, then I'll break up with you; otherwise, no way!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand to grab the young girl, Cuihua.

Cuihua hurriedly retreated like a panicked little Rabbit, but the boy's Speed was very fast, and he still grabbed her hand.

Cuihua pleaded: "No, no more, just let me go, are you even human?"

Qin Jian watched this scene from the sidelines, feeling it was somewhat familiar, and then thinking of the name "Hongjun" and the boy's dark red short hair that looked like a cockscomb, he couldn't help but realize: "So it's Ma Hongjun."

"Ma Hongjun?"

Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously: "Qin Jian, do you know him?"

"Uh..."

Qin Jian scratched his head and said: "I heard he is also a student at Shrek Academy... and, last night... um... the whole night was probably caused by him..."

As soon as Zhu Zhuqing heard this, her beautiful eyes widened slightly, and looking at the two people entangled over there, she was suddenly furious: "She wants to break up with him, and he still kept at it all night?! Even now he won't let her go! And he even woke us up!"

"Let her go!"

She frowned and stepped forward, her face full of coldness.

Ma Hongjun suddenly heard such an icy voice and couldn't help but pause, but when he turned his head to look, his eyes immediately turned into hearts: "Wow! A beauty! This figure... top-notch!"

Zhu Zhuqing was even angrier to see him like this, and even Qin Jian could feel the coldness permeating: "Disgusting man!"

"Whoosh!"

The next moment she turned into a black shadow and darted out, a cat claw reaching straight toward Pangzi.

"Eh? A Spirit Master!"

Ma Hongjun's expression suddenly became more serious, his fists clenched, and Flame burned all over his body.

"Boom!"

Zhu Zhuqing's figure was forced back under the scorching flames.

"Really a Spirit Master?"

She furrowed her willow eyebrows: "Since you are a Spirit Master, you should even less bully ordinary people!"

"No, he... I..."

Cuihua wanted to say something but stopped, only to find that no one in the scene was paying attention to her at all.

Ma Hongjun had a greasy look on his face: "Yo beauty, are you lecturing me? How about you be my girlfriend, and I'll let her go, how about that?"

Although he was mentally prepared for his personality, Qin Jian still frowned at this moment.

He slowly stepped forward and blocked in front of the icy-faced Zhu Zhuqing: "You can't just say whatever you want, Pangzi..."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at his back, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but want to curl up.

Hmm... a little kitten secretly happy...

"Who are you calling Pangzi?!"

Facing Qin Jian, Ma Hongjun didn't have a good look on his face, and the flames on his body suddenly burned up: "Do you want me to teach you how to speak?!"

"Pangzi, I advise you to be kind..."

Qin Jian blew on his fingers very casually, appearing as if he didn't want to make a move easily.

"You're courting death! Phoenix Possession!"

Ma Hongjun stomped his feet and rushed over, bathed in flames: "No one has ever dared to provoke me here!"

"Hongjun, don't!" The girl Cuihua said in a panic as she watched the flames igniting everywhere in the village.

"Heh, My Body as a Sword!"

Qin Jian waved his sword finger, his martial soul planted in front of him, and Sword Qi burst forth, blocking Ma Hongjun head-on.

"Swish!"

Then he reached out and grabbed the sword of his martial soul, casually slashing horizontally, and a massive Sword Qi went straight toward Ma Hongjun's chubby body.

"Not good!"

Ma Hongjun was in mid-air, terrified by the sharp Sword Qi opposite him, and immediately a Yellow Soul Ring lit up on his body: "First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire Line!"

"Bang!"

The Sword Qi and the fire line collided with a bang, and immediately flames scattered, igniting several wooden houses nearby.

Qin Jian frowned immediately upon seeing this.

And at this moment, a white figure whistled from far to near.

"Pangzi! Early in the morning, you're planning to burn down half the village again?! Our academy doesn't have the money to pay for it!"

A familiar voice rang out, and Qin Jian and Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but look at each other.

Hmm... it's Dai Mubai.

"It's you guys?"

Dai Mubai landed from the roof and stood beside Ma Hongjun, then saw the figures of Qin Jian and Zhu Zhuqing standing side by side opposite, his expression instantly stiffened.

"Boss Dai, do you know them?"

Ma Hongjun squinted and said: "Don't tell me that beauty is another one of your flings?"

The corners of Dai Mubai's mouth twitched.

"Hum, hum, hum."

At this moment, three Soul Rings—one Yellow and two Purple—suddenly lit up beneath Qin Jian's feet.

"Holy... crap!"

Ma Hongjun's mouth twitched, and he nearly bit his own tongue: "Two thousand-year Soul Rings?! A Soul Elder?!"

Dai Mubai was startled, and his own three Soul Rings—two Yellow and one Purple—immediately lit up as well. He frowned and said, "You are a Soul Elder, there is no need to bicker with Pangzi, who is just a Great Soul Master, is there?"

Ma Hongjun was surprised again: "Boss Dai, you can actually talk reason? Isn't this the kind of situation where you usually roll up your sleeves and go straight for it?"

"I... have lost to him before..."

Dai Mubai's eye twitched, but he still said: "Back then he was only at level twenty-something..."

Ma Hongjun's mouth hung wide open...

"Although I have the White Tiger Vajra Transformation now, he also has a Third Soul Skill, and that soul skill can perform Ice Seal; it is extremely troublesome, and I am not confident..."

Dai Mubai whispered: "Even though his level is lower than mine..."

Ma Hongjun completely shut his mouth. He felt very fortunate that they had only exchanged one move earlier, and the opponent hadn't even used a soul skill; otherwise...

"Don't be nervous, I'm just putting out a fire..."

Qin Jian smiled, and a wave of Ice spread out from his Third Soul Ring. Immediately, cold air overflowed, and the surrounding flames were quickly extinguished.

"To extinguish my Phoenix Fire so easily..."

Ma Hongjun quietly took another step back behind Dai Mubai.

"What kind of conflict do you have that you must fight in the village?" Dai Mubai resisted the urge to look at Zhuqing, who was to the side, and just asked Qin Jian.

But Qin Jian didn't know how to explain the origin of this conflict either. Instead, Zhuqing walked forward herself, pointing at Ma Hongjun with a face full of cold air: "As a Spirit Master, it wasn't enough for him to toss and turn all night, but first thing in the morning, he actually forced an innocent girl to be with him. Shouldn't he be beaten?"

As soon as Dai Mubai heard this, he knew it was the trouble caused by Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire martial soul, and he immediately covered his face.

"How do you know I was tossing and turning all night? Did you live next door last night?"

At this, Ma Hongjun suddenly poked his head out from behind Dai Mubai, his eyes darting between Qin Jian and Zhuqing: "I remember the villager next door only had two rooms, which means you two slept together?"

Dai Mubai immediately lowered his hand, his pair of evil eyes flashing as he stared at Qin Jian: "You two last night..."

He squeezed a few words out from between his teeth: "Stayed together again?!"

"What business is it of yours?" Zhuqing said coldly.

"Don't forget you are my..."

Dai Mubai's words were interrupted by Zhuqing before he could finish: "I already made it clear to you that day! We have no relationship whatsoever!"

(End of this chapter)