Chapter 204: Qin Zhen Takes Action
“Escape? With so many people around, if you manage to escape, then I’ll write the name Ling Tianyi backward!”
Ling Tianyi, startled by the sudden rush of the snake, was seething with rage.
This Peng Yuan was simply making a fool out of him.
However, upon seeing the direction in which Peng Yuan fled, a cold smirk crept upon Ling Tianyi’s face.
“Hmph! Absolutely panicked to the point of getting the direction wrong!”
“Chase him! But don’t be too rough, got it?”
Ling Tianyi ordered the people following behind.
“Understood! We definitely won’t kill him outright; we’ll just have some fun.”
Everyone understood Ling Tianyi’s mood.
If someone plays with you, naturally, you have to play back.
This was an area where they were quite experienced.
Outside, they often did such things.
Bully those incompetent rogue cultivators for kicks.
So, when it came to targeting Peng Yuan, they showed off their perfect skills.
In just a few minutes, Peng Yuan was already surrounded.
But instead of killing him, they simply watched Peng Yuan struggle to escape, ultimately unable to break free from their clutches.
Ling Tianyi was ecstatic.
From time to time, Ling Tianyi would take a shot.
But it would only injure Peng Yuan, never finishing him off.
He wouldn’t even turn him into a cripple.
Because he wanted to savor the sight of Peng Yuan fleeing in a panic.
Such aristocratic young masters using others for their amusement was still common in the cultivation world.
Although, such things were less frequent in the capital, they couldn’t be entirely avoided.
Not every dandy is like Qin Bei.
Most are more like Peng Yuan, who bully the weak.
“Alright, enough of the fun, just kill him already.”
Seeing Peng Yuan stagger about, Ling Tianyi had lost all interest.
Once he lost interest, it was only natural to finish him off.
As for what the forces behind Peng Yuan would think once they found out, Ling Tianyi didn’t care.
Because he, Ling Tianyi, belonged to the Ling family.
He was someone of significance in the capital city, let alone outside it.
There was no need for even a hint of concern.
After hearing Ling Tianyi’s words, Peng Yuan felt as if all hope had faded.
He initially thought he could last long enough to find Qin Zhen.
But he was, after all, mistaken.
Qin Zhen’s speed was simply something he couldn’t compete with.
Along the way, he hadn’t even caught a glimpse of Qin Zhen’s shadow.
With his last hope shattered, Peng Yuan abandoned all thoughts of escape.
He knew that once Ling Tianyi had the intent to kill, running was futile.
So when Ling Tianyi’s attack came, he offered no resistance.
He didn’t even bother to show any semblance of defiance.
He simply shut his eyes and awaited death’s arrival.
What a pity; he had merely wanted to seize a few opportunities, yet ended up bringing about his own demise.
But just as Ling Tianyi’s killing blow was about to land on Peng Yuan, a figure appeared to block it.
“Who?!”
Ling Tianyi was taken aback.
This speed was beyond anyone of his level.
“Ling Tianyi, daring to attack anyone—aren’t you afraid that Qin Bei will come looking for you?”
Peng Yuan looked up and saw the person he had been thinking of.
Qin Zhen was indeed nearby.
“Huh!”
Peng Yuan let out a breath, finally able to relax.
Lucky for him, he found the right direction.
Qin Zhen glanced at the injured Peng Yuan on the ground.
At this moment, Peng Yuan could only be described as in a pitiful state.
He couldn’t even walk on his own.
His injuries prevented him from making any larger movements, or else he risked lifelong repercussions.
This was tragic for a young cultivator.
Qin Zhen felt grateful inside.
Thank goodness he sometimes made it a habit to explore his surroundings.
That was why he had been able to find Peng Yuan without being noticed.
Qin Zhen felt a shiver run down his spine.
He had arrived just in time; if Ling Tianyi and his gang had succeeded, he really didn’t want to contemplate the possible results.
Of course, he wasn’t genuinely worried about what would happen to Peng Yuan.
To him, Peng Yuan was just a stranger in the cultivation world.
What scared Qin Zhen was the idea that if Ling Tianyi and his crew did something to Peng Yuan, how would Qin Bei react?
Ling Tianyi’s group would likely have no chance of fleeing.
After all, Ling Tianyi was from the Ling family, and Qin Zhen believed it was best not to escalate the situation further.
“Qin Zhen? What do you mean by this? Are you going to meddle in the affairs of my Ling family?”
Upon recognizing Qin Zhen as the newcomer, Ling Tianyi felt a bit uneasy inside.
However, he still had to maintain his composure.
So when addressing Qin Zhen, he even refrained from calling him “Prince.”
Although Qin Zhen had yet to reach the Three Seals Prince level and didn’t have a special prince title,
someone like Ling Tianyi should at least have called him “Prince” or “Prince Qin Zhen” out of respect.
But Ling Tianyi didn’t.
He even disdained to use Qin Zhen’s full title.
That was clearly overstepping his bounds.
In other words, Qin Zhen was someone who didn’t care much for such vanity.
If someone who did care were to step in, they would promptly teach Ling Tianyi a lesson, and no one would stand in the way.
“I can’t interfere with your Ling family matters, but this pertains to someone from Xiaobei. If I had not seen it, that would be one thing, but now that I have, I have to get involved. You all should leave and put some distance between yourselves before Xiaobei finds out.”
Qin Zhen paid no mind to Ling Tianyi’s bluster.
He even tried to persuade him kindly.
Hoping Ling Tianyi would recognize his mistakes.
Yet Qin Zhen was just too optimistic.
He failed to realize that not everyone in this world can be as tolerant and generous as he was, without fighting or grabbing.
Even if Qin Bei were there, he wouldn’t believe he could manage what Qin Zhen was doing.
“Stop scaring me with a lowly cultivator in the Golden Core realm; but since you want to protect this person, I’ll let you have a point.”
Ling Tianyi first clarified that he wasn’t letting Peng Yuan go out of fear of Qin Bei; he found it shameful to be scared of a Golden Core cultivator.
But with Qin Zhen, that was another story. Qin Zhen was a master of the Tribulation Realm.
Ling Tianyi felt he simply didn’t match up.
So with Qin Zhen present, even if he wanted to act, it wouldn’t matter.
To put it bluntly, Ling Tianyi was just trying to save face!
“Let’s go!”
Ling Tianyi waved his hand, about to lead everyone away.
At that moment, the barely standing Peng Yuan finally spoke up.
“No! We can’t let them go. Prince Bei’s spirit stones and thousands of soul beads are with them; we must bring them back!”
Seeing he had Qin Zhen backing him, Peng Yuan’s courage had bulked up.
The soul beads absolutely had to be reclaimed today!
Qin Zhen frowned, caught off guard by this new revelation.
But upon reflection, it made sense.
Ling Tianyi was likely targeting Peng Yuan for these treasures.
“Stop!”
This time, Qin Zhen was genuinely furious.
Ling Tianyi and his crew had no idea how reckless they were being.
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