Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 138 - A Big Bad Guy with Reason and Evidence

"Who is it! Knocking on the door of our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy so early in the morning instead of sleeping?!"

Even through the thick door, Qian Lingyun could sense the strong morning grumpiness of the person who came in from that impatient voice.

Qian Lingyun's lips twitched a few times. She suppressed her inner schadenfreude, forced out a few crocodile tears, and stood in front of the door with her head down.

pat!

"I'm telling you, unless you have something important to say when you knock on my door, then you..."

The door was yanked open by the person inside. Just as the person was about to utter the harsh words that followed, they swallowed them back down with a gulp.

"What do I mean?" Qian Lingyun raised her eyes and looked at her pitifully.

"How are you? Want to come in for a cup of tea?" The visitor was a rather rugged-looking burly man. When he saw this curvaceous and beautiful young woman knocking on his door, he subconsciously assumed that the girl in front of him needed help.

In an instant, his sense of male chauvinism inexplicably surged up. He patted his chest and said sternly, "Miss, are you in trouble? If you need help, you can rest assured. Students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy are known for their helpfulness."

"Is that so?" Qian Lingyun raised her hand to cover her lips, her eyes narrowing into slits. In an instant, she changed her aura, and said in a low, chilling voice, "Go and wake everyone up. Something's happened to Old Ma!"

"What did you say, Mr. Ma?" The burly man was taken aback, and the憨态可掬 smile on his face disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, a pale blue soul-guided cannon materialized in his hand amidst a series of clanging sounds. The muzzle of the soul-guided cannon glowed with a faint yellow light, indicating that it was ready to fire at any moment.

"Idiot, can't you understand? If I really wanted to kill you, you'd be beheaded the moment you opened the door. Now, wake everyone up, I have important information to tell you." Qian Lingyun glanced at the burly man and the soul-guided cannon in his hand with annoyance, thinking to herself:

"He's got muscles in his brains, actually pointing a level 4 impact cannon at me."

Strangely, the burly man seemed unmoved by Qian Lingyun's words and remained motionless, pointing the cannon at Qian Lingyun's chest.

"..." Qian Lingyun was speechless, and just quietly looked at the cannon and the simple-minded man.

Click!

The Scorpion Tiger Douluo, who had been hiding in the shadows, couldn't stand it any longer. He flashed and instantly switched places with Qian Lingyun. He crushed the soul-guided cannon in the strong man's hand with one hand, and then slapped him away.

The burly man spun 720 degrees in mid-air and crashed headfirst into an antique decorative vase, then smashed a bunch of things like dominoes.

This really stirred up a hornet's nest. One after another, the doors to the small rooms opened, and heads popped out, some in surprise, some suspicious.

Zhang Peng patted Qian Lingyun's shoulder meaningfully and said softly, "Holy Maiden, this is what I'm going to teach you today. Anything that can be resolved or cleaned up with violence is nothing!"

"Ahem..." Qian Lingyun coughed awkwardly a few times and nodded knowingly. Clearly, she had really taken his words to heart.

"Who are you to dare hit one of our people?"

Tall and slender with icy blue eyes, Xiao Hongchen strode forward aggressively, only to be pulled behind him by the teacher in charge. He looked at the teacher in confusion, but before he could ask anything, he saw the nine spirit rings flashing on Scorpion Tiger Douluo's body.

Oh dear! I'm in Xingluo, but Master Ma isn't here. Encountering an account ban is really troublesome.

"I wonder what brings Your Majesty here?"

Suppressing her fear, the teacher in charge mustered her courage, walked up to Zhang Peng, bowed, and asked in a low voice. But Zhang Peng didn't even look at her, and stepped aside to make way for Qian Lingyun to negotiate with him.

"Mingde Hall, I'm here to deliver a message," Qian Lingyun said gracefully as she walked out from behind Zhang Peng and sat down on the large sofa in the reception room as if she were the owner of the place.

She pointed to the sofa and said, "Please sit down!"

Xiao Hongchen and the others looked at each other, unsure of what to do. Zhang Peng's expressionless "Sit" and the accompanying soul power pressure helped them make up their minds, and they obediently sat down.

"Your old man Ma unfortunately passed away on his way back!" Qian Lingyun said succinctly.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Our Master Ma is a level nine Soul Master, how could he possibly..." Ma Rulong shouted incredulously. If it weren't for the several members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy holding him back, he might have jumped up directly.

"You can directly contact the Mingde Hall headquarters; they should have received the news as well," Qian Lingyun said with an air of importance.

"How do you know so much? Could it be..." Xiao Hongchen looked at Qian Lingyun suspiciously, but Qian Lingyun chuckled and brushed it off, saying, "Idiot, use your brains stuffed with metal parts. If we really did it, why would I bother to inform you?"

"I am a member of the Holy Spirit Cult. On my way to the Star Luo Empire, I encountered members of the Body Sect who were chasing you. At that time, Elder Ma had already been killed."

As she spoke, Qian Lingyun sighed with regret and said sadly, "We helped your people fight off the pursuers from the Body Sect. On our way to collect Elder Ma's remains, we happened to see the people from Shrek Academy and the Body Sect fighting over a certain treasure. But they outnumbered us, so we could only watch from the shadows."

"What kind of treasure is it?!" Xiao Hongchen asked in a low voice, his eyes darting around.

"How the hell would I know?" Qian Lingyun rolled her eyes in annoyance and retorted impatiently to Xiao Hongchen, "You guys don't know your own stuff and you're asking me! Do you think I'd know?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Holy Spirit Cult...we were too hasty," the teacher in charge apologized to Qian Lingyun, poured her and Zhang Peng a cup of hot tea, and earnestly said, "Please continue."

"Hmm." Qian Lingyun picked up her teacup, took a sip of hot tea to moisten her throat, and continued to deceive: "Anyway, the last treasure should have been taken by the Body Sect. The Shrek Academy people went after them, and while they were chasing after them, your two eight-ring experts collected Old Ma's body."

"You're lying! Old Master Ma's ring is in your hand!" Ma Rulong broke free from the people around him, pointed at Qian Lingyun, and roared, "You're the one who killed Old Master Ma!"

Upon hearing this, the entire hall fell silent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Qian Lingyun's right hand, while the black aura on Zhang Peng's body was already showing signs of dissipating.

Despite the awkward situation, Qian Lingyun remained calm as she glanced around, perfectly embodying the attitude of a thief without a guilty conscience. She waved her hand dismissively and said:

"What's wrong with this ring? Mercenaries get paid for their work, let alone helping you deal with the Body Sect. Who would get involved in this dangerous, high-stakes mess without some benefit? Do you think my Holy Spirit Cult does charity?"

"Besides, there are only soul tools, rare metals and gold soul coins in here. These were checked by your people before they gave them to me. If you don't believe me, go back and ask them."

"Oh, this..."

For a moment, everyone fell silent, even Ma Rulong, who had just been furious, was speechless.

Because what Qian Lingyun said really makes a lot of sense; it not only conforms to the style and practices of the Holy Spirit Church, but also explains their purpose in coming here.

"Alright, we came here because we felt that taking Elder Ma's storage ring was enough to cover our losses. We just happened to be passing through Xingluo City today and thought we'd let you know," Qian Lingyun said, patting her bottom as she stood up, stretching, and slowly adding, "If you don't believe me, just contact Mingde Hall and ask them. They'll know everything. Goodbye."

After speaking, Qian Lingyun left without looking back.

(End of this chapter)