C31 Going for a Stroll?
C31 Going for a Stroll?
"Upon activating the sword technqiue, you can even deal with an expert at the peak first stage of the Qi Gathering Realm."
"How can I possibly not know of such a famous figure in town?"
Ye Lan replied with a smile.
The Celestial Wolf Sect had helped him when his Ye Family was being surrounded and slaughter one by one in his previous life. Only with the help of the Celestial Wolf Sect was he able to escape the pursuit of the Qin Family alive.
After miraculously opening his meridians, Ye Lan had even stayed in the Celestial Wolf Sect for a short period of time to learn martial arts. Under Qu Jingchun's guidance, he had even learned the Tyrant Blade Technique.
From Ye Lan's perspective, Qu Jingchun was not only his friend but also an existence akin to his teacher and mentor. Naturally, Ye Lan always held great respect for him deep down in his heart.
Unfortunately, the Celestial Wolf Gang had eventually suffered the same fate as the Ye Family, for they were surrounded and hunted down by the Qin Family. During one of the intense battles, Qu Jingchun ended up passing away, which became one of the biggest regrets in his previous life.
Having reincarnated back into the past, Ye Lan was extremely excited to once again meet Qu Jingchun, who was like a teacher to him in his past life.
Seeing how Qu Jingchun was about to be killed by the Ghost Canine King, Ye Lan could not help but rush in to save him.
Qu Jingchun was slightly taken aback upon hearing Ye Lan's explanation.
He fell into deep thought as he attempted to recall where he might have seen this youth before.
But no matter how hard he thought about it, he still couldn't remember. Just when did he come across Ye Lan?
"Branch Sect Master Qu, this young man is that infamous trash from the Ye Family, Ye Lan!"
While Qu Jingchun was still deep in thought, one of the members of the Celestial Wolf Sect shouted out.
"Shut up, don't be rude!"
Qu Jingchun immediately yelled in anger upon hearing such rude words.
The member of the Celestial Wolf Sect immediately turned silent.
"Brother Ye, I apologize for my subordinate's lack of manner. I hope he hasn't offended you."
Qu Jingchun looked at Ye Lan and said apologetically.
It was only now that he finally recalled that the youth standing before him was actually the infamous trash in Lucid Aqua Town!
He was the piece of trash who was insulted by everyone from not being able to cultivate due to his blocked meridians.
"It's fine. Besides, I have long since gotten used to being trash in town."
Ye Lan smiled and didn't seem to mind.
"Those people who are spreading such rumors in Lucid Aqua Town are clearly a bunch of idiots. How could Brother Ye be a piece of trash?!"
Qu Jingchun replied angrily.
'A piece of trash?'
'If this young man really was a piece of trash, then how could he kill the Ghost Canine King and his other subordinates with such ease?'
"Aren't you going to apologize to Brother Ye?"
At that moment, Qu Jingchun glared at the member of the Celestial Wolf Sect who had previously insulted Ye Lan as he scolded.
The member of the Celestial Wolf Sect nodded his head and looked at Ye Lan with the utmost sincerity and said, "Brother Ye, I apologize for insulting you before."
"It's fine, don't take it to heart."
Ye Lan smiled.
He clearly recognized all the people who were standing in front of him, for they were the ones who fought to the death against experts of the Qin Family to protect him in his previous life.
Thus, all these members of the Celestial Wolf Sect could be considered as his saviors.
Besides, the member of the Celestial Wolf Sect had only called Ye Lan a piece of trash unintentianlly, so how could Ye Lan be angry at him so easily?
"Oh right, Brother Ye, why are you wandering around Sky Peak Valley alone so late in the night?"
Having just consumed a bottle of recovery medicine, Qu Jingchun looked at Ye Lan and asked out of curiosity.
After all, Sky Peak Valley at night was an extremely dangerous place as various powerful Demonic Beasts tend to roam around at such a time.
Any ordinary cultivator would have left the Sky Peak Valley ahead of time before twilight.
Only a few cultivators in Lucid Aqua Town would dare to explore the valley like him at such a time.
To his surprise, Ye Lan, a sixteen year old boy, actually had the guts to do so.
Naturally, he had piqued Qu Jingchun's curiosity.
"Oh, I'm only here for a quick stroll. While I'm at it, I'm also going to find some spirit herbs and hunt down some Demonic Beasts to earn some money."
Ye Lan replied with a smile.
"A quick... stroll?"
Upon hearing Ye Lan's reply, Qu Jingchun and the few surviving members of the Celestial Wolf Sect were dumbstruck as their faces filled with shock.
They had certainly heard of people strolling around Lucid Aqua Town during the night, indulging themselves with a good meal and drink some good wine.
However, they have most definitely never heard of anyone who dared to stroll around Sky Peak Valley at night.
After all, Sky Peak Valley was a place filled with countless dangers, especially at night. Thus, any ordinary people who thought of taking a stroll at such a place were probably suicidal as they might lose their lives at any time.
If it weren't for the injuries of the Deputy Sect Master of the Celestial Wolf Sect, Qu Jingchun and the others would never have dared to come here at night to hunt for the Beast Cores in the first place. On the other hand, Ye Lan actually claimed to be taking a quick stroll while looking for some spirit herbs and hunting down Demonic Beasts to earn some money at the same time?!
"Yep!"
Ye Lan nodded seriously.
"Brother Ye is such a leisure and carefree person.... It's almost as if you're an immortal being!"
Waking up from his stupor, Qu Jingchun could not help but kowtow as he cupped his fist and exclaim in astonishment.
Although he had certainly seen many kinds of freaks in this world before, this was nevertheless the first time for him, Qu Jingchun, to meet an absolute madman like Ye Lan, who dared to take a stroll around Sky Peak Valley in the midst of the night!
"Uncle Qu, what about you? Why did you guys come here to hunt Demonic Beast at such a time?"
Ye Lan asked.
"Oh! We came here to hunt down these Ghost Canines and seize their Beast Cores to treat the injuries of our Deputy Sect Master. That's the main reason why we came here at night."
"Otherwise, none of us would have the guts to walk around in such a dangerous place at such a late time!"
Qu Jingchun responded with a sentence that made Ye Lan smile.
"In that case, I'll give you all the Beast Cores from the Ghost Canines that I killed, including the one from the Ghost Canine King."
Ye Lan laughed.
"How could we do such a thing? The Ghost Canine King and the other Ghost Canines were all killed by you, Brother Ye. How can we possibly snatch away your loot that you rightfully earned?"
Qu Jingchun replied hastily.
"Uncle Qu, you don't have to be so polite with me. Why don't you just consider this as me trying to make a friend?"
"Besides, the Beast Cores of the Ghost Canines are very important to you, right?"
Ye Lan smiled.
Since he never received the chance to repay the kindness shown to him by Qu Jingchun and the others in his previous life, he decided to take this opportunity to do just that.
"In that case, thank you very much. From today onwards, if there's anything you need, just come to my Celestial Wolf Sect. I, Qu Jingchun, will not hesitate to ascend a mountain of blades and descend a sea of flames to assist Brother Ye."
Qu Jingchun said gratefully.
The Beast Cores of the Ghost Canines were indeed extremely important to him.
Thus, how could he not be grateful for Ye Lan's generous gifts?
This very moment caused Qu Jingchun to have a very good impression of Ye Lan. Somehow, he had a feeling that the relationship between him and Ye Lan was fated to be mutual.
It was truly an honor for him to meet Ye Lan today.
"Alright, then I'll be taking my leave first."
Ye Lan smiled and nodded.
"Brother Ye, aren't you going to leave Sky Peak Valley with us?"
Qu Jingchun asked with a stunend expression.
"Didn't I already tell you? I still need to find some spirit herbs and hunt down some Demonic Beasts."
"Uncle Qi, you guys should go back first."
Ye Lan replied.
"......"
Qu Jingchun was immediately rendered speechless. Ye Lan didn't seem to be joking when he claimed to be taking a stroll around Sky Peak Valley!
"Just what kind of spirit herbs are you looking for? Maybe we'll be able to help you."
Qu Jingchun added in a hurry before Ye Lan left.
"I'm looking for the Sky Ice Flower, the Black Heart Lotus, and the Forgotten Fruit."
Ye Lan replied.
"The Sky Ice Flower? Is this what you're talking about?"
Suddenly, Qu Jingchun reached into his pocket and took out a stalk of spirit herb.
That spirit herb appeared snow-white as if forged entirely by ice. Its five petals emitted bursts of chilliness, in addition to a strong minty fragrance. It was indeed the Sky Ice Flower.
"This... Uncle Qu, where did you guys find it?"
Ye Lan looked at the Sky Ice Flower in Qu Jingchun's hand with a curious expression.
"We just so happened to enter Sky Peak Valley through an extremely cold area today and came across it by chance."
"If you need it, I will gladly hand it over to you."
Qu Jingchun laughed.
As he spoke, he handed the Sky Ice Flower to Ye Lan.
"In that case, I won't be polite."
With a bright smile, Ye Lan reached his hands out and took the Sky Ice Flower, for it really was something that he needed.
Naturally, he didn't see the need to beat around the bush.
"Not only are you giving us the Beast Core of the Ghost Canines, but you have even saved our lives. Compared to that, giving you this stalk of Sky Ice Flower is nothing."
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Qu Jingchun said without hesitation.
"However, I'm afraid that I won't be able to help you with the Forgotten Fruit and Black Heart Lotus."
Qu Jingchun sighed in disappointment.
"Uncle Qu, why do you say that? I'm already extremely lucky to receive the Sky Ice Flower from you!"
Ye Lan laughed.
As the saying goes, both good deeds and evil actions shall be repaid with one of its respective kind.
Even after giving away the rose, there will still be a lingering fragrance on one's palm.
It was indeed extremely fortunate for Ye Lan to have obtained the Sky Ice Flower so quickly.
"Haha! Alright, we'll also be taking our leave now. Make sure to be careful while taking your 'stroll' around Sky Peak Valley by yourself."
Qu Jingchun said.
"Of course!"
Ye Lan nodded.
"You should definitely come visit my Celestial Wolf Sect whenever you find the time to in the future. I'll treat you to some good wine then."
"Keep in mind that deference is no substitute for obedience!"
After showing their gratitude to Ye Lan and collecting all the Beast Cores of the Ghost Canines, the members of the Celestial Wolf Sect finally left.
With that, Ye Lan continued traveling through the dark forest, hunting down Demonic Beasts, seizing their Beast Cores, and improving his own strength. At the same time, he kept his eye out for the Black Heart Lotus and the Forgotten Fruit.