Chapter 43: One Happy Qin, Forgetting All!

“Ha?? What? What did Junior Sister Xia Qingcheng say? She wants to go to Qin Xuan’s courtyard too?”

“Scoundrel! Scoundrel! The purest white lotus in my heart is about to be stained!”

“Junior Sister Xia Qingcheng, please don’t! I’ve secretly admired you for eighty years, you never even glanced at me, and now you want to go back to Qin Thief’s courtyard? So unfair!”

“Eighty years? Pah! I’ve secretly admired Junior Sister Xia Qingcheng for a full century! Damnable Qin Xuan, give me back my Junior Sister Xia!”

“You two silly old bags dare to covet Junior Sister Xia! Just because the Path of Martial Arts lets you keep looks, doesn’t erase your years! I’d rather her be with Qin Xuan than wind up with either of you creeps!”

“No! Junior Sister Xia is mine alone!”

“Qin Thief! I yearn to feast on your flesh and drink your blood!”

“Qin Thief! You and I are enemies on sight!”

As Xia Qingcheng’s voice faded, the male disciples below the duel stage all seemed to see red.

Had Qin Xuan not had the earlier feat of sending Yang Yun flying with one punch, they would have charged the stage to challenge him outright!

Qin Xuan had been at the Holy Land mere two days, and had already charmed away both their peerless beauties, the gems of the True Martial Sacred Land!

No wonder they cursed him as the Qin Thief.

“Excellent! If Senior Sister Xia wishes to come, I welcome her gladly!”

Qin Xuan replied with a laugh.

And just before leaving, right in front of the gathered disciples, he pulled out a magical artifact longsword, forged like crystal ice, and presented it to Liu Qiyue.

“I see Senior Sister Qiyue’s sword is still just a Spiritual Artifact. Why not use my Magical Artifact for now?”

“It’s just a Yellow-rank Artifact, but its quality is at least Supreme-grade. It should serve passably!”

Qin Xuan had gathered the ten Yellow-ranked Artifacts previously rewarded by the system. After giving two to Qin Yuanba and Qin Chengdu, the remaining eight were retrieved from the Armory. He had brought them to True Martial Sacred Land specifically, all for today.

Holding the crystal-clear magical artifact sword in her hand, seeing the warm smile on Qin Xuan’s handsome face – even Liu Qiyue felt her heart skip a beat.

Just like Xia Qingcheng, she succumbed to Qin Xuan’s charm right there.

And so, beneath numerous stares capable of murder, Qin Xuan took Liu Qiyue and Xia Qingcheng back to his courtyard.

Once settled there, Qin Xuan spent his days discussing the Sword Dao and the Art of Formation with the two women.

Days turned into half a month. Time fostered affection.

Aided by the support of Su Nianshuang and Jiang Fangmu, coupled with Qin Xuan’s own charisma…

Finally, on two entirely ordinary nights….

Qin Xuan first gently shared nights of passion full of spring’s warmth with Junior Sister Xia Qingcheng, the pristine white lotus idealized as the first love in the hearts of Holy Land disciples.

Then, with wild abandon, he drew Senior Sister Liu Qiyue, the dream lover of countless Holy Land disciples, exceedingly close. Passion soared, boundaries vanished.

In that moment, Qin Xuan felt the very air of the True Martial Sacred Land seemed fresher, sweeter.

So this was the feeling of being so happy one forgot all thoughts of home. Truly intoxicating!

…

True Martial Sacred Land, Holy Son Palace.

“Peak Second-Layer Sword Intent. A Mystic-Grade Supreme Artifact. A rare Exotic Flame. Plus formidable pure physical strength capable of sending Yang Yun flying with one punch!”

“It seems this Qin Xuan’s combat power approaches the level of a Grotto-Heaven Realm Colossus!”

“No wonder the Holy Master declared this generation a Golden Age, where Heaven’s Pride geniuses emerge everywhere, and the forces of Youlong Domain face imminent upheaval!”

Inside the Holy Son Palace, Wan Longxiao, the True Martial Holy Son, clad in crimson martial robes, addressed his trusted junior disciples with a dark chuckle.

“Holy Son Senior Brother, Qin Xuan was recruited into the Sacred Land by Hai Bonan. What’s more, Hai Bonan secured him a Core Disciple status and an entry into the next Holy Son contest. His intentions are clearly hostile!”

One trusted disciple voiced the warning. Given Qin Xuan’s timing and the power he’d already displayed, it screamed ambition for the Holy Son throne.

“Hostile intentions, so what?” Wan Longxiao swept his gaze over the room, his voice booming. “Judging by this Qin Xuan’s strength… don’t even mention you juniors. Even I might not necessarily best him!”

Hearing this, all his trusted subordinates bowed their heads.

This was different from Hai Bonan’s chief disciple. Though that young man’s talent exceeded Wan Longxiao’s by far, his slightly younger age prevented his strength from matching the Holy Son’s. Wan Longxiao had managed to nip that threat swiftly.

But this Qin Xuan, based on the power displayed alone… was a veritable dragon crossing the river, radiating an aura capable of crushing all opposition!

“Well?!” Wan Longxiao narrowed his eyes, an invisible pressure radiating, making his lieutenants tremble. These men knew the infamous ruthlessness of their Holy Son all too well. “Every one of you is fierce enough when scrambling for resources! Speechless now?”

“Holy Son Senior Brother,” one junior disciple finally lifted his head. “I have an idea. Its feasibility is uncertain…”

“Speak!” Wan Longxiao motioned for him to continue.

“This Qin Xuan is powerful, true. But compared to Luo Xing before him, Qin Xuan has one glaring flaw: an excessively arrogant and overbearing nature!”

Luo Xing had been Hai Bonan’s chief disciple – modest and almost genial. A stark contrast to Qin Xuan’s demeanor.

“This is evident,” the disciple elaborated, “from his brazen disrespect to Elder Liang the moment he arrived and his blunt refusal of Elder Gu’s offer to take him as a disciple.”

“Continue.” Wan Longxiao was forming plans, but gestured for the disciple to press on.

“Since he possesses such a temper, we must exploit this trait! No matter how strong he is, his power cannot surpass that of the Marquis-ranked Elders! Nor the combined might of the entire True Martial Sacred Land!”

“Therefore, we must avoid facing Qin Xuan directly! Instead, we leverage his personality. We use the Sacred Land’s order and rules against him!”

“And how to exploit that temperament? I’ve heard rumour,” the disciple paused meaningfully, “his journey to True Martial Sacred Land wasn’t solitary. He brought two breathtakingly beautiful wives or concubines with him.”

Having said this, the disciple looked directly at Wan Longxiao, silent.

Wan Longxiao nodded slowly, visibly satisfied. The idea presented aligned closely with the scheme already brewing in his mind.

Qin Xuan might be strong. But his arrogance? That could be the knife used to kill him.

…

After Liu Qiyue and Xia Qingcheng became Qin Xuan’s… “close friends” and “partners”…

Qin Xuan’s courtyard became a permanent residence for several stunning figures.

News of their closeness quickly spread throughout the Holy Land.

Male disciples universally declared Qin Xuan a wife-stealing villain, cursing him as “Qin Thief!”

Meanwhile, the bonds between Liu Qiyue and Xia Qingcheng, and Su Nianshuang and Jiang Fangmu warmed rapidly after their “sisterhood.”

All four women often roamed the Holy Land grounds together. Liu Qiyue and Xia Qingcheng would guide Su Nianshuang and Jiang Fangmu, playfully showing them everything like they were shopping around the Holy Land.

Until one day.

As usual, the four women set out for their pastime.

Qin Xuan remained within his room, deeply engrossed in cultivation.

Yet, when the sun hung high in the sky…

Suddenly, a voice, flustered and urgent, rang outside the courtyard:

“Fellow Husband! Sister Su! And the two Senior Sisters! They… They are fighting! Fighting disciples from the Law Enforcement Squad!”

Instantly within the room, Qin Xuan snapped his eyes open. Killing intent blazed within them!