"Han Yao?"

Of the two people blocking Qin Xin's way, one looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. His delicate features made him appear almost effeminate, with a somewhat effeminate air, but his pale complexion gave off an unsettling feeling.

Although they had only met once, Qin Xin remembered the person's name. He had run into this person when he went to the pavilion where Hua Jin lived.

As for the other person, Qin Xin had never met him before, but judging from his clothes and appearance, he seemed to be from a noble family.

"Kid, do you know where you are? Get out of here right now."

The man named Han Yao saw Qin Xin walking straight towards him, so he strode forward and blocked Qin Xin's path, then shouted at him.

Looking at the person in front of him, Qin Xin frowned. Seeing that the people around him easily entered the mountain range without any hindrance, he knew that Han Yao was coming for him.

"Of course I know, but I've never heard of any doormen being assigned here," Qin Xin said with a light laugh.

Qin Xin naturally wouldn't give face to the person who wanted to cause trouble.

"Doorman?"

"You're asking for it!"

The man next to Han Yao didn't react at first when he heard Qin Xin address them, and even muttered a sentence to himself. After realizing what Qin Xin had said, he immediately became angry.

As it roared, the eight true acupoints around its body shone with light, and under the powerful fluctuations of true energy, it emitted a whistling sound of air friction.

"Song Ming," Han Yao whispered a reminder, and many Kunmen disciples around them turned to look.

"Kid, if I'm not mistaken, you must be Wang Qinxin, the freshman from the outer academy, right?" Han Yao said, looking him up and down.

"I dare not accept the title of 'Newcomer King,' but the fact that you two stopped me must mean something more."

Qin Xin also sized up Han Yao in front of him and found that as Han Yao spoke, there seemed to be a huge amount of power flowing in his dantian. He couldn't guess the other party's cultivation level for the time being, and he was a little wary.

"What is your relationship with the Flower Pavilion Master?" Han Yao asked directly.

It was precisely because he recognized Qin Xin that he stepped forward to stop him. Since the completion of Fan Hua Pavilion, no man had ever entered it. He was quite puzzled when he saw Qin Xin coming out of the pavilion that day.

Do you think this relationship is suitable?

Qin Xin was already annoyed at being blocked, so he sneered and asked in return.

"That must be the pretty boy. Otherwise, with your strength, how could you have joined the inner academy?"

Han Yao deliberately raised his voice, as if he were speaking not only to Qin Xin, but also to the onlookers around them.

"Han Yao, if you continue to spout nonsense, I will definitely report you to the Peak Master!" A somewhat angry, delicate voice suddenly rang out.

Following the sound, they saw a woman in a long blue dress with anger on her face, her eyes filled with disgust as she looked at Han Yao and Song Ming.

"Sister Xue, what brings you here? I was just about to come see you."

When Han Yao saw Qin Xue step forward, his attitude immediately changed, and a smile appeared on his lips as he spoke in a fawning manner.

"Let's go."

Qin Xue ignored Han Yao and instead took Qin Xin's arm to leave.

"Don't rush, I still have a lot to say to Xue-meizi."

Seeing that Qin Xue was in a hurry to leave, Han Yao stepped forward and blocked their path.

"What, senior, are you going to ask us to meet another day? We haven't seen each other for a long time, and I have important business to attend to."

Qin Xin felt Qin Xue's arm, which was wrapped around his wrist, tremble slightly. His hand slid down, intending to put his arm around Qin Xue's shoulder to comfort her, but unexpectedly his hand slid directly to her waist.

A soft, delicate sensation spread through her palm. Upon noticing Qin Xin's actions, Qin Xue's entire body seemed to freeze, her mind going blank. She was then directly embraced by Qin Xue's waist, and in full view of everyone, they walked straight towards the mountaintop.

Han Yao was momentarily stunned by what he saw, but after Qin Xin and Qin Xue left, anger surged in his eyes.

"You slut! But soon you'll be my plaything. Your master is barely able to protect himself now!"

A lewd glint flashed in Han Yao's eyes as he muttered something, though no one around him seemed to hear him.

"Han Yao, that brat has insulted us both like this. Why don't we investigate his background?"

Song Ming, standing to the side, still blazed with anger. If Han Yao hadn't been worried about a potential conflict that might displease the peak master, Qin Xin probably wouldn't have escaped so easily.

"Very well, Qin Xin? Qin Xue? The relationship between these two..."

After Han Yao calmed down, he fell into deep thought.

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After shaking off Han Yao and Song Ming's entanglement, Qin Xin put his arm around Qin Xue's waist and slowly walked towards the mountaintop under the astonished gazes of passersby.

Of the five peaks of the Kunmen Sect, only the main peak is closed off; the other peaks each have a peak master and two pavilion masters.

The mountain where Hua Jin is located is on the east side of the main peak, so it is often called the Kunmen East Peak. Its strength is relatively weaker than the other three peaks. This is mainly because Hua Jin, as one of the pavilion masters of the Kunmen East Peak, is only at the Qi Sea Realm, and she only recruits female disciples, which makes her receive a lot of attention.

One of the main reasons why Kunmen East Peak always comes in last place in the annual spiritual vein competition is another pavilion master, Yun Lei, Yu Zi'ang's master.

Listening to Qin Xue's introduction along the way, Qin Xin gained a basic understanding of the Kunmen sect's situation and for a moment forgot to remove his hand from his waist.

"Qin Xin, if you don't take your hand away, I'll chop it off!"

Just as Qin Xin was thinking, she suddenly felt a chill on her hand, and Qin Xue was staring at her with her eyes wide open, though there seemed to be a hint of embarrassment on her face.

"Ahem, Sister Xue, I'm sorry."

Qin Xin then noticed the grime on his palm and quickly moved his hand away.

"I knew you were a hooligan when we were kids, and it turns out you were right."

Qin Xue glared at Qin Xin and quickened her pace as she walked forward.

"Sister Xue, I don't want to explain what happened back then anymore. I'm doing this today to help you get out of this mess."

Qin Xin quickly caught up with him and said with some helplessness.

"Hmph! I bet your escape is just a pretense; you really want to take advantage of me."

Qin Xue naturally didn't believe Qin Xin's sophistry and said with a soft snort.

Seeing that Qin Xue was convinced that he was a hooligan, Qin Xin stopped explaining. For a moment, the atmosphere between the two became somewhat awkward. As they walked towards the mountaintop, even the sound of their footsteps could be heard clearly.

"Sister Xue, how are things going with the family lately?"

Qin Xin broke the awkward silence and spoke first.

"My father wrote to me a while ago. Everything is fine in the family. However, the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group has been harassing the clan recently, causing a few minor skirmishes, but nothing serious," Qin Xue replied.

"How is Third Grandfather?" Qin Xin asked immediately afterward.

"Not very good."

Qin Xue's lips drooped, and she looked somewhat uncomfortable.

Qin Xin did not ask any further questions. He also knew about his third grandfather Qin Lin's situation. Without high-grade pills to replenish his lost life essence, he probably didn't have much time left.