Chapter 11

"Yun'er? Why are you here?"

Mother was taken aback when she saw the figure approaching.

"Hmm? Nie Yun? That good-for-nothing?"

"Who said he’s a good-for-nothing? He just said a human sentence, not bad. Give us the Pengluxuelian, and when our Nie Zhang branch advances to the inner sect, it’s not impossible that we might reward you with a few taels of silver!"

Seeing Nie Yun suddenly appear, the people of the Nie Zhang branch also felt a bit strange. However, when they heard that he had come to persuade Mother, they all laughed excitedly.

It was rumored that the future successor of the Nie Tian branch was a good-for-nothing, beaten into a coma by Nie Chao for several days, not daring to make a sound... They had thought the news was false, but now, seeing his cowardly appearance, it must be true!

Seeing that Mother was being bullied and not only did he not help but also tried to persuade her to surrender, having such a son was worse than not having one at all!

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Nie Yun with disdain.

"Mother, hurry up. The Pengluxuelian is useless to us. Since they want it, just give it to them!" In Nie Yun’s eyes, these people were all dead, so he ignored their disdain. Seeing Mother standing at the edge of the cliff, he said again.

"Give it to them?"

Hearing her son say this, Mother sighed inwardly, her eyes filled with deep disappointment.

Originally, after her son regained consciousness and injured Nie Chao and others, he was decisive and spirited, reminiscent of the old Xiaotian. She thought her son had finally grown up and could stand on his own, so she put down her burden and decided to find a way to treat her husband, Nie Xiaotian. That’s why she came here to gather herbs at the urging of Lady Shen Gui. She never expected that after all this, her son would not care about her anger and persuade her to compromise!

Although he was a bit introverted before, he had some backbone and refused to eat food given in contempt. She had thought he would be more ambitious after regaining consciousness, but she never expected this result!

"Haha, those who understand the times are wise. Nie Ling, I didn’t expect you to be less wise than your son!" Lady Shen Gui laughed.

Nie Ling was Mother’s name, a member of the Nie family, but had no blood relation to Nie Xiaotian.

"Yun'er, this Pengluxuelian can heal your father’s damaged qi sea. I will hand it over to you. Whether to give it to them or not is your decision! No matter what you decide, Mother won’t blame you!"

Although she was heartbroken, Mother still held a glimmer of hope. With a flick of her wrist, the jade box in her palm flew straight toward Nie Yun.

Seeing the jade box fly over, the people surrounding Mother all moved toward him, and Nie Yun finally relaxed.

"Boy, bring the Pengluxuelian over. When our Nie Zhang branch enters the inner sect, I’ll take good care of you!"

"Hehe, bring the snow lotus over, and we’ll let you and your mother off today. Otherwise, you won’t just be lying in bed for five days; you’ll be bedridden for life!"

Everyone extended their hands at the same time.

In their view, the young man had already submitted, and a little scare would make him immediately give in and hand over the item.

"Do you all want the Pengluxuelian? Which one of you should I give it to? How about this, I’ll throw it up, and whoever grabs it gets it!"

Nie Yun laughed and casually threw the jade box into the sky.

Whoosh!

The jade box drew a beautiful arc as it tumbled through the air.

"It’s mine!"

"Mine..."

Although Shen Gui and the others were from the same branch, they were not united. They all shouted and jumped into the air at the same time.

"Ha!"

With a cold laugh, Nie Yun, who had been standing lazily, suddenly moved!

This movement was like a tiger pouncing on its prey. Once he moved, he transformed into a streak of light, charging straight into the crowd.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

In the air, they couldn’t dodge, and their attention was focused on the jade box in the sky. They never expected the seemingly weak young man to move so fast. Before they could react, they all felt a sweetness in their throats, their vision went black, and they fell to the ground, becoming stiff corpses.

"Ah... You dare to kill clan members, Nie Yun, you have a lot of nerve!"

Lady Shen Gui, the strongest among them, narrowly avoided the attack. Seeing the bodies in front of her, she turned pale with fear and shouted.

Although she was the mastermind, she was just a woman and had never seen a dead body before. She was almost driven mad.

The meek lamb who had just been bullied had turned into a ruthless wolf in the blink of an eye. This transformation was something she couldn’t accept.

"Killing clan members? Haha, this is a deep forest. Who would know you were killed by me? I think you were looking for the Pengluxuelian and accidentally fell off the cliff to your deaths!"

With a cold laugh, Nie Yun stretched out his palm and slapped Lady Shen Gui’s forehead. The blow, though seemingly unskilled, gave her an unshakable feeling. Before she could fully recover from her fear, her skull shattered like glass, and her brain and blood splattered everywhere.

After killing everyone, the jade box that had been thrown into the air finally fell, and Nie Yun caught it in his palm.

"You killed them all..."

Seeing the bodies on the ground, Mother Nie Ling’s eyes widened in disbelief.

When she saw her son throw the jade box to the crowd, she had closed her eyes in disappointment. She never expected that in the blink of an eye, all the people from the Nie Zhang branch would become corpses. This contrast was hard for her to accept!

Her son had submitted to them, hadn’t he? How could he suddenly attack, and with only the strength of the initial Qi Cultivation stage, how could he kill so many people stronger than himself, including a True Qi stage Shen Gui...

What’s going on? Did I see wrong?

"Haha, Mother, you didn’t see wrong. I just said that to make them let their guard down, making it easier for me to act!" Seeing Mother’s expression, Nie Yun smiled bitterly and picked up the bodies one by one, throwing them off the cliff.

His current strength was not enough to oppose the family, so he had to ensure there was no trace of the bodies.

"Let their guard down, making it easier to act?" Mother was a smart person and quickly recovered from her shock. Reflecting on her son’s actions, she realized he was right. It was laughable that she had thought he was timid and had worried for so long!

It seemed her son had truly changed. Not only was he more outgoing, but he also used his intelligence when faced with problems, rather than acting rashly as he used to.

"This is the spirit medicine Mother worked hard to gather. How could I let it go to such scoundrels!"

Smiling, Nie Yun finished disposing of the bodies and cleaned up the scene. Then he looked at Mother. "Mother, let’s go back. It’s getting dark, and if we don’t return soon, the branch will be in an uproar!"

With that, he led the way down the mountain.

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