Chapter 25

"Yang Yan, once a person is dead, they cannot come back to life. What are your plans for the future?"

After Yang Yan killed Yang Jun, Nie Yun moved to deal with the last servant. Although this person was slightly stronger, in a real fight, he didn't last three moves before following Yang Lin's fate, becoming a cold, lifeless corpse.

After all three trackers were dead, Nie Yun collected all their money and stood to one side, waiting for the emotionally agitated Yang Yan.

Originally, he had planned to lure Yang Jun to resolve a future crisis, but he didn't expect Yang Yan to reveal the reason for his mother's death.

Yang Yan was a filial son. He had left the family because of his mother's illness and death. Now, knowing she had been murdered, even though he had avenged her, he still felt guilty and could not calm down.

After nearly an hour, he stood up from the ground. Nie Yun knew his emotions had settled and asked, "What are your plans for the future? I want to place my mother's memorial tablet in the ancestral hall!" Yang Yan took a deep breath and clenched his fists.

"I'll help you!" Nie Yun said calmly.

"Thank you!" Hearing the seemingly casual words from the young man, Yang Yan's eyes welled up.

His mother was not the main wife, and entering the ancestral hall was virtually impossible, bound to face all kinds of objections and difficulties. Yang Yan himself felt somewhat inadequate about making this decision, but he never expected the young man in front of him to agree without hesitation. This friendship, this bond!

Yang Yan knew that from today on, Nie Yun was not only his friend but also his brother, a brother for life!

"Yang Jun is dead. The branches and forces that once relied on him will go mad. You have just advanced to the fifth level of the Qi Sea and haven't fully consolidated your strength. It's best to wait until you have consolidated your cultivation before going. The chances of success will be greater!" Nie Yun advised.

"Okay, I understand!" Yang Yan nodded and looked at the young man in front of him. "I'll come to find you in three days!"

"Alright!" Nie Yun saw that he hadn't lost his composure and breathed a sigh of relief, nodding.

As one of the four major families in Luoshui City, even with Yang Yan's improved strength and the refinement of the Flame Axe, entering the family directly would be extremely dangerous. Nie Yun was relieved that he had realized this.

"Farewell!" Yang Yan knew that the two had become true friends, and many things didn't need to be said. He turned and walked away, soon disappearing into the depths of the forest.

"I should go back too!"

Seeing him walk far away, Nie Yun also ran quickly in the direction of the branch. By the time he returned to the branch, the east was already turning white, and he realized that another night had passed!

"Hmm? What's that?"

Just as he was about to sneak back to his room, Nie Yun suddenly saw a figure on a small hill in the back courtyard of the branch, facing the rising sun and absorbing the purple qi from the east.

Purple qi, also known as the Mystic Yang Qi, is the first ray of sunlight that breaks through the darkness and is born from the earth, carrying the breath of life. It is said that cultivators who absorb it can change their body structure, making their blood flow more smoothly and making them more suitable for cultivation!

Having lived two lives, Nie Yun knew very well about this Mystic Yang Qi. While it has some benefits for improving the body, it is by no means as miraculous as the legends suggest! At most, it can make a person feel energetic for a day.

Huff!

While he was thinking, the figure on the hill exhaled a long breath and stopped. When the figure turned around, Nie Yun couldn't help but be stunned.

"Father?"

He didn't expect the person practicing qi absorption on the hill to be his father, Nie Xiaotian, who was always considered a drunkard!

Why is Father practicing qi absorption? Isn't he always depressed and only interested in drinking?

"Hmm?"

Nie Yun's surprised shout seemed to disturb his father on the hill, who quickly turned his head. When he saw it was his son, his face turned cold. "What are you doing here?"

Because of the resentment in his heart, his relationship with his father in his previous life was not good. His father was always very distant when he saw him, as if he didn't care about this son at all.

"Why are you practicing qi absorption?"

Judging by his father's proficiency in qi absorption, he must have been doing it for many years. But wasn't his Qi Sea damaged, making it impossible for him to cultivate? Practicing qi absorption wouldn't do any good!

"What purple qi? You must be mistaken. I was just sleeping off the alcohol from last night!" Nie Xiaotian's face showed a hint of panic when his son mentioned the purple qi, but he quickly covered it up and grunted.

Although his father tried to hide it, Nie Yun, who was no ordinary person, saw through his abnormality at a glance. He didn't say anything and laughed. "Oh, maybe it's because it's not fully light yet. I might have been mistaken!"

He then walked over to his father. "Father, I haven't had a good talk with you since I woke up. It's a good thing we met so early. Let's chat for a while..."

Hearing Nie Yun call him "Father" so naturally, Nie Xiaotian's face turned slightly red with excitement, but he quickly turned away. "I'm out of wine in my flask. I need to go get more!"

With that, Nie Xiaotian walked away without looking back.

"Hmm?" Seeing his father's strange behavior today, Nie Yun frowned.

In his previous life, he had been angry with his father, and with his deliberate avoidance, they didn't spend much time together. He only knew that his father had damaged his Qi Sea in a cultivation mishap, making it impossible for him to cultivate. Now, it seemed the situation was far more complex!

How could a cultivation genius with seven dantians operating simultaneously suffer a mishap?

Even if he did suffer a mishap, at most his dantians would be damaged, but his Qi Sea wouldn't be ruptured!

Moreover, even if his father's strength had dropped due to the mishap, he had earned the honor of the Luoshui Golden Shield for the family, an honor that could only be produced once every five years in Luoshui City. Such a significant contribution couldn't be dismissed just because his strength had dropped, leading to the branch's decline to such a miserable state?

None of this made sense!

In his previous life, before the demon race invaded, he had been wallowing in self-pity and confusion, never thinking about these things. After the demon race invaded and all his relatives died, he regretted thinking about these matters, but he never delved into them deeply. Now, it seemed there was indeed a problem!

Could someone be deliberately targeting our branch?

A sudden thought struck Nie Yun, and he thought of a possibility!

Yes, if no one was targeting our branch, how could it be so coincidental that Father's Qi Sea was damaged and he couldn't cultivate, and even his younger brother, Nie Tong, was petrified by a venomous snake bite?

If he hadn't been reborn, following the historical course, his sister would have been raped by a plot, and his mother might have been pushed off a cliff because of the Peng Xingxue Lotus... Everything seemed to be part of a conspiracy, enveloping his branch!

"Who could have planned such a scheme against our family? It must be someone within the clan. Who could it be?"

If he had only experienced this life, Nie Yun would have no clue. But having lived two lives, the events of his previous life slowly flowed through his mind, and suddenly a name surfaced.

Thinking of this, Nie Yun looked straight at his father, who hadn't walked far, and asked loudly, "Father, are you hiding something from me? Is it related to Nie Haotian?"

"You..."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Nie Yun saw his father's body stiffen. The dull light in his eyes flashed, and a brilliant light shot out. He slowly turned around.

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