Chapter 30

"What did you say?"

Nieliao had thought that the young man's change in attitude would lead him to admit his mistake, but he never expected him to say such a thing. His anger immediately flared up, and steam seemed to rise from his head. His originally handsome face twisted into a grotesque shape.

It was one thing to insult him, but to call his mother a whore—how could he tolerate that!

As the saying goes, "Disaster should not reach the descendants, nor should insults reach the parents!" Nieyun actually said that his mother could take in so many men in a day, which made his lungs nearly burst with rage!

"You are despicable, die!"

With a long howl, Nieliao didn't care about anything and punched Nieyun fiercely!

Nieliao, like Niehen, was at the peak of the fourth level of the Qi Sea Realm. His sudden attack immediately enveloped Nieyun with a thick stream of true qi!

Bang!

The punch hit its target!

However, Nieyun didn't fly backward, spitting blood and injured as expected. Instead, Nieliao's fist made a series of "crack! crack!" sounds, and his hand bones shattered completely!

"Ah... How is this possible?"

Nieliao let out a shrill cry, unable to believe that the person he hit was unharmed while his own hand bones shattered. Just as he was puzzled, the young man reached into his pocket and pulled out a palm-sized golden badge!

The badge resembled a shield, with the words "First Talent of Luoshui City!" written in golden letters. Below were the seals of the four major families and a special mark issued by the city lord's residence!

The Luoshui Golden Shield!

Nieliao's punch actually hit the Luoshui Golden Shield!

"The Luoshui Golden Shield is the highest honor jointly issued by the four major families and the city lord's residence, representing supreme dignity! Nieliao, as a disciple of the inner family and deputy captain of the law enforcement team, you dared to attack this honor, challenging the dignity of the four major families and the city lord. What crime do you deserve!"

Holding up the shining Luoshui Golden Shield, Nieyun took a step forward, his aura terrifying!

At the first level of the Lingxi Body Cultivation Technique, he could withstand the full attack of a peak fifth-level Qi Sea Realm cultivator without injury. Nieliao was only at the peak of the fourth level. Even if he hit the Luoshui Golden Shield, let alone Nieyun's body, he couldn't hurt him at all!

"You..."

"I have already recorded everything that happened. As a deputy captain of the family law enforcement team, you openly attacked the holder of the Luoshui Golden Shield, attempting to shatter it, which is a heinous crime. Today, I will remove this disgrace from the family to set an example!"

Nieyun didn't give him a chance to speak, took another step forward, and grabbed Nieliao with a large hand!

"You are despicable..."

The Luoshui Golden Shield, like the yellow robe, represents honor and dignity. Even the commander of the imperial guards would face severe punishment for openly destroying it. Nieliao was in such a situation now. Even though he knew he had been tricked, he felt so aggrieved that he couldn't say a word!

He had indeed attacked the Luoshui Golden Shield, which was a challenge to the dignity of the four major families and the city lord's residence. It was like using an iron hammer to smash the imperial sword. No matter how justified your reason, and even if the imperial sword was undamaged while the hammer broke, it was still a challenge to the emperor's authority and would face severe punishment!

"Ha ha!"

Ignoring his roar, Nieyun smiled faintly, and true qi immediately surged from his body, forming a large hand in the air that grabbed Nieliao!

According to the rules, a fourth-level Qi Sea Realm cultivator shouldn't be able to release true qi from their body, but Nieyun, who had lived two lifetimes, had mastered the control of true qi to perfection, breaking this rule!

Of course, although he could attack from a distance, it wasn't like a fifth-level cultivator who could injure someone from a hundred steps away. He could only attack from a distance of three meters, but that was enough. The palm wind howled, and the true qi hand suddenly enveloped Nieliao, wrapping him up like a mummy!

"Crack! Crack!"

As soon as he grabbed Nieliao, Nieyun showed no mercy. With a flip of his hand, there were two more crisp sounds, and Nieliao's arms were shattered!

"Stop!"

Seeing this, Niehen, who was sitting in the main seat, could no longer sit still. He stood up and shouted, lunging at Nieyun.

He attacked Nieyun to force him to release Nieliao, using the strategy of attacking Wei to save Zhao!

"Am I punishing a disgrace to the family, and Deputy Captain Niehen intervenes? Is the family law enforcement team so biased?"

Ignoring the attack, Nieyun casually met it with the hand holding the Luoshui Golden Shield, while his other hand again "crackled" over Nieliao's body.

Thud!

Nieliao fell to the ground, his body like a pile of mud.

At this moment, every bone in his body was broken, his Qi Sea shattered, and his true qi scattered. He was even worse off than Niechao had been!

As for Niehen, who had tried to use the strategy of attacking Wei to save Zhao, seeing the Luoshui Golden Shield in front of him, he angrily turned and retreated from the air, standing to the side and shouting in frustration, but he had no way to deal with the situation.

If he attacked the Luoshui Golden Shield, the other party would definitely have something to say, and he would be in the wrong!

"Nieyun, you are ruthless!"

After a while, Niehen calmed his rage and looked at the young man again, no longer underestimating him.

Originally, they had the upper hand, but this young man, with just a few words and the Luoshui Golden Shield, had turned the situation around. Even if they reported him to the family, it would be useless!

The first young man who was beaten had insulted the mother of the Luoshui Golden Shield holder, which was a crime in itself, and being beaten was normal. As for Nieliao... the charge of challenging the four major families and the city lord's residence alone was enough to ruin him!

"Ruthless? Deputy Captain Niehen, your words are too harsh. I am just maintaining the family's honor and don't dare to take credit," Nieyun said seriously.

"You..."

Niehen's face turned red with anger, almost falling over.

"Ah, right, Deputy Captain Niehen, why are you here at our branch? You said earlier that Niechao was injured and needed an investigation. What happened? Niechao was injured? How could he be injured? When he left here, he was fine..."

Seeing that things had developed to this point, Nieyun decided to stop. He suddenly spoke, feigning innocence as if he had never heard about Niechao's injury.

"..." Seeing Nieyun like this, Nie Ling and Nie Chong, the housekeeper, exchanged glances, wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, and were speechless.

He was such a good actor! If they hadn't seen him beat Niechao to near death with their own eyes, they might have believed his lies!

"Nieyun, stop pretending! You know what happened to Niechao. Who are you trying to fool with this act of innocence?" Seeing the young man like this, Niehen was again enraged and shouted.

"Pretending?" Nieyun was indignant. "Deputy Captain Niehen, I am a dignified outer family disciple. Your false accusations and insults to my integrity, I demand a fair duel with you!"

"Duel...?" Hearing the young man's sudden words, Niehen glanced at Nieliao, who was now a pile of mud on the ground, and shuddered involuntarily.

Dueling him would be like an old man hanging himself—tired of living!

"What? Don't want to duel? If you don't, you must prove my innocence. On the day Niechao and Nie Chaoming came to our branch with a punishment order, we gave them ten thousand taels of silver without a word and sent them away. As for what happened afterward, we know nothing..."

Nieyun pushed the responsibility away.

"Without a word, you gave them ten thousand taels of silver? Hmph, Nieyun, don't put gold on your own face. Do you think I don't know the situation of your branch? Even if you could come up with five thousand taels, I, Niehen, would kneel and kowtow to you!"

Niehen shouted loudly!

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