Chapter 31

Nietian's branch was forced to leave the family core years ago, without taking anything with them. The current foundation they have is all thanks to Nie Yun's mother, and all their assets combined probably amount to seven or eight thousand taels, with liquid funds not exceeding two thousand!

Precisely because this information was not a secret, Nie Chao, after injuring Nie Yun, used his connections to issue a penalty order for ten thousand taels of silver!

They definitely couldn't come up with ten thousand taels, and at that point, they would have no choice but to hand over the Luoshui Golden Shield...

Although Nie Hen didn't mention this before, he knew a bit about it. However, he didn't expect Nie Chao to return as a vegetable, followed by Nie Chaoxing's confession and payment, which left him quite puzzled.

Last night, the young master personally interrogated Nie Chaoxing, who admitted his mistake. Only then did he realize that Nie Yun hadn't taken a single penny, solidifying the fact that the Nietian branch had no money!

If they had ten thousand taels, who would risk offending the enforcement team and the inner disciples by directly taking action?

It was because of this certainty that Nie Hen, hearing the youth's "shameless" words, couldn't help but fly into a rage and shout loudly.

"What did you say? If I can come up with five thousand taels, will you immediately kowtow to me?"

Nie Yun didn't expect such a sudden response and stared intently, asking.

"Exactly, if you can come up with five thousand taels, not only will I kowtow to you, but everyone in the enforcement team will kowtow to you, and we'll leave without arresting you! But if you can't, you must kowtow to us and obediently return with us to the enforcement team to receive punishment!"

Since Nie Hen was convinced that the Nietian branch had no money, he thought the other party was just pretending and sneered.

"Fine, I've recorded what you just said. Do you all agree with his view?"

Nie Yun held a crystal stone that could record scenes and looked questioningly at the remaining enforcement team members.

"We stand or fall with Deputy Captain Nie Hen!"

"Deputy Captain's decision is ours. Are you afraid? Show us five thousand taels of silver if you have the guts!"

"Haha, you don't even have that much money, do you? If you can't come up with it, it means you lied about giving money to Nie Chao and Nie Chaoxing. Without a trial, you'll have to take the blame for injuring inner disciples and enforcement team members!"

The enforcement team members stood up simultaneously, issuing a series of cold laughs.

Seeing Nie Yun not immediately produce the money but instead ask them questions, they all believed he was guilty and began to mock him without restraint.

"Fine, it's a deal..." Nie Yun smiled faintly, about to speak when he felt his sleeve tighten. Turning his head, he saw his mother, Nie Ling, looking pale.

"Yun'er, it's my fault..."

"What's wrong, Mother?" Nie Yun was startled by her expression.

Thinking his mother was injured, he placed his fingers on her wrist and found no issues, finally relaxing.

"The fifteen thousand taels of silver you had Xiao Feng bring, I... I used all of it on the branch's shops yesterday. The family... has no money now!" Nie Ling said with a pained expression.

In her view, her son's confidence in the bet came from the fifteen thousand taels of silver Nie Xiaoling had brought a few days ago. However, these funds were used to address a financial crisis in the branch's shops yesterday, leaving the family with no cash, not even a thousand taels!

This meant that her son's loss in the bet was her fault.

"Haha, exposed, huh? If you can't come up with the money, it means you were lying. Come with us quickly! As the rightful heir of the Luoshui Golden Shield, you wouldn't be a liar, would you?"

Nie Hen laughed loudly, extremely arrogant.

Nie Yun had been constantly mentioning the Luoshui Golden Shield, which had been a constraint. Now, using this to counter him felt incredibly satisfying!

"Oh... Mother, you're overthinking it..."

Seeing his mother like this, Nie Yun remembered the situation and smiled helplessly.

The money he had swindled from Nie Liu, he had forgotten about, but his mother still remembered it, thinking it was a large sum...

"It's just money, I have plenty..."

Nie Yun reached into his robe and casually pulled out a gold bar, then easily produced five more!

Each gold bar weighed ten pounds, equivalent to 100 taels, worth 1,000 taels of silver, so five bars were worth 5,000 taels of silver!

Nie Yun naturally didn't have gold bars in his robe; they were taken from his storage dantian, but he pretended to take them from his robe to avoid suspicion.

"Gold bars... actually gold?"

"Five gold bars, five thousand taels of silver..."

"This can't be possible. Five gold bars weigh fifty pounds; how can his clothes hold them? These gold bars must be fake..."

The enforcement team members thought Nie Yun would definitely be embarrassed, but when he casually produced five gold bars, they all turned green and started shouting.

"Fake? Haha, are these real then?"

Smiling faintly, Nie Yun casually threw out several silver notes.

Each note was a large denomination, worth ten thousand taels, and he had six of them!

A total of sixty thousand taels of silver!

"These are silver notes that can be exchanged for cash at the Fuyun Money House. If you don't believe it, you can check. If you doubt the silver notes, I really doubt your words are just hot air!"

Putting away the silver notes, Nie Yun said calmly.

These silver notes were obtained from Nie Yu, totaling seventy thousand taels. The items he had auctioned before were worth less than ten thousand taels, and the Lotus Flower and Flame Axe were paid for with the money from the auction of the Three Stacked Waves of the Yangtze River.

"Gold bars, sixty thousand taels of silver, you... how do you have so much money!"

Seeing the golden bars on the ground and the silver notes in his hand, Nie Hen and the enforcement team members were stunned!

Even if the gold bars were fake, the silver notes with the Fuyun Money House's seal couldn't be fake!

After all, the Fuyun Money House also had Nie family assets. If these silver notes were fake, it would be like denying their own family!

"Nie Yun, you're ruthless. Let's go!"

Taking a deep breath, Nie Hen knew they had lost today. Continuing to cause trouble would only make them look even more foolish, so he turned and walked out.

"Hey, didn't you say you would kowtow? How could you forget?"

Nie Yun smiled faintly and blocked their path.

"Hmph, thirty years on this side, thirty years on that side. Leave some room for others, don't be too extreme!" Nie Hen clenched his teeth and his fists shook.

"Too extreme? Haha, it seems you were the ones being extreme! What, are you treating your own words as hot air?" Nie Yun ignored the threat and said calmly.

"You..."

Veins bulged on his forehead, and Nie Hen's fists clenched tightly.

"Yun'er, I think it's enough..."

Seeing the situation, Nie Ling gently pulled Nie Yun's sleeve, afraid it would escalate.

"Fine, since Mother says so, you can go. Don't come here unless necessary, and if you do, I might not be able to control myself and make you kowtow, which wouldn't be fun..."

Seeing his mother speak, Nie Yun waved his hand casually.

If not for his mother's concern, he wouldn't have made things so complicated today. A few enforcement team members were nothing; in his previous life, he wouldn't have hesitated to eliminate them all!

Since there was no chance of reconciliation, it was better to settle things once and for all!

Of course, his mother had worked hard for the branch for many years, and he didn't want her to worry anymore, so he had to handle things in a way that left no room for suspicion.

"Go!"

Seeing the youth's final words, Nie Hen, though seething with anger, couldn't say anything. He led the group to carry the two "vegetables" and quickly left the courtyard.

"Yun'er, what's going on with this money? How did you get so much? You didn't do anything against the family rules or ethics, did you..."

After the group left, his mother looked at him anxiously.

She was most worried about her son going astray.

"Haha, don't worry, this money was obtained legitimately..." Nie Yun sweated and said boldly.

This money was either swindled or taken from Nie Yu, but he couldn't tell his mother that. If he did, it would scare her to death...

"Legitimately? How did you get it legitimately? I've managed the branch for years and haven't earned this much. Where did you get it?"

His mother didn't seem easily fooled and continued to ask.

"This..." Nie Yun scratched his head, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

His mother was easy to fool when it came to cultivation techniques, but why was she so strict about this small amount of money?

Nie Yun didn't realize that this was a mother's concern. If her son was successful, she would be happy and wouldn't investigate deeply, but if he suddenly had a mysterious amount of money, she would naturally be worried and investigate closely!

"Nie Yun, I just saw people from your family's enforcement team. Are you in trouble?"

Just as he was unsure how to explain, a puzzled voice sounded from the hall. Nie Yun turned and his eyes lit up. "Ah, Mother, this money isn't mine, it's Yang Yan's. If you don't believe me, ask him..."

It was Yang Yan, who had just consolidated his initial stage of the fifth level of the Qi Sea realm. His eyes were bright, and every move exuded a powerful aura.

It seemed he had not only advanced in cultivation but also in mental state. In this situation, it wouldn't be long before his strength increased again!

"Mine? What's mine..."

Yang Yan hadn't reacted yet when he was betrayed by Nie Yun and had to face Nie Ling's puzzled expression...

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