Chapter 38

"Ah..."

The girl lightly covered her lips, her face turning even redder, and she shook her head repeatedly. "Sorry, I didn't mean to call you a good-for-nothing. I was talking about Nie Xiaotian's son..."

As she said this, it became even more awkward. Wasn't the legendary good-for-nothing right in front of her?

If he really was a good-for-nothing, what did that make her?

"Hehe!" Knowing the girl seemed to be not very good at socializing, Nie Yun didn't mind and asked, "Where did these demons come from? Why are they following you?"

According to his past life's memory, the demon invasion was supposed to be a year later. Could it be that his rebirth had accelerated the demon invasion?

If that were the case, it would be troublesome. His strength was still far from enough, and everything was unprepared. If the demons invaded now, Luoshui City would surely be destroyed just like in his past life!

"I don't know. I... I just returned from training with my master today. As soon as I got to the dock, I was attacked by these people. I don't know why they are following me!"

Seeing the boy no longer pressing her, the girl's flushed face began to fade. She thought for a moment and then answered.

"Your master? The Hundred Flowers Sect of the Divine Wind Empire?"

Suddenly remembering something, Nie Yun asked.

"You... How did you know that?" Lu Qincheng was taken aback.

"Hehe, a sect that only has women and can cultivate a genius like you, I can only think of this one in the Divine Wind Empire..."

Nie Yun couldn't say that she had told him in his past life, so he awkwardly smiled and made up a reason.

"I didn't say my sect only has women..." Lu Qincheng seemed very smart when it came to asking questions, and she continued, "Why did you guess that?"

"Uh... Seeing you as pure as a lotus that rises from the mud, as innocent as a blank sheet of paper, I just guessed!" Nie Yun's face turned red.

Sigh, living for hundreds of years and being stumped by a teenage girl, how embarrassing!

"Hehe, you guessed right, I am from the Hundred Flowers Sect!" Lu Qincheng laughed, her voice like the blooming of a hundred flowers.

After chatting for a while, Nie Yun found that although this Lu Qincheng was very different in personality from his memory, her core remained unchanged. She was neither arrogant nor impatient, unafraid of hardship or fatigue, which was already very good for a princess of a large family!

It was precisely because of these strengths that she had reached the fifth level of the Qi Sea realm at just seventeen, far surpassing her peers in strength!

"I need to go back to the City Lord's residence to see my parents. Why don't you come with me?" After chatting for a while, Lu Qincheng invited him.

"See your parents? No, I have something to do, I need to leave now!"

Nie Yun waved his hand.

What would it look like for me to go to your house in the middle of the night? You should be more careful...

Although he thought this, Nie Yun understood that Lu Qincheng had been sent to the Hundred Flowers Sect to cultivate since she was young, and the sect was all women, so her nature was naturally more innocent. Perhaps she invited him to meet her parents out of friendship, without considering the potential gossip of a young girl bringing a boy of the same age home late at night.

"You have something to do? Okay, I'll come find you another day!"

Hearing the boy's refusal, a hint of disappointment appeared on the girl's face, but she quickly thought of something and said hurriedly.

"Alright, I'll wait for you at home!" Nie Yun responded casually.

His branch was already considered one of the lowest in Luoshui City, and he didn't want to have any relationship with the City Lord's residence. He responded casually, not thinking that the City Lord would let Lu Qincheng out after she returned home!

"Right, what's your home address? Tell me!"

Seeing the boy agree, Lu Qincheng quickly asked.

"My home... Hehe, just look for the Nie Tian branch of the Nie family when you come!" Nie Yun didn't expect the girl to take it seriously and said again.

"The Nie Tian branch? I'll remember that. See you, Nie Yun!"

Lu Qincheng remembered the name of the Nie Tian branch, laughed again, and her body, light as a butterfly, quickly flew towards the City Lord's residence.

"These demons can transform, so their status in the demon race must be quite high. Now that I've killed them, the demon invasion will likely be accelerated! Father's injury must be treated as soon as possible!"

Seeing the girl leave, Nie Yun's eyes immediately fell on the bodies of the demons on the ground.

Before his injury, Father was a Qi Sea Seventh Level Armored Warrior. If his Qi Sea could be repaired and his strength restored, our branch would have a better chance of survival during the demon invasion.

"I need to dispose of these bodies and then go back to find the last ingredient to help Father refine the Heart Restoring Pill!"

To refine the Heart Restoring Pill, besides the Wu Xu Grass, another main ingredient was needed, which was also very precious. However, Nie Yun knew where this ingredient was based on his past life's memory, so he wasn't too anxious!

Originally, he planned to wait until Father completed the first level of the Lingxi Body Cultivation Technique and his own strength reached the peak of the fifth level or the sixth level of the Qi Sea before going. Now, it seemed there wasn't enough time to wait!

After fighting the demons for over two hundred years, Nie Yun knew the demons very well. Once they decided to act, they would never give you a chance to catch your breath!

These demons might have just passed by, and he might be overthinking it, but it's better to be prepared than not. In his past life, almost everyone he valued died during the demon invasion. He didn't want history to repeat itself in this life!

Nie Yun quickly disposed of the demon bodies. Since the Luoshui River was nearby, he tied the bodies to stones with clothes and threw them in.

He also cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground before heading towards his branch.

He soon arrived at the branch. Before he even entered the courtyard, he sensed something was different.

"Why is the gate of the branch collapsed?"

He saw the gate of the branch's living quarters lying on the ground, and the area outside was in chaos, as if it had just been ransacked.

He leaped over the gate and looked inside. Nie Yun's anger surged.

The courtyard was even more chaotic. All the plants had been cut down, and the furniture was shattered into pieces. The entire branch was even more disordered than during the demon invasion!

"What happened?"

Suppressing his anger, Nie Yun hurriedly walked towards the living room in the courtyard.

The living room was noisy and brightly lit. It seemed he hadn't arrived too late, and the culprits who caused the chaos in the branch hadn't left yet!

"Hehe, I'll say it again. Bring out Nie Yun, the good-for-nothing, or your branch will be expelled from the family today and will no longer have a reason to exist!"

Before entering the living room, he heard a cold laugh from inside. Taking two steps, he entered the room and saw that there were over a dozen figures in the living room, all wearing the uniforms of the family's law enforcement team!

He didn't expect the ones causing chaos in the branch to be the family's law enforcement team again!

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