Chapter 40

We are the law enforcement team, always the ones to cause trouble, and no one dares to speak up. But now...

Looking at the captain and deputy captain lying on the ground, all the law enforcement team members felt a twinge in their hearts, and a thought arose in their minds.

This guy isn't human!

"What? Not saying anything? Not speaking means you admit you deserve a beating? Fine, I'll oblige you!"

Seeing the branch in such a state, Nie Yun's anger burned fiercely, and he wouldn't let them off. With a cold snort, he kicked forward and charged at the group.

"Ah... Lord Nie Yun, we don't deserve a beating..."

"Grandpa Nie Yun, we were wrong, we shouldn't have come..."

They hadn't expected that their fear-induced silence would result in a beating. All the law enforcement disciples cried out, and the cries of pain echoed through the sky.

"Is this really Yun'er..." Seeing the once arrogant law enforcement team now lying on the ground, some crippled, some like dead dogs, Nie Ling, Nie Yun's mother, felt a sudden sense of satisfaction.

Since she married into the Nie family, the Nie Tian branch had faced countless slights and cold glances. These law enforcement team disciples had often come to harass them. Honestly, if she had the strength, she would have lost her temper long ago!

She had thought this situation would continue indefinitely, but after her son woke up from being knocked out by Nie Chao, he seemed to have changed. He acted ruthlessly and without mercy, releasing the resentment that had built up in her for years, and it felt incredibly refreshing!

"Good, good, this is my good son!" she muttered to herself.

Though the words sounded similar, their true meanings were vastly different!

If Nie Yun knew what his mother was thinking, he would probably faint.

When others made such a mess, they would think about how to clean it up, but his mother was cheering. No wonder he was called the Blood Prison Demon Lord in his past life; it turns out the combative genes in his body were all from his mother...

In fact, Nie Yun didn't know that his mother, Nie Ling, had been very famous in her youth. Known as the top herbalist in Luoshui City, her skills in gathering herbs were unmatched, and those who pursued her came in droves. If not for that, how could she have married the top genius of the time?

Being the best in any field meant being proud and arrogant. Later, when the branch declined and her husband became an alcoholic, she had to maintain the family as a woman, under immense pressure!

After being suppressed for so long, her son's sudden rise to power, even striking the veteran law enforcement team captain to the point of being like a dead dog, was a moment of triumph and relief. How could she possibly blame him!

Her lack of blame didn't mean others in the branch weren't worried. The old steward, Nie Chong, seeing the mother and son, one in action and the other almost shouting in excitement, was frantic, scratching his head and ears. "Madam, they are the law enforcement team. If they die here, the family will definitely wipe out our branch to save face. That would be disastrous..."

"Right, I almost forgot..." Hearing the steward, Nie Ling scratched her head and smiled awkwardly, then shouted to Nie Yun, who was still punishing the law enforcement team, "Yun'er, beat them hard, just don't kill them!"

"Uh..." Hearing the mother's shout, both the steward and Nie Yun stumbled. The steward almost cried, just don't kill them... Damn, why did I have to say that...

"I'm tired of beating them. Your branch has caused so much chaos. Each of you must pay 10,000 taels of silver in compensation, or get out. If you can't pay, the hand that smashed things in our yard will be crippled, and the leg that trampled things will be crippled!"

After beating them for a while, Nie Yun found it boring and stopped.

"10,000 taels?" Hearing this amount, everyone was shocked.

The law enforcement team members, relying on their "law enforcement" status, usually bullied other branches and were quite wealthy compared to other disciples. However, the most they had on them was a few thousand taels of silver. Only a few leaders could come up with 10,000 taels.

After a while, Nie Yun managed to collect a total of 50,000 taels of silver from the law enforcement team members, including Captain Nie Yuanqing.

50,000 taels was a significant amount for the old Nie Yun, but now, it was nothing.

"Mother, this is the compensation they owe us. Do you think it's enough to cover the family's losses?" Nie Yun handed the silver notes to his mother.

"Enough! The things they broke wouldn't even cost 5,000 taels. 50,000 taels is a lot!" Mother nodded.

"Get out! If I see you again, I won't be so lenient. Watch your dog lives!" Nie Yun knew the real threat to his branch was in the core of the family. Killing these lackeys wouldn't help, so he let them go with a cold command.

"Yes!" Hearing the young man's harsh words, the law enforcement team members were like they had been granted a pardon. They all nodded excitedly and hurried out, each trying to be the first to leave, fearing another disaster if they stayed too long. Soon, they were all gone.

"Mother, I need to go out. The house is in such a mess, you can arrange it for now..."

The law enforcement team had suffered a great loss and fled in disgrace. This would definitely shake the upper echelons of the family, and next time, an elder might come personally!

Nie Yun wasn't too afraid of the family's threat, but the threat from the demon race was the key!

Nie Yun had a deep understanding of the demon race's terror. Reaching the seventh or eighth level of the Qi Sea in a short time was impossible. The only way was to refine the Heart Restoring Pill to restore his father's damaged Qi Sea and bring him back to full combat strength!

Therefore, he had to find the last herb he knew for refining the Heart Restoring Pill now!

"Go!" With his son's increased strength, he had more responsibilities. Though they hadn't talked much since he woke up, except for the Peng Xinxue Lotus incident, Nie Ling knew this wasn't the time for chatting. He must have his reasons, so she didn't stop him.

"Okay!" Nie Yun nodded, pushed off the ground, and dashed toward the back mountain.

The last herb needed for the Heart Restoring Pill was called the Reviving Flower, a top-tier herb as precious as the Wu Xu Grass. Legend had it that no matter how severe the injury, as long as one was still breathing, this herb could bring them back to life!

While it couldn't truly bring the dead back to life, it could definitely help a severely injured person recover quickly. When the demon race invaded, he had escaped the ruined Luoshui City with Nie Tong's help and fled into the back mountain. At the time, he was severely injured and on the brink of death. If not for the Reviving Flower, he would have died then!

Because of this, Nie Yun remembered the exact location of the Reviving Flower. He waited until his father completed the first level of the Lingxi Body Cultivation Technique and his own strength increased before coming to search for it!

After all, according to his memory, this place was extremely dangerous. If not for his good luck in his past life, he would have been torn to pieces by the guardian demon beast before even seeing the Reviving Flower!

With the exact location of the Reviving Flower in mind, Nie Yun used the starlight to guide him, moving swiftly like an owl in the night.

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