Chapter 53

"Father..." Seeing his father actually being held by the other party, Nie Yun's eyes instantly turned red.

People have their weaknesses, and dragons have their scales of wrath!

The biggest regret of his previous life was the misunderstanding with his father, which led to his father's lifelong regret. The greatest wish of this life was to spend his entire life making up for it. Who would have thought that this guy would dare to use his father to threaten him!

It was simply unforgivable!

Touching the soft spot means taking action, and touching the scale of wrath means certain death!

In the blink of an eye, Nie Yun harbored a deadly intent towards Nie Lang!

Since his rebirth, due to his low strength, he had always been trying to improve his strength to deal with the future invasion of the demon race, even resorting to deceit and trickery, all for the sake of protecting his family from harm. Now, Nie Lang actually dared to grab his father and threaten him, it was simply asking for death! Unforgivable!

"Do you want to kill me? Hmph, let me tell you clearly, your father is just the last one we found. Nie Ling, Nie Xiaofeng, Nie Tong, and the others have already been sent to the family. If you are smart, kneel down immediately. Otherwise, I will cut off his arm first, then his thigh, making him suffer the most painful punishment in the world!"

Nie Lang's face twisted.

"Yun'er, you don't need to worry about me. Having a son like you, this life... is worth it!" Nie Xiaotian let out a long cry when he saw the other party using him to threaten his son.

"Nie Lang, you, a respected elder of the Nie family, are so despicable! How can Luoshui City have a scoundrel like you! I will definitely report this matter to the City Lord and let him make a fair judgment!"

Seeing the scene before him, Luo Chenxiao could no longer hold back and took a step forward.

Luo Chenxiao and Nie Lang were about the same age, considered to be of the same generation. Although they had not met many times, they were not unfamiliar.

"Luo Chenxiao?" Nie Lang had been focusing all his attention on Nie Yun and had not noticed Luo Chenxiao standing by the side of the hall. Hearing him speak, he was first stunned, then sneered, "No wonder I said this Nie Yun had the courage to defy the family, it turns out the City Lord's residence is backing him! But Luo Chenxiao, let me tell you, this is the Nie family's internal affair, you'd better stay out of it! Otherwise, if you violate the agreement, the four major families will unite and the current City Lord will have to step down and pass the position to someone else!"

The four major families had once made an agreement with the City Lord's residence, stipulating that each party was not allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of the others. If violated, the remaining four parties would unite to pressure the last party!

The reason this agreement was established was mainly due to a tragic story. It was said that 100 years ago, a young lady from the Chen family fell in love with a young master from the Nie family. They grew up together and were deeply in love, to the point where the lady would not marry anyone else and the young master would not take any other wife. At that time, the City Lord's daughter happened to fall in love with the young master during a gathering and asked her father to propose a marriage alliance.

The young master of the Nie family, having a sweetheart, naturally could not agree to this. He refused, but his tone was a bit too harsh. The City Lord's residence, having just defeated the demon race and in high spirits, could not tolerate such defiance. In a fit of anger, they had the young master of the Nie family detained.

When the young lady from the Chen family learned of this, she knew that the young man was detained for her sake. She left a suicide note and had it delivered to the prison, then hanged herself!

In her view, as long as she died, the young master of the Nie family would have no worries and would agree to the marriage, thus escaping the prison and avoiding further suffering. However, she underestimated the young master's feelings for her!

The devoted young man, upon reading the suicide note and realizing his beloved was gone, was overwhelmed with grief and anger. That night, he smashed his head against the wall and died!

If these two were just ordinary people, the City Lord's residence could have handled it casually. But they were both direct descendants of the family heads, and the young master of the Nie family was considered the family's top genius. Their deaths caused a huge uproar!

Thus, the Nie family, Chen family, Feng family, and Yang family united to pressure the City Lord's residence!

That night, blood flowed like a river, and the crescent moon dimmed!

That night, bodies piled up like mountains, and the stars dimmed!

The next day, under the joint pressure of the four major families, the City Lord's residence signed this agreement!

It was because of this agreement that the four major families and the City Lord's residence could coexist peacefully. It was also because of this precedent that intermarriage among the four major families was rare. Outstanding young men from each family either stayed within their own family or found someone in Luoshui City, as long as they were truly in love, the family would not oppose it!

This also explained why Nie Xiaotian, who was the top genius of Luoshui City at the time, did not become a sacrifice for a marriage alliance but instead found his mother, Nie Ling.

Luo Chenxiao was an old hand at the City Lord's residence. Although he had not personally experienced this event, he had grown up hearing about it and knew the details clearly. Hearing Nie Lang mention it, his face turned grim.

Back then, the four major families could only force the City Lord's residence to sign the agreement and then hurriedly conclude the matter. In recent years, the four major families had developed rapidly, while the City Lord's residence had gradually declined. If the four major families united again, it might...

Thinking of this, Luo Chenxiao glanced at the anxious Luo Qingcheng beside him and sighed.

The City Lord had no heir, only this one daughter, whom he cherished like a pearl. If not for the fear that the City Lord's residence would not be able to withstand the joint pressure of the four major families in the future, he would not have sent her to the Hundred Flowers Sect to cultivate when she was six years old!

The Hundred Flowers Sect, no matter what, was a giant sect of the Shenfeng Empire. As a disciple of the sect, even if the four major families were arrogant, they would not dare to do anything to the City Lord's residence!

However, with the City Lord's increasing age and the emergence of numerous geniuses from the four major families, their power had grown, while the influence of the City Lord's residence had diminished!

This was also why the young men of the four major families were so arrogant, often speaking of the four major families and rarely caring about the City Lord's residence, which truly controlled the power of Luoshui City!

"Nie Yun, I will count to three. Immediately release Nie Qian and kneel on the ground to await my punishment. Perhaps I will show mercy. Otherwise, you and your father will continue your father-son relationship in the netherworld!"

Seeing Luo Chenxiao blocked by his words, his face changing, Nie Lang felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction and shouted at the young man again.

"You despicable thing, quickly put me down!"

Hearing that Elder Nie Lang had not given up on him, Nie Qian seemed to regain his confidence and could not help but shout wildly.

In his eyes, since they had a hostage, the young man in front of him would not dare to do anything to him!

"Despicable thing?"

"Indeed, just a fallen branch that was expelled from the family core, a despicable thing. If you know what's good for you, quickly put me down..."

Nie Qian, feeling extremely resentful after being insulted by the young man, spoke harshly. However, before he could finish, he was suddenly interrupted by a voice.

"I hate it when others insult me and threaten me. Since you have committed both, you will die!"

With a cold snort, Nie Yun threw a punch.

Peng!

Nie Qian's head instantly turned into a mushy melon, blood and brain matter splattering everywhere.

ps: This chapter is also auto-updated. There will be another chapter at midnight. Three updates today, striving for recommendations!!!