Chapter 61

"Nie Yun?"

At the sound of this name, three voices exclaimed in surprise, followed by three crisp sounds as the wine glasses and tea sets on the table fell to the ground.

None of the four knew who the son-in-law of the City Lord's residence was, but the name Nie Yun was all too familiar to them!

Yang Yan, Feng Xiao, and Nie Qiang were now all standing with their mouths agape, looking dazed.

"Nie Yun is actually the son-in-law of the City Lord's residence? This... how is it possible!" Nie Qiang felt as if the world was spinning, and he was about to go mad.

There were too many things happening today, almost driving him to the brink of collapse.

"This kid... is really too shocking..."

After a while, Yang Yan shook his head and gave a bitter smile.

Although it was still hard to believe, he had absolute admiration for Nie Yun. It seemed that whatever happened to him was quite normal!

"It turns out it's him... Why did you want to capture him? Sigh, even without the City Lord's residence, you would have been in trouble!" Feng Xiao shook his head.

Thinking back to when the young man recorded the actions of Nie Liu and the steward, Feng Xiao's heart twitched. Nie Yun had such means; how could someone of your intelligence deal with him? Provoking him, aren't you just asking for death?

"He is the son-in-law of the City Lord's residence? Then why didn't Father just hand him over? Why did the Black Shadow Guard and the Enforcement Team all perish..."

Nie Qiang, living up to his name, quickly regained his composure from the series of blows and asked the key question.

The four major families united were no match for the City Lord's residence, but a single family alone, the City Lord's residence could easily overthrow! His father was not a fool; seeing the City Lord's residence suddenly demand someone, he should have just handed over Nie Yun. Why did he choose to fight the City Lord's residence, leading to the complete annihilation of the Black Shadow Guard and the Enforcement Team?

"It's not that the Clan Leader didn't hand him over, but... our people didn't even capture him. Elder Nie Lang and Deputy Captain Nie Qian are both dead, and the entire branch of Nie Tian has disappeared. We searched the entire Luoshui City and couldn't find them!"

The visitor had a mournful look on his face.

"The Nie Tian branch disappeared, and the City Lord's residence went berserk. What's going on?" Everyone was stunned.

"Feng Brother, Yang Brother, Chen Brother!" After a while, Nie Qiang thought of something and hurriedly stood up to bow to the three.

At this moment, he was no longer as arrogant as before, not even daring to call them by name, directly addressing them as "Brother."

"What is it, speak up!" Seeing how quickly this guy changed his attitude, Feng Xiao and the others frowned, but as the first heirs of their respective families, they couldn't say much.

"You must have heard what happened just now. The City Lord's residence is simply too overbearing. How can we, the Nie family, capture the scoundrels of our own branch? Does it need the City Lord's residence to step in? I hope the three of you, considering the unity of the four major families, can join forces to teach the City Lord's residence a lesson. Otherwise, if they continue, what dignity will the four major families have in Luoshui City?"

Nie Qiang revealed his intentions.

"What did you say just now? Scoundrels of the branch? Who are you calling scoundrels?" Nie Qiang's words were meant to incite the other three to join in against the City Lord's residence, but to Yang Yan, it wasn't the same!

Nie Yun was his brother; how could he allow others to insult him like this?

"I'm talking about the Nie Tian branch of our family and Nie Yun, who brought such great disaster to the family, they are scoundrels!" Nie Qiang, not knowing why Yang Yan was asking, said angrily.

"Are you daring to call Nie Yun, my benefactor, a scoundrel? Humph, you're asking for death!" Before Yang Yan could react, Feng Xiao couldn't hold back and roared, slapping him hard!

Slap!

The two were very close, and Feng Xiao was a peak Out-of-Body Realm expert, with a strength two levels higher than Nie Qiang. Before the latter could react, he was slapped in the face and fell to the ground!

"Feng Xiao, what do you mean...?" Nie Qiang, not expecting Feng Xiao to suddenly attack, shouted in anger and tried to stand up, but before he could, a large foot came down from the sky and kicked him in the face.

"What do you mean? Insulting Nie Yun is insulting me, Yang Yan. I won't let you off without a lesson!" Yang Yan didn't let him stand up and kicked him repeatedly.

"Right, insulting Nie Yun is insulting me, enjoy it!" Feng Xiao, afraid of being left behind, also kicked him repeatedly.

"You're kicking me because I insulted Nie Yun, but Chen Xing, why are you kicking me?" After a while, Nie Qiang, lying on the ground, couldn't take it anymore and shouted.

Feng Xiao and Yang Yan had both given reasons for beating him, because of Nie Yun, but why did Chen Xing also join in, kicking without mercy?

"I... I saw them kicking and joined in, anyway, I don't like you!" Chen Xing shouted defiantly and kicked again.

This guy had been showing off endlessly, angering the three. Now that there was an opportunity, not taking action would be foolish!

"..." Nie Qiang.

"..." Feng Xiao, Yang Yan.

Nie Yun probably never imagined that the Feng Xiao and Yang Yan he helped unintentionally would stand up for him at this moment!

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Riding on Little Tiger's back with his father, Nie Yun and his father hurriedly made their way toward the Nie family's residence.

"When were Mother and the others taken away?" Nie Yun asked.

"I don't know! I was practicing the Lingxi Body Cultivation Technique you taught me in my room about ten minutes ago when I was personally captured by Nie Lang!" Nie Xiaotian thought for a moment and said, "I think they were taken around the same time!"

"Around the same time? That's good. Now Mother and the others should not have been sent to the Nie family yet. We just need to intercept them on the way, and we won't have to go to the Nie family!"

Hearing that they had been captured not long ago, Nie Yun felt relieved.

His current strength was not enough to forcefully enter the Nie family's residence to save them. The reason he brought his father along was that he thought they hadn't gone far yet, and with Little Tiger's speed, they should be able to catch up!

"Faster!"

Understanding this, Nie Yun made Little Tiger speed up even more.

The Nie Tian branch was on the outskirts of Luoshui City, while the Nie family's residence was in the center of the city. The distance, by carriage, would take at least an hour. The two, riding on the giant body of the tiger-headed beast, disregarded the shock it caused and moved quickly!

"That's the carriage of the Nie family's Black Shadow Guard, Mother and the others should be inside!"

After about half an hour, Nie Yun suddenly saw a carriage moving quickly.

This carriage had the Nie family's emblem embroidered on it, and two people in black robes were sitting on the body of the carriage, members of the Black Shadow Guard.

"Hmph, every time we have to escort prisoners, all the benefits go to others, it's really annoying!"

The black-robed person on the left, with a look of anger, raised the horsewhip and urged the carriage forward.

"Who made us have no connections? Such good things as raiding a family are not our turn!" The other black-robed person also shook his head.

"Ah, forget it. I heard the Nie Tian branch is poor, so we might not get anything good!" The first black-robed person consoled himself.

Every time the Black Shadow Guard carried out a mission, raiding a family or exterminating a clan, they would get a lot of black money. Those responsible for escorting prisoners got nothing, naturally feeling unhappy.

"Who says they have no money? I heard that the kid Nie Yun got several ten thousand taels of silver from the Enforcement Team. Once Deputy Captain Nie Qian killed him, everyone would get a share. Damn, we got nothing!" The black-robed person was full of resentment.

"No need to be angry, they didn't get a single cent!"

As the two were lamenting, a faint voice suddenly came from behind.

"How do you know they didn't get a single cent?" The black-robed person responded casually, but then his face changed and he turned around sharply. However, before their bodies had fully turned, they felt their necks loosen, and two claws grabbed them from the air. Their heads were lightly touched by the claws and flew out horizontally!

Little Tiger killed the two Black Shadow Guard members in one move, and Nie Yun leaped into the carriage.

"Yun'er?" Upon entering, he saw his mother lying there, looking listless, followed by his sister Xiaofeng and his brother Nie Tong.

"Mother, are you all okay?" Nie Yun asked.

"We're fine, were you also captured..." Mother Nie Ling asked, puzzled.

"Ha ha, as long as you're fine, that's good. Let's find a place to rest first, and you can ask Father about what happened!" Seeing that the three were fine, Nie Yun felt relieved and didn't explain further. He jumped out of the carriage and drove it quickly toward the outskirts of the city.

He had killed an elder and over ten Black Shadow Guard members, creating an irreconcilable conflict with the core of the Nie family. Once this news spread, the other side would definitely send their strongest forces to besiege him!

Not only did he lack the strength to resist, but more importantly, he had already felt that the first accumulation of the Ninefold Nirvana Art had reached its limit. If not deliberately suppressed, he would enter Nirvana at any time!

Each time the Ninefold Nirvana Art underwent Nirvana, it would experience a very painful transformation. A slight mistake could lead to death. Even Nie Yun, who had lived two lives, was still wary.

When he tamed Little Tiger, he was almost at the peak of the True Qi Realm. After returning to the family, he continuously fought beyond his level, gathering all his strength and aura to the peak. This was the best time to break through!

The first Nirvana of the Ninefold Nirvana Art was the most difficult, and it must not be disturbed. If the Nie family sent people to besiege him again, it would be troublesome. Therefore, it was better to hide for now!

So, Nie Yun no longer had the mood to deal with the Nie family. He turned the carriage and sped toward the outskirts of the city.

Soon, the carriage arrived at a quiet valley in the back mountains. This was a place he had discovered during his previous life's escape. It was not only hidden, but the valley was also self-sufficient with fruit, like a paradise.

Nie Yun casually arranged for his father and then found a cave nearby, dove in, and began the first Nirvana of the Ninefold Nirvana Art!

PS: Fourth update! Everyone, guess what level Nie Yun will reach after his first Nirvana, early Out-of-Body Realm? Mid Out-of-Body Realm? Or peak Out-of-Body Realm? Haha, rest assured, the most exciting part of Old Ya's story is the upgrades and over-level battles, and it definitely won't disappoint you! There will be a single chapter later, I hope you will leave a collection and a recommendation after reading it!