Chapter 67

"Brother Feng, why are you here?"

In the courtyard of the Nie Tian branch, Yang Yan saw Feng Xiao sneak in and looked puzzled.

"I plan to look for clues here to see if I can find Brother Nie Yun and tell him not to come back. The Four Great Families have already forced the City Lord's Mansion to retreat. If he returns now, he will definitely be captured by the experts of the Four Great Families, which would be troublesome!" Feng Xiao looked worried.

"Yes, the situation is not optimistic. Nie Qiang, with the help of the Four Great Family Heads, has rapidly advanced in cultivation, breaking through to the peak of the Chenggang Realm. Even I am no match for him now!" Yang Yan sighed, thinking about what had happened in the past few days.

"It doesn't matter much if his cultivation increases or not. Now, the Four Great Families are forcing the City Lord's Mansion to marry his daughter to him, using this to force Nie Yun to come out. Their methods are truly despicable!" Feng Xiao looked angry.

Without Nie Yun's help, his bloodline factor still couldn't be activated, and he remained a waste. This kindness had yet to be repaid, and his family was now working with the Nie family against Nie Yun, which made him very uncomfortable.

"There's no point in looking. He probably didn't leave any way to contact him. I can't reach him either. Why don't we just wait here and hope he comes back to Luoshui City and visits here? We can help him escape!" Yang Yan shook his head.

"I left him a message token, but no matter what I write, he doesn't respond. I really don't know where he is!" Feng Xiao looked depressed. "Given the current situation, we can only do this. We'll wait here..."

"Ha ha, we're on the same side. Why didn't you two tell me you were coming here!" Just as Feng Xiao finished speaking, a cheerful voice sounded, and Chen Xing from the Chen family appeared in the courtyard.

"It's you! That's perfect. You have many ideas; you can help us think of a solution!" Yang Yan smiled and nodded when he saw Chen Xing.

During the Four Great Families' alliance meeting, Chen Xing, like himself, was willing to betray his family rather than harm Nie Yun. This deeply moved Yang Yan, so he was very friendly to him.

"What can I do... Nie Qiang has organized a group of Chenggang Realm elders to form a team to hunt down Nie Yun. The main goal of this team is to capture Nie Yun. They patrol Luoshui City every day. Once Nie Yun returns, he will definitely be attacked fiercely. I can't do anything about it!" Chen Xing smiled bitterly.

"Hunt down Nie Yun team? The Four Great Families' alliance? What exactly happened?"

Just as Chen Xing smiled bitterly, a voice suddenly sounded from the courtyard. Turning around, they saw a giant tiger head beast had appeared, with two figures sitting on it—Nie Yun and Nie Xiaotian!

"Nie Yun? Why did you come back!"

Seeing that it was indeed Nie Yun, Yang Yan immediately looked anxious. "The Four Great Families are allied and Nie Qiang is searching for you throughout the city. You should leave quickly!"

Seeing Yang Yan's anxious expression, Nie Yun smiled faintly. "It's fine. Tell me what happened in the past ten days. Why are the Four Great Families allied against the City Lord's Mansion, and what's this about the City Lord's son-in-law?"

Nie Yun had been in his first Nirvana for some time and couldn't afford to be distracted, so he hadn't seen the messages Feng Xiao left on the message token. On his way back, he took out the token and saw numerous messages, which left him very puzzled.

When did he become the City Lord's son-in-law? Why are the Four Great Families allied?

He couldn't figure it out, and when he saw Feng Xiao's message saying he would wait at the branch, he immediately rode Little Tiger to get here.

"It's like this..."

Seeing that the young man wasn't leaving, Yang Yan shook his head and quickly recounted everything that had happened in the past few days, including the City Lord's Mansion suddenly attacking the Nie family, the Nie family convening a Four Great Families meeting, and using the secret of advancing to the Qi Zong level to attract an alliance...

"I see!"

After hearing Yang Yan's detailed explanation, Nie Yun finally understood. He didn't expect that in just ten days of seclusion, so much had happened in Luoshui City.

However, he was still puzzled as to why the City Lord's Mansion would publicly fight the Nie family using the name of a son-in-law. Even if he and Luo Qingcheng were close, they weren't that close!

"Right, that Nie Qiang, the first heir of the Nie family, has advanced to the peak of the Chenggang Realm with the help of the Four Great Family Heads. He is forcing the City Lord's daughter to marry him, and the wedding is tonight. His goal is to make you appear. Be careful; this guy is devious and has probably set up a trap..."

Yang Yan continued.

"Make the City Lord's daughter marry him? Luo Qingcheng marry him?" Nie Yun's eyes narrowed.

Although he didn't know why the City Lord's Mansion was using the name of a son-in-law to fight the Nie family, he knew that if the City Lord's Mansion could do this, it must be because Luo Qingcheng strongly requested it!

For this innocent girl, he, an ancient being who had lived for hundreds of years, couldn't possibly fall in love with her at first sight, but hearing that Nie Qiang dared to force her to marry him filled him with a surge of killing intent.

Luo Qingcheng had met him in a past life and had saved him during a trial. In this life, she was willing to sacrifice her reputation for him. He would never allow anyone who had helped him to be harmed!

"I'm telling you this to be careful. You mustn't go. The Four Great Families are now united, and their power is formidable. Rushing in recklessly won't save anyone and might even get you killed. We should think carefully before acting..."

Seeing Nie Yun's expression change, Yang Yan was afraid he would rush in recklessly and quickly warned him.

"The Four Great Families united, formidable? Hmph, if they hadn't touched my friend, it would be fine, but using Luo Qingcheng as a bargaining chip, Nie Qiang must die!"

With a cold snort, Nie Yun bent his legs and leaped into the air.

"Father, go to the Nie family mansion. I'll go to the City Lord's Mansion first and will be there soon!"

Just as Nie Yun was about to fall from the sky, he landed on Little Tiger's back, and the two of them sped away like lightning.

"Nie Yun, Nie Qiang has set up a trap at the City Lord's Mansion. You mustn't go..."

Yang Yan was shocked when the young man turned and left without hearing him out, his face turning pale.

Too reckless! You only have the strength of the Zhenqi Realm. Going to fight Nie Qiang, who is at the peak of the Chenggang Realm, is like courting death!

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

Suddenly—

Three figures leaped out from outside the wall, blocking the path of the man and the tiger. Their speed was so fast that the air whistled sharply.

"It's the sound of a peak Chenggang Realm expert's qi breaking through the air! Three peak Chenggang Realm experts, and they are... Nie Qiang's people. Be careful..."

Seeing the three figures and the sudden burst of qi, Yang Yan, Feng Xiao, and Chen Xing all changed their expressions.

They didn't expect Nie Qiang to send three peak Chenggang Realm experts to ambush here. How could Nie Yun survive?

"Ahh..." "Ahh..." "Ahh..."

Just as the three of them trembled in fear, three consecutive cries of pain sounded.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The three bodies fell from the air, landing with a dull thud, like dead pigs hitting the ground.

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**Author's Note:**

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