Chapter 87

Seeing his breakthrough, Nie Yun knew it wasn't just because of his words, but rather because the man had been suppressing the pain of his wife's death for a long time, with no one to confide in. Today, by speaking out, he had lifted a heavy burden from his heart, removing the obstacle, and thus, his mind was liberated, breaking through the constraints of the Soldier Rank!

Knowing that consolidating the Qi Master realm required time, Nie Yun didn't say more and quietly left the room. He instructed the butler, Luo Chenshao, and without seeing Luo Qingcheng, he turned and flew back to the Nie family estate.

During the conversation with Luo Zhanhao, although his emotions were unstable, Nie Yun still detected a hint of danger from his words. The demon race had learned that Luo Qingcheng's blood could open the Luo Qu tomb, and they seemed to be plotting something big!

They might even have discovered a way to open the stone door without blood after years of exploration!

Now that the city lord had broken through to the Qi Master realm, his father had reached the Qi Master realm, and Xiao Hu was at the peak of the Qi Master realm, with three Qi Masters and himself, who possessed the strength of a Qi Master, they couldn't afford to delay and must head to the Luo Qu tomb immediately!

The city lord's residence and the Nie family's core estate were not far apart. Soon, he returned to the courtyard and, as soon as he entered, he saw the butler, Nie Chong, hurriedly walking out, as if he had something urgent to attend to.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Seeing his expression, Nie Yun couldn't help but ask.

"Ah, Young Master!" Hearing the question, Nie Chong finally noticed the young master standing in front of him, startled, and quickly said, "I'm going to the branch to withdraw money..."

Nie Chong held boundless admiration for this young master.

Now that the Nie family branch was in charge of the entire clan, and he himself had become the butler of the core family, it was all thanks to this young man!

Because of this admiration, when the young master asked, he answered without any reservation.

"Money? What money?" Nie Yun was taken aback.

"Two young masters from the imperial capital have arrived and need travel expenses, so... they asked our clan to lend them some money. The clan leader doesn't want to offend the people of Shenfeng City, so he asked me to handle it immediately!"

Nie Chong explained.

"Travel expenses? How much do they want?" Shenfeng City was only a few thousand miles from Luoshui City, and a carriage ride would suffice. The travel expenses would only be a few dozen taels of silver, and even a thousand or two would be more than enough. Why would such a large family need to withdraw money from a branch?

If the family started withdrawing money from branches right after his father took control, how could they gain the respect of the branch members?

"What are the names of the two young masters from the imperial capital? Which family are they from?"

Suddenly, Nie Yun remembered something and couldn't help but ask.

"One is called Luo Yu, from the Luo family of Shenfeng City. Their ancestor is said to be a super-strong expert at the Supreme level!" After a moment's thought, Nie Chong replied.

"Luo Yu? Haha, you don't need to go get the money. I'll go take a look!"

Hearing that these two had come to his family to extort money, Nie Yun's face showed a strange expression.

"Young Master, they want one million taels of silver. Do you have a way?"

Hearing the young master take over the matter, although Nie Chong was a bit worried, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement when he thought about the legends the young master had created recently. Perhaps... the young master really had a way!

"One million taels? They really have the nerve to ask. Alright, you rest. Since they dare to ask, I'll make sure they get what they want... very comfortably." Ignoring what Nie Chong was thinking, Nie Yun chuckled and strode towards the council hall.

Inside the Nie family council hall.

Two young men were seated on high thrones. The one on the left was gently scraping the teacup, making a "squeak" sound, and looking at the middle-aged man in the center of the hall with cold, indifferent eyes.

"Young Masters, our Nie family is just a small clan. We really can't come up with one million taels of silver. Can you lower your demands? How about this: I'll send you both to Shenfeng City immediately, and I'll cover all your expenses along the way. When you arrive, I'll give each of you two hundred thousand taels!"

Nie Xiaotian, seated in the main position, said apologetically.

He had heard of the Luo family before. They were one of the three most powerful families in the Shenfeng Empire, aside from the royal family. The current clan leader was the empire's finance minister, controlling the entire country's finances, and their ancestor was a Supreme-level expert. Even in the imperial capital, they were a formidable presence, and he didn't dare to offend them!

"The Nie family is such a large clan, I've heard you're the first in Luoshui City. You can't come up with a mere one million taels? What do you eat? Do you think I, Luo Yu, am easy to fool?"

Luo Yu said slowly, his tone not too intense, but the anger in his words burned like a raging fire in the hall.

"First in Luoshui City? That's just a rumor, Young Masters. Our clan really doesn't have one million taels. Can you lower your demands a bit..."

Nie Xiaotian smiled bitterly.

The current Nie family was already impoverished, having spent all its resources to fill the void left by Nie Qiang. They couldn't come up with one million taels, let alone five hundred thousand. How could they afford it? But if they didn't give, these two wouldn't let it go. Nie Xiaotian didn't want to offend the most powerful family in the imperial capital, so he could only apologize carefully.

"Ridiculous! Do you think we're beggars? Hmph, not a single tael less than one million! If you're short by even a tael, I'll write back to the clan immediately. A small clan in Luoshui City, not even a noble, has no reason to exist!"

Luo Yu slapped the table in front of him and coldly shouted.

"Young Masters, our clan really doesn't have that much money..."

The Grand Elder, who had been standing to one side, was the first to submit after his father took over the clan. He was an elder from the third generation and knew the clan's current situation well. Hearing the other party's arrogance, he couldn't help but explain.

Slap!

Luo Yu suddenly stood up and slapped the Grand Elder, sending him flying to the ground. "How dare you! What are you? I'm talking to your clan leader, and you dare to interrupt! You're a fool who doesn't know when to die. If I didn't fear dirtying my hands, you would have been dead long ago!"

Luo Yu was at the Soldier Rank, and with his high martial skills from a large family, the Grand Elder, who was at the peak of the Qi Master realm, couldn't dodge. His face was swollen, and he had lost seven or eight teeth.

"You..." Seeing the other party come to borrow money from his clan and act so arrogantly, the Grand Elder's face turned red with anger, but he couldn't say a word.

He was a man who considered the bigger picture, as evident from his advice to Nie Haotian. Now, although these two were despicable, they represented the Luo family of Shenfeng City, and he couldn't afford to offend them. For the sake of the clan and his family, he could only endure!

"Alright, one million it is. Please wait a moment, Young Masters, I'll send someone to gather the money!" Seeing the other party's arrogance, Nie Xiaotian, to avoid further trouble, had no choice but to agree.

"One million was the previous price. Now I've changed my mind. One million each! Bring it quickly!"

Luo Yu suddenly smiled, a playful grin on his face.

"One million each?" Nie Xiaotian was shocked.

One million each was two million, more than the entire Nie family could afford!

"One million each, hahaha, a good price. I have two lumps of shit here. Do you want one each?"

Suddenly, a faint laugh echoed from outside the hall, and Nie Yun walked in.

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