Chapter 29

Nietian bid farewell to Jiang Zhisu and naturally went to find Nie Donghai.

At the pavilion of the Nie family, many clan members had gathered. Not only were the three brothers Nie Donghai present, but also second-generation clan members like Nie Qian and Nie Kan were among them.

As soon as Nietian arrived, he noticed that his maternal grandfather's face was gloomy, and Nie Qian looked aggrieved, arguing with Nie Beichuan about something.

"Nietian has arrived."

Nie Kan turned his head and, noticing that he had come alone, immediately alerted everyone.

Strange gazes instantly converged on Nietian.

"Nietian, has Master Jiang left?" Nie Nanshan asked.

"Um." Nietian nodded, "He asked me some questions, spoke a few words to Mr. Li, and then left first."

Upon hearing that Jiang Zhisu had left, the Nie clan members seemed to have a heavy burden lifted from their hearts, clearly all heaving a sigh of relief.

Jiang Zhisu's identity was too heavy for the Nie family. As long as he was in the Nie family, all the clan members probably wouldn't dare to speak loudly.

"What did Master Jiang ask you?" Nie Beichuan asked seriously.

Nietian did not hesitate at all, recounting the questions Jiang Zhisu had asked and his own answers.

"Being sucked into a spatial rift and then mysteriously returning to the family?" Nie Beichuan's face was strange, looking at him with a suspicious gaze, as if trying to see through him.

Under his gaze, Nietian remained silent, appearing quite calm.

Nie Beichuan looked at him for a while, found nothing amiss, and then suddenly said, "The dagger given to you by the An family girl is an apology for her unauthorized entry into the Nie family. That dagger should be surrendered to the storage room."

"Second brother!" Nie Donghai coldly snorted.

"If she clearly stated that it was a gift to Xiaotian, it should belong to Xiaotian. Why should it be surrendered?" Nie Qian angrily said.

Nietian was taken aback, his heart moved, and he immediately understood why Nie Qian had been arguing with Nie Beichuan just now.

"I am the head of the Nie family! An Shiyi's unauthorized entry into the Nie family naturally requires an apology. She herself said that the apology is the dagger in Nietian's hand!" Nie Beichuan raised his voice, his head held high, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the Nie clan members.

"The head of the clan is right."

"It should be so."

"It should be like this!"

Most of the Nie clan members who were seen by him echoed in agreement, supporting his decision.

A few who were inclined toward Nie Donghai, knowing that Nie Beichuan's power was gradually growing, though they were dissatisfied, no one dared to speak up in support.

Nie Qian bit her lip, her eyes filled with anger, her heart full of indignation.

Nie Donghai felt an immense sense of loss at the behavior of the clan members. He sighed and was about to persuade Nietian to hand over the dagger.

"Just now..." Nietian held the dagger, slowly raised it, and smiled, "After Master Jiang asked me questions, I took out this dagger and said it didn't belong to me and wanted Mr. Li to handle it."

"But Master Jiang said, that little thing, since it was given to me by someone else, I should keep it well and not辜负人家的一番好意."

"But..."

He paused, looked at Nie Beichuan, and continued, "Since the head of the family says the dagger needs to be surrendered, I will surrender it."

Saying this, he opened his hand, waiting for Nie Ping, who was in charge of the storage room, to collect it.

However, after he finished speaking, the Nie clan members who had been clamoring for him to surrender the dagger suddenly fell silent.

Even Nie Beichuan's face became unpredictable.

—He didn't know if what Nietian said was true.

If it was true, and Jiang Zhisu really said that, he... absolutely dared not go against his will.

Even if Jiang Zhisu had already left, even if Jiang Zhisu was still in the Nie family, he wouldn't dare to verify it.

He also couldn't inquire from Li Fan, lest Li Fan look down on him.

In this way, when he looked at the dagger again, it seemed to become glaringly obvious.

As his expression changed and he remained silent, Nietian raised his hand, waving the red dagger, and shouted, "Uncle Nie Ping?"

Nie Ping was Nie Beichuan's confidant. Recently, because Nie Qian needed to exchange for Fire Cloud Stones, he had repeatedly made things difficult for her, withholding many of the Fire Cloud Stones that should have belonged to Nie Qian.

At this moment, when Nietian put on a show of waiting for him to collect the dagger, he suddenly became extremely awkward.

He couldn't help but look at Nie Beichuan timidly.

"Here you go." Seeing that Nie Ping didn't dare to take it, Nietian smiled, stepped forward, and forcibly pushed the dagger into his hand.

"I'll tell Mr. Li that I have surrendered the dagger to the Nie family storage room. After all, I am still young, and it's inappropriate for me to possess such a high-level artifact, right?" Nietian said with self-mockery.

Even if he didn't have a deep understanding of the levels of spiritual artifacts, he knew that the dagger given by An Shiyi was no ordinary item.

"Ah? No!"

Hearing that he would inform Li Fan, Nie Ping was so scared that his whole body trembled. The dagger suddenly felt like a hot potato, and without thinking, he quickly pushed it back into Nietian's hand.

Then, Nie Ping looked at Nie Beichuan pitifully, almost on the verge of tears.

Nie Beichuan was also startled. He looked at Nietian deeply and said helplessly, "Since Master Jiang asked you to keep it, you should keep it well."

"Oh, thank you, head of the family." Nietian said indifferently.

In the past, he used to call Nie Beichuan "Second Grandpa," but as Nie Beichuan took the position of head of the family and became increasingly overbearing, he no longer called him that, instead addressing him formally as "head of the family."

In his heart, Nie Beichuan no longer deserved the title of "Grandpa."

"Can we go now?" Nie Donghai coldly snorted.

Nie Beichuan remained silent.

"Let's go, you'll stay with me for the next while." Nie Donghai said.

Then, Nie Donghai led Nietian to the secluded stone building where he now lived, and Nie Qian, looking pleased, followed behind.

After arriving at Nie Donghai's stone building and closing the door, he affectionately patted Nietian's head and smiled, "Clever."

Nietian laughed softly, knowing that Nie Donghai had seen through his deliberate use of Jiang Zhisu to pressure Nie Beichuan.

"Xiaotian, what happened during these few days you were gone..." Nie Qian was eager to ask what had happened in those ten days.

Nie Donghai glared at her, stopping her from speaking, then led the two to the study, holding a brush and quickly writing on paper.

"Never tell anyone the truth of what you encountered and saw in these ten days. With Master Jiang's cultivation, even if he is ten miles away, he can hear every word you say. Including your low murmurs! And we do not have the strength to block the sound from leaking out."

On the paper, Nie Donghai's strong and ancient handwriting gradually appeared.

After reading it, Nie Qian suddenly woke up and dared not ask another word.

Nietian nodded lightly, indicating that he understood.

At this moment, he realized that compared to his maternal grandfather, Nie Beichuan was truly very stupid.

Since Jiang Zhisu could hear everything in the Nie family from a great distance, if Jiang Zhisu wanted to hear, he could naturally hear Nie Beichuan's actions.

With Jiang Zhisu's intelligence, if he couldn't get the true answer from him, he would likely be paying attention in the dark to find out the truth.

Perhaps, at this moment, Jiang Zhisu was listening to their conversation...

Nie Beichuan didn't realize this, and his actions seemed too petty. If Jiang Zhisu heard, it would certainly leave a bad impression on him.

Indeed, this was the case.

At this moment, outside the Black Cloud City, Jiang Zhisu stopped and smiled, muttering to himself, "What a clever boy."

After saying this, he no longer lingered, his body like a rainbow, a red lightning bolt heading toward Lingyun Mountain.

He couldn't afford to spend too much energy on the Nie family.

Since he couldn't uncover the truth in a short time, he could only leave for now and slowly dig deeper later.

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