Chapter 429: Chapter 224: Silencing Witnesses, the Ning Family’s Hidden Martial Venerable (Part 2)

A few days ago, the young master of the Ning Family, Ning Xiang Ancestor, held a wedding. Many people from the Cyan Wood Hall were called to help maintain order at that time. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The more he spoke, the more the problem pointed towards the Ning Family.

The three of them left Ning City and continued on their way after reaching the outskirts of the city.

Many influential people would not base their strongholds within the city. Even if the city had a grand array and mighty power, some would still prefer not to live there.

Having climbed up from the bottom, Wei Fan naturally knew the hidden dealings involved. No real powerhouse was clean.

Setting up a base within the city actually increased the risk of exposure.

Following Zhou Shaobing for a while, a cluster of palaces appeared before them, luxurious like an imperial palace.

"This is the Ning Family. Though said to have declined, the heritage from their ancestors is still present, making it unreachable for ordinary people!"

Zhou Shaobing pointed to the group of palaces not far away, where there were both overt and covert sentries, and even five or six patrol teams.

Wei Fan and Ji Qingyue exchanged a glance, noticing the faint demon aura present here as well.

This aura was faint, impossible for those not in the Martial Venerable Powerhouse to detect. Both of them used the Qi Observation and Demon Identification Technique, but everything appeared normal at the Ning Family.

However, they were not surprised. If the Qi Observation and Demon Identification Technique had been effective, someone would have already discovered the issues here.

"This is the Ning Family’s territory. If you have no business, please leave quickly!"

The patrolling team noticed Wei Fan and the others, and immediately a squad came over to drive them away.

Wei Fan scanned them. These people had no apparent issues, but also bore a faint demon aura.

He gave Zhou Shaobing a look, and Zhou Shaobing immediately understood, taking out his Captain waist token and said: "I am Zhou Shaobing, a Captain from the Demon Suppression Bureau. I just chased a Demon Fiend here and now suspect it has entered the Ning Family. I need to go in and take a look."

Hearing the mention of a possible Demon Fiend, the person in charge showed no change in expression and said in a deep voice, "Not everyone can enter the Ning Family. If you suspect a Demon Fiend, have your Commander come to negotiate!"

Zhou Shaobing was already wearing the Demon Suppression Bureau Captain armor, so these patrolling people should recognize it. Their attempt to drive him away already indicated that they did not take a mere Captain seriously.

Though the Ning Family had declined with no Martial Venerable Powerhouse, they still had several members from the Divine Realm Martial Sect, giving them the confidence to disregard a Captain from the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Hearing this, a trace of anger flashed across Zhou Shaobing’s face.

As a Captain of the Demon Suppression Bureau, he counted as a notable figure in Ning City, yet the leader of the patrol, with mere Acupoint Cultivation, dared to treat him with such disregard.

Wei Fan stepped forward, saying in a deep voice, "Matters concerning a Demon Fiend are not trivial. You better consult someone in charge at the Ning Family, otherwise, we will have no choice but to force our way in!"

A fierce light flashed in his eyes, and his will power immediately enveloped the leader of the patrol team.

The person trembled, cupping his hands, "Please wait a moment, I will go notify them."

Whoosh!

However, just as this person turned around, a powerful wave suddenly radiated from the Ning Family, instantly toppling several buildings.

"Ning Chengzhi, are you trying to silence witnesses?"

A loud shout rang out, and the next instant, a figure shot up from the Ning Family, soaring into the sky.

Soon after, several more figures ascended, chasing the first one.

Zhou Shaobing’s expression changed, "All of them are from the Divine Realm Martial Sect!"

There were four figures in total, the first of which clearly did not belong to the Ning Family and was being pursued by three of the Ning Family’s Divine Realm Martial Sect members.

A battle erupted in the skies immediately. The powerful aura descended like a mountain, causing the Ning Family’s houses to sway precariously, with sounds of panic and people fleeing for their lives echoing all around.

"I am..."

The pursued person clearly wanted to speak and relay a message, but the Ning Family’s three Divine Realm Martial Sect members attacked with their lives, giving him no chance to speak and reveal secrets.

The besieged one, however, had a cultivation clearly not weak. Even surrounded by three equally skilled opponents, he managed to hold on for the time being.

"Ancestor, act quickly, and don’t alert the Demon Suppression Bureau!"

Someone from the three Divine Realm Martial Sect members of the Ning Family suddenly spoke. The Ning Family was only about ten kilometers from Ning City. If they delayed a bit longer, the fluctuations from the Divine Realm Martial Sect battle would reach Ning City.

By then, the experts of the Demon Suppression Bureau in Ning City would surely come to investigate, unless they could kill the Demon Suppression Bureau people too; otherwise, silencing witnesses would be meaningless.

Whoosh...

At the next moment, a Martial Venerable’s aura emanated from the back of the Ning Family, causing the Essence Qi between heaven and earth to tremble.

Meanwhile, a golden finger flew out from the depths of the Ning Family, snapping the besieged Divine Realm Martial Sect member’s body into the void.

Martial Venerable!

The Ning Family was clearly different from the rumors, having a Martial Venerable powerhouse sitting in command.

"Decisive indeed, a ruthless person!"

Wei Fan distinctly saw the besieged individual’s Divine Soul emerge from his forehead before the golden finger struck his body, using the explosion as cover to flee towards Wei Fan to enter his body!

The plan was sound, even the Ning Family’s Divine Realm Martial Sect members didn’t notice it, but unfortunately, he picked the wrong target.

As the Divine Soul attempted to enter Wei Fan’s body, Wei Fan grabbed with his five fingers, and the spiritual soul illusion rapidly shrank, eventually appearing in his hand as a small illusion a few inches in size.

"Who are you? Take me away quickly, or the Ning Family will silence you!"

The Divine Soul in his palm communicated with Wei Fan’s heart spirit, but he ignored it and looked up at the sky.

At that moment, the Ning Family’s Divine Realm Martial Sect members also noticed the three outsiders and more critically, the Divine Soul in Wei Fan’s hand.

To be able to capture a Divine Realm Martial Sect’s Divine Soul in one grab, at least the captor must also be a Divine Realm Martial Sect member.

The three of them looked down at Wei Fan, their faces turning grim, not expecting that after silencing one, there were still experts here.

"Why does the Ning Family want to silence you?"

Wei Fan glanced at the three people in the sky, then lowered his head to look at the spiritual soul illusion in his hand.

"I cannot say!"

"You court death!"

As soon as the words fell, the Ning Family’s three Divine Realm Martial Sect members became furious, their mighty power cascading down from the sky towards Wei Fan.

"Have your Ancestor take action, perhaps it’ll be a bit more interesting!"

Wei Fan lightly waved his sleeve, dispersing all the power coming at him, transforming it back into its original energy and returning it to heaven and earth.

The Ning Family’s three Divine Realm Martial Sect members gasped, and even the spiritual soul illusion in Wei Fan’s hand watched in shock. The full attack of three Divine Realm Martial Sect members was disbanded with just a wave of a sleeve.

There was hardly any power fluctuation; just the exertion of will power dispersed the power of the three Divine Realm Martial Sect members.

"Esteemed one, please protect me, Song Jianping will duly reward you!" The spiritual soul illusion in his palm spoke, unwilling to mention why the Ning Family wanted him silenced.

"You seem to misunderstand the situation. If I hand you over to them, they probably wouldn’t mind giving me something good too!"

Wei Fan showed an amused expression, as Song Jianping had now sided with the Ning Family to keep their secret.

In this situation, it’s clear this person sees a prospect of survival and does not want to break with the Ning Family. Since the reason the Ning Family wants him silenced is beneficial to him, he does not wish to divulge it to Wei Fan.

Human-Demon Swallowing Demon Technique, perhaps?

It certainly wouldn’t be the Ning Family’s possible collaboration with the Demon Fiends. If that were so, this person wouldn’t still be considering keeping their secret, especially with his body destroyed, that’s no small grudge.

During such a time, the only possible reason for keeping a secret he once aimed to disclose would be because the secret is beneficial to him after a future possession, not wanting to let Wei Fan, a stranger, benefit.

Besides the Human-Demon Swallowing Demon Technique from legends, what other treasures could the Ning Family have?

"If you hand over Song Jianping, the Ning Family is willing to offer you a middle-level divine soldier as a reward!" The Ning Family’s Divine Realm Martial Sect member immediately spoke, showing willingness to trade a middle-level martial venerate divine soldier for Song Jianping’s Divine Soul.

Song Jianping’s expression drastically changed, "I am a member of the Imperial Family, handing me to the Ning Family is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations, and they will silence you as well for seeing them killing an Imperial Family member, don’t trust the Ning Family!"

He still refused to reveal why the Ning Family wanted him silenced, instead using his status to intimidate Wei Fan.

If Wei Fan handed him over to be silenced, it would be akin to having killed him, and given his identity as an Imperial Family member, it would indeed be a serious crime.

Unfortunately, he had no idea the person before him was someone who had even killed an emperor.