Chapter 182: Chapter 171: Family Misfortune (Part 1)

An Ultimate Venerable’s flight speed was incredibly fast. In less than a day, the massive silhouette of Luoshui City once again appeared before Nie Yun’s eyes.

"Let’s land. Flying in together would be far too sensational."

Before they had even entered the city, Nie Yun gave the order, descending from the sky with his Three Great Demon Pets.

"What powerful Demon Beasts!"

"Look at the size of those three Demon Beasts! You can tell at a glance they’re high-level!"

"One man with three Demon Beasts, and none of them low-level... Truly incredible..."

The moment he entered the city, Nie Yun’s entourage drew everyone’s attention. In the public eye, Demon Beasts were wild and untamable. Subduing even one was considered a great feat, so for one person to bring three was simply unbelievable.

"It’s... Young Master Nie Yun!"

"Ah? Young Master Nie Yun?"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd recognized Nie Yun. As his name was called out, the color drained from everyone’s faces. They quickly lowered their heads, a deep panic in their eyes, as if they had recalled something terrifying.

Nie Yun froze, taken aback by the scene.

’I’m not some venomous snake or scorpion. Why does everyone pale at the mere mention of my name?’

’Did something happen?’

A thought struck him and his brows shot up. Ignoring the astonished stares of the crowd, he took off like a gale, rushing toward the Nie Mansion.

After he had retaken control of the Nie Family, his father, Nie Xiaotian, and the others had moved from their original residence back to the Nie Mansion. The mansion was near the city center; a trip that would take an hour by carriage. But Nie Yun was so fast that in less than five minutes, the towering gatehouse was standing right before him. Above the gate, the two words "Nie Family" shone brilliantly.

’Hm? Something’s not right!’

As one of the most prominent families in Luoshui City, the Nie Mansion usually had numerous guards posted outside its gates. But today, it was completely empty, without a soul in sight. The main gate was ajar, seemingly left without any defenses.

His expression changed, a chill seizing his heart. He shot forward, but just as he passed through the main gate, two streaks of sword light shot toward him like bolts of white silk.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

The angles of the attack were cunningly chosen; one sword light blocked his path forward while the other cut off his retreat. To coordinate so perfectly, and to secretly embed a special formation within the sword light... in Nie Yun’s experience, only a few great families from Divine Wind City possessed such skills!

"Hmph!"

Puzzled, he thrust out his hand and caught both streaks of sword light in his palm. Looking along the beams of light, he spotted two figures.

These two were not disciples of the Nie Family. They were dressed in pitch-black, and their faces were masked, making them unidentifiable.

The two men clearly hadn’t expected this youth to catch their sneak attack so easily. Their expressions changed, and they shouted in unison, "You’re courting death!"

"Hmph!"

Nie Yun’s brow furrowed. With a twist of his hand and a clench of his fist, the Meridians throughout the two men’s bodies were completely shattered. Their knees gave out, and they collapsed to the ground.

They were only at the Body Emergence Realm; they couldn’t withstand even half a move from him.

"Who are you? What are you doing in our Nie Family?" Nie Yun demanded coldly, having forced the two to their knees.

Overwhelmed by excruciating pain, both men cried out. One of them glared at Nie Yun and roared through gritted teeth, "The Nie Family’s? You’re Nie Yun? I’ll never tell you..."

"If you won’t tell me, then die!"

From their expressions, he could tell they were indoctrinated Death Warriors; he wouldn’t get anything out of them even through torture. Not wanting to waste any more time, Nie Yun struck out. SPLAT! SPLAT! With two strikes, he turned them to pulp, then leaped and flew toward the main council hall in the center of the courtyard.

The doors to the great hall were shut tight. As he drew near, he could hear angry shouts coming from within. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

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Inside the Nie Family’s council hall, two figures paced about anxiously, scanning their surroundings as if searching for clues.

They were none other than the current head of the Yangg Family, Yangg Yan, and Patriarch Feng, Feng Xiao.

"Who in the world did this? For something like this to happen to the family while Nie Yun is away... and we knew nothing about it! How am I supposed to face him?!"

Gazing at the empty hall, Yangg Yan anxiously clenched his fists.

"I just received the news myself. They said the Nie Family was overrun by a group of men in black last night, and that Clan Leader Nie Xiaotian and the others have all disappeared. What in the world happened?"

Feng Xiao also scanned the room, his brows knitting together when he found no signs of a struggle in the great hall.

"No matter what, Uncle Xiaotian is a Late-Stage Qi Sect powerhouse, and the Tiger-Headed Beast Nie Yun left behind is at the Peak of Qi Sect. With that kind of fighting strength, for them to vanish without alerting anyone... could the invaders have been Ultimate Venerables?"

Yangg Yan found the news he’d received earlier to be both baffling and alarming.

He had only gotten the news at noon: a group of men in black had stormed the Nie Mansion last night, leaving all of its members dead, while Clan Leader Nie Xiaotian and the other leaders were missing...

When he first heard the news, he hadn’t believed it at all. With Xiaohu and the Ultimate Venerable Talisman, not even an Ultimate Venerable Powerhouse could hope to subdue the Nie Family so silently. But now, seeing the empty mansion with his own eyes, he had no choice but to believe it!

CREAK!

Just as the two were wondering about the situation, the doors of the council hall suddenly slammed shut. A cold voice immediately followed.

"Heh heh, you rushed over so quickly after we spread the news. Your relationship with the Nie Family must be quite deep. In that case, you can both stay!"

As the voice faded, seven or eight shadowy figures slowly emerged from the hidden corners of the great hall.

The moment they appeared, a suffocating aura seemed to seal off the entire hall, making Yangg Yan and Feng Xiao feel as though they were trapped in a mire.

"Qi Sect powerhouses? You... you’re all Qi Sect powerhouses?"

Sensing the oppressive power, the faces of Yangg Yan and Feng Xiao changed simultaneously.

Over the past two months, they had used the Demon Cores left by Nie Yun for their Cultivation and had both reached the Armor Realm. Yet with such strength, they found themselves completely immobilized just by being surrounded. The power of their ambushers was terrifyingly clear.

Qi Sect!

The Grandmasters of Qi Sea Cultivators!

In all of Luoshui City, only Nie Xiaotian and City Lord Luoo Zhanhao had reached that level. Since when were there so many more?

Seven or eight Qi Sect powerhouses... Not even a first-class family from the Imperial Capital could field so many supreme experts at once!

No wonder the Nie Family could fall so silently overnight. With seven or eight Qi Sect powerhouses attacking simultaneously, not even Nie Xiaotian and Xiaohu could have resisted!

"Who are you people? Why are you targeting the Nie Family!"

Forcibly suppressing his shock, Yangg Yan stared warily at the figures.

"Questioning us? Are you worthy?"

The leader of the black-clad men ignored Yangg Yan’s question. With a cold snort and a wave of his hand, an immense power came crashing down on the two men.

THUD!

Before Yangg Yan and Feng Xiao could even react, their knees buckled under the immense force, and they both fell to the ground. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)