Chapter 200: Chapter 188: The Mercenary Corps’ Crisis (Middle)

In terms of looks alone, Tie Lan might have been slightly less beautiful than Luoqing City, but she had a smoking hot figure. The tight-fitting armor she wore, in particular, perfectly outlined her sexy, fiery curves. Every frown and every smile held immense charm.

Although Nie Yun wouldn’t be so seduced by her charm as to do anything inappropriate, he still felt his heart skip a beat upon seeing her.

"Let’s go over."

He had already planned to use the Iron Rock Mercenary Corps’ intelligence network, so meeting the captain was inevitable. Nie Yun didn’t object.

"Let’s go!" Seeing the young man agree, Tie Lan suddenly blushed.

’Taking him to see my father... why does this feel...’

Blushing, she walked into the main hall and looked at her father. "Dad, this is Nie Yun. He’s the one who was with me at the Pill Assembly in Jibei City!"

"Oh? A true hero among men. Not bad, not bad at all!"

Although he couldn’t discern the young man’s strength, Tie Yan couldn’t help but offer a few words of praise when he saw his steady demeanor and how he remained composed in front of everyone.

"A hero among men? Hmph. If someone like him can be called a hero, then the title isn’t worth much!"

The moment Tie Yan’s voice fell, a cold snort rang out.

The speaker was the same young man from earlier who was interested in Tie Lan.

Normally when this young man tried to talk to Tie Lan, she wouldn’t even give him the time of day. But now, she was gazing at the youth before her with a look of adoration, her face flushed red. This sent him into a jealous fit, and he couldn’t help but scoff.

"Heh," Nie Yun glanced at the young man. He was around thirty years old and had already reached the Early-Stage Armor Realm. At his age, that level of strength was indeed a sign of considerable talent. So, Nie Yun just smiled casually and didn’t bother to argue.

"Mengg Quan, don’t be rude!"

Seeing the young man’s attitude, Tie Yan frowned and barked at him.

"Captain, I’m being rude? How am I being rude? He’s just a wet-behind-the-ears brat whose strength probably hasn’t even reached the Body Emergence Realm. How dare he be called a hero among men? That’s not a title just anyone can claim!"

The young man named Mengg Quan snorted coldly.

"Listening to you talk, it sounds like you think you’re a hero among men?"

He hadn’t wanted to bother with this brat, but hearing him say that, Nie Yun couldn’t help but reveal a playful smile.

"But of course! I’m twenty-eight years old and have already reached the Early-Stage Armor Realm. My cultivation speed is considered the best in the Iron Rock Mercenary Corps, surpassing even some geniuses from the Sects. Naturally, I deserve the title!"

Mengg Quan’s face was full of pride, and his gaze toward the youth before him was filled with disdain. "So, what do you say? Do you dare to have a match with me? If you can win, I’ll admit you’re a hero!"

"A match? Heh, no need. I’m no hero, and I don’t need anyone to acknowledge me as one!"

Nie Yun felt a little helpless when dealing with people like this and waved his hand dismissively.

’A match? You’re just at the Early-Stage Armor Realm. I could kill ten or twenty of you with a single breath. What’s the point of a match?!’

"Hee hee!" Seeing the young man’s helpless expression, Tie Lan couldn’t help but giggle.

She knew very well what the young man’s true strength was. Seeing him being cornered like this by someone in the Armor Realm was truly amusing.

"If you don’t dare to fight, then stay away from Miss Tie Lan in the future. She’s not someone a coward like you deserves!"

Seeing that the youth wouldn’t fight, a triumphant look appeared in Mengg Quan’s eyes. He turned excitedly to Tie Lan, only to see her still gazing at the young man with adoration. He was so angry he nearly died on the spot.

"That’s enough, Mengg Quan! Nie Yun is a guest, no matter what. Watch your attitude!"

Captain Tie Yan snapped.

"Yes, Captain!" Mengg Quan sat down, but he sneered inwardly, ’He’s just some brat who used some unknown trick to make Miss Lan’er look at him differently...’

Nie Yun’s refusal to fight made Mengg Quan look down on him even more. He was convinced that Nie Yun’s strength was definitely inferior to his own and that he was just some useless brat who had used some trick to win Tie Lan’s favor!

"By the way, Nephew Nie Yun, your timing is perfect. We were just discussing..." Tie Yan, knowing this was Nie Yun and recalling their earlier topic of discussion, was about to ask when a cold snort suddenly echoed from outside the hall.

"Captain Tie Yan, hand over the murderer!"

As the voice faded, a figure strode in from outside the hall.

When Nie Yun got a clear look at the figure, he was stunned. It was none other than the City Lord of Jibei City, Liu Jifei!

"Hand over the murderer?" Tie Yan’s brow furrowed, clearly displeased with his tone. "We are deeply sympathetic that Liu Chengze was killed, but that doesn’t prove it was done by Lan’er’s Demon Pet. Everything requires evidence!"

Tie Yan’s attitude was neither servile nor overbearing as he looked the man straight in the eye.

"Evidence? You were the only ones who had a conflict with my brother that day. If you didn’t kill him, who did?"

With a flick of his sleeve and a cold snort, Liu Jifei’s words carried an iron-fisted ruthlessness.

"Just because we had a conflict with him means we killed him? City Lord Liu, that’s going too far!" Tie Yan said angrily.

They were both Peak Powerhouses of Qi Sect, so Tie Yan wasn’t afraid of Liu Jifei.

"Going too far? In all of Jibei City, the only ones capable of killing my brother and leaving him completely unable to resist are Miss Tie Lan’s Demon Pet and myself. If it wasn’t her, who could it be?"

Liu Jifei took two steps forward, his presence menacing.

"To decide it was us based on that is far too arbitrary! ’Whoever has the ability is the one who did it?’ By that logic, if you died here today, should we suspect the Ultimate Venerable from the Imperial Capital?"

Tie Lan had a somewhat tomboyish personality to begin with, and hearing Liu Jifei’s bullying accusations, she stepped forward!

Nie Yun didn’t know the full story, so he didn’t interject. After listening for a moment, he finally understood. ’It seems this whole incident was caused by me killing Liu Chengze!’

’But back in Jibei City, even though I knew Liu Chengze and Liu Jifei were brothers, I never saw them act particularly close. So why is it that as soon as the former died, the latter came rushing over, dead set on framing the Iron Rock Mercenary Corps? Something about this is strange!’

’Even if the Iron Rock Mercenary Corps had a conflict with Liu Chengze because of me, a great City Lord shouldn’t be so arbitrary. Why would he rashly offend Tie Yan, whose strength is no less than his own?’

"Tie Lan, you know in your heart whether you had your Demon Pet attack him or not! If you didn’t do it, would you dare open your Mercenary Corps’ Treasure Vault and let me inspect it?" Liu Jifei demanded.

"Hmph, open our Treasure Vault? Are you dreaming?" Hearing such an outrageous request, Tie Yan’s eyebrows shot up.

The Storage Dantian, like the Beast Taming Dantian, was a special talent that not everyone possessed. Many major powers built treasure vaults to store their precious items, just like the secret underground chambers of the Nie Family and Liu Chengze. The locations of these vaults were extremely secret, known to few. For Liu Jifei to demand an inspection of the Mercenary Corps’ Treasure Vault was tantamount to demanding to see their trump cards and learn all their secrets!

It was like an enemy demanding to see your wife’s naked body—how could anyone tolerate that!

"Dreaming? Not many people dare to tell me I’m dreaming anymore... It seems the Iron Rock Mercenary Corps is planning on being annihilated..."

Just as Tie Yan’s furious shout ended, a calm voice sounded from outside the hall. Immediately after, an old man flew in from outside, stepping on the air as if it were solid ground! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)