I Have Unlimited Dantians-Chapter 76 - 67: Nie Qiang Must Die

"Brother Feng, what brings you here?"

In the courtyard of the Nie Tian Branch, Yangg Yan wore a puzzled expression as he saw Feng Xiao sneaking in.

"I was hoping to find some clues here, a way to contact Brother Nie Yun. I need to warn him not to return. The Four Great Families have formed an alliance and forced the City Lord’s Mansion to yield. If he comes back now, their experts will capture him on sight. It would be a disaster!"

Feng Xiao said, his face etched with worry.

"Yeah, the situation is grim. With the help of the Patriarchs of the Four Great Families, Nie Qiang’s Cultivation has skyrocketed. He actually broke through all the way to the Peak of Gang Formation Realm. Even I’m no longer a match for him!"

Yangg Yan couldn’t help but sigh as he recalled the events of the past few days.

"I don’t care whether his Cultivation has increased or not. What’s truly despicable is that the Four Great Families are pressuring the City Lord’s Mansion, forcing the City Lord to marry his daughter to Nie Qiang. They’re trying to use this to bait Nie Yun into showing himself!" Feng Xiao said, his face filled with rage.

’Without Nie Yun’s help, I still can’t activate my Bloodline Factor. I’m nothing but a failure. I haven’t even had a chance to repay his kindness, and now my own family is ganging up with the Nie Family against him.’ The thought was agonizing for him.

"Don’t bother looking. He probably didn’t leave any way to contact him. I can’t reach him either. Why don’t we just wait here? Hopefully, he’ll come here as soon as he returns to Luoshui City. Then we can help him fight his way out and escape!"

Yangg Yan shook his head.

"I left him a Communication Token before, but no matter what message I leave, he doesn’t respond. I have no idea where he’s gone!" Feng Xiao said, frustrated. "Under the circumstances, this is all we can do. We’ll just have to wait here..."

"Heh heh, the three of us are on the same side. How could you two come here without telling me?" Just as Feng Xiao finished speaking, a cheerful voice rang out. It was Chen Xing from the Chen Family, who had also arrived in the courtyard.

"Oh, it’s you! Perfect timing. You’re full of ideas. You can help us figure out what to do!" Yangg Yan said with a smile and a nod when he saw it was Chen Xing.

’During the alliance meeting of the Four Great Families, Chen Xing, just like me, chose to betray his family rather than harm Nie Yun.’ The memory deeply moved Yangg Yan, and he treated Chen Xing with great warmth.

"What plan could I have...? Nie Qiang has now organized a group of Gang Formation Realm Elders into a squad to hunt down Nie Yun. The squad’s sole purpose is to capture Nie Yun, and they patrol Luoshui City all day. The moment Nie Yun returns, he’ll face a frenzied attack. There’s... there’s nothing I can do!"

Chen Xing gave a bitter smile.

"A squad to hunt Nie Yun? The Four Great Families allied? What in the world happened?"

Just as Chen Xing was smiling bitterly, a voice suddenly echoed from within the courtyard. Turning to look, they saw that a massive Tiger-Headed Beast had appeared out of nowhere. Seated atop the beast were two figures—it was Nie Yun and Nie Xiaotian!

"Nie Yun? Why are you back?!"

Seeing that it was indeed Nie Yun, Yangg Yan’s face filled with anxiety. "The Four Great Families have formed an alliance, and Nie Qiang is hunting for you all over the city! You need to leave, quickly!"

Seeing Yangg Yan’s anxious expression, Nie Yun gave a faint smile. "It’s fine. Just tell me what’s happened over the past ten or so days. An alliance of the Four Great Families against the City Lord’s Mansion? And what’s this about the City Lord’s Mansion’s son-in-law?"

Nie Yun had been undergoing his first Nirvana recently and hadn’t dared to let his focus slip for a moment. Naturally, he hadn’t checked the messages Feng Xiao had left for him with the Communication Jade Token. On his way back, he took out the jade token and saw over a dozen messages. A few of them left him completely bewildered.

’Since when did I become the son-in-law of the City Lord’s Mansion? And why have the Four Great Families joined forces?’

He couldn’t make sense of it. Finally, he saw Feng Xiao’s message saying he would be waiting at the branch, so he had ridden Xiaohu here without stopping.

"It’s like this..."

Seeing that the young man wasn’t leaving, Yangg Yan shook his head and quickly recounted the events of the past few days in detail. This included the City Lord’s Mansion’s sudden attack on the Nie Family, the Nie Family convening a meeting with the Four Great Families, and using the secret of advancing to the Qi Sect to entice them into an alliance...

"So that’s what happened!"

After hearing Yangg Yan’s detailed explanation, Nie Yun finally understood. He hadn’t expected so much to have happened in Luoshui City in the mere ten days he was in seclusion.

’He just couldn’t understand why the City Lord’s Mansion would openly fight the Nie Family in his name, as their son-in-law. Even if he knew Luoqing City well, they weren’t *that* close, were they?’

"Right, that Nie Qiang, the first heir of the Nie Family, has reached the Peak of Gang Formation Realm with the help of the Clan Leaders of the Four Great Families. He’s forcing the City Lord’s daughter to marry him—I think the wedding is tonight! His goal is to make you appear, so you have to be careful. That guy is treacherous and cunning; he’s probably already laid a Heaven and Earth Net..."

Yangg Yan continued.

"Forcing the City Lord’s daughter to marry him? Luoqing City is marrying him?" Nie Yun’s eyes narrowed.

’Although I don’t know why the City Lord’s Mansion would fight the Nie Family in my name as their son-in-law, I’m sure it must have been Luoqing City who strongly insisted on it!’

’For a simple girl like her... as a living fossil who has been around for hundreds of years, it’s impossible for me to fall in love with her at first sight. But hearing that Nie Qiang dared to force her into marriage still filled my heart with a surging killing intent.’

’I met Luoqing City once in my past life, and she also saved me during the trials. Now, in this life, she’s willing to sacrifice her own reputation for me. I would never allow someone who has shown me such kindness to suffer even the slightest harm!’

"I’m telling you all this to warn you to be careful! You absolutely cannot go. The Four Great Families have joined forces, and their power is extraordinary. If you rush in recklessly, not only will you fail to save her, but you might even get yourself killed. We’d better think this through and make a proper plan..."

Yangg Yan said hastily, afraid Nie Yun would rush off after seeing the look on his face.

"The Four Great Families joined forces? Extraordinary power? Hmph. If they hadn’t touched my friends, I might have let it slide. But they dared to use Luoqing City as a bargaining chip... Nie Qiang must die!"

With a cold snort, Nie Yun bent his knees and leaped into the air.

"Father, you go to the Nie Mansion. I’m going to the City Lord’s Mansion first. I’ll be there shortly!"

Just as Nie Yun reached the apex of his jump and began to descend, he let out a long cry and landed on Xiaohu’s back. Man and beast shot off into the distance like a bolt of lightning.

"Nie Yun, Nie Qiang has already laid a Heaven and Earth Net at the City Lord’s Mansion! You can’t go!"

He hadn’t even finished his sentence before the young man turned and left. Yangg Yan was startled, his face turning pale.

’So reckless! You’re only at the True Qi Realm, yet you’re going to fight Nie Qiang, who’s at the Peak of Gang Formation Realm? Isn’t that suicide?’

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

Suddenly—

Three figures leaped out from behind a wall, blocking the path of the man and beast. They were so fast that their movements made the air shriek.

"That’s the sound of Gang Qi shattering the air! Peak Powerhouses of the Gang Formation Realm! And... there are three of them! They’re Nie Qiang’s men! Watch out...!"

Seeing the three figures and hearing the sudden shriek of air, the faces of Yangg Yan, Feng Xiao, and Chen Xing all changed drastically.

’They never expected Nie Qiang to plant three Peak Powerhouses of the Gang Formation Realm in ambush here. How could Nie Yun possibly survive?’

"Aaaargh—" "Aaaargh—" "Aaaargh—"

Just as the three of them were trembling in terror, three agonizing screams rang out in succession.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

Three corpses fell from the sky at the same time, landing on the ground with a dull thud, like dead pigs being dropped.

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