A Promising Future

Nan Rou listened, her anger flaring as she looked at Nan Yunqi. "Father, how can you speak about my husband like that? He's done so much for the Nan Family, given us so many precious cultivation techniques and martial arts. He saved the Nan Family! Speaking like this will only break our hearts!"

Seeing Nan Rou's strong reaction, Qin Guan quickly pulled her back and said, "Rou'er, forget it. No matter what, he's my father-in-law. I'll just endure it if he scolds me."

Nan Rou suddenly broke free from Qin Guan's grasp and said angrily, "I won't endure it! I could tolerate any grievance before, but I absolutely will not allow Nan Family members to harm my husband!"

Normally, Nan Rou was as docile as a little lamb, but now she had transformed into a wildcat.

Qin Guan subtly stepped back, avoiding Nan Rou's gaze. Then, he gave Nan Yunqi a triumphant look.

Nan Yunqi's expression turned extremely grim. He hadn't expected Nan Rou to completely disregard the facts and launch into a furious tirade against him!

At that moment, he suddenly realized that the daughter he had raised since childhood was no longer closest to him. In her heart, Qin Guan had become the most important person.

"Qin Guan, you're ruthless!" Nan Yunqi flicked his sleeve and stormed out of the hall in anger.

"Husband, I'm sorry for letting you suffer," Nan Yunqi said. After he left, Nan Rou felt both heartache and self-reproach. How hurtful it must have been to be called a live-in son-in-law!

"Haha, I don't feel wronged at all when you protect me like this," Qin Guan laughed, throwing his head back. He put his arm around Nan Rou and walked out of the hall.

In the afternoon, Jiang Lianyue sent five formation masters to begin constructing cultivation rooms for the Nan Family. Upon hearing that the family had invited formation masters from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, all the Nan Family members were incredibly excited.

These past few days, they had been cultivating Profound tier techniques, and their personal strength had visibly improved by several levels. Currently, they urgently needed to use the cultivation rooms to test and consolidate their gains.

Meanwhile, Old Mo, along with two others, accompanied Nan Yunqi to the Xiao Family.

Ever since Xiao Yun was killed by Qin Guan and Xiao Yeshan was crippled, the Xiao Family's gates had been shut tight. The disciples within the family avoided going out whenever possible, abandoning their usual arrogance and completely hunkering down.

Seeing the grand and imposing gatehouse of the Xiao Family, Nan Yunqi still felt a sense of apprehension. After all, the Xiao Family had been the foremost family in Luyun City. A starved camel is still larger than a horse.

"Patriarch Nan, why have you stopped?" Old Mo asked, frowning when he saw Nan Yunqi standing before the Xiao Family's gates without entering.

Nan Yunqi turned to Old Mo, asking with some worry, "Old Mo, is it alright with just the four of us?"

"If Patriarch Nan is afraid, you can wait outside. The three of us can go in," Old Mo replied expressionlessly.

With the strength of the three of them, they could sweep aside all family forces in Luyun City. They were the secret guards of the Wei Kingdom's royal family; a mere Xiao Family was not worth their notice.

"Afraid? Heh heh!" Nan Yunqi scoffed. After speaking, he directly knocked on the Xiao Family's door.

"Who's there?" a guard inside asked warily upon hearing the knock.

"I am Nan Yunqi, here for a visit!" Nan Yunqi announced loudly.

"Our Family Head is not receiving guests!" the guard replied.

"I am not here to see your Family Head. Please call out Nan Shunda and Nan Yuantong!" Nan Yunqi said sternly.

"They are not at our Xiao Family," the guard said.

"Not here? Where did they go?" Nan Yunqi asked urgently.

"I don't know."

Hearing this, Nan Yunqi fell silent. Had the two of them been scared away?

"Patriarch Nan, please step aside," Old Mo said, walking over at this moment.

Nan Yunqi glanced at Old Mo and then stepped to the side.

BOOM!

As soon as Nan Yunqi moved back, the Xiao Family's main gate was blasted open by a single punch from Old Mo.

"How dare you! Our Xiao Family..."

BANG!

Several guards inside were sent flying backward before they could even speak upon seeing Old Mo.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Seeing Old Mo and the others storming into the courtyard, a Xiao Family guard hurriedly shouted.

Soon, dozens of Xiao Family members rushed out!

Xiao Yeshan swept his gaze over Nan Yunqi and the others. Not finding Qin Guan, he immediately roared, "Nan Yunqi, you've got some nerve, daring to force your way into my Xiao Family?"

Seeing the Xiao Family members exuding murderous intent, Nan Yunqi's eyelids twitched. He quickly stepped forward and said politely, "Patriarch Xiao, please do not be offended. I am merely here to find someone."

Nan Yunqi hadn't expected Old Mo to be so brutal, smashing the Xiao Family's gate right from the start. Now, he felt a bit guilty.

"Nan Yunqi, you're not trying to ask us to return to the Nan Family, are you?"

Just then, a mocking voice came from the back of the crowd.

Soon, Nan Shunda and Nan Yuantong, leading over twenty Nan Family disciples, arrived at the front.

"That guard just said you weren't at the Xiao Family. Have you even changed your surnames?" Nan Yunqi said coldly upon seeing the two.

Nan Shunda immediately retorted, "Does it matter to you whether we're here or not? Nan Yunqi, you've come here because you want to beg us to return, right? Forget it! There's no way we're going back to the Nan Family!"

Now, it was obvious to everyone that Qin Guan had killed an Elder from the Spirit Sword Academy, and the academy would not let this matter rest.

Based on the timeline, people from the Spirit Sword Academy should be arriving in Luyun City any moment now. Nan Yunqi coming here at this time must be to beg them to return to the Nan Family so they could face the Spirit Sword Academy together.