"Heh-heh, don't be nervous, you two young friends. I was merely passing through and came to take a look at you!" Seeing the two brothers facing him as if before a formidable enemy, the middle-aged man smiled.
"Take a look at us?" Nie Yun stared at him. "We've never met. Why would you come specifically to see us?"
He was certain he did not know this man, yet the man claimed he had come to see him. If there were no ulterior motive, even Nie Yun himself would not believe it.
"You don't know me, but I've long heard of the two of you. His Majesty Nie Yun is a peerless hero, the Descendant of Shennong whose medical skills are without equal! And this little brother, breaking through his shackles at such a young age to become a Sword Dao Great Emperor—he ranks among the best even in the God Realm! I truly admire you both!"
The middle-aged man said.
"Who exactly are you?" Nie Yun narrowed his eyes.
Nie Tong had concealed his cultivation. At the Eight Directions Inn, not even the innkeeper or Di Xuan knew he was an Emperor-realm expert. Yet this middle-aged man revealed it the moment he opened his mouth. How could Nie Yun not be wary?
"I truly bear no ill intent! It's just that... back then, I received kindness from Great Emperor Shennong. I wished to come see his descendant and, while I was at it, forge a good bond!"
Seeing their expressions, the middle-aged man knew that unless he said something convincing, they would never believe him. He shook his head.
"Received kindness from Great Emperor Shennong?"
Nie Yun's pupils contracted.
He now had some understanding of the God Realm. Great Emperor Shennong had been a figure from the previous epoch and