Thousand Desire Flower

He had thought that by waking up early and crippling Nie Chao and Nie Chaoxing, his sister's tragedy would never happen. Yet he had never expected that it had already begun before he woke!

If he remembered correctly, after learning the news and worrying that their branch could not produce the silver, his sister had gone out to find a way to borrow money. By chance, she encountered Feng Xiao, the young master of the Feng Family, who had gone out for pleasure!

Struck by lust at the sight of her beauty, Feng Xiao violated his sister. Though he verbally promised to help redeem the Luoshui Golden Shield, he forced her to marry him, only to suddenly go back on his word at the crucial moment. He publicly proclaimed that his sister had coveted wealth and luxury, lacked all self-respect, and seduced him with her looks. He then reported the matter to Nie Mansion and demanded an explanation!

At the time, his branch was already in dire straits, while Feng Xiao was the sole heir of the Feng Family, one of the Four Great Families. Nie Mansion had actually handed down a punishment over the other party's fabricated claims, forcing him, who had already taken charge of the family branch, to acknowledge that his sister was a **whore. To spare him the difficulty and keep the branch from losing face, his sister drew her sword and slit her own throat on the spot!

His sister had been seventeen that year!

Seventeen—an age as lovely as a flower, yet she had suffered such calamity because of him, her beauty withering away because he had been unable to stand by his convictions!

In his previous life, his sister had been one of the greatest regrets in his heart. In this life, the tragedy absolutely could not repeat itself!

"What is it, Brother?" Seeing his expression change, Nie Tong hurriedly asked.

"Nothing. Stay here and cultivate properly. I'm going out for a while!"

Now that he remembered these events, how could Nie Yun possibly remain still? After giving the instruction, he raced swiftly toward the outskirts of the city!

According to the memories of his previous life, his sister had been seen by Feng Xiao on her way back from raising money outside the city, and he had been consumed by lust!

But... there were so many roads leading out of the city. Which one had she taken? And where exactly had she been harmed?

Without that information, searching for someone outside the city was like looking for a needle in the sea!

For the first time, Nie Yun felt a sense of helplessness. Even rebirth did not necessarily make one an omniscient prophet!

In his previous life, he had cared too little about his sister. He did not even know which road she had taken or where the incident had happened!

"The only branch that still had dealings with our Nie Tian Branch was the Nie Long Branch. That branch was implicated in an incident back then and driven out of Luoshui City, living at the foot of Xialuo Mountain. Sister must have gone to find them!"

A flash of insight struck his mind. Nie Yun suddenly recalled something, and his face turned incomparably grim.

Not long after his sister's incident had ended, the Nie Long Branch had been summoned by the family and allowed to return, becoming an inner branch of the family. He had never connected those two matters before, but now that he thought it over, there were indeed many suspicious points. Could it be... that what happened to his sister had not been an accident, but something deliberately arranged long ago?

"If you truly did this, Nie Long Branch, then don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

His eyes slowly narrowed, and killing intent blazed around Nie Yun.

Before his rebirth, he had earned the title Blood Prison Demon Venerable because his slaughter had been too heavy. Everyone knew that any family or power that offended him, no matter who they were or what their background, would meet an end where "blood became a sea, and mountains of corpses were cast into prison"!

His feet flew forward. The dantian Nie Yun had only just opened spun ceaselessly within his sea of qi, inhaling and exhaling pure spiritual energy, making him as swift as a galloping horse.

Though it was likewise an outer branch of Nie Mansion, the Nie Long Branch was utterly different from the impoverished Nie Tian Branch. Located dozens of li from the town, it occupied a manor-like compound, lofty and imposing.

"Even if I reach the Nie Long Branch, I can't charge in openly before I understand what happened. Otherwise, not only will I fail to save her, I'll be left here myself. I must think of a way!"

As he advanced, Nie Yun considered countermeasures.

Nie Shengyuan, the current head of the Nie Long Branch, was a peak fifth-level Body Egress Realm expert of the Sea of Qi Realm. When someone at that level unleashed their true qi, they could wound people invisibly from a hundred paces away. Even with the combat experience of two lives, Nie Yun was still far from being his match!

Besides, even if he could defeat Nie Shengyuan, he could not possibly slaughter every single person in an entire branch. Once someone escaped and word got out, their branch would be exterminated to the last member!

For the sake of the branch, for the sake of saving his sister, he could not act rashly even though fury burned in his chest!

Clip-clop!

A string of hoofbeats suddenly sounded nearby. Several fast horses then swept past before his eyes with a whoosh, racing away down the road behind him.

"Hm? That's Nie Lin, the steward of the Nie Long Branch. What is he doing?"

With one glance, Nie Yun recognized the man riding at the front.

Though the current Nie Yun had never met this Nie Lin, and Nie Lin had never met him either, they had crossed paths once at the council where the family sentenced the Nie Tian Branch in his previous life. He was the steward of the Nie Long Branch, vicious and ruthless by nature. Under the banner of the family, he had forced several branches into ruin. Though his sister had said nothing back then, now that he recalled her evasive words, they seemed to have something to do with this Nie Lin!

Besides, a dignified steward was not at home with the family, but racing along the road on a fast horse. It was strange beyond words at a glance!

"I'll follow them and see!"

With a thought, Nie Yun quietly sped after them.

"How are the preparations?"

Before long, Nie Lin and the others stopped before a tavern. He faced a man coming out from within and asked.

"Rest assured, sir. Young Master Nie Liu will bring Young Master Feng Xiao over shortly. We've already put the Thousand Desire Flower into the wine and prepared everything. This stuff is colorless and tasteless. As long as he drinks it, hehehe... there will definitely be no problem!" The man, who looked like the proprietor, chuckled.

It seemed this entire tavern was staffed by people from the Nie Long Branch.

"Thousand Desire Flower? How could they have something like that... Could they be planning... So that's it!"

Upon hearing the words "Thousand Desire Flower," Nie Yun thought it over, and his face instantly darkened.

There was no Thousand Desire Flower in Luoshui City; almost no one knew of it. Even in the imperial capital, it was scarce. It was an aphrodisiac that circulated only in dens where gold was spent like water. After taking it, one would be overwhelmed by **lust for a short time and capable of doing anything!

In his previous life, Nie Yun had captured a young master from an aristocratic family in the imperial capital and seen this substance on him, which was why he knew about it. He had never expected the Nie Long Branch to possess it as well!

They were going to make Feng Xiao drink this aphrodisiac...

Having lived two lives, Nie Yun knew what had happened to his sister. How could he not understand what they intended to do!

He had initially believed Feng Xiao had succumbed to his beastly urges by relying on the Feng Family behind him. He had never imagined the root of it lay here!

"For scheming against my sister and plotting against my branch, I will make your branch pay a grievous price and vanish completely from this world!"

With a cold snort, killing intent surged in Nie Yun's eyes like a tide.

They had plotted against his sister and his branch so thoroughly. If he still showed mercy, he would not deserve to be called the Blood Prison Demon Venerable!

However, anyone who dared scheme against Feng Xiao, the Feng Family's sole heir, and could still make him follow their arrangements, had to mean the Nie Long Branch possessed certain methods behind the scenes. It was best to be more careful!

"Brat, our tavern isn't open today. There are no leftovers for you. Get lost, now!"

As he pondered, an arrogant rebuke rang out nearby. Looking up, he saw that Nie Lin, the proprietor, and the others had entered the tavern at some point and vanished from sight. Before him, a fellow dressed like a server stood with his hands on his hips, glaring over with an impatient expression.

It seemed Nie Lin feared being disturbed and had sent people to clear out everyone nearby. This fellow had happened to spot him hiding off to one side.

He had not changed clothes since waking from his coma, and they were somewhat dirty and tattered. This man had evidently mistaken him for a wandering beggar.

"Hmm?" Looking at the server before him, Nie Yun's heart stirred as an idea suddenly came to him.

"What are you staring at? Why aren't you getting lost?" The server seemed accustomed to throwing his weight around. Seeing that the youth had not left, he barked at him again.

"I'm leaving now..." Nie Yun answered, but his feet suddenly moved, and his entire body flashed before the server like lightning.

"You..." The server had not expected the youth to move so quickly. Just as he was about to cry out, his vision went dark, and when he fell to the ground, he was already a corpse.

"Hehe, blame your bad luck!" Casually dragging the server into a corner by the roadside, Nie Yun quickly stripped off his clothes and changed into them himself. Then he plucked some flowers and grass from the ground and smeared their juices across his face for a while.

When it came to disguising himself with simple materials, if his past self claimed second place, absolutely no one would dare claim first—not even Thousand Illusions the Divine Thief, famed as the greatest master of disguise, who would willingly concede defeat! That was precisely why, alongside the title Blood Prison Demon Venerable, he also bore the name Myriad Transformations Demon Lord.

"Done!" After hiding the server's corpse and tidying himself up, Nie Yun emerged from his spot. At this moment, whether in build, appearance, bearing, movements, or even voice, he was exactly the same as the server from before. Forget the proprietor and Nie Lin—even the man's own mother probably would not recognize him!