City Lord's Mansion's Gift — Third Update

"A woman? What woman?" Nie Yu was utterly bewildered. He thought for a long time, but in his previous life, it seemed no woman had come looking for him at this time.

In his previous life, he had been weak and lived in inferiority and isolation. Before the Demon Race invasion, aside from his sister and mother, he had barely spoken to any women. How could anyone have come looking for him?

Could this be another butterfly effect caused by his rebirth?

"Where is she? Take me to her!" Though puzzled, Nie Yun decided to go meet her. Whether it was fortune or disaster, disaster could not be avoided. He was already up to his neck in trouble, so he was not afraid of adding more.

"She's already waiting in the reception hall. Young Master, you can go by yourself!" Seeing the confusion on his young master's face, Nie Chong smiled, his expression quite strange.

"Mm!" Nie Yun did not notice Nie Chong's attitude. He headed for the reception hall, but before he even entered, he heard an excited voice. "Nie Yun, you didn't expect me to come see you so soon, did you? Hehe!"

As soon as the words fell, a figure rushed out like the wind, her face brimming with excitement.

"Luo Qingcheng? Why is it you..."

Only when he saw the girl before him did Nie Yun realize what was going on, leaving him speechless.

He had been thinking about what girl might have sought him out in his previous life, yet he had forgotten that Luo Qingcheng was a friend he had met in this life. When they had parted last night, she seemed to have said she would come find him another day to play. He simply had not expected her to come so quickly!

This girl really was impatient...

"Of course it's me! When I went back yesterday, I told Father all about it. Father said a life-saving kindness must never be forgotten, so I came over as soon as I woke up!" Luo Qingcheng said with a smile. As she spoke, she stretched lazily, and with that arch of her body, her exquisite curves were revealed in full. If Nie Yun's will had not been so firm, he might have sprayed blood from his nose.

No wonder she was called Qingcheng—she truly had the makings of a beauty capable of toppling kingdoms and ruining nations!

"You came as soon as you woke up? Then haven't you been waiting here for half the day?" The sun had already passed noon. If she had come at daybreak, had he not made the City Lord's daughter wait all morning?

"Cough, cough. I went to sleep rather late yesterday. By the time I opened my eyes, it was already past noon..." The girl's face reddened at his question.

"..." Nie Yun was speechless.

"You must be Young Master Nie Yun. I am Luo Chenxiao, steward of the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord learned last night that you saved the young lady, and specifically sent me to offer his thanks. Please accept these gifts as a small token of our regard!"

When the two entered the reception hall, Nie Yun saw an elderly man approaching with a smile.

The old man looked sixty or seventy, yet he did not appear aged in the slightest. His eyes shone brightly, his temples bulged, and True Qi endlessly circled his body, condensed without dispersing. He was actually a peak expert of the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm, the Forming Gang Realm!

"The City Lord is too kind..." Nie Yun had not expected the City Lord to send such an expert to deliver gifts. Slightly startled, he looked closely around the hall and discovered that four or five large chests had somehow appeared inside. Their lids stood open, revealing a dazzling array of pills, medicinal herbs, weapons, gold, silver, and precious jewels—everything one could want.

"This... these gifts are far too generous. I cannot accept them..."

Nie Yun was startled.

"Hehe, Young Master Nie Yun, there is no need to stand on ceremony. The City Lord said that the young lady is the apple of his eye. If not for you yesterday, she would have been unable to escape the demon men's clutches. At that point, no amount of money would have mattered! These items are merely tokens of gratitude and carry no other meaning. I hope Young Master will not refuse!"

Luo Chenxiao said with a smile, his tone extremely respectful.

He was a peak expert of the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm, the Forming Gang Realm. Even among the Four Great Families, he would be at the level of a grand elder. Nie Yun, meanwhile, was merely at the late stage of the fourth-level True Qi Realm, the young master of a fallen branch. Their strength and status could not be mentioned in the same breath, yet he behaved this way. It seemed he had certainly received instructions from the City Lord.

"Since the City Lord insists, then I will accept without further ceremony!" Seeing that the other party was sincere and not merely going through the motions, Nie Yun no longer declined.

"Young Master Nie Yun truly is a dragon among men. The City Lord did not misjudge you!"

Although the youth had saved the young lady, the City Lord's sudden gift of so many items would have left almost anyone trembling with fear and at a loss. Yet after hearing the explanation, the young man accepted the gifts with a calm demeanor and measured conduct. It was as though chest after chest of treasures mattered less than a word of thanks from the City Lord. For someone so young to possess such a steady mind made Luo Chenxiao look at him in a new light. Originally, he had felt that a dignified peak Forming Gang Realm expert showing such courtesy to a True Qi Realm boy from a minor family was beneath his status. But after seeing Nie Yun's attitude, he instead felt that such a youth was worth befriending.

"You flatter me," Nie Yun replied.

"Young Master Nie Yun, the City Lord also asked me to tell you..." After they exchanged a few polite words, Luo Chenxiao suddenly lowered his voice, about to say something, when a tremendous BOOM! sounded outside the reception hall. The branch's newly installed gate crashed down!

"Hmm?" At the deafening sound, Nie Yun sprang from the reception hall. Looking into the courtyard, his eyes immediately narrowed.

"Everyone of the Nie Tian Branch, listen up! The Nie Family's Black Shadow Guard has come under orders to arrest Nie Yun and Nie Ling! Whoever dares interfere will be shown no mercy—kill them all!"

A resounding shout rang out, and more than a dozen men in black surged into the courtyard. That earlier huge crash had been caused by them smashing through the gate by force.

"Black Shadow Guard?" Hearing this name, Nie Yun was filled with doubt.

This guard unit was the Nie Family's most core force, supposedly controlled personally by the family head. Why had they suddenly taken up the task of arresting him?

Even if he had injured Enforcement Team Captain Nie Yuanqing, that should not have been enough to mobilize them!

"Are you Nie Yun? Immediately submit to having your cultivation crippled and return with us to the family. Otherwise, everyone in your Nie Tian Branch will die—chickens and dogs alike will be spared by none!"

As Nie Yun pondered this, a young man from the Black Shadow Guard strode forward, pointing and ordering him about with an arrogant, tyrannical manner.

This young man was around thirty, at the peak of the fifth-level Body Egress Realm. Yet judging from the steadiness of his aura, his peak Body Egress Realm cultivation was far more powerful than Nie Yuanqing's. As expected of the most mysterious force controlled by the family head!

"Everyone will die? Chickens and dogs alike will be spared by none? Our branch possesses the Luoshui Golden Shield honor personally bestowed by the City Lord. Even if the family wants to punish us, it must first report to the City Lord's Mansion and apply for approval. Do you dare lay hands on us?"

With a flick of his wrist, Nie Yun once again took the Luoshui Golden Shield from his chest.

To execute a minister granted the Yellow Horse Gown, one needed an imperial decree personally issued by the emperor. An ordinary minister, even a prince, did not have such authority!

The current situation was much the same. The Luoshui Golden Shield was a supreme honor presided over by the City Lord's Mansion and jointly bestowed by the Four Great Families. A branch with such an honor enjoyed extremely high privileges and considerable immunity even if it committed crimes. Yet this Black Shadow Guard youth had immediately spoken of exterminating the entire branch. It was simply a blatant disregard for the Four Great Families and the City Lord's Mansion.

"You don't need to wave that around to fool us. We act under the family head's orders and obey no one but him. Today, let alone a puny Luoshui Golden Shield, even if the City Lord himself came and spoke in person, we'd treat it as a fart. It would be completely useless!"

The young man roared loudly.

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