After hearing Nie Li's plan, Gu Bei could not help giving him a thumbs-up.
When the two returned that evening, they found Xiao Yu waiting in the Separate Courtyard.
After they exchanged greetings, Nie Li noticed something wrong with Xiao Yu's aura. He had clearly advanced to the Four-Mandate Realm, yet now he had fallen back to Three Fates.
He had lost a life to someone.
Nie Li immediately guessed that he must have gone adventuring in the Great World.
Somewhat embarrassed, Xiao Yu admitted that he had been too careless.
Nie Li could easily guess that the only person who would attack Xiao Yu in the Great World was Hua Ling.
As he listened to Xiao Yu describe how he had been killed, Nie Li naturally could not stand by and do nothing. Kill one of my people, and you'll have to pay a price.
First, he needed to find out where that fellow's forces gathered, where their base was, and how many people they had.
They were near the northern Lingyu Divine Pool, with roughly sixty people, all experts in the Heavenly Mandate Realm.
Seeing the look in Nie Li's eyes, which plainly said he intended to settle the score, Xiao Yu hurried to dissuade him. They had to be careful and not act rashly. With so few people, they would certainly be no match for the other side if they went looking for trouble.
Xiao Ning'er could not help trying to dissuade him as well. After all, Nie Li had yet to reach the Two-Mandate Realm. If he recklessly entered the Great World and happened to get slaughtered, there would truly be no coming back.
Nie Li certainly would not act so rashly, but how could anyone kill one of his people without paying a price?
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