Steward Yun Hua was already looking for a way out of Glory City.
His public identity was merely the manager of a restaurant.
But he still had to get the news to the Dark Guild as quickly as possible.
Besides, he really could not stay in Glory City any longer. Who knew when that wretched thing in the sky would expose his illicit ties with the Sacred Family?
If they were exposed, he would be dead for certain!
Shen Hong would kill him immediately. That way, the Sacred Family would no longer have any concrete evidence linking it to the Dark Guild.
And the Dark Guild would not care about a mere Silver Rank steward.
I have to get out!
On the Sky Screen.
After Shen Yue's lackey quietly reported to him, Shen Yue's expression turned extremely ugly.
After all, Chen Linjian had mistaken the Sacred Family's men for members of the Dark Guild. That was hardly something they could explain away.
"A bunch of useless trash! They got our experts killed for nothing. Tell them to get lost and go back! As for Nie Li, I'll deal with him myself!"
Clearly, Shen Yue had once again forgotten the pain as soon as his scars had healed.
Elsewhere, Nie Li was talking to Ye Ziyun about what had just happened when the person ahead stopped. Caught off guard, Nie Li walked straight into her.
When she turned around, the sight that greeted him made Nie Li immediately retreat three meters, muttering, "Forgive my sins, forgive my sins. Forgive my sins, forgive my sins."
The person ahead had short pink hair, a captivating face, and an outrageously gorgeous figure. She was quite a few years older than them.
"Hello, I'm Huyan Lanruo, a friend of Young Master Chen."
Nie Li recalled that in a few years, Huyan Lanruo would become the acting head of the Huyan Family. This woman was definitely not someone to underestimate.
Naturally, Nie Li greeted her normally.
Huyan Lanruo was clearly very interested in Nie Li. She acted familiar with him right away, and even her tone carried a hint of flirtation.
Nie Li would not fall for it; his resolve was firm. But he could not withstand Huyan Lanruo suddenly stepping up her assault, throwing her arms around him and pulling him into her bosom.
"Actually, I don't mind having a boyfriend who's younger than me!"
Beneath the Sky Screen.
Crack, crack!
Who knew how many people's eyeballs shattered on the spot?
What-what-what was this supposed to be?
Huyan Lanruo was the eldest legitimate daughter of Huyan Xiong, head of the Huyan Family, one of the Seven Great Aristocratic Families. According to Nie Li, she was also its future acting head.
And she herself was a woman of a thousand charms, a goddess whom countless men in Glory City dreamed of marrying.
But that person on the Sky Screen, that person!
Nie Li!
Fuck, XXXXXX...
They were practically dying of jealousy!
Never mind Ye Ziyun; they had been husband and wife in their previous lives.
Never mind Xiao Ning'er either; he had changed her destiny outright, after all.
But why Huyan Lanruo?
Who would not want a perk like that?
Nie Li! You really deserved to die!
In an instant, Nie Li had successfully become everyone's common enemy.
At the City Lord's Mansion.
Nie Li stared blankly at the Sky Screen. "Wait, Young Master Chen, has she... always been this familiar with people?"
Chen Linjian pressed a hand to his forehead.
Lu Piao looked at Nie Li enviously. His luck with women was that incredible? Why did Lu Piao have to get a fiery little pepper who loved beating him up instead?
Xiao Ning'er looked displeased. Was this woman always so forward?
But she lowered her head to look at her own chest, then raised it to look at Huyan Lanruo's.
No! I'm just younger. I can still grow!
Ye Ziyun's expression was not pleasant either. After all, she and Nie Li had begun developing feelings for each other, so naturally she did not much like Huyan Lanruo's behavior.
Still, she also felt a little inferior.
No, this won't do. I saw that prescription on Aunt Xue's table a while ago.
Drinking a decoction of purple mist grass and tiger eye grass helps them grow!
I'll drink it tonight, with Ning'er! We'll drink it every day!
At the Huyan Family.
"My daughter, you really are..."
Huyan Xiong truly had nothing to say. How could he not understand his own daughter's personality?
She dared to wreak havoc at banquets and flirt with anyone. Afterward, she took no responsibility; she did whatever she pleased.
After all, given her status, only the Three Great Peak Families could pose any threat to her.
On the Sky Screen.
Nie Li hurriedly broke free of Huyan Lanruo's embrace. As for Ye Ziyun, for some reason she felt rather annoyed and had already headed straight to the back of the group.
Nie Li instantly sensed that he was in big trouble and hurried after her to explain.
Meanwhile, Shen Yue, who was determined to cause trouble for Nie Li, made his move again. He approached Chu Yuan, a young master of the Chu Family, one of the Seven Great Aristocratic Families.
When Shen Yue draped an arm directly over his shoulder, Chu Yuan saw him turn his head aside and knew he must want something.
Chu Yuan cupped his hands in greeting, his tone carrying a hint of flattery.
There was no helping it. Someone from one of the Three Great Peak Families had far more swagger to back him up than someone from the Seven Great Aristocratic Families.
Shen Yue immediately praised Chu Yuan, saying that he came from a noble family and was a fine-looking young man himself, so why was the young lady of the Huyan Family not traveling alongside him? He really felt Chu Yuan deserved better.
They looked behind them.
On one side of Nie Li was Huyan Lanruo, clinging to him; on the other was Ye Ziyun, angrily ignoring him.
Two beauties.
The most beautiful sights in the entire group were all revolving around Nie Li.
Chu Yuan immediately felt aggrieved. They were both from the Seven Great Aristocratic Families, yet Huyan Lanruo would rather pay attention to that good-for-nothing Nie Li than give him the time of day.
With just a couple of casual, provocative remarks from Shen Yue, Chu Yuan's resentment flared.
Even if he could not make trouble for Huyan Lanruo, surely he could make trouble for Nie Li?
Nie Li was in distress. Huyan Lanruo kept holding on to his arm, refusing to let go, and there was nothing he could do to her.
Just then, Chu Yuan came over.
"What are you talking about? May I join you?"
Seeing that it was Chu Yuan, Huyan Lanruo immediately showed her disgust.
They both came from noble families. Who did not know what the other was like?
"We're discussing inscriptions."
"Inscriptions are my specialty. Lanruo, if there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."
Then he pointed at Nie Li. "I heard your soul force is only five points. A piece of trash like you dares to teach Miss Lanruo about inscriptions? Get out of the way!"
Huyan Lanruo immediately mocked Chu Yuan. He was sixteen and still had not broken through to Silver Rank, with only three hundred-odd points of soul force, yet he was mocking Nie Li? Was that not a turtle laughing at a mung bean for having tiny eyes?
Huyan Lanruo laughed openly in mockery, and Ye Ziyun could not help covering her mouth and laughing too.
He really was useless. They were both from the Seven Great Aristocratic Families, yet Huyan Lanruo, even if she was a few years older, was already Silver Rank.
Chen Linjian was a year younger than Chu Yuan and already a Bronze Five-Star.
Chu Yuan refused to accept it. His Initial Soul Force had been over thirty points, after all. As long as he put in a little effort, breaking through to Silver Rank would be a breeze.
He certainly would not be like a piece of trash such as Nie Li, who could never break through to Silver Rank in his entire life.
Nie Li was not the sort to swallow someone else's mockery. He proposed that they fight, with the loser crawling three laps on the ground while barking like a dog.
Chu Yuan immediately burst into uncontrollable laughter, as though he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
But beneath the Sky Screen, Chu Yuan's face went white with fear.
Why had he gone looking for trouble with a walking calamity like Nie Li when he had nothing better to do?!
He could be a wastrel, but he could not go courting death.
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