Ning Xuan replied with a gentle smile, "No, that’s everything."
Afterward, he added, "Pack up. We need to leave at once."
Knowing the severity of the situation, Ning Sanwu nodded in agreent.
The two left under the cover of darkness. Shortly after exiting the city gates, they encountered Qian Yourong and Qian Duoduo rushing back. Alongside them was the old woman who had previously brought Ning Xuan into the Jun Family.
Upon seeing Ning Xuan, the old woman’s eyes widened in shock.
Ning Sanwu, however, grew excited and urged Ning Xuan on, "Master Baddie, they’re here again! Go on, attack!"
"Be serious. This is real," Ning Xuan chided.
Across from them, Qian Yourong visibly relaxed. "I had no idea things would turn out like this," she explained. "I rushed back as soon as I got the news... Um, there’s sothing I need to tell you."
Ning Xuan felt sowhat awkward. He hadn’t thought much about it before, but seeing Qian Yourong now, he suddenly realized the man he had killed at the inn was very likely her husband.
"You killed him?" Qian Yourong imdiately made the sa connection, a strange look in her eyes.
Ning Xuan nodded.
"I gave Jun Tianyong the Divorce Letter earlier when I caught up with him in that alley. He has nothing to do with anymore," she said with a sigh. "Alas, you reap what you sow."
Ning Xuan let out a breath of relief and then bid them farewell.
Qian Duoduo started to speak but was silenced by a sharp glare from Qian Yourong. Frightened, he shrank back and quickly shut his mouth.
Only after Ning Xuan and Ning Sanwu had vanished from sight did he say weakly, "Auntie, I just wanted to give Big Brother a Flying Boat."
"You are forbidden to give him one!" Qian Yourong snapped.
Qian Duoduo was baffled.
When he looked toward the old woman, she simply said, "Duoduo, there are so things you’ll understand when you’re older."
Qian Duoduo was pulled onto the Flying Boat, utterly bewildered.
「On the other side.」
Ning Xuan led Ning Sanwu into the vast darkness of the night. Beside him, Ning Sanwu kept looking back every few steps.
"What are you doing?" Ning Xuan asked, confused.
"That an sister seed upset," Ning Sanwu answered worriedly. "Do you think she’ll hunt us down?"
Ning Xuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "What are you thinking? She’s just... forget it. You’re just a kid; you don’t need to understand so much."
"You’re only four years older than ! Why do you talk like you’re so old man?" Ning Sanwu retorted, unconvinced.
Suddenly, Ning Xuan stopped in his tracks, his gaze fixed vigilantly on the path ahead.
"Big Baddie, you..." Ning Sanwu abruptly fell silent. She trembled and hid behind him.
"Xiao Xiao, you gave us quite a bit of trouble finding you!" a chiding voice called out. The speaker was an elder dressed in fine brocade robes.
By his side, more than a dozen other figures gradually appeared.
Ning Sanwu clung tightly to Ning Xuan’s arm, and he could clearly feel her trembling. Despite her fear, she spoke up, "I’m not Xiao Xiao! My na is Ning Sanwu!"
Her voice was quiet and shaky, but her tone was firm.
The elder scolded her in an affectionate tone, "What nonsense are you talking about, child? Co here. Co ho with Third Grand-uncle."
At the sa ti, the elder turned to Ning Xuan and said, "Young Master, thank you for taking care of Xiao Xiao. Here are one million Heavenly Crystals. Please accept this small token from my Mo Family."
A middle-aged man imdiately stepped forward. With a flick of his hand, a Storage Ring flew from his palm toward Ning Xuan.
After catching it, Ning Xuan smiled. "This is a little on the low side."
The middle-aged man beca furious.
Before he could speak, however, the elder burst into hearty laughter. "Indeed, it isn’t nearly enough for taking care of Xiao Xiao for so long." He then ordered the middle-aged man, "Give him another million!"
Before the man could act, Ning Xuan interrupted, "Wait. I want everything you all have on you."
Behind him, Ning Sanwu’s fear suddenly vanished, replaced by a wide grin.
The elder and his entourage were all stunned. This kid had so nerve! There were thirteen of them in total, every single one a King Realm expert, yet this boy dared to brazenly extort them.
The elder’s eyes narrowed. "Are you sure?" he asked in a low voice.
Ning Xuan calmly suppressed the urge to draw the Heavenly Lant Sword. There’s soone else in the shadows! Their concealnt technique is extraordinary; it almost eluded even .
"Why aren’t you attacking?" Sanwu transmitted to him ntally. She had co to understand him to a certain degree and figured he would have already made his move by now.
Ning Xuan ntally relayed his discovery to her.
Sanwu trembled. Oh no, he’s here! she transmitted back.
Who?
Mo Wu! The most underestimated prodigy of the Mo Family’s younger generation!
Ning Xuan’s interest was imdiately piqued. Wonderful, he replied. There’s nothing I enjoy more than slaying prodigies!
Big Baddie, don’t be careless, Sanwu quickly warned. He has a mysterious Protector with him who is very, very strong!
How strong?
I don’t know. Within the Mo Family, only the Patriarch probably knows. After a pause, Sanwu continued, There was once a family, ranked at the top of the second tier. Mo Wu was out on a training expedition, and they saw his Heavenly Realm cultivation and got greedy. The entire family sent more than thirty King Realm masters after him. In the end, his Protector annihilated them all in a single move!
"He is quite strong," Ning Xuan said, his expression turning serious. A mont later, however, his tone beca lighthearted again. "I’m only in the Heavenly Realm. Don’t worry, his Protector wouldn’t deign to attack soone like ."
Despite his words, Ning Xuan completely abandoned the idea of using the Heavenly Lant Sword. He reasoned that as long as he didn’t use his sword arts, the Protector wouldn’t interfere. But if he did, all bets were off.
「At that mont.」
In the shadows, a young man was conversing with a voice in his mind.
That kid has so tricks up his sleeve, the voice said. He’s noticed you.
The young man was none other than Mo Wu. His eyebrows rose, a hint of excitent in his eyes. Excellent! Master, does this an I can attack him without holding back?
His current cultivation was only at the Fifth Layer Heavens of the Heavenly Realm, exactly the sa as Ning Xuan’s. At this mont, he couldn’t help but marvel at his master’s foresight. If my master hadn’t constantly made suppress my realm, who knew how long it would have been before I could have a truly satisfying fight?
You may, the voice permitted.
As soon as the voice spoke, Mo Wu revealed himself.
"All of you, stand down!" Mo Wu commanded sternly. As the thirteen n retreated, he fixed his gaze on Ning Xuan. "My na is Mo Wu. I happen to be at the Fifth Layer Heavens of the Heavenly Realm, so let’s have a duel between equals. If you win, I’ll agree to your terms. If I win, I take Xiao Xiao. Do you dare to fight?"
Ning Xuan stared at him without a word.
Mo Wu frowned. Ning Xuan’s gaze was so penetrating that it gave him the unnerving feeling of being seen through completely, as if none of his secrets could remain hidden.
The voice in Mo Wu’s mind exclaid in surprise. Huh!
What is it, Master? Mo Wu quickly asked.
Incredible! Truly incredible! the voice exclaid again and again, its tone filled with excitent. That boy’s body is an unparalleled treasure! And what’s more, he has a mysterious ridian inside him!
A sudden pang of regret struck Mo Wu.
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