Chapter 350: Sinner?
âYou! Stop!â Standing in front of her, the two members of the Yuan Clan looked at Nie You out of the corner of their eyes, their faces filled with malicious smiles.
Nie Youâs expression flickered slightly as she asked timidly, âWho are you? What do you want?â
âDidnât your seniors tell you not to leave your clan recently?â One man said with an evil grin. âIf members of your clan dare to come out and walk in Black Cloud City, theyâll be treated like rats crossing the street. You should have stayed inside your clan at all times and never come out.â
Upon hearing the manâs words, Nie You subconsciously took a step backward.
She knew that senior clan members had repeatedly warned them against going out recently.
However, since she had made an appointment with someone, she had snuck out when the guard at the clan gate hadnât been looking.
She didnât expect that she would be trapped when she was this close to returning safely.
She glanced around and discovered that Nie Tian, Pei Qiqi, and Hua Mu were the only ones on the street.
Nie Youâs eyes lit up before she immediately ran towards them at the fastest possible speed.
Within seconds, she arrived in front of Nie Tian, Pei Qiqi, and Hua Mu.
âUncle, Big Brother, Sister, those bad men wonât let me go. Will you please help me?â She implored, panting slightly. Urgency could be seen in her eyes.
Nie Tian had left the Nie Clan long before he had even left the Realm of Flame Heaven.
After that, he had spent two years in the Realm of Split Void. Adding the time together, he hadnât returned to Black Cloud City in about four to five years.
During this period of time, he had gone through great changes, not to mention that he had altered his appearance, so no matter what, Nie You wouldnât be able to imagine that the tall, well-built man was the Nie Tian from her clan who had repeatedly worked wonders in the past.
âDonât worry. Everything is going to be fine,â Nie Tian said with a comforting tone.
Looking at the thin but graceful young woman standing in front of him, he couldnât help but get carried away by his thoughts.
I canât believe itâs been five years already, and she has grown up... After sighing inwardly over how fast time passed, Nie Tian snapped back to reality. With a frown, he looked at the two Yuan Clan Qi warriors who were taking their time as they stepped towards him.
Nie Tian had never expected that they would actually dare to come towards them and pursue the matter.
Even though they had intentionally concealed their auras, the two Yuan Clan members, who were only at the Lesser Heaven stage, should be able to sense that these mysterious strangers were not to be trifled with.
However, not only did they come, but they even assumed an attitude as if they feared no one with the Yuan Clan at their back.
âHey buddy, I donât think Iâve ever seen you in Black Cloud City. Visitors, arenât you?â One man said with a casual and arrogant tone.
Nie Tianâs eyebrows furrowed. âYeah, so?â
âSo youâd better stay out of our business, newcomer,â The other man said with a cold harrumph. âThis girl is a member of the Nie Clan, the clan that Nie Tian is from!
âNie Tian is the sinner who led the Realm of Flame Heaven to hell!
âThe bastard thought too much of himself after obtaining two fragmentary star marks by luck. Not only did he refuse to hand them over to the Heaven Palace Sect, but he even holed up somewhere. Itâs because of him that one fourth of the Realm of Flame Heaven is now submerged in raging demon Qi!
âItâs because of him that people are living in fear, and every major sect is trying every possible method to evacuate their core disciples.
âMeanwhile, people like us and those from subordinate clans probably wonât even have a chance to be evacuated. Our deaths are certain, and itâs all that bastardâs fault! For that, he and all of his clan members have to take the blame and bear the wrath of every man and woman in the Realm of Flame Heaven!â
After blurting out his indignant complaint in Nie Tianâs face, the man added, âThose who dare to be on friendly terms with the Nie Clan are also enemies to every sect and clan in the Realm of Flame Heaven! Weâre all victims of Nie Clanâs actions. You lot better be smart and stay out of this.â
Nie You shook her head repeatedly as she protested eagerly. âNo! Itâs not like that! Brother Tian isnât the man you say he is! When the Realm of Flame Heaven was invaded by Demon armies, it was him who helped save the Blood Sect and killed countless Demons! Heâs a hero! A hero of the Nie Clan, and the entire Realm of Flame Heaven!
âHe must be exerting all effort to uncover the secrets within those fragmentary star marks. Once heâs mastered the spells recorded within them, he will definitely come back to our rescue at the first possible moment!
âHeâll work with the Heaven Palace Sect and Ning Yang to seal the ripped-open spatial rift!
âI wonât allow you to slander his good name!â
With flushed cheeks, Nie You glared at the two Yuan Clan members. Her fists were clenched so tightly that it was as if she would launch attacks if they didnât shut their mouths.
âEven Nie Beichuan and Nie Nanshan have admitted to Nie Tianâs crimes. Who would take the words of a silly little girl seriously? Donât make a fool of yourself, will you?â A man mocked impatiently. âI donât have the time to argue with you. Come on. Letâs go.â
With these words, he reached out his hand to grab Nie Youâs arm.
Meanwhile, the other man stared coldly at Nie Tian and said, âYouâd better stay out of our business. Make no mistake, the Yuan Clan owns Black Cloud City now. Also, Black Cloud City isnât what it used to be. People die every day. If you dare to mess with our clan, donât you imagine that you can live in peace in Black Cloud City.â
BANG!
A violent explosion rang out, and the first manâs extended arm, as well as that side of his torso, were blown to shreds.
Just as Nie You cried out in fear, another spiritual energy ball left Nie Tian and hit the other Yuan Clan member, reducing him to a bloody mist.
In the blink of an eye, the two Yuan Clan members were reduced to scattered broken limbs and bits of flesh.
A strong bloody smell instantly filled the air. Nie Youâs face turned pale from fright, her slender body trembling nonstop.
Nie Tianâs face was expressionless as he asked her with a plain tone, âAre there many people in the Nie Clan who consider Nie Tian to be the one to blame for whatâs happening to the Realm of Flame Heaven?â
âDonât listen to them,â Nie You hastily explained. âThose people are only trying to undermine Brother Nie Tian and Grandpa Nie Donghai.â
After a moment of silence, Nie Tian said, âYou can go back now. No one from the Yuan Clan will ever give you trouble again.â
âThank you,â Nie You replied timidly.
Having watched the two Yuan Clan members dying such bloody and horrible deaths, she was slightly fearful towards Nie Tian. Therefore, after hearing that she was free to leave, she seemed like a person absolved of guilt. She carefully ran through the area scattered with bits of human flesh and rapidly disappeared from Nie Tianâs sight.
âNie Tian...â Hua Mu wanted to say something, but stopped on second thought.
Nie Tian forced a smile and said, âIâm fine. Nie Beichuan and Nie Nanshan have never been fond of me since I was little. I have been like a thorn in their flesh. Iâm not at all surprised that they would intentionally undermine me.â
With these words, he walked past this bloody street block. Soon, he came to a stop in front of the Nie Clanâs gate, where he closed his eyes and unleashed his Heaven Eyes.
His Heaven Eyes quietly flew into the Nie Clan...
After some time, his eyes opened. He turned to Pei Qiqi and Hua Mu, who had been waiting for him, and with an apologetic smile, he said, âWe can go now.â
Surprised, Hua Mu asked, âDo you not want to go in?â
Pei Qiqiâs eyes were also filled with surprise and confusion.
Even though she didnât know much about Nie Tianâs past, when Nie Tian had demanded to go to Black Cloud City and take a look, she had assumed that he would definitely visit his home.
She had never expected that Nie Tian would only stand outside the Nie Clan for some time and then leave.
She couldnât figure out the reason.
Nie Tian shook his head. âItâs okay. Only a handful of people in my clan were close to me. Most Nie Clan members disliked me. Since they see me as trouble, why would I go back and make everybody unhappy?â With those words, he strode towards the An Clan.
The reason he had decided to leave was that via his seven Heaven Eyes, he had heard nothing but conversations that made him very unhappy.
He found it hard to believe that his own clansmen were actually no different from people he had seen in the streets. Most of them blamed him for the perilous situation the Realm of Flame Heaven was in. They also blamed him for bringing the tremendous blame and hostility of others upon the Nie Clan.
Before, only a handful of people had acknowledged and accepted him. However, even those few people had now turned on him, and were complaining about what he had done.
That being the case, he couldnât think of any reason to return to the Nie Clan.
The reason why he had decided to stop by the An Clan before he left was that An Rong, the clanmaster of the An Clan, had helped him contend against Nie Beichuan before. Furthermore, he had gone through a lot with An Shiyi and her sister.
He wanted to see how the An Clan was holding up.
By the time he saw the An Clanâs front gate, he discovered that many powerful experts of the Yuan Clan were gathered there, including Yuan Fengchun, the clanmaster of the Yuan Clan.
Nie Tian stepped closer and blended into the chattering crowd of onlookers. After listening for a brief moment, he understood what was happening.
The Yuan Clan was forcing the An Clan to move out of their property so that they could take it for their own.
Before the Yuan Clan had come along, the An Clan had always been the most powerful clan in Black Cloud City. Therefore, their property was located in the most prosperous section of the city, and their buildings were the most splendid and magnificent.
It hadnât been long since the Yuan Clan had moved to Black Cloud City. They hadnât had the time or energy to build a new property with all the stone pavilions and courts that suited their needs.
Forcibly occupying the An Clan or the Nie Clan would be a simpler solution, considering the Yun Clan was already in ruins.
Even though some people within the Cloudsoaring Sect werenât happy with the Nie Clan, they were still one of their subordinate clans. Therefore, the Yuan Clan only dared to play little tricks or make secret moves against them.
They wouldnât dare to force the Nie Clan to abandon their property.
However, that wasnât the case for the An Clan. Ever since An Shiyi had left the Spiritual Treasure Sect and sought shelter in the Blood Sect, the Spiritual Treasure Sect had removed the An Clan from their list of subordinate clans.
Meanwhile, the Blood Sect hadnât decided to take the An Clan under their protection yet, which had put the An Clan in a very difficult position.
It was exactly because the An Clan didnât have a backer for the time being that Yuan Fengchun dared to make such an unreasonable demand.
âGive me a few moments,â Nie Tian said to Pei Qiqi and Hua Mu. âI want to settle some things for good before I leave.â
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