“You! Stop!” Standing in front of her, the two members of the Yuan n looked at Nie You out of the corner of their eyes, their faces filled with malicious smiles.


    Nie You’s expression flickered slightly as she asked timidly, “Who are you? What do you want?”


    “Didn’t your seniors tell you not to leave your n recently?” One man said with an evil grin. “If members of your n dare toe out and walk in ck Cloud City, they’ll be treated like rats crossing the street. You should have stayed inside your n at all times and nevere out.”


    Upon hearing the man’s words, Nie You subconsciously took a step backward.


    She knew that senior n 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 n gate hadn’t been looking.


    She didn’t expect that she would be trapped when she was this close to returning safely.


    She nced around and discovered that Nie Tian, Pei Qiqi, and Hua Mu were the only ones on the street.


    Nie You’s 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.


    “Uncle, Big Brother, Sister, those bad men won’t let me go. Will you please help me?” She implored, panting slightly. Urgency could be seen in her eyes.


    Nie Tian had left the Nie n long before he had even left the Realm of me Heaven.


    After that, he had spent two years in the Realm of Split Void. Adding the time together, he hadn’t returned to ck 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 wouldn’t be able to imagine that the tall, well-built man was the Nie Tian from her n who had repeatedly worked wonders in the past.


    “Don’t worry. Everything is going to be fine,” Nie Tian said with aforting tone.


    Looking at the thin but graceful young woman standing in front of him, he couldn’t help but get carried away by his thoughts.


    <i>I can’t believe it’s been five years already, and she has grown up</i>... After sighing inwardly over how fast time passed, Nie Tian snapped back to reality. With a frown, he looked at the two Yuan n Qi warriors who were taking their time as they stepped towards him.


    Nie Tian had never expected that they would actually dare toe towards them and pursue the matter.


    Even though they had intentionally concealed their auras, the two Yuan n 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 theye, but they even assumed an attitude as if they feared no one with the Yuan n at their back.


    “Hey buddy, I don’t think I’ve ever seen you in ck Cloud City. Visitors, aren’t you?” One man said with a casual and arrogant tone.


    Nie Tian’s eyebrows furrowed. “Yeah, so?”


    “So you’d better stay out of our business, neer,” The other man said with a cold harrumph. “This girl is a member of the Nie n, the n that Nie Tian is from!


    “Nie Tian is the sinner who led the Realm of me Heaven to hell!


    “The 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 Pce Sect, but he even holed up somewhere. It’s because of him that one fourth of the Realm of me Heaven is now submerged in raging demon Qi!


    “It’s because of him that people are living in fear, and every major sect is trying every possible method to evacuate their core disciples.


    “Meanwhile, people like us and those from subordinate ns probably won’t even have a chance to be evacuated. Our deaths are certain, and it’s all that bastard’s fault! For that, he and all of his n members have to take the me and bear the wrath of every man and woman in the Realm of me Heaven!”


    After blurting out his indignantint in Nie Tian’s face, the man added, “Those who dare to be on friendly terms with the Nie n are also enemies to every sect and n in the Realm of me Heaven! We’re all victims of Nie n’s actions. You lot better be smart and stay out of this.”


    Nie You shook her head repeatedly as she protested eagerly. “No! It’s not like that! Brother Tian isn’t the man you say he is! When the Realm of me Heaven was invaded by Demon armies, it was him who helped save the Blood Sect and killed countless Demons! He’s a hero! A hero of the Nie n, and the entire Realm of me Heaven!


    “He must be exerting all effort to uncover the secrets within those fragmentary star marks. Once he’s mastered the spells recorded within them, he will definitelye back to our rescue at the first possible moment!


    “He’ll work with the Heaven Pce Sect and Ning Yang to seal the ripped-open spatial rift!


    “I won’t allow you to nder his good name!”


    With flushed cheeks, Nie You red at the two Yuan n members. Her fists were clenched so tightly that it was as if she wouldunch attacks if they didn’t shut their mouths.


    “Even Nie Beichuan and Nie Nanshan have admitted to Nie Tian’s crimes. Who would take the words of a silly little girl seriously? Don’t make a fool of yourself, will you?” A man mocked impatiently. “I don’t have the time to argue with you. Come on. Let’s go.”


    With these words, he reached out his hand to grab Nie You’s arm.


    Meanwhile, the other man stared coldly at Nie Tian and said, “You’d better stay out of our business. Make no mistake, the Yuan n owns ck Cloud City now. Also, ck Cloud City isn’t what it used to be. People die every day. If you dare to mess with our n, don’t you imagine that you can live in peace in ck Cloud City.”


    BANG!


    A violent explosion rang out, and the first man’s 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 n member, reducing him to a bloody mist.


    In the blink of an eye, the two Yuan n members were reduced to scattered broken limbs and bits of flesh.


    A strong bloody smell instantly filled the air. Nie You’s face turned pale from fright, her slender body trembling nonstop.


    Nie Tian’s face was expressionless as he asked her with a in tone, “Are there many people in the Nie n who consider Nie Tian to be the one to me for what’s happening to the Realm of me Heaven?”


    “Don’t listen to them,” Nie You hastily exined. “Those people are only trying to undermine Brother Nie Tian and Grandpa Nie Donghai.”


    After a moment of silence, Nie Tian said, “You can go back now. No one from the Yuan n will ever give you trouble again.”


    “Thank you,” Nie You replied timidly.


    Having watched the two Yuan n 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 Tian’s sight.


    “Nie Tian...” Hua Mu wanted to say something, but stopped on second thought.


    Nie Tian forced a smile and said, “I’m 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. I’m not at all surprised that they would intentionally undermine me.”


    With these words, he walked past this bloody street block. Soon, he came to a stop in front of the Nie n’s gate, where he closed his eyes and unleashed his Heaven Eyes.


    His Heaven Eyes quietly flew into the Nie n...


    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, “We can go now.”


    Surprised, Hua Mu asked, “Do you not want to go in?”


    Pei Qiqi’s eyes were also filled with surprise and confusion.


    Even though she didn’t know much about Nie Tian’s past, when Nie Tian had demanded to go to ck 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 n for some time and then leave.


    She couldn’t figure out the reason.


    Nie Tian shook his head. “It’s okay. Only a handful of people in my n were close to me. Most Nie n members disliked me. Since they see me as trouble, why would I go back and make everybody unhappy?” With those words, he strode towards the An n.


    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 nsmen were actually no different from people he had seen in the streets. Most of them med him for the perilous situation the Realm of me Heaven was in. They also med him for bringing the tremendous me and hostility of others upon the Nie n.


    Before, only a handful of people had acknowledged and epted him. However, even those few people had now turned on him, and wereining about what he had done.


    That being the case, he couldn’t think of any reason to return to the Nie n.


    The reason why he had decided to stop by the An n before he left was that An Rong, the nmaster of the An n, 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 n was holding up.


    By the time he saw the An n’s front gate, he discovered that many powerful experts of the Yuan n were gathered there, including Yuan Fengchun, the nmaster of the Yuan n.


    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 n was forcing the An n to move out of their property so that they could take it for their own.


    Before the Yuan n hade along, the An n had always been the most powerful n in ck 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 hadn’t been long since the Yuan n had moved to ck Cloud City. They hadn’t had the time or energy to build a new property with all the stone pavilions and courts that suited their needs.


    Forcibly upying the An n or the Nie n would be a simpler solution, considering the Yun n was already in ruins.


    Even though some people within the Cloudsoaring Sect weren’t happy with the Nie n, they were still one of their subordinate ns. Therefore, the Yuan n only dared to y little tricks or make secret moves against them.


    They wouldn’t dare to force the Nie n to abandon their property.


    However, that wasn’t the case for the An n. 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 n from their list of subordinate ns.


    Meanwhile, the Blood Sect hadn’t decided to take the An n under their protection yet, which had put the An n in a very difficult position.


    It was exactly because the An n didn’t have a backer for the time being that Yuan Fengchun dared to make such an unreasonable demand.


    “Give me a few moments,” Nie Tian said to Pei Qiqi and Hua Mu. “I want to settle some things for good before I leave.”