In the villa, Nie Yi, clad in a bathrobe, sat on the living room sofa, legs crossed, humming a tune as he waited for Yu E to arrive.
Despite the large hole in the wall still letting in the wind, Nie Yi’s mood had improved considerably.
“Darling, I’m here.”
At this moment, Yu E, who had a key to the villa, walked into the living room. Seeing Nie Yi in his bathrobe, she immediately smiled, showing no signs of having recently lost her husband.
Nie Yi grinned upon seeing Yu E and patted the sofa beside him. “Baby, come here.”
“You old scoundrel, Qi Tan’s funeral was only today, and you’re asking me to come over late at night. Do you have some special fetish?” Yu E, displaying her alluring figure, pounced into Nie Yi’s arms, exuding extreme charm.
Nie Yi couldn’t help but let his hands roam, chuckling, “Can’t help it. Some unpleasant things happened today, and I’m full of pent-up frustration. I need someone to vent on.”
Hearing Nie Yi’s words, Yu E reacted immediately. “Right, what are you planning to do about Wang Li Ren? He’s an imperial envoy sent by headquarters. Now he’s openly taken your position. Can you tolerate that?”
“It doesn’t matter. He’ll be meeting Qi Tan soon enough.”
“You mean…” Yu E froze for a moment, then her eyes widened in realization, and she covered her mouth, giggling. “Killing him is fine too. I’ve been fed up with him for a long time. He knows nothing but pretends to care about me. It’s truly disgusting!”
“Hahaha! You’re right, my dear! That guy doesn’t even know where he is! It’s one thing in Hua Country, but this is Yang Country. Can he really turn the world upside down?”
Nie Yi laughed heartily, his spirits soaring.
With Jue’s involvement, Wang Li Ren was surely not going to survive!
Moreover, the Dragon Department wouldn’t be able to catch the culprit. The branch needed someone to take charge, and if he just held on for a while, the position of director would be his!
As long as he officially became the director, he would soon be able to break the branch free from the headquarters’ jurisdiction and become independent in Yang Country!
The thought of his bright future made Nie Yi feel exceptionally good.
“Mom, Uncle Nie… Dad’s death, you two did it, didn’t you?”
Just then, Qi Zhuyue emerged from the large hole in the wall, staring coldly at Nie Yi and Yu E on the sofa.
“Xiao Yue?” Yu E was startled to see Qi Zhuyue appear and immediately sprang away from Nie Yi.
Nie Yi also coughed a few times and gave Qi Zhuyue a dry laugh. “Xiao Yue, why are you here?”
Qi Zhuyue said coldly, “I heard everything. You killed my father, didn’t you?”
Yu E quickly said, “Xiao Yue, it’s all a misunderstanding. I… I was just talking to your Uncle Nie about something!”
Qi Zhuyue retorted, “Talking? Are you still trying to trick me like a child?”
“Enough!”
At this moment, Nie Yi’s voice boomed, interrupting the conversation between Qi Zhuyue and Yu E. He stood up from the sofa, his expression turning extremely grim.
Sensing Nie Yi’s killing intent, Yu E’s expression shifted slightly. She quickly asked, “Nie Yi, what are you doing?”
Nie Yi’s expression turned icy. “You heard what Xiao Yue just said. What happened between us must never get out. If headquarters finds out, you and I are finished!”
Nie Yi’s wings were not yet strong enough to break free from headquarters. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so accommodating to Wang Li Ren during the day.
His plan to assassinate Qi Tan absolutely could not be known by others.
Seeing that Nie Yi was truly intending to kill Qi Zhuyue, Yu E’s face showed panic. She immediately stepped in front of Nie Yi and said, “Are you crazy? She’s my daughter!”
No matter how venomous Yu E was, how she could plot against Qi Tan, she was still Qi Zhuyue’s mother and could not stand by and watch Nie Yi kill her daughter!
“Get lost!”
Nie Yi roughly pushed Yu E aside and stared at Qi Zhuyue. “Child, I originally intended to treat you well in the future, but I didn’t expect you to be so disobedient, running around so late at night!”
“Since you miss your father so much, you can go down and accompany him today. That way, you’ll have a companion on the road to the underworld!”
Qi Zhuyue sneered and drew a knife from behind her. “Perfect. I also want to kill you, trash, and make you apologize to my father!”
Yu E, who had fallen to the ground, saw Qi Zhuyue attempting to attack Nie Yi and immediately scrambled up. She exclaimed in shock to Qi Zhuyue, “Are you crazy? Nie Yi is a seventh-rank异士 (yi shi). You’re no match for him. Run!”
However, no matter how Yu E shouted, Qi Zhuyue seemed not to hear her, staring fixedly at Nie Yi as if she wanted to claim his soul.
The next moment, Qi Zhuyue raised her knife and lunged fiercely at Nie Yi.
Seeing Qi Zhuyue lunge, a hint of mockery flashed in Nie Yi’s eyes. “A mantis trying to stop a chariot!”
Qi Zhuyue only had a cultivation of the second rank. Even if Nie Yi did nothing and let Qi Zhuyue stab him, he was confident she couldn’t harm him!
However, Nie Yi had no intention of holding back. As Qi Zhuyue lunged, he raised his hand and struck towards Qi Zhuyue’s chest, intending to break her heart meridian with a single palm strike, a move of extreme ruthlessness!
But just as Nie Yi was about to succeed, Yu E directly shoved Qi Zhuyue aside and took Nie Yi’s palm strike herself, flying out!
“Mom!!!” Qi Zhuyue’s expression changed slightly as she saw Yu E being sent flying, and she cried out in alarm.
Unfortunately, Yu E could no longer hear her.
She was merely an ordinary person. After taking an unreserved palm strike from Nie Yi, a seventh-rank 异士 (yi shi), her heart meridian was instantly severed.
Before Yu E even hit the ground, she had already perished.
Nie Yi hadn’t expected Yu E to take his palm strike. A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes, but he quickly reacted and muttered, “Bitch, you’re asking for death!”
Nie Yi felt no grief over Yu E’s death. Instead, after her demise, his ferocity intensified. He looked back at Qi Zhuyue. “Your mother could block for you once, but can she block for you a second time?”
“I’ll send your whole family down to reunite!”
With that, Nie Yi lunged at Qi Zhuyue with a sinister grin, preparing to kill her directly!
Just as Nie Yi reached Qi Zhuyue and was about to crush her skull, he suddenly felt an extremely dangerous aura emanating from her, causing his hair to stand on end!
Danger!
His sixth sense, which had saved his life countless times, alerted him. He quickly retracted his attack, intending to create distance from Qi Zhuyue.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Qi Zhuyue swung her knife, swift as lightning!
*Ching!*
Nie Yi couldn’t fully dodge. His right hand was directly severed by Qi Zhuyue, and blood spurted out!
“Ahhhhhhhh!” Nie Yi screamed, kicking the lunging Qi Zhuyue away. He was covered in sweat from the pain.
“You bitch, how do you have such speed?” Nie Yi quickly stopped the bleeding, glaring at the rising Qi Zhuyue from the ground, his expression contorted to the extreme.
“I’m going to kill you…”
Qi Zhuyue stood up unsteadily, looking up at Nie Yi, her eyes turning scarlet.
A dense black energy permeated from Qi Zhuyue’s body, swirling around her.
A powerful aura erupted from Qi Zhuyue’s body!
“This, this is…”
Sensing Qi Zhuyue’s aura, Nie Yi’s expression changed drastically. He looked at the current Qi Zhuyue in terror, retreating continuously, a bad premonition surging in his heart.
At this moment, he felt a fatal danger from Qi Zhuyue, who only had a cultivation of the second rank!
Meanwhile, Ye Ling, who was watching all this from the shadows, narrowed his eyes upon seeing the black energy erupting from Qi Zhuyue. “This girl… why does she also have the same mark as Jue?”