Chapter 347: Profound Inner Breath, Astonishing Aura!

Chapter 347: Profound Inner Breath, Astonishing Aura!

December 14, 2024

Liu Family's Backyard

As White Luo Yu arrived, the entire backyard suddenly fell silent.

White Luo Yu and Jiang Ning exchanged a glance, sharing a smile before he quickly fixed his gaze on the Liu Family's Elder, the famous Wei Laofu.

"Just before I came, I heard someone mention disciplining Jiang Brother. Was that you?" White Luo Yu asked, his gaze oppressive.

Feeling the pressure from White Luo Yu's eyes, Wei Laofu's heart trembled.

Living in Dongling City, he was well aware of White Luo Yu's formidable reputation.

He wasn't afraid of his strength, but of White Luo Yu's influence and power.

As the Patrol Inspector of the entire Dongling Prefecture, he held the sixth rank in the officialdom.

This position was far beyond the reach of someone like Wei Laofu, a half-centenarian without any real power.

Wei Laofu forced a smile, "Inspector White, please don't take offense. I was just showing off."

"Showing off? I don't think so!" White Luo Yu said.

Then, he sized up Wei Laofu from head to toe, "You look familiar; you seem connected to a murder case. Come with me to the Patrol Inspector's Office!"

At these words, Wei Laofu's face paled.

"Inspector White, you're going too far!!!"

"Are you resisting arrest?" White Luo Yu smiled, gently waving the folding fan in his hand.

"Inspector White!!!" Wei Laofu emphasized, "Do you really mean it?"

"Are you threatening me?" White Luo Yu snapped his wrist, and the fan in his hand closed with a 'swish.' His gaze towards Wei Laofu intensified.

"I dare not!!!" Wei Laofu lowered his head.

Then he said, "I'll go back with Inspector White to investigate. I hope you can clear my name after the investigation!"

"I never wrong the innocent nor let the guilty go unpunished!" White Luo Yu said calmly.

He raised his hand, "Take him away!"

"Yes, sir!" Someone behind him responded.

"Please, Wei Daxun!!!" The person following White Luo Yu spoke lazily.

Hearing this, Wei Laofu swallowed his anger and followed.

Liu Xinyi, the Liu Clan Leader, felt a surge of anxiety seeing this.

He now understood that White Luo Yu's presence here was due to Jiang Ning inviting him.

The reason for the invitation was self-evident.

Witnessing this scene, a hint of regret filled his heart.

At this moment, White Luo Yu and Jiang Ning exchanged a glance, briefly communicating through sound transmission.

"Jiang Brother, farewell!!!" White Luo Yu cupped his hands and smiled, "Please visit my residence later; the Pavilion Lord also wishes to meet you!"

"Sure!" Jiang Ning responded with a cupped hand.

White Luo Yu arrived in a hurry and left in the same manner.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Ning, he turned and left with his men.

As White Luo Yu exited the backyard, Jiang Ning looked at Liu Xinyi, the Liu Clan Leader.

"Clan Leader Liu, I want to know who injured my brother. I hope you can tell me the truth!"

As the last four words landed, Jiang Ning's gaze intensified.

Boom!

An immense inner breath erupted from Jiang Ning's body. To the Liu Family members, it felt like a tsunami, a surging tide.

In an instant, the Liu Family members felt their chests sink, and they retreated.

Some even stumbled backward.

Liu Xinyi and Liu Xinzhi's expressions changed, filled with shock.

Stomp, stomp, stomp!

Liu Xinyi took three steps back, his eyes wide with astonishment as he looked at Jiang Ning.

At this moment, the inner breath Jiang Ning unleashed was even more powerful than when Hong Minghu met Huang Tianjiao's Xiangzhu Liu Linmen.

On the other side, White Luo Yu had just exited the backyard when he sensed the commotion behind him. He turned around in surprise.

"Inner breath like the sea?"

"Has he already reached the level of inner breath like the sea?"

"Could the previous information about him be wrong? Is he not a sixth-rank martial artist proficient in both inner and outer cultivation but a freak who has already entered the fifth rank?"

He muttered to himself.

In the backyard.

"I don't know!" Liu Xinyi steadied himself and said slowly.

"You don't know?" Jiang Ning took a slow step forward, "Is it genuine ignorance or feigned?"

As his words landed, the inner breath he unleashed intensified. Even with Liu Xinyi's sixth-rank martial prowess, his body still trembled.

Under the onslaught of Jiang Ning's breath, he felt a sense of dread, as if standing on the edge of an abyss, about to be devoured by this breath.

For a moment, his thoughts came to a halt.

On the other side, White Luo Yu's expression changed again.

"Impossible!!!" His eyes narrowed, and he muttered to himself.

"Sir, what a powerful aura!!!" Someone behind White Luo Yu exclaimed.

At this moment, Wei Laofu's expression also changed dramatically.

"How is this possible?!" As he spoke, he fell into a dazed state, his eyes wide with shock.

As a fifth-rank martial artist, he could perceive more details than an ordinary person.

Just like the few who followed Bai Luoyu, because they had not yet reached the fifth rank, they could only sense the overwhelming aura.

But he was different; he had already stepped into the fifth rank of martial cultivation.

And after so many years of accumulation, his cultivation had reached the level of Inner Breath like the ocean.

In the entire Dongling City, only a handful of people could truly be considered powerful at this level.

So he could sense the intricacies of this aura.

Just now, that aura had only given him a feeling of vastness like the sea.

But at this moment, the erupting aura had transformed into a deep abyss, causing a chilling sensation.

"How is this possible?!" Wei Laofu muttered again, "How could someone his age possess such terrifying cultivation?!"

At this moment, Bai Luoyu slowly withdrew his gaze.

He suppressed the shock in his heart and then looked at Wei Laofu.

"Do you understand now? If I hadn't come, you would've been killed on the spot by Jiang Brother!"

Hearing this, Wei Laofu immediately snapped out of his daze and looked at Bai Luoyu, "Thank you for your rescue, White Prefect!"

Seeing this, Bai Luoyu smiled.

He glanced at the backyard and a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

"This Jiang Brother really gave me a good scare."

"Inner Breath like an abyss."

"Cultivation of over a decade."

"I am no match for him."

"It seems that the so-called Commandery Inspector Examination is not a challenge for him at all!"

"I was right about him!"

The backyard.

After Jiang Ning's outburst.

Jiang Yiming, standing behind him, briefly recounted what had happened in front of the Liu Family's gate.

"So that's how it is! I've been too lenient with him!" Jiang Ning said calmly.

"Commandery Inspector Jiang, this is all due to their father and son's unilateral decision. I was completely unaware of it!" Liu Xinzhi quickly said, "Rest assured, they won't live past today!"

At this moment, Liu Xinzhi no longer cared about saving face.

He realized that he had completely misjudged Jiang Ning's presence.

Now, although he knew he had lost the opportunity to get closer, he didn't want to let the relationship between the two sides deteriorate further.

Whether it was Bai Luoyu's aura or Jiang Ning's oppressive aura, both made him aware of his mistake.

At this moment, he also understood why Jiang Ning could have a private relationship with Bai Luoyu; they were of the same caliber and on the same level.

At the same time.

Jiang Ning turned his gaze to Jiang Li.

The Liu Family was the family of his elder sister-in-law, Liu Wanwan, and also the in-laws of his elder brother.

He couldn't make decisions about the Liu Family on his own.

Seeing this, Jiang Li looked at Liu Wanwan.

Liu Wanwan, upon seeing Jiang Li's gaze, extended her hand and tightly clasped Jiang Li's palm.

"My husband will take care of it. I'm a bit tired, and I feel disappointed. My home is not here; my home is wherever my husband is!"

Hearing these words, after so many years of marriage with Liu Wanwan, Jiang Li completely understood her meaning.

"Younger Brother, you handle it," Jiang Li said.

Jiang Ning nodded.

"Liu Family Patriarch, don't blame me for not informing you. The Duchy of Daxia has its own laws and regulations. Even if a noble breaks the law, they are punished equally as a commoner. I'm giving you a chance to investigate and surrender yourself!"

"This chance is given in the face of my elder sister-in-law."

After saying these words.

Jiang Ning turned to look at his elder brother and sister-in-law.

"Let's go, let's head back!"

"Okay, let's go home!" Liu Wanwan nodded.

The next moment.

Jiang Ning picked up Little Douding and walked outside.

Seeing this, the Liu Family members quickly made way, creating a wide path for them.

As they watched the group leave, no one spoke.

A moment later.

Once they knew Jiang Ning's group had left far behind.

"Big Brother, what does he mean?" Liu Xinyi asked, puzzled.

Liu Xinzhi, upon hearing this, pondered for a moment and then shook his head, "I don't quite understand either. Investigate and surrender, does that mean the Liu Family, from top to bottom, should surrender according to the laws of the Duchy of Daxia?"

"Nonsense!"

Liu Xinyi, hearing this, nodded in agreement.

Then, as if remembering something, he smiled.

"Big Brother's words make sense, but it sounds like a joke!"

At this moment, Liu Sansheng, who had been listening to their conversation, spoke up.

"Father, Uncle, based on my understanding, you should consider what Commandery Inspector Jiang just said."

At this moment, Liu Sansheng's mind involuntarily recalled one of the three major families in Luoshui County, the Xie Family.

In Luoshui County, the Xie Family was the only one among the three major families of Cao, Liu, and Xie that had survived.

This was not only because of the unusual relationship between Xie Xiaojiu, the team leader, and Jiang Ning.

But also because Xie's family was sensible enough to sever ties and seek survival.

They investigated and turned themselves in, handing over every family member who had committed an offense to the authorities.

That was why they managed to survive in Luoshui County.

After witnessing the events in Luoshui County, he had no doubt about the truth in Jiang Ning's words.

This was Jiang Ning's way of giving the Liu family a chance.

A chance to sever ties and survive.

In his opinion, this opportunity was also due to his older sister, Liu Wanwan.

Otherwise, given Jiang Ning's relationship with White Luo Yu and how the Liu family treated Jiang Li's family today, he had no doubt that Jiang Ning would have directly retaliated.

At the same time, Clan Leader Liu Xinzhi and Second Young Master Liu Xinyi heard Liu Sansheng's words.

Liu Xinzhi's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

His unwavering character made him instinctively feel that his authority was being challenged by Liu Sansheng's dissent.

"Consider? How can we consider this?" At this moment, Second Young Master Liu Xinyi spoke up, "Are we really going to hand over all the clan members who have violated the laws of Daxia to the authorities for judgment?"

"Isn't that a joke?"

"As a local aristocratic family, which clan can remain untainted?"

"And which family can follow the laws of Daxia as strictly as the common folk?"

"If we really do this, not to mention anything else, your father will be executed after the autumn harvest!"

Upon hearing these words, Clan Leader Liu Xinzhi nodded in agreement.

"Your second uncle is right!"

"Just listen to such words, no need to take them too seriously!"

"I think he's saying this because of your sister. He doesn't know how to handle the situation, so he left a warning threat."

"Father, Second Uncle, you don't understand!" Liu Sansheng shook his head repeatedly, about to speak up again.

"Enough!" Liu Xinzhi's face darkened, and his tone turned stern, "Sansheng, in front of your elders, it's not your turn to speak yet!"

"Father!!!" Liu Sansheng exclaimed.

"Get out!" Liu Xinzhi immediately chose to vent his anger on Liu Sansheng.

On the other side, Jiang Ning and the others had already left the Liu family mansion.

"Big Brother, why didn't you wait for me before coming to the Liu family?"

"Hey, didn't I see that you had important matters to attend to and needed to return to Luoshui County?" Jiang Li asked, then he paused, "Little Brother, have you returned to Luoshui County?"

Jiang Ning nodded, "Yes, I went back!"

"Is Pavilion Lord Wang alright?" Jiang Li asked.

"He's better," Jiang Ning nodded and continued, "I took him to Medicine King Valley for treatment by the Valley Lord, and there shouldn't be any complications afterward!"

"You went back to Luoshui County, then went to Medicine King Valley, and returned to Dongling City?" Jiang Li asked in disbelief.

"Mhm!" Jiang Ning nodded.

Upon hearing this, Liu Wanwan was also shocked and looked at Jiang Ning.

As the Liu family's eldest daughter, she had been exposed to books and had extensive knowledge since childhood.

She was particularly familiar with the geography of Dongling Prefecture.

She was well aware of the distance between Dongling City and Luoshui County.

It was precisely because of the distance that the journey from Luoshui County to Dongling City took several days.

Yet today, in just over a day, her younger brother had not only traveled between Dongling City and Luoshui County but had also taken Wang Jin to Medicine King Valley.

This speed of travel was beyond her imagination.

"Little Brother, you're moving too fast!" Jiang Li exclaimed in astonishment.

Jiang Ning shook his head, "It's not that fast."

He had just thought for a moment and decided to use his refined blood again.

They were brothers, sharing the same bloodline.

His pure and divine-free blood was the best for enhancing martial arts prowess.

The stronger his own strength, the more effective his blood would be.

Since his older brother had this idea, he chose to support him.

He had tried it before, so he wasn't worried at all.

(End of Chapter)

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