Chen Sui Nian continued to explain: “After I learned that I still had family, I came to this Dong Tian as quickly as I could!”
“This Li Zhu Dong Tian is indeed quite secretive. I spent a lot of effort finding it. No wonder I couldn’t find you for so many years.”
Lu Chen looked embarrassed.
He continued to ask discreetly: “Why couldn’t you calculate that you still had family before?”
Upon hearing this, Chen Sui Nian sighed helplessly and said: “It was all because that old man said he wanted to protect me, and to shield me from the Heavenly Mandate, so he hid everything, which caused me to be unable to calculate anything.”
Lu Chen understood. So it was that fellow who intervened? No wonder he couldn’t figure out this kid’s background, location, or what had happened to him before.
Lu Chen questioned: “No! How are you and I able to calculate it now?”
Chen Sui Nian shrugged: “It was just a simple spell to shield the Heavenly Mandate. It was broken a long time ago.”
“Blood relatives have karmic ties and the distance is just right. It’s not something that’s hard to break!”
Lu Chen looked at Chen Sui Nian, who was nonchalantly stating the facts.
He’s truly that fellow’s favored disciple!
Lu Chen could also tell that Chen Sui Nian was in a good mood today!
This was the happiest day Lu Chen had ever had since he met Chen Sui Nian!
After all, Chen Sui Nian patiently answered all his questions.
Lu Chen looked at Chen Sui Nian, who was still a young man, and felt that he was somewhat unfamiliar!
In Lu Chen’s memory, Chen Sui Nian was the undisputed number one prodigy across the four realms!
Not only did he have incredible talent in cultivation, but he was also extremely ruthless and unreasonable in terms of scheming, mental fortitude, and heart cultivation.
Chen Sui Nian’s nature was untamed, but he could also be restrained and low-key!
For the sake of laying out his schemes and plots, he would use unorthodox and despicable methods, treating millions of lives as mere toys! Yet, despite being ruthless, he never lost sight of the bigger picture.
He would use the least amount of resources to achieve the greatest gains!
Lu Chen thought about Chen Sui Nian’s parents and younger brother, Chen Ping An, and sighed slightly.
If it was just fate, Lu Chen believed that Chen Sui Nian wouldn’t care, but there was actually a cultivator who intervened behind the scenes.
Karmic ties and intricate backgrounds intertwined.
He couldn’t even imagine what Chen Sui Nian would look like when he learned of the deaths of his parents and the hardships his younger brother had endured.
Lu Chen suddenly asked: “Chen Sui Nian, what if, I mean what if your parents were just common, greedy people and your younger brother was a vicious, good-for-nothing thug, what would you do?”
Chen Sui Nian smiled slightly and asked Lu Chen back: “What do you think I should do?”
Lu Chen said: “I’m asking you. I’m quite curious to know what you’re thinking.”
Chen Sui Nian said: “They only live for one and a half Jia Zi, less than a hundred years. Those who can live long lives through cultivation don’t need to worry about them. Good and evil will be judged naturally.”
“At worst, I’ll just leave. I’m not like I need family.” “What? Are you reminding me?” Chen Sui Nian asked in confusion.
Lu Chen quickly denied: “No, no, I’m just curious.”
Chen Sui Nian said: “If that were truly the case, then I might be a little, just a little disappointed!”
Chen Sui Nian noticed that the black-clothed girl next to him had been listening to his conversation with Lu Chen. He asked Lu Chen: “Hmm? You’ve been chatting with me, but isn’t this my brother’s house? Why are you here? Where’s my brother? Who is this young lady?”
Lu Chen glanced at the black-clothed girl and said awkwardly: “When I passed by the archway, I saw this young woman from another region accidentally fall to the ground. She fell pretty hard and injured her internal organs, causing severe bleeding. How could a Daoist with a compassionate heart turn a blind eye?”
“But she was covered in blood, and many people thought it was bad luck, so they wouldn’t open their doors. I was really at a loss, so I came to your kind and benevolent brother’s place.”
“To be blunt, if even your kind brother wasn’t willing to take her in, I wouldn’t have any other options. I would just have to wait for this young lady to be left with a whole body, find a place to dig a hole, and bury her.”
Lu Chen told Chen Sui Nian the same story he used to deceive Chen Sui Nian’s brother, Chen Ping An.
Chen Sui Nian smiled and asked: “Besides finding my brother, was there really no other way?”
Lu Chen said with “certainty”: “Of course, Daoists don’t lie!”
“Is my brother really so kind-hearted?”
Lu Chen said sincerely this time: “Truly!”
“Where’s my brother?”
“There’s a small pharmacy on Fu Lu Street. I sent him to get a prescription and some medicine!”
“Oh~”
Lu Chen was certain that Chen Sui Nian must be very happy right now!
He wouldn’t care about the truth of the story. After all, who wouldn’t want to hear someone praise their brother for being kind-hearted?
Lu Chen felt a gaze on him from behind. He turned his head, winked at the black-clothed girl, and pleaded with his eyes for her not to expose him!
The black-clothed girl nodded slightly. She wasn’t a fool.
The Daoist Lu Chen had told her the truth of the matter when she had just woken up and the white-clothed boy hadn’t arrived yet.
Chen Ping An, the owner of this dilapidated house, was a poor, charcoal-colored boy who had lost both of his parents.
Daoist Lu Chen was her savior, so she naturally wouldn’t want to say anything about matters that weren’t her concern.
Chen Sui Nian looked at the black-clothed girl, who was as handsome as a dashing man. His gaze moved downward to the wooden bed made of several pieces of wood, then he glanced around the room and furrowed his brow.
What’s going on? Why is he living so poorly?
He decided to wait until his brother, Chen Ping An, came back before learning the actual situation. Chen Sui Nian had a feeling that this old geezer Lu Chen was definitely hiding something from him!
Chen Sui Nian smiled at the black-clothed girl: “Hello, my name is Chen Sui Nian!”
The black-clothed girl hadn’t expected Chen Sui Nian to greet her. She nodded and said: “Hello, Ning Yao!”
Upon hearing the name, Chen Sui Nian’s expression paused slightly. He smiled.
Oh, it’s an acquaintance!
Ning Yao saw the playful glint in Chen Sui Nian’s eyes. A chill flashed in her eyes. This boy must have heard her name!
Ning Yao asked: “Have you heard my name, brother?”
Chen Sui Nian nodded: “Yes, I have. I know your true identity… Lu Chen, you know, right? You must know!”
Ning Yao looked back at Lu Chen. Lu Chen’s head was about to explode!
“Haha, I don’t know! I really don’t know!”
Chen Sui Nian ignored Lu Chen’s words and continued: “Ning Yao, Jian Qi Chang Cheng, the most talented person! Heaven’s Chosen! And you’re considered the successor by Jian Xian Chen Qing Du, the leader of Jian Qi Chang Cheng!”
Ning Yao remained silent, her expression impassive!
Seeing Ning Yao’s demeanor, Chen Sui Nian couldn’t help but chuckle: “What, are you planning to kill me?”
Ning Yao looked at this mysterious white-clothed boy and asked: “How do you know my name and origins?”
Chen Sui Nian said: “Someone told me.”
“Who? A traitor from Jian Qi Chang Cheng? A demon?”
Looking at the girl in front of him, Chen Sui Nian couldn’t help but laugh: “Before I came to Bao Ping Zhou, someone told me that you, this little girl, have a bad temper. You’re no ordinary girl!”
Ning Yao’s eyes were full of vigilance. Chen Sui Nian continued: “I came to Bao Ping Zhou initially to stop you. After all, someone asked me to take good care of you!”
Ning Yao’s heart sank to the bottom! It seemed like she was being sent to kill her.
Chen Sui Nian slowly walked to the bedside, his smile gradually fading into stillness.
Despite her injuries, Ning Yao prepared to draw her sword and fight back with all her might.
Just as Ning Yao was about to draw her sword, the flying sword hidden in the corner of the room was instantly suppressed and became immobile.
The sword intent and aura that Ning Yao had just released were instantly suppressed.
The entire room’s time was frozen by Chen Sui Nian!
A fine, golden thread appeared between Ning Yao’s eyebrows, radiating an endless amount of sword qi and unparalleled sword intent.
Chen Sui Nian was even more excited upon seeing this.
“Oh—Tian Zhen, one of the four best Xian Swords in the world!”
But it was still no use. Chen Sui Nian just pressed down with his right hand, and the Xian Sword Tian Zhen was firmly suppressed between Ning Yao’s eyebrows.
The sword could not be drawn!
“But it’s no use,” Chen Sui Nian’s lips still curled up in a playful, cynical smile!
Ning Yao gritted her teeth and channeled her true qi, attempting to break through the cultivation suppression coming from Chen Sui Nian.
Chen Sui Nian slowly approached Ning Yao’s bed and used his spiritual energy to cast a spell to lift Ning Yao’s arm.
Then, he took out an exquisite handkerchief from somewhere and tied it around Ning Yao’s wrist. Chen Sui Nian seemed not to see the murderous look in Ning Yao’s eyes. He stretched out his right hand and gently placed it on Ning Yao’s wrist pulse.
Ning Yao was stunned. Was he checking her pulse?
She wasn’t sure. Perhaps he was trying to implant something to control her! The thought made Ning Yao’s face turn pale.
Being reduced to a puppet and manipulated was far scarier than death.
Chen Sui Nian said to himself: “Hmm—the Qi in your five internal organs is chaotic, and your soul is also severely injured. You’re learning a bit too much. You have a sword cultivator’s sword path, a martial artist’s body, and a Qi Cultivator’s spiritual energy. You have all three.”
“Indeed, you’re very good. You could have excelled in any one of the three, especially the sword path. You have the potential to reach the pinnacle! Not bad!”
Chen Sui Nian even gave some advice: “Actually, for this cultivation method, in the Lower Five Realms, you can train your body and improve the quality of your spiritual energy while practicing swordsmanship. Although it takes a bit longer, it doesn’t consume too much time. In the Middle Five Realms, I don’t recommend doing this anymore. Time is not on your side. Focus on swordsmanship and don’t waste your talent. After reaching the Upper Five Realms, you can strengthen your physical body appropriately, in case you need to fight in close combat or encounter restrictions on using your Dao Arts!”
Ning Yao continued to stare at Chen Sui Nian. Chen Sui Nian smiled, then stretched out his left hand. Two spirit talismans appeared between his index finger and middle finger.
He infused the spirit talismans with spiritual energy, and they automatically adhered to Ning Yao’s dantian and brow.
Ning Yao was expressionless, her mind racing with many thoughts!
She had no grand ambition to die on the battlefield. Dying like this was so humiliating!
The moment the spirit talismans adhered to her dantian and brow, they transformed into stars that flowed into Ning Yao’s body.
Ning Yao could clearly feel those stars flowing inside her body. Some went into her internal organs, meridians, and dantian, while others flowed into her soul and spirit.
Ning Yao’s eyes remained steadfast, her gaze fixed on Chen Sui Nian!
The killing intent in her eyes was almost taking shape.
After a while, Chen Sui Nian waved his hand and lifted the barrier that had enveloped the room.
Ning Yao could move again, but she didn’t make a move.
Chen Sui Nian looked at Ning Yao in front of him and smiled: “Why don’t you draw your sword now?”
Ning Yao didn’t speak. She just turned her head to look at the flying sword in the corner.
The flying sword was also whining madly, its body shaking constantly as if it was fighting for Ning Yao’s sake!
She would rather look at a pile of dog crap than look at Chen Sui Nian right now.
How unlucky was she to have run into this person?
Chen Sui Nian suddenly stretched out his right hand and flicked Ning Yao’s forehead forcefully. Ning Yao turned her head and glared fiercely at Chen Sui Nian. Her breathing quickened, as if she wanted to drink Chen Sui Nian’s blood and eat his flesh!
Chen Sui Nian stood in front of Ning Yao, bending down and smiling sweetly: “Hello, Miss Ning Yao. My name is Chen Sui Nian. I’m A Liang’s friend. He was worried about you after you left Jian Qi Chang Cheng, so he entrusted me to look after you,”
Ning Yao suddenly heard a familiar name—A Liang.
Ning Yao finally spoke: “Then what did you do to me just now?”
Chen Sui Nian looked innocent: “I didn’t do anything. I just checked your pulse and applied two restorative spirit talismans! I even used a handkerchief to cover your wrist.”
Ning Yao sensed her body and soul and discovered that she was basically healed!
Combined with what Chen Sui Nian had just said, it seemed like he really was entrusted by A Liang to take care of her.
“Then why did you cast a barrier and suppress me?!” Ning Yao’s tone was fierce. If you’re going to save me, then save me. Why scare me like that? Are you crazy?
Chen Sui Nian remained calm and explained: “Oh, well, doctors need to diagnose their patients, but patients will move around! So… you know.”
I know your ass! He was deliberately doing it.
“Then why did you act like a villain?”
“Hey, hey, hey! I didn’t. Don’t talk nonsense! When did I say I was going to kill you? You were the one who had murderous intent toward me the whole time, okay!”
Damn you! So mean!
He could have said it beforehand. He could have talked to her first, but he deliberately acted like a sneaky, villainous person, scaring her badly.
Ning Yao’s tone became even harsher: “Then why did you use your middle finger to flick my forehead?”
Upon hearing this, Chen Sui Nian got into it: “It wasn’t me who flicked it. A Liang flicked my forehead and told me to flick Little Ning for him, to be more careful next time. Damn it! If he wanted to flick, then flick you, why flick me? He ran off so fast and I can’t catch him!”
Ning Yao heard this and became both angry and gradually realized that this person was indeed entrusted by A Liang.
After all, entrusting him to flick her forehead sounded like something A Liang would do!
Suddenly, as Ning Yao was lost in thought, Chen Sui Nian flicked her again.
Ning Yao looked at Chen Sui Nian incredulously. Was this another one?
Chen Sui Nian said: “No, it’s just that if you hadn’t run away from Jian Qi Chang Cheng, A Liang wouldn’t have found me and I wouldn’t have been flicked. So this flick is my way of disciplining you for being so reckless at such a young age!”
Chen Sui Nian put on an old man scolding a child’s demeanor, his words righteous and firm!
Ning Yao was so angry that she laughed. She laughed bitterly and said: “You better have higher cultivation than me your entire life.”
Previously, he had blocked the heavens and suppressed her flying sword, Tian Zhen, with a single move!
His cultivation must be much higher than hers! Ning Yao hated this situation the most!
Taking advantage of his higher cultivation and longer time in cultivation to bully your Ning Ye!
This person was just like that damn A Liang, both mean and strong!
No wonder they could get along so well.
She was sure that Chen Sui Nian must also be a shameless old geezer!
She definitely couldn’t beat Chen Sui Nian right now. After all, he was able to create barriers in this world and use Dao Arts at will. With her current cultivation, she absolutely couldn’t beat Chen Sui Nian.
At this time, Chen Ping An returned. His hands were full of medicine packets.
He knocked on the door, stepped over the threshold, and placed the medicine on the table.
“Daoist, hu hu hu—I’m back.”
Chen Ping An was gasping for breath. He looked up at Ning Yao who was sitting cross-legged on the bed and Chen Sui Nian who was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed.
The black-clothed girl sitting cross-legged on the wooden bed and the handsome white-clothed boy both looked at him.
Ning Yao greeted him: “Hello, my name is Ning Yao.”
Chen Ping An said frankly: “Hello, my name is Chen Ping An!”
Ning Yao nodded.
Lu Chen looked at Chen Sui Nian and Chen Ping An.
Chen Ping An also looked at Chen Sui Nian who was sitting on the chair.
At this moment, Chen Sui Nian was smiling, looking at Chen Ping An with a hint of curiosity!
Chen Ping An thought that the white-clothed boy sitting on the chair, supporting his head with one hand and casually placing his other hand on the side, was the most handsome and elegant boy he had ever seen in his life.
The smile on his lips was similar to that of the elegant Mr. Qi at the private school, but it was more of a carefree, cynical indifference.
However, he felt like he had seen this handsome face somewhere before!
Lu Chen and Ning Yao on the side were also sizing up the Chen brothers. Lu Chen became increasingly alarmed.
He had been wondering why Chen Ping An always gave him a sense of familiarity.
Ning Yao saw that the two looked very much alike.
Although Chen Sui Nian was as fair as a porcelain doll, and Chen Ping An was as black as coal, their eyebrows and eyes were very similar, and their facial bones were the same.
Especially the hint of expression between their eyebrows was almost identical.
Chen Ping An looked at Daoist Lu Chen in confusion and asked, Who is this person?
Lu Chen just smiled at Chen Ping An, saying nothing!
Damn—he had previously thought that someone was deliberately forging karmic ties, causing him to calculate that Chen Sui Nian and Chen Ping An were brothers.
Now, it was obvious that they were born to the same mother!
Lu Chen’s heart sank. It’s over! It’s over!