Chapter 7

It was barely bright outside.

Qingyun was awakened by some movements near his body. Nie Chenyuan's hairy head was right by the side of his neck. His hot breath blew at the root of his ear.

"Baby? You awake?"

He closed his eyes and snorted. When he was with Nie Chenyuan, this guy loved some sports to the point of outrage. Day after day, **¹ was a little bit too strong for Qingyun.

He yawned, reached over for his cell phone at the head of the bed and looked at the time.

It's only five o'clock.

He shut his eyes tightly², he had only slept for less than two hours! Qingyun finally couldn't bear it. He kicked Nie Chenyuan out of bed.

With a "thump", Nie Chenyuan pulled the quilt as he fell on the floor with an ignorant face, "What's wrong, my love?"

"Scram." Looking at the deep and shallow traces on his body, Qingyun gnashed his teeth while grinning, "From today till the end of the Guwu Conference, scram³ back to your room!"

Having said that, he swung a pillow and aimed for Nie Chenyuan's extremely vigorous part. Nie Chenyuan was hit and gave a stifled hum. The pillow was soft alright, but Qingyun's strength was no joke.

But he did not care about anything else. He got up grabbing the bed sheet and asked, "My love, stop joking. There's still more than a week from now till the Guwu Conference. You let me…"

Bang, the door slammed shut in front of Nie Chenyuan.

That night, everyone living in the Nie house could hear the young master's cries, "Qingyun! My love, Babe, let's talk about it… "

Nie Chenyuan looked towards the stars and moon as the day of the Guwu Conference arrived.

***

In a luxurious private room, the heads of several aristocratic families have arrived and were exchanging greetings upfront but in fact, they were secretly planning for themselves. These crafty old men usually look down upon each other, but now their minds were focused on the same thing.

The "wasted" heir of the Nie family with blocked channels had unexpectedly attended the Guwu Conference? He has a brain disease (T/N: aka. loose screw in his head). The old guy who protects this calf, Nie Songping, even allowed him to die?

The hearts of several people tightened and their lungs felt itchy. On the surface, the Guwu Conference was for young people from the Guwu circles to compete and exchange martial arts. But in reality, it was to show off each families' sphere of influence. In addition to the previous wins and Lin Yuhao, the people of the Guwu Association have won first place five times in a row.

Since Nie Chenyuan's meridians went wrong ten years ago, the focus of the Nie family has extended beyond the Guwu boundary. Although the Guwu Conference allowed their disciples to participate in it every year, it was just a show of appreciation.

But how will they deal with it this year?

Several people looked at the only empty space and secretly clenched their teeth. Nie Songping, this guy, probably guessed how they were feeling and purposely did not appear, even at this time.

Speak of the devil and he will come, Nie Songping just happened to come in at this moment. Although his body was not as good, as he was on crutches, it was obvious that he was in high spirits today.

"Old brother Nie is late this time!" Zhang Jingguo, chairman of the ancient martial arts association, greeted Nie Songping with a smile. This time, Nie Chenyuan's participation was beyond his expectations, but he was still confident in Lin Yuhao's strength, which was at the ninth level of Last Heaven.

Nie Songping ignored him and only when he was seated firmly in his seat did he raise his eyelids. He said crudely, "according to your generation, you have to call me Sheng-dà yé."

Zhang Jingguo's face stiffened as soon as he heard this.

The old rascals around him felt pressured and cold. Old Nie was right. Zhang Jingguo, in his position as the president of the Guwu Association, was on equal footing with them. But if he doesn't think about his own generation, he can only be equal to their sons.

However, in recent years, the Guwu Association has been gaining momentum along with the emergence of Lin Yuhao who was a great seedling. Some of them did not dare to stand up to them.

Nie Songping poured himself a cup of tea and slowly drank it. Although he was not afraid of Zhang Jingguo before, he wanted to save him some face. But today, he was obviously going to fight Lin Yuhao, why is he holding back? Fight however you wish.

"Old Nie, how are your grandson's meridian? How is he able to compete this time?" Some people were straight forward and couldn't help asking.

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings." Nie Songping said as he shook his head. He did not want to manage Nie Chenyuan's reputation.

These old foxes were very clear-minded. Nie Songping treasured Nie Chenyuan very dearly as he was his only grandson. Now, he doesn't seem to care about him. This clearly shows them that Nie Chenyuan's meridians have already recovered.

Zhang Jingguo secretly frowned. He has been planned to offer Lin Yuhao to repair Nie Chenyuan's meridians and make him owe him big time. Based on his understanding of Nie Songping, if he can cure Nie Chenyuan's meridians, Nie Songping was even willing to surrender the Nie family.

"Impossible! I've seen your grandson's meridians. It's impossible to clear them unless there's a warrior at Central Heaven who controls his energy and continuously treats him every day." This person kept talking and talking until he suddenly came to a stop to see Nie Songping's eyes reveal some disbelief, "No way, is he a He Lao…."

At the mention of He Lao, Zhang Jingguo's eyes flashed a little color.

He Lao is a small group of people who have achieved Central Heaven but are also very young and most likely to step into First Heaven.

According to the original plot of the world, He Lao took a fancy to Lin Yuhao's abilities, and instead of becoming everlasting friends, they taught Lin Yuhao all their martial arts sequences. In addition to the inborn Qi from Nie Chenyuan's meridians, Lin Yuhao smoothly reached First Heaven.

Lin Yuhao has already attracted the attention of He Lao by now and Zhang Jingguo also knew that He Lao will come to watch the Guwu Conference just for Lin Yuhao this time.

Hearing them mention the name "He Lao" one by one in amazement, Nie Songping felt his lips twitching. Although the He Lao were all at Central Heaven, but their ages were well over 100. The Nie family can hide Central Heaven warrior in his early twenties. In Nie Songping's view, the first person in the world to step into First Heaven is Qingyun!

Holding the tea cup to hide the sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth, he would like to see how Zhang Jingguo would praise Lin Yuhao after he sees Qingyun.

***

Qingyun was sitting in the exclusive private room of the Nie family. There is a huge screen in the room, which broadcasts the battle situation on the challenge arena below in real time. One wall of the private room is also completely transparent, allowing the people in the private room to also choose to open the curtain and watch the competition directly below.

The competition has already begun, but now it is only the competition of some peripheral figures in the Guwu world. The real aristocratic family is behind the competition. Qingyun didn't know that since the beginning of the Guwu Conference, the Nie family were already paired up against Zhang Jingguo and Lin Yuhao one by one. He leaned on the sofa and although he was staring at the big screen, he was bored and distracted.

On weekdays, Nie Chenyuan sticks to him tightly. He's basically inseparable. Now that he isn't here all of a sudden, it felt unusual.

"Mr. Qing, look, the young master is on the stage!"

The disciple of the Nie family standing behind Qingyun said cheerfully.

As soon as Nie Chenyuan came onto the stage, everyone gave him full attention.

In the private room where the family leaders gathered, Zhang Jingguo sat back in his seat and thought about the information on Nie Chenyuan with a gloomy face. He looked vaguely to one side and ate melon seeds. Seeing Nie Songping, who was not nervous on his face, he clenched his teeth secretly.

Suddenly there was a loud bang and startled Zhang Jingguo. Subconsciously, he looked up at the screen, only to find that it was dark. Then there were some sounds and static heard from the speaker.

Before he got confused, one of the family leaders immediately stood up to pull the curtain of the private room. He was so fast that it was unimaginable that his old arms and legs could be so agile. Several people in the private room also quickly surrounded him. Obviously, they were extremely curious about the scene on the challenge arena.

While Zhang Jingguo was still absent-minded, the others could see clearly saw what occurred. Just before the screen went black, Nie Chenyuan slapped his opponent. As soon as the strong Qi gushing out, the screen turned black.

Several people looked down and suddenly took a breath of cool air, unable to utter a single word.

Zhang Jingguo couldn't sit down sit still. He looked at Nie Songping, who was still sitting in his seat. He hesitated for a moment before he stood up and walked over.

Behind him, Nie Songping also secretly stretched his neck to look down. He only knew that Nie Chenyuan, this rascal's meridians were healed and his internal Qi realm was greatly increased. However, he did not fully understand the extent his cultivation increased to.

Zhang Jingguo went to the window and looked down. He was mentally prepared⁶ but he was still surprised in the end.

Nearly one sixth of the whole arena is missing. A huge cave is placed at the edge. Spider like cracks start to spread from the cave to the whole arena. Two cameras on the edge of the arena seemed to be affected, and parts of it were broken. Nie Chenyuan stood in the middle of the challenge arena, his opponent had disappeared.

"This little fella…" Several heads of the family were surprised. This was a special challenge arena for the disciples of the families. They used special materials when making the arena to resist pressure and damage. If there was not a full attack from those who had reached higher than the eighth level of Last Heaven, then challenge arena could not be damaged.

It's really amazing that the damage has reached this level, but these old foxes were very knowledgeable. It was not surprising. They just witnessed Nie Chenyuan's strong Qi in his palm on the screen, and the screen went black in an instant. What did that mean?

It meant that Nie Chenyuan's Qi was much more powerful than the average. He caused such large damages as soon as he came out! Wasn't there was something wrong with the boy's meridians? How did he develop this powerful energy? How powerful is his body to withstand the flow of such energy?

Several old foxes turned to look at Nie Songping, who had just shrunk his head back. All their teeth were about to be broken.

What granson's channels are blocked and his life was short? This was completely dissing them! Who could practice to the eighth level of Last Heaven when their meridians were blocked? No, no, no, this type of prowess must be at the Ninth level!

Someone who had grievances against Zhang Jingguo immediately congratulated, "Another young ninth level warrior in the Guwu circle, Congratulations! Old Nie, you had hid this from us. After the game, you must treat us."

"Easy to say!" Nie Songping was grinning from ear to ear but he secretly scolded Nie Chenyuan for being so violent. The opponent of this match was at a lower level than the fifth of Last Heaven. What's the purpose of this rascal's display of great strength? Showing off?

In the challenge arena, Nie Chenyuan looked at his opponent who was being carried away on a stretcher. He was obviously under Lin Yuhao. He insulted Qingyun with his mouth on stage. It was Nie Chenyuan's kind heart that allowed him to leave half-dead.

Later, Nie Chenyuan seemed to think of something. His eyes grew soft as he stood on the challenge arena and threw a kiss to a private room. As the actual leader of the Nie family, Nie Chenyuan did not have much interest in the declining of ancient martial arts, even if his accomplishments were restored, he did not intend to tell the world.

He attended the Guwu Conference just to please Qingyun.

Seeing this scene from the restored screen, Qingyun immediately couldn't help laughing out, he clearly remembered and was not afraid to throw it (T/N: the kiss) at the wrong place.

Nie Chenyuan could see through each compartment. Several family heads suddenly had a strange look on their faces. Glancing at the compartment where Qingyun is at, they turned to look Nie Songping.

Someone cautiously asked, "Xiao Nie has a sweetheart?"

The ears of the people around him immediately perked up. Nie Chenyuan is now the only one in the Guwu world who is less than 30 years old and has reached the ninth level of Last Heaven. He was better than Lin Yuhao, who had a reputation for being a f*ckboy in the past few years.

These old foxes began to think about whether or not there was a woman of the right age in their family. If they had a sweetheart, it would be difficult.

After all, no one is insane enough to threaten a talented nine level warrior.

Nie Songping's face reminded unchanged but felt embarrassed to death. Since knowing that Nie Chenyuan was interested in Qingyun, he couldn't help but also couldn't bear to care about his own baby grandson. He even felt sorry for Qingyun. His heart became tangled up and he finally moved to another residence in their area. Without seeing them, he wasn't bothered. So now Nie Songping doesn't know that Qingyun and Nie Chenyuan were already together.9

At this time, he felt ashamed of his grandson, and worried that Qingyun would be angry when he saw it in public. He was sobbing at heart but still put on a smile and said, "This… when children grow up, they will develop their own ideas…"

When the old foxes heard this, a few candidates immediately appeared in their minds as they sat down in their seats. However, their eyes were looking at each other to figure out which guy would step up to mention their granddaughter first.

The arena was repaired in a simple manner and the competition resumed. Next, Nie Chenyuan won every single round. Whether it was his powerful Qi or his arrogance, it amazed everyone and gave the Nie family a lot of face.

However, Nie Songping, who was sitting in the private room, was eager to dig a hole and hide in it. Of course, before that, he had to slap this humiliating grandson of his twice, sending Nie Chenyuan to his death.

He was acting like a peacock showing its feathers. Constantly kissing the Nie family's private room. First showing off his skills, then curries favor, making everyone around him mutter.

Which family's precious jewel was in the private room? Letting the unmoved and so powerful master Nie be so attentive to them?