Chapter 1100: Nie Shen and His Son Arrive, Direct Action!

......Nie Shen was so furious he was out of his mind, forgetting to cover his mouth.

As Nie Lei let out that howl.

Holy shit.

His mother, his elder brother, his elder sister—they all showed up one after another. Anyone who wasn't out counted, everyone at home came running, shouting.

"Master."

"Dad."

People tried to hold him back, pull him away, drag him off.

"Dad, what are you doing? Lei Lei hasn't gone out to cause trouble! He's been home this whole time, hasn't even stepped out the door. Why are you hitting him?"

"Master, what's gotten into you now? Lei Lei has been obeying you. Why are you still not satisfied?"

"Dad, don't be angry. If he's done something wrong, tell me, I'll teach him a lesson. You're the head of the family. Don't make a scene."

To be fair, for Nie Lei to be born into a family like this, he must have accumulated immense virtue in his past life.

Even though these people weren't exactly good people themselves.

But their attitude and care toward Nie Lei were completely genuine.

The youngest brother, the youngest child.

Born to be cherished.

Nie Lei might be a scumbag, but he knew how to keep his family happy.

Looking at his wife, daughters, and sons blocking his way.

Nie Shen hardened his heart: "Get lost, all of you!!!"

"If anyone dares to speak for him or plead for him again, don't blame me—as a father and a husband—for being ruthless!!!"

He knew his wife and children's temperaments.

He didn't dare explain why or why he had to take Nie Lei away.

He knew that once he said it, today's situation would definitely go south.

Seeing that Nie Shen was truly angry.

Everyone didn't dare stop him anymore.

It was fine to joke around normally, but when he was really angry, if anyone dared to defy him, did they think the head of a great family was just for show with no temper!?

If so, they wouldn't have made it this far.

Nie Shen snorted coldly at the crowd: "All of you stay home and behave. If I come back and see anyone missing, then you don't need to come back either!"

With that, Nie Shen flew off with the howling, pleading Nie Lei in tow.

Watching the two figures suddenly disappear from the sky.

The worry in Nie Lei's mother's eyes deepened.

Until she suddenly thought: "Let's go. Come with me to the palace to see your aunt."

Meanwhile.

On the other side.

Yin Aosi went to find Nie Shen.

But the Deputy Commander of Chiye came to find Lu Ding, calming his emotions.

Inside the Chiye guesthouse.

Ding Baiting looked at Lu Ding sitting in the seat of honor.

"Grand Duke Lu, these are the materials on those ghostly creatures. Right now, the other half of Nanshan Kingdom has already turned into a ghostly hell on earth."

Lu Ding took the documents and scanned them from start to finish, somewhat confused: "That's it? Not a single useful thing."

"All it says is where Nanshan Kingdom fell and a vague division of ghost creature strength by region."

"And then there's something about 'Nine Tribulations of Ghosts.'"

"Just nine names, along with their approximate cultivation levels and abilities."

"And the detailed intelligence? What about the Ghost King that caused this situation!?"

"You bring me this and expect me to handle things? Are you here to make wishes or what?"

"Or do you think my time isn't valuable, and I have to gather all this intel myself in battle? Am I here to do your grunt work?"

Given Lu Ding's personality and temper.

Ding Baiting silently comforted himself not to get angry. That's just how he was. If he weren't like this, that would be strange.

After calming his emotions, he spoke: "I apologize, Grand Duke Lu. It's just that the ghost creatures spread too quickly, and their strength was too high."

"They caused massive casualties in Nanshan Kingdom, catching us completely off guard. Many materials are difficult to collect."

"We also sent many members into the ghost realm to gather intelligence, but almost none came back alive. Those we sent disappeared without a trace."

"At first, the God Sealing realm was still effective, but later, even ordinary God Sealing cultivators couldn't safely enter and come out."

"These pieces of intelligence were bought with the lives of several God Sealing cultivators, countless soldiers, and Chiye members from Nanshan Kingdom."

"The current situation is that we can't send people inside to carry out decapitation-style operations. We can only keep pushing back from the border lines."

Hearing this, Lu Ding could understand somewhat.

That half of Nanshan Kingdom occupied by ghosts was essentially their home turf. Sending people in meant facing a numerically superior enemy.

But what did that have to do with him?

He tossed the documents back.

"I don't want to hear so many excuses. Once the Nie family matter is settled, I'll leave immediately. Before I leave, I need key intelligence. I don't want to run around randomly. My time is precious."

"Whether you use human lives to fill the gap or other methods, if I don't see the materials I want, you're on your own."

If this were the Great Han, Lu Ding would have gone and done it without question.

Plow where needed, range where needed, minimizing unnecessary investigator casualties, since they were his own people.

But this was Nanshan Kingdom.

No matter how many died, it had nothing to do with him.

Ding Baiting took the documents awkwardly: "Grand Duke Lu... you have such powerful means. I've heard you can even ignore many barriers and arrays. Couldn't you just..."

Lu Ding looked at him: "No. Nanshan Kingdom has so much land and mineral resources. Can't you spare some for the Great Han!?"

"If you say yes, then I can too. What do you say?"

Ding Baiting lowered his head: "I can't decide that."

Lu Ding turned away: "Then send someone who can to negotiate with me."

As he spoke.

Someone approached.

Footsteps sounded.

"Grand Duke Lu, I've heard so much about you. Why are you already losing your temper the moment I walk in? Too much fire is bad for the liver and stomach, you know."

Yin Aosi walked in with Nie Shen and Nie Lei, father and son.

Lu Ding's gaze fell on the three approaching figures.

Beside him, Qin Jinghao instantly shot to his feet. Enemies meeting, their hatred burned. Rage overwhelmed his reason, and he directly formed hand seals to unleash a killing strike: "Nie Lei!!! DIE!!!!"

Yin Aosi stepped forward, blocking in front of Nie Shen and his son.

Just as she was about to deflect Qin Jinghao's attack.

Suddenly.

Lu Ding and Gongyang Qingrou, who had been in her field of vision a second ago, appeared right before her in the next instant.

Without a single word of nonsense.

Lu Ding reached out—the immense force of [Mountain-Shaking Earth-Quaking] combined with the divine power of [Human King's Loose Hands]—and slammed his hand down on Yin Aosi's head. He shoved hard, smashing her into the ground.

BOOM!!!!!!

The dispersed force caused the building to collapse.

Gongyang Qingrou followed up with a strike. In the blink of an eye, she grabbed Nie Shen, a God Sealing realm cultivator, lifted him off the ground, and drove him heavily into the floor.

BOOM!!!!

She buried half of Nie Shen's body into the hard ground, completely immobilizing him!

In just an instant.

Two God Sealing cultivators were subdued.

With Yin Aosi and Nie Shen no longer in the way, Qin Jinghao's furious attack slammed heavily into Nie Lei.

BOOM!!!!

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