I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 439 The Nie Family's Madness
In the past six months, many things have happened in the martial arts world, but few are worth mentioning.

Aside from the trouble caused by Bu Jingyun's defection from the World Society, the only other noteworthy event was that the Sword Saint emerged from seclusion a month ago and went to the World Society to issue a challenge to Xiong Ba.

Unlike the original storyline which had a seven-day timeframe, this time the Sword Saint has set the timeframe for after March.

In other words, there are still two months until their match.

According to Granny Wushuang, the Sword Saint has broken through to the Heavenly Sword Realm, but whether he has comprehended Sword Twenty-Three is uncertain, as he has not given a definite answer.

As for why he issued a challenge to Xiong Ba, we have to mention the death of Dugu Yifang.

The Sword Saint knows that Dugu Yifang is fake, and the core disciples of Wushuang City also know that Dugu Yifang is fake, but the problem is that no one in the world knows that Dugu Yifang is fake.

In the eyes of the world, Dugu Yifang still represented Wushuang City. However, in order to increase the deterrent power of the World Society and weaken the status of Wushuang City in the martial arts world, Xiong Ba spread the rumor that Dugu Yifang died at the hands of his disciple Nie Feng.

Of course, it was indeed Nie Feng who killed him.

The key issue is not whether Dugu Yifang died at Nie Feng's hands, but that Xiong Ba's propaganda is undoubtedly a slap in the face to Wushuang City, causing its reputation to plummet.

Sword Saint was, after all, a member of the Dugu family. Although he didn't care who the city lord of Wushuang City was, he absolutely could not allow others to rise to power by stepping on their Wushuang City. Thus, the matter of Sword Saint issuing a challenge to Xiong Ba came about.

Because of this incident, Xiong Ba hurriedly dispatched Nie Feng, Qin Shuang, and Wen Chou Chou to bring You Ruo back to the World Society.

With a formidable enemy at hand, he still brought his daughter back, likely because Xiong Ba believed he might not be able to defeat the Sword Saint.

Of course, it would be best if we could win.

If he really can't win, with You Ruo present, she might be able to save his life in a critical moment.

After all, given the relationship between You Ruo and Ying Xun, the Sword Saint would give her some face.

Even if he were to die by the Sword Saint's sword, with You Ruo, the rightful heiress, there would be a way to ensure that the empire he had built wouldn't fall into the hands of others.

However, these were all Ying Xun's guesses; only Xiong Ba himself knew what he was really thinking.

After hearing about the events of the past six months, Ying Xun remained silent for a moment, then took out the roll of silk and added the word "I" after "Sixteen Fears".

Realizing that the Ice Soul had already been taken by Bu Jingyun, he added a few more words after the Ice Soul, and then handed the Panic List to Li Junxin.

"This is the list of panic I wrote. Let our people spread it out as soon as possible."

Mingyue had seen this list of alarms before, probably mentioning it to Granny Wushuang, so Granny Wushuang wasn't surprised. However, Li Junxin couldn't help but swallow hard and exclaimed in surprise, "Patriarch, is this really true? Are there really divine beasts and strange stones in the world, and people who have lived for hundreds or thousands of years?!"

“How could that be fake? Aren’t I one of them?” Ying Xun laughed.

Others may not know his true identity, but everyone in the Blood-Clad Guard knows it, and they even know that he has faked his death.

Li Junxin suddenly realized: "That makes sense, but Patriarch, you are in a state of feigned death, while Di Shitian and Xiao Sanxiao on this list do not seem to be in that state."

"Yes, they can come out for activities regularly."

At this moment, Granny Wushuang finally understood their conversation and tentatively asked, "My lord, are you also someone who has lived for over a thousand years?!"

Ying Xun smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you? You just didn't believe me."

A boy who looks to be eighteen or nineteen years old claims to have lived for over a thousand years. Who would believe that?
Granny Wushuang was utterly astonished: "This... is truly unbelievable. You have lived for over a thousand years."

“I am somewhat different from Xiao Sanxiao and Di Shitian. I faked my death. During the period of faking my death, I had no consciousness at all and my development stopped, while they simply went into hibernation.”

It's unclear whether Granny Wushuang understood or not, but she nodded and then secretly glanced at Li Junxin beside her.

Although Granny Wushuang was discreet enough, she still couldn't escape Ying Xun's perception. He laughed and said, "Jun Xin and the others are a little different from me, but you could say they've lived for over a thousand years."

When Li Junxin and the other Blood-Clad Guards possessed consciousness, they also possessed consciousness. In fact, Li Junxin, Zhao Huaien, and some others even lived in the Qin Dynasty for a period of time. However, with Ying Xun's feigned death, they were taken back by the system and slumbered with Ying Xun for over a thousand years.

In short, from an ideological perspective, Li Junxin and his group are people who have lived for thousands of years.

"Of course, Junxin and I have something in common: we know nothing about what has happened in the past thousand years. Everything I know is what I learned after I woke up from my suspended animation."

"I see. No wonder Lord Li is so loyal to our lord. Our lord must have come from an extraordinary family background."

“No matter how extraordinary it was, it’s all just a passing cloud.” Ying Xun said, yawning, and stood up. “If you’re really curious, ask Jun Xin. It’s getting late, I’m going to sleep now, you should all go to sleep early too.”

After the two men respectfully saw Ying Xun off from the study, Li Junxin called out.

"Grandma."

"No, no, Lord Li, please give me your orders."

It was one thing to not know about Li Junxin's situation before, but now... hearing Li Junxin call her "Grandma," Grandma Wushuang was truly afraid of shortening her lifespan.

"The patriarch instructed me to spread the panic list as soon as possible. I wonder if you could ask Wushuang City for help? Of course, we won't let Wushuang City work for free; we will definitely pay them."

"Lord Li..."

Before the conversation could even begin, Li Junxin interrupted, saying, "You are you, and Wushuang City is Wushuang City. Wushuang City has not pledged allegiance to the family head. Since we asked Wushuang City for help, we should naturally pay them. Even close brothers should keep clear accounts; only in this way can we avoid any misunderstandings."

Granny Wushuang was taken aback at first, then smiled and nodded: "I'll listen to you, Lord Li. By the way, Lord Li, who is our lord?"

"The nineteenth prince of the Great Qin Dynasty."

"The Great Qin? My lord is the son of the First Emperor?!"

“Exactly.” Li Junxin nodded, then looked deeply at Granny Wushuang and asked, “Granny, do you think the patriarch is the rightful heir?”

"If our lord is truly the son of the First Emperor, then naturally he is the rightful heir..."

Before she could finish the word "unify," Granny Wushuang was suddenly startled: "You want to fight for the throne?!"

Li Junxin tilted his head back at a 45-degree angle and sighed, "The people of the world are suffering too much. Someone needs to come out and save them from their misery. I think the head of the family is the most suitable candidate. What do you think?"

“Of course, but… it seems that our lord has no intention of vying for the world.” Granny Wushuang said with some helplessness. She said that it seemed to be a euphemism, because she could see that Ying Xun had no intention of vying for the world at all.

"Yes, the patriarch has no such intention, which is what frustrates us all."

Granny Wushuang paused for a moment, then pondered, "Actually, there is a way. Didn't Emperor Taizu of Song don the yellow robe? We can do the same. But we can't let our lord know about this. We need to plan carefully."

"Shall we discuss this?"

"it is good."

This discussion lasted all night.

After breakfast was served, the maids of the city lord's mansion called the two of them out of the study.

"What did you do last night? You didn't sleep a wink?" Ying Xun asked. Granny Wushuang felt a little guilty and hadn't thought of an excuse to brush it off when Li Junxin calmly replied, "We chatted with Granny about cooperation with Wushuang City, and we ended up talking all night."

"What kind of cooperation are you talking about? Can I participate?" You Ruo asked with a face full of curiosity.

After a night, she has recovered, but if you look closely, you can still see the hidden grief in her eyes.

"We discussed business cooperation. If Miss You Ruo is interested in joining, we would naturally welcome her. But do you have the money?"

You Ruo immediately deflated: "No."

"I have."

The God of Catchers spoke, followed closely by Mingxin, Minghui, and the three little girls with braids.

"I have it too."

"Sister You Ruo, I have five taels of silver, is that enough?"

"Me too, me too, Master's wife, I have one too, I'll give it to you."

"Little girl, she's not married to your master yet, don't call her that."

The God of Arrest was greatly displeased, but Mingxin was not afraid of him: "Sister Youruo will be my master's wife sooner or later, I'll call her that now, master's wife, master's wife..."

Seeing the God of Catchers suffer a setback, everyone present couldn't help but laugh, and the sorrow hidden in You Ruo's eyes also dissipated considerably.

Ying Xun ignored the group of people who were playing around and looked at Nie Feng.

“I went to Lingyun Cave earlier and found some of your Nie family’s things. I brought them out for you. Come with me to get them after we finish eating.”

"what?"

"Brother Ying, have you found any trace of my father?"

You Ruo and Nie Feng spoke almost at the same time. Compared to You Ruo's curiosity, Nie Feng was more concerned about the whereabouts of his father.

Sure enough, Ying Xunzhen discovered Nie Renwang's remains in a passage not far from Nie Ying's regret.

Ying Xun nodded: "Yes, not only your father, but also your Nie family's ancestor Nie Ying. However, both of them died in Lingyun Cave, and I buried them."

Although he had long suspected that his father might be dead, Nie Feng still felt a pang of pain in his heart upon hearing Ying Xun's words.

"Thank you, Brother Ying."

"You're welcome. I've learned your family's Six Secrets of Aohan, so I owe you a favor."

Nie Feng shook his head: "Brother Ying, it is your good fortune to have learned the Six Secrets of Aohan. Besides, you buried my father. You don't owe me anything. On the contrary, I owe you a favor. If Brother Ying ever needs my help, I will do my best."

Ying Xun shook his head, said nothing, and focused on eating his breakfast.

After the meal, everyone except Li Junxin, who went to attend to official business, followed Ying Xun to the backyard.

Then, Ying Xun went into the house and took out a knife.

The knife was three feet and seven inches long, with a flawless blade. It exuded a chilling aura, and the temperature around it dropped a few degrees the moment it appeared, causing the three girls to shiver involuntarily.

This is the Nie family's heirloom sword—Snow Drinker.

When the blade is drawn, snow is seen; when a person is killed, no blood is drawn, because the blood has already frozen solid by the cold of the blade before it can even splatter!
Ying Xun handed the Snow Drinking Knife to Nie Feng, and then took out a sheepskin scroll embroidered with a Qilin pattern and a booklet from his sleeve.

"The parchment scroll was left by your ancestor Nie Ying. This booklet was drawn by me and the murals in Lingyun Cave. It contains your family's martial arts technique - the Six Secrets of Aohan. If you don't trust me, you can go to Lingyun Cave to see for yourself. I did not destroy the Six Secrets of Aohan on the murals. You can also go and pay your respects to your ancestor Nie Ying and your father Nie Renwang."

With a sorrowful expression, Nie Feng gently stroked the blade of the Snow Drinking Blade, and finally bowed, saying, "Thank you for your great kindness, Brother Ying. I have no way to repay you."

Ying Xun shook his head: "Buddhism talks about cause and effect and the next life, while Taoism talks about karmic debts in this life. Karmic debts themselves encompass the concept of cause and effect. No matter what you think, in my opinion, since I learned your family's Six Secrets of Aohan, I owe your Nie family a favor."

"Brother Ying, no..."

Ying Xun interrupted, "How do you want me to repay this favor? How about I help you get rid of the mad blood trait inherited by your Nie family?"

Nie Feng looked puzzled: "What Mad Blood?"

"It seems you don't know."

It's understandable to imagine this, since in the original story, Nie Feng became possessed by a demon and killed Dugu Yifang. Only after entering Lingyun Cave did he learn about the Nie family's madness and bloodlust, which shows that King Nie had not told him about it.

"You stinking Taoist priest, what exactly is this 'mad blood' you're talking about?"

"Back then, Nie Ying, the ancestor of the Nie family, fought with the divine beast Fire Qilin for six days and six nights. He finally managed to wound the Fire Qilin, but he also accidentally swallowed the Fire Qilin's blood. Afterwards, while his power increased greatly, he also felt a strange and strong killing intent spreading in his blood, which made Nie Ying have murderous intent from time to time. He became erratic and unpredictable. This is the origin of the Mad Blood."

Ying Xun spoke slowly, then turned to look at Nie Feng: "The Ice Heart Technique passed down in your family was created by your ancestor Nie Ying to suppress the mad blood in his body. Unfortunately, its effect was limited, so your ancestor later went to the Sword Worship Manor."

Why go to Baijian Manor?

"Because Nie Ying and the then-owner of the manor, Ao Ri, were good friends."

Back then, Nie Ying realized that the murderous intent within her was gradually reaching its peak and she could no longer control herself. She would often become angry and violent. When she had a moment of rationality, fearing that she might hurt her lover, she would leave without saying goodbye under the cover of night.

He rushed to Baijian Manor, sought help from his friend Ao Ri, the master of Baijian Manor, and told him everything.

After learning the details, Ao Ri and the other person studied the matter continuously and finally realized that they needed to forge an extremely cold sword from the cold iron in order to kill the extremely hot fire unicorn and restrain Nie Ying's mad blood.

Coincidentally, Baijian Manor possessed Black Frost, one of the four divine stones, which was the coldest substance in the world, and Ao Ri happened to be the most famous sword-making master at the time.

After that, Ao Ri tirelessly forged an unparalleled sword day and night. Forging a divine weapon was not something that could be accomplished overnight. Nie Ying then returned home and left the Snow Drinking Saber and his family's martial arts to his wife and newborn son.

Later, as his bloodlust grew stronger, Nie Ying feared he would bring disaster to the martial arts world, so he entered Lingyun Cave and locked himself in the cave with thick iron chains, hoping to wait for the birth of a peerless sword to free him.

Unfortunately, Nie Ying died before he could see the peerless sword.

After hearing the whole story, Qin Shuang asked, "Brother Ying, how do you know all this?"

"Part of it is recorded in Lingyun Cave, and the other part is what my master told me, that there are related records in Baijian Villa."

As Ying Xun spoke, he turned to look at Nie Feng: "Your ancestor Nie Ying's mad blood has also been passed down to his descendants. Once the mad blood takes effect, although the strength will increase dramatically, the temperament will also change drastically, becoming full of violent energy, as if possessed by a demon. How about I help you dispel the demonic nature of the mad blood, but retain its power? What do you think?"

"Brother Ying, you don't owe me anything."

Nie Feng shook his head, somewhat amused and exasperated, then clasped his hands and said, "Brother Ying, I would like to first go to Lingyun Cave to pay my respects to my father and ancestors. Would you please show me the way?"

"Okay, then prepare some offerings. We'll set off after lunch."

(End of this chapter)