Chapter Forty-Four His Life

  In the southern September sky, it is still unbearably hot, with heat waves sweeping across, as if everyone's world of life was in a big steamer.

  The streets of Shibadong Town have lost their usual bustle, the densely packed shops are now deserted, and the entire street, which was once bustling with people, is now sparsely populated.

  "Creak..."

  Four black Audi cars parked under the green shade by the roadside.

  She wore a crimson windbreaker, with her long hair flowing in the wind, exuding an aura of elegance and nobility. Two young men, who had been rushing past, suddenly stopped in their tracks. They were not intimidated by the eight burly men in black who got out of the four cars, nor were they attracted to the three cool and composed young women.

  Their eyes became dull and lifeless, as if the only thing left in their world was the figure of Ni Hong: noble and inviolable, without earth-shaking grandeur, yet exuding a queenly demeanor in every gesture.

  Their hearts were racing, and in a daze, they had an urge to worship them.

  "Grandma, have we arrived?"

  A silvery voice like a child's came from Yingying as she jumped off the carriage.

  Grandma?

  The young men standing nearby, their eyeballs almost popping out of their eye sockets, stared with wide eyes and swallowed hard, it was simply unimaginable.

  How can a woman who looks like she's only in her thirties be the grandmother of that six or seven year old little girl?

  What a world!

  Are there really so many "Yazhi" goddesses?

  Nianhong smiled and nodded after holding onto Yin's small hand, saying: "We've already arrived at our destination, this is Shibatown."

  Yingying smiled and said: "Then let's go find Grandpa Yao and Grandpa Hao!"

  Nihong nodded and said with a faint smile: "You wait for me in the car."

  "Yes!"

  Eight men and three women bowed their heads simultaneously.

  Nihong held Yinyin's small hand, enveloped by a faint and imperceptible aura that shielded her from the scorching heat, as they walked towards Old Wang's tavern following her guidance.

  Old Wang's Tavern

  The exquisite aroma of wine wafted through the air, accompanied by the savory flavors of delicious dishes that steamed with heat. Wearing loose martial arts attire, Yao Tian Xiao lazily savored the fine wine. As he enjoyed his meal, he occasionally threw in a few sarcastic remarks, which were freely bestowed upon Hao Cheng Xiao sitting across from him.

  "Old ghost, don't waste words. There's still half a month left, the spiritual realm will open soon, and everyone who has crossed that threshold must enter to avoid heavenly punishment. When are we leaving?"

  Hao Cheng put down his wine cup and looked at Yao Tian Xiao with a deep gaze, asking slowly.

  Yao Tianxiao's breath changed rapidly, and a fierce aura appeared between his eyebrows. He said in a cold voice: "When we enter the spiritual realm, we will inevitably face many enemies from back then. At that time, all kinds of 'monsters' from the ancient martial world will appear, and killing will be unavoidable. Are you prepared?"

  Hao Cheng said in a cold voice, "The grudges of twenty years ago should also be settled. Are you ready? I only care about slaughter. Twenty years ago, we fell into the enemy's trap, which led to the Sacred being hunted down, and we had to hide our identities for twenty whole years. Finally, after expelling the poisonous wasp from our bodies and opening up the spiritual realm, it's time for us to take bloody revenge."

  Yao Tian Xiao sighed: "The sacred cultivation is completely abandoned. Although I have gone to the ancient border of the Western Regions to find Tuhuo grass and Mengdie flower, these two medicinal materials are really rare. It's hard to say whether they can be found or not. If he can find them, maybe his cultivation will recover, and after entering the spiritual realm, we may have one more helper. But if he can't find them, we are indeed weak."

  Hao Cheng was silent. He knew what Yao Tian Xiao said was right.

  Twenty years ago, a sudden change of events, although the enemy used conspiracy and trickery, their strength was not to be underestimated. Hao Cheng had a tiger's body and bear's guts, but he also had to admit this fact.

  Yao Tianxiao smiled wryly and said: "If we still had thirty years of time, I'm afraid there would be two more reliable helpers!"

  Hao Cheng raised an eyebrow and asked:

  "Who?"

  Yao Tianxiao said: "Tiantian and Zhang Yi. Tiantian is now in the realm of true energy externalization, her cultivation talent is not bad, give her thirty years, under our cultivation, breaking through that barrier is no problem; Zhang Yi's child has a terrifying cultivation talent, in just a few months of cultivation here, he has already broken through to the Xiantian realm, if given thirty years, even without our help, he may break through that barrier."

  Hao Cheng nodded silently.

  Yao Tian Tian is the granddaughter of Yao Tian Xiao, a fellow insider; Zhang Yi is a sacred apprentice who also obtained true transmission from himself and Yao Tian Xiao, also an insider.

  If they had each other's help, the crisis after entering the spiritual realm would probably be much smaller.

  "Huh?"

  Hao Cheng Xiao and Yao Tian Xiao suddenly changed their faces, the two of them stood up from their chairs in an instant, a strong killing intent burst out from their bodies, and the momentum whizzed like a tide rushing towards the outside of Lao Wang's tavern.

  Hiss! Hiss!

  The two of them vanished into the room in an instant.

  Outside the old Wang's tavern, the crimson cloak on Ni Hong's body fluttered in the suddenly appearing cold wind, a sharp glint flashed at the bottom of her eyes, and with a wave of her hand, Yin Yin was already in her arms. A surging aura emanated from her body, and around her, streaks of electricity darted back and forth in the empty space, protecting Yin Yin from being hurt by the two powerful auras.

  The cold eyes stared at the two old men who appeared out of thin air, and Neon's footsteps retreated half a step, with a surge of shock rising from her heart.

  So cool!

  Either of them can emit a breath that is stronger than their own.

  Now that the two of them are joining forces, just with that momentum alone, they can force themselves to retreat half a step. Who exactly are these people?

  "Let her go and I'll spare your life!"

  Cold words came out of Hao Cheng Xiao's mouth.

  Nian Hong let out a cold hum and said in a deep voice: "She is my granddaughter. Are you asking me to put her down? Do I have to listen to you?"

  Granddaughter?

  Hao Cheng Xiao and Yao Tian Xiao exchanged a glance, with a look of confusion in their eyes.

  What's wrong with you?

  Yingying's only relative was her mother, didn't she die in a car accident? Where did this grandmother come from?

  However, the two of them looked at Nene without any intention of harming Yin-yin. The aura that was released was withdrawn by them, but those cold eyes still lingered on Nene's body.

  "Grandpa Yao, Grandpa Hao, Yin-yin sees you again."

  Yin Yin, being held in Rainbow's arms, was not affected at all due to Rainbow's protection. She lifted up her delicate and lovely little face, with a surprised smile hanging on her cheeks.

  Yao Tianxiao's cold face finally showed a few smiles, and he waved his hand at Yin Yin, laughing: "Come to Grandpa's side!"

  Nianhong retracted that breath. After putting Yin down, looking at Yin laughing and rushing into Yao Tianxiao's arms, she had already confirmed that her son let Jiang Hongyan come here to find the two old people in front of her.

  "Grandpa Yao, has my uncle come here? I haven't seen him for several days and I miss him so much!" Yinyin asked with a hopeful face.

  "Been here, gone."

  Nianhong took two steps forward and asked urgently: "Senior, has my son been here? Just in the past few days?"

  "Your son?"

  Yao Tianxiao and Hao Chengxiao exchanged a glance. Their eyes revealed an expression of incredulity.

  Nianhong nodded and said: "That's right, it's my son."

  Yao Tian furrowed his brow and said in a deep voice, "I have some understanding of Zhang Yi's identity. He was raised by his father alone, without a mother. Who are you?"

  Nian Hong said bitterly: "When Xiao Yi was just born, I left my hometown for special reasons and spent the past 20 years abroad. It's only been a few months since I returned to China!"

  "Go inside and talk!"

  Hao Cheng Xiao suddenly spoke up.

  In the VIP room of Old Wang's tavern, apart from Yin standing beside Nianhong, the other three had already taken their seats.

  Hao Cheng said calmly: "If you want to gain our trust, you must make it clear what happened before and after."

  Nian Hong said calmly: "Two seniors, I admit that your strength is stronger than mine, but I don't need your trust. I brought Yin Yin here because my son was attacked and after contacting a girl by his side, she told me to bring Yin Yin here to find you for protection if he didn't come back alive to Jingnan City within a certain period of time. Please tell me about my son's whereabouts. For 20 years, I haven't given him motherly love, so in the following days, I want to make up for it and use all my strength to compensate him."

  Hao Cheng sneered: "You're not compensating him, you're harming him."

  Nian Hong said in a cold voice: "What makes you say this?"

  Hao Cheng Xiao pulled out a cigarette, just about to light it up, when Yao Tian Xiao tapped him and pointed to Yingying beside Ni Hong. Instantly, Hao Cheng Xiao put the cigarette back into his pocket and said calmly: "To become a man of iron bones, one must go through all sorts of crises, cutting through thorns and brambles, riding the wind and waves, only then can they shed that layer of snake skin and become a soaring dragon in the nine heavens. Zhang Yi has obtained our true transmission, and will inevitably face many challenges in the future. You cannot protect him, you must let him grow strong himself."

  "I can't protect him? Don't be ridiculous!"

  Nihong's body exuded a few points of the overbearing aura of a superior, and his tone also carried a few points of disdain.

  Yao Tianxiao said calmly, "If you were stronger than us two, maybe you could protect Zhang Yi, but obviously, you're not. We three old guys have been hiding our identities for twenty years, and we still haven't avenged the deep blood feud. Do you think our enemies are weak? Zhang Yi has received the true transmission from us three people, and I believe that sooner or later, our enemies will find out. At that time, do you think they will show mercy?"

  The rainbow-colored breath stagnated for a moment, and the cold light in his eyes surged greatly.

  That's right!

  They're absolutely right!

  With their strength, they all have enemies that they can't deal with. Now you're even weaker than them, how will you protect your son in the future?

  No way!

  I need to get stronger, become even more powerful! No matter what price I have to pay, I won't let anything happen to my son.

  However!

  What they said also makes sense. Their own son will definitely become a great figure above hundreds of millions of people in the future. Without strong power, how can he control everything?

  But...

  In case something unexpected happens to his son on his way to becoming stronger...

  Nianhong immediately shook her head and threw out the thoughts in her mind.

  "Two seniors, please tell me, where is my son now? I haven't seen him for twenty whole years, so I must see him as soon as possible."

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  PS: Today and tomorrow are three updates, the first update has been sent, there are still two more before 12 midnight tonight.

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