Chapter 1194: Chapter 1183: Postwar Summit Meeting
Damn.
Nalan Xiaotian’s face turned dark, his lips quivering, his legs trembling, his figure shaking.
He was scared stiff.
He had never witnessed such a scene of battle. Not only was Ning Fan able to become invisible, but he could also strike people from the shadows with high efficiency and tremendous destructive power.
In just this brief half-minute, dozens of clansmen were entirely slaughtered by him.
The scent of blood was heavy, the scene was shocking.
“Hiss…”
Nalan Xiaotian swallowed hard, his eyes darted around, and he fled with haste, losing a shoe in the process.
Ning Fan didn’t pursue him, only his voice carried far.
“You go back and tell Nalan Jiuhuang that I won’t spare her. She not only challenged my authority as Ning Fan but also that of the Ning Family. Any of these reasons are enough for her to die nine times over.”
“Yes, yes, I will definitely relay it.”
Nalan Xiaotian ran faster than a rabbit, afraid that Ning Fan would catch up. He quickly responded to Ning Fan’s words, his movement technique speeding up, soon disappearing from sight.
Ning Fan finally felt relieved; he didn’t chase for a reason of his own.
After all, while in an invisible state, he couldn’t exert his cultivation to its fullest, and once the Invisibility Technique was used, his cultivation would be halved for some time.
In other words, his full strength would be at the peak of the True Origin Realm, and after the invisibility fades, he could at best exert the Intermediate Object-Manipulating Realm strength.
This was the fundamental reason for not pursuing Nalan Xiaotian. After all, facing a half-step True Origin Nalan Xiaotian alone in a reduced power state would result in an uncertain outcome.
Not to mention compared to experts like Nalan Jiuhuang in the Aerial Mastery Realm, even if severely impacted, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, a centipede dies but never falls; the impact is only minimal, still better than Ning Fan with his strength halved.
Ning Fan wasn’t worried. After all, this was a conflict between two families, not something that could be completely resolved overnight.
He needed to slowly plan so that the Nalan Family would fall from grace, gradually decline, and never have the chance to challenge the Ning Family again.
And all this required a prerequisite condition, which was first to kill Nalan Jiuhuang, letting the Nalan Family lose its cornerstone, as panic and disarray set in; that’s when the Ning Family would truly strike.
Ning Fan took out his mobile phone and called Ouyang Feifei.
Ouyang Feifei quickly picked up the call and respectfully asked, “Mr. Ning, where are you now, how is the situation?”
“I am fine now, just severely injured Nalan Jiuhuang, who fled in disgrace, and killed a squad of a hundred people. How are things on your end?”
Ning Fan said frankly and inquired back.
Ouyang Feifei calmly said, “We just assaulted the Nalan Family’s camp several miles away, making them cry and flee miserably, leaving only a hundred or so to escape ignominiously.”
“Only a hundred remaining?”
Ning Fan smiled broadly, very satisfied with the result.
This time when the challenging Nalan Jiuhuang first led, the troop had over a thousand people, let’s count as one thousand.
Now only a hundred remain, let’s count it as one hundred.
It’s truly a nine-life ordeal; Nalan Jiuhuang’s attempt to steal the chicken cost him dearly. The Nalan Family would likely take decades, if not centuries, to restore their Vital Energy.
Even with Nalan Jiuhuang’s existence, no one dared provoke the Nalan Family, but their martial masters and talents were already showing signs of decline.
After all, the ones brought to challenge the Ning Family this time were the best cultivated, most potential, and highest strength.
However, within a day of the defensive battle, they lost 9/10 of their mainstays, a heavy blow to the Nalan Family.
Although they didn’t eliminate Nalan Jiuhuang in one strike, she likely would struggle within the Nalan Family under scrutiny.
Since the anticipated effect was achieved, Ning Fan cautiously ordered, “As Nalan Jiuhuang has escaped, and is likely to reunite with the surviving Nalan Family members, you may be in danger once she arrives there, so you must withdraw immediately and deliberate over it carefully.”
“Yes, Mr. Ning.”
Ouyang Feifei dutifully carried out the order and hung up the call.
In an instant, whether it was the Shadow Team, the Ning Family members led by Steward Zhang, or the Cloud Breaking Sect experts led by Duan Yunfei, under this order, all retreated swiftly, leaving the battle formation and returned to the Ning Family’s core area.
Ning Qiankun and Ning Fan received them at the Quiet Thought Hall.
The five of them took their seats as hosts and guests, with Ning Qiankun seated at the head, followed by Ning Fan, Ouyang Feifei, Steward Zhang, and Duan Yunfei at the lower end.
“This time was fraught with danger, yet it was a blessing amidst misfortune.”
“Nalan Jiuhuang is certainly a ticking time bomb. Experts at the Aerial Mastery level are very few, and although our Ning Family has such experts guarding it, half a year ago they’ve already ventured into Jianghu, roaming the world, lost to the unknown, the Divine Dragon shows the head but not the tail.”
“If that old fellow were around, we wouldn’t be in such a passive situation.”
Listening to the discussion, Ning Fan waved his hand to silence them, quietly said, “Grandfather, what do you plan to do with the Nalan Family? Despite their northern prestige, daring to challenge the Ning Family is rebellion from below, we must give them a heavy lesson, and let them understand why the flowers are so red.”
“Fan’er is right, great minds think alike.”
Ning Qiankun nodded, worriedly said, “I am still concerned about Nalan Jiuhuang, as long as this woman exists, she is a huge threat. With your strength, you only managed to injure her heavily; believe she will soon recover.”
Ning Qiankun continued, “Actually, I was thinking that once our Ning Family’s expert of the Aerial Mastery Realm returns, we’ll then decisively suppress the Nalan Family, what do you think?”
Duan Yunfei shook his head, showing a bitter smile, “Old Master Ning, just fear that the tree desires stillness but the wind won’t cease.”
“What does Mr. Duan mean by that? Please explain.” Ning Qiankun frowned, puzzled, and asked.
Duan Yunfei glanced at Ning Fan, cautiously analyzed, “Your Ning Family is an orthodox family, rooted charge; you know little about the affairs of Jianghu.
While I, Duan Yunzhong, have been in Jianghu long enough to deeply understand the terror of Nalan Jiuhuang. To say she is the ancestor of the Nalan Family is actually not accurate. In all of Jianghu, when people hear of the name Bloodbath Phoenix, it can stop children from crying at night, showing how far her fear reaches, and moreover…”
Duan Yunfei took a sip of tea and continued, “Moreover, this woman is a person of passion, she repays kindness and avenges wrongs; she’s someone who seeks vengeance immediately, never leaving grievances overnight, so…”