Chapter 7: The Ancestor of Nanqiang (Part 2)

Guo Shier didn’t object. He knew Nanqiang was extremely powerful, and following him would be much safer.
Nan You and Nan Gua seemed very excited, as if following Nanqiang was a great honor.
Li Jia also agreed. He couldn’t refuse the invitation from the ancestor of the Gunan family. It wasn’t an order, but it carried more weight than one. Guo Shier asked, “Ancestor, where are we going?”
Nanqiang shook his head and said, “Young brother Guo, you are a guest elder of our Gunan family, with a status similar to mine. Hehe, I’m the chief elder, so you can call me elder brother.”
Guo Shier refused, “I’ll just call you ancestor, like Nan You and the others.” Elder brother? Ridiculous. A twenty-something calling an old man who might have lived for countless years “elder brother”? Even if you added up the years of all three lifetimes, he was still far behind. He kept calling himself old for no reason.
Nanqiang didn’t mind and smiled, “As you wish.”
Guo Shier nodded and asked again, “Ancestor, where are we going?” If it was too dangerous, he wanted to be prepared.
The Ancestor of Nanqiang replied, “We’re going to the Wind and Rain Secret Realm. It’s a passage in the Eight Paths of Great Heaven, similar to the Outer Secret Realm. It’s a secret realm that must be fought for.”
Guo Shier said, “Okay.” He didn’t ask further. With the Ancestor of Nanqiang leading the way, there was no need for him to worry about much—just make sure to stock up on supplies.
Nan Jiao’s maid rushed in anxiously, shouting, “Ancestor, someone is bullying Jiao Jiao!”
Instantly, the atmosphere in the room became tense. The Ancestor of Nanqiang stood up, leaning on his cane, and said firmly, “Let’s go!” Without saying more, he strode outside at incredible speed, completely different from his previous shaky gait.
Guo Shier rubbed his nose and said, “Let’s go and take a look too.” He seemed utterly interested in the spectacle.
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Nan Jiao was like an angry kitten. Her Snow Wolf King had been torn to pieces, but she didn’t know how to reassemble it. She cried and growled, “You killed my little Xue Xue… I want you to pay for it! Ugh, you’re a bad guy… Ugh…” Tears and snot streamed down as the little girl went completely crazy.
Standing across from her were four people—more precisely, one youth and three followers. That youth seemed to be an important figure in the Guna family, and among his followers was also a master of the Illusory Altar technique.

The young man smiled as he watched Nan Jiao go wild, saying, “Xiaoxuexue? It’s just a low-level Spirit Beast. Little girl, you’re crying yourself into a mess.”
Angered beyond measure, Nan Jiao swung at him. The young man dodged, only to suddenly be unable to move, as if held in place by an invisible hand.
Crack!
Two lightning-fast slaps sent his head spinning. The expert behind him roared in fury, unable to move as well, forced to watch his young master get slapped.
An aged voice rang out, “Don’t hold back. Beat him to death!”
Elder Nan Qiang leaned on his cane, looking on the verge of collapsing.
Hearing her ancestor’s voice, Nan Jiao ran back crying, throwing herself into his arms and sobbing, “Grandpa, he killed Jiaojiao’s Xiaoxuexue… Ugh, his face… It hurts so much when Jiaojiao slaps him…”
Guo Shier, who had just arrived beside Elder Nan Qiang, heard everything clearly and staggered back, thinking, “Damn, what a powerful girl—slapping people… yet blaming others for hurting her own hand? What kind of logic is that?”
Elder Nan Qiang was clearly furious. He patted Nan Jiao’s back gently while raising his cane to point at the opponent, saying, “Which family’s scum are you?” Then he realized he had already restrained the other party. An invisible force released the constraint.
Two handprints appeared on the young man’s face, swollen heavily. Nan Jiao was a master-level expert; her slaps were full of rage. If not for the young man’s own masterful strength, those slaps would have shattered an ordinary person’s head. As soon as he was freed, he spat out blood along with a few teeth. Fuming, he shouted, “I’ll kill you!”
The bodyguard behind the young man wasn’t stupid. Someone who could restrain a Virtual Altar expert was definitely not someone they could afford to provoke. He grabbed the young man and cried, “Young master, don’t be impulsive!”
Nan Jiao sobbed, “My Xiaoxuexue…”
Seeing the spirit, Guo Shier reached out and tapped it lightly, saying, “Solidify!” The spirit gradually solidified, regaining its form. It glared fiercely at the young man before rushing to Nan Jiao’s side and gently touching her body with its head.
Still crying bitterly, Nan Jiao was overjoyed to see the Snow Wolf King and hugged it tightly, “Ugh, Snow Baby… Jiaojiao thought she’d never see you again…”
Guo Shier broke into cold sweat hearing this.

Nan Qiang nodded to Guo Shier to express his gratitude, then straightened his back, unleashing an unparalleled aura that crushed everything in its path, even making Guo Shier feel suffocated.
The young boy was terrified, leaving a puddle of water on the ground. It wasn’t that he was weak—it was simply because Nan Qiang’s aura was too terrifying. The expert holding the boy on the phantom altar fought desperately, his face drenched in sweat as he gasped for breath. He seemed to want to say something, but the pressure of that aura left him unable to speak.
Suddenly, someone said, “Nan Qiang… Do you get a sense of achievement from bullying the younger generation?”
A burly man walked slowly forward, each step causing the street to tremble with rhythmic thuds. As he got closer, the sound of his footsteps resembled drumbeats.
When Nan Qiang saw the man, he gradually eased back his aura and said indifferently, “Jin Longqing, is this little scumbag from your Gujin family? How dare he bully our Jiaojiao! Do you want to die?” He had been somewhat calm at first, but when it came to Jiaojiao, his anger grew, his voice grew louder, and his last words rang out like thunder.
Guo Shier couldn’t help but scratch his ear, thinking, “Damn, I wouldn’t have guessed. A seemingly frail old man with such a strong voice—quite impressive.”
Jin Longqing was a man covered in thick muscles, but his eyes revealed that he was quite old. He said, “Oh, my little Jin bullying people? Who could he possibly bully?” Then he saw the puddle of water beneath the boy and flew into a rage. He slapped the boy hard and cursed, “You may be a scumbag, you may go to hell, but you definitely can’t be a weakling!”
The blow sent the boy spinning before he crashed to the ground, pounding it in fury. He didn’t want this to happen, but it wasn’t out of fear—it was because of the pressure from that bastard old man. It was unbearable.
Guo Shier couldn’t help but laugh. Jin Longqing clearly was a domineering person. He realized that this man’s aura was only slightly weaker than Nan Qiang’s—likely another altar expert as well.
When Nan Jiao saw the boy knocked to the ground by a single slap, a faint smile appeared on her face, though tears and snot still covered her face. The middle-aged woman quickly brought out a soft towel to wipe her clean.
With the Snow Wolf King restored to his original form, Nan Jiao’s mood improved significantly. She hugged the Snow Wolf King’s neck and whispered something. Seeing her calm down, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Nan Qiang reached out and touched Nan Jiao’s little head. Seeing the girl smile, his mood finally calmed down. He said, “Jin Longqing, keep an eye on your child. Don’t cause trouble everywhere. Otherwise, when trouble arises… you won’t even know why before you die. Let’s go!”
Jin Longqing became furious and said, “Wait! This isn’t over yet…”
Nan Qiang found it amusing. He turned around and asked, “What? Want to fight again?”
Jin Longqing roared, but he couldn’t strike. It was a rule of Da Qian Fort—no one, no matter how powerful, could break it. If he fought Nan Qiang, it would be easy to destroy this unfinished Da Qian Fort, but the consequences would be extremely severe, even beyond what his family could protect him from.
“You have to give me an explanation!”
Nan Qiang said disdainfully, “Give you an explanation? Are you crazy? Your Gu Jin family… has grown so arrogant that it dares to give orders to our Gu Nan family?”
Only then did Gu Shier realize how unscrupulous Nan Qiang was.
Furious, Jin Longqing shouted, “Nan Qiang! Let’s find a place to have a life-or-death duel! It must end in death!”
Nan Qiang curled his lips and said, “Is your head filled with bricks and stones? Do I have time to play with you… or have a life-or-death duel? Are you an idiot? For such a trivial matter, sending your family’s top professionals to fight? Go back and tell your old man Jin—this kid isn’t worth cultivating.”
Jin Longqing screamed, “I’m so angry!”