Chapter 8 - The Outbreak of a Strange Disease
“Grandfather, I’m sorry.”
As they left the square and arrived at the rock garden pavilion, Nie Donghai’s footsteps gradually came to a stop as Nie Tian softly apologized.
Nie Donghai turned around, drew close to Nie Tian, and smilingly stroke his head as he kindly said, “It doesn’t matter. Grandfather was tired and it was time to rest anyway.”
Nie Tian quietly muttered, “Grandfather, if I hadn’t recklessly fooled around, you still could have…”
“No.” Nie Donghai knew what he wanted to say and shook his head. He warmly explained, “That didn’t have anything to do with you. I’ve been planning to step down for a long time already. During these past few years, I have been blinded by hatred and used too much energy to seek revenge. It’s only a pity that the Nie Family isn’t a strong, extraordinary family - even though I have used the family’s strength, I still couldn’t track that bastard down.”
After a pause, Nie Donghai heaved a sigh and added, “Even if I had found the guy, it was possible that I wouldn’t even have been able to do anything to him. I understand too well how the Cloud Family treats your aunt; if the Cloud Family was in Black Cloud City, how would I even have the means to act?”
“I’m old now, so my health is steadily deteriorating, day by day. Rather than pointlessly wasting energy, it would be better to be by your side.”
“Grandfather, I will be more sensible in the future. I’ll definitely stop fighting with Nie Hong. Wait for me to become stronger, I will help Aunty receive justice from the Cloud family!” Nie Tian resolutely decided.
Nie Donghai smiled and nodded, before he looked deeply at him. His expression moved as he earnestly said, “Just now, you were clearly on the verge of collapsing. How did you suddenly obtain that extra strength to make Nie Hong suffer a big loss?”
“I also don’t know what exactly happened.” Nie Tian was also quite perplexed. “Just as I was thinking that I was finished, it seemed… as if inside my entire body a violent and unyielding force emerged. When that force emerged, Nie Hong’s residual electric energy in my body was completely wiped clean. Because of this, I had the strength to launch a counterattack.”
Nie Donghai was inwardly moved; he stretched his hand out and placed it on the middle of Nie Tian’s abdomen, attempting to understand the force that Nie Tian was describing.
A faint trace of spirit power, wispy and filmy, drifted within Nie Tian’s body. Nie Donghai carefully probed around, however, he couldn’t find anything.
Yet he did notice that, just as Nie Tian had mentioned, Nie Hong’s permeating lightning electricity had also disappeared. Not even the slightest trail of this residual electric energy was left.
“Strange...” Nie Donghai was unconvinced and full of doubt, so he asked, “After the battle, were you able to sense or rouse this strength again?
“After battling, I tried very hard to sense it, however, not even a trace of it had remained.” Nie Tian thought for a moment and added, “Nonetheless, I am certain that this force is inside my body. Only, it seems that for the time being, I’m simply not able to use it freely; only at the most dangerous moments would this force come out.”
Nie Donghai remained silent, as his eyes showed that he was deep in thought. After quite a while, he slowly spoke, “Do not talk about this matter with others.”
“Ok.” Nie Tian cleverly nodded.
“Let’s leave it at this. Go look for your Aunt. And remember, that starting tomorrow, I’ll no longer be the Nie Family’s housemaster. After today… don’t be too naughty. The next time a family member’s child acts quarrelsome, do not start off too vicious.” Nie Donghai sincerely and earnestly said.
“I know,” Nie Tian replied.
Soon after the incident, Nie Donghai immersed himself in the Nie Family’s book chamber, grabbing many books regarding unfamiliar and unique cultivation practices to read and study, in an attempt to figure out the reason for Nie Tian’s abnormal physical body.
However, after looking through more than a dozen books, he still wasn’t even a single step closer to finding his answers.
That night, Nie Qian’s maidservant Han Yue hurriedly went to Nie Donghai and told him that Nie Tian, without rhyme or reason, had gotten a high fever.
Nie Donghai hastily left the book chamber and with Han Yue, went to Nie Tian’s room. Once he entered, he saw Nie Qian anxiously standing by Nie Tian’s windowsill. She was holding a cloth full of ice against Nie Tian’s forehead, trying to help Nie Tian’s high fever recede.
“Father!”
Seeing Nie Donghai come in, Nie Qian, like a drowning person who had spotted a rescue boat, hastily called, “I don’t understand what has happened! After dinner, Little Tian got a fever and his body temperature rose higher and higher. I’m worried to death! I don’t know what I should do.
“Don’t panic, let me see.” Nie Donghai hurriedly stepped forward, placing his big, rough hands on Nie Tian’s chest.
“Ouch!” Nie Donghai couldn’t help but cry out after touching Nie Tian’s skin. His face changed to a heavier, more serious expression: “This isn’t right. His body temperature is too high! This is really abnormal!”
“Nie Hong definitely had injured him! His cultivation was at the sixth Lianqi level and he had the ability to create an external overflow from his spirit power. Despite everything, he didn’t want face and still bullied Little Tian! It was inevitable that the residual electric energy would badly damage Nie Tian internally. Yet, Second Uncle still had the guts to question Little Tian and evilly making Father give up his high position. Let me go and find those two and settle this debt!” Nie Qian furiously exclaimed. Her biggest wish in the whole world was to go find Nie Beichuan and cause him endless amounts of trouble.
“Stay here!” Nie Donghai shouted.
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