Nan Tianyuan forced a smile and said, "Miss, what are you talking about? As the disciple of that senior, you are a person of noble status. We wouldn't dare to offend you."
"Nan Tianyuan, stop trying to fool me. Haven't you done enough immoral things?"
Si Tu Yun rarely saw Nan Tianyuan in a predicament. Although he saw Nan Tianyuan looking at him for help with a pleading look in his eyes, he turned his head to the other side, pretending not to see.
In this place, only Si Tu Yun from Changwu Fort in Zhoujiang was qualified to rival this Zhao Shuning. However, unfortunately, Nan Tianyuan didn't have enough face. Si Tu Yun simply didn't give him the slightest bit of consideration.
"Master Nan, how do you plan to compensate for Se Se's life?"
Nan Tianyuan thought for a long time and then slowly replied, "Miss Zhao, look, Huang Sandong is already dead. Miss Ling can be said to have avenged her great hatred. How about we call it quits here? What do you think?"
"Absolutely not."
"But the chief culprit has already been punished."
"But the accomplices are still at large."
"Miss Zhao, you can't talk nonsense. I had nothing to do with the matter of Miss Ling being forced into marriage by Huang Sandong."
Zhao Shuning smiled. It seemed that she found Nan Tianyuan's hypocritical and self - righteous appearance extremely hateful, so she couldn't help but shake her head.
"Nan Tianyuan, you're really an old fox. You came up with all these bad ideas, but you let others do the dirty work. You, the mastermind behind the scenes, are really being so high - and - mighty."
"Miss Zhao, you need to present evidence when you talk."
"Evidence? Then I'll show you the evidence."
Although there were only Zhao Shuning and Mo Bai, her imposing manner was not the slightest bit inferior.
"If you hadn't befriended Huang Sandong, would he, a bandit, have dared to set foot on the territory of the Nan family in Qingning?"
"If he hadn't been able to swagger into Qingning to steal, would he have taken a fancy to Se Se and forced her to marry him?"
"If he hadn't tried to force Se Se into marriage, would Se Se have taken him to the Cannibal Lake to save herself?"
"If they hadn't gone to the Cannibal Lake, Se Se would still be alive now."
Nan Tianyuan didn't say a word. So what if he admitted these crimes? His Nan family had a huge family business and was under the protection of the Wang family. Even if this little girl's master was extremely powerful, surely he wouldn't oppose the Nan family just for a little girl from the Ling family.
This deal wasn't worth it.
"Miss Zhao, according to what you're saying, many people die in Qingning every year. Does that mean the Nan family is more or less responsible for all of them?"
"Nan Tianyuan, although I look like a child, don't try to fool me like one. Your cheap trick of confusing the public and trying to shift the blame to exonerate yourself can be seen through by me at a glance. Let me tell you again, if it weren't for the fact that keeping you alive is still useful, it would be difficult for you to even breathe in front of me today."
Everyone present didn't even dare to breathe.
Nan Tianyuan knew that this little girl in front of him was definitely going to settle accounts with him for that girl from the Ling family. Since he couldn't avoid it, he could only seek another way out and find other protection.
And the best choice now was Si Tu Yun, the protector of Changwu Fort in Zhoujiang.
"Lord Si Tu, since you're here today, please uphold justice for my Nan family. I've shown great tolerance to this little girl, but she's still being aggressive and trying to frame my Nan family. Lord Si Tu, you're the only one here who can rival the young man beside this little girl. Please save my Nan family from this dire situation."
Previously, Nan Tianyuan had already learned the news of Huang Sandong's death. If this young man was really that capable, except for Si Tu Yun, even if all the people in this venue were combined, they might not be a match for that young man.
However, as long as he, Nan Tianyuan, could find an opponent of equal strength to deal with that young man, then Zhao Shuning wouldn't pose much of a threat to him.
With his own cultivation, it would only be a matter of time before he could deal with that annoying girl.
Hearing someone call Si Tu Yun's name, Zhao Shuning was also a bit stunned.
Then, she turned around and saw a somewhat familiar face.
Si Tu Yun? Isn't this Little Yunyun? Wasn't he the little follower who used to hang around Chu Wen and Chu Nuan all day long? She never thought that he would be called Lord Si Tu here.
Si Tu Yun instinctively wanted to refuse when he suddenly received Nan Tianyuan's plea for help.
But then he thought that the clue about the Ye family's younger brother might still be in the Nan family of Qingning, so he couldn't just turn a blind eye and act in his own self - interest.
"Lord Si Tu!"
"Master Nan, this is after all your family's matter. It might not be appropriate for me, an outsider, to interfere."
"Lord Si Tu, please help the Nan family. If the Nan family encounters this disaster, the information you want might no longer exist."
"Hey, hey, hey, old fox. I didn't say I was going to take your life before. I said keeping you alive is still useful. Don't try to pin the blame on me. I couldn't do something like wiping out an entire family."
At this time, Si Tu Yun stepped forward.
He looked at the little girl across from him. For some reason, this little girl always gave him a very familiar feeling, but Si Tu Yun was sure that he definitely hadn't seen this girl before.
"Little girl, I'm Si Tu Yun, the protector of the Chu family in Changwu Fort, Zhoujiang."
Zhao Shuning nodded, with a bit more smile on her face.
It was rare to see an old acquaintance.
Although this person couldn't really be considered very familiar.
"I know."
"Miss, could you please not deal with the Nan family for the time being? I still have something that requires their help."
"What is it?"
"It's none of your business. You shouldn't know and you shouldn't ask."
The smile on Zhao Shuning's face froze a bit. Why was this Little Yunyun so arrogant? He never used to treat her like this before.
Whenever he saw her before, he would almost bow to the ground, and his tone was extremely respectful.
How could he dare to scold her for asking too many questions to her face now?
"That's not okay. I won't let that old scoundrel Nan Tianyuan get away with it."
After Zhao Shuning finished speaking, she said to Mo Bai, "Mo Bai, don't kill that old scoundrel. Just capture him first."
Mo Bai nodded, and then rushed out like a gust of wind.
Si Tu Yun narrowed his eyes, and his powerful spiritual energy burst out of his body, blocking in front of Nan Tianyuan.
Then, he engaged in a fierce fight with Mo Bai.
Zhao Shuning was so angry that she wanted to shout. How dare this blockhead Si Tu Yun help Nan Tianyuan against her? She would definitely tell Chu Wen and Chu Nuan about this later and make him receive a good whipping.
Si Tu Yun was a six - yuan spiritual pharmacist, and Mo Bai's ability had only reached a level equivalent to that of a six - yuan spiritual pharmacist for now. When fighting against Si Tu Yun, an experienced person, he would surely be no match for him.
Because the level of a six - yuan spiritual pharmacist was divided into the early stage, the middle stage, the late stage, and the perfect stage. Judging from Mo Bai's previous moves, he should be at around the early stage, while Si Tu Yun had already been a six - yuan spiritual pharmacist many years ago. Now, he was probably at the perfect stage.
Sure enough, in the next moment, Mo Bai's body flew back.
Zhao Shuning quickly caught Mo Bai and barely landed on the ground. Si Tu Yun took the opportunity to come through the wind, and his hand aimed straight at Mo Bai's vital point.
"Little Yunyun, if you dare to hurt Mo Bai, I'll make Chu Wen and Chu Nuan give you a good whipping!"
The tone was so familiar, still so overbearing.
Si Tu Yun immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly stopped his hand. Affected by his own spiritual energy, he retreated to the opposite side of Mo Bai and Zhao Shuning.