Chapter 1326: Guarded Secret “Dongfang Xuan, if you have nothing else, leave.” Beiming Xue said indifferently, “How many times have you guys been to Beiming Town over the years? Even if there are any treasures, they have long been taken away by your three aristocratic families.” “Not necessarily,” Dongfang Xuan said, “I heard that your Beiming aristocratic family guards a shocking secret of the ancient era. It might be a huge treasure or secret cultivation technique. Who knows what sort of supreme treasure it is!” Beiming Xue smiled self-deprecatingly. If there was truly such a treasure, would the Beiming aristocratic family have declined to such an extent? Dongfang Xuan waved his hand. “Search! Don’t miss anything such as a secret key, beast hide or treasure map! Take anything that looks old with you!” The cultivators of the Dongfang aristocratic family swarmed in and searched the courtyard brazenly. Right in front of Su Zimo, things like stone stools, teapots and bronze mirrors that couldn’t be anymore common were swept away by the cultivators into their storage bags. It was no wonder why the decorations in the courtyard and rooms seemed so simple. If cultivators of the three aristocratic families were to come and loot the place from time to time, there would indeed be nothing left. Su Zimo stood at the side and watched coldly. When the cultivators of the Dongfang aristocratic family saw that he was a mere mortal, none of them looked at him properly or bothered with him. After looting the courtyard wantonly and discovering nothing, the cultivators of the Dongfang aristocratic family left under Dongfang Xuan’s lead. Su Zimo’s gaze shifted. Not far away in the courtyard, on the long street of Beiming Town, an extraordinarily handsome man with a Golden Core cultivation stood looking over. “Brother Nangong!” Beiming Ao was delighted when he saw that figure and exclaimed. He wanted to charge forward but Beiming Xue grabbed his arm and pulled him back. Beiming Ao was puzzled but still asked, “Brother Nangong, where have you been for the past year? Why haven’t you visited my sister?” “Do you know? My sister saw a spirit weapon first and paid for it with spirit stones. However, Dongfang Zhi caught sight of it and insisted on snatching it away. Because my sister refused to give it to her, she broke my sister’s Golden Core!” From the looks of it, this Perfected Being Nangong should be someone from the Nangong aristocratic family and had a close relationship with Beiming Xue. Beiming Ao seemed to trust him a lot. However, he was too young and there were many things he could not understand. Su Zimo realized that something was amiss with just those few words. The fact that Perfected Being Nangong had not visited Beiming Xue for an entire year after her Golden Core was shattered was proof of trouble. Furthermore, the way Beiming Xue looked at Perfected Being Nangong was clearly a little cold. Perfected Being Nangong walked over slowly. When he heard Beiming Ao’s words, he nodded with an indifferent expression. “I heard.” “Little Xue, Dongfang Zhi is a direct descendant of the Dongfang aristocratic family. Why are you fighting with her?” Perfected Being Nangong looked at Beiming Xue and said slowly. Beiming Xue smirked with a mocking expression. She was smart and had expected this. However, Beiming Ao’s eyes were widened in disbelief. “Brother Nangong, what are you talking about?! Dongfang Zhi was the unreasonable one who snatched my sister’s belongings!” “If she wants it, just give it to her.” Perfected Being Nangong said indifferently. Beiming Ao was dumbfounded, as though he had just met this man for the first time. Beiming Xue said, “That’s right. She’s a direct descendant of the Dongfang aristocratic family and has a noble status. If she wants it, I’ll give it to her. Why argue with her?” After a brief pause, she shook her head. “However, I don’t want to give it.” Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat when he heard that. It was a familiar sight. It was a familiar sentence. “You don’t want to give it to her?” Perfected Being Nangong laughed and shook his head. “What’s the outcome? Your Golden Core is crippled and you’ll be a cripple from now on! What do you have to fight against Dongfang Zhi?” “Nangong Yu!” Beiming Ao shouted, “What are you talking about?! Don’t you fancy my sister? What do you mean by that?!” “Fufu,” Nangong Yu smiled. “Do you really think that I approached your sister because I fancied her? I merely wanted to obtain the secret guarded by the Beiming aristocratic family from you guys.” “In other words, given your sister’s status, she will only be a concubine even if she marries into the Nangong family!” Those words were even more hurtful than swords and spears! Beiming Xue shuddered but she pursed her lips and steadied herself. “You!” Beiming Ao was enraged and charged forward with grit teeth, wanting to fight Nangong Yu to the death. Beiming Xue held him back tightly. “That’s the way,” Nangong Yu laughed. “Little Xue, although you’re already a cripple, I can still give you a promise.” Nangong Yu raised his head slightly and said proudly, “As long as you tell me the secret guarded by the Beiming aristocratic family, I’ll allow you to marry into the Nangong family as a concubine. At the very least, I’ll be able to protect the two of you so that you don’t have to endure too much humiliation.” “Furthermore, you will be able to obtain some cultivation resources and techniques or secret skills in my Nangong family.” “Scram!” Beiming Xue mouthed coldly. Nangong Yu shook his head and chuckled. “Beiming Xue, you have to consider this carefully. Your Beiming aristocratic family has already fallen to such a state and you’re a cripple as well. I’m merely giving you two a chance because I pity you. Don’t regret it.” “Nangong Yu!” Beiming Ao could not help but curse angrily, “You’re merely a collateral descendant of the Nangong aristocratic family. What are you getting cocky for?!” The three aristocratic families were powerful and had many bloodlines—they had hundreds of millions of descendants. Among them, the direct descendants had the most noble bloodlines and the collateral lineages were way inferior. As a collateral descendant of the Nangong aristocratic family, Nangong Yu’s status in the family was indeed not ranked. The only way he could fit in was if he was a rare monster incarnate or paragon! Nangong Yu was not enraged either. “It’s precisely because I’m from a collateral lineage that I want the secret guarded by the Beiming aristocratic family. Once I obtain the secret, I’ll have naturally done a great deed and can integrate into the direct lineage. The two of you will be able to gain my protection as well.” 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮 Nangong Yu spread his hands. “This is the best of both worlds. Why not?” “Scram!” Beiming Xue spoke slowly and cleanly. It was as though she felt disgusted just by saying another word to Nangong Yu! “Ugh!” Nangong Yu shook his head and sighed. “How stubborn. Let’s see how long you two can last.” He pointed to the dilapidated walls and a courtyard that was trampled into a derelict state. “There will be many more days like this for you guys, fufu.” Nangong Yu’s gaze shifted and landed on Su Zimo naturally. He frowned slightly. For some reason, the gaze of the green-robed cultivator caused his heart to flutter inexplicably! However, he quickly realized that the green-robed cultivator was merely a mortal and turned to leave with a stifled chuckle.