He Didn't Want to Be the Center of Attention, Hence, after Defeating the Demon Lord, He Became Guild Master Chapter 78

Chapter 78 - Grievous News

Translator: Mr Voltaire

Editor: Phoobiee

After travelling for 2 days, the Tie family's people left the depths of the Illusion Fog Forest and came to the boundary. It had been quite peaceful during this period of time, and although they were attacked by some demonic beasts, there were not anymore Qi family's people ambus.h.i.+ng them. This allowed the Tie family's people to finally relax.

However, there was a sense of oppression in this peacefulness, as if it was the calm before a storm. Within the carriage, Tie Rong'Er would often look worried and uncertain.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yun raised an eyebrow as he asked the young woman beside him. Now that his spirit energy had mostly recovered, he was also able to relax, and did not have to remain so wary anymore. As such, he started to see if he could ask about the Tie family.

From the things that the people from the Qi family had said, it seemed that the 2 families were fighting over something, which made Xiao Yun feel quite curious.

"The Qi family attacked us so ruthlessly and even used poison; I'm afraid that they won't give up so easily!" Tie Rong'Er said as she deeply frowned. "Using poison is viewed as an evil practice, and most normal families wouldn't be able to use poison like this even if they wanted to, because it could result in themselves being poisoned."

This time, the Qi family had used all sorts of poisons, and even had all of the antidotes, which was quite strange.

"Poison?" Xiao Yun calmly smiled, and did not pay it much mind. To him, poison was now something negligible.

"Young master Xiao Yun, how were you able to extract the poison within my body?" Tie Rong'Er's eyelashes fluttered as she glanced at the youth beside her. She lowered her head as a faint redness appeared on her cheeks, as if she was unable to forget about what happened that day.

"Some special methods," Xiao Yun said as he smiled and shrugged.

"Oh," Tie Rong'Er replied. She suddenly raised her head and asked, "Then will you be stopping by in our North Mist City?"

"North Mist City?" Xiao Yun repeated. He was going to the Imperial Capital, and wasn't intending to stay at the North Mist City.

"Is it not on the way for young master Xiao Yun?" Tie Rong'Er asked slightly worriedly.

"I will be pa.s.sing by the North Mist City, but I won't be staying for too long," Xiao Yun replied. He naturally knew what Tie Rong'Er was thinking. A battle was about to erupt between the Tie family and Qi family, and Tie Rong'Er wanted to ask him to help.

This time, if it wasn't for Xiao Yun reversing the situation, how could the Tie family's cultivators have destroyed the Qi family's cultivators?

"You won't be staying for long?" Tie Rong'Er blinked, and bit her lips as she swallowed the words she was about to say. A slight bitter and astringent look appeared on her face as she thought, "After all, we only met by chance. How could we ask him to help?"

Tie Rong'Er did not ask him to help, and neither did Xiao Yun continue to ask about the Tie family. He needed to focus all of his thoughts and attention of the Heaven Origin Sect's examination, and didn't want to involve himself in anything unnecessary.

Suddenly, a horse in front of them whinnied, causing the entire party to stop.

"There's someone ahead." The Tie family's people were now easily startled, and immediately became alert. They cautiously got into formation, preparing to meet an enemy. The Tie family's Second Patriarch gazed ahead in concentration, seeming incredibly serious. Ahead, there was a man in tattered clothing riding towards them.

Suddenly, the Tie family's people cried out, recognising the man on the horse. "It's Tie Shan!"

"Tie Shan?" Everyone squinted as they looked ahead, and their expressions all became incredibly serious.

The man jumped off his horse, looking incredibly unstable as he almost fell to the ground. At the sight of how hurried Tie Shan looked, everyone's hearts tightened.

"Second Patriarch!" Tie Shan ran to the Tie family's Second Patriarch and half-knelt in greeting, a trace of blood within his eyes.

"Tie Shan, what happened?" The Tie family's Second Patriarch looked quite concerned after seeing the wounds on Tie Shan's body. It seemed that something big had happened; otherwise, why would he rush here from the North Mist City?

"Second Patriarch, the Qi family mounted a sneak attack on our Tie family, and many of our family members have been poisoned. Their lives are all in danger, and even young master Tie Yan was poisoned. Our Tie family's in grave danger, and the Qi family said that we'll have to bear the consequences if we don't hand over the Skyfire Medallion." Tie Shan's face was full of anguish, and tears streamed down his face as he spoke. His words were full of helplessness, causing the atmosphere to solidify.

"The Tie family launched a sneak attack?" The Tie family's people all looked at each other, feeling as if their souls had been emptied out. The Tie family's Second Patriarch also felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and stared in silence for a while.

"What? Our family's people have been poisoned?" The Tie family's Second Patriarch's gaze darkened as his voice boomed out like thunder.

Tie Shan replied, "Mm. If it wasn't for the Eldest Patriarch and the others desperately defending, it was possible that we would have been completely broken through by the Qi family. However, once the poison with our family's people breaks out, they won't be able to hold on anymore!"

The Tie family's hearts plummeted.

Within the carriage, Tie Rong'Er parted the curtains and looked out as she asked, "What? Even Little brother Yan was poisoned?"

Tie Shan nodded as he replied, "Not just that, but young master Tie Yan's dantian was shattered. I'm afraid that he won't be able to cultivate in future."

"His dantian was destroyed?" Tie Rong'Er's delicate body trembled as if she had been struck by lightning.

If Tie Yan could no longer cultivate, who would the Tie family rely on to bring glory to the family in future?

"This Qi family's so ruthless!" The Tie family's Second Patriarch beat his chest, his eyes filled with killing intent as he said, "They're simply trying to destroy our Tie family's foundations!"

They had gone out this time for Tie Yan's future. They wanted to find opportunities for him, but now that his dantian had been destroyed and could no longer cultivate, all of their hopes vanished into smoke.

Tie Shan continued to speak, "The Eldest Patriarch asks that you take the Third Miss away from the North Mist City."

"Leave the North Mist City?" The Tie family's Second Patriarch frowned as he replied, "How can we do that? How can we just leave our family to die?"

"The Eldest Patriarch said that as long as the mountain remains, there'll never be a shortage of firewood; as long as the Tie family's bloodline remains, we'll be able to take revenge in future," Tie Shan said. "However, if the Skyfire Medallion is obtained by the Qi family, our Tie family will definitely be doomed, and will never be able to recover."

The Tie family's Second Patriarch's eyes gleamed as he fell into silence.

Beside him, a few of the Tie family's people asked with red eyes, "What should we do, Second Patriarch?" The current situation made them feel as if they were stuck between a rock and a hard place.

"What should we do?" The Tie family's Second Patriarch also felt incredibly conflicted. With the Qi family forcing them into such straits, how could they back down? However, the situation was extremely unfavourable towards their Tie family.

The Tie family's Second Patriarch wondered, "How did the Qi family obtain this poison?"

"The Qi family invited a Poison Master," Tie Shan replied. "That Poison Master's quite powerful, and is skilled in various types of poisons."

"A Poison Master?" The Tie family's Second Patriarch frowned. He had long since experienced how terrifying those poisons were, and felt a trace of fear.

Seeing the Tie family's Second Patriarch tightly frowning, everyone else also fell silent.

"Second Uncle, what should we do?" Tie Rong'Er asked worriedly. "Could it be that we really have to leave the North Mist City?"

The Tie family's Second Patriarch did not immediately reply. He instead looked around him at the 30 or so people left as he asked, "Are you willing to leave behind your family and leave the North Mist City?"

The Tie family members seriously replied, "No!"

"Alright, we'll kill our way back," the Tie family's Second Patriarch said as his eyes glinted.

"But the Eldest Patriarch told you all to leave!" Tie Shan said as he frowned. "Even if you go back, it's likely that you won't be able to change anything!"

"My decision has been made." The Tie family's second Patriarch waved his hand as he leapt off his horse and walked towards the carriage that Tie Rong'Er was in.

The Tie family's Second Patriarch said as he walked to the side of the carriage, "Young master Xiao Yun, can we please talk?"

"What's the Second Patriarch doing?" Tie Shan felt quite confused.

"Haha, what would Second Patriarch like to discuss?" Xiao Yun stepped out from within the carriage.

The Tie family's Second Patriarch said with a serious expression, "Can we please talk elsewhere?"

"After you," Xiao Yun said.

Following this, the Tie family's Second Patriarch and Xiao Yun walked a distance away from the carriage. Seeing the 2 people walk away, the Tie family's people suddenly realised something.

"That's right, with young master Xiao Yun present, why would we need to fear that Qi family?"

"Since he was able to cure the Third Miss' poison, he should be able to help everyone else as well." The Tie family's people rapidly discussed as they looked at the youth not too far away. If this youth was willing to help, perhaps they could resolve this crisis.

Soon, the Tie family's people stopped feeling as anxious, and their eyes were filled with hope.

Only Tie Shan by the side stared in curiosity as he muttered, "Could it be that the Second Patriarch wants to use this youth to help save our Tie family?" This caused him to feel quite confused. After all, this youth was only 16 or 17-years-old - what could he possibly do?

After walking some distance away, Xiao Yun smiled as he asked, "What does the Second Patriarch wish to talk to me about?"

"I'm sure that this young sir knows of our Tie family's current state," the Tie family's Second Patriarch said.

"More or less," Xiao Yun said as he gave a noncommittal nod.

"Forgive this old man for being presumptuous, but I would like to request that you help our Tie family," the Tie family's Second Patriarch directly said.

"Me?" Xiao Yun smiled. "Second Patriarch thinks too highly of me."

Xiao Yun had only met this Tie family by chance, and without knowing how powerful the Qi family was, he wasn't planning on taking the initiative to help them. Although he could fight with True Essence realm experts, he couldn't defeat every enemy he came across!

"If you're willing to help our Tie family, this old man will definitely remember your kindness," the Tie family's Second Patriarch said earnestly. He was full of hope towards this youth - only with his help would he be able to reverse the situation.

"I have other matters, and will not be able to stay here for long," Xiao Yun tactfully declined.

"Looks like we'll have to use our a.s.sets," the Tie family's Second Patriarch said, slightly frowning as he gritted his teeth and made a difficult decision. He looked at the youth as he said, "Young master Xiao Yun has a Fire Martial Spirit, correct?"

Xiao Yun's eyes slightly narrowed, but he did not reply. Just from looking into each other's eyes, he knew that the Tie family's Second Patriarch still had something to say.

"I won't hide it from you that we had originally come to the North Mist Mountain Range because of the medallion for an ancient cultivator's inheritance palace," the Tie family's Second Patriarch said. "That medallion is the key to opening the inheritance palace. The inheritance palace is called Skyfire, and was the place where an extremely expert who had a Fire Martial Spirit resided. To those who have affinity with fire or have Fire Martial Spirits, it can provide a great opportunity."

"What does it have to do with me?" Xiao Yun gave a forced smile.

"If young master Xiao Yun is willing to help my Tie family get through this crisis, this old man is willing to gift the medallion to you," the Tie family's Second Patriarch replied. "If young master is able to receive the inheritance from within, I'm sure you'll be able to become even stronger. This is an incredibly rare opportunity!"

 Before Xiao Yun could reply, the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow suddenly started yelling, x"Lil Yun, hurry up and agree! Hurry up and agree!"