Chapter 412: Breaking up in Discord (1/2)
Chapter 412: Breaking up in Discord
“My brother sees great potential in you,” Dong Li said with a puzzled expression on her face, her slender eyebrows slightly furrowed. “I don’t understand why he’s not angry at you, considering you took away the fragmentary star mark that belonged to him, but instead, he speaks very highly of you.”
Nie Tian didn’t want to talk, so he remained silent.
“I’ve already finished my part of our agreement by sending your family and friends back to the Cloudsoaring Sect,” Dong Li said. “I hope you can honor your part of our agreement by assisting me without holding back.”
The thought of the fact that this woman had tricked him into agreeing to her terms with Qin Yan’s help, while she had actually sent Nie Donghai and the others back under the pressure from the Yin Sect and the Yang Sect, made Nie Tian furious.
Therefore, he didn’t show any interest in responding to Dong Li.
After realizing that he was sulking, Dong Li snorted coldly and said, “What right do you have to be mad at me? Back when we were in the Realm of Split Void, you repeatedly sabotaged my operation, which I spent a long time planning. You made me lose face in the clan. I already showed you great mercy by not killing you in my clan’s territory. What can you possibly be sulking about?”
“Do you really think you’re in the right?” Nie Tian asked with a low voice. “Did you or did you not first make a move against me in that forest? If I hadn’t been vigilant, I would have already died at your hands like Shen Wei and the others! Only you’re allowed to trick others, and other people can’t pay you back?”
Dong Li sprung to her feet and left in a huff, no longer desiring to talk to Nie Tian.
Nie Tian let out a snort, inwardly cursing the woman’s unwillingness to listen to reason.
“Li!” Gu Haofeng raised his hand and called out to Dong Li with a taunting tone. “This is interesting. Your subordinate actually dares to question you and argue with you.This must not be the Dong Li I know.”
Since they were far away from the others, and Dong Li and Nie Tian had been talking in low voices, even the Worldly realm experts probably wouldn’t have been able to overhear the conversation between them.
Gu Haofeng only saw Dong Li step over to Nie Tian, where they had a few words, and then Dong Li left, fuming with anger.
However, this was enough evidence to know that their conversation hadn’t been pleasant.
That was when Gu Haofeng became suspicious. Normally, as Dong Li’s subordinate, Nie Tian should listen to her no matter what, but instead, he argued with Dong Li. What gave him the courage to do that?
Annoyed, Dong Li shot him a nasty look. “It’s none of your business!”
Feeling like he had run into a stone wall, Gu Haofeng’s face dropped. He was used to being abused by Dong Li. Instead of getting angry, he laid his cold gaze on Nie Tian and said, “Li, if you don’t want to discipline your subordinate, I can help you.”
“Leave me alone!” Dong Li blurted.
Gu Haofeng touched his nose. Even though he was quite angry, he didn’t say anything else.
After Dong Li left, Nie Tian, who was still sitting in a distant corner, took out a spirit stone and started recovering with his eyes narrowed.
Clearly, he wasn’t in the mood to respond to Gu Haofeng.
After marching with and observing everyone for a few days, Nie Tian had long since discovered that Gu Haofeng had affections toward Dong Li. Whenever there was a chance, he would rush to her side and show great concern.
However, it was very obvious that Dong Li didn’t like him. Her face was always filled with impatience and contempt when she saw him.
Gu Haofeng seemed to be blind to her indifferent attitude. He stuck to his own way, as if he believed that, with enough sincerity, he would be able to split open metal and stone.
“Another idiot who’s looking to die,” Nie Tian said inwardly.
In his eyes, those who were ignorant enough to approach Dong Li, this vicious beauty, were all seeking their own doom.
Han Mu suddenly appeared and once again sat down next to him. “Our Miss actually thinks quite highly of you. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have invited you to come to the Realm of Dark Underworld and explore this Phantasms’ relic together.”
Nie Tian’s eyes snapped open, an unpleasant expression appearing on his face. “Invite? She made me, okay?!”
With a smile, Han Mu said, “That depends on how you want to look at it. Both Dong Baijie and Dong Li have the same attitude: they only make friends with those who have defeated them or made them suffer losses. However, you are the only one who has ever defeated both of them.”
“I should be honored then?” A sarcastic smile spread across Nie Tian’s face.
Han Mu’s expression turned serious as he said sincerely, “The fact is that there isn’t any unforgivable feud between you and her. If you want to, you can take this exploration trip as an opportunity to resolve the personal feud that started in the Realm of Split Void. Plus, I heard that our young lord is also quite fond of you.”
“She summoned every force she could find in the Realm of Split Void to round me up and kill me. I’m afraid that’s not so easily forgiven.” Nie Tian said sarcastically.
“You’re alive and well, aren’t you?” Han Mu asked with a smile.
“There were many occasions where I was almost killed,” Nie Tian responded coldly.
“But not only did you manage to survive, but you even thrived after such tempering.” Han Mu lowered his voice and continued, “Actually, our Miss isn’t mad at you for killing her Fang members. She only feels frustrated and angry because you defeated her over and over again. The way I see it, it’s not going to last.”