Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 160 Nangong Tianlan

Soon, Xu Ping’an took Lei Qianqian and left the Lei Family residence.

With Lei Qianqian’s help, Xu Ping’an used a secret passage of the Lei Family, so he did not encounter Shangguan Lingyu and Wu Tianjian.

At this moment, those two should still be guarding inside the Lei Family residence.

However, the formation outside the Lei Family had disappeared.

Once out of the Lei Family residence, Xu Ping’an no longer maintained the guise of Ma Zhong, returning to his original appearance.

"Brother Ping’an, you..." Lei Qianqian was astonished to see Xu Ping’an’s true appearance.

Because at this moment, Xu Ping’an seemed to be not much older than her.

"This is my true appearance. The previous one was to deceive enemies. Right now, they should still be at the Lei Family. They came this time to capture you, so you must not reveal your identity as a member of the Lei Family," Xu Ping’an said.

"Why would they want to capture me?" Lei Qianqian asked, puzzled.

"Have you ever heard of the Seven Major Attributes Families?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"I have, I overheard my father mentioning that we are a Thunder Attribute Family," Lei Qianqian replied.

"Hmm, their aim this time is to capture the descendants of the Seven Major Attributes Families and take them to the Spirit Realm. The ultimate purpose is unknown, it could be for something good or bad. Would you like to go to the Spirit Realm?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"I don’t want to!" Lei Qianqian shook her head.

"Why not?" Xu Ping’an inquired.

"Because I feel safer with Brother Ping’an," Lei Qianqian responded.

Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

The little girl was quite sweet-talking; he had known her for less than an Hour.

And she trusted him this much?

"I plan to go to the Nangong Family. How much do you know about them?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"The Nangong Family? It’s the commandery family of Beishan Prefecture, with extremely powerful influence in Beishan. It is said that the patriarch is a Sixth Rank Expert, and the family has five Fifth Rank Experts. Why does Brother Ping’an want to go to the Nangong Family?" Lei Qianqian asked, puzzled.

"I want to ask about my mother. Let’s go, we’ll talk as we walk," Xu Ping’an said.

Following that, Xu Ping’an led Lei Qianqian towards the Lei Family.

Along the way, Lei Qianqian also told Xu Ping’an a lot about the Nangong Family.

The current head of the Nangong Family is Nangong Li, the Commandery Prince of Beishan Prefecture.

He is also Xu Ping’an’s maternal grandfather and one of the only two Sixth Rank Experts in Beishan Prefecture.

As for Nangong Li, Xu Ping’an didn’t know much.

He only knew that Nangong Li was domineering, and in a fury, he expelled his mother from the Nangong Family because she insisted on marrying his father.

Therefore, Xu Ping’an had no good feelings towards this grandfather.

Apart from Nangong Li, Xu Ping’an also had three uncles and an aunt.

All three uncles and the aunt were Fifth Rank Experts, with the aunt being the strongest among them, having reached the Peak of the Fifth Rank, and was a famous female general in Beishan Prefecture.

Back then, the three uncles and the aunt had a good relationship with his mother.

Of course, the aunt was the closest to his mother.

Suddenly, Xu Ping’an arrived at the Nangong Family estate.

One couldn’t deny, the Nangong Family estate was extraordinarily magnificent.

It was even more magnificent than the City Lord’s Mansion of Tianlong County.

The estate was built against a mountain, with a huge inner lake within the courtyard.

The land area even reached eight hundred acres.

With such a vast area, it could truly be described as a palace.

Looking at the luxurious entrance before him, Xu Ping’an was also full of surprise.

His mother managing to take a fancy to his father was truly no easy feat.

After all, a mismatched marriage was very rare in the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty.

"Who goes there?"

No sooner had Xu Ping’an arrived at the gate than he was stopped by a pair of guards.

These guards actually had the strength of the Second Rank.

Using Second Rank strength just to guard the gate, it seemed that Beishan Prefecture was indeed much more powerful than Tianlong County.

"I am Xu Ping’an of the Xu Family from Tianlong County, and I wish to meet with Commandery Prince Nangong Li of Beishan Prefecture." Xu Ping’an said as he presented a visiting card.

"What Xu Family? Never heard of it. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry thinks they can meet the Commandery Prince? Scram to the side." The guard glanced at the visiting card and then at Xu Ping’an and Lei Qianqian, saying with disdain.

Xu Ping’an’s brow immediately furrowed.

He hadn’t expected the guards of the Nangong Family to be so arrogant.

"Watch your words! Big Brother Ping’an is the Commandery Prince’s grandson," Lei Qianqian retorted indignantly right away.

"Grandson? Since when did the Commandery Prince have a grandson? We haven’t heard of General Nangong having a son. If you’re going to make up lies, at least make them believable," one of the guards sneered.

The other guard also sneered along.

"You..." Lei Qianqian was somewhat angry.

But Xu Ping’an stopped her.

"If that’s the case, then forgive the intrusion!" Xu Ping’an, not wanting to waste words, was ready to leave, pulling Lei Qianqian with him.

"Hold on!" Just at that moment, a young man came out from inside the mansion.

This young man looked at Xu Ping’an curiously, then revealed a faint mocking smile.

"Young Master?" The two guards saw the young man and immediately greeted him with respect.

Xu Ping’an also looked at the young man.

Young Master?

This young man must be Nangong Tianlan, the only son of his second uncle’s family.

Xu Ping’an recognized his cultivation straight away.

Fourth Layer Realm of the Third Rank, to reach such cultivation at the age of twenty-four was indeed considered outstanding talent.

"Are you the son-in-law, Xu Ping’an?" Nangong Tianlan walked up to Xu Ping’an with a playful smile and asked.

"I am!" Xu Ping’an replied with a frown.

"Who would have thought you’d have the audacity to come to our Nangong Family? What, can’t continue being a son-in-law and now you come to our Nangong Family to beg for food?" Nangong Tianlan scoffed.

"I am here to visit Commandery Prince Nangong, not to depend on the Nangong Family," Xu Ping’an responded coldly.

"You think you’re worthy of meeting Grandfather just based on who you are? You must be dreaming. You’re thinking to gain Grandfather’s sympathy by claiming to be his grandson, but let me advise you to give up that notion. With your worthless son-in-law status, the only thing Grandfather would do if he saw you is to strike you dead," Nangong Tianlan mocked.

"You’re the worthless one, Big Brother Ping’an is incredibly powerful," Lei Qianqian argued angrily.

"Powerful? If he’s so powerful, then how come he can’t even be a good son-in-law?" Nangong Tianlan continued to sneer.

Lei Qianqian wanted to argue back, but was stopped by Xu Ping’an pulling her back.

"Qianqian, let’s go!" After saying this, Xu Ping’an directly pulled Lei Qianqian away.

Although Lei Qianqian was unwilling, she did not resist Xu Ping’an’s command.

Xu Ping’an, however, couldn’t be bothered to argue with Nangong Tianlan.

After all, his mother had once mentioned that his second uncle had treated her very well.

So in consideration of his second uncle’s face, he didn’t give Nangong Tianlan a hard time.

However, Xu Ping’an’s actions were seen as a sign of cowardice by Nangong Tianlan.

"A worthless son-in-law dares to step into our Nangong Family’s threshold, simply bringing shame upon us. Should you see this man in the future, make sure never to let him in," Nangong Tianlan instructed the two guards after him.

"Understood!" The two guards quickly grasped the situation and immediately responded.