Chapter 5
, First Talisman: Thunderous Strike! A Useless Man's Comeback Shocks the Entire Audi
The gate of the Jiang family's house was kicked so hard it was about to collapse, and a large red sedan chair was parked at the entrance.
Beside the sedan chair stood a young man dressed in brocade robes.
Li Xueyi, the young master of the Blood Fiend Sect.
He was holding a folding fan and had that kind of smile that made you want to punch him.
"I say, Madam Jiang, Jiang Yining's cultivation has been destroyed, and she has become a cripple."
Li Xueyi looked at the frail old man blocking the doorway and spoke in a flippant tone.
"If this most beautiful woman in Qingyun City doesn't marry me, she'll probably become the most famous courtesan in Qingyun."
"Follow me obediently, and I'll guarantee your whole family a life of plenty."
Aunt Jiang rushed out and spat, "You shorty, you dare to covet my Ningning! Everyone, tell me, does he even deserve her?"
The onlookers chuckled, but dared not say a word.
Li Xueyi's pig-like face turned bright red: "If you don't move aside, I'll have this gatehouse torn down."
Behind him stood dozens of Blood Fiend Sect disciples.
They were all eager to get started, their eyes darting into the courtyard with unabashed glints.
Old Madam Jiang gripped the door frame tightly, her body trembling like a leaf.
"You...you're abducting women!"
"Is there no law anymore?! Is there no justice left?!"
Li Xueyi closed his folding fan and burst into laughter.
"The law?"
"In Qingyun City, my Blood Fiend Sect is the law."
"As for the principles of Heaven..."
His face suddenly turned cold, and he kicked the old lady in the chest.
"Might makes right!"
If that kick lands, this old man will die on the spot.
The onlookers covered their eyes, unable to bear witnessing the horrific scene.
"call out--"
A whooshing sound suddenly rang out.
It's not a hidden weapon.
Instead, it was a light, flimsy yellow paper talisman.
It drifted down like a fallen leaf, landing effortlessly at Li Xueyi's feet.
Li Xueyi paused in his movements.
He looked down at the crumpled talisman.
It was covered with scribbles that looked like a child's random doodles.
"What a piece of junk..."
He scoffed and was about to kick the talisman away.
"burst."
A cool, clear female voice came from inside the courtyard.
next second.
"BOOM!!!"
A bolt of purple lightning, as thick as a bucket, descended from the sky without warning.
Precision strike.
Li Xueyi didn't even have time to scream before he was engulfed by lightning.
The massive shockwave sent all the Blood Fiend Sect disciples flying.
Smoke and dust rose everywhere.
The originally solid bluestone pavement was blasted into a crater with a diameter of three meters.
The Jiang family's gate was intact.
Even the old lady Jiang standing next to her was unharmed, except for her hair being blown around by the strong wind.
The entire room fell silent.
Everyone gaped, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
What kind of tactic is this?
Even a full-force attack from a Foundation Establishment stage expert wouldn't be this bad, would it?
The smoke and dust cleared.
Li Xueyi lay twitching at the bottom of the pit, like a charred toad.
His brocade robes were now tattered rags, his folding fan was reduced to just the ribs, and he was emitting black smoke and smelling like roasted meat.
Although he didn't die, he was half-dead.
"who……"
He struggled to lift his head, his face filled with terror as he looked towards the Jiang family's gate.
Da, da, da.
Light footsteps sounded.
Jiang Yining walked out from behind the screen wall.
She was still wearing that plain white mourning dress, with no hair ornaments on her head, only a wooden hairpin to hold her long hair up.
But at this moment, no one dared to treat her as that weak woman who could be bullied by others.
She was casually holding a stack of talismans in her hand.
Each one had the exact same pattern as the previous one.
"hiss--"
A collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the crowd.
That's a stack! At least a dozen!
If all of these were thrown out, half of Qingyun City would be blown to smithereens, right?
Jiang Yining walked to the threshold and looked down at Li Xueyi at the bottom of the pit.
"Young Master Li."
Her eyes were cold and sharp, as if she were looking at a dead dog.
"You just said, 'Who is the law?'"
Li Xueyi shrank back in fright, making a "clucking" sound in her throat, which was her teeth chattering.
Where did this woman get so many high-level talismans?
Could the rumors be true, and is it possible that the Jiang family ancestors had some powerful legacy left behind?
"Misunderstanding... misunderstanding..."
Li Xueyi wanted to beg for mercy, but his lips were swollen from the explosion, and he could not speak clearly.
Jiang Yining raised the talisman in her hand, as if to throw it away.
"No... Fairy, fairy... spare me!"
Li Xueyi was so frightened that he scrambled out of the pit.
"I'm leaving... I'm leaving now!"
The Blood Fiend Sect disciples around them disregarded their own injuries and rushed forward to lift up their young master and run away.
"stop."
Jiang Yining gave a cold shout.
The Blood Fiend Sect members froze instantly, as if they had been frozen in place. They turned around stiffly, their legs trembling with fear.
"Fill the hole."
Jiang Yining pointed to the large, smoking pit.
"I also want compensation for the shock and my grandmother's emotional distress."
"Three thousand spirit stones."
"If I'm missing one piece, I'll go set off fireworks at the Blood Fiend Sect."
Li Xueyi dared not bargain any longer.
He shakily took off his storage bag, had his men gather it up, and then threw it all on the ground.
"It's all here! It's all here!"
After saying that, the group of people fled in a sorry state as if they were being chased by evil spirits.
Watching their disappearing figures, Jiang Yining's tense shoulders relaxed slightly.
Luckily, I was scared.
This talisman is from the lowest batch of Ji Lingxiao's rings; it was originally a low-grade item used for starting fires.
However, the special spiritual energy brought by her pregnancy unexpectedly triggered a thunderstorm, which was a pleasant surprise.
It seems the father of the little one in her belly has extraordinary talent.
"Ning'er..."
The grandmother was still in shock.
Aunt Jiang exclaimed in surprise, "Ning'er, you've come out of seclusion?!"
Jiang Yining turned around, and the ruthless expression on her face vanished instantly.
The original owner's family treated her very well; they were willing to die rather than let her marry a scumbag.
She saw too many people in the apocalypse, selling their children, selling their wives, doing all sorts of despicable things just to survive.
But what's the point of being alone in such a hopeless world?
Jiang Yining helped her grandmother inside, saying, "Grandma, don't try to tough it out on your own. If something happens to you, this family will fall apart."
Madam Jiang sighed, "Ning'er, were these talismans also given to you by that immortal lord?"
Aunt Jiang helped him up, straining her ears: "What kind of immortal lord? Is he handsome? What's his cultivation level? Which sect does he belong to?"
Jiang Yining nodded, and the three of them returned to the main hall while they were talking.
There was no one in the main hall.
"Where are the others?"
After being helped to sit down, Madam Jiang sighed, "Most of the servants have been dismissed, and your aunt and sisters are all in their rooms recovering from their injuries."
"Yesterday, when they went out to shop, they were injured again by the Blood Fiend Sect."
Jiang Yining frowned upon hearing this: "We taught them a lesson today, they should be able to behave themselves for a few days."
Madam Jiang sighed, "But the Blood Fiend Sect is used to being domineering, and I'm afraid they won't give up so easily."
Only then did Old Madam Jiang notice the change in her granddaughter's cultivation level: "Ning'er! You've actually reached the seventh level of Qi Refining?!"
"Yes, Grandmother, there is one more thing. I actually obtained the immortal lord's primordial yang, and yesterday I discovered that I am pregnant with his child."
Jiang Yining knew that her belly would definitely grow bigger soon, and once the child was born, the Jiang family wouldn't be able to keep it a secret.
"Who exactly is that immortal lord? Yuan..."
Grandma Jiang was embarrassed to mention the words "Yuan Yang" to her young granddaughter: "For you to break through four levels in a row, your cultivation must be extremely high. Doesn't he want to take responsibility?"
When Jiang Yining saw that the man first saw her, he was filled with murderous intent. He was quite old but still a virgin, definitely the kind of straight man in cultivation novels who cultivates the ruthless path.
He certainly won't take responsibility, and she doesn't need to take responsibility either.
You can't rely on others forever.
"He only had a fleeting affair with my granddaughter because she was pretty. I didn't think about contraception at the time, and by the time I found out, I was already pregnant."
Upon hearing this, the old grandmother was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes again.
"Was she forced by him? Or did Ning'er compromise for the sake of the Jiang family...?"
Jiang Yining quickly patted the old man's hand and coaxed him, "Don't feel wronged. The immortal lord is very handsome, a thousand times more beautiful than that blood pig Li."
She really got her fill... The immortal lord is so easy to seduce, I wonder if there will be more of this kind of good fortune later.
Jiang Yining recalled that before the apocalypse, she had also tried to get a mold made, but she only dared to look, afraid of being tainted...
Little did she know that her good fortune lay in another world.
"Grandmother, don't worry. The Jiang family will definitely get better and better. Once I've mastered my cultivation technique, I'll make sure you live to be a thousand years old."
Jiang Yining stuffed the storage bag, which was the compensation from the Blood Fiend Sect, into her grandmother's hand.
"Take these spirit stones and distribute them to the sisters so they can repair the damaged parts of their homes."
Jiang Yining winked at her second aunt, who quickly joined in teasing the old woman: "Right, right, what era are we living in? It's just sleeping with a celestial being, as long as he's not ugly."
"Ningning, go and cultivate. Your second aunt will take care of the mundane affairs."
Jiang Yining smiled and exchanged glances with her second aunt before turning and returning to the backyard.
As soon as she entered the room, Jiang Yining couldn't help but gag.
Morning sickness.
She touched her belly, feeling the joyful emotions emanating from within.
"Sweetie, thank you for your help."
The baby in her belly seemed to understand and gave her a gentle kick.
A faint electric current surged through her fingertips.
Jiang Yining looked at the arc of electricity dancing on her fingertips, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.
This kid is practically a human version of Lei Wu!