He began to attain enlightenment from the Demonic Sect.

Chapter 44 Grudges and Enmities

The other lower-grade talisman masters had different expressions, and they all bowed and took their leave.

Many of them secretly speculated that Lord Du's meticulous cultivation of a helpless young girl was likely a way for him to nurture a potential cauldron for himself.

The girl's name was Ni Xuan, and she actually had the same thoughts in her heart.

After all, such things are not uncommon in the Demonic Sect, and besides, who in the world would be so kind to you for no reason?

Moreover, he was a notorious and high-ranking leader.

Therefore, she has always acted with extreme caution over the years.

Even when Du Jianyuan and Qin Mo occasionally gave her some supplies, she would avoid using them if possible, fearing that her cultivation would increase too quickly and she would die too soon.

"Come here and sit next to Lord Shen."

Seeing her standing there dumbfounded, her lips pale with nervousness, Du Jianyuan couldn't help but chuckle.

He then poured a cup of "Mingxin Chunya" and handed it to Shen Suxian, indicating that she should deliver it to someone.

"Don't scare her."

Shen Suxian frowned and reminded him, taking the teacup. Her usually icy expression softened slightly as she softly called out:

"Xuan'er, come, sit down and talk. Don't be nervous, we won't hurt you."

Hearing this, Ni Xuan became even more frightened and dared not overstep the bounds of propriety, so she quickly bowed and replied:

"I...I'll just stand here."

Du Jianyuan took a sip of tea, and without looking up, smiled faintly:

"If you don't sit down, I'll bury you."

"what?"

Ni Xuan was so frightened that her face went blank. She didn't dare to disobey, so she quickly moved to Shen Suxian's side, bowed tremblingly, and then sat down with half of her buttocks touching the chair, looking extremely restrained.

Because of her deep fear, even though Shen Suxian smiled and had a gentle look in her eyes, her body was still trembling uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Shen Suxian's smile vanished, and she slammed her hand on the table angrily, scolding:

"Du Jianyuan!"

This startled Ni Xuan, who was standing next to her, causing her to tremble even more violently.

Du Jianyuan shook his head and chuckled, toying with the teacup in his hand, and said unhurriedly:

"Senior Sister Shen, you've never been a handyman, so you don't know how much fear a handyman feels when facing the foreman."

"If you speak to her gently and reason with her, explaining the whole story, she will only feel that you have ulterior motives and become even more afraid."

"But if you scare her a little and force her to do something... even if she has doubts, she will have no choice but to do it. At least she won't be so afraid, and she will be more careful and make fewer mistakes."

After hearing these words, Shen Suxian also felt that there was some truth to them. She couldn't help but take a deep look at Du Jianyuan, understanding that he had suffered a lot over the years and therefore had to live no matter what.

She withdrew her gaze, turned to look at Ni Xuan, her eyes filled with heartache, and asked softly:

"Are there any other relatives in the family?"

Ni Xuan paused, and under the gaze of the two constables, slowly shook her head, answering with a touch of sorrow:

"A plague swept across the entire region, and I was the only one in my family to survive... I fled all the way here and was taken into the house by someone."

"Plague..."

Du Jianyuan paused slightly in the hand holding the teacup.

When he discovered Ni Xuan a few years ago, she had just been promoted to the Xin workshop. He only asked her privately if she knew Ni Jing, but didn't ask how she got in.

Later, after hearing that Ni Jing was her cousin, she instructed Qin Mo to take good care of her.

Upon hearing that Ni Xuan was also captured and brought to the Yu Sha Sect while fleeing, a thought involuntarily surfaced in Du Jianyuan's mind.

These so-called disasters... may not be natural disasters, but man-made calamities.

Over the years, he often visited Wen Xiao, partly to report to his superiors and partly to borrow books to read and broaden his horizons.

Once a cultivator reaches the Purple Mansion realm and develops supernatural powers, they will be revered as a "True Person".

Once a true person unleashes their supernatural powers, their magical strength is boundless and far-reaching, even influencing the celestial phenomena and terrestrial energy of the surrounding area, making them truly remarkable.

"The so-called droughts, floods, plagues, and locust plagues are most likely the aftermath of the battle between the Purple Mansion Immortals."

Du Jianyuan even made the connection to Lei Gong.

Back when the Thunder Palace was still standing, these Purple Mansion True Persons might have still had some reservations when fighting, not daring to involve mortals, for fear of incurring sins and being killed by Thunder Palace cultivators one day.

Now that the Thunder Palace no longer exists, when the Purple Mansion Immortal settles his grudges, he will surely devote all his efforts to killing his enemies, and he will not care about the lives of mortals.

While he was pondering, Shen Suxian patiently explained the whole story to Ni Xuan.

Ni Xuan was initially skeptical, but as time went on, and given Shen Suxian's excellent reputation among the servants, her tense nerves gradually relaxed, and she slowly began to believe.

"Alright, I'm taking him with me!"

Shen Suxian's mouth was dry from talking, so she drank a cup of tea to moisten her throat and then greeted Du Jianyuan.

Du Jianyuan came to his senses and asked:

"Can you put aside your grudge against Falcon?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Suxian couldn't help but recall the scene of Ni Jing having her limbs broken and being stuffed into a water vat in front of her, and she sneered:

"It's not that easy to let go!"

Du Jianyuan was not surprised, and simply said in a low voice:

"No matter what, Brother Falcon did that for my sake... Over the years, I have been making it up to Ni Xuan and giving her a lot of resources."

"Moreover, Brother Falcon also gave you a lot of apologies, all of which were received by Senior Sister Ling on his behalf. Over the years, he has also suffered many injuries from your beatings... According to the principles of the sect, having given so many things and explanations, how could he not let go of his hatred?"

Shen Suxian said coldly:

"That's a human life! How can it be resolved with so-called apologies!"

"Well said, excellent!"

Du Jianyuan's temper flared up as well. He looked at her sharply and said:

"Since that's the case, and you can't take her away... I can also assure you, if you dare to draw your sword against Brother Falcon again, I will kill Ni Xuan on the spot!"

"You dare!"

Shen Suxian shouted sharply.

"My life was pulled back from the brink of death by Brother Falcon, so there's no need to ask me if I dare to say something so stupid."

Du Jianyuan said expressionlessly:

"Over the years, I have saved Ni Xuan and taught her everything I knew, whether it was talisman techniques or swordsmanship. This is an immense favor... You injured Brother Falcon several times and accepted gifts. Return all the gifts and I will release her."

"If either of you wants to avenge Ni Jing in the future, just come find me!"

Shen Suxian stared at him coldly for a long time, then suddenly sneered and said:

"Fine! I'll return all the gifts, but I'm leaving now with my people! Afterwards, we'll settle our score!"

When she said that all grudges had been settled, she also included their friendship.

Du Jianyuan nodded slightly, his expression calm as he said:

"Take them and leave."

Shen Suxian snorted coldly, took Ni Xuan's hand, and walked out.

……

Cave No. 3, Class A.

As Shen Suxian followed Ni Xuan inside, she sensed the abundance of spiritual energy within, with the rich spiritual energy even forming a faint mist.

It was obvious that someone had specially arranged for a spirit-gathering array to be set up in the cave, and it was built with a lot of spirit stones as the base of the array, which could nourish the true essence of the physical body at all times.

"Did Du Jianyuan do all of this?"

Shen Suxian asked.

Ni Xuan nodded cautiously and replied:

"From the day I arrived at the talisman room, Lord Du arranged for me to come to this cave... Lord Qin also personally taught me talisman techniques and cultivation methods, and never made things difficult for me in terms of work."

She was extremely uneasy and could only try her best to say good things about Du Jianyuan in order to see if she could resolve the grievances between the two.

As for avenging Ni Jing...

Ni Xuan really hadn't thought of that.

After all, she only played with this cousin for a while when she was a child, and they gradually lost contact as they grew up.

Over the years, she has been deeply cared for by Du Jianyuan, and she can never forget this kindness.

"Oh, right!"

Ni Xuan suddenly remembered something, and quickly ran to the quiet room and gently pushed open the door.

Shen Suxian followed and saw that the room was almost full of cultivation supplies, and she fell silent for a moment.

Ni Xuan whispered:

"These things were all sent by Lord Du. I haven't dared to use them, so they've been piled up in the quiet room... If Sister Suqian wants to return the favor, she can take them all."

"Ugh."

Shen Suxian sighed, looked at her earnestly, and asked:

"Will you avenge Jing'er?"

Ni Xuan was taken aback, then shook her head:

"I have long forgotten what my cousin looks like... Besides, I owe Lord Du a great debt of gratitude, and this grudge... can never be avenged, nor should it be."

"That's where his brilliance lies... repaying kindness with revenge!"

Shen Suxian sighed sincerely, her eyes filled with admiration.

Ultimately, she was only taking such good care of Ni Jing to repay the kindness shown to the elders of the Ni family.

Now Ni Xuan has appeared, and she has received a great favor from Du Jianyuan... How can this grudge ever be avenged?

If she really goes to seek revenge on An Mingjun again, not only will Du Jianyuan intervene, but even Ni Xuan will try to stop and dissuade her.

"Keep the supplies he gave you for your own use... As for the compensation for injuring An Mingjun, I will prepare it properly, so you don't need to worry."

……

a few days later.

early morning.

Du Jianyuan arrived at the steward's residence early, intending to go to the market with Wen Xiao, only to find that Shen Suxian was also there.

He expected to be met with cold stares and ridicule, so he decided to ignore it.

Unexpectedly, Shen Suxian took the initiative to greet him, a faint smile appearing on her usually icy face.

"Good morning, Junior Brother Du."