The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 240 - 176: Confrontation at the Door_3

Chapter 240: Chapter 176: Confrontation at the Door_3

At this moment, Ning Wu finally became acutely aware that the roles of attacker and defender between her and Li Yi had long since reversed.

It wasn’t a matter of whether she should trouble Li Yi, but that she needed to worry about Li Yi seeking revenge on her.

"Li Yi, you need to stay calm. If you shoot Ning Wu, it will affect many other people, and as an external combat personnel, you would also be a criminal. You need to think this through," said Yu Chuan, "As I said, the disputes between you have come to an end. We will leave after we finish the task and will not see each other again."

"I hope so."

Li Yi’s icy gaze swept over Yu Chuan, and then he slowly lowered the sniper rifle in his hand, "Since the past issues are settled, what about the incident just now? Ning Wu suddenly attacked me; there must be an explanation for that."

"What do you want?" Yu Chuan immediately asked.

"An apology will do," Li Yi stated.

Yu Chuan nodded and said, "Alright, Ning Wu, apologize to Li Yi to his face, and let this matter end. Don’t conflict with Li Yi again in the future, do you hear me?"

An apology?

Ning Wu instantly felt humiliated. It was clearly Li Yi who had stolen her Mysterious Object, and it was he who caused her imprisonment, yet now she was the one to apologize.

"Ning Wu," Yu Chuan sharply reprimanded her, glaring angrily.

"I... I understand," Ning Wu took a deep breath, realizing that today she had no choice but to bow her head, otherwise this issue could not be resolved.

"I’m sorry," she said faintly.

"Louder," said Li Yi.

"I’m sorry!" Ning Wu shouted loudly.

"Very well."

Li Yi’s cold gaze softened slightly, "I know you are not convinced, and you probably want to kill me, but that’s okay, I will be keeping an eye on you too. The moment you make a mistake, you’ll have no chance of earning a reduction in your sentence through good deeds. As an external combat personnel, I could finish you off without a problem, so... Ning Wu, you’d better be careful in the future."

Having said that, he slung his sniper rifle over his shoulder and strode away.

Yu Chuan watched Li Yi depart, only then did he let out a slight sigh of relief, and once again he scolded her, "Ning Wu, you finally had a chance to reduce your sentence through meritorious service. Do you really want to throw your life away here? You couldn’t defeat Li Yi before, and now that he has entered the inspiration realm, you stand even less of a chance. If you trouble him again, I won’t be able to protect you."

"Cousin, why are we so afraid of him? We could have teamed up and had a chance to snatch the stuff back just now," Ning Wu said resentfully, biting her red lips.

"How would we fight? If he fired, you would be dead without a doubt, leaving you a mere corpse. Do you expect me to kill Li Yi right at the doorstep of the Investigation Bureau? Idiotic. And didn’t you see the punch from Li Yi just now? A punch from seven or eight meters away carrying wind so powerful, anyone in the inspiration realm would be killed by it," Yu Chuan said, somewhat exasperated.

"Even I... am not completely sure I could take a punch like that," he added grimly.

The last sentence was the key point.

Yu Chuan, a Spiritual Perception Master, lacked confidence in taking down Li Yi and even had a premonition that if it really came to a life and death struggle, he would be the one to die.

"How could that be possible? He’s only recently opened his inspiration, how could he challenge Spiritual Sense?" Ning Wu’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Yu Chuan said gravely, "Many things can’t just be judged on the surface. His cultivation realm is only in the inspiration realm, which is notable, but what if he has cultivated something else... This world is complicated, filled with experts, freaks, and lunatics at every turn. Spiritual Sense isn’t worth much; you haven’t seen a Spiritual Practitioner chasing after a Master who has solidified their Soul, trying to kill them."

"Ning Wu, if you want to leave Tianchang City alive, just obediently complete the task and earn your sentence reduction. Put aside thoughts of revenge and killing. As for the Mysterious Object you keep mentioning, stop thinking about it; whether true or false, it no longer belongs to you. You must accept this reality. Many opportunities pass by and once they’re gone, they’re gone; stop dwelling on them. You need to look forward," he said earnestly, hoping his cousin would untangle her troubles and come to a realization.

After all, Ning Wu’s potential for cultivation was promising and worth developing.

If this weren’t the case, he wouldn’t have bothered to come to Tianchang City to help Ning Wu with the task.

"Cousin, I...I understand now... the matter with Li Yi should indeed be put to rest. Continuing the struggle benefits no one. Even if I did manage to kill Li Yi, I wouldn’t get the Mysterious Object back, and besides, Li Yi’s strength has progressed frightfully fast. Now, I have to admit, I am no longer his match. It just still irks me a bit... Originally just a common boy from an old district who suddenly took the Mysterious Object, killed Crow, and got the better of me; it’s a bit hard to take," Ning Wu admitted, her voice filled with an edge of bitterness.

Ning Wu fell silent for a good while, then took several deep breaths to calm her emotions.

"I can understand that feeling, but that’s the reality, and you have to accept this cruel outcome," comforted Yu Chuan, patting Ning Wu on the shoulder.

"Let’s go, cousin. After we hand over this task, we’ll take on another one. Once I’ve earned my sentence reduction, I will leave with you and never come back to Tianchang City," Ning Wu said.

"That’s the spirit," Yu Chuan said with some relief.

With that, the two of them entered the Investigation Bureau.