177: punish?!

Hearing Nangong Yu's words, everyone thought about what happened in the Secret Realm and felt somewhat uncertain and surprised.

Under the circumstances at the time, it seemed that only members of the Qingyou Empire's Imperial Family had woken up. Could this really be the doing of the youth before them?

Seeing that everyone was skeptical, Nangong Yu didn't say much. He smiled and said, "Fourth Imperial Grandfather, Sister Xue and I have something to discuss, so we'll excuse ourselves for now. Call us when we arrive at the Qingyou Empire."

After speaking, Nangong Yu ignored whether Prince Qin and the others still had questions and directly pulled Nangong Ruoxue into a room.

Seeing this, some people frowned slightly, but after glancing at Prince Qin, they didn't say anything more.

Qin Wuhui, however, curved his lips slightly. After nodding briefly to the crowd, he got up and walked outside Nangong Yu's room.

He stood there quietly, like a tall, imposing statue, radiating a chilling aura of indifference.

His posture was straight as a pine tree, and he gazed motionlessly into the distance, though a faint, undetectable cold killing intent occasionally flashed in his eyes.

That was the manifestation of the Slaughter Concept intermittently appearing on his body, seemingly warning others not to approach.

Seeing this scene, let alone Prince Qin and the others, even Venerable Zhang and the other Spirit Venerable Realm expert dared not underestimate Qin Wuhui before them.

Qin Wuhui had experienced hundreds of battles and cultivated the Dao of Slaughter. Who among those in the same realm would dare underestimate him?

Inside the room, as the two of them entered, Nangong Yu casually waved his hand behind him, setting up a seemingly simple Concealing Formation.

"Xiao Yu, what are you doing?"

Nangong Ruoxue was slightly surprised and asked, looking at Nangong Yu with suspicion.

Nangong Yu smiled faintly, "Sister Xue, don't worry. I set up the Formation casually. I plan to explain something to you that I've hidden for a long time."

"Oh?"

Hearing the word "hidden" again, Nangong Ruoxue finally became interested. "Xiao Yu, what are you going to tell your sister?"

Nangong Yu hesitated slightly and said, "If I tell you, Sister, don't get angry at me!"

Nangong Ruoxue, however, smiled, stepped forward and hugged him, chuckling, "Relax, you must have had your reasons for hiding it from me. How could I get angry?"

Hearing this, Nangong Yu scratched his head and smiled, then said, "Sister Xue, actually, ten years ago, I already told Mother that my cultivation had reached the Mid-stage Spirit Venerable Realm."

As soon as he said this, Nangong Ruoxue's eyes suddenly widened. "What? Ten years ago, your cultivation had already broken through the Spirit Venerable Realm? How is that possible?"

"Mhm!"

Nangong Yu nodded and smiled faintly, "Sister Xue, did you forget about the Mysterious Person changing fate against the heavens? I was the first beneficiary!"

Hearing this explanation, Nangong Ruoxue pondered, "So, you actually already relied on the Mysterious Person to gain Mid-stage Spirit Venerable Realm strength back then?"

"Mhm!"

Nangong Yu nodded slightly, "But Mother was worried about me, so she told me to hide my strength, keeping it as a trump card!"

Nangong Ruoxue nodded thoughtfully, "So, during the battles outside Jubei Pass back then, and many conflicts that occurred during my subsequent travels, you were helping me from behind the scenes, allowing me to constantly turn danger into safety?"

"You could have solved them using your own strength, Sister Xue, but there was a high chance of injury, which is why I intervened. You won't blame me, right?"

Nangong Yu hugged Nangong Ruoxue's arm and smiled somewhat awkwardly.

Nangong Ruoxue shook her head slightly and smiled, "Xiao Yu, don't overthink it. You were trying to protect your sister. How could I blame you?"

Hearing this, Nangong Yu pretended to sigh in relief, "Thank you, Sister Xue!"

Nangong Ruoxue blinked lightly, then teased, "Oh, Xiao Yu, you actually said thank you! That means you don't treat me as your Older Sister!"

Nangong Yu looked confused, not quite understanding what she meant, and stared at her doubtfully.

Nangong Ruoxue then smiled and said, "As punishment for saying the wrong thing, I'm going to penalize you!"

"How does Sister Xue plan to penalize me?" Nangong Yu blinked, feigning confusion.

How could he not see that Nangong Ruoxue was in an excellent mood? As for the punishment...

It was probably...