27: Chapter 27 Arguing?

Setting aside the issue of the deity, Nie Ning tested his own healing ability.

It wasn't as exaggerated as the cultists' abilities, but his own self-healing capability had increased by about five times.

In other words, injuries that used to take five days to heal could now be recovered from in just one day.

As for minor flesh wounds, they recovered rapidly at a speed almost visible to the naked eye.

The only drawback was that it required the consumption of Battle Qi, but this could be compensated for by eating high-calorie food.

After advancing to an Intermediate Knight, besides improvements in his physical fitness and Battle Qi, Nie Ning also gained the ability to project Battle Qi externally.

For a knight, this was an iconic ability.

Elementary Knights could only use Battle Qi to coat their swords or increase their own physical strength.

Intermediate Knights possessed a certain degree of long-range striking capability, which was a qualitative change for a knight.

If he had possessed this move when he encountered the Crimson Fire Ape last time, er...

Then he wouldn't have found the underground cave.

Thinking of the underground cave, Nie Ning felt very helpless.

Wizard script was obscure and difficult to understand; he hadn't finished learning it after such a long time, and it seemed his focus would have to be on that from now on.

After all, wizards were different from knights; the span of their power was vast.

Now, he didn't know if the God of Nales had any influence on him; perhaps only abilities related to wizardry could help him.

...

The next day, morning.

After finishing breakfast outside, Nie Ning returned directly to Hervais Manor.

Because he hadn't asked for leave in two years, Lilith had happily agreed to his request last time.

Returning to the manor again, it was different from before; busy figures were everywhere, leaving Nie Ning confused.

He had stayed at the manor for such a long time, and it seemed he only saw such busy scenes during holidays.

But now, there was still quite some time until the holiday; why had it suddenly become so busy?

Unfortunately, Nie Ning couldn't 'speak,' otherwise he could have asked directly instead of guessing blindly here.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning couldn't help but quicken his pace, and after putting down his luggage, he headed towards Lilith's room.

Nie Ning had always kept Lilith's kindness in mind; for him at the time, it had been like providing charcoal in snowy weather.

Now that he had returned, he had to go see Lilith first to ensure she hadn't encountered any trouble.

But just as he arrived on the second floor of the castle, he saw several maids standing in the hallway.

As the only 'deaf-mute' in Hervais Manor, almost everyone knew Nie Ning, including a maid whom Nie Ning often helped carry water for.

Seeing Nie Ning come upstairs, this maid hurriedly gave him a look.

Sensing something was wrong, Nie Ning didn't continue upstairs.

But just at that moment, a commotion erupted from the second floor.

Although he couldn't hear what was being said, he could tell who was speaking.

Lilith's father, Matt Hervis!

In Nie Ning's impression, the Hervis Family were in business, so Lilith's parents were almost always away, and Nie Ning had only seen them a few times in two years.

Suddenly, a figure appeared at the top of the stairs.

Nie Ning looked up, and it was Matt's guard, Yarlin.

Although he had only met him a few times, Nie Ning had a deep impression of Yarlin; his Thunder Spirit Swordsmanship was fierce and impressive, and even Marzi praised it endlessly.

But Nie Ning hadn't expected this guy to be an Intermediate Knight!

At least that's what it looked like from his blood energy intensity.

Seeing this, Nie Ning bowed his head slightly, standing in the corner at a loss; he didn't know whether to leave or stay.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to learn the Breath Condensation Technique to conceal his blood energy, so the other party didn't notice anything amiss.

Yarlin saw it was Nie Ning and didn't say much.

They were considered acquaintances; after Lilith approved Nie Ning to go to the training ground, he had seen Nie Ning there a few times.

Unfortunately, Nie Ning didn't have good talent for being a knight, and his body was extremely weak back then, making him completely unsuitable for the path of a knight, so he hadn't paid much attention to this lucky kid.

Before long, a middle-aged man wearing luxurious clothing walked out with a gloomy expression.

Matt just glanced at Nie Ning, then led Yarlin away from the hallway and headed outside.

...

Seeing Matt leave, Nie Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then headed towards Lilith's room.

However, Nie Ning didn't go in directly; after all, he was currently just Lilith's attendant, and entering a lady's boudoir clearly didn't follow the rules and would also affect Lilith's reputation.

Looking at Norma at the door, Norma unusually didn't provoke Nie Ning.

Nie Ning could only use sign language to ask, and Norma responded with a sign for an argument; clearly, Matt and Lilith had just had an argument.

But it was hard for even an honest official to settle family affairs; Nie Ning could help with other things, but he really couldn't help with this kind of matter.

It was just that Nie Ning felt a bit strange.

In his memory, Lilith had a very good relationship with her parents, and he had never seen the two of them argue; he just didn't know why they were arguing this time.

Perhaps Norma found sign language troublesome; no matter how Nie Ning asked, she wouldn't answer, so Nie Ning could only helplessly wait at the door.

However, compared to Lilith's affairs, Nie Ning's attention was now focused on Yarlin.

Now that he had broken through to an Intermediate Knight, the Swift Fox Method he was practicing was only the Elementary Knight version.

After all, Marzi was only an Elementary Knight, so stealing/learning it was impossible.

And the Hervis Family might have advanced cultivation techniques, but no one knew where they were hidden.

But thinking about it, although Yarlin was an Intermediate Knight, what kind of decent person would carry a cultivation technique on them?

Furthermore, there might not be a second Intermediate Knight in the entire manor, so naturally, Yarlin couldn't teach others to cultivate.

If he were to buy it himself, with the measly pennies he had, it would be even more impossible to afford.

...

"Creeak~"

Just as Nie Ning was lost in his thoughts, Lilith's door opened, and Lilith walked out of the room holding the Three-Colored Fox.

Perhaps because it had been with Lilith for a long time, this little guy started baring its fangs and brandishing its claws at Nie Ning again.

A sharp look flashed in Nie Ning's eyes, and the Three-Colored Fox was immediately frightened and burrowed into Lilith's arms.

Withdrawing his gaze, Nie Ning looked at Lilith.

She looked normal, not at all like someone who had just had an argument, which left Nie Ning confused; he didn't understand what was going on.

Moreover, as Lilith's attendant, Nie Ning couldn't ask too much.

Seeing Nie Ning return, Lilith immediately locked the Three-Colored Fox in the room and began to use clumsy sign language again.

Fortunately, Nie Ning's comprehension ability was good, so he could barely understand Lilith's meaning.

The beginning was just some conventional talk, and Nie Ning also learned that Lilith had been grounded.

But when she got to the end, Lilith suddenly took a letter out from her bosom and asked Nie Ning to deliver it to the Lerdas Hotel.

Nie Ning blinked his eyes, exclaiming "Good heavens" in his heart.

Was Lilith grounded because she was meeting a secret lover?!