There is nothing wrong with the training method of the Justice Messenger

"Don't even think about it!" Niu Gui was about to rush into the room again and beat this guy awake, but this time Li Nian stopped him.

"Forget it, let him sleep... If this guy gets really mad when he wakes up, it's a small matter to demolish your Nura group's house. It's more likely that it will end badly. Lu Sheng will not be happy about this, right?"

Bringing up Lu Sheng's name made Niu Gui a little cautious, but he still had no intention of putting away his knife. He turned to look at the smiling Li Nian and said, "Master Li, don't you have questions for Tsuchigumo?"

"I'm not so tactless as to disturb someone who is sleeping soundly. It won't be too late to ask him after he wakes up." After saying that, Li Nian turned around and said, "Ah, I'm tired and thirsty. I want to drink a cup of tea. Please take me to find a place to sit, Master Niugui."

The cow ghost frowned, but put away the knife. He stopped looking at the earth spider who was still sleeping soundly, and said, "Then I will take Master Li to the reception room to wait."

Niu Gui brought Li Nian to the guest room and asked Li Nian to rest there, then he left.

Li Nian sat down. He was the only one in the room. He didn't see Dalianji and Suzuka. They were probably wandering around somewhere, examining the [righteous] scenery of the Nura clan's main family?

Li Nian was too lazy to look for them. She was happy to be alone and leisurely. She picked up the expensive-looking snack on the table and started chewing it. Thinking that it tasted good but would be hard to swallow without tea, she heard footsteps outside and a petite figure approached.

"excuse me."

After these words, the door slowly opened. It was the Snow Girl Bingli whom Li Nian had met before. The girl was kneeling outside. When she looked up and saw Li Nian, she was obviously a little nervous. It could be seen that her body was a little overly tense, but she still behaved properly. She bowed gracefully and said, "My little girl Bingli, come and serve tea to Lord Li."

"Oh, thank you."

After being polite and getting a reply from Li Nian, she picked up the cup of hot tea on the wooden tray with both hands and was about to walk in... But perhaps because she was too nervous, she tripped and dropped the tray unexpectedly. She screamed "Ah!" and the scalding tea splashed towards Li Nian.

Li Nian was quick-witted and almost subconsciously came to the girl, holding the girl with one hand and grabbing the teacup with the other. With a swing, he managed to collect all the tea that had splashed in the air into the cup. He tiptoed and kicked up the tray, loosened his arm that had been holding the girl steady, caught it, put the teacup back on the tray, turned around and went back to the table to put it down, complaining, "Be careful, miss?"

Bing Li stared blankly at Li Nian after he had done all this, and murmured dumbly, "Amazing." Seeing Li Nian continue to sit down and pick up the teacup to start drinking, she realized that she had made a mistake and almost spilled hot tea on the distinguished guest. She quickly knelt down to apologize, panicking: "Yes, yes, yes, I'm sorry! I'm so clumsy! Did the tea spill on Lord Li? Did you get burned?! Let me wipe it for you!"

"Alright, alright, it's okay."

“No, nothing’s wrong?”

"Be careful next time. If someone else comes, they won't be able to save the situation."

"Wow... It's my fault..."

"Why don't you sit down first?" Li Nian gestured to Bingli to sit down opposite her.

Bingli shook her head vigorously: "No, no, no, I am only here to serve you all at the order of Lord Niu Gui, how can I sit at the same table with you..."

Li Nian smiled: "Choosing you to serve... Lord Niu Gui really knows how to choose people."

"Woo woo..." Knowing that he was laughing at her for making a fool of herself by serving tea, Bingli blushed and was speechless. She wanted to flee the scene immediately. She lowered her head and was about to leave: "Master Li, if Master Li has nothing else to say, I will take my leave first..."

"No, why don't you sit down and chat for a while? Isayama should be back soon, and she seems to want to see you."

"Ms. Jianshan, are you looking for me?" Bingli's ears twitched. After hesitating for a while, she decided to stay, but only knelt a little away from the table: "Then I will be on standby here. If you have any requests, Lord Li can tell you."

Li Nian was helpless: "Forget about Niu Gui, but why are you so reserved, Bingli? We are still classmates at Sobu High School, so just be casual."

“…I dare not do that.”

Bingli really didn't dare to act casually in front of Li Nian. She was quite in awe of Li Nian. She had been brought by Lu Sheng to support Li Nian and Ibaraki Douji in their battle against the mole crickets. She had seen the scene where Li Nian finally killed Ibaraki Douji. Now she knew that Li Nian was the one who defeated the Tsuchigumo spider, and that this friend of Lord Lu Sheng was an extremely powerful exorcist.

Li Nian didn't force it. She just looked Bing Li up and down and said, "I do have something I want to ask you."

"Excuse me, what is it?"

"I saw you and Master Lu Sheng perform a move called [Ghostly Entanglement: Red Plum Blossoms Under the Snow] together before. It was quite powerful. I wanted to ask what that move was... Of course, if it's a secret move that can't be revealed, then you don't have to tell me."

Li Nian has always been curious about Lu Sheng's move and felt that now was an opportunity, so she asked this question.

Unexpectedly, Li Nian would ask this. Bing Li was stunned at first, then revealed a somewhat proud expression: "This... Actually, it's not a secret that cannot be told. Lord Lu Sheng's [Ghost Entanglement] has been famous among monsters for a long time. Only a great man like Lord Lu Sheng can bear the [fear] of other monsters, and [Ghost Entanglement·Red Plum Under the Snow] is a skill that Lord Lu Sheng performed after carrying and fusing my daughter's [fear]. It is proof that Lord Lu Sheng and I are in tune with each other!"

Although Bingli's explanation was not very clear, it was enough for Li Nian to roughly understand the principle. He nodded thoughtfully: "It contains the fear of other monsters... I see."

Bingli emphasized proudly: "This is a special skill that only Master Lu Sheng can perform! And it must be a monster that trusts Master Lu Sheng and can perform this special skill!"

Li Nian came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, Miss Bingli, who can work together with Lord Lu Sheng to perform this move, can be seen to be very much loved by Lu Sheng."

"Like--like?! Hehe, can Lord Li see that too? You are really a master with a keen eye."

The Snow Girl was laughing so happily that she was completely carried away by her success.

Well, this guy is super easy to deal with.

Chapter 366: Nura Rikuo's Unknown Changes

I feel like if I keep going this way, with a little more effort I can trick the little girl into spilling a bunch of Nura clan secrets.

Li Nian thought so in her heart, but she didn't really do it.

Although he didn't mean that, just by talking about Nura Rikuo, the two people who were not very familiar with each other suddenly found a topic to talk about. It was obvious that Bingli admired her general manager very much. When she talked about Nura Rikuo, she was so excited that she became more and more excited.

Of course, Li Nian was very curious about Nura Rikuo. He was happy to get some information from the Snow Girl who was very close to Nura Rikuo, either indirectly or by direct questioning. So he had no intention of interrupting the Snow Girl when she was telling about the young master of the Nura Clan. Instead, he acted as a listener, listening with undisguised curiosity, encouraging her to say more, and occasionally joining in a few words, thus moving the conversation forward smoothly.

Therefore, the past appearance of Nura Rikuo could be gradually pieced together from the description of the Snow Girl. From it, Li Nian learned that, unexpectedly, the handsome monster who was full of courage, often regarded himself as the chief of the Nura Group, and whose every move and gesture naturally revealed the demeanor of a big man, was actually very resistant to his own monster blood when he was young, and had no intention of taking over the position of the chief of the Nura Group before he took over the position.

According to the Snow Woman, "At that time, Rikuo-sama regarded himself more as a human being, and felt that he was just an ordinary human being. He didn't care much about his noble Nura-ono bloodline. He always said that he wanted to live an ordinary life as a human being, and he didn't have any intention of sitting on the seat of the head of the Nura Group that belonged only to him, which made the Shodaime very worried."

This Nura Rikuo was very different from the Nura Rikuo that Li Nian knew. Li Nian was naturally very curious, so he asked what caused such a change in Nura Rikuo.

In response to this, Bingli smiled and replied: "Of course it's because Master Lu Sheng has awakened the power of his bloodline."

"...What this means is that Nura Rikuo, who has awakened the power of his bloodline, has become a different person." Li Nian frowned after hearing this reply.

Thinking that this gentleman felt that this answer was not reasonable, the Snow Woman explained: "In fact, Lord Lu Sheng did have the appearance of a human before, and did not have any monster power. It was one day that he suddenly awakened to the form of a monster..."

"I have seen the difference between Lu Sheng's human and monster forms, and I have also heard that Lu Sheng has only one-quarter monster blood. I am not surprised that he would awaken and suddenly gain power... But I am a little disappointed to hear you say that he has also changed."

"disappointment?"

"In my opinion, your Lord Lu Sheng is a brave, capable, courageous, and responsible man. But from what you said, it seems that just because he awakened his power, your Lord Lu Sheng's thoughts suddenly changed, and he became such a powerful person... This process makes people feel a little, how should I put it, boring?"

"How can it be boring?" Bingli was puzzled: "Master Lu Sheng is destined to become the lord of demons and monsters. It is natural for him to become the majestic man he is now..."

Li Nian disagreed with this typical fangirl's remarks. She just smiled and said, "Perhaps the great power gained from the awakening of blood is a natural thing, but to go from an ordinary boy like you said to the current head of the Nura Group - to understand responsibilities and obligations, learn to treat people, think and act like a leader... This is not a natural thing. Miss Bingli, did your Lord Lu Sheng really suddenly become what he is now?"

When asked this question, Bingli was stunned at first, and then fell into deep thought.

Because this was a question she had never thought about before.

She admired Lu Sheng and thought that he was destined to lead the Nura Group. She thought that Lu Sheng was just behaving in line with this identity... But as Li Nian said, it was not a matter of course for Lu Sheng to become the Lu Sheng he is now, and the whole process was not abrupt... The snow girl who lived with Lu Sheng day and night recalled the efforts that Lu Sheng had made over the past few years, and also remembered what happened when Lu Sheng awakened...

So she understood what Li Nian said, smiled again, and replied: "Hearing what Lord Li said, it is true that Lord Lu Sheng did not become like this suddenly... I think Lord Lu Sheng can be in his current state perhaps because of the efforts made by everyone in the Nura Group to protect him."

She showed a guilty expression again: "Even when I awakened my power, it seemed that it was to protect me who was useless... This is wrong. I should have been the one protecting the young master. This is my duty as the Snow Maiden Bingli... It's all my fault that I'm too weak... It's also my fault that the young master was injured by the earth spider... Woo woo..."

Bingli recalled that when Nura Rikuo was severely injured and passed out by the Tsuchigumo spider, she could only hug Lord Rikuo in his ugly helpless and furious state. She felt extremely guilty about this, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she was about to cry out of grievance.

Li Nian had never expected that the girl would think this way. He was afraid that the girl would cry, so he patted her shoulder and comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay. Look, I have already avenged you. I have beaten Tsuchigumo half to death. Isn't he lying dead in the room of your Nura clan?"

After hearing what Li Nian said, Bingli did feel relieved, but she felt that this idea was not right, and hesitated, "But, revenge for the young master should be what everyone in our Nura group should do..."

"Why are you as rigid as Ushio? You should think like this. You are Nura Rikuo's family, and I am Nura Rikuo's friend. Anyway, we are all in the same group with Rikuo. Why should we be so concerned about whether we are in the Nura group or not? I just helped Nura Rikuo to avenge himself and beat up Tsuchigumo, so Miss Bingli, you just need to be happy."

Bingli thought that seemed to be the case and nodded blankly: "It seems so. Then I think it's fine as long as I'm happy?"

"correct."

"Hmm... I can't be happy. I feel like I forgot something important."

Just forget it. There's no need to think about the trivial matter that the main point is that you failed to protect Nura Rikuo... In fact, Li Nian felt that if Bingli was next to Rikuo before fighting with the Tsuchigumo spider, allowing him to use the skill of "Ghost Entanglement", Rikuo might not win, but he probably wouldn't lose so easily.

In order to divert the little girl's attention more thoroughly, Li Nian handed her a piece of snack: "Don't think too much, this thing is quite delicious, want a piece?"

"Thank you..." The Snow Girl took it subconsciously and ate it in small bites. As she bit it, she revealed a happy expression: "It's delicious! It's worthy of being a precious snack for entertaining guests. It's a delicacy that you can't eat normally!"

"Yeah, if it tastes good, eat more." Li Nian supported his chin and looked at the little guy's bright smile happily, as if he was feeding a small animal.

Remembering that these were snacks for entertaining guests, Bingli suddenly realized that she, a small receptionist, had unknowingly sat next to the distinguished guest. She had forgotten the rules when talking about Master Lu Sheng. Her body suddenly stiffened, she restrained her smile, and hurriedly stepped aside: "Sorry, I got carried away..."

"Alright, let's just say that I don't deserve to be treated as a distinguished guest. If you broke the rules, then so be it. Why do you care so much? Instead of that, tell me more about Lord Lu Sheng? For example, you said before that you awakened your power to protect you, Lu Sheng? Tell me in detail?"

Bingli still stepped aside and knelt down at a distance, but she was indeed less in awe of Li Nian. After being asked by Li Nian, she was still interested in talking about Lu Sheng. She cleared her throat and said, "It's a long story..."

That was a time that belonged only to herself and Lord Lu Sheng... Bingli wanted to tell a romantic story that showed off Lord Lu Sheng's handsomeness, but the door was pushed open at this time, and it was Isayama who came back with Dalian Temple.

Li Nian glanced over and saw Suzuka had a bored expression. Knowing that she didn't find anything interesting, he still asked, "Is the scenery nice?"

"It's boring." Suzuka sat down directly next to Li Nian and didn't pay any attention to the snow girl over there, just treating her as a servant of the Nura clan.

"The scenery is nice. If you are interested, you can walk around and take a look." Isayama gave a different answer and smiled and greeted Bingli: "Long time no see, Bingli."

"Ms. Isayama, you're here!" Bingli, who obviously has a very good relationship with Isayama, is visibly very happy to see Isayama, and her voice in response is much brighter.

"Come and play with little Bingli." Isayama had wanted to chat with this cute girl from the Nura clan, so he smiled and pulled a cushion to sit down next to Bingli.

Suzuka frowned at the snow girl monster, "Hey, I'm thirsty, where's the tea?"

"Ah... I'll get ready right away." Bingli hurriedly got up.

"Miss Bingli, just take care of Lord Jianshan. I will serve this gentleman." Li Nian had already poured the tea and handed it over with both hands: "Boss, please have some tea."

"Oh, you're quite self-aware as a servant." Suzuka took the tea with a smile.

"Of course you must. Do you want me to give you another massage?" Li Nian suggested enthusiastically.

Li Nian's massage technique was quite comfortable. Suzuka hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head and said, "Forget it this time."

Now, Suzuka has come to the headquarters of the Nura Clan with Amaruka Kiyokatsu. Under such circumstances, she really doesn't dare to act presumptuously.

Over there, Isayama has already started chatting with Bingli. Seeing that, Suzuka sighed in her heart that this guy seems to be very good at socializing. Isayama can actually make friends with monsters, unlike herself, who has few human friends... Shaking her head to get rid of such boring thoughts, Suzuka's face straightened and asked Li Nian: "What do you think Tian Ruo Qingxian asked us to follow? I thought he asked us to help put pressure on the monsters of Nura Group, but he actually left us alone to talk to Nura Rikuo. It doesn't seem like that's the intention?"

"That's obviously not what he meant, so I don't know what he meant by asking us to come together. I'm not familiar with Lord Tianruo, but you seem to be quite familiar with him. If you don't know, don't ask me."

"Who knows him well?" Suzuka refuted symbolically, but still said: "Tianruo is not a person who would do meaningless things. If it was just an official visit, it would be fine if he called me and Isayama, two exorcists, because we are his subordinates after all... But you, Li Nian, are different. You are an independent exorcist. He definitely called you here on purpose... To put it bluntly, I thought he dragged you here to be his thug."

"What a coincidence, I thought so too."

"But he said he came to discuss something with Nura Rikuo, saying he wanted to..." After glancing at Bingli, Suzuka lowered her voice before continuing, "He said he wanted to support Nura Rikuo as the lord of demons and monsters... Anyway, he came for peaceful negotiations, not to cause trouble, and it doesn't seem like he's planning to start a war."

"That's not necessarily true. When we are talking, it's a peaceful negotiation. If the talks fail, then isn't it a military negotiation?"

Suzuka hadn't expected this and was shocked: "...How could it be? To the point of fighting? That's unlikely."

"I also think it's impossible, I just said it casually."

"Don't scare me! Starting a war with the Nura Group at their headquarters, there must be a limit to seeking death."

"It's stupid, so don't guess, just ask directly."

“…I don’t dare to ask.”

"Then I'll ask later."

When the banquet started, Niu Gui came over to greet them and asked the snow girl Bingli to lead the guests to the banquet. Bingli immediately stood up and led everyone out of the room.

I met Nura Rikuo and Amaruka Kiyokatsu when we arrived at the banquet hall which had already been decorated.

It is called a banquet hall, but it is just an empty room with long tables neatly arranged in several rows. At the innermost there is a separate row of seats for the main guests. It is a typical Japanese family banquet.

Nura Rikuo, in the form of a monster, sat lazily and casually in the main seat. He saw Bingli, Li Nian and others coming in from afar, and waved his hand, signaling them to come over here.

Sitting on his left was a thin old man who was leisurely drinking tea. He was Nura Nagisa, the first generation of the Nura clan. When he saw Li Nian coming, he smiled.

Tianruo Qingxian sat upright on the right side of Nura Rikuo. There were a few empty cushions next to him, which were obviously prepared for Li Nian and others. At this time, Tianruo was also looking at this side quietly.

More monsters have already filled the several long tables below. In addition to Kurodabo and Niugui that Li Nian had seen before, as well as some monsters he had seen along the way, there were many unfamiliar faces. The strong and weak guys were sitting in different places, with no distinction between the main and the subordinate.

Although it was a banquet... the atmosphere was more like adding a few tables to a family dinner. When everyone arrived, they had already started eating and drinking, and the place was bustling with conversation and laughter.

However, the guests brought by Bingli still attracted attention, especially when Li Nian appeared. The laughter and conversation in the room became noticeably quieter, which led to a lot of whispers.

Li Nian listened for a while and found out that the news that he was the one who defeated Tsuchigumo had spread at some point. The child prodigy Dalianji Suzuka was also a celebrity and was well-known among monsters. Naturally, the two of them attracted considerable attention.

Bingli led them to the main seat where Nura Rikuo sat. From time to time, monsters greeted Isayama, and Isayama responded with a smile. Some even asked her to come and drink with them later... It can be seen that this person is really familiar with the Nura group's headquarters.

"Master Lu Sheng, the distinguished guest has been brought here."

"Oh, thank you for your hard work Bingli."

Bingli brought Li Nian and others to Nura Rikuo. After receiving a word of comfort, she smiled and took her leave.

While motioning everyone to take a seat in the empty seat next to Amanaka Seigen, Lu Sheng asked, "How do you feel about Master Li and Master Dalianji visiting our Nura family for the first time?"

Chapter 367: Two People Who Get Along Unexpectedly

Dalian Temple snorted twice with a fake smile: "It feels quite powerful. Should we say it is worthy of being the headquarters of the Nura Group? There are so many big monsters gathered there, and the demonic energy is so strong that I can hardly breathe."

As if he didn't hear the irony, Nura Rikuo smiled and said, "That can't be helped. In the main house, everyone doesn't restrain themselves much and is in a relaxed state. However, when walking outside, they still follow the rules. The true appearance and aura of the monsters are well hidden."

"Is it because of your restraint, Lord Lu Sheng?" Li Nianduo asked.