Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 399: It Seems Like My Big Brother Likes Me!

The Poison Master looked at Ning Xuan coldly, with no intention of speaking. Instead, a scoffing sound came from behind: "Who do you think you are, calling our Third Commander brother!"

Ning Xuan glanced over, his smile vanishing as he met the challenge head-on, completely undaunted. "You're just an enforcer, and you dare speak to me like that?! State your name if you have the guts! When I see my big brother, I'll have you hacked into a thousand pieces!"

The enforcers were stunned. This guy has some serious nerve! Could he really be the Third Commander's younger brother?

"You claim Cao Jun is your brother. How can you prove it?" the Poison Master at the front finally spoke.

"True Blood! My brother showed me his True Blood! There was only a single drop, but it possessed immense power…" Ning Xuan began to describe Cao Jun's True Blood in exquisite detail. He didn't need to lie; he had not only seen it up close but had once possessed it. "If you still don't believe me, you can inspect my body. I'm sure it still carries the aura of my brother's True Blood!"

After speaking, Ning Xuan took another step forward. He was now only a step away from the scorched earth that was still spreading across the ground.

The man stared at Ning Xuan without blinking. Ning Xuan met his gaze, unflinching as the scorched ground crept ever closer. It devoured the tips of Ning Xuan's boots, and then his silk socks. All five of his toes were exposed to the air, yet he remained motionless.

A look of surprise appeared in the man's eyes, and he sighed. "Alas, you are one step too late. Your brother has already fallen."

"What?!" Ning Xuan completely ignored the scorched earth, taking another step forward. As his foot landed, the blackened ground instantly reverted to its original state, becoming lush and verdant once more.

At the same time, another person appeared beside the man. He looked to be in his twenties, yet he had a full head of silver hair. The Poison Master clasped his hands in greeting toward the newcomer. The enforcers behind him all clasped their fists, bowed, and said in unison, "Your subordinates pay their respects to the Great Commander!"

The silver-haired man gave a slight nod of acknowledgment before turning to Ning Xuan. "I am Fu Baishou, and he is Jin Shaowei. We, along with Brother Cao, preside over this space."

"My brother was fine just moments ago! How could he have fallen?!" Upon seeing the seemingly gentle and refined Fu Baishou, Ning Xuan instantly changed his plan. I wasn't going to admit I'd met Cao Jun before. But this Fu Baishou's power is terrifying. He looks gentle as jade, but I can sense a dangerous aura from him. I must not leave anything to chance with someone like this!

"You already have the answer in your heart, don't you?" Fu Baishou replied with a question of his own.

He's sharp. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Immediately, Ning Xuan turned and stared at the small white snake that was frantically slamming into the barrier not far away. Upon seeing him, the small white snake stopped its assault and slowly backed away. Then… RUMBLE! It slammed into the barrier with even more frantic power than before!

Ning Xuan jumped in fright. Realizing the snake couldn't break through, he was secretly alarmed but began to mock it wildly. "Hahaha, you think you're so tough? Come on in and bite me if you've got the guts!"

"You're Ning Yang, correct? Why did my third brother die at the hands of this beast? And why is it relentlessly pursuing you?" Jin Shaowei cut Ning Xuan off, his gaze piercing.

Ning Xuan remained silent, a piece of Earth Spring Spirit Milk the size of half a palm suddenly appearing in his hand. At the sight of it, Jin Shaowei's pupils contracted and his breathing quickened. Even Fu Baishou's breath hitched.

The next moment, Fu Baishou reached out. With a grasping motion in the void, the neatly cut, oval-shaped piece of Earth Spring Spirit Milk flew from Ning Xuan's palm into his.

Outside, the appearance of the Earth Spring Spirit Milk sent the small white snake into an even greater frenzy, its body beginning to swell dramatically. Fu Baishou glanced at it before dismissing it from his mind. He locked his focus once more on Ning Xuan and asked, "Where's the other half?"

"This thing… no, my brother said it's called Earth Spring Spirit Milk. He was very good to me. After we got it, he said we'd split it fifty-fifty and told me to leave first."

Fu Baishou and Jin Shaowei exchanged a glance. Jin Shaowei reached out and gestured in the air, and Cao Jun's corpse materialized before them. There was a round hole in the center of his brow, his eyes wide with a terror that had yet to fade. He was already cold to the touch.

"Brother!" With a mournful howl, Ning Xuan lunged for Cao Jun's body, only to grasp at empty air.

Jin Shaowei had already withdrawn the corpse and now turned to berate Ning Xuan. "Ning Yang, you're not being honest! Don't you dare hide anything from us! If you do, I, your commander, will make you suffer a fate worse than death!"

Ning Xuan's face was full of astonishment. "Hide? What am I hiding?"

"Still trying to argue! What was my third brother's cultivation, and what's yours? He perished at the hands of this beast, yet you somehow managed to survive?!"

"Didn't you notice how much was missing from my half of the Earth Spring Spirit Milk? I figured the beast was after this, so after my brother and I parted ways, I kept breaking off pieces and flinging them in different directions," Ning Xuan hastily explained. He was not afraid of their scrutiny, as most of what he said was the truth.

Jin Shaowei was momentarily at a loss for words and couldn't help but glance at Fu Baishou. At that moment, Ning Xuan spoke up. "Lord Commander, could you give me my brother's body?"

"What do you want with Cao Jun's body?!" Jin Shaowei immediately questioned.

"If it weren't for my brother, I'd surely be dead by now. I was thinking of setting up a gravestone for him."

Hearing this, the other three women managed to keep their composure, but Wu Pianpian nearly choked back a laugh. My junior brother is so audacious… and so wicked!

The hairs on Ning Xuan's neck stood on end. Thankfully, he reacted instantly, and for once, Wu Pianpian was quick on the uptake. As Ning Xuan's voice transmission echoed in her mind, she understood. Pinching herself hard enough to nearly tear off a piece of flesh, her shoulders began to twitch, and she broke into a loud, wailing sob.

Fu Baishou asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with her…?" His suspicions had not been alleviated.

"That's my senior sister. She's… she's a… a…"

"A what?! Spit it out, damn it! Stop hemming and hawing like a girl!" Jin Shaowei roared, a swarm of black energy gathering around him. Fortunately, Fu Baishou was beside him, and the black energy was unable to advance an inch.

"My senior sister… she's a bit of a romantic. She fell head over heels for my brother the moment she saw him."

"Damn it!" Jin Shaowei was thoroughly disappointed.

Fu Baishou's frown deepened.

"Normally, that wouldn't be a problem, but my brother… it seems he…" Seeing Jin Shaowei on the verge of erupting again, Ning Xuan gritted his teeth and made a startling confession: "I think my brother had feelings for me!"

Behind them, Wu Pianpian's shoulders shook as her wails grew even louder.

Battling the urge to retch, Ning Xuan began to elaborate on Cao Jun's behavior toward him. As a man who had seen "Brokeback Mountain," Ning Xuan described it so vividly that even Fu Baishou and Jin Shaowei stepped back, aghast. The enforcers further back looked at Ning Xuan with undisguised horror in their eyes.