Chapter 2: Denouncing the Canine Slave

  He wondered what those insolent servants were looking for, so he turned his back on them and gazed out at the distant scenery on the other side of the cliff.

  Three guards immediately spotted Ning Chong standing alone at the edge of the cliff. The three men exchanged a glance and strode towards Ning Chong in unison.

  The tall and thin guard at the front shouted loudly: "Ning Chong, the clan leader has an order, commanding you to immediately go down the mountain and return to Ning's house!"

  This arrogant attitude made Ning's eyebrows furrowed with anger, and he sneered coldly.

  That tall and thin guard was new, but he already knew a lot about Ning Chong's story and didn't think much of him at all. Seeing that Ning Chong hadn't reacted for half the day, he suddenly scolded: "Did you hear me? Or are your ears deaf?"

  The tall and thin guard shouted loudly, "swish" drew out the long sword from his waist, and actually stabbed towards Ning Chong.

  Hmph!

  This sword was both swift and ruthless, accurately sticking to Ning Chong's neck, cutting off a few strands of hair beside his neck.

  What a swift sword! What an arrogant aura!

  The tall and thin guard showed off his skills, thinking he had suppressed the notorious trash, and the mocking laughter from the two subordinates behind him also made him feel proud, feeling that he now had enough weight to talk about in front of others.

  Thinking of this, the tall and thin guard was about to let out a triumphant laugh, but suddenly saw Ning Chong turn around and cast him a glance.

  Those eyes were icy and piercing, filled with a kind of noble disdain and oppressive killing intent. Without even being angry, they exuded an aura of majesty, causing the tall and thin guard to shiver from head to toe, involuntarily retreating several steps - what kind of gaze was this for a useless person?

  The two subordinates behind the tall and thin guard also had a sudden thought in their minds, and involuntarily drew out their swords, but their feet retreated several steps along with the tall and thin guard.

  It was at this moment that a lazy voice shouted: "You three bastards who don't know what's good for you, stop it."

  A man came running from afar, with a pointed face and monkey cheeks, mouse eyes and whiskers, his expression carrying the unique slickness of a rascal, it was indeed Liu San, the captain of the guard.

  Liu San rushed over and first gave the three guards a few slaps in the face. Then, with a "heh heh" smile, he bowed to Ning Chong and said: "Young Master Ning Chong, these three are new guards who don't understand the rules yet. They offended you, please forgive them."

  Ning Chong straightened his back. Although he couldn't be described as robust, his spine and waist were habitually upright, like a long sword, with an unyielding and indomitable quality that ordinary boys rarely had.

  His icy gaze swept past Liu San, staring at the tall and thin guard, Ning Chong sneered coldly: "In your eyes, I may be a useless person, but in my eyes, you are just dogs of the Ning family! Liu San, do you think what I said is right?"

  The icy gaze and oppressive tone of Nangong's words made the three guards involuntarily shudder and shrink back. Liu San also narrowed his eyes, only to force a smile and respond: "Young Master Nangong is right!"

  Ning Chong let out a cold hum and turned his gaze to Liu San, continuing to ask: "Liu San, if a dog bites its master, how should it be dealt with?"

  Liu San did not expect that Ning Chong, who was usually low-key and silent, would be so strong this time. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, hesitated for a moment, and still replied: "Fight... to kill."

  Ning Chong sneered coldly and asked: "In that case, as a vicious slave who dares to deceive his master, according to the Ning family rules, how should he be dealt with?"

  Liu San's cold sweat had already rolled out, and his voice trembled slightly as he replied: "Beaten to death with a stick, thrown into a chaotic burial mound..."

  Three guards were trembling all over, their eyes wide with terror. The tall and thin guard finally realized that even if Ning Chong was a waste, he was still the legitimate young master of the family, and not someone that a small fry like him could afford to provoke.

  His heart turned cold, the thin and tall guard immediately knelt down on the ground, crying out: "Chong... Young Master Chong, I know my mistake, please spare my life!" Afterwards, he also shouted to Liu San: "Third Master save me, this is all because of you..."

  Liu San was shocked, and before the tall and thin guard could finish speaking, he kicked him to the ground with one foot. He cursed angrily: "You dog slave still don't shut up! You're really reckless, daring to randomly bite even Young Master Chong!"

  The tall and thin guard's face turned white in an instant, crying out for mercy as he repeatedly begged Ning to spare him, his head knocking against the ground loudly while still sending pleading glances towards Liu San.

  Liu San was after all guilty, forced a dry smile and interceded on behalf of the tall and thin guard: "Young Master Chong, although they deserve to die, they are new guards who don't understand the rules. Young Master Chong is magnanimous, so please spare them this time."

  Ning Chong looked at everything with a cold smile, his eyes gleaming with amusement.

  This is not the new guard who doesn't understand the rules, but Liu San under someone's instruction, more vicious than before, deliberately instigating his subordinates to probe. This can be seen very clearly from Liu San's deliberate tardiness. And the purpose is probably to try to suppress the lower-ranking people under this Ning family's useless young master, thoroughly crushing them and making it impossible for them to turn over their lives!

  These three people, including Liu San, are just tools and pawns in someone's hands. It doesn't make much sense to think too much about it. Ning Chong coldly snorted and glanced at the tall and thin guard who was still kowtowing, saying: "Slap yourself a hundred times on the spot."

  The tall and thin guard was stunned, but Liu San immediately understood that Ning Chong had let the three of them go. He kicked the tall and thin guard again and shouted at the three of them: "What are you standing there for? Young Master Chong is showing mercy, sparing your lives! Hurry up and thank him!"

  Three people were like waking up from a dream, busily expressing their gratitude in unison. The tall and thin guard didn't dare to delay, and on the spot, he heavily slapped his own face. He still had lingering fear, not daring to use too little force, for a time, only slapping sounds "pa pa" echoed continuously.

  After a hundred slaps, the tall and thin guard had turned into a pig head. Seeing Ning Chong with his back to him, leisurely admiring the scenery, he didn't even bother to pay attention to him anymore. He let out a sigh of relief, knowing that his life was saved.

  Liu San chuckled and asked, "Young Master Chong, the clan leader has ordered us to invite you back to the family mansion. Can you at least give a response? Otherwise, we'll be in trouble..."

  Ning Chong listened and sneered coldly in his heart, thinking: "What is Ning Xiang planning again? It seems like nothing good..."

  To say that, in terms of seniority, Ning Chong should address the current head of the Ning family, Ning Xingbi, as "Uncle", but between Ning Chong and Ning Xingbi, they are almost like fire and water.

  Logically speaking, Ning Chong, even if he was a good-for-nothing, and even if his parents had passed away, as the legitimate descendant of the Ning family, should not have ended up in such a state. All this was caused by Ning Xun's machinations behind the scenes.

  At that time, Ning Chong's father Ning Yuanyang was firmly suppressing Ning Xingbi, and in all aspects, he had to win over Ning Xingbi. Ning Xingbi couldn't get ahead, with a belly full of resentment, often venting and talking nonsense in private.

  It was precisely because of this that after Ning Xing's reversal, he naturally raised his eyebrows and retaliated against Ning Chong with all his might, using both soft and hard tactics, and countless dark and sinister means, causing Ning Chong's status to decline further and further, and his situation to become more and more difficult.

  Just like earlier, instructing his trusted servant Liu San and some other house slaves to come and provoke him on purpose is also one of Ning's usual small tricks, with the intention of not giving up until he has thoroughly exhausted him.

  So Ning Chong heard Ning Xingbi tell him to return to the manor, although he wasn't clear about Ning Xingbi's intentions, but he could also guess that it probably wouldn't be anything good.

  Although so, Ning Chong still nodded and said lightly: "Let's go."

  "Yes!" Liu San didn't want to stay any longer, responded with a single word, and then led the way forward with the three guards.