Chapter 3: A Humiliation Worse Than Losing a Wife!

  Ning Chong followed Liu San all the way. After descending from Hou Shan, passing through the hall and corridor, they entered a large hall after about half an hour.

  "Hmm..."

  Ning Chong raised his head to see the main seat of the great hall, Ning Xiangbi and many elders and executives of the Ning family were seated, and on both sides, there were even rows of fully armed guards standing, suddenly realizing that something was off.

  And as he raised his eyes, he saw that the plaque in the center of the main hall was solemnly inscribed with the three large characters "Execution Hall". He had actually arrived at Execution Hall!

  Splash!

  Ning Chong stepped into the law enforcement hall, and it wasn't until he felt something was off that several guards behind him suddenly closed in, blocking the entrance to the hall with their weapons, cutting off his retreat.

  Ning let out a cold snort in his heart and understood that Ning Xingbi was going to put on another show, but he walked forward with ease and composure.

  Ning Xing's appearance was that of a middle-aged man with a square face and short beard, wearing a dark blue robe. If not for the gloomy look in his eyes, he would have looked quite dignified.

  Seeing Ning Chong arrive, Ning Xingbi coldly smiled and suddenly slapped the table, loudly shouting: "Ning Chong, do you know your crime!"

  Ning Chong raised an eyebrow and coldly smiled: "Clan leader, forgive me for being old and muddled, I don't know what crime I have committed?"

  Ning Chong self-proclaimed "old foolish", the tone of speech is extremely sarcastic. Ning Xingbi and the elders and deacons around him couldn't help but be taken aback - this kid has a sharp tongue!

  Ning Xingbi suddenly stood up and shouted loudly: "Ning Chong, as a member of the Ning family, you have betrayed the interests of your own family by secretly selling the family's cultivation resources to outsiders! This is a heinous crime!"

  At this time, Ning Chong still didn't understand that Ning Xingbi was trying to frame him with these false charges. Ning Xingbi had been prepared for a long time, while Ning Chong fell into the trap and could only temporarily sneer silently, watching Ning Xingbi's pretentious behavior above.

  Ning Xing paused for a moment, then glanced at Ning Chong again, and coldly snorted: "I knew you wouldn't give up! Bring the evidence!"

  With Ning Xingbi's order, after a moment, some evidence and witnesses were presented in an orderly manner. Ning Xingbi pretended to be serious and made a show of interrogating them, frequently nodding his head, with an air of impartiality and uprightness.

  "Hmm... Alright, you can go now!"

  After the last witness went down, Ning Xingbi put his hands behind his back and looked at Ning Chong with a cold smile: "Ning Chong, now that we have both human and physical evidence, what else do you want to say?"

  Ning Chong sneered coldly, watching Ning Xing's performance with a cold eye. When he heard Ning Xing say this, he burst out laughing and said coldly: "If you want to add crime, how can you worry about not having an excuse? The clan leader's play is so wonderful, what else can I, Ning Chong, say except for applauding and cheering?"

  Ning Chong's sarcastic remark made Ning Xiang's face turn slightly red, despite his usual composure. Since Ning Chong had already seen through his tricks, he no longer beat around the bush and said:

  "Since that's the case, then confess. Considering you're the eldest son of your family and also my nephew, I don't want to make things too difficult for you. The other day, the Xiang family took a liking to your younger sister and wants to propose to her on behalf of Xiang Yu. As long as you agree to annul your marriage with your younger sister, once our Ning family successfully forms an alliance with the Xiang family, I won't pursue the crimes you've committed!"

  Finally, Ning Xing said out loud his true intention of designing a trap for Ning Chong.

  Ning Chong, such a waste, cannot bring any benefit to the Ning family. In Ning Xianbi's calculations, the family has finally produced a talented young girl like Ning Tianxiang, and at least she should be married to a young talent from a powerful force to bring great benefits to herself, rather than marrying Ning Chong, such a waste, and wasting it!

  Ning Xingbi had been harboring such thoughts, and over the years, despite numerous young talents coming to Ning's house to propose marriage, the threshold was trampled, but due to the engagement between Ning Tianxiang and Ning Chong, the Ning family had to politely decline the proposals from various talented individuals, missing out on one opportunity after another for a advantageous marriage. Looking at the enticing benefits right in front of him, yet unable to taste them, Ning Xingbi's heart ached so much that his intestines turned green.

  Ning Xing finally set his sights on Ning Chong's head, repeatedly using tactics to try and get Ning Chong to back down from the engagement. However, Ning Chong refused to give in, stubbornly unyielding.

  After Ning Xing had been troubled and worried for a long time, he finally carefully designed all of this.

  Ning Chong's face was expressionless, and he slowly scanned Ning Xingbi and the others in a circle. Looking at Ning Xingbi's face, which couldn't hide his greedy expression, he suddenly burst out laughing: "Ning Xingbi, so you guys carefully designed, twisted and turned, and put on a showy performance just to take advantage of me and Xiang'er! You're indeed the head of the Ning family, even your hypocrisy is unique! Haha!" The laughter was loud and clear, as if he had encountered the most laughable thing in his life.

  "Ning Chong, those who know the times are heroes! You're just a martial arts good-for-nothing, not even worthy of being the younger sister of that heavenly proud girl!" Ning Xingbi was infuriated by Ning Chong's laughter and shouted loudly, "As long as you agree to cancel the engagement, I'll spare your life. Otherwise, I'll shatter your dantian, destroy your martial arts, and make you a complete good-for-nothing!"

  "Hahaha! Shattering the dantian, rendering my martial arts useless? The clan leader is truly magnanimous and righteous. I, Ning Chong, should offer three bows and nine kowtows to express my gratitude for the clan leader's great kindness and virtue!" Ning Chong burst into laughter again, his voice echoing throughout the grand hall.

  Ning Xingbi and the elders, deacons were all indignant in Ning Chong's laughter. Ning Xingbi could no longer bear it, shouting loudly: "Enough! Ning Chong, I'm asking you once more, do you agree or not?"

  This is a great shame comparable to losing one's wife! How can I agree?!

  Ning Chong's smile stopped, his eyes turned icy cold, and he swept his gaze over the crowd, saying word by word: "You want me to agree? First step on my corpse!"

  "A useless person dares to be so arrogant and domineering!"

  Ning Xing let out a loud shout, his body flashing as he charged towards Ning Chong. Given his identity and strength, dealing with Ning Chong was clearly a case of the strong bullying the weak, but since he and the others were obviously up to no good, the sooner it ended the better, so having him take action personally was more suitable.

  His figure fluttered, Ning Xingbi stretched out his long arm, and a palm floated gently towards Ning Chong. This palm gave Ning Chong the feeling of being heavier than a thousand jun, and Ning Xingbi's palm seemed to have suddenly enlarged several hundred times, covering a large area of space, completely sealing off Ning Chong's path of advance and retreat.

  Under the huge power gap, Ning Chong was unable to resist at all.

  "Stop!"

  At a critical moment, amidst the cheers of the crowd, a figure flashed by, and with a steady palm, effortlessly dissolved Ning Xingbi's attack.

  The crowd was shocked and turned to look, instantly recognizing that it was the seventh elder of the family, famous for his fairness, who had arrived and blocked Ning Xingbi's attack.

  In the family, the seven elders have always been impartial and just, and are also one of the few seniors in the family who have taken care of Ning Chong. This time, they blocked Ning Xingbi's attack for Ning Chong again, and Ning Chong looked at Qi Changlao with gratitude while being angry.

  Ning Xing was no match for the Seventh Elder, and with a single palm strike from the latter, he retreated several steps before landing back in his chair. He sat there stunned for a moment before shouting loudly: "Seventh Elder, what do you mean by this? Ning Chong has committed a grave offense; are you trying to disrupt the Law Enforcement Hall and shield him?"

  The seven elders gazed at Ning Xingbi with cold eyes, and snorted: "Hmph, Ning Xingbi, the truth of the matter is clear to everyone's heart!"

  "You...!" Ning's face turned red with rage, and he shouted loudly, "Ning Chong has committed a great crime! No matter what, I will preside over justice today and punish him! Seventh Elder, if you dare to intervene, I will dare to punish you according to the clan rules!"

  "Hum, what a fair host!"

  The atmosphere was completely torn apart, and the scene temporarily formed a stalemate. Ning Chong, Qi Zhang Lao, and Ning Xing Bi were in an arched confrontation, with swords drawn and bows taut.