Chapter 4 Nangong Tao

Chapter 4 Nangong Tao

Nangong Jing felt mixed emotions when he thought about his father, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, holding a birthday party for him tomorrow to awaken his talent and test his talent.

Nangong Jing can be said to have a mixture of hatred and admiration for Nangong Tao. He hated Nangong Tao for giving birth to him but neglecting him, leaving him to suffer indifference for five years. Even after his talent awakened, Nangong Tao treated Nangong Jing very well, but deep down, Nangong Jing still resented Nangong Tao. Therefore, even after he moved in with Nangong Tao, the father and son were still very estranged.

Before Nangong Tao, the Nangong family was just an ordinary aristocratic family. While they had some fame in the imperial capital, they weren't particularly powerful. Nangong Tao, the legitimate son of the previous Nangong family, had been the center of attention since birth. At the age of five, he awakened his talent as a fire warrior, with a cultivation talent as high as eight. Because of this, he was doted on by his family.

Nangong Tao lived up to his family's expectations and made rapid progress in cultivation. He also absorbed everything else very quickly, whether it was literature, military tactics, or even strategy.

Nangong Tao joined the army at the age of eighteen and rose through the ranks very quickly, rising from a junior officer to a second-rank general in just a few years. Later, thanks to his merits, he was awarded the titles of Viscount, Marquis, and Duke. If the title of Prince was not granted to members of the royal family, Nangong Tao might have even been able to sit on the throne of a prince with his merits.

After Nangong Tao used his own strength to bring the Nangong family from an ordinary aristocratic family in the imperial capital to a first-class family, he became the most admired person in the entire Nangong family. Nangong Jing naturally couldn't avoid admiring Nangong Tao, but Nangong Jing didn't understand why Nangong Tao always ignored him even though he was also Nangong Tao's son. Was it because he didn't have a mother?

Nangong Jing actually doesn't know much about his mother, because his mother died of childbirth complications. It can be said that his birthday is his mother's death anniversary because Nangong Jing never liked celebrating his birthday since he was a child in his previous life.

After Nangong Jing's mother passed away, the servants who had served her disappeared, and none of them stayed by Nangong Jing's side. Therefore, Nangong Jing only knew that his mother's surname was Qiao and her given name was Huan'er. She was said to be a daughter of a wealthy family in the imperial capital. She was rescued by Nangong Tao after an accident, and despite her family's objections, she married Nangong Tao as a concubine. Although she was a noble concubine, it was considered shameful for a legitimate daughter of an aristocratic family to be a concubine, even if the other party was a duke.

Perhaps because of this reason, the Qiao family had no dealings with the Duke's Mansion, and had never even come to see Nangong Jing. Nangong Jing thought that if the Qiao family occasionally sent someone to visit him, perhaps the servants in the mansion would not dare to bully him at will.

Nangong Jing once tentatively asked Nangong Tao about his mother, but Nangong Tao remained silent. Nangong Jing suspected that Nangong Tao had completely forgotten his mother and that was why he could not remember anything about her. Because of this, Nangong Jing felt more and more alienated from Nangong Tao.

Nothing special happened on the first day of Nangong Jing's rebirth, as he stayed in his room the entire time. In his previous life, Nangong Jing couldn't stay in his room and often ran outside, but every time he went out, he was bullied by other young masters. In his previous life, Nangong Jing, who was still a child, couldn't stand loneliness, and now, with an adult soul, it was naturally impossible for Nangong Jing to be unable to bear even such a small loneliness.

Just like in the previous life, the steward of the Duke's Mansion appeared in Nangong Jing's room in the evening of the next day. Two servants stood behind him, one servant carrying brand new clothes and the other carrying brand new shoes.

The new clothes were extremely luxurious. It could be said that it was the first time that Nangong Jing wore such good clothes in his previous life. Therefore, he was stunned when he saw the new clothes at that time, and was even laughed at for it.

Nangong Jing had worn all kinds of fine clothes in his life, even high-quality robes. Naturally, he would not change his expression just because of a new piece of clothing. He calmly asked his servants to help him change into new clothes.

After changing into new clothes, Nangong Jing followed the housekeeper to the lobby. Because Nangong Jing was just a bastard, the Duke's Mansion did not hold a big banquet to entertain others. They only invited the concubines with children in Nangong Tao's backyard and people from other branches of the Nangong family to attend Nangong Jing's fifth birthday party.

Nangong Jing, the protagonist of today, attracted the attention of everyone in the lobby as soon as he appeared in the lobby. The most sharp gazes came from Nangong Tao and his wife Wu who were sitting at the top.

Nangong Jing looked around and remembered that in his previous life, he was a little timid when he saw so many people for the first time. He subconsciously hid behind the housekeeper, and was laughed at by everyone for this. Nangong Jing almost ran back to the room in shame.

Nangong Jing naturally had no stage fright in this life. He simply allowed everyone to look at him openly, and seeing the surprise in their eyes, a hint of smile flashed across Nangong Jing's eyes. When he saw Nangong Dao and the others standing next to their mothers, Nangong Jing almost couldn't hide his deep hatred.

Although he had prepared himself mentally when he came, when he saw the people who had tortured him to death in his previous life, Nangong Jing still couldn't help but want to rush over and kill them.

However, Nangong Jing also knew that he didn't have the ability now, and if he really did anything to Nangong Dao and the others, he wouldn't have a good ending, so there was still a long way to go...