Xiao Hao initially wanted to throw it away, but then he thought, "Why not take something that belongs to a bad person?" and hummed twice.

Ning Qiang smiled and patted Xiao Hao, then turned to Pei Nansheng and extended his hand, "Pei Nansheng, let's get acquainted, this is Ning Qiang."

Ning Qiang is a core member of the Ning family. Pei Nansheng had seen his photo before, but this was the first time he had met him in person. He reached out and shook hands with him.

Ning Qiang, naturally familiar with the place, said:

"The old folks have a good personal relationship. The Ding family and my Ning family are distant relatives. They came here, but instead of going home, they insisted on squeezing in here. What, are they worried I won't have room for their brothers?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Qi and the other two looked even more displeased.

After all that, it turns out they're relatives, so what's the point of talking about this?

Pei Nansheng was a man of few words and didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he looked at Zuo Ling.

Zuo Ling had already spotted Ning Qiang and his group, but not sensing any malice, she ignored them.

Ning Qiang felt no embarrassment at all. He turned and walked up to Zuo Ling, bending down to her:

"Our Ning family's information network is too outdated; we had no idea when the Ding family produced such an outstanding younger sister."

Ha, what a smooth talker! Zuo Ling almost lost her temper.

None of the group intended to speak.

Ning Qiang said to himself, "What's wrong with this... brother? How come he suddenly started vomiting blood while we were chatting?"

He smiled and asked Zuo Ling, "Little sister, tell your brother what the trick is to talking someone until they vomit blood. I want to find someone to talk to tomorrow too."

Zuo Ling retorted, "Who's your sister?"

Ning Qiang grinned and said, "That's my sister. Sister, tell your brother what you just said that made him vomit blood."

Zuo Ling: "..."

Ning family: "..."

I never would have guessed that the Second Young Master was such a shameless person.

"Did you know that Kyoto has fallen?"

Ning Qiang genuinely had no idea, raising an eyebrow: "Kyoto fell? When did that happen?"

Two years ago.

Zuo Ling felt reassured that the Ning family's sources of information were so limited that they were unaware of the fall of Kyoto.

Ning Qiang did the math, which meant that Kyoto had fallen shortly after they set off.

Pointing at He Xiao, "Did he vomit blood because he heard this news?"

"Yes."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, too fragile."

Ning Qiang shook his head repeatedly and made a gesture. The two of them carried one person to Zuo Ling's side.

"Sister, could you please take a look at him? What's wrong with him? Is there any cure?"

The person on the ground had a crooked mouth and eyes, and would twitch from time to time.

Fifth Master Ning!

Xiao Hao pursed his lips, wanting to laugh. That was his first test subject, and it had quite a lingering effect; he was still not well.

Zuo Ling feigned ignorance: "Oh, what's wrong with him? If you're sick, go see a doctor. Why are you calling me? How would I know what's wrong with him?"

The manager rushed out, huffing and puffing, "You dare say you didn't do it?"

"Why wouldn't you dare say it? Everyone saw him when he had an attack, but we didn't touch him."

Zuo Lingyi pushed 265.

"Do you dare swear?"

"Why should I swear on someone who is unrelated to me? Just because you're good at framing me?"

"You won't swear, but you did it."

"I would have said it was you who did it."

"Fine, if I did it, may I die a horrible death..."

Before he could finish speaking, the steward was struck by a sharp pain in his head, blood gushed from his mouth and nose, and with his mouth wide open, he chuckled a few times, stumbled forward a few steps, and crashed heavily to the ground.

The Ning family members all retreated, their faces showing fear.

The Ning family already has 22 Fifth Masters, and with the one on the ground, that makes 23. Nobody wants to be the 24th.

Zuo Ling jumped up in surprise, pointing at the steward, "He did it, he did it himself, and he even dared to swear, he's getting his comeuppance now."

Ning Qiang's expression changed drastically. The steward and Zuo Lingqi were arguing, and Pei Nansheng and his sister's every move could not escape his eyes.

The steward was killed right before his eyes, yet he didn't notice anything unusual. Doesn't that mean that Pei Nansheng and his sister could kill him with ease?