He looked at the opposite side. The three men and two women in the lead were dressed relatively gorgeously and looked like children of the nobility, but their specific identities were difficult to determine.
Judging from the seven or eight lightly-armored knights around the five people, they must be of prominent origin.
"Luo Ning, you are so brave that you actually dared to hurt my servant!"
The man who was speaking was handsome, but what was most noticeable was his hair color, which was a darker red than Redar's, and more like a burning flame.
"Who are you?"
Luo Ning frowned slightly. The other party knew him, but he didn't know the other party.
It seems that it is time to get to know some information about the members of the major noble families in the kingdom.
When the red-haired man heard this question, his face immediately darkened.
Those who can enter the Golden Feather Palace are basically nobles. Among these nobles, the Wushan family is conspicuous by their silver hair. Similarly, there is only one noble family with red hair.
As long as the family is determined, the other person's identity can be roughly determined based on his or her age.
But when Luo Ning asked this question at this moment, it seemed to him that he was pretending to be ignorant.
"Grandpa is right. The Wushan family is an impolite family. The fact that they can be ranked among the marquises is entirely a gift from His Majesty Klinsmann!"
Someone echoed, "His Majesty Klinsmann probably sympathized with Count Rulans's pain of being deposed and losing his son, so he gave him the title of Marquis of Wushanling."
These two sentences immediately caused laughter from everyone.
They looked at Ronin like an aristocrat looking at a peasant who didn't know etiquette, with complete contempt.
"If sympathy can earn you the title of marquis, I suggest that the earls, viscounts, and barons of the Kingdom of Alduin stop fighting on the battlefield and give birth to more sons and daughters. Then, they can perform some sad dramas in front of His Majesty Bruno, and perhaps they can be promoted to the title of noble."
Luo Ning sneered and said sarcastically: "As for whether the Wushan family is polite or not, I don't know, but those families who like to slander others behind their backs are not very polite either."
The red-haired man's face changed. He didn't expect Roning to respond like this, and even dragged His Majesty the King into it.
In fact, none of the great nobles, especially those outside the Alduin family, obtained their titles by gaining sympathy from others. All of them, without exception, had accumulated merits over generations to achieve their current status.
Their use of this incident to slander the Wushan family is indeed untenable.
Luo Ning was too lazy to engage in a verbal war with the other party, so he turned and walked towards Tom and David: "How are you two?"
Tom and David stood up with grimaces on their faces. Although it was just one move, both of them were seriously injured.
"It feels like two ribs are broken."
"Me too……"
"Then lie on the ground and don't stand up."
Tom and David were stunned for a moment, then lay down again. Perhaps their injuries were agitated, and they both groaned in pain.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
When this was mentioned, anger flashed across their faces.
"They insulted you, saying that you..."
David wanted to say it anxiously, but when the words came to his lips he didn't dare to continue.
"What did you say about me?"
"You are a waste. You became the Earl entirely because of Lord Rulans' support."
Tom added in a low voice: "They also said that you had had relationships with many women in your early years and that you are not worthy of Her Royal Highness."
"They also said that you were cruel and violent and forced Count Orson's granddaughter to death..."
"We stepped forward to stop their speech, but we didn't expect to be insulted by them instead!"
The two of them talked back and forth, describing the whole incident in general.
He showed a gratified and encouraging smile: "You did a good job, now lie on the ground and rest."
He turned around, his face darkened, and he glanced around with cold eyes: "Whoever injured my followers, stand up!"
At this moment, the two knights who had just been injured by Ronin had also returned to the opponent's team, and his companions were simply treating their injuries.
Compared to Tom and David's broken ribs, their skin injuries will heal faster.
"Why, Lord Ronin wants justice for your followers?"
The red-haired man emphasized the word "earl", which made Ronin's title of earl seem very cheap and not worthy of their attention.
Then he asked in a sarcastic tone: "But our knights were also injured by you. Should I seek justice for them as well?"
"Let's duel!"
Luo Ning pulled out the Flame Sword, stuck it into the ground, poured his fighting spirit into it, and flames rose up, completely changing the atmosphere of the verbal battle.
"You have the most to say, so let's have a life-and-death duel between knights! Regardless of who wins or loses, this matter will be written off!"
He did not act on impulse to stand up for his men.
Although it is not known whether the other party's beating of Tom and David was premeditated, it was definitely intentional for them to spread negative news about Ronin's past at this time.
Although the marriage between Roning and Blanche was not announced to the public, some great nobles had their own channels to obtain information. The several collaborations between the royal family and Wushan Castle were able to explain some issues.
But some people do not want the royal family to marry into Wushan Fort.
Because this not only increases King Bruno's political weight, but also brings considerable benefits to Wushan Castle and Ronin himself.
If the marriage could be destroyed, Blanche would continue to be unable to get married, which would make the outside world think that the king had problems in managing royal affairs, and would create greater public pressure in society, affecting the king's authority, status, and even decision-making and actions;
On the other hand, it also weakened the political status of Wushan Castle and Ronin, and made it more difficult for Bruno to interfere in the affairs of Wushan Territory.
As for the ways to destroy a marriage, they are nothing more than diplomatic means, economic inducements, lobbying and persuasion, threats of force and negative rumors.
As for Bruno's plan to arrange a marriage for the older princess, the previous methods would hardly work.
Only the last method has a chance of success -
Use negative information to damage Ronin's reputation and status, thereby forcing the princess or the king to change his mind.
Moreover, this method does not require much thought. They don't even need to make up rumors. They just need to bring up what Roning had done before.
Apart from anything else, the fact that he forced Selena to have sex with him and caused her to commit suicide is a huge black spot that Ronin can never erase.
For Roning, most of what happened in the past were facts that could not be changed, and there was no need to argue with the other party.
All he can do is use his present self to cover up the stains committed by his previous incarnation.
The best way is to demonstrate his own strength and let the outside world know him from new perspectives and events, rather than creating a preconceived negative impression through these rumors.
It is obviously a good choice to have a spectacular life-and-death duel with these troublemakers who don't look very strong.
However, as he said this, the expressions on the faces of the people opposite him changed.
They were indeed not optimistic about Luo Ning, and even doubted the rumor that he possessed silver strength.
But this does not mean that they will risk their lives by going to a duel because of a minor dispute.
Are you kidding? Once you agree to a life-and-death duel, it is legal to be killed in the dueling arena.
By then, even if they have a family behind them, they will not be able to use this as an excuse to attack the winner's family.
"Are you crazy?" (End of this chapter)