Ning family dungeon.
Ning Xiaoren sat on the straw, his back against the wall, looking stunned.
Ever since he was escorted here, he has been in a daze, his eyes scattered, like a statue.
There was a slight sound of footsteps.
Ning Xiaoren's ears moved slightly, and he immediately heard that a jailer had left his post.
Then, the door opened, and a footstep that he felt familiar was getting closer and closer.
Ning Xiaoren seemed to have suddenly woken up, he regained his vivid expression, and walked to the fence of the cell a few steps after getting up.
"Dad!" Sure enough, the next moment, he saw a familiar figure walking out of the shadows from the direction of the cell door and coming to this area illuminated by torches.
The person who came was the head of the Ning family.
The head of the Ning family finally showed his true emotions at this time, with a gloomy face: "Xiaoren, I came to see you."
Ning Xiaoren's Adam's apple rolled a few times, and said with a little choked: "Dad, I let you down."
The head of the Ning family nodded, with a hint of hatred for iron and steel: "You are very disappointing to me."
"Do you know where you lost this time?"
Ning Xiaoren nodded: "I know!"
"First, I have long lost people's hearts, and I have offended too many people in the branch line as a young patriarch over the years. This time the wall fell and everyone pushed it, and I couldn't resist."
"Second, I did it too poorly. To frame and blame, we should be more decisive. Even after framing, it is not impossible to take his life. In this way, even if Wang Lan and others sue me today, they will not let me be so passive!"
"Third, I am too paralyzed. I have been the young patriarch for many years, and I am used to seeing the branch clansmen dare to be angry and dare not speak, and I am used to seeing them pinching their noses and enduring me. I underestimated them and underestimated Ning Zhou. I saw that Ning Zhi was my subordinate for many years, so I connived at him."
"Fourth, and most critical. I underestimate Ning Zhuo too much!"
"This young man is not simple, he took advantage of the hearts of my clan and the situation in the Lava Immortal Palace."
"He only has a three-layer cultivation base for qi refinement, he looks very weak, but his wrist is actually very sophisticated."
"I never thought that such a mature way of dealing with it would happen to a sixteen-year-old boy."
The head of the Ning family nodded and sighed: "Your analysis is very organized, yes, it seems that the energy has not been lost yet."
"However, although Ning Zhuo is a key figure...... Today's situation may not be his personal doing."
"Ning Zhuo has a reputation, but he can't respond to every call. Ning Youfu, Ning Houjun and others appeared almost at the same time, and someone must have secretly contacted and communicated in advance."
"The clansmen were transferred too quickly, and I am afraid that some of these people have been prepared and have been waiting for things to make a big deal."
"The ancestral hall family always smelled the strong smell of conspiracy, so they didn't protect you."
Ning Xiaoren's face was gloomy and he nodded heavily: "I don't hate him anymore. The ancestral hall elder made a rational choice, at that time I could no longer face all kinds of ironclad evidence, if he ended up defending me, I am afraid that the position of the ancestral hall elder would be lost."
The head of the Ning family: "As long as you can understand."
Ning Xiaoren said: "Dad, what should I do next? You must have a way, right?"
"Of course." The head of the Ning family nodded, "According to my arrangement, you will be imprisoned for three years."
"This is actually your chance!"
"In the dungeon, you have to cultivate talismans, study excellent frost talismans, contribute to the family free of charge, and use merit as punishment."
"Relevant talismans, I have prepared for you, from the remains of a monk somewhere in the North Wind Kingdom."
"In about a year, when the rumors completely subside, you can make some slight changes to the talisman and present it."
"And in the days to come, you will practice diligently in this dungeon."
Ning Xiaoren nodded: "Understood, Dad. I will treat it as a retreat here."
Patriarch Ning: "Well, you have such a mentality, and I am very pleased to be a father. Isn't such a setback a chance for you to grow?"
"In a person's life, mistakes and failures are indispensable. Repeated defeats and battles are heroes."
Ning Xiaoren sighed: "The child must remember his father's teachings."
The head of the Ning family: "When you offer the talisman, I will reduce your punishment according to the clan rules."
"At that time, you can still stay in the family instead of being expelled."
"This Ning family is my main lineage, as long as you stay in the family, you don't have to worry about not having the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and climb up step by step."
Ning Xiaoren frowned: "Do other people in the main vein have any opinions?"
The head of the Ning family snorted coldly: "I have already passed the breath with them."
"The branch vein is showing off its power this time, making me wait for the main vein to be alert. They also know your past achievements in suppressing the branch veins. Therefore, they all agreed that they should give the branches a little color. Let them know who is in charge of the Ning family!"
"In the future, if you discuss more with them for the sake of your father, you may be able to get some credit from them and reduce your punishment more."
"All you have to do now is stay in the dungeon obediently and wait for the turmoil to subside."
"Father, I understand!" Ning Xiaoren's mind completely calmed down, "Next, how should we clean up the mess?"
"Then Ning Zhuo ......"
The head of the Ning family interrupted him and said: "For Ning Zhuo, the main vein will not immediately come to trouble him, let alone suppress him in the slightest."
"He is in the limelight now, and everyone in the whole clan is looking at him."
"If there is a little more unfair treatment, the branch will sympathize with him more, support him, and boost his momentum."
"Even, we will give him a lot of resources in the near future to alleviate the contradiction between the main vein and the branch vein."
Ning Xiaoren's eyes flashed with coldness, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Give him, give him more, the more the better!"
"This kid is extremely greedy for money, and he is no match for me."
"I don't believe he didn't fall for the plan!"
"Let him get the family tilt and favoritism, I don't believe that people with branches will not be envious or jealous when they see it."
"Use this trick to divide the connection between him and the branch veins!"
"Isn't it because we are throwing rats at him because he has now become a banner of the branch vein?"
The head of the Ning family smiled and showed satisfaction: "Xiaoren, it's not in vain that I trained you from childhood to adulthood."
"We already plan to do this."
"However, it may not be possible."
"According to our discussion, most people feel that there is an expert behind Ning Zhuo."
"The speed of gathering the branch vein people is too fast today, Ning Youfu, Ning Houjun and others seem to have planned and communicated in advance and acted in unison."
Ning Xiaoren nodded, gritted his teeth, and his eyes were cold: "If we can catch him colluding with outsiders, that would be fine!"
"Ning Zhuo!"
"I didn't expect that I would be planted on you, a yellow-mouthed child, which is a great shame."
"One day, I will return to you the shame I suffered today!"
Ning Xiaoren swore an oath, but after all, he still couldn't hold back his monstrous hatred for Ning Zhuo deep in his heart.
The head of the Ning family nodded, quite satisfied with Ning Xiaoren's mental state: "Child, with this resentment, practice hard."
The father and son exchanged a few more words, and the head of the Ning family turned around and left.
"Father!" Seeing that the head of the Ning family was about to fall into the shadows, Ning Xiaoren called out from behind, "Be careful of Ning Zhuo!"
"Looking back now, I always feel that this kid Ning Zhuo is not simple, very not simple!"
The head of the Ning family stomped his feet and turned around, looked at Ning Xiaoren, and nodded slightly: "Dad will focus on him."
"If today's incident is not caused by the people behind him, but by him alone, it will be quite terrifying."
"Let's see what he does next."
"Today, he returned victorious and his reputation skyrocketed, which is an extremely rare opportunity."
"It depends on whether he can find this opportunity, seize it, and let him really gain momentum."
Rather be responsible for the house.
In the master bedroom, Ning Zhuo's uncle and aunt were sitting on the edge of the bed.
The eldest aunt Wang Lan was checking Uncle Ning Zhuo's body, casting spells, and treating the wound.
Her eyes were red, and she choked up: "Master, you have suffered this time."
Ning Zhuo sighed: "Thanks to you this time, how did you make up your mind to tell Ning Zhuo the truth?"
Wang Lan said: "Hey, I've never thought like this."
"After visiting the prison, I am ready to carry out our plan - the next day, I will kneel down to Ning Zhuo in public and force him to return to the rehabilitation team."
"Unexpectedly, that night, when I opened the door, I was startled by Ning Zhuo."
"Ning Zhuo entered the room a long time ago and was waiting for me."
Ning Zhen immediately raised his eyebrows slightly: "Huh? Tell me in detail."
Wang Lan: "I don't know where Ning Zhuo got the information, as soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed the secret of 'I am going to visit the prison, Ning Xiaoren wants to threaten him to bow his head through me and you'."
"I was panicking."
"Ning Zhuo told me that after you were framed for embezzling his cultivation resources, he secretly investigated and found many flaws and raised a lot of suspicions."
"He went on to say his guess, and he guessed the truth!"
"Then, he asked me, can I continue to believe in Ning Xiaoren's character? Do you want to continue to be used by Ning Xiaoren?"
"If we want to truly rescue you, Ning Xiaoren will never be reliable, we have to rely on ourselves!"
Wang Lan said this and sighed: "The master, I was moved by him."
"He made so much sense."
"Then, he told me that Ning Xiaoren made a fatal mistake and had too many flaws. He has already contacted important people in the branch, and tomorrow he will turn the world upside down and attack Ning Xiaoren!"
"I was shocked when I heard his plan, and I wanted to participate, but I was very worried that failure would eventually endanger you, the person in charge."
"Ning Zhuo forced me!"
"He wants to threaten me, if I don't cooperate, I will sit on the charges arranged for you by Ning Xiaoren, disgrace you, ruin your reputation, and you will never be able to raise your head in the family for the rest of your life."
"Master, I know you too well. If Ning Zhuo, this little rabbit, really wants to do such a thing, you must be worse off than dead."
"In the end, I had no choice but to follow his arrangement."