The Return of the Demon

That night, Jiang Hui held a banquet.

Ning Chen drank some wine and went back to have a good sleep.

The next morning, Ning Chen got up and rushed to see Diao Chan.

The whip marks on Diao Chan's body were quite serious.

The military doctor told Ning Chen that it would take at least ten days and half a month for Diao Chan's injuries to fully recover.

Ning Chen added concentrated feed to Diao Chan, and looking at the whip marks on its body, his heart was full of ghost fire.

Diao Chan accompanied him in the battles of the south and the north, and saved his life. She had never been injured on the battlefield, but was beaten like this by a few bastards!

Ning Chen took down the horse whip hanging on the wall and went out.

Yuan Long led two hundred Ning'an soldiers to guard around Ning Chen's mansion.

Seeing Ning Chen coming out, he hurried over, "See the prince!"

Ning Chen waved his hand, "Yuan Long, where are those evil slaves yesterday?"

"I will take the prince there!"

Ning Chen nodded.

Yuan Long took Ning Chen to find those evil slaves yesterday.

Ning Chen stepped forward and whipped them, making them roll on the ground.

"You bastards, let you taste the whipping!"

Ning Chen cursed while whipping them.

He had never been willing to whip Diao Chan with a horse whip.

After whipping several people severely, Ning Chen's anger was mostly gone.

On the way back, Ning Chen suddenly stopped.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Yuan Long followed Ning Chen's line of sight and saw that Ning Chen was staring at the two coolies carrying stones.

Ning Chen's eyes were a little complicated.

"You wait for me here!"

"Yes!"

Ning Chen walked over.

The two coolies carrying stones also saw Ning Chen, their hands froze, stopped, staring at Ning Chen in a daze, their eyes filled with joy and fear.

The soldiers in charge of guarding around hurried forward to pay their respects.

Ning Chen waved his hand to drive them away.

"Guilty, guilty people pay their respects to Your Highness!"

The two coolies carrying stones knelt down.

Ning Chen hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward to support the two.

In the distance, Yuan Long and others, as well as the guards around, were all shocked... Who are these two people? The King of Zhenguo actually supported them?

These two people were none other than Ning Xing and Ning Mao.

Ning Chen looked at the two.

They were thin and ragged, and they had long lost their frivolity and domineeringness in the past.

It seemed that these two had suffered a lot.

"We haven't seen each other for almost three years, right?"

Ning Chen said, a little dazed.

He has been in this world for three years, and time has passed so quickly.

Ning Xing and Ning Mao nodded cautiously.

The two had complicated eyes.

The one standing in front of them now is no longer the weak boy who allowed them to bully... but the famous Great Xuan God of War, the Grand Marshal of the Army and Horses of the World, and the title of the Double King, who has long been powerful.

Most of the coolies here are from Xiliang.

The two have heard a lot about Ning Chen's deeds.

Ning Chen asked, "Are you two here?"

He remembered that the two were exiled to Beilinguan to build the city wall.

Ning Xing lowered his head and said, "Building Xuanwu City requires a lot of manpower. We were sent here two months ago."

Ning Chen hummed, and didn't know what to say for a while?

Ning Chen noticed that there were whip marks on the exposed skin of the two people, and frowned slightly, "Did they beat you?"

Ning Xing said, "It's normal, we are used to it!"

They are all prisoners, the lowest level of existence. If they don't die, they have to work. Being beaten and scolded is a common thing.

Ning Chen glanced at the guards around.

"They don't seem to know our relationship."

Ning Xing shook his head, "They don't know!"

Ning Chen asked, "Why don't you mention it?"

If they told the relationship with themselves, these guards would not dare to beat and scold them even if they had great courage.

Ning Xing smiled bitterly, "I don't have the face to mention it...If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price. This is what we deserve."

Ning Chen looked at the two, "I haven't seen you for three years. You seem to have matured a lot...Put down your things and follow me!"

At the beginning, these two people did bully him a lot.

But they are Ning after all.

Three years have passed, and their debts have been almost paid off.

The two put down their things and followed Ning Chen cautiously.

Yuan Long looked at Ning Xing and Ning Mao curiously.

"Your Majesty, who are they?"

Ning Chen said: "Ning Xing, Ning Mao."

Yuan Long was a little surprised.

Did he know who these two people were?

The incident in Ning Mansion was quite a big deal. Ning Ziming, Chang Ruyue, and the eldest son Ning Gan were all beheaded... The two sons Ning Xing and Ning Mao were exiled, and only Ning Chen was safe and sound.

Ning Chen took the two back to the inn.

As soon as he entered the door, Jiang Hui ran out excitedly. After saluting, he couldn't wait to say: "Your Majesty, I found it, I found it..."

Ning Chen had a question mark on his forehead, "What did you find?"

"Fu Lu embezzled, and I checked the account books of Wu State overnight... The price of the stone was more than five times higher than the market price. Fu Lu must have embezzled."

Ning Chen was shocked, "Five times?"

Jiang Hui nodded.

Ning Chen frowned and ordered someone to find Fu Lu.

Jiang Hui then noticed Ning Xing and Ning Mao, to whom Ning Chen extended his hand.

"Prince, who are these two?"

Ning Chen said, "Ning Xing and Ning Mao, my two brothers."

Jiang Hui opened his mouth wide.

They were all from the capital and in the officialdom. He naturally knew what happened in the Ning Mansion, but he didn't expect Ning Xing and Ning Mao to be here?

If he had known earlier, he would have taken better care of them.

Jiang Hui hurriedly said: "Congratulations to the prince on the reunion of the brothers, it is really a cause for celebration... Come on, prepare a banquet!"

Ning Chen frowned, "They are both prisoners, why prepare a banquet?"

"Uh..." Jiang Hui laughed dryly, "Prince, you are joking, how can your brother be a prisoner?"

Ning Chen said indifferently: "Your Majesty personally sentenced... What, Lord Jiang wants to pardon their crimes on behalf of His Majesty?"

Jiang Hui trembled, his old face instantly lost color, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Acting on behalf of the emperor without an imperial edict is a crime of usurpation, and even a hundred of him cannot bear it.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was confused for a moment. Please show mercy!"

Ning Chen said indifferently: "Think before you speak next time. This time it was me. If others hear it... This is a crime of usurping the majesty of heaven. No one can save you!"

Jiang Hui wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, with a lingering fear on his face, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty..."

Ning Chen said: "Your Majesty has not pardoned them. They are still prisoners... But they are both educated. Lord Jiang will arrange a lighter job for them."

Jiang Hui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I am in need of literate scholars. I will arrange it right away."

Ning Chen nodded slightly, "Forget about the banquet, but a full meal is not too much."

Jiang Hui immediately asked someone to take Ning Xing and Ning Mao to take a bath and change clothes, and prepare food for them.

Ning Chen lowered his voice and said to Yuan Long: "You go and arrange for someone to secretly watch Ning Xing and Ning Mao. Their behavior and daily actions must be reported in detail."

In fact, with his military exploits, it is not difficult to ask His Majesty to pardon these two people.

But he is not sure whether Ning Xing and Ning Mao are truly repentant or just acting?

He will send someone to secretly watch them. If they are truly repentant, he doesn't mind giving them a chance...If they are just acting in front of him, they can only be coolies in this life.

"Yes!"

Yuan Long took the order and left.

At this moment, Fu Lu walked in from outside quickly. Before he arrived, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I have found out. I want to sue Jiang Hui for corruption."

Ning Chen: "???"