87 Betrayal (1/2)

Turning towards the Ning Patriarch, Zhou Sheng continued, ”Father, since this person is so loyal to his master, let us cut our losses short and send him on his way to meet King Yama.”

The Ning patriarch clearly understood what Zhou Sheng was trying to do and further helped him.

He looked at Xie Chu and with a sigh coaxed, ”Xie Chu, you should know how this master has treated you all these years. I have always tried to help you on the basis of the fact that your father died on the battlefield for me. But it's different for my sons, especially the younger ones.”

He got out of his seat and circled around his table to where Xie Chu was kneeling on the floor and continued, ”What do you think a person who is in His Majesty's favour do to save his own skin when he realises that you and your master are trying to pull him down into hot water?”

Xie Chu was rendered speechless at that question.

He hadn't thought that the boy his master had asked him to enquire about and keep an eye on would be so ruthless.

Many times he had wondered and thought about what he would do if he was ever caught in the act of betraying the Ning Clan.

All the scenarios had ended at him being thrown out of the manor or at most, being killed. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.

He had always been assured of the fact that even if he was to be killed, it would be a merciful death and the Ning Clan wouldn't push him or his family into a deep abyss.

After all, he  had been the recipient of mercy and generosity of the Ning Clan and he had been sure that the patriarch and the Unit Commander wouldn't be able to bring themselves to harm innocents.

However, the patriarch's words brought to mind the fact that Zhou Sheng didn't have the same blood flowing through his veins.

In a situation where Zhou Sheng felt that his own interests were being threatened or could be put in jeopardy , he wouldn't think twice about eliminating anything or anyone that could endanger him or his prestige in front of the monarch.

When Xie Chu thought up to here, he felt his scalp going numb from fear and felt his trepidation rising for the first time since he had thought of betraying his master.

Trying to find a way out of this predicament, Xie Chu kowtowed to Old Master Ning and pleaded his innocence , ”There must be some misunderstanding somewhere, Master. This servant would never dare to collude and work with outsiders.”

Ning Fu felt so incensed with Xie Chu's words that he took out the same dagger that he had hit the other body with earlier and placed the sharp end right at the jugular vein on the  Xie Chu's neck.

The dagger still had some blood that had crusted over on its surface and the smell of the blood seemed to permeate the air in the study.

Ning Fu jeered, ”Father, since this stubborn man won't cry until he sees the coffin, let us prepare a few more coffins for his wife and children as well.”

Xie Chu couldn't believe how wrong everything had gone in a scant few minutes and Ning Fu's words seemed to finally bend his overly-proud back.