87 Betrayal (2/2)

His face had  gone pale to the point of losing all its colour.

With a trembling voice, he implored , ”Master, this has nothing to do with my wife and children , they are innocents. Just punish me to quench your anger but please, leave them out of it.”

However, Ning Fu didn't pay heed to his pleas and scolded, ”And, pray do tell, what  does our family have to do with those outsiders? We clothe you, feed you, give you a roof over your head and  you repay our generosity by selling us to others? Why should the Ning Clan show mercy to you and yours when you don't think twice before betraying your original master?”

It was at this point that Xie Chu realised that things had really gone awry and that he could only turn back on his other master - even if not for himself, then for the pitiful lives of his young wife and small children.

Truthfully, even though he wasn't reconciled to it and hated it, it was better  to bow down for now and think of another escape route later on.

He repeatedly and heavily kowtowed to the Ning patriarch,  The kowtows were so heavy that blood had started flowing in rivulets from his forehead.

However, his actions were stopped short by Zhou Sheng, ”Don't dirty the floor of father's study. You didn't think of the consequences when you decided to collude with others behind your masters back, so what's the point of doing all these pointless things now?”

At his words, Ning Fu added more fuel to  the fire, and commented, ”Only these little guts and he wanted to climb over our heads and help someone else? He should have taken a clear look in the mirror before thinking and doing things that are above his station.” .”

Then, he raised his voice for the subordinates standing outside and bellowed, ”Bring Xie Chu's family here.”

With an affirmative answer, the subordinate standing outside left to complete the given task and a few minutes later a fairly beautiful woman and two children were brought inside the study.

When Xie Chu saw  his family being handled so roughly by Ning Fu's subordinates, he keeled over  fell on his rump behind on the floor - unable to get up.

”Xie Chu, why don't you have a look and see if all your family members are present here, hmm?” Ning Fu asked with a sneer.

Xie Chu closed his eyes at the scene unfolding in front of his eyes and regret washed over him like a tidal wave.

He didn't regret betraying his masters but  blamed himself for not sending his family away from this place before it had become too dangerous for them.

From the look on Xie Chu's face, Zhou Sheng understood what thoughts were running inside his head.

This man was someone who was hell-bent upon destroying the Ning Clan - even if it meant he had to give up his own life to achieve his goal.

Wondering about the reasons behind such a strong hatred, he questioned, ”Why would you go to such lengths? Let alone that the Ning Clan has provided you with shelter and food all these years, even His Majesty has already decreed to make the lives of all slaves easier. Why would you do something that would bring harm to the one person who is trying his best to give  slaves and their future generations a good life?”