Chapter 12 - An Honored Guest of the Xu Family — How Dare You Slander Him!
“Just for saying that, you’re dead. Not only you—everyone connected to you,” Xiao Yunfei said, his tone dripping with murderous intent. “Not a single one will get away!”
Upon hearing this, Ning Chen’s eyes narrowed sharply.
He hated being threatened more than anything.
Without hesitation, Ning Chen grabbed a chopstick from the table and flicked it casually!
The chopstick shot forward like a cannonball, speeding toward Xiao Yunfei!
Xiao Yunfei’s pupils widened, and he instinctively raised his hand to block.
Pfft!
The next moment, a wave of intense pain surged straight into his brain.
Xiao Yunfei stared in shock. Looking down, he saw that the chopstick had pierced right through his arm, blood flowing freely!
Gritting his teeth, he clutched the wound, chest heaving violently, eyes filled with rage.
“You brat! You dare to launch a sneak attack!”
Grinding his teeth, Xiao Yunfei barked an order.
“What are you all standing around for? Get in here and hack this bastard to death!”
At the command, the Black Fiend Hall thugs waiting outside poured into the room.
A dozen men, all dressed in black and holding sticks and other weapons, exuded an aura of killing intent.
“Kill him!”
Xiao Yunfei repeated.
The thugs didn’t hesitate and charged straight toward Ning Chen.
At once, the guests present screamed and scrambled to get out of the way!
Seeing this, Xiao Qingcheng’s face grew tense, her eyes filled with worry.
So many armed ruffians—how could Ning Chen possibly handle them all?
Fortunately, the Xiao family had brought bodyguards too.
Xiao Qingcheng immediately ordered the Xiao family bodyguards behind her, her voice low and firm: “Protect Ning Chen!”
But the bodyguards didn’t move a muscle, as if they hadn’t heard her at all.
“Didn’t you hear what I said?”
Her voice turned icy cold.
However, at that moment, all the bodyguards’ gazes were fixed on Xiao Zhenbang.
Seeing this, Xiao Qingcheng’s expression tightened.
“Grandfather, quickly—order them to protect Ning Chen!”
Xiao Zhenbang’s eyes darkened, and he said calmly, “This time, if we save Ning Chen, the Xiao family will no longer owe him anything.”
“And you will divorce him.”
Seeing the thugs almost upon Ning Chen, Xiao Qingcheng had no time to think. She bit her lip and nodded.
“I agree! I agree to all the conditions!”
She urged anxiously, “Hurry up and give the order—there’s no time!”
Satisfied, Xiao Zhenbang nodded and was just about to command the bodyguards.
Meanwhile, the Black Fiend Hall thugs had already reached Ning Chen.
Countless sticks and clubs swung down at once.
Xiao Qingcheng’s beautiful eyes contracted sharply as she cried out in alarm.
“Ning Chen!”
Ning Chen’s black eyes narrowed, showing no trace of fear.
In his eyes, these people were nothing but ants!
The next second, his figure vanished from where he stood.
“Where is he?”
The thugs panicked.
Behind them, a voice as cold as ice suddenly rang out: “I’m right here!”
Before they could even turn around—
Ning Chen moved!
No one even saw how he attacked, but in just a few seconds, all ten-plus thugs lay sprawled on the floor.
Seeing this, the guests gasped in unison, their faces full of shock!
What terrifying skill!
The Xiao family’s “foolish” live-in son-in-law actually had such formidable ability!
The smug look on Xiao Yunfei’s face slowly disappeared. His eyes widened in disbelief.
This… this was impossible!
Zhang Hao also couldn’t sit still anymore. He curled his lip, eyes flashing with venom.
The Black Fiend Hall’s thugs were useless after all.
So many people, and they couldn’t even deal with one so-called fool!
It seemed only his own bodyguards could guarantee success.
Even if Ning Chen had some fighting skill, he was no match for the Zhang family’s bodyguards, trained for years at great expense.
“Ning Chen, today is the day you die!”
Zhang Hao turned toward his bodyguards.
“What are you waiting for? Go kill him!”
Seeing this, Xiao Qingcheng quickly ordered, “Go protect Ning Chen! If he so much as gets a scratch, I won’t forgive you!”
The Xiao family bodyguards immediately moved forward.
Just then, an angry young man’s voice rang out!
“Stop!”
“What do you think you’re doing?!”
Xu Jun strode in from the doorway, his expression dark.
Seeing him, Zhang Hao quickly waved for his bodyguards to stop.
Xu Jun swept his gaze across the room, his face filled with anger, the air around him charged with a brewing storm.
It even felt as though the temperature had dropped a few degrees.
Earlier, for failing to greet an important guest, Xu Jun had been harshly scolded by Xu Deming, and his mood was already foul.
Now, arriving to find chaos in the hall, his suppressed temper flared instantly!
“Zhang Hao, you’ve got some nerve,” Xu Jun said coldly. “At the Xu family’s medicinal herb conference, you dare cause trouble?”
Zhang Hao hurried up with a forced laugh. “Xu Shao, you’ve misunderstood. How would I dare cause trouble?”
As he spoke, he pointed at Ning Chen. “It was this brat who started it—he struck first. Just look at my face.”
Hearing this, Xu Jun lifted his eyes and saw Zhang Hao’s swollen, bruised cheek.
His icy gaze fell on Ning Chen.
Xu Jun’s brows knitted tighter, his expression growing darker.
“Xu Shao, you don’t know the half of it!”
A trace of smugness flickered in Zhang Hao’s eyes as he continued to fan the flames.
“This guy probably sneaked in. How could a fool possibly have an invitation?”
“Just now, at the entrance, I saw it clearly—he just waved his hand and walked right in.”
Hearing that Ning Chen not only caused trouble but also snuck in,
Xu Jun’s fury could no longer be contained. He strode over to stand in front of Ning Chen.
“Give me an explanation,” Xu Jun said coldly. “If you explain clearly, we can let this go. If not, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
At the side, Zhang Hao chuckled coldly, eyes full of gloating.
Ning Chen’s expression remained calm. Slowly, he took out a medal from his pocket.
“Is this explanation enough?”
When Xu Jun saw the golden-embossed “Xu” character on the medal,
it was as if a bolt of lightning exploded in his head—his scalp tingled, his mind went blank.
The Xu family’s medal!
This was the very man his grandfather had ordered him to personally greet!
Seeing Xu Jun frozen, Zhang Hao sneered and added mockingly, “Ning Chen, are you crazy? You think you can fool us with some random trinket?”
Before he could finish, Xu Jun’s face hardened and he whipped his head around.
Smack!
Xu Jun slapped Zhang Hao hard across the face!
The burning pain made Zhang Hao clutch his cheek in shock.
“You… you hit me?”
“I hit you, that’s right!” Xu Jun glared.
“Are you looking for death? Shut that filthy mouth of yours right now!”
“How dare you casually slander an honored guest of the Xu family!”
