Chapter 2
Jiang Chen remembered by searching Ning Chen’s memory that the Ning Mansion was composed of east, south, west and north courtyards.
The east courtyard was where he was then. It was also where the successor lived.
The other three courtyards belonged to his father’s brothers, namely his uncles.
The one who lived in the west courtyard was his second uncle, but he was only Ning Qingyu’s half brother, and they didn’t get along well.
Ning Chen’s grandpa was in charge of the whole Ning Mansion. Nevertheless, since the events in Black Dragon City, he had stopped meeting people and had been excusing his absence by claiming that he was sick.
Now those from the west courtyard were coming in a threatening manner.
“Hello, aunt!”
He had never thought that one day he would be able to practice!
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The Ning Mansion wasn’t simply a mansion with four walls. It covered the whole mountain.
The location of the four courtyards corresponded to their names.
At this moment, Ning Jian had returned to the west courtyard. He was talking to his father, the lord of the west courtyard, about what had happened.
“I am too useless to drive them away.”
“I didn’t really expect that you could make this happen. Let it go. My intention is to sound your grandpa out. But it’s quite surprising that that woman has practiced.”
Ning Tianxiong was a big, middle-aged man. He was wearing a fur robe, and he had a square face, a patchy beard, and bright eyes.
He didn’t realize how powerful Gao Yue was. After all, his son was only in the Condensing Qi State, so anyone was able to blow him away.
“To sound grandpa out?” Ning Jian looked at his father, full of curiosity.
“There is no one left in the east courtyard. Of course your grandpa will expect me to inherit the Ning Mansion for the sake of the whole family. But he is afraid that people will gossip and those of the east courtyard will be bitterly disappointed. That’s why he locks himself in his room and refuses to meet people. In a situation like this, it will be perfect if the east courtyard can petition from their side.”
Ning Jian got angry and said, “But it looks like Ning Chen won’t give up.”
“So what? We will take over the east courtyard’s property little by little. It is all the Nings’ property, so your grandpa won’t mind. Speaking of Ning Chen, in a fortnight it will be the winter hunt. You must behave well and make that Ning Chen ashamed of himself. Then I will take the opportunity to petition your grandpa. There will be no problem for us to move into the east courtyard then.”
“Trust me, father. I can guarantee you success.”
Ning Jian was very confident. Ning Chen was a threat to him no more.