Chapter 446: From Tide to Vortex [V5C153 – A Distance Within Reach]

Nangong Zhen laughed loudly with a mocking expression. “He’s important but not essential. In uglier words, with the Song clan’s current integrity, I can buy as many such people as I want as long as I’m willing to pay. Why wouldn’t I sell him to Seventh Young Noble for a good price?”

Duan Hao was furious and would’ve charged up to fight it out with the man had Song Zining not stopped him. Having come from the Song clan, Duan Hao could hardly endure such humiliation. In the end, the Yishui Nangong family was but a high-ranking aristocratic family and nominally one level lower than the Song clan.

Song Zining inhaled deeply then said with a sigh, “Quite skilled you are to make me lose my smile.”

Nangong Zhen said with a smile, “What is face compared to one’s life and profits?” In truth, he had never believed that the Song clan would throw their prestige onto the floor and allow the Nangong to trample all over them.

“Since Sir Nangong has such ‘sincerity’, what do you hope to obtain here?”

Nangong Zhen said in a serious voice, “Simple. Our Nangong family mobilized a division of soldiers and contributed to the battle by guarding the defense line behind Blackflow City. We want eight parts of the current military contributions!”

“Eight parts? Damn your mother’s nonsense!” Duan Hao cursed loudly. He had fought bravely during this entire bloodbath and...