Halfway up Golden Crest Immortal Mountain.
Within a Daoist training ground.
"Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit!"
Slap!
The Brawny Man viciously slapped Ning Cui across the face.
Ning Cui rolled across the ground, her little face swelling red as fury and terror filled her eyes.
"Back then, you, Ning Cui, were Tang Bao Er's personal maid. Everyone showed you due respect. But now, you're nothing but a worthless lowly wench, and you still dare talk back to me? Believe it or not, even if I cripple you, no one would dare speak up for you?"
The Brawny Man's face was grim. He strode forward and viciously kicked Ning Cui in the stomach. Ning Cui let out a pained scream, her petite body curling up as her pretty face turned deathly pale and cold sweat streamed down it.
Many people in the area around the training ground watched this scene. Some gloated over her misfortune, while others could not bear to look.
Yet no one dared step forward to stop it.
That was because the Brawny Man was the fourth son of the Great Elder, Tang Yungui, and his temperament was tyrannical and vicious.
As for Ning Cui, she had once been Tang Bao Er's personal maid. The two were as close as sisters, so her status had naturally been far from ordinary.
But now, she was no more than a maidservant.
Even if Tang Yungui beat her to death, no one would be able to say anything.
"Get on your knees and kowtow to apologize, now!"
The Brawny Man grinned viciously. "Otherwise, I'll cripple you, you little bitch, and make you a tool for the lowest slaves of the clan to vent their fires on!"
Ning Cui laboriously raised her head and gritted her teeth. "Tang Yungui,