The Ning family was not one of Longdu's publicly known Eight Great Clans. In fact, no trace of them could be found even in the records of the Dragon Kingdom's upper echelons.
Even generals of Lin Tiejun's, Lei Zhen's, or Azure Dragon God of War Xiao Tian Ce's standing might not know of the Ning family.
They were like a ghost lurking in the mists of history.
Mysterious, powerful, and above worldly affairs.
His father, the man at the helm of the Zhong Family, had once mentioned this legendary existence while drunk, his tone bordering on reverence.
They commanded powers beyond mortal comprehension, their methods impossible to explain through science.
In ancient times, they would probably have been regarded as "earthbound immortals"!
Rumor had it that decades ago, when the once-in-a-century [Earth Dragon Turnover] in the southern region threatened to become a natural catastrophe, the Ning family's head had descended from the mountains and quelled the disaster.
Then there was that "unmentionable" incident in 1999, when someone from the Ning family had also emerged from seclusion...
And all of these were classified at the highest level!
Years ago, through a chance turn of events, the Zhong Family had once lent the Ning family a helping hand.
In return, they had received a promise from the Ning family-a favor!
His father had solemnly warned him that this favor was priceless. It was the Zhong Family's true "protective talisman," equivalent to the "death-exemption medallions" bestowed by ancient emperors!
It must never be used unless the family's very survival was at stake!
But now, Young Master Zhong could no longer care about any of that!
The threat of death and the crushing humiliation Yue Feng had brought upon him had utterly shattered his reason!
Who cared about the family's survival?
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