Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

What Song Changsheng didn't expect was that he didn't wait for the response from the Song family of [Jinxiu Banner], but instead waited for another group of envoys from the Song family of [Jinxiu Banner] first.

Following the Song clan deacon, Song Zhexuan and others followed closely towards the Song clan's main hall.

"Everyone, please go inside and wait first. Someone has been sent to report to the clan leader and the great elder." The deacon said coldly.

"Thank you." Song Zhexuan had a complicated expression. This was his third time to come to Wangyue Song family. In just a few decades, the contrast was too great.

After entering the main hall, there was no one there, not to mention hot tea. A group of people just sat there staring at each other.

After waiting for a while, an accompanying monk couldn't help but complain to Song Zhexuan: "Elder, they are too rude."

Song Zhexuan shook his head slightly and said, "Say less. After all, we were in the wrong first. Don't forget what Patriarch Tianyuan told you before you left."

"You also heard on the way here that the Wangyue Song family has announced that they will leave the family and go to war with the family. Will they really sit down with us and negotiate peacefully? I'm afraid not."

"Yes, it doesn't matter if we can't reach an agreement. We are just worried that they will change their minds and won't let us leave."

The envoys were worried. The current situation was somewhat beyond their previous expectations. At this moment, they already regretted coming here.

Originally they had set out at the same time as Song Xiangquan, but by the time they arrived, there was a problem with the teleportation formation, which delayed them for more than two months, and they only arrived now.

The purpose of persuasion was not achieved, and the conflict between the two sides was further intensified.

Judging from the Song family’s current attitude, this trip will definitely not be smooth, and there may even be danger to one’s life.

They still remember vividly how Song Wuji treated Song Qingxing and others.

"Okay, just wait patiently. Since you have chosen to come here for the benefit of the family, don't complain so much. If they really want to harm us, wouldn't it be easier to let us disappear at the foot of the mountain?" Song Shouhe patted the table and shouted.

Song Shouhe's prestige in the envoy group was even higher than Song Zhexuan's. As soon as he opened his mouth, the members of the envoy group fell silent for a moment and waited patiently.

After leaving them alone for about half an hour, the door of the hall slowly opened and Song Luyun walked in, surrounded by Song Qingxi and Song Qingxia.

The envoys' attention instantly focused on them.

Song Luyun came to the first seat and sat down, saying calmly: "The clan leader has important matters to attend to and cannot attend for the time being. I am the clan elder in charge of general affairs and I am currently in charge of clan affairs. If you have any requests, you can tell me."

Upon seeing this, the elders in the envoy group who came to the Song family for the first time could not help but look at each other in bewilderment. Obviously, they did not understand why the Song family's general affairs elder would be a mere foundation-building cultivator.

The general affairs elder also has the power to oversee family affairs, and his authority is even stronger than that of the chief elder. It is unimaginable for them that such an important position is held by a foundation-building cultivator.

Without waiting for the envoys to speak, Song Qingxi was the first to speak up, saying, "When two tribes are at war, envoys are not killed. Previously, the leader of our tribe had already spared Song Xiangquan and the others. What are you all here for?"

Song Zhexuan stood up and said, "Everyone, everything that happened before was a misunderstanding. We come to negotiate with you with great sincerity on behalf of Tianyuan Patriarch and all the family cultivators who hope for peace."

"Negotiation? I thought you were here to call for punishment. The ones who came before were elders from the Law Enforcement Hall. What are they coming this time? The Guardian Hall?" Even though he was facing a group of Purple Mansion cultivators, Song Luyun's aura was not inferior at all.

"The General Affairs Elder has misunderstood. Most of the members of the delegation are elders from other branches. We have the same stance and are natural allies.

My name is Song Shouhe, and I am the deputy envoy of the delegation. The two children, Yulong and Yushi, should have mentioned me.

I am also very sad about what happened to Lu Ke. This is the sin of the family and the dereliction of duty of the Elders' Council.

I hope both sides can sit down and have a good talk. We have shed enough blood over the years. If a war really breaks out, I don’t know how many of our people will shed blood on the battlefield. "Song Shouhe said sincerely.

“So you’re the river guard elder, I’m so sorry.

Come, serve tea to the envoys." Song Luyun was solemn when he heard this. This man was a great benefactor to the Song family. If he had not shown mercy, the Song Yulong branch would probably have been wiped out.

Upon hearing the summons, a small team of waiters immediately filed in and served hot tea to the members of the envoy group.

Song Luyun's change in attitude made everyone see hope for the negotiations. Just as they were preparing to continue their efforts, the other party's words directly brought the temperature at the scene to freezing point.

"Elder Shouhe, there is one thing I need to correct you. My clan has announced its separation from the Song family of the Jinxiu Banner. We are no longer vassals, and we will no longer be puppets whose blood is sucked away and whose fortune is plundered." Song Luyun said in a cold voice.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Most of the people present were from side branches, and they were experiencing the continuous blood sucking of the main vein, but the main vein also gave them corresponding compensation, so they didn't care much about this aspect.

But the words "plundering luck" in Song Luyun's words touched their sensitive nerves.

At their current state, they are still in a relatively ignorant stage regarding the matter of luck and do not understand it very well, but there is no one who practices cultivation who is unaware of the importance of luck.

The term "plundering luck" made them think of something not so good.

Seeing the reactions of the crowd, Song Luyun couldn't help but chuckle and said, "It seems that you are all still kept in the dark, which is normal. After all, such things are not glorious and cannot be announced publicly.

If it weren't for Elder Shouhe's sake, I wouldn't have said this to you. Just think of it as a reminder to you."

The first reaction of Song Shouhe and others was that Song Luyun was deliberately trying to sow discord, but their intuition told them that things were not that simple.

"This kind of thing is no joke. I wonder if the General Affairs Elder can explain it in detail." Song Shouhe said in a deep voice.

"This kind of thing can only be understood but not explained. You just need to remember that there is personal luck and collective luck. Before the collective luck is condensed, the family luck is shared among everyone.

The luck of an individual will be transferred to the collective luck. The total amount of luck remains unchanged. If there is one more point here, there will naturally be one less point somewhere else.

You can think carefully about how the clan has developed in recent years compared to the past, and you should know that what I said is true." Song Luyun didn't have the heart to have a long speech with him now.

After listening to Song Luyun's statement, the expressions of the envoys changed, and they couldn't help but start to recall the changes in their family over the years.

Most of them came from side branches, and their previous development was just average, not very good. But since they started transfusing blood into the main vein, their situation has been deteriorating.

On the contrary, the main meridian quickly recovered its vitality.

They didn't think there was anything strange at first, but after hearing what Song Luyun said, they couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, could it be that their luck was really robbed?

Song Luyun took in everyone's performance. Although they all appeared to be very calm on the surface, their long silence spoke volumes.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will take root and sprout sooner or later.

And this was the main purpose of her saying this to Song Shouhe and others.

This is also one of their strategies to deal with the main branch. The main contradictions and conflicts between the Song family and the Song family of [Jinxiu Banner] are concentrated in the main branch. They have no conflicts of interest with the side branches. Instead, they are natural allies.

As the third faction within the Song family of [Jinxiu Banner] after the clan leader and the great elder, the power of these branches should not be underestimated.

If they could stir up a conflict between the main branch and the side branches, the Song family of Jinxiu Banner would be plunged into even more intense internal friction, which would be a win-win for the Song family.

The most confusing thing about this strategy is that what Song Luyun said was true, without a trace of water. If these people from the side branches have a little bit of resistance spirit, it is impossible for them to remain indifferent.

Seeing this, Song Zhexuan thought to himself that something was wrong. Although he didn't know whether this so-called plundering of luck was true, he knew that this would definitely be a disaster for the main vein.

He quickly interrupted everyone's thoughts and said, "Everyone, don't forget the purpose of our trip. Let's focus on business first."

"Elder Zhexuan is right. Let's focus on business first." Song Shouhe responded with a normal look on his face, as if he was not affected by Song Luyun's words. As for what he was thinking in his heart, only God knew.

It was only then that everyone realized that there was an elder from the main lineage in the team, and they all stopped communicating tacitly for a moment.

Song Luyun looked at Song Zhexuan with interest.

It was interesting that this elder from the main lineage was mixed up with a group of elders from the side branches. "Elder Shuwu, we are here for peace between the two sides. We still hope to meet with Master Song...Zixu to eliminate the misunderstanding and reconcile the two clans.

The same blood flows in the bodies of both races. We should not become enemies, especially in the current environment. The two races should work together to face future challenges.

Fighting within the same family and fighting between brothers will only make relatives sad and enemies happy. I hope you will think deeply about this. "Song Zhexuan said sincerely.

He has never been a person who likes to get involved in factional struggles. Everything he does is based on the interests of the family.

Different from the elders of the side branches who had other purposes, he just wanted to promote the peace talks and make peace between the two tribes, so he took the initiative to ask Song Tianyuan to come here as the chief envoy of the delegation.

Song Luyun was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "Talk, how to talk?
The leader of my clan said a long time ago that the murderer who assassinated my brother must be handed over during the Golden Elixir Ceremony, so there is still room for maneuver.

But what you have done does not show that you want to negotiate.

Law Enforcement Elder, haha, what a powerful presence. "

It’s not that the Song family didn’t give them the opportunity to resolve the matter peacefully, but they chose to use violence to solve the problem. It’s a bit too ridiculous to talk about this now.

Song Zhexuan said with embarrassment: "Things are not what you think, the Council of Elders was also deceived by the villain before.

After the incident was exposed, the Elders Council found out the truth and caught the murderer. Some of them have been severely punished, and the Elders Council is doing its best to punish the remaining ones due to special circumstances.

After learning about this, Tian Yuan Patriarch personally intervened. Please do not doubt our sincerity."

"Have you considered dealing with a few rotten fish and shrimps? Elder Zhexuan is probably taking us for fools. None of the main messengers have been killed. How can you expect my people to believe in your sincerity?" Song Qingxia said bluntly.

[Jinxiu Banner] Although the content of the Song family's previous great clan meeting was top secret, the punishment afterwards could not be concealed. Song Qingshi had already arranged for spies to go deep into their territory, and it only took a few spirit stones to find out everything.

"You!" An elder of the envoy group slammed the table and glared at Song Qingxia upon hearing this.

"Chong"

As the aura on his body just emanated, he heard a clear sword chanting in his ears. An extremely sharp sword energy lightly passed across his neck. The breath of death rushed towards him, making him break out in a cold sweat.

When I turned around, I saw a man in black clothes and tied hair standing at the door of the store with a sword in his hands. His sharp eyes reflected a chilling light.

"Kill the one who draws the sword!"

These elders in the envoy group may not have seen Song Qingxing, but they have definitely heard of his battle achievements. Even the guardian elders were defeated by him. When the sword in his hand is unsheathed, blood will really be drawn.

"Minghao, sit down." Song Shouhe patted Song Minghao on the shoulder, motioning him to sit down, then looked at Song Luyun and said, "I know that the family's current handling method is not convincing, but we will definitely investigate this matter to the end.

But before that, there are still some internal resistances that need to be cleared.

Before leaving, our clan's Tianyuan Patriarch expressed his wish to meet with Master Zixu to discuss the matter in detail and try to give you a satisfactory answer. The meeting place can be decided by you. "

Song Luyun stood up and said calmly, "I can't give you an answer to this matter right now. It's getting late. Someone, take the messengers down to rest."

Although Song Shouhe and others felt helpless, they also knew that such matters should not be rushed, so they had to go down and wait.

"Grand aunt, could there be some trick here?" Song Qingxia asked softly.

“What these people say is not very credible. Well, I’ll go ask the clan leader for instructions.

Send someone to monitor these people and don't let them move around freely." Song Luyun said in a deep voice...

"Meet?" Song Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly. He really didn't expect this.

"It seems that their factional fighting is more intense than we imagined. It has even alarmed the Jindan cultivators, and there is more than one." Song Xianming said slowly.

Song Changsheng shook his head slightly and said, "If there is no Jindan Zhenren backing them up, how can these people fight?

If the elder who came from a side branch had not died in the East China Sea, these elders who came from side branches would probably not be as honest as they are now.

However, Xi'er's prediction was correct. The elders of the side branch really sent people to contact us. They are all people who are not satisfied with the status quo."

"So what do you think about their request? If you want to meet, it would be more appropriate to set the location in Sifang City." Song Xianming asked.

"There is no rush for this matter. Before giving a reply, I want to meet the river-guarding elder first. Aunt, please send someone to call him over alone."

"Arrange immediately."

After a while, Song Shouhe was called up secretly.

"Greetings to Master Zixu." Song Shouhe bowed respectfully.

"Elder Shouhe, there is no need to be so polite. Speaking of which, I have to thank you for your kindness in sparing my poor people. Please take a seat."

"I know they were all forced into this situation. They all came from side branches, and I couldn't bear it." Song Shouhe cleverly played the emotional card.

Song Changsheng smiled and said in a gentle tone: "I think you all came here not just for negotiations, right?"

“The Immortal has a keen eye. I actually came here on behalf of all the branch members of my family to pay my respects to the Immortal. It was just that I made some small mistakes on the way and missed the time.

This is the gift we prepared together, I hope you will accept it." Song Shouhe pulled out a brocade box more than one foot long from his sleeve and presented it respectfully.

Song Changsheng took it and opened it in front of him. He found a lush green bamboo flute lying quietly inside. There were strands of golden veins on the surface, emitting a hazy glow. The grade of the flute was as high as fourth-grade mid-grade.

In addition, there is a jade slip.

"I'm afraid I don't lack ordinary things. I happened to hear that your wife is proficient in music, so I specially looked for this treasure."

"The bamboo flute made from [Golden Silk Cloud Green Bamboo] is very rare nowadays. I am sorry to have spent so much money on it. I wonder what is inside this jade slip..."

Song Shouhe smiled mysteriously and said, "There are some things recorded in it. The real person might be interested in it."

Song Changsheng reached out and gently stroked the jade slip, and the information contained in it instantly flooded into his mind.

After reading this information, Song Changsheng's eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance, and he looked at Song Shouhe with a playful look, and said leisurely:

"Elder Shouhe has sold out all the family's intelligence. If this news leaks out, the elder will be beheaded."

Song Shouhe smiled reservedly and said, "I believe the real person will not do this. We are not like Song Zhexuan and his group. Our sincerity is all in words. This thing is our sincerity. I wonder if the real person is satisfied?"

"I am naturally satisfied with your sincerity, but..." Song Changsheng laughed, then changed the subject, staring at Song Shouhe with a pair of sharp eyes, "I want to know more, why are you doing this?"

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ps: The May Day extra update challenge has finally come to an end. Once again, I would like to thank all the fellow Taoists for their monthly tickets, which have helped me realize a small dream. I was really busy during the day for the next two days, so the updates were a little late. I would like to apologize to you all here.

I see many fellow Taoists are talking about adding more chapters. There will be similar challenges for adding more chapters every month in the future. If the monthly votes exceed one thousand, I will add 10,000 words. But if there are more, I can only add more depending on the situation. After all, short holidays are hard to come by, and there won’t be enough time if I’m working.

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(End of this chapter)