Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

What Song Shouhe sent was exactly the most scarce information currently available to Song Changsheng and the others. It clearly recorded the personnel composition and organizational structure of the Song Clan Elders' Council of [Jinxiu Banner], the detailed contents of the recent clan meetings, the main industries, development directions, etc.

It also focuses on recording their achievements in the East China Sea and current and future development priorities. The content is very complex and detailed.

It's hard to say how much of it is true, but their attitude is really interesting.

Just as Song Changsheng said, if this news leaked out, not only Song Shouhe's head, but every single one of the envoys would be punished for treason.

This gift is truly heavy, as it means putting one's entire life and property in Song Changsheng's hands.

Facing Song Changsheng's question, Song Shouhe smiled and said, "Master, why do you have to ask when you already know the answer? You have dealt with those people more than once, so you should know their morals and faces.

We, the side branches, entered the main vein with great anticipation, thinking we could make a big splash, but in the end, we were just other people's thugs.

It is ridiculous that I, a mere elder who manages the family's transportation, can become one of the leaders of the collateral elders.

In the past, when Ancestor Chengying was still around, he would take care of us a little. But after he passed away in the East China Sea, our group has been completely marginalized in the family, and the power in our hands has been decreasing day by day.

There are countless people in the family who are eyeing my position. When Elder Zhexuan came before, those who came with him were here to investigate the whereabouts of Yulong and the others. This was not instructed by the family.

Instead, they wanted to use this incident to bring me down, and you should have heard of the person who planned this incident, Song Xiangjie.

He was the mastermind behind the murder of Zhenren's uncle and his clansmen, and the person behind him was Song Wuji.

Behind Song Wuji is the ancestor Dao Ling.

These people are like mountains, pressing down on us. We cannot move them away or back away. If we want to avoid being oppressed, we can only choose to overturn these mountains!"

Song Shouhe's tone suddenly became excited, and he waved his hands involuntarily and said, "What's wrong with the main vein? What's wrong with the side branch?

Going back tens of thousands of years, we all have the same ancestor and the same blood flows in our bodies. Why should the main branch get all the best, while we, the side branches, can only pick up the leftovers?

Even so, this group of people still want to suck our blood. We are like fat sheep raised in the wild, and we are caught and killed from time to time.

Those people look down on us from the bottom of their hearts. In their eyes, we are inferior people!
But we were powerless to fight back, as the mountains were crushing us to the point of suffocation.

At the grand clan meeting to try Song Xiangjie, this was supposed to be a meeting led by us to fight for power and justice, but it turned into a factional fight between Song Wuji and Song Jiyuan.

If we want to achieve our demands, we can only choose to stand on Song Jiyuan's side and vote passively.

We clearly occupy more than a quarter of the seats in the Council of Elders, but we are not even qualified to initiate a motion, and we cannot even get a word in!"

At this point, Song Shouhe's passion faded, and he said with a look of dejection and helplessness: "Originally, we had already refuted Song Wuji, but the intervention of Patriarch Dao Ling made everything a dream.

Patriarch Tianyuan compromised, and Song Jiyuan made concessions, all wanting to preserve their strength for the future, but no one considered the lives of people like us.

Song Wuji is still the patriarch, and behind him is still the most powerful faction in the family, with power and influence.

He couldn't do anything to Song Jiyuan, so he could only vent his emotions on us.

A few days ago, one of my great-nephews was deprived of his Purple Mansion quota by the Punishment Elder just because of a small negligence, and was exiled to a bitter and cold place to guard a mine for a hundred years.

A hundred years, how many hundred years can a foundation-building cultivator have? His entire life is ruined!
The Punishment Elder is Song Wuji's man. This is his revenge on us for standing on Song Jiyuan's side. It is also a demonstration. If he wants, it would be easy to deal with us.

Behind them is Ancestor Dao Ling, behind Song Jiyuan is Ancestor Tian Yuan, and the Ancestor Cheng Ying who once protected us has long passed away.

He saw clearly that we had no one to lean on and nowhere to turn to.

It was at this time that we deeply realized the helplessness and despair faced by Lu Ke and Yu Long. No wonder Yu Long finally made the decision to flee with his entire family. He was forced to do so.

Today, we are facing the same situation they were in.

Fortunately, you showed up at this time.

You are like a ray of light that breaks through the endless darkness, bringing hope to us in despair.

Therefore, I came here with the expectations of all the side branches and offer you our most sincere sincerity. "

After saying that, Song Shouhe bowed directly to Song Changsheng and did not stand up for a long time.

Song Shouhe said so much, but the core was still the struggle for power and profit. Song Changsheng was not interested in the mess they were having internally.

But one of his words deeply touched Song Changsheng.

Without support, there is no one to turn to.

This is the true portrayal of Song Yulong at the beginning. Knowing that treason was a serious crime punishable by the maximum penalty, he still led his people on that path.

Dying in resistance is always more pleasant and heroic than waiting to be killed by an axe on a chopping block.

There was silence in the hall for a while, and then Song Changsheng slowly said: "I understand your request, but I am afraid that you will be disappointed.

My clan has declared war on the Song clan of the Jinxiu Banner, and this will never change. I cannot interfere with your internal affairs and cannot help you."

If it weren't for what happened before, Song Changsheng would have been happy to merge with the main lineage. There is strength in unity. After all, they are of the same clan and naturally have the same stance, which provides a basis for cooperation.

Apart from anything else, the Song family can at least obtain an admission ticket to the East China Sea. The sea is a treasure land full of countless treasures.

Unfortunately, this is impossible.

"Although we all feel sorry about this, it is precisely because of this that I have made up my mind to hand this item over to the real person." Song Shouhe straightened up and said sincerely.

"What do you mean by this?"

“If it were someone else, they might have compromised from the beginning, or at the very least, they would have pretended to be nice and tried to gain some benefits from it.

Although the real person had done the same thing before, it was only for self-protection. He stopped immediately after the breakthrough and declared war directly without stopping for any benefit.

Not everyone has such courage, and the most admirable thing is the original intention of the real person.

As far as I know, the Immortal and your uncle have never met each other. Even Song Yulong and Song Yushi only returned to their clan once. Not to mention the rest of the people, most of them have lived in Daqian since childhood and have never met the Immortal. In fact, before they fled, many of them didn't even know that their roots were in Daqi.

The real person actually dared to leave the family and declare war on the family for these people. Not to mention Song Wuji and others, even we elders who came from other branches found it incredible.

It's a shame to say that we have been bent in front of the main vein for too long. Even if we are treated unfairly, we don't have the courage to fight for our rights.

My nephew was exiled to a bitter and cold land on trumped-up charges, and as his uncle, I can only complain in front of you.

It was the actions of the real person that touched us, and made us know what "dignity" is. This gift is just to support the real person, without any other intention, and we dare not ask for anything in return from the real person. "Song Shouhe's eyes were open, as if this was what he was thinking.

"I really didn't expect that you all had such a hard time over there. What Song Wuji and the others did was really disheartening.

To be honest, I announced my departure from the family not because I wanted to sever my blood ties, but because I wanted to eradicate this unhealthy trend.

Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. As long as you are not our enemies, all this has nothing to do with you.

Even more, you can walk around more often and keep in touch with each other. Broken bones are still connected by tendons, and the connection of blood cannot be severed by a few words." Song Changsheng's face was full of "sincerity".

Song Shouhe was immediately surprised when he heard this, and he said quickly: "Thank you for your kindness, Master. This is what we have been looking for."

But soon, a trace of hesitation appeared in his eyes, and he said in embarrassment: "Just to let the real person know, we have special identities, and we came here without Song Wuji's permission. We may be monitored after we go back, and it will be difficult for us to move around freely.

I would like to let my family handle these matters. I wonder if you can agree to this?"

The family members he was referring to were naturally the members of their branch. Others were in the main branch, so it was not very convenient for them to do things, but his family was extremely far away from the main branch, so communication was much more convenient.

Song Changsheng smiled and nodded, "Of course, we are all family."

Song Shouhe raised his head and made eye contact with Song Changsheng, then quickly lowered his head, very respectfully.

Some things don't need to be said so clearly. Often, just a glance is enough to understand what the other person is thinking. Both parties have gotten what they wanted, and this negotiation went much more smoothly than during the day.

"It's late at night, I won't disturb you anymore, I'll take my leave now."

Song Shouhe withdrew very tactfully. After he left, Song Xianming, Zhuang Yuechan and others who were hiding behind the screen came out together.

"The [Heavenly Bead] given by Master Feng Yuan is really useful. It can set up a barrier. Even though Song Shouhe was very close, he didn't notice any clues." Song Xianming said with satisfaction as he looked at the small metal ball in his hand.

“A fourth-order lower-grade Heavenly Realm Pearl would be hard for even a Jindan early stage cultivator to detect your presence unless they get close, let alone him.

Did you record everything just now?" Song Changsheng looked at Zhuang Yuechan and asked.

Zhuang Yuechan raised the transparent crystal in her hand and said, "Don't worry, from the moment he walked in, I have used the [Image Stone] to record everything he said and did."

"That's right. I will send it to the A-level library of Fengyu Palace later and let Qingluo keep it personally. It is useless now. At the critical moment, this is the evidence and handle."

Song Xianming said, "How true do you think this person's words are?"

"It's 70% true and 30% false. They did have the intention to rebel, but they don't have enough strength and foundation, and they don't dare to rise up directly, so..."

"So they plan to let us be the vanguard and fight the Jinxiu Banner to the death so that they can profit from it." Zhuang Yuechan took over the conversation and pointed out incisively.

"This is most likely the plan, otherwise they wouldn't have sent this thing." Song Changsheng said as he weighed the jade slip in his hand.

"So how much of what you just said is true?"

Hearing this, Song Changsheng smiled and said, "At least one part of it is true. I really want to interact with them more. It is too difficult to plant spies, and it is even more difficult to reach the core. These people will be our main source of intelligence in the future.

They want to achieve their goals, and it is necessary for them to provide us with help.”

"I understand. I will let Changxiu and Qingshi personally supervise this matter and get in touch with the people over there as soon as possible." Song Luyun responded.

"Are you still going to the meeting that Song Zhexuan mentioned?"

“This Song Tianyuan is quite interesting. Although he has been committed to uniting the family and eliminating conflicts, he has unknowingly become the backer of Song Jiyuan’s faction. It’s also because he has been outside for too long and has no idea of ​​the changes within the family.

He sent this delegation of envoys, but that doesn't mean this person will stand on our side. He is just acting for his own interests.

If one day he feels that destroying us would be more beneficial to the family, he will not show mercy.

For a person like this, it doesn't make much difference whether you meet him or not, so let's wait and see for a while." Song Changsheng shook his head and said.

Song Luyun's face suddenly showed understanding, and she nodded and said, "I understand. When I meet them tomorrow, I will directly reject Song Zhexuan and send them away."

"I plan to be in seclusion to refine magic tools in the next period of time, which will take a long time. If it is not an urgent matter, please take care of it, Aunt."

"Speaking of this, I have something else I want to discuss with the clan leader." At this time, Song Luyun suddenly spoke.

"Oh? Auntie, please go ahead."

"I feel that my bottleneck has loosened recently. I plan to retreat and break through the Purple Mansion Stage after I finish my busy work. Before that, I will resign from the post of Elder of General Affairs. General affairs need to be handed over, so the clan leader should consider the candidate as soon as possible."

Song Changsheng's expression became serious when he heard this. This was no small matter.

It is naturally a good thing for the Song family that Song Luyun is going to break through to the Purple Mansion, but the position of the general affairs elder is unusual, especially since he does not usually manage family affairs, so it is necessary to find a capable and prestigious person to take on the position.

The latter is the most critical and must be able to convince the public.

However, he has not yet thought of a candidate who meets these conditions.

For a moment, he couldn't help but think of Song Lutong again.

"Uncle Tong, Uncle Tong, if you were still here, I wouldn't have to worry about this issue."

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(End of this chapter)