Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Chapter 144 Rivals in Love
Song Changsheng gave her a strange look. Was he afraid that he would say something he shouldn't have said? Is there any hidden secret here?
It's a bit strange to think about it. He is also from the Luoxia City lineage. When Niu Dazhuang learned that his surname was Song, his attitude suddenly changed and he even wanted to fight with him.

The same was true when he first met Zhuang Yuechan. Although the other party was not as hostile as Niu Dazhuang after learning that his surname was Song, his attitude was also very cold. It was only after they fought side by side that he changed his mind.

Because of this incident, he suspected whether his family had any deep grudge against Luoxia City, but neither Wang Wanzhou nor his mother seemed to be keeping tabs on it, and Song Xianming was unwilling to mention it.

At that time, he once suspected that the relationship between the family and Luoxia City was very bad.

But from the moment he got the invitation, he knew that things seemed different from what he thought.

And after arriving at Luoxia City, he also discovered that this was indeed the case. The chief manager, Qian Duoduo, was very enthusiastic towards both him and his twelfth uncle. He also agreed very simply on the issue of reopening the trade route and did not make things difficult.

He didn't know what knowledge was contained in an invitation before, but he only found out through the exchange with Qian Duo that the invitation in his hand was actually the most special one. He could go to the mountain a month earlier than the monks from Zifu. But it was earlier than all the foundation-building monks.

After arriving, he was assigned a separate residence. He also visited other people's residences. The conditions here were top-notch, equal to those of the Zifu monks.

This completely overturned his thoughts. If there was really a grudge between the family and Luoxia City, how could they give him such courtesy?

It would be nice not to be humiliated.

After meeting Xiao Qingwan, he thought it was caused by the grudges between her and his old man, but judging from her attitude towards him, he felt that something was wrong.

Therefore, there must be some hidden secret, there may be some misunderstanding, and Zhuang Yuechan and Niu Dazhuang undoubtedly know the truth.

With Niu Dazhuang's attitude towards him, Song Changsheng didn't expect to know anything from him. After eliminating him, the goal was clear.

Thinking of this, Song Changsheng stood up and solemnly raised his hands to Zhuang Yuechan and said, "Fellow Taoist Zhuang, if you know the inside story, please tell Song. Song will definitely be grateful."

Seeing this, Zhuang Yuechan hurriedly avoided it and said with a wry smile: "Why are you doing this, fellow Daoist Song? After so many years, do you know what the point is?"

"But the truth should not be buried." Song Changsheng insisted.

"Fellow Daoist Song, you have saved my life, and I should not reject you in terms of emotion and reason, but please believe me. Telling this so-called 'truth' will not benefit anyone." Zhuang Yuechan's tone More serious than ever.

Song Changsheng was silent. For this reason, he knew that Zhuang Yuechan would not tell him, so he had to settle for the next best thing: "Is that Senior Xiao from Luoxia City?"

Zhuang Yuechan nodded. This matter was already obvious and there was no point in hiding it.

"Fellow Daoist Zhuang, Mr. Song still remembers the scene when we first met. At that time, your attitude became very cold after you learned that my surname was Song. I want to know why."

Song Changsheng stared into Zhuang Yuechan's eyes very rudely, making Zhuang Yuechan slightly panicked.

The two looked at each other like this for a while, and Zhuang Yuechan finally compromised. She sighed and said, "Let me tell you a story."

Song Changsheng looked at her quietly, waiting for her next words.

"Once upon a time, there was a girl who was innocent and smart. She was the apple of the eyes of her elders and was carefully cared for by her brothers and sisters. She was extremely talented, so her cultivation improved rapidly.

When she was in her twenties, she broke through the foundation-building stage, and her elders finally agreed to let her go down the mountain to experience.

She is a flower that has been carefully cared for and has never been exposed to wind or rain, so she suffered a lot at the beginning. But fortunately, she has extraordinary strength and has no dangers along the way.

Until one day, she fell into the trap of an evil cultivator and was trapped in a vicious formation. She knew nothing about the formation and had to rely on the treasures given by her elders to resist.

It was at this time that she met the person who influenced her life.

He was a young man, no more than 20 years old, with a majestic and heroic appearance. It was also his first time going down the mountain to practice. After discovering that the girl was trapped, he took action resolutely. Not only did he kill the evil cultivator, but he also broke through the formation.

After doing all this, the young man drifted away without even leaving his name, but his voice and smile were engraved in the girl's mind.

This is the first time the two met.

When they met for the second time, it was already decades later. One of them had become a well-known formation master, and the other had become a popular alchemy master.

They hit it off immediately and sat talking for dozens of days.

From then on, the two often went out to experience together. After experiencing life and death, the relationship between the two became deeper and deeper. Until one day, the woman found that she fell in love with the man, and she fell deeper and deeper into it, unable to extricate herself.

It just so happened that the man also had a deep love for her, so the two naturally got together, and it wasn't long before the time came to talk about marriage.

The woman's elders are very open-minded and respect her decision, but although the woman's force is very powerful, it is a neutral force and will never intervene in the disputes of other forces.

The woman is being trained as the future leader, so she must also maintain absolute neutrality. Therefore, if a man wants to marry a woman, the first condition is to leave his family, because his family is on the cusp of the storm. If a woman marries, it is tantamount to announcing to the world that they have become allies.

This is what the woman's elders do not want to see, so they make such a request, but at the same time they also promise the man that after marriage, the two will have equal status, the children will have his surname, and they will even be able to hold real power in the future.

This was a very generous condition, but the man did not agree. However, he couldn't bear the woman's pleading and finally reluctantly agreed.

But things didn't go as planned. The wedding date had already been set and the wedding invitations had been sent out. However, unexpected changes occurred in the man's family. So, a few days before the wedding, the man left without returning.

The woman thought that he had something to hide, so she came to look for him in person. The final result was that the woman left sadly and could not come out of seclusion ever since.

Another 30 years later, the man's cultivation had reached the peak of the foundation-building stage. He challenged all the monks everywhere and defeated all the monks of his generation, becoming invincible.

After getting the news, the woman stepped out of the room for the first time in 30 years and wanted to fight with him, but he was too strong. The woman was slightly inferior and was defeated by him.

After the war, the man became the patriarch of the family and got married with the help of his elders. After receiving the news, the woman's temperament changed drastically and she was completely different from before.

Her cultivation also stagnated because of this, which not only made her lose the qualification to compete for the master, but also caused the alchemy world to lose a future alchemy master..." Zhuang Yuechan stopped here and looked at Song Chang Sheng said: "Master rescued me from a mortal village that was massacred by demon cultivators. I was only a few months old at that time and was brought back by Master.

But he had never married a wife, had no children, and could not take care of children at all, so he sent me to an elder. She raised me and taught me how to read. She was the best person to me besides my master. "

At this point, Song Changsheng already understood the whole story.

The protagonist in the story told by Zhuang Yuechan, the man is his grandfather Song Xianming, and the woman is the senior Xiao Qingwan, who is also the elder who raised Zhuang Yuechan.

There is a saying that love the house and the crow, hate the house and the crow.

Look at what my old man did. He escaped from the wedding before the wedding, which caused the woman's temperament to change drastically. Luoxia City did not go to war with the family, which was already the result of extreme restraint.

As a being who is both his disciple and daughter, it is strange that Zhuang Yuechan has a good impression of someone named Song.

In a different place, if it were Song Changsheng, he would have exercised the greatest restraint by not facing each other with swords.

So Song Changsheng can completely understand her attitude, but what about Niu Dazhuang? He couldn't have been raised by Xiao Qingwan, right?
After asking this question, Zhuang Yuechan gave him a complicated look and said, "Senior Brother Niu is the direct disciple of Uncle Zhan, and Uncle Zhan is my uncle's suitor, so..."

Well, it turned out to be the apprentice of his old man's love rival. No wonder he hated the children of the Song family so much. Song Changsheng suddenly understood.

"Grandpa, how many glorious deeds have you not told me? Not only do you have a predecessor like Senior Xiao, but you also have a love rival like City Lord Zhan.

Fortunately, Luoxia City is a force that maintains absolute neutrality. Otherwise, they would have come to the door a long time ago, right? "

Song Changsheng was filled with emotions. That was Zhan Tianxia. The second city lord of Luoxia City was famous for his bad temper. No wonder the old man didn't dare to come to the birthday banquet. If Zhan Tianxia knew about it, would he have to tear him alive?
When he was young, he might not be his opponent in Zhan Tianxia, ​​but now, one is a famous monk from the Zi Mansion, and the other is a dying old man in the foundation building stage. The gap between them is bigger than that between a man and a dog.

"I didn't expect grandpa and Senior Xiao to have such a past." Song Changsheng suddenly felt a sigh of relief, but then he thought about it and realized that something was wrong. If the two parties had severed their ties, then why did his parents bring him to find her?
Come to think of it, it seems a little weird that the son and daughter-in-law of the woman who stole his beloved brought her grandson to his "ex" for medicine.

You say that the hatred of a husband is irreconcilable, so even if she was given the medicine, she would not dare to take it.

After expressing the doubts in her heart, Zhuang Yuechan said: "At that time, my uncle and your grandfather had not broken ties with each other, but they had little contact. As far as I know, when your father was born, my uncle also represented Luoxia. Go and congratulate.

What really makes them strangers is other reasons. "

"what reason?"

"Fellow Daoist Song, I'm sorry. I've told you enough today. I won't tell you this matter, and I can't tell you. You shouldn't ask again in the future." Zhuang Yuechan shook her head firmly.

This reason is probably the so-called "truth", but it is impossible for Zhuang Yuechan to tell him more.

Song Changsheng was still very grateful to her. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have learned so much, so he handed her over again and said, "Thank you so much, fellow Taoist Zhuang, for today. Song owes you a favor."

"You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Song, so I'll take my leave now." Zhuang Yuechan shook her head gently, returned the salute, and prepared to leave.

When she was about to walk outside the bamboo building, Song Changsheng suddenly said: "In this case, why does the great city lord treat me so well?"

He was referring to the over-standard invitations and accommodation. According to the relationship between the Song family and Luoxia City, he should not receive these courtesy.

At first, he thought it was because his old man had a lot of face, but now it seems that he has a bad reputation. He feels that it is a miracle that he has not been beaten to death yet.

Zhuang Yuechan stopped, pondered for a while and then said, "You deserve this."

"What do I deserve?" Song Changsheng was confused, but Zhuang Yuechan had already left quickly, seemingly afraid that Song Changsheng would continue to ask questions.

"Oh, I'm really stunned. I originally invited fellow Taoist Zhuang here to catch up on old times, but it ended up like this." Looking at the steaming tea, Song Changsheng couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly. He was a little too persistent. .

Sitting back in his seat, he still couldn't help but think about why his old man wanted to escape from the marriage?

He did not hesitate to leave the family but also stay with it, which proved that the relationship between them was very deep, otherwise Song Xianming would not have been able to do this with his temperament.

But why did he choose the most harmful way to end such a deep relationship?
"Family accident..." Song Changsheng chewed these words repeatedly in his mouth, and began to calculate in his mind, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.

Isn't this the time when Patriarch Song Yungui was seriously injured and Patriarch Song Yunhan succeeded to the throne of the clan?

"Could it be..." Song Changsheng suddenly had a guess in his mind, but it was not the answer he wanted, so he planned to find out more about it after he went back!
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Two days later, Zhuang Yuechan came to the door again. This time, Song Changsheng was very sensible and did not mention those topics again. This also made Zhuang Yuechan feel relieved. If Song Changsheng continued to ask questions, then she would have no choice but to retreat.

"Fellow Daoist Song, there are seniors from the Golden Crow Sect and the Tianmai Sect discussing the Tao in the Taoist Discussion Hall today. Do you want to go and have a look?" Zhuang Yuechan asked with a smile.

"Of course we can't miss such a rare opportunity, let's set off now." Song Changsheng agreed very simply. After listening to the last Zifu discussion, he still had some unfinished thoughts. This time, there are two people from Jindan. The powerful elders discussing the Tao should not be missed.

So, the two of them went to Lundao Hall together.

Song Changsheng obviously underestimated Zhuang Yuechan's charm. As soon as she appeared, she was like a blooming flower, attracting countless wild bees, waves and butterflies.

The identities of these people are not ordinary. There are monks from the Zifu behind them. Zhuang Yuechan can't offend them with words, so she can only choose to ignore their existence.

Being ignored by Zhuang Yuechan, these people could only endure it. After all, beauties have privileges, but Song Changsheng standing next to him became the target of public criticism...

ps: I originally planned to finish writing before twelve o'clock, but ended up finishing at this point...

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