Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

The Gusu cultivation world is located in the northeast of the Da Qi cultivation world, connected to the Lu cultivation world in the west, and bordered by the Da Qi cultivation world's Mengzhou and Yanzhou in the south.

It has a vast territory and abundant resources, with a total of three cities and twenty-eight states. Its overall strength is above the Da Qi cultivation world. It has two old-fashioned Jindan forces, each of which is not weaker than the Jinwu Sect.

The headquarters of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, which spans several cultivation circles, is located here, bringing unimaginable prosperity to the Gusu cultivation world.

But behind the prosperity lies endless struggle and turmoil.

The two major Jindan forces have completely torn their faces apart in order to compete for resources. Although major wars at the Jindan level rarely break out, major wars at the Zifu level have never stopped, and bloodshed occurs from time to time.

This also led to constant friction among the forces affiliated with them, and fights would break out from time to time. In the past hundred years, three Purple Mansion forces in the Gusu cultivation world have been destroyed. You can imagine how serious the situation has become.

What's worse is that the cultivation world in Lu State is also taking this opportunity to expand eastwards. Now a large number of vicious and evil independent cultivators have been instigated or driven into Gusu and are doing evil things. It can be said that there are internal and external troubles.

Precisely because the situation was so complicated, Niu Dazhuang, Song Changsheng and others did not know what danger Zhuang Yuechan had encountered, so they had to rush forward at full speed at night, not daring to delay at all.

They started from Cangmang Peak, passed through Qingzhou, Bingzhou, and Mengzhou, and traveled for more than two months under the stars and moon, and finally entered Tiannanzhou, the southernmost part of the Gusu cultivation world.

Even with their level of cultivation, they were exhausted from the journey and had to find a small town to rest.

"Brother, is there anything wrong with Yuechan's soul lamp?"

In the inn, Song Changsheng turned his eyes to Niu Dazhuang.

Upon hearing this, Niu Dazhuang carefully took out a small brass soul lamp from his storage bag. The faint blue flame swayed in the air, flickering and seemed like it could go out at any time.

"It's almost the same as when we left. Over two months later, the situation hasn't improved, but it hasn't gotten worse either. It looks like we're in some dangerous place."

Song Changsheng frowned slightly. The information that could be judged from the soul lamp was limited after all. If he wanted to find Zhuang Yuechan, he had to get more and more crucial information.

"Brother, when was the last time Yuechan sent a message to Uncle Zhan? Where was it? And what did she say?" Song Changsheng asked questions like a machine gun.

“The last time was seven months ago. At that time, Junior Sister was training in the border area between Tiannan Province and Yunmeng Province, mainly taking on some missions as a casual cultivator.

She said at the time that she felt the bottleneck had loosened a bit and that she might be able to break through in the near future, so we shouldn't worry.

In the following months, she did not send any messages back. Master tried to contact her many times but received no response. It was not until her soul lamp showed abnormality that we realized something had happened to our junior sister.

It has been almost three months now." Niu Dazhuang said in a low voice.

Song Changsheng's face also looked a little heavy. After such a long period of time, no one could tell how far Zhuang Yuechan had trained, let alone where the incident had happened. The usability of this information was almost zero.

"Rest for three hours, and leave the city at dawn. First, go to Yunxiao City, which borders Tiannan Province and Yunmeng Province. Search Yunxiao City as the center. Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find Yuechan!"

Niu Dazhuang nodded dully, sat cross-legged on the cushion, and practiced qigong and breathing exercises.

The two of them stayed silent all night. The next day, as soon as the sky began to brighten, they left the city and headed west until they arrived at Chixiao City, which was located at the junction of Tiannan Prefecture and Yunmeng Prefecture.

Chixiao City is a large city for cultivating the Tao, with people coming and going, creating a prosperous scene.

As soon as he entered the city, Song Changsheng realized that Zhuang Yuechan was not in the city, because he used the [Thousands of Miles Searching Technique] but did not detect Zhuang Yuechan's presence.

Although he felt a little regretful, he did not feel discouraged. He had already prepared himself mentally when he came here.

"The situation in Gusu is so chaotic right now. Given Yuechan's personality, she will definitely settle down in Chixiao City after training here. We might be able to get some useful clues here." Knowing that Niu Dazhuang had little patience, Song Changsheng took the lead in explaining the purpose of coming here.

Hearing this, Niu Dazhuang, who was a little irritable at first, calmed down. He looked around excitedly, and looking at the people on the street, he couldn't help but said a little discouraged: "This damn place is so big, there are so many people, I don't have any clues, how can I find it?"

"No matter how difficult it is, we must not give up even if there is only a glimmer of hope. Besides, cities of this size usually have places where intelligence is sold. We can look for them first to see if we can get any useful clues."

"Damn, why didn't you tell me earlier? Let's look for it quickly and split up." Niu Dazhuang cursed and then hurriedly squeezed into the crowd.

Seeing this, Song Changsheng shook his head and walked in a different direction.

When they walked to a wide street, they suddenly found a group of people gathered in front of an attic. Song Changsheng looked up and saw four big characters "Wanlong Trading Company" written in a flamboyant style on a plaque.

"Wanlong Trading Company? Yes, Wanlong Chamber of Commerce!" Song Changsheng slammed his palm hard, and a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

If he had not seen the "Wanlong Trading Company" sign here, he would have almost forgotten that he was also a guest elder of the Bandung Chamber of Commerce.

As a huge organization spanning several cultivation worlds and with industries spread all over the place, the Bandung Chamber of Commerce is not just a chamber of commerce, but also has powerful intelligence capabilities. Maybe we can get some useful information from them.

Thinking of this, Song Changsheng quickly walked towards "Wanlong Trading Company".

Song Changsheng had an outstanding temperament and image, and the aura he exuded was even more powerful. The servant at the door immediately realized that an important person had come, and hurriedly came to greet him, saying respectfully: "This little guy greets the master. Our shop is closed today, and I hope you can forgive me."

After hearing what the waiter said, Song Changsheng suddenly understood. When he came here just now, he was still wondering why these people were waiting outside and not going in. It turned out that the shop was closed.

"Since it's closed, why are there so many people gathered here?"

The servant did not dare to neglect him and quickly apologized with a smile, "That's because the young master of our bank came to inspect our store today, and these guests are waiting here to see the young master's style."

"Peng Siying is here?"

A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Song Changsheng's face. He was originally worried that the sign in his hand was not important enough. If Peng Siying was also here, things would be much easier.

I just don’t know if Peng Siying still remembers the friendship we had in the black market after so many years.

But no matter how great the hope is, you have to try it to know.

He quickly took out his silver VIP card from his arms and waved it in front of the servant.

Although it was only a glimpse, the servant still recognized the VIP card in his hand. He was shocked and bowed quickly, saying, "I didn't know you were here, elder. I hope you will forgive me."

The servant did not further confirm the badge in Song Changsheng's hand. Not only because his cultivation level was consistent with the VIP badge in his hand, but also because no one dared to pretend to be a guest of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce in Gusu.

You have to know that the headquarters of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce is in Gusu. Anyone who dares to impersonate someone like that, let alone a Purple Mansion cultivator, even an ordinary Jindan cultivator wouldn’t have the guts to do that.

Song Changsheng waved his hand and said, "It's my fault that I didn't reveal my identity. I don't blame you. Let me ask you, is the young master you mentioned Chairman Peng's only daughter Peng Siying?" The servant gave him a strange look, but quickly responded, "That's right."

"Great, please go in and tell them that Song Changsheng from the Great Qi Cultivation Realm wants to see you."

"This..." The servant's face suddenly showed an embarrassment.

"What's wrong? Is there any difficulty?" Song Changsheng asked puzzledly.

He knew that his status as a guest elder meant nothing in the Bandung Chamber of Commerce, but had he fallen to the point where he couldn't even order a servant around?
The servant was afraid that Song Changsheng might misunderstand, so he quickly explained: "You don't know, elder, the young master has been in a bad mood these days, and came to Chixiao to relax. He once told everyone that he didn't want to see anyone, so..."

"So that's how it is. But I do have something very urgent that I need to see the young master. Please go in and tell her. The young master and I are old friends. Even if she doesn't want to see me, I'm sure she won't make things difficult for you."

As he spoke, Song Changsheng took out a piece of second-grade top-quality purple jade and stuffed it into the servant's hand without leaving a trace.

The servant was horrified and quickly declined, "Elder, absolutely not."

Song Changsheng just smiled and said sincerely: "It's okay, just consider it as your hard work fee."

Looking at the valuable purple jade in his hand, the servant couldn't help but accept it and said with gritted teeth: "Please wait for a moment, elder. I will go and inform you. If the young master doesn't want to see me, please don't embarrass me."

"That's natural. Thank you for your help."

Looking at the servant's departing back, Song Changsheng couldn't help but sigh, the saying "money makes the world go round" is true everywhere.

In the attic, the servant, holding the purple jade in his arms, lowered his head, and walked cautiously up to the third floor. When he came to the door of a room, he was stopped by two beautiful and elegant maids.

One of the maids in a green skirt looked at the boy and said coldly, "What are you doing up here? Don't you know the young master is here?"

"Hmph, Chen Heng's men are becoming more and more unruly." Another maid in scarlet tights snorted coldly, with murderous intent in her eyes.

The servant was so frightened that he trembled all over. He quickly knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "My two fairies, there is a guest elder named Song Changsheng outside the store. He said he wants to see the young master for something important. I cannot refuse him. I hope the fairies will forgive me."

After hearing his explanation, the man in the red suit became even colder and said sternly, "Didn't I tell you long ago that the young master doesn't want to see anyone? Don't you have ears?"

A copper whip as long as a dragon's spine appeared in her hand, and she was about to whip the servant.

Seeing this, the servant boy closed his eyes tightly, not daring to dodge at all, because he knew that the maid in front of him would not take his life, and after being whipped, the matter would be over.

Just as the whip was about to fall on him, a clear and pleasant voice suddenly sounded: "Wait a minute."

The servant carefully opened his eyes, took a quick look, and quickly lowered his head, saying loudly, "I greet the young master."

Peng Siying glared at the maid holding the whip, then looked at the servant kneeling on the ground and asked, "Who did you say wanted to see me?"

"To reply to the young master, it is a guest official named Song Changsheng, who is said to have come from the Great Qi Cultivation World."

"Song Changsheng... Song Changsheng..." Peng Siying muttered twice in a low voice. She felt that the name sounded familiar in the room just now, and it sounded even more familiar after hearing that it was from Da Qi.

Suddenly, an event from many years ago emerged in her mind. She suddenly remembered that she had such a friend whom she had not seen for many years. She suddenly realized: "It turned out to be him. I haven't seen him for many years. I almost forgot about him."

Hearing this, the servant suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he would not be whipped today.

"Hongluan... no, Qingluan, you go and welcome Fellow Daoist Song in person." Peng Siying thought about it and decided to choose Qingluan, who was wearing a green skirt and acted more gently, to go and greet him.

"Yes, sir!" Qingluan knelt down and bowed, then walked downstairs.

Peng Siying glanced at the servant on the ground and said, "I almost made you suffer. Go get a hundred spirit stones from Chen Heng and tell him that I ordered you to do so."

The servant was overjoyed and kowtowed like pounding garlic, saying, "Thank you, Young Master, thank you, Young Master."

After saying that, he retreated tactfully...

Outside the store, Song Changsheng was waiting bored, when suddenly a woman in a green skirt appeared in front of him. She was tall and had delicate features. Although she was not stunningly beautiful, she was eye-catching.

The woman looked around and then walked straight towards Song Changsheng.

Song Changsheng was suddenly delighted, not because he thought he would have any romantic encounter, but because he knew that Peng Siying was willing to see him.

The reason is very simple. Although this woman looks young, she is actually a Purple Mansion cultivator. This store is not yet at the point where a Purple Mansion cultivator is needed to manage it. With a little thought, one can guess her identity almost exactly.

"Excuse me, is this Song Changsheng, Elder Song?"

Sure enough, the first thing the woman asked was about his identity.

"It is Song."

"My name is Qingluan. The young master is waiting for you upstairs. If you have anything to say, Elder Song, please come upstairs and talk." Qingluan said indifferently.

"Please lead the way, fellow Daoist."

Qingluan didn't respond, turned around and walked upstairs, and Song Changsheng hurriedly followed.

Seeing this, the people waiting outside the door couldn't help but whisper to each other. A handsome man angrily asked the waiter at the door: "Didn't you say the store was closed? Why was that pretty boy allowed in?"

The servant's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Sir, please be careful with your words. That person is a guest of Wanlong and a guest of the young master!"

When he heard that it was a guest official, the man immediately shut his stinky mouth. In Gusu, everyone knew the value of a guest official of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce. He was at least a Purple Mansion cultivator, and he could not afford to provoke him.

Song Changsheng knew nothing about what was happening outside, but he was a little depressed at the moment.

Because after he followed Qingluan upstairs, he saw a woman in red tights. It was obviously the first time he saw her, but the other person's expression looked as if Song Changsheng had some deep hatred with her.

"The young master is inside, keep your eyes open." Hongluan glared at Song Changsheng fiercely, then pushed open the door of the room.

...(End of chapter)