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Chapter 241: Demons gather and the secret of immortality is obtained
The night is cool as water, and the banquet is as hot as fire.

The entire villa was decorated with lights, and the city below the mountain was also brightly lit.

There is no doubt that today is a good day.

Song Que, the undisputed first pillar of the Song clan, finally walked out of the Modao Hall after many years, and his realm has greatly improved.

The evil dragon in the mortal world, who had long been famous and had personally killed the tyrant Yang Guang, also came from afar to visit the Song family.

"Senior, please drink this cup slowly!" Song Que laughed heartily and invited him warmly.

Hong Chen raised his glass, and everyone at the table followed suit, drinking together.

The table that flowed like water was headed by the table where Hong Chen was sitting in the Song Clan Villa, winding its way down the mountain and around the streets in the city, resembling a long dragon.

The banquet started at dusk and ended late at night.

The next day, Hong Chen and Song Que sat and discussed Taoism.

In terms of artistic conception, Song Que is a well-deserved pioneer. Hong Chen hopes to learn from his experience to improve his own sword intent.

The two of them communicated with each other and had a great time, and several days passed in the blink of an eye.

The Song clan was peaceful as usual, Lingnan was calm, but the Sui Dynasty in the north was in the midst of war.

On this day, Wanwan came to report that the news of the Evil Emperor's relics had spread throughout the Demon Sect, and people from the two sects and six paths had begun to gather towards Chang'an City.

Hong Chen began to show signs of leaving, and Song Que didn't want to try to keep him, so their conversation turned from martial arts to the world situation.

"I wonder what the senior thinks of the current Sui Dynasty?"

Hong Chen smiled and said, "You want to ask me, who will eventually take over the world?"

Song Que nodded: "Now that the news of Yang Guang's death has spread all over the world, the thirty-six rebel kings and seventy-two rebel groups have been unable to suppress their ambitions and have raised their flags to rebel. The Great Sui Dynasty is doomed to fail. But what kind of court will it be next, and what kind of life will the people live, I really don't understand."

Hong Chen smiled and said, "If you are determined, you might as well start from now on. With the Song clan and Lingnan as your base, from south to north, you may be able to sweep the world and become the supreme ruler."

Song Quegao was not only a man of strong personal ability, his military strategy was also unrivaled in the world.

If he really led the Song clan to join the competition, the Li clan might not be able to successfully create the Tang Dynasty.

After all, in terms of high-end combat power, the Li family does not have any decent masters of their own, and they need the support of Cihang Jingzhai.

But if Song Que gets ruthless, Cihang Jingzhai will be of no use, and those women will have to find Ning Daoqi, a lone warrior known as the number one master in the Central Plains, to take action.

It's not that Hong Chen is disdainful of her for no reason, but from the above description, Cihang Jingzhai is not just like a restless socialite.

He meddles here and steps on there, and instead of studying the Buddhist scriptures properly, he insists on trying to gain influence over the world. When he fails to do so, he goes looking for someone, and most of the time it's his old lover.

Can you believe this is a Buddhist tradition?

After hearing Hong Chen's words, Song Que stared at the distant mountains, as if in a trance.

After a long while, he suddenly laughed bitterly, shook his head and said, "Back then, I chose to stay here. Now, even if I want to conquer the north and south and continue to rule the country with the blood of the Han people, it is not the turn of an old man like me."

Hong Chen sneered, "Tsk, you are still strong even when you are old, why would you change your mind when you are old? You are still strong even when you are poor, and you will never give up your ambition! You, Song Que, are old, but you are not old enough to have white hair and trembling hands and feet. If you really want to swallow up the world, you will not give up as long as you have a breath left. Otherwise, your Heavenly Sword will not be able to kill my Sword Qi True Dragon."

In other words, what Song Que said was just an excuse.

Being exposed by Hong Chen, Song Que smiled awkwardly and said, "Senior not only looks like a young man, but also has a passionate and ambitious mind. How can we not admire him?"

"Don't come on." Hong Chen waved his long sleeves, "I think you just can't let go of that old lover."

Song Que touched his nose and sighed, "It's not that I can't let go, but... I know that if I lead the Song family out of the mountains, she will still come to find me."

Hong Chen raised his eyebrows: "She asked you, and you listened?"

"That's not the case, it's just..." After a pause, Song Que said, "She always convinces me on certain things."

When Hong Chen heard this, his face darkened and he looked like an old man on the subway looking at his phone.

"Let me guess. She will definitely say that if the Song clan participates in the struggle for supremacy, the war will be even worse and the people will suffer more. It would be better to support the Li clan and quickly wipe out the rebellious kings in the world, restore people's livelihood, and provide for the people."

Song Que nodded.

Hong Chen: "Then why don't the Li clan put aside their ambitions and lead all their forces to join the Song clan? This way they can also rebuild their country and bring peace to the world."

"The Li family came earlier..."

"Stop!" Hong Chen raised his hand and couldn't help sighing, "I see you are really hungry. Is Fan Qinghui really that pretty? Is she really that virtuous? Is she worth your constant thoughts for so many years, and even your guessing of her words in your mind?"

Song Que shook his head.

"Senior, that's not the case. There is more than just love between her and me."

At this point, Hong Chen no longer had the heart to ask further questions.

"So you handed the Song clan over to Song Shidao and let him decide the future direction of the Song clan. And you also knew Song Shidao's character very well. He didn't have any ambitions. So you naturally suppressed your previous wishes and were willing to stay in Lingnan."

Song Que smiled and cupped his hands: "Senior, you have a keen eye."

"Okay. I'm not you, so I can't guess what you're thinking. But if the Song clan doesn't participate in the competition, and I don't do anything, then the Li clan will definitely be the one to take over the world in the end."

"I think so too." Song Que nodded in agreement and said, "I heard that Li Yuan of the Li family is talented and his children are also extraordinary. In this respect, he is better than Yang Jian."

Hong Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud with his head raised.

Song Que was puzzled: "Why are you like this, senior? Is there any secret that I don't know?"

"Hahaha, no. Actually, what you said is all right, but you may have forgotten that for ordinary people, having talented children is a blessing that will make the family graves smoke. But for an emperor, it becomes a disaster!"

Song Que was stunned.

After a while, he sighed: "If this is true, I am afraid that there will be another disaster in the future."

"You don't have to worry about this. Li Yuan's son is indeed extraordinary."

Since ancient times, fighting for the throne has always been a dangerous and disastrous event with far-reaching impact, even affecting the whole world.

But the Xuanwu Gate Incident was an exception. Basically, Li Erfeng controlled the incident within Chang'an and the surrounding small area, and quickly turned the chaos around and ushered in a great era of peace.

From this perspective, Li Yuan should be much more at ease than other emperors.

Hong Chen didn't say anything, and Song Que didn't ask either. After all, the Song family had already decided to withdraw from the competition.

"This country is fascinating, but the pinnacle of martial arts is no worse. In fact, it seems to me now that martial arts is much more attractive!" Song Que smiled brightly, his eyes burning.

Hong Chen: "Just talk if you want to. Why are you looking at me?"

Song Que smiled and said, "It is because of the appearance of the senior that I was able to enter the realm of forgetting the sword earlier, and I also saw and experienced more possibilities and higher realms of martial arts from the senior. This kind of joy has long surpassed love and the world. After all, this is a more direct and distinct 'Tao'."

Hong Chen stood up, shook his clothes, and said, "Okay, then you should study hard to understand the truth from now on. I'm leaving now."

Song Que stood up and said, "I'll see you off, Senior."

"No need. I'm not walking." As he said that, Garuda flew up first and circled at a low altitude.

Hong Chen took a step forward, and Song Que said again: "Senior, if other people knew that you supported the Li Clan, the reputation of the Li Clan would surely be second to none."

"Oh? Are you trying to persuade me or ask me?"

"Just asking out of curiosity."

Hong Chen: "Just because I am optimistic about him doesn't mean I will support him unequivocally. You are right. If I tell others that I am optimistic about the Li family, then the Li family will definitely end the chaos sooner. But don't you think that it is too easy for the Li family to compete for the world?"

Song Que was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Things that are obtained too easily are usually not cherished."

Hong Chen nodded slightly, turned around and flew behind Garuda with Xiaolongnu and Wanwan.

Song Que raised his head and looked him in the eyes.

After Hong Chen stood still, he thought for a moment and said, "Song Que, breaking the void is not an empty talk. You are still far from reaching your limit. Keep working hard. I hope to see you again in the future!"

After saying this, before Song Que could come to his senses, Garuda let out a long cry, then flapped its wings and flew high.

One day later, Chang'an.

Yang Guang died early, and Li Yuan had just started his army and had not yet captured Chang'an.

However, the vanguard of the Li family has already entered the city of Chang'an, gathering people's hearts and bribing officials. The Li family's army is also resisting various armies from all over the world, especially Wang Shichong in Luoyang. Once the opportunity comes, they will be able to take Chang'an without bloodshed.

It can be said that Hong Chen's act of killing Yang Guang destroyed the strategic plans of many people like Li Yuan who were dormant and patient.

But no one failed to thank him.

At least, now everyone knows who killed Yang Guang, so no one needs to bear the stigma of killing the emperor and his father, let alone bear the consequences of being the ringleader of a rebellion.

What they have to do now is to continue to conquer other rebel forces until they finally reach the top.

Of course, the two dragons also lost the opportunity to gather their forces and fight.

From their eyes, Hong Chen couldn't tell whether they were grateful or resentful.

Because there is still too much fear.

"Fu Jun'er, you are quite courageous."

Looking at the person who suddenly rushed out to block his way, Hong Chen smiled.

"I know you are very strong, but as Ziling's elder, I have to stand up for him." There was no fear in Fu Jun'er's eyes, only anger.

"Mom, this is all my fault. I can't blame you, Senior. You..."

"Nonsense!" Fu Jun'er turned around and glared at him: "I know you are afraid of getting into trouble, but now trouble has come to us. I have never heard of cutting off someone's arm because of a word!"

The last sentence was naturally directed to Hong Chen.

Neither Xu Ziling nor Kou Zhong could hold Fu Jun'er back, so they could only look at Hong Chen with pleading eyes.

In the past, Hong Chen would have probably sent the three of them on their way.

But now, Hong Chen suddenly felt that Fu Jun'er's actions were also worthy of respect.

It was probably because he knew how strong he was, and he also knew how strong the other party was compared to himself.

That's the level where even getting angry would greatly lower one's status.

"Okay, what do you want to do?" Hong Chen asked in a gentle tone with his smile on his face.

Hearing this, the three of them were all stunned.

Fu Jun'er quickly came back to her senses, her eyes turned a few times, and she said, "Zi Ling's arm cannot be recovered, but this matter cannot be let go. How about... you use a martial art as compensation?"

This statement is somewhat tentative.

However, Hong Chen agreed immediately.

"can."

The three were stunned again.

However, Hong Chen suddenly spoke again.

"Xu Ziling's problem has been solved, what about you?"

Fu Jun'er was puzzled: "Me?"

Hong Chen said seriously: "You blocked me in the street, questioned me, and asked me a huge amount of compensation. Isn't this also a kind of harm to me? According to your logic, you should also compensate me."

Not long after, Fu Jun'er left with an indignant look on her face and a hidden smile on her face.

Hong Chen smiled and unfolded the secret of immortality in his hand.

Xiaolongnu and Wanwan were shocked by what had just happened, but they both felt as if they had learned something.

(End of this chapter)