Seeing Song Laosan looking at me with a gloating expression, I asked Wei Shengnan, "What do you mean by 'good show'? What grudges do the Duan and Qu families have?"

“I promised to share information with you, but this is not included in that promise.”

Wei Shengnan looked at me calmly: "The feud between our two families is related to your father. According to our agreement, my grandfather will tell you everything after things are settled. It's almost time. We still have a lot to prepare. We should go."

Seeing Wei Shengnan get up, Song Laosan pulled out a stack of tissues from the tissue box: "You guys go out first, my stomach is upset from being in the cold storage these past few days, I feel like I need to poop right after eating!"

"I'll go too."

Seeing that Song Laosan was going to the toilet, I followed him.

The small restaurant we were staying at didn't have a restroom, so we had to use the open-air public toilet outside.

When Song Laosan saw me going out with him, he handed me a cigarette: "Brother Duan, you came out with me on purpose, didn't you?"

"Yes." I didn't deny it: "When we went to pick you up before, you called my father 'Second Uncle,' and it seemed that you didn't hate him."

"Among the four sects, how could no one hate him? Of course I hate him too, just to a different degree."

Song Laosan smiled and said, "Compared to the other two families, our Song family suffered less. The only harm your father did to the Song family was the split of the four branches, which meant we couldn't make money. But to put it another way, if the four branches hadn't collapsed, my eldest and second brothers wouldn't have gone out to run their own businesses and met such a violent end. But that was their fate, and it had nothing to do with the Duan family. In any case, you are innocent. The debts your father incurred shouldn't be attributed to you."

I took a drag of my cigarette: "Since I saved your life, can you tell me what my father did back then that made the other three sects hate him so much?"

Old Song immediately raised his hand: "Xiao Duan, you saved my life, I'll remember this favor and I'm very grateful to you. But let's leave the matter of your father here, I can't tell you about it!"

"Why?"

“Back when that incident happened, my dad was the pillar of our family. After he passed away, my older brother took over. I was still in junior high school then, so I didn’t know much about it! Besides, these were the conditions the Wei family negotiated with you. If I said anything, wouldn’t I offend the Wei family? What if you ran away? How would I explain it to them?”

Old Song looked at me wisely: "And the most important thing is that I have been wandering in foreign lands for so many years, and I really hope to have a place to call home. If the four sects can join forces again, even if we can't return to our former glory, at least I won't be a lonely ghost anymore."

Seeing that Song Laosan's attitude was firm, I compromised and asked, "Then can you tell me what grudges exist between the Duan family and the Qu family?"

"You'll find out about this very soon, won't you?"

Old Song remained vague and avoided getting to the point, patting my arm: "When I was little, your dad came to my house for drinks, and I even peed in his arms! He was a talented man, but unfortunately, one wrong step led to another, and he went astray..."

Seeing Song Laosan turn and leave, I slammed the cigarette butt in my hand onto the ground.

I've always hated people who only say half of what they mean. The feeling of having your curiosity piqued but not getting an answer is truly agonizing.

Unfortunately, all the people I've met lately are those who like to talk like that.

Although I've always acted indifferent towards my father since I was a child, I actually crave his love deep down.

Back when I was in school, I was always incredibly envious of other classmates who were picked up by their parents. Many times, I would secretly hide and wait until everyone else had left before going out, just because I was afraid my classmates would laugh at me.

After my grandfather passed away, he became my only remaining relative in the world, and I really want to see him one last time.

Whether he is a good person or a bad person.

Everyone around me is tight-lipped about my father's affairs. It seems that the only way for me to solve this problem is to break into the demon monk's tomb as soon as possible and learn the truth from Old Master Wei.

...

Qu Ruilin's residence was just an ordinary hotel. When we arrived, Wei Shengnan left the others outside and only took me and Song Laosan inside.

Perhaps because of what Song Laosan had said earlier, I felt a little nervous when I saw Wei Shengnan knocking on the door.

The door opened, revealing a handsome face.

Qu Ruilin is two years older than me and about 1.8 meters tall. At first glance, he looks like a movie star who takes a tough-guy approach.

Wei Shengnan smiled and said, "Hello, you must be Mr. Qu? I am Wei Shengnan!"

"Hey! Hello! Please come in!"

Qu Ruilin opened the door, revealing a sunny smile: "In a sense, our Qu family and your Wei family share the same origin. Our ancestors lived together for dozens of generations. Although we are not related by blood, we are still very close relatives! It's funny, with such a close relationship between our two families, this is the first time we've met."

Wei Shengnan entered the room: "Mr. Qu..."

"Don't call me Mr. Qu. I'm only twenty-three, just one year older than you. Just call me Brother Lin."

As Qu Ruilin spoke, he walked towards us with several bottles of mineral water: "Everyone, have some water."

"Okay, then I'll call you Brother Lin."

Wei Shengnan took the bottled water and pointed to Song Laosan, introducing him: "This is the descendant of the Song family, one of the four major families."

"My name is Song Laosan, but outsiders call me Third Master."

Old Song casually snatched a bottle of mineral water from Qu Ruilin's hand: "You may not remember me, but the year you were born, my dad and I went to Chongqing and even attended your one-month celebration!"

"The Song family is here too?"

Upon hearing that the Fourth Gate had moved to the Third Gate, Qu Ruilin fixed his gaze on me, and the smile on his face faded: "And who is this...?"

Seeing Qu Ruilin staring at me, I took the initiative to introduce myself: "Duan Shenxing".

"Squeak!"

Qu Ruilin tightened his grip, making the mineral water bottle rattle, and his body trembled slightly: "Which Duan family?"

"Fengtian Wangyunzhai".

"Fuck you!"

When Qu Ruilin heard me introduce myself, he went berserk and threw a punch at me.

I saw Qu Ruilin make a move, and instinctively stepped back, dodging his punch. I looked at him in astonishment: "Are you crazy?! I have no grudge against you, why are you hitting me?"

"You bastard! I'm going to kill you!"

Qu Ruilin's eyes were bloodshot, and he completely ignored me. With red eyes, he charged forward again, a stark contrast to his previous amiable demeanor.

Song Laosan rushed forward and hugged Qu Ruilin tightly: "Little Qu! Don't do anything rash. We came to you to mediate, not to fight!"

"Get out of my way!"

Whether it was due to his natural strength or the burst of potential from his anger, Qu Ruilin shoved Song Laosan away and pounced on me like a mad dog.