Nangong Xiangrui frowned and said, "Why would you lie to me about this?"
"Okay then," Song Shu nodded with satisfaction, "How about we make a deal?"
"What?"
Nangong Xiangrui frowned, somewhat confused about what Song Shu was going to do.
Jiang Deng had a vague guess of something and couldn't help but admire in his heart that Song Shu was really a smart person.
"To be honest, I don't want to bring people to encircle and suppress the Nangong family. After all, among the four great families, your Nangong family ranks fourth, and our Song family ranks third. The relationship between our two families is not tit-for-tat, but rather a mutual dependence."
Song Shu said bluntly, "Ancestor Xiahou ordered our Song family to annihilate the Nangong family. It's obvious that he wants to deplete the strength of both our families. Once the Nangong family is destroyed, our Song family will be the next to go."
"My father didn't see through this, but I did. Since I am the next head of the Song family, I have to make plans early."
"To be honest, Chi Lianqi Zun has already contacted me and asked me to help her take the position of the Lord of the Ten Thousand Swords Spirit Realm."
Song Shu explained her plan, "So, I want you to surrender with me on the surface. Once we reach Jiange, we'll join forces to hold back the Xiahou and Pei families and prevent them from supporting Ancestor Xiahou."
"When the time comes, as long as Chi Lianqi Zun kills Ancestor Xiahou, she will follow through on her promise to me and allow our two families to annex the Xiahou and Pei families. What do you think, Patriarch Nangong?"
Everyone: “…”
They were all stunned by Song Shu's speech.
This plan is not only bold, it is crazy!
If you fail to complete it, your clan will be exterminated by Ancestor Xiahou!
Pah pah——
Just as the reception room fell into silence, a series of applause suddenly broke out.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the person applauding was Jiang Deng.
Jiang Deng was lazily slumped in a chair. Seeing everyone looking at her, she curled her lips and smiled, "Song Shu is right. I am familiar with Chi Lian. She does plan to kill the Xiahou Patriarch, and she is very confident. Now that the Nangong family is surrounded by wolves, it's just a matter of time before they are wiped out. What's the harm in fighting?"
"……good!"
Nangong Xiangrui's eyes flashed, and finally he nodded and said, "Song Shu, although I don't believe you, I believe Jiang Deng. For her sake, I promise you."
Song Shu had a satisfied smile on her face. "Okay, deal."
Jiang Deng breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, she thought Chi Lian had only a 50% chance of killing Ancestor Xiahou, but now with the addition of Song Shu and Nangong Xiangrui, the chance has increased to 70%.
After everyone discussed the specific plan, Huang Jing and Nangong Yanming stayed to take charge of the Nangong family, while the others followed Song Shu and went out of Nangong City.
The group marched out of the city in a mighty procession, gradually approaching the Song family members stationed outside the city.
From a distance, Jiang Deng saw Song Yuanze, the leader.
"Song Yuanze?"
Jiang Deng was stunned for a moment, then sent a voice message to Song Shu, asking, "Didn't the Song family say they were going to take him back for punishment? I thought at the very least, his cultivation would be crippled."
Song Shu sighed, "Since ancient times, brothers have protected each other. My father loves my uncle like his own son, so how could he bear to punish him? He only fined him some cultivation resources, and this time he was specially sent to redeem himself and make meritorious contributions. If this is accomplished, I will get nothing, and all the credit will go to him."
"Oh……"
There was a deep sense of dissatisfaction suppressed in Jiang Deng's eyes.
Since the world is so unfair, why doesn't she seek justice herself?
Just as she was planning how to provoke Song Yuanze so that she could get rid of him in a natural way, Jiang Deng and the others had already approached Song Yuanze.
Song Yuanze glanced suspiciously at the group of people behind Song Shu, and his gaze especially lingered on Jiang Deng for a moment. Seeing that the usually noisy Jiang Deng suddenly became so honest, he always felt that something was wrong.
"Uncle," Song Shu explained with a smile, "After my nephew's persuasion, they all agreed to surrender."
"...You actually brought them out?"
The smile on Song Yuanze's face grew wider and wider, and the corners of his mouth almost stretched to his ears. "You are truly my good niece."
Song Shu vaguely sensed something was wrong and quickly stood in front of everyone, demanding, "Uncle, what are you going to do? Don't forget that I'm the one leading the team this time, not you!"
"I'm your elder, so you should listen to me," Song Yuanze scolded sternly. "Ah Shu, get out of the way so I can take their heads back and report!"
Bringing a living person back is likely to cause another accident, so bringing a dead person is the safest choice. He is considering the completion of the mission and definitely not wanting to kill Jiang Deng for personal revenge.
“…”
Now Song Shu couldn't hold on to the smile on her face anymore.
She had planned everything well, but she never expected that it wasn't the enemy who came to cause trouble, but her own family members who came to sabotage her.
Song Yuanze is really her good uncle!
"Go," Song Yuanze said without a word, raising his sword and ordering the Song family, "Capture them!"
Just as the people behind him were about to make a move, Song Shu drew the long sword from her waist, raised it, and said coldly, "This young master will see who dares to attack!"
“…”
The Song family members look at each other.
One is the family head's younger brother, and the other is the future family head. They found that it was inappropriate to help anyone, so they finally chose to do nothing and just stood there like fools.
"good!"
Song Yuanze gritted his teeth and said, "Since none of you will do anything, then I will do it myself!"
After saying that, Song Yuanze didn't say anything else and directly cut his palm with his own natal sword. He raised his hand and brushed the sword, smearing all the gushing blood on the sword.
In just a moment, Song Yuanze's body was filled with scarlet demonic energy.
“Again!”
Jiang Deng's mouth twitched, and he was speechless.
Previously, at the Sword Contest, Song Yuanze had summoned the Sword Demon and she had defeated him once before. Why was she summoning it again this time? Didn't Song Yuanze feel tired of it?
"He's about to summon the Sword Demon, stop him quickly!"
While Jiang Deng was giving a warning, he summoned the Heavy Light Sword and swung it towards Song Yuanze without bothering to use any sword moves!
The sword energy attacked Song Yuanze!
However, with the blessing of spiritual power, Song Yuanze's body floated upwards, avoiding Jiang Deng's sword energy. He was suspended in the air and began to chant something.
"Blood sacrifice, the sword demon appears!"
Song Yuanze suddenly opened his eyes, which had been pitch black, and turned red. "Jiang Deng, you will die today!"
As he finished speaking, a human-shaped shadow over ten feet tall appeared behind Song Yuanze.
Its body was like a skeleton, except that its surface was covered with a layer of scarlet gas composed of demonic energy and sword energy. It had no facial features, and two flames were flickering in its empty eye sockets.
Breathing the air of freedom, the Sword Demon laughed loudly towards the sky, "I'm finally back! Hahahaha..."
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