Being defeated so decisively by Yang Cheng was a huge blow to Song Ke.
It was as if some of the beliefs he held dear had been easily shattered by others.
Yang Cheng said that martial arts have an ultimate limit, but strength has no ultimate limit. This sentence made Song Ke seem to understand something, but then his eyes dimmed again.
Even if he has figured something out now, at his age, he has no chance to turn back.
"This is the Heavenly Blade Manual. Commander Yang, do with it as you see fit. I only ask that you spare the life of my Song family."
Song Ke presented the Heavenly Blade Manual without even letting Yang Cheng speak.
Faced with Yang Cheng's extreme power, Song Ke already knew that Yang Cheng didn't care to learn the Song family's Heavenly Blade technique, or even to specifically research any techniques to counter it.
With such immense power, it would be a joke for Yang Cheng to learn other martial arts techniques.
His proud swordsmanship was easily defeated, and the Heavenly Blade no longer seemed so important to Song Ke.
"Don't worry, Senior Song. I, Yang Cheng, am not a bloodthirsty person. Once I hand over the items, the Song family will naturally be fine."
Yang Cheng put away the sword manual and the Soul-Severing Spear.
Just as he was about to leave, Song Xianyuan cautiously asked, "Since the Grand Commander is willing to spare my Song family, I wonder if he could spare my son's life?"
Yang Cheng looked at Song Zhongji with a half-smile and said, "I didn't force anyone from your Song family to stay. Ask him yourself if he's willing to leave."
Song Heon-won also looked at Song Joong-ki with a puzzled expression.
He had always thought that his son had been forcibly kept as a hostage by Yang Cheng, but now it seems that this is not the case.
Song Joong-ki quickly replied, "Father, the Grand Commander is not detaining me. Rather, I am deeply impressed by the Grand Commander's strength and am willing to follow him."
"The Song family will be safe once they hand over the Heavenly Blade. I will also improve my strength and knowledge by training with the Grand Commander, so Father, you don't need to worry."
Actually, Song Joong-ki could return to the Song family now.
Song Xiancheng, who had always opposed his father, was dead, and Song Ke, the patriarch, was also half-crippled and hardly ever interfered in family affairs anymore. So now the Song family was dominated by his father.
However, after witnessing Yang Cheng's terrifying strength, Song Joong-ki changed his mind.
The world is about to change, and so is the martial arts world.
The martial arts world today is not the same as it was three years ago. These so-called major martial arts sects may face imminent danger, just like the Great River Gang, which was wiped out in a single day.
Therefore, at this time, instead of being a worthless young master in the Song family, it would be better to hang out with a strong person like Yang Cheng; it would definitely not be a loss.
Others would be scrambling for such a great opportunity, so why would he give it up?
Song Xianyuan's expression was slightly strange.
My son has always been smarter than me, so if he has made this choice, then there shouldn't be any problem.
The other martial arts figures watching also looked on with strange expressions.
Yang Cheng killed the elders of the Song family, killed the head of the Song family's punishment hall, and even beat the Song family's patriarch to the point of being half-crippled and collapsing. He also stole the Song family's Heavenly Saber Manual.
However, Song Zhongji was willing to follow Yang Cheng, which seemed to be acting as an accomplice to a tyrant, or even recognizing a thief as his father.
Regardless of what others thought, Song Joong-ki said a few words to his father and then left with Yang Cheng.
Yang Cheng copied a copy of the Heavenly Blade Manual, and Chu Xiu, being an expert, also sent the manual to Zhou Yan in the capital.
Upon seeing this, Song Zhongji immediately followed up, saying, "Sir, after this battle with the Song family, we won't have much time to collect martial arts techniques from each household."
"Oh? Why?"
Song Joong-ki said, "I know all too well what those big martial arts sects are thinking."
Although they usually scheme against each other and constantly attack one another, they will immediately unite to fight against external enemies.
Having gone through the experiences of the Great River Gang, the Imperial Guard, and the Song family, they now know what the Grand Commander is up to.
Suppressing the martial arts world or forcibly seizing martial arts techniques are unacceptable to them.
Therefore, no matter how much dissatisfaction or opinion these major factions may have on ordinary days, they will unite to oppose you, my lord.
It's even possible that the leaders of major sects have already received the news and are preparing to take action.
Yang Cheng squinted and said, "I'm not afraid of them coming, I'm afraid they won't come."
"It's good that they're all doing it together, saving me the trouble of doing anything."
Song Joong-ki quickly added, "That's true, but it would take some effort for you to just charge straight in. I do have a little plan that's not quite ready yet, but I don't know if I should say it."
"Oh? What plan?"
Yang Cheng is growing to like Song Joong-ki more and more.
Sometimes a traitor can be more useful than one's own people.
Because they understand the enemy, and since they have become traitors, they must do their jobs wholeheartedly and completely defeat their former comrades, otherwise how can they prove that they are right?
Song Joong-ki is currently working for Yang Cheng with this mindset.
He, the young master of the Song family, risked his reputation and humbled himself to do things for Yang Cheng. If he didn't achieve something, how could he live up to his sacrifice?
So he was very proactive, even more so than Yang Chengdu.
Song Joong-ki quickly said, "Those major martial arts sects aren't perfect either. We can use some tricks to turn them into our own people."
First, they can provide us with information at any time; second, they can turn against us at a critical moment.
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