To be honest, what Shangguan Wei did to Shangguan Xingyun was somewhat inconsiderate.
When you don't have a son, you take someone else's son and raise him as your heir.
Shangguan Xingyun sacrificed half his life to live according to the young master's model, only to be suddenly replaced. Who could accept that?
Furthermore, Shangguan Wei acted so directly and excessively that he almost crippled Shangguan Xingyun.
No one could accept this.
"Brother Shangguan, what happened to you? This is not the Shangguan Xingyun I remember."
Song Joong-ki walked in with a smile on his face, fanning himself with a folding fan.
Shangguan Xingyun was also handsome, and as the young master of the Shangguan family, he was elegant and had a dignified and aloof temperament.
But at this moment, he was unshaven, his hair was disheveled, and he reeked of alcohol, even smelling somewhat foul.
"Song Joong-ki, what brings you here? Did you come to laugh at me? Get out of my way! Don't make trouble for yourself!"
Shangguan Xingyun no longer cared about his previous image and started cursing loudly.
There are also many intrigues and power struggles among the five great families. As the young master of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Xingyun naturally had a lot of contact with Song Zhongji.
In addition, both of them were ambitious and deep thinkers, so naturally neither of them looked down on the other.
Song Joong-ki's claim that he was familiar with Shangguan Xingyun was an exaggeration; in reality, the two had already been secretly scheming against each other several times.
So when Shangguan Xingyun saw Song Zhongji coming over, she thought he was there to make a fool of her.
Song Joong-ki smiled and waved his fan, saying, "Brother Shangguan, don't be so irritable. How long have you been here? Haven't you heard anything about my Song family?"
Shangguan Xingyun frowned and asked, "What happened to your Song family?"
As he spoke, he beckoned to a servant and asked him to bring him a copy of the news recently collected by the江湖风媒 (Jianghu Fengya, a type of online media).
There are also many martial arts figures in the brothels where Shangguan Xingyun stayed, so the good news collected by martial arts gossips will be sold to these brothels.
It can be described as a newspaper exclusively for people in the martial arts world.
Shangguan Xingyun glanced at it, his eyes growing increasingly shocked.
He had been living a life of debauchery in this brothel for a long time, so he was unaware of all the things that had happened in the outside world.
Yang Cheng, the Grand Commander of Zhenwu Hall, first destroyed the Dajiang Gang, then seized the Jiayu Sect's martial arts manual, and then went to the Song family in Tianhe, where he killed Song Xiancheng, the head of the Song family's punishment hall, defeated the Song family's patriarch, and obtained the Heavenly Blade Manual. Each of these events was enough to shake the martial arts world.
Shangguan Xingyun now even feels that many years have passed since he began his life of debauchery, and he has become somewhat unrecognizable to the martial world.
After sending the message, Shangguan Xingyun frowned and looked at Song Zhongji: "So what exactly did you come here for? To compete with me in misery?"
"If we're talking about who's worse off, then I'm the one who's worse off. Even though your Song family has suffered a great loss, at least you're still the young master of the Song family. Unlike me, the Shangguan family practically wants to expel me from the family!"
Song Joong-ki unfolded his folding fan, and a burst of energy flew past, closing the door to the private room.
"Brother Shangguan, I know you have a problem with me. We've had some friction and conflict before, but that's all in the past."
I have come today to save you from your suffering.
Shangguan Wei went too far. He made you the young master when he needed you, thus protecting his own position. You did live up to expectations and did not bring shame to the Shangguan family.
Now that he has a son, he just abandons you all. How unfair is that?
"How can those two little brats, who can barely speak properly, be compared to you, Brother Shangguan? It's utterly outrageous!"
Seeing Song Zhongji speaking to him, Shangguan Xingyun couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
No one in the Shangguan family sympathized with his plight, and no one dared to speak up for him. Surprisingly, the first person to speak up for him was Song Zhongji, who had previously been his enemy. This left Shangguan Xingyun with mixed feelings.
"Save me? Heh, no one can save me now. Even if you marry your sister to me, with the Song family as an ally, Shangguan Wei won't give me the position of young master."
Song Joong-ki said irritably, "I'm trying to save you right now, but you're thinking about my sister."
I am no longer just a member of the Song family, but also the Grand Commander under Yang Cheng, the Grand Commander of the Zhenwu Hall, assisting the Grand Commander in suppressing the martial arts world.
"As long as you're willing to pledge allegiance to the Grand Commander, hand over the Shangguan family's 'Moon-Grasping Heavenly Star Technique,' and lead the Shangguan family as the Grand Commander's inside agents, not only will the position of young master be yours, but the position of family head will also be yours!"
Shangguan Xingyun was immediately startled and looked at Song Zhongji in horror: "You actually joined the Zhenwu Hall? Are you crazy?"
"The Zhenwu Hall is now making enemies of the entire martial arts world. Your Song family has had its Punishment Hall Master killed, your ancestor severely injured, and your family's martial arts techniques stolen. And now you're going to work for Yang Cheng?"
Song Joong-ki sneered, "It was Song Heon-sung who died, not my father. What does it have to do with me?"
Furthermore, if it weren't for me, the Grand Commander would have wiped out the Song family long ago; I saved them.
Brother Shangguan, times have changed. The Grand Commander reigns supreme, and no one in the martial world can stop him. I am simply following the trend of the times.
You feel so stifled in the Shangguan family, and Shangguan Wei has betrayed you so much, so why should you care about the interests of the Shangguan family?
Wouldn't it be better to join me in serving the Grand Commander and embark on a great undertaking?
Song Zhongji's words stirred up the hatred in Shangguan Xingyun's heart. Just thinking about the humiliation he had suffered during this period made his blood boil and his eyebrows twitch.
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