Chapter 60 The Calamity Caused by the Yin-Yang Wood: One in the Open, One in the Dark...
"Oh, there's a hidden surprise."
[Mianmian! This key is so strange, it's like...]
"It's as if it was nurtured by demonic energy."
[Yes, yes, that's it!] 001 looked around Jiang Yuemian's hand in confusion.
Jiang Yuemian waited until it had looked enough, then withdrew her hand and put the key in her storage bag. After doing all this, Song Jin was about to wake up.
"Ugh... my head hurts so much..."
Song Jin slowly opened her eyes, her hand supporting her head, but upon opening them, she saw the person she loved in front of her.
!!
What's this girl doing here?
Could it be that this girl suddenly realized he was better, so...
Song Jin's headache had subsided, and she tried to get up, but her body had been lying there for several days, so she couldn't move freely all at once. Just as she was about to prop herself up, she lost her strength and was forced to lie down again.
Song Jin: "......" How embarrassing.
"Alright, your demonic energy has been dispelled, so there's nothing more for me to do."
Jiang Xuemian got up, dusted off non-existent dust, and turned to leave.
"Oh! Girl!"
Jiang Yuemian strode to the door and opened it. The Song family members outside had been waiting impatiently. Seeing her open the door, Song Qingrui nodded to her and strode in, followed closely by the other members of the Song family.
Jiang Yuemian stepped aside to let them pass, and only after they had all gone inside did she speak to Shen Que and the others who were standing by the door.
"Let's wait a while until Song Qingrui comes out, then we'll get the Yin-Yang Wood."
The three exchanged a glance and replied, "Okay."
It's not that Jiang Yuemian is greedy and wants to take someone's treasure right after saving them; it's just that Song Qingrui is a cunning old fox. Now that Song Jin has woken up, who knows if he will go back on his word.
However, Jiang Yuemian was disappointed. This time, Song Qingrui was truly a man of his word. After seeing Song Jin, he came to them personally and said that he would take them to get the Yin-Yang Wood.
However, to obtain the Yin-Yang Wood, one must seal one's spiritual veins, enter the Song family's ancestral hall, and then ask the Song family's ancestors for guidance before one can obtain the Yin-Yang Wood.
The group didn't doubt that it was fake, and Song Qingrui had no reason to lie to them. So, after everyone sealed their spiritual veins for an hour, Song Qingrui led the way and entered the Song family ancestral hall.
"Gentlemen, I'll be leaving now. Please make yourselves at home."
After leading them into the ancestral hall, Song Qingrui said one sentence and then turned and left without waiting for their reaction.
When only the four of them remained, the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall suddenly lit up, then enveloped the four of them before disappearing.
Meanwhile, in the Song family's council hall, Song Qingrui and Song Lan were also waiting.
"Master, is there anything we should do?" Song Lan whispered in Song Qingrui's ear.
It seems that he can act immediately upon giving an order.
"No need. It's time to use them to bring the truth to light." Song Qingrui took a sip of tea from his cup.
"Not bad, this tea is good." He said the tea, but his eyes were clearly looking in the direction of the Song family ancestral hall.
......
When the four opened their eyes again, the scene around them had changed. Wild grass grew all around them. Jiang Yuemian looked around and realized that they were in a cave, and the depths of the cave were pitch black and bottomless.
Jiang Yuemian: "Everyone, please walk carefully."
Then, he took Chen Que's hand first, indicating that they should walk like this so that they could look after each other.
Ji Nianzi also cheekily took Shang Yi's hand, raising it high and then lowering it again.
Shang Yi: "......"
The four of them proceeded cautiously until they heard rustling sounds ahead, which seemed to be the sound of people talking.
Jiang Yuemian stopped abruptly, raised her hand to signal the others to stop as well, exchanged glances, and then slowed her pace forward.
Gradually, they got closer and closer to the source of the sound until they reached the end of the cave.
Well, at the end of that cave is a large lake.
In the lake was a man whose limbs were bound by chains, and his eyes seemed to be blind, because if they could see, they would have seen them long ago.
His hearing seemed to be failing him, and he didn't hear what they were doing.
Shang Yi, who was behind, spoke up: "Jiang Yuemian, let's go take a look."
Jiang Yuemian: "Okay."
The person was tied up and posed no danger to them, so there was no need to be on guard.
The four of them swaggered toward the lake, and the closer they got, the more the people in the lake could hear them.
"who!"
"Who is it! Is it you, Song Qingrui?!"
Oh? This person is not only locked up in the Song family, but judging from his tone, he must know Song Qingrui. However, his face is covered with old scars, making it impossible to tell who he is. So, Jiang Yuemian really can't guess.
"We are not you. Who are you and why are you locked up here?"
The man in the lake was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then violently shook the iron chains binding him.
"Me! Get me out of here! I've been locked up here by Song Qingrui!"
Shang Yi and Jiang Yuemian exchanged a glance, then Shang Yi asked, "So who are you?"
"I...I am Song Zichen, please save me! Song Qingrui dared to lock me up here, disregarding brotherhood, and even ruined my eyes!"
Song Zichen...
Jiang Yuemian didn't know who he was, but Shang Yi knew that Song Zichen was Song Qingrui's exceptionally talented elder brother. However, Song Zichen had been missing for hundreds of years.
Unexpectedly, he was locked up in such a dark and gloomy place. According to him, it was Song Qingrui who locked him up here.
No matter what, even if there is some deep-seated hatred, the two are still brothers born of the same mother, and doing this will be condemned by the whole world.
The fact that they could see Song Zichen here couldn't be due to a mistake by Song Qingrui; he must have let them see him. In that case, the only option is to take Song Zichen out and see what tricks he's up to.
Jiang Yuemian couldn't help but smile. Sure enough, that old fox Song Qingrui wasn't going to hand over the Yin-Yang Wood so easily.
......
"Master, they really did bring the eldest master out."
“Very good, then the show is about to begin.” Song Qingrui’s lips curled up slightly, in a very good mood, and he stood up from his chair: “Let’s go, the main character should of course make an appearance.”
"yes."
After Jiang Yuemian and the others rescued Song Zichen, they were teleported to the entrance of the Song residence. A group of people suddenly appeared in the crowd, one of whom had bloody holes in his limbs, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Shen Que frowned. This Song Qingrui was truly cunning.
The formation at the bottom of the lake is now connected to the entrance of the Song residence. This can no longer be resolved privately. It is unknown what grudge he has against Song Zichen that would cause him to risk ruining his own reputation just to make him appear like this in front of everyone.
Song Zichen also sensed the hordes of people. He had just emerged from the cave and was not used to the sunlight outside. He huddled timidly in one spot, covering his head with his hands to prevent others from seeing his ugly face.
However, it's not something that can be easily concealed; there are people all around, and they will eventually see it.
"Oh my! Who is this? His face is covered in scars!"
"How terrifying! How did I end up in the Song residence?!"
"He's hiding!"
The surrounding whispers made the former patriarch of the Song family feel ashamed, and he fearfully hid next to Chen Que.
Just then—
Song Qingrui finally emerged, dressed in magnificent attire, wearing a jade crown, holding a white jade fan, and even his belt was edged with gold, forming a stark contrast to Song Zichen, who was dressed in rags on the ground.
One is the high and mighty head of the Song family, and the other is a rat in the gutter who never sees the light of day.
But then Song Qingrui spoke up: "Everyone, you've brought people with you."
Upon hearing Song Qingrui's voice, Song Zichen, who was on the ground, immediately let out a sharp scream and kept hiding behind Chen Que.
He was shouting, "Song Qingrui! It's you! You still want to harm me!"
This statement immediately sparked discussion among the crowd.
"What? He was actually killed by the Song family head?"
"What deep-seated hatred could there be that this person is so afraid of him!"
"That's right! Even the Song family can't act recklessly!"
"right!"
Hearing the surrounding chatter, Song Qingrui felt even better.
Jiang Yuemian glanced at Song Zichen, who was hiding behind Shen Que, frowned and sighed: "Patriarch Song, just say what you want to do."
They didn't have time to argue with him or play games with him. Although they sympathized with Song Zichen's plight, Song Qingrui dared to bring this matter to the forefront, so he must not be afraid.
The problem is that Song Qingrui might be planning something big.
Upon hearing Jiang Yuemian's words, Song Qingrui's lips curled up in a carefree smile. He opened the white jade fan in his hand before speaking: "Everyone, this is my elder brother, Song Zichen."
"Song Zichen? Wasn't he missing a long time ago?!"
"Who is Song Zichen, brother? Tell me about him."
"Song Zichen, he is the eldest brother of the Song family head, born of the same mother. Back then, Song Zichen was truly a prodigy with unparalleled talent. He broke through to the Golden Core stage at the age of eighteen. He was the most talented person in the Song family in a hundred years!"
"Everyone says that with Song Zichen around, the Song family is going to rise again. But who knew? In the following years, the old patriarch of the Song family and his wife died one after another, and even Song Zichen disappeared without a trace."
"I never expected to see you here today, it's really..." The speaker looked at Song Zichen on the ground: "What a pity."
"From what he just said, it was actually the head of the Song family who harmed him. This is his own brother!"
Song Qingrui: "You are all right. Song Zichen is in this state because of me."
After he finished speaking, shouts of abuse erupted from the crowd.
Instead of getting angry, he laughed.
Jiang Yuemian felt that things were not so simple, and that Song Qingrui was about to unleash his ultimate move.
really--
"In the end, it all comes down to my biased parents. Song Zichen is the pride of heaven, while I, Song Qingrui, am just dirt they despise, at their mercy."
"Many people may not know that when I was a child, I never had a full meal in the Song family."
Shang Yi frowned. No wonder, no wonder Song Qingrui used to look so pale and thin. It turned out that he had a pair of biased parents.
Song Qingrui continued, "Until I was five years old, when Song Zichen was seven, he fell seriously ill, and the doctors said he wouldn't survive."
He paused, then continued: "But my parents actually found him a piece of yin-yang wood."
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Author's Note: [Kiss][Kiss] Thank you. Thank you for the two bottles of nutrient solution Ta donated [Kiss], and for Qianyi baby's five bottles of nutrient solution, I think it should be five bottles [Owl]
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