The mountain breeze in spring is getting warmer, blowing gently from the water, carrying the faint fragrance of flowers.
Qianye turned the thin porcelain cup in his hand. In the afternoon sunshine, this light gadget was beautiful, delicate, and as translucent as glass. Just like the surrounding furnishings and scenery, it was beautiful, but it was incompatible with his world.
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Song Zining poured another cup of tea for Qianye and said, "I heard that Duke Wei's chief manager identified your talent, so I went to see you last night to check on the situation. Is everything going well?"
Qianye nodded, "Mr. Wen said it was Dawn Qiming." He paused and said, dumbfounded: "Isn't that what you had in mind at the beginning? That's one of the three top talents of the Dawn Force!"
The friend who was sitting across from him had shed his gentle and jade-like appearance, showing a bit of laziness and insanity, and said as if nothing had happened: "You only used an eagle attack to steal so many points from Zhao Junhong, and then you were able to break through the siege.
It would be strange if he wasn't a top talent like this."
Qianye frowned and said, "But if Manager Wen wants to kill me, it shouldn't be because of this talent, right?"
Song Zining suddenly sat upright and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Qianye recounted what happened, and after thinking about it, he also mentioned several possibilities that he had discussed with Qiqi. Song Zining repeatedly asked for details and confirmed that Manager Wen had not seen the old tattoo on Qianye’s chest.
After the injury, I couldn't help but think deeply.
At this time, Qianye thought of a detail that he had not told Qiqi, and said in confusion: "There seems to be a trace of dark force in the dark energy left by General Manager Wen, but this shouldn't be right? The valet next to Wei Guogong
How could it be related to the dark race?"
"Everyone's path above the generals is very different. Due to various secret opportunities, blood and the Force will become very complicated, so there is a difference between having a dark component in the Force attribute and the Force attribute falling into darkness."
Qianye's heart moved slightly. Doesn't this mean that if he can break through to the warrior, he can find a way to use the power of blood?
At this time, Song Zining had finished thinking and said slowly, "Mr. Wen is a eccentric person. I don't think it is because of personal hatred. No matter how high the status is, people will have interests in impressing him, so the trouble still comes from Qiqi's side."
It’s more likely.”
"Qiqi's brothers and sisters have such great abilities?"
Song Zining suddenly laughed, "Maybe it's really possible to follow the path of the Song clan."
Qianye was surprised, but Song Zining didn't look like he was joking.
"Although Qiqi's mother clan is a branch of the Song clan, its overall strength is quite high. No one in their generation has been selected as the successor of the Song clan, so they formed an alliance with my second brother." Song Zining said suddenly: "Qiqi
If Qi can really become the head of the Yin family, it will not only break the balance of the family, so not only those people in the Yin family who are competing with her for the position, but even the Song clan, there are many people who do not want her to sit on the position of the head of the family."
Qianye thought about it for a while and understood the details. Then he thought of something and asked: "I heard that your relationship with Qiqi is not very good. Is it because of a similar reason?"
Song Zining blinked at Qianye and said shockingly: "Not only is the relationship bad, after this Tianxuan Spring Hunt, it can be considered a breakup!"
Qianye was suddenly stunned, "Huh?"
Song Zining chuckled and said, "Didn't you notice that Ye Mulan is not here? She left two days ago to go back to the Song family to receive her punishment."
Qianye only felt that his friend's smile was a bit gloating, which surprised him. After all, as far as he could see, Song Zining was quite indulgent, if not doting, towards Ye Mulan. Therefore, Qianye still had a headache after meeting Song Zining.
How to resolve the almost mortal enemy relationship with Ye Mulan.
"Your Miss Qiqi, she wrote a letter to me right after the spring hunting battle ended." Song Zining knew that Qianye was not very aware of the complex relationships between various families, so he explained: "My great-grandmother also
Her maternal great-grandmother, Qiqi, has a special status. No matter how biased my ancestors are, they cannot go too far, and her maternal line and allies will also have a say in it."
Song Zining said happily: "Besides, I only got fifth place in this spring hunting, and I also lost half of the senior guards. Ye Mulan is the commander of the hunting team, so naturally he was called back and punished for taking unauthorized actions." He smiled.
, "I guess I will inevitably have to listen to the elders' admonitions after I go back. As for whether I will be officially recorded as a fault, it depends on how much effort Qiqi spends in suing me within the Song family this time."
Qianye saw that he could talk about a serious matter so easily. He didn't know how to react for a moment. He smiled bitterly and said: "Although I don't know the internal situation of your family, but demeriting this kind of thing will affect
Are you going to test your heir?" If that's the case, Song Zining's statement that he would break up with Qiqi is not an exaggeration. Just look at the heir test within the Yin family, it will be a life-and-death war.
Unexpectedly, Song Zining laughed and said: "Actually, it's not that serious. How can an heir like me, who is ranked in the middle, have the possibility of becoming the leader of the clan? A demerit is just one or two more drops."
Qianye frowned and said, "But...then why do you indulge Ye Mulan? Her behavior will affect your reputation, right?"
Song Zining propped his head up with one hand and plucked the cup with the picture of clear sky after rain with the other hand, and said casually: "It's not very good. You see, even I may make a mistake this time. I don't know what the punishment of that woman Ye Mulan will be."
The ancestors will be very displeased no matter how much the weight will be. No matter how much the Song family values face and reputation, if things like Qiqi come to complain once or twice, it will be impossible to maintain the engagement."
Looking at his friend with a gentle smile on his face, Qianye was stunned and speechless. He did not expect that Song Zining also wanted to break off the engagement.
The style of the seventh son of Song Dynasty is completely different from that of Qiqi. Qiqi is very pushy and ruins her own reputation, but Gu Liyu is obviously a stoic person. Even Qianye can see that Qiqi has no hope of success.
.Song Zining only received a compliment
The word "kill" was used to indulge Ye Mulan wantonly, causing her to gradually forget about everything and get into trouble. Song Zining was just "innocently" ruined. If he did this a few times, even if someone wanted to sit back and watch the engagement come true, they would not be able to resist the elder Song clan.
They protect the family reputation.
Song Zining smiled and said: "The conflict with Qiqi is just that I am impatient to get involved in the inheritance dispute between the two families. Even if you work for the Yin family in the future, you will not have a direct conflict with me, so don't go too far.
Worry."
Qianye shook his head and said: "I was only hired by Qiqi through the Hunter Guild. This spring hunting is the last mission."
Song Zining pondered for a while and said: "This is best. The person from the Yin family who made your resume is very clever. It is enough to hide it from others for now. But if you really want to occupy a core position next to Qiqi in the future, they will definitely want to
Find out your identity and background."
Song Zining paused, obviously hesitant, then raised his head and stared at Qianye, and said, "Do you know the origin of the old wound on your chest?"
Qianye's face changed slightly. The huge scar on his chest from half an inch below his heart to his navel was almost a nightmare for his entire life in hell. Even though he later got used to the lingering pain, it continued to slow down his cultivation of the Force.
Progress. But Qianye still doesn’t know who it is and why it left him such trauma.
Song Zining sighed and asked softly: "Shuai Lin didn't tell you?"
Qianye suddenly felt panicked. He took a deep breath and said, "I haven't seen Lin Shuai since graduation." He added, "At that time, Lin Shuai went to Western Xinjiang to suppress the rebellion. At that time, the war situation seemed to have not improved."
Song Zijing listened to him quietly and then asked, "Shuai Lin didn't ask anyone else to tell you?"
A thousand nights of silence.
Song Zining said: "Those are scars plundered by the Force. In other words, you are born with a first-class talent or above, and there may even be a formed Force crystal behind the wound. And most people have to open up nine Force crystals.
Nodes, and only after they gather their strength into a whirlpool to break through the war generals, the crystals will be condensed. Force plunder is a taboo in the empire, and most people will not even mention the word. There are only a handful of people who have the ability to do such a thing.
Not a big shot at the top."
Qianye listened quietly. Song Zining spoke very slowly, and every word was very clear, but it took him a long time to fully understand the meaning. Qianye raised his head, saw Song Zining's eyes, and asked: "
who are they?"
Song Zining leaned across the long table, held Qianye's shoulders, and then said softly: "The imperial family, the four clans, and those powerful men at the pinnacle of the empire."
What followed was a deathly silence.
Qianye sat motionless, and with a soft 'pop' sound, the teacup shattered in his hands, all the tiny sharp shavings pierced into his palm, and blood beads rushed out drop by drop.
Song Zining looked at him and suddenly said: "Prince Bowang Hou told people that you were his childhood playmate. The Wei family cultivates young children differently. They have been studying and practicing for ten years since they were young, so it makes sense.
But I know that's not the case. Calculating time, you and Wei Qiyang should have joined the army in the same year. He is a member of the Broken Wing Angel, but the Red Scorpion and the Broken Wing Angel have always been enemies in the army."
Qianye smiled bitterly, finally knowing where the eldest prince Wei had acquired those street gangster-like habits. He briefly told how he got to know Wei Potian.
A flash of understanding flashed in Song Zining's eyes, and he said, "Then he must have told you about the Red Scorpion battle."
Qianye took a deep breath and said with difficulty: "Is it related to Lin Shuai?"
Song Zining nodded and said: "All the clues started with Commander Lin and ended with Commander Lin. Even the files of all the soldiers who died in that battle were sealed by the Marshal's Office. If I hadn't happened to read it in the obituary at that time,
I came up with your name and started to pursue the idea. If I stay a few months later, I won’t even know that you have entered the Red Scorpion."
"Stop talking." Qianye interrupted Song Zining, "I will not believe in any inferences before there is definite evidence."
Song Zining pressed Qianye's hand and said calmly: "If you hope to stand in front of Lin Shuai and ask him personally one day, then Qianye, live a good life."
The sunrise and sunset in Qinlu still follow the same constant trajectory, only the mountain wind is warmer, and it seems that early summer is coming.
The next day's fighting arena competition started on time at the martial arts arena. In the fourth round, Qianye's opponent was the legitimate son of a small family. He still had some impressions of this person. He seemed to be ranked tenth in the actual spring hunting competition.