Chapter 1939: Chapter 1791: Sudden News (Part 2)
His strength was greater than Song Yun’s, but now, severely injured, he was unable to free himself from Song Yun’s grasp.
"Song Yun, if you kill me, the Desla Family will definitely not let you go."
Richie shouted hoarsely.
Crack.
What responded was the sound of his bones breaking.
The wing frame, which had already been reduced to a mere fragment, was snapped off by Song Yun.
"Ah!"
A scream echoed. Richie was ferocious, but he was not a man of backbone.
No, he was a Blood Clan member without any guts.
Richie panicked, sensing Song Yun’s intense killing intent.
"No, please let me go. I promise the Desla Family won’t trouble you, and they’ll even be your allies in the future."
Richie immediately changed tack, pleading desperately, almost kneeling before Song Yun.
"Do you think I will let you go?"
Song Yun shook his head, pressing Richie with his left hand and grabbing the broken bone with his right, thrusting it into Richie’s back.
Thud.
The bone sank halfway in, blood splattering.
Song Yun was a good person, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t ruthless.
Against evil, he would be more evil than evil itself.
"Ah!"
Richie let out another wail of pain.
Facing the weak, he was merciless, but when he couldn’t best Song Yun, his resolve crumbled instantly.
"Let me go, I can..."
Richie still wanted to beg, but Song Yun didn’t care to hear his nonsense.
In a flash, Song Yun moved with Richie, both figures appearing at the edge of the wall.
Song Yun glanced at the ground dozens of meters below, shouting to the firefighters, "Move all the air cushions away, we won’t need them."
The firefighters, though unaware of what was happening above, complied and packed up the air cushions.
"What are you doing?"
Richie asked, trembling.
Song Yun said coldly, "Without wings now, glide down one more time for me."
With those words, Song Yun kicked Richie off.
From such a height, even without wings, Richie could land safely.
However, Song Yun wouldn’t let it be easy for him.
In the next moment, Song Yun leveraged the wall, using Phantom Step, and took a stride.
Looking towards the room, Luo Badao and Juan Mao were indeed there.
And another person beside them caught his attention.
This person was dressed in a gray robe, bald, with a monk-like appearance, and his white eyebrows hung down, with eyes that radiated wisdom.
Though plainly dressed, he gave off the aura of an enlightened master.
"Song Yun!"
Juan Mao, upon seeing Song Yun, immediately rushed up excitedly, giving Song Yun a big hug, jokingly saying, "You’re amazing, just fighting a battle, and you even managed to bring down the building."
"It wasn’t me who took down the building."
Song Yun chuckled, looking at Luo Badao, greeting, "Uncle Luo, you’re here."
Luo Badao stood up and pointed at the monk beside him, saying seriously, "Come, Song Yun, let me introduce you, this is Elder Kong Yuan from the Shaolin Temple."
Seeing Luo Badao’s solemn attitude, Song Yun knew that Elder Kong Yuan held a high status, likely an important figure in the Shaolin Temple, and his strength must be formidable.
It seemed he also learned about Richie in Yong’an District and came to help.
Though these masters from Shaolin Temple rarely showed up, they would act when powerful outsiders were causing trouble in Huaxia.
Song Yun stepped forward and cupped his hands respectfully, "I greet Master Kong Yuan."
Kong Yuan nodded with a smile, giving a friendly feeling, and said: "No wonder you are the esteemed disciple of Senior Yaksha, truly a hero emerging in youth."
Song Yun modestly replied: "Elder Kong Yuan praises me too much."
After several people sat down, Luo Badao asked: "Song Yun, what exactly happened today? Why did the Blood Clan suddenly target you?"
Song Yun said: "The Desla Family was hired to take my life. The one who came was named Richie Desla, along with two other Blood Clan members. I killed them all. As for the details, I suppose you already received the news, so I won’t elaborate further."
"It was actually Richie Desla!"
Luo Badao muttered, sounding somewhat surprised.
He looked at Song Yun and said solemnly: "This person is a renowned expert of the Desla Family. Although he is from the younger generation, his strength should not be underestimated, as he is being cultivated as the future clan leader of Desla. You actually killed him, which greatly dampened the morale of the Desla Family. But you must be cautious; having killed Richie, the Desla Family will surely seek revenge if you ever leave Huaxia."
Clearly, Luo Badao, as the Vice Hall Master of the Golden Dragon Palace, is very knowledgeable about global power dynamics.
Song Yun asked: "How powerful is the Desla Family?"
Luo Badao thought for a moment and said: "Stronger than Shaolin and Wudang, and being a Blood Clan, they have inherent advantages, with formidable fighting capabilities. However, the Desla Family still doesn’t match the strength of the Huaxia Hermit World. By the way, you mentioned they were hired—do you know by whom?"
Song Yun replied: "The Shen Family from the Hermit Realm."
"The Shen Family!"
Luo Badao’s face showed shock and he was silent for a while before saying: "It seems Senior Yaksha has already told you about some matters concerning the Hermit Realm."
Song Yun asked: "I have a question. The Shen Family is so strong; why would they need someone else’s hand to deal with me?"
Luo Badao said: "You may not know, but for the stability of Huaxia, there is an agreement in the Hermit Realm that they must not act against secular people unless provoked outright. Moreover, the Shen Family previously cultivated the Holy Mansion in hopes of seizing control of the Golden Dragon Palace, which the Hermit Realm could not tolerate."
"Thus, they need to conceal this matter and don’t dare to retaliate against you openly, or the entire Hermit Realm would oppose the Shen Family, which would be disastrous for them. Actually, other powers in the Hermit Realm also know about this matter; they are currently engaged in clandestine negotiations with the Shen Family, which has also suffered losses, letting the issue calm down."
"I see." Song Yun nodded secretly, remembering Shen Han’s previous actions, guessing it was a personal act rather than sent by the Shen Family.
Luo Badao continued: "I have another piece of news to tell you."
"What news?" Song Yun raised an eyebrow.
Luo Badao looked at Kong Yuan: "This news comes from Shaolin, so let’s have Elder Kong Yuan share it."
Everyone looked at Kong Yuan, who slightly nodded and began: "Everything the Shen Family does in the Hermit Realm aims to find a certain place."
Song Yun was puzzled and asked: "What place?"
Kong Yuan said: "Taoyuan."
"Taoyuan?!"
Upon hearing the name, Song Yun couldn’t help but think of Tao Yuanming’s "Peach Blossom Spring."
He asked: "Could it be that place Tao Yuanming mentioned?"
Kong Yuan shook his head: "I don’t know the specifics; I just know they are looking for Taoyuan. As for what kind of place Taoyuan is, that remains unknown."
Song Yun asked: "Master Kong Yuan, may I ask how you obtained this news?"
Kong Yuan said: "Members of the Shen Family approached Shaolin Temple, hoping to use Shaolin’s power to find a Shen Family traitor. If found, they promised to provide Shaolin with abundant resources for cultivation. After deliberation, Senior Kong Ming reached an agreement with them."
Song Yun’s mouth twitched: "So, you are allies with the Shen Family?"
For you see, Song Yun is certainly an enemy of the Shen Family, and if Shaolin aligns with the Shen Family, he wouldn’t dare continue chatting with Kong Yuan here.
Kong Yuan smiled calmly and said: "The benefactor overthinks it; Shaolin Temple merely accepts their resources to complete tasks for them. As for the grudge between you and the Shen Family, Shaolin remains neutral. Of course, if anyone endangers Huaxia’s stability or harms the innocent, Shaolin will undoubtedly intervene."
"Hearing this reassures me."
Song Yun smiled and continued: "By the way, who is the Shen Family looking for?"
Kong Yuan said: "A traitor in the Shen Family named Shen Shen."
What, Shen Shen!
Song Yun felt quite surprised, for Shen Shen is the master of Tang Yiyun, and Song Yun had already killed him.
Even Shen Shen’s token is now kept in a courtyard in Yanjing.
Song Yun asked: "Why is the Shen Family looking for Shen Shen?"
Kong Yuan said: "I’m not sure; it’s said Shen Shen stole something extremely important from the Shen Family. Based on Senior Kong Ming’s speculation, it might be related to the Taoyuan they mentioned."
Song Yun pondered for a moment and muttered: "So, the Shen Family is not really after Shen Shen, but rather seeking clues about Taoyuan from Shen Shen’s belongings."
"Exactly."
Kong Yuan nodded and continued: "Besides the Shen Family, other forces in the Hermit Realm are also searching for Taoyuan, though not as prominently as the Shen Family."
"It seems Taoyuan is quite the alluring place; everyone wants to go there."
Song Yun rubbed his chin, mentally wondering about what Shen Shen might possess that incites such interest from the Shen Family.
Clearly, that item is indeed connected to Taoyuan.
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