Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 151: The Song Family's Strategy, Collusion with Huang Tian Cult

The next day.

In the Song family compound.

A few withered vines are entangled with the broken rockery stones. The courtyard flower beds that were once full of flowers are now overgrown with weeds, looking dilapidated and desolate.

The eldest son of the Song family, Song Chen, and the third son, Song Yu, sat in the living room, their eyes slowly moving towards the center of the living room.

There was a lonely tablet with the words "The spirit tablet of my late father Song Gongming" engraved on it.

Song Chen and Song Yu stood up one after another, each took out three incense sticks and lit them on the white candle.

The two brothers stood side by side, placed three incense sticks on their foreheads, then knelt down devoutly and kowtowed three times.

The two of them inserted the incense into the incense burner in front of the tablet.

A few wisps of green smoke rose up.

The lonely lobby began to be filled with the scent of sandalwood.

"When my father was alive, the Song family was so prosperous. Now it has fallen into decline..." Song Yu's voice was low, with a bit of unwillingness in his tone: "Brother, the family businesses have suffered losses one after another, and the other families are pressing us step by step. How long can we...how long can we hold on?"

The only response he got was from his brother Song Chen, who sighed heavily, "I don't know. If things continue like this, our Song family will cease to exist within this month."

"Are we just going to sit here and wait for death?"

Just then, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence in the yard.

Song Xuan, the young master of the Song family, hurried into the lobby, followed by a Taoist priest who was dressed simply but had an extraordinary bearing.

When the two heard this, they were both stunned, and then looked up at the Taoist priest.

The man had a gaunt face, deep eyes and strong shoulders.

They could tell at a glance that he was a martial artist.

"Who is this?"

The Taoist stepped forward, smiled and said, "I am Wei Yushan, serving Liu Qushuai of the Huangtian Sect. I have been a nuisance to the Song family before. Now I would like to hear about the affairs of the Song family and try my best to help."

There was an indescribable sense of pride and the unique aura of a superior in his words.

After hearing Wei Yushan's introduction, Song Chen and Song Yu looked at each other and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.

As everyone knows, the Huangtian Sect was identified as a traitor by the Great Zhou Dynasty.

What is the meaning of the youngest brother Song Xuan bringing people from the Huangtian Sect into his home? Does he want them to follow the Huangtian Sect and become rebels?
Song Chen and Song Yu were immediately filled with shock and thought that their youngest brother was too bold.

Seeing his brother like this, Song Xuan, the young master of the Song family, knew what was going on and hurried forward to say, "Brothers, we have tried every possible way to get to this point, but there is still no progress. Now that Taoist Master Wei of the Huangtian Sect is willing to help us, isn't this a great thing?"

Huang Tian Sect, they are traitors.

Song Chen and Song Yu suddenly fell silent, their faces tense, not wanting to lose their temper in front of Wei Yushan.

Seeing this, Song Xuan's slightly childish face showed a layer of indignation.

He took great pains to find Wei Yushan, but Song Chen and Song Yu were not grateful.

Song Xuan's face changed, and he said angrily: "Now that my father died in such an unclear way, are you still going to be a coward and wait for death? The family business that my Song family has worked hard for 20 years is just going to be handed over to others like this, are you willing to accept it?"

The eldest son of the Song family, Song Chen, and the third son, Song Yu, were both scolded by Song Xuan and felt very uncomfortable for a while.

Song Yu's breathing became even heavier, his hands clenched into fists, and the joints were cracking.

Song Xuan continued, "Since that bastard county magistrate is so unjust, don't blame us. If he can do it on the first day, we can do it on the fifteenth. Anyway, this county will fall sooner or later, so we might as well try our best to have a better future."

"What do you mean?" The third young master Song Yu suddenly looked up at Wei Yushan of the Huangtian Sect and asked Song Xuan.

Wei Yushan smiled and continued, "It means exactly what it says. Our commander Qu will lead hundreds of thousands of sentient beings to attack Taiping County in the near future under the order of the Taoist master."

"What?!" Song Chen and Song Yu were both shocked when they heard the news for the first time.

The Huangtian Sect is about to attack Taiping County. Is there going to be a war here?

Song Chen and Song Yu looked horrified.

Song Yu glanced at Wei Yushan and suddenly said, "You told us such an important thing, aren't you afraid that I will expose you?" "Hahaha." Wei Yushan seemed to have heard something very funny, and laughed and said, "If you want to expose it, then expose it. Now the military preparations in Taiping County are lax. Let alone our hundreds of thousands of followers, even if we have tens of thousands of people, the county government may not be able to stop us. Your advance notice will not affect the outcome. What's more, our commander Qu has already reached the Xiantian realm, which is enough to suppress all the villains in this county."

Wei Yushan stepped forward, looked directly at the brothers Song Chen and Song Yu, and said in a persuasive way: "We are now speaking frankly, there is no need to beat around the bush. After all, your Song family is the owner of the county town, and has been operating in the county town for many years. You know the situation in Taiping County inside and out."

"After we capture the city, we will need someone to help us take care of Taiping County. There is no one more suitable than your Song family. Would joining us make you worse off than you are now?"

Song Xuan anxiously chimed in, "Advance may not guarantee survival, but retreat will definitely lead to death. Big brother, third brother, what is there to hesitate about?"

The third young master Song Yu pondered for a while and asked, "If you join, what do you need us to do?"

"You, the Song family, don't need to do too much. Just help us open the city gates and lend us a hand when we attack the city."

"So simple?"

"Yes, it's that simple."

After a long time, the third young master Song Yu glanced at the eldest young master Song Chen and saw something meaningful in the latter's eyes.

Indeed, the Song family couldn't be in any worse shape right now.

He made up his mind, nodded heavily and said, "We will join you."

Wei Yushan said happily: "Well, with the participation of you Song family heroes, our attack on Taiping County will surely be successful, and many brothers and sisters will not die. Let me thank the Song family heroes for their kindness and righteousness on their behalf."

As he spoke, Wei Yushan bowed very seriously, which made Song Yu, Song Chen and Song Xuan all look flattered.

Song Yu lowered his voice and asked, "When does Lord Qu plan to start the rebellion? I need to be prepared."

Wei Yushan said, "It was originally scheduled for the fifteenth of next month, but something unexpected happened yesterday, so our commander decided to start early, which is these days. If it's fast, it will be done in three days. If it's slow, it will be done in about five days."

"So fast?"

"A sharp knife cuts through the Gordian knot."

"Well, we will wait for your news at any time."

The Song family was targeted by the government because the Huangtian Sect was discovered in the restaurant. Song Yu did not have much good feelings towards this sect that was good at misleading the people.

But they didn't expect that one day they would take the initiative to cooperate with the Huangtian Sect. It was really fate that changed their situation.

Song Yu didn't know whether this was good or bad for them.

……

At the same time, the official road outside Taiping County was filled with dust.

A gorgeously decorated carriage came galloping from a distance, its wheels rolling and raising clouds of dust.

On the carriage, the triangular flag fluttering in the wind was particularly eye-catching. The word "Zhou" on it was golden and dazzling, like the rising sun, shining brightly.

When the carriage entered the shantytown in the outer city, the people living in the shantytown saw the extraordinaryness of the carriage and did not dare to act recklessly. They consciously made way for a wide path.

"It's the Zhou family from the county city coming over here, make way for them quickly."

The usually majestic city gate guard recognized the owner of the carriage at a glance. At this moment, he looked humble and did not dare to act rashly, watching the carriage pass by.

The carriage turned lightly through several streets and alleys and stopped steadily in front of the Zhou family mansion.

"Fifth Master, we're here."

The car door opened slightly, and the sound of crisp bells accompanied by a faint scent of incense wafted out.

A man about twenty years old, wearing cloud-patterned arrow sleeves, walked out slowly.

He has fair skin and a handsome face.

With a white jade crown on his head and beautiful jade hanging around his waist, his whole body exudes an indescribable majesty and nobility.

"Someone from my family is here. Didn't that old man Zhou Dingwen go out to pick me up?"

I have been having a bit of a writer's block recently, coupled with a series of late nights. Today when I got home from work I kept feeling sleepy and dozing off. I was in a daze and couldn't write fast at all. So I will just update one chapter first, and I will update the rest tomorrow night. I'm going to go to bed first and make up for the sleep I've gotten.



(End of this chapter)