Exploding God

Chapter 1147 Rules

"What?!"

"The entire Song family has come out?"

Half a day later, when the news reached the various families and they finally gathered at the top of Bijia Mountain of the Tantai family, everyone was stunned.

This news is simply unbelievable.

Why would the Song family, who have always lived in seclusion, take such an unusual large-scale action at this critical juncture?

Whispers rippled through the crowd as people speculated about the Song family's intentions.

Compared to the somewhat chaotic discussions around him, Elder Tantai Zhongyi's statement was rather unpredictable.

He rested his chin on his hand, his brows slightly furrowed.

The Song family is the only reclusive family among the five major families. Although its strength on the surface is considerable, it is far inferior to the other four families.

Even so, no one dared to truly look down on them.

On the one hand, the Song family is particularly skilled at taming giant beasts, and many of the giant beasts driven by the Tantai family were tamed by the Song family.

On the other hand, as the first pioneers a thousand years ago, the Song family had accumulated substantial capital over that long period of time, even without competing or fighting for resources.

Therefore, when a capable "honest person" suddenly becomes dishonest, the "masses" who have become accustomed to it will definitely feel strong discomfort, and may even have to wonder if it will cause them harm.

Now, Tantai Zhongyi is pondering what the Song family wants to achieve, whether it will conflict with other families, and if a conflict occurs, what benefits the Tantai family can gain from it.

As for the Tantai family's interests being harmed?

No way. In this world, might makes right. As long as he's alive, no one can touch the interests of the Tantai family.

Ok?

Tantai Zhongyi's gaze was suddenly drawn to the crowd, and he squinted to look.

……

Amidst the murmurs, Zhao Luanyan glanced at a familiar face in the Changsun family's group and abruptly asked, "Changsun Xun, your Changsun family has the closest ties with the Song family. Didn't you get any advance warning beforehand?"

Changsun Xun and Zhao Luanyan had a fairly good personal relationship, but at this moment his brows were furrowed into a knot. He hesitated and said, "I just tried to contact them, but their communicators are all switched off. It won't work."

These words immediately alerted the others, and many people took out their communicators to search for their friends in the Song family.

Without exception, none of the direct descendants of the Song family could be contacted.

Some people also contacted friends who usually worked for the Song family. Those people hadn't disappeared, but their messages were as good as no messages at all.

"I don't know, the leader didn't say. We're all on the backs of the water buffalo, wherever they go, we go."

Upon hearing this answer, the listeners fell silent.

"No need to contact us anymore."

Tantai Zhongyi interrupted, and at that moment his prestige took effect. The people who were talking stopped and looked at the elder who was the most intelligent and powerful.

The elder sat on the high seat, his fingers rhythmically tapping the wooden armrest.

"The Song family's actions only show that they don't want outsiders to know. Shutting down communications to avoid offending anyone is undoubtedly Song Yuanjie's approach, but such a large-scale operation doesn't seem like something he could decide on his own. Perhaps it was decided by the old matriarch of the Song family."

"Now that everyone is here, no matter who it is, any large-scale operation cannot bypass us. Once the Song family's team has assembled, we will naturally know where they went; it's just a matter of sooner or later."

"It's simply a matter of starting late and catching up quickly; don't you all have confidence in yourselves?"

After speaking, Tantai Zhongyi picked up his teacup and sipped his tea calmly.

Upon hearing such a calm yet assertive answer, many people suddenly realized what was going on and immediately showered him with praise.

"As expected of the Grand Elder, he cleared up the fog with just a few words."

"Haha, yes, all four of our families are here, and the Grand Elder is personally overseeing things. Even if the Song family really has ambitions, they won't be able to cause any trouble."

……

Tantai Zhongyi's expression remained calm; his status and temperament had long since made him indifferent to empty fame.

Finding the murderer who killed the Tantai clan is the most important thing right now. Only by finding that person can we continue the trail that just ended and truly find out the mastermind behind the attacks on the Tantai family.

"Your spies should continue to keep an eye on the Song family's group. I will arrange for someone to coordinate this matter. You should all continue to focus on the established procedures."

……

……

"Is this really okay to do?"

Song Tianhua's tone was full of uncertainty. He found that since meeting Mr. Lu, his once-proud brain was not quite up to par.

This is an operation of such importance that it has even risen to the level of strategy, yet the secrecy measures employed were as simple as the most basic method—turning off the phone.

Mr. Lu only made this one request, and Song Tianhua reluctantly carried it out. Fortunately, the result was acceptable, and so far no news has come from his own family.

While the strong cohesion and high efficiency of the Song clan members certainly played a role, he, as the head of the Song clan, did not believe that this could effectively suppress information.

He could silence the Song clan members, but he couldn't silence the martial artists from other clans.

He had factored in all the variables in the most advantageous way, and at most, he could only delay the four major families from finding out by half a day.

What can you do in half a day?

Half a day is enough.

Lu Ze, standing casually on the crane's back with his hands behind his back, said something that startled Song Tianhua so much that his heart skipped a beat, and he looked like he'd seen a ghost.

I didn't say what was on my mind just now!

Zhang Xinghuo, who had been acting as an observer throughout, had a subtle expression, with a hint of pride rising in his eyes.

She was getting a little sleepy from standing, but Song Tianhua's expression just now was so interesting; it was clear that her master had hit the nail on the head.

Lu Ze looked at the clouds and mist in the sky that had been cut open by the qi, his expression calm and composed.

"Intelligent people like to complicate simple things, and the more intelligent they are, the more they do so."

"If you find that the result of your calculations is meaningless, wouldn't you be angry?"

Song Tianhua looked a little embarrassed. "I... I should be able to."

"That's it. Especially when you set your expectations too high and find that you've done nothing worthwhile, the positive emotions that were building up will turn into negative ones. The higher your expectations, the angrier you'll get."

"What would you do if they got angry?"

Song Tianhua hesitated before asking, "To interrogate and punish?"

"Yes, so the more ordinary our action plan is, the better, so that the wise will feel humiliated." Lu Ze turned around and said very seriously.

Song Tianhua's face was numb; he was almost driven mad by the torture.

So this isn't a conspiracy, but a level-one taunt achieved through a level-0 open scheme?

Is it because our Song family has been in seclusion for too long and has fallen behind the times?

Although the Song family has a strong foundation, their combat strength is not superior, especially when facing powerful cultivation families like the Zhao and Tantai families. It would be difficult for them to even protect themselves.

Playing with fire like this can kill people...

Song Tianhua bowed and said sincerely, "Sir, you are truly talented."

"You don't need to say what's on your mind." Lu Ze agreed, even nodding.

puff.

Zhang Xinghuo finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, and quickly shut his mouth, but his face still turned bright red.

Song Tianhua's face also turned slightly red; he wasn't trying to laugh, he was just embarrassed.

Lu Ze smiled slightly, turned around, and looked down at the earth from high above.

The crested crane began its descent, soaring over the prosperous Changrong County and plummeting towards the endless mountain forests and wilderness.

From this day forward, that wilderness will become humanity's first base for advancing into the Tower, and it will also be the true origin of the spark.

Of course, before the base can be put into use, the flies need to be swatted away.

There can only be one set of rules.

My rules, Lu Ze's rules.

(End of this chapter)