It's clearly a crossover game, but the system insists it's a pirate game.

Chapter 123 Old Song, we're the same, except I don't wield absolute power.

Di Yun returned covered in blood, but he didn't immediately board the ship. Instead, he changed his clothes down below the boat and rested for a while to dissipate the murderous aura and bloodlust. Then, he said to Zhou Ye, "Someone wanted to harm our family, and I overheard it, and then—"

Zhou Ye waved his hand: "Is it clean?"

Di Yun nodded: "There are no survivors."

Xiao Feng sat to the side without saying a word. When he was still the leader of the Beggars' Sect, if he had encountered these two guys, they would definitely have been his targets for exorcism. But now, he sincerely believed that Di Yun did the right thing!

Chopping the grass does not remove the roots, but the spring breeze blows and regenerates.

If I were still a bachelor, standing one day and falling the next, I wouldn't care about retaliation, as long as I was happy. But now, I have a wife, children, and two such honest younger brothers and sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces. So I can't just think about my own happiness anymore.

When do men become mature?

Of course, it's when you learn to take responsibility!

The three sat on the deck for a while, then smiled at each other. Xiao Feng and Di Yun used their lightness skills to jump onto the large ship, while Zhou Ye circled the ship once before returning to the deck, where he sat in a rocking chair to rest. He would be on watch that night.

The Song family, in the mountain city.

At this moment, all the powerful figures in the Song family were in a meeting, not discussing how to deal with Zhou Ye, but how to deal with the Yuwen family's marriage proposal.

That's right, the Yuwen family wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Song family, and they were very assertive, leaving the Song family with absolutely no choice.

The Song family members are now sitting together, not discussing whether to marry off their daughter, but whether to pool their resources and give the Yuwen family a good dressing down.

Grandmasters include: Pang Ban, Ning Daoqi, and Fu Cailin.

Which of these three has the surname Yuwen?

Do you really think that just by praising and promoting Yuwen Chengdu, you can really control the Song family?

"Yuwen Wudi has already led his men into the estuary. Why don't we set off by land and wipe them all out?"

Just as Song Que was about to say, "No need, I'll go alone," a scout suddenly reported, "Report! Master, the scouts have brought news that Yuwen Wudi and all his men have been killed. The murderer is unknown, but from the investigation, we know that the perpetrator was a lone individual, and a master of the knife, possibly using the Blood Blade Technique of the Blood Blade Sect."

Song Que immediately sat up straight.

He knew of the Blood Sabre Ancestor; he had encountered him once during his travels in the martial world. However, back then, the Blood Sabre Ancestor's martial arts skills hadn't reached his current level, so the fight ended in a draw. Both had other matters to attend to, so they didn't...

The fight continues.

Then, a few years ago, when Song Que heard that the Blood Saber Ancestor had been killed in one move, he was a little sad. He never expected that the Blood Saber Technique would reappear in the martial arts world.

And as soon as he came out, he did me a small favor —

"Investigate further."

The Song family's roots are in Lingnan, but after so many generations, the entire south is under their influence, so it's quite easy to investigate anything.

So, just as the Zhou family's large ship docked at the largest wharf in Lingnan, Song Que led the core members of the Song family to greet O.

This surprised the Zhou family, because they had no dealings with the Song family. If they did, it was only Wanwan's Yin Gui Sect, which was the mortal enemy of Song Que's old lover.

But judging from the way this family looks, they don't seem to be here for revenge.

"Brother Xiao, you go!"

Xiao Feng, who was about to take a sip, suddenly stopped: "Me? You are the head of the family, you should go."

"You're the oldest and have the most experience in the martial world, so naturally you should be the one to do it—" Zhou Ye said. "You know my temper. If I lose control and whip someone, then we'll have to find another place to rest."

That excuse is flawless!

Xiao Feng could only put down his beloved wine jar and then walk step by step off the large ship, with Di Yun and Zhou Ye following behind him.

Xiao Feng was 1.85 meters tall, but Zhou Ye was taller and stronger, naturally attracting more attention. Among the Song family's crowd, there was a little girl whose eyes widened as she watched Zhou Ye getting closer and closer: This person—is so big!

Zhou Ye naturally noticed the little girl's gaze. While Xiao Feng and Song Que were talking, he deliberately made a face at the little girl. Although she quickly covered her mouth, her crescent-shaped eyes proved that she was very happy.

"I always thought that the Zhou family head was a very domineering person."

From the dock to the restaurant, Zhou Ye remained quiet. All the external negotiations were handled by Xiao Feng, the old hand. What surprised the Song family the most was that Xiao Feng stepped forward, but Zhou Ye had no objection at all.

Why not try a different approach, like trading?

Powerful families all have one or more mature financial chains, so they can arrange all kinds of transactions. However, unexpectedly, when the topic of transactions came up, Xiao Feng stopped talking, and it was not Zhou Ye who spoke, but Di Yun.

Despite changing the chat content multiple times, whether it was about Xiao Feng or Di Yun, Zhou Ye didn't utter a single word.

Finally, Song Que couldn't hold back any longer. He looked at Zhou Ye and said, "Patriarch Zhou, don't you have anything to say?"

Zhou Ye laughed: "Old Song, in the end you still couldn't hold back. Don't be offended. In our family, that's how it is. Professionals handle professional matters. Like my brother Xiao, he has plenty of experience in the underworld and a calm demeanor. It's best to have him handle the handover before we've ascertained whether the other party is hostile. And then there's A-Yun. He and his wife are both the head housekeepers of the Zhou family. Whenever it comes to money, just go to him. As for me—I specialize in fighting. I only step in when there's a need to use my hands."

Song Que blinked —

Zhou Ye looked at him and smiled, "Aren't we a lot alike? The only difference is that I'm not like you, meddling even when I don't understand something. Old Song, you need to learn to delegate."

Everyone on the Song family side fell silent. This was indeed the case, but Song Que's prestige within the Song family was simply too high, so high that no one dared to say "no" to his orders, not even his own brothers.

Zhou Ye, however, was different. He wouldn't seize power; in fact, he'd love to relinquish all the power he held. This is also why the units are "families"—the Song family is called the Song Clan, while the Zhou family is simply the Zhou family.

Song Que was very hospitable and invited the Zhou family to visit the mountain city. Xiao Feng agreed, so the entire Zhou family, young and old, disembarked from the boat and then looked at the carriage prepared by the Song family.

"Sister, your carriage is so small! How can we sit in it?"

Zhou Mo tugged at Song Yuzhi's hand and said, "This carriage is so small, there's barely enough room to stretch your legs, is there?"