Return of the King, Dominating the City
Chapter 41 - 41 40 Calamity Springs from Fate This Child's Peach Blossom Becomes a Calamity

41: Chapter 40: Calamity Springs from Fate, This Child’s Peach Blossom Becomes a Calamity 41: Chapter 40: Calamity Springs from Fate, This Child’s Peach Blossom Becomes a Calamity When the police arrived, Li Shishi revealed her identity and asked them to thoroughly interrogate the couple to determine if they often engaged in scamming behavior.

As for the old woman who had been lying on the ground, she had mysteriously disappeared earlier, clearly she had been coerced into playing a part and her departure was for the best; Song Yun didn’t want to make things difficult for her.

After all the matters had been handled, Li Shishi looked at Song Yun curiously and said, “Tell me, how many photos of me did you take with your phone?”

“That was just to deceive them.

Otherwise, how could this matter have been resolved so quickly?

Although I was willing to settle the matter, I certainly didn’t want to lose US$ 150,000 over it,” Song Yun shrugged and replied.

Yanjing, at the Song Family’s grand estate on East Dragon Mountain.

A vigorous elderly man was focused on writing with bold strokes at his desk, while a tall, middle-aged man stood beside him like a stone, gazing intently at the letters the old man formed.

Not until the final forceful stroke did the man address the middle-aged man who had been standing there for a long time, “Azure Dragon, have you heard that Yun’er has returned?”

“Yes, he is currently residing in Sunan, living quite comfortably,” the man replied softly after helping the elder with his papers and then handing him a cup of tea.

“Have Ergou and Qingsi been found yet?” the elderly man asked with a frown.

“Not yet, ever since they left Song Yun with me twenty years ago, there’s been no trace of them.”

“Sigh, it has been tough on them,” the elderly man sipped his tea and settled into an elaborately prepared armchair before continuing, “It’s been hard for them over these years.

Originally, my elder brother decided to withdraw from the Clan Leader fight and resolutely took his newly-wed and their child to a distant place.

I did not expect that their departure would last so many years, and now my hair is turning gray.”

The elderly man seemed to be sucked into a vortex of memories as he held his tea, muttering, “But how could I not know that there were villains causing mischief in between, hoping to instigate fratricidal strife between us for their own benefit.

My brother was far stronger than I, foreseeing this and thus, he left home.”

“Azure Dragon, I want to know why Ergou and Qingsi hastily left the country back then,” the old man clenched the cup in his hand and said angrily, “I have a daughter but no son.

Within the Song Family, I don’t know how many people covet my position.

Humph, I, Song Wenwu, won’t let them get their way.

When the time is right, Yun’er will be the first in line for succession.”

“Alright, I will look into it,” Azure Dragon nodded in response.

“Ah, being old is not so useful after all, no longer having the old spirit to look down upon the martial heroes of the world.

Azure Dragon, I am also going to implant ten individuals into your sect soon; they will become death soldiers for Yun’er’s return.

Do keep a closer eye,” Song Wenwu set his teacup down on a nearby table, stood up holding a watering can, and asked while watering the plants, “I hear Yun’er is engaged to that girl from Su Nan’s Li Family?”

“This is all arranged by his master.

I always feel there is something fishy about it, yet I can’t pinpoint what it is.

But no matter what, his master is a great elder in our sect who raised Song Yun from a child; he surely won’t harm him.”

“Has Yun’er’s master’s background still not been uncovered?”

“Not yet, I only know the person is very powerful.

Even if I competed against him, there’s not a full guarantee of success,” Azure Dragon sighed and said.

“I only know that among the older generation in the Martial World, the person seems to have significant influence.

It’ll take quite a while to investigate this.”

“Alright, I understand.

Azure Dragon, when you go out, call Qing Yan in; I have some instructions for her,” Song Wenwu breathed deeply and said.

Soon after, a woman who appeared to be in her thirties walked in, looking elegant and poised, and asked, “Father, what do you need?”

“Your nephew is back, now residing in Sunan.

I need you to go there and make some inquiries, ensure that our people there take good care of Yun’er,” the old man said softly.

“Yun’er is back?

What about elder brother and sister-in-law?” Qing Yan asked anxiously; she had always played by her elder brother’s side during childhood, but a sudden change twenty years ago had forced the couple to flee the country and vanish without a trace.

“Ergou and Qingsi are still unaccounted for; they used fake passports when they left the country all those years ago, and now there’s no trace of them,” the elderly man sighed and said, “I hope they are touched by divine fate.”

Seeing that her father was not in a great mood today, Qing Yan shifted the conversation back to Yun’er, saying, “Father, don’t worry; elder brother and sister-in-law will surely return safely.

How is my nephew doing nowadays?”

“Yun’er is living quite comfortably now, I even heard that he has an engagement with the young heiress of Su Nan’s Li Family,” Song Wenwu replied with a smiling gleam in his eyes.

“That’s wonderful; male heirs are rare in the Song Family’s main line, having Yun’er to support us is excellent,” Qing Yan chuckled lightly.

“But I think this is just for now; in the future, Yun’er will certainly have many women around him.

There’s something you all don’t know, when Yun’er was just born, your granduncle sought divination from the head of Yuntai Temple, which is rather troubling,” Song Wenwu shook his head and said.

“What was the divination?” Qing Yan furrowed her brow, seeing her father’s serious demeanor.

“Calamity arises from fate; this child’s romantic entanglements would be his calamity.”

At that moment, outside Sunan City in the woods.

Two figures were sprinting rapidly through the forest, with the trees unable to hinder their progress in the slightest.

Sunlight occasionally flashed across their faces, revealing an old man and an eleven or twelve-year-old boy.

“Grandfather, is this competition really being held in Sunan City?” the young boy asked.

“Yes, the word came down that it will be held in Sunan City, this martial arts tournament that occurs every three years.

I brought you out this time to broaden your horizons, to observe the fights among masters which will greatly help your future journey,” the old man said with a chuckle while stroking his beard.

“Granddad, what place do you think you’ll get?” the young boy asked curiously, looking up.

“I’m getting old, now it’s the era for the youth.

When I was young, I could make it into the top five of the Dragon List, but not now.

Even making it into the top ten may be wishful thinking.

You should focus on the Elephant List during this tournament; one day you might make it into its top three, which is necessary to try for a spot on the Dragon List.

You’re the most talented young one in our Zhou Family, so you must press on,” the old man said, affectionately patting the young boy’s head.

This man was none other than the ninth-ranked on the Dragon List, known as Liangyi Palm Zhou Yi.