Upon thinking of this, a communication jade talisman appeared in the hands of the tall, thin elder.
With a thought, waterwave-like ripples appeared on the communication jade talisman.
Ten seconds passed and there was no response from the other side.
Thirty seconds, a minute...
The tall, thin elder’s face turned completely dark.
When something unusual happens, there’s always a cause. Seventh Brother must be in trouble!
The short, stout elder suddenly looked at Song Yuan, who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes filled with palpable killing intent.
He clearly remembered that it was this guy who brought Song Tian and his group in yesterday and his Seventh Brother went out with them.
As a result, they went out and are now missing!
If Seventh Brother was still alive and only temporarily out of contact, that would be fine.
If Seventh Brother is dead, not even this guy in front of me, let alone Song Tian and the others, I would kill them all with a slap if I could!
"Spare my life, Ancestor, spare my life!"
Song Yuan was so frightened that his soul almost left his body, kowtowing as if pounding garlic, "This junior really doesn’t know what happened or what’s going on. I only heard rumors outside, so I came in to report. Ancestor, spare my life, please!"
He knew this would happen.
If this Ancestor really killed him here, no one in the Song Family would dare to have the slightest objection.
But his duty was to liaise between the inside and outside of the Secret Realm; if he hid information, the consequences would only be more severe.
"Sixth Brother, what does this matter have to do with him?"
The voice of the tall, thin elder sounded, "Even if you dissect him into eight parts, it won’t help anything."
"Thank you, Ancestor, thank you, Ancestor." Song Yuan quickly expressed his gratitude. In just a few seconds, he felt as if he had walked through the gates of hell and almost lost his life.
"Second Brother, I understand your point, but this matter has to be related to him and that kid Song Tian."
The short, stout elder glanced at Song Lianfeng, "Regardless of whether the outside rumors are true or not, Seventh Brother is definitely in trouble. Otherwise, he would never ignore our communication. If Seventh Brother is unharmed, that would be good. But if something has happened, I won’t let anyone involved off easily!"
"Sixth Ancestor, please calm down."
With a thud, Song Lianfeng knelt on the ground.
"It’s all because of Song Tian and the others being careless, not investigating the strength of the other side clearly before rashly proceeding, falling into the trap of treacherous villains. Lianfeng believes that Seventh Ancestor, blessed by the heavens, won’t be harmed. His lack of response might be due to losing his jade talisman. I believe it won’t take long for him to return."
"You mean we should just wait here?" The short, stout elder snorted coldly.
"I..."
Song Lianfeng found himself momentarily speechless.
"Useless."
The short, stout elder stamped his foot in anger, pointing at Song Yuan, "Haven’t you heard what he said earlier? That Jiangnan Martial Arts Association has all your sons and the others under house arrest, and your Seventh Ancestor is missing. You want us to just wait here?
Do you have any of the Song Family’s blood in you? Huh? We are being humiliated like this, and how many families outside must be laughing at us! I really don’t know how long our Song Family can survive under your leadership!"
"Sixth Ancestor, your criticism is justified."
Song Lianfeng quickly kowtowed and admitted his mistake, "However, Lianfeng feels that if we rush over now, it might be exactly what the other side wants."
Upon hearing this, the two elders paused for a moment.
"What do you mean?" The short, stout elder squinted his eyes and asked.
"Lianfeng feels that there is something suspicious about this matter,"
Song Lianfeng hurriedly said, "The two Ancestors are aware of the strength of the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association. Before their President Shi Tao broke through to the Celestial Human Realm, the only Celestial Realm Martial Artist in the entire association was Elder Wang. Their power couldn’t compare to our Song Family.
Even now, with Shi Tao breaking through to the Celestial Human Realm, he is merely a Martial Artist who has just entered the Celestial Realm. Where do they get the confidence to go against our Song Family? First, killing our family’s descendants, then capturing and imprisoning Song Tian and the others, causing Seventh Ancestor to disappear as well.
According to Song Yuan, Shi Tao and his people even disbanded the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association and stayed in Jiangnan City, waiting for us. Now, think about it, is this the behavior of normal people?"
Song Lianfeng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and continued, "If I were them, knowing my lack of strength, I would have fled long ago."
The two Song Family Ancestors felt a chill run down their spines.
"So you mean, there’s someone backing them, and they’re deliberately trying to deal with us?"
The tall, thin elder asked.
"Exactly."
Song Lianfeng hurriedly nodded, "There’s only one explanation. Someone wants to deal with our Song Family, but it’s difficult to make a move openly, so they’re using the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association as a front to lure us over. It’s precisely because of this that Seventh Ancestor fell into their trap and is temporarily missing. If you two rush over now, you’ll likely fall into their scheme as well. Of course, these are all just Lianfeng’s speculations, perhaps I am overthinking."
"No."
The tall, thin elder waved his hand and a look of solemnity appeared in his eyes, "What you said makes a lot of sense."
Don’t be deceived by the apparent politeness among the noble families in Yan Country.
In reality, each harbors sinister intentions and would love nothing more than to destroy the other.
Just like our Song Family, over the past few centuries, we have collaborated with many other families to jointly carve up some weakened noble families.