Chapter 3427 — The Gloomy Song Family

Song Xiangwen received Qiu Lingshan's message. One glance was all it took for him to realize that she had turned to Wei Zhao for help. He was somewhat puzzled as to why Qiu Lingshan did not want him to reveal anything, but from what she implied, it seemed a solution had already been found. The tight furrow of his brows eased somewhat.

"Lingshan, you've found a solution?" Song Xiangwen looked at Qiu Lingshan, who was just pushing the door open and walking in.

"Yes, Grandfather. My boyfriend Ling Yi says he has a way and will come to help us when the time comes," Qiu Lingshan nodded and said with certainty.

"What? Sis, your boyfriend? Don't tell me that's our brother-in-law? Isn't he only a mid-stage Heaven-rank fighter? How could he possibly help us? Isn't he just coming here to die?" At this point, Song Lingwei actually hoped that Ling Yi would not come—it would only be sending him to his doom. Once she herself was taken away by the Fire Wolf Gang, this Ling Yi would still count as a pillar of support for the Song family, and Qiu Lingshan following him would not be such a bad bargain. So Song Lingwei no longer had any intention of testing Ling Yi.

"He won't. He's confident. If he weren't, he couldn't have agreed so readily," Qiu Lingshan said. "Xiaorui, you don't need to worry. It'll be fine!"

"Oh? Is that so..." Song Lingwei still wasn't quite convinced. "Then when he gets here, I'm going to grill him properly about what plan he has!"

Song Xiangwen still held Wei Zhao in high regard. Though the enemy was formidable, Wei Zhao was no pushover either. Since he had agreed, he surely had his own ideas. At that thought, Song Xiangwen said, "Xianghua, since Shanshan has a solution, let's go and rest. We don't need to fret over this matter anymore!"

"Shanshan, your boyfriend... is he really confident? He's not just boasting to please you, is he?" Song Xianghua did not know Wei Zhao's character, so he was somewhat skeptical.

"That's impossible. If anything, I'm the one throwing myself at him. He has no need to curry favor with me, and he's a man of his word—what he says, he will definitely do," Qiu Lingshan said with certainty.

"Well then." Song Xianghua nodded. "In that case, let's head back for now and wait until he arrives!"

Although Qiu Lingshan said Wei Zhao was coming to help, few among the Song family were truly reassured—even Qiu Lingshan herself was not especially at ease. After all, Wei Zhao's strength was plain for all to see. What plan could he possibly have, what method could he possibly devise? Qiu Lingshan truly could not fathom it!

The night passed without incident. Early the next morning, the Song family rose early—clearly none of them had slept well. Several of them sat in the dining room with dark circles under their eyes, looking at one another. No one found it funny; instead, their hearts were weighed down with unspeakable heaviness.

"Sis, if it really comes down to it, I'll just leave with them. I've thought it over—our brother-in-law's strength is simply nowhere near enough to contend with them. I'm a seasoned cultivator myself, and I've never heard of a lower-ranked fighter defeating a grand-completion expert across ranks. That's completely unrealistic and impossible!

"Even though it seems unlikely, I believe Ling Yi can do it. Since he said so, he must have some degree of confidence!" At this point, Qiu Lingshan could only steadfastly encourage her sister. If even she said she did not quite believe Wei Zhao could win, then this battle would be lost before it was even fought.

"All right, then we'll talk when we see him!" Though Song Lingwei said this, in her heart she had essentially already made up her mind.

As they were speaking, a long, shrill cry suddenly rang out from the courtyard, startling everyone. What sound was that? Surely those four peak late-stage Heaven-rank grand-completion experts hadn't summoned some fearsome monster?

But Qiu Lingshan seemed to have suddenly realized something. She quickly strode out of the dining room and into the Song family courtyard, where she saw Wei Zhao riding the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast, appearing majestically in the middle of the yard!

Wei Zhao had received Qiu Lingshan's call the night before. After arranging a few things at home, he had ridden the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast over. The beast was very fast, so it took Wei Zhao only two or three hours to arrive.

"Ling Yi, you're here!" Seeing Wei Zhao, Qiu Lingshan felt, for some inexplicable reason, a sudden sense of reassurance.

"Yes. You asked me to come, little silly girl—how could I not?" Wei Zhao said with a smile.

"So you're Ling Yi?" Song Lingwei looked at Wei Zhao sitting on the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast, looking rather full of himself, and immediately felt a bit annoyed. "What kind of spirit beast is this? It's actually at the peak of the late Earth rank?"

"Heh, you must be Xiaorui? Shanshan mentions you often," Wei Zhao said with a smile. "This is the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast—indeed a spirit beast at the peak of the late Earth rank!"

"I get it. My sister said you're confident about fighting those four because of this spirit beast, right? Sure, some spirit beasts can hold their own against Heaven-rank fighters starting from the Yellow rank, but as a spirit beast's rank increases, that advantage gradually weakens—until it breaks through to the Heavenly Dao, when legend has it the gap widens again. But even if this beast of yours can keep one peak late-stage Heaven-rank grand-completion expert occupied, that's still not enough! That only makes it three against four—we're still one short. Don't tell me you can hold one off too!"

"Xiaofeng and I will handle one. As for the other, you'll find out when the time comes. You and Second Grandfather only need to keep the other two grand-completion experts occupied!" Wei Zhao smiled and said lightly.

"Oh? So you're saying you can take on two?" Song Lingwei looked at Wei Zhao and found him absolutely infuriating—simply asking for a beating! But after all, he had come to help her, so Song Lingwei did not fly off the handle. Instead, she asked patiently.

"You can understand it that way." Wei Zhao nodded. "Rest assured, what I've promised Lingshan, I will do."

"Hmph, fine, keep your secrets then." Qiu Lingshan pursed her lips.

Wei Zhao smiled and did not take it to heart. It wasn't that Wei Zhao refused to explain—it was that the matter of the Ghost Thing's puppet clone was simply too bizarre for ordinary people to comprehend! Besides, it wasn't very realistic for Wei Zhao to just bring out the puppet clone for all to see.

After all, if Wei Zhao wanted to use the puppet clone, he would have to beg the Ghost Thing for it. If it were a real fight against an enemy, that would be one thing, but to bring it out just to show off for people—would the Ghost Thing even agree to that?

So Wei Zhao decided not to say anything more. They would see for themselves when the time came.

Song Xiangwen, however, understood Wei Zhao relatively well. At this point he said to Wei Zhao, "Mr. Ling Yi, we'll be troubling you with this matter. If there's danger, we on our side will have Xiaorui surrender and leave with them. You don't need to fight to the bitter end!" (I forgot to hit publish again yesterday—thank goodness a reader reminded me! Next time it's past midnight and there's still no update, please do give Yuren a shout on WeChat. Sorry for the trouble. WeChat ID: YUREN22) RS