Chapter 3383 — Song the Second
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Yes..." Elder Wang nodded, thought for a moment, then said cautiously, "President, the Honored Elder Song does owe us a favor, but have you forgotten? Her status is far from ordinary. If it were some small matter, asking her to act would be fine, but if it is a great matter—should we not first consult the honorary grand elder of our Overseas Cultivators' Association?"
"If you hadn't said so, I'd nearly have forgotten!" He Dantou snapped to attention. In the Overseas Cultivators' Association there was an honorary grand elder, another fanatic of cultivation who, over these years, borrowing the association's resources, had broken through time and again, and had now set foot at the peak of the late Heaven Rank—the realm of Greater Perfection. When he first arrived here, he had merely been an expert at the peak of the late Mystic Rank, yet after obtaining cultivation resources, this man had advanced with triumphant momentum—a rare cultivation prodigy!
Only, this man's current strength was special, and He Dantou did not dare restrain him overmuch, so he had simply hung the title of honorary grand elder upon him. Ordinarily he paid little attention to the affairs of the association; every day he only secluded himself in cultivation, seeking the opportunity to set foot upon the heavenly way.
Of course, the Overseas Cultivators' Association currently had no place where he was needed. Even He Dantou himself had not seen the man for several years—had President Wang not mentioned him, he would have nearly forgotten him too!
There was reason enough to bring up the honorary grand elder now. This honorary grand elder was named Song Xianghua, and was said to be the second paternal grandfather of the Honored Elder Song!
This made He Dantou deeply feel that a tiger lord sires no mongrel whelps—the whole family were top-tier experts! Of course, this news had never been verified, and no one dared to ask Song Xianghua about such a trivial matter.
And the Honored Elder Song was merely a retainer elder of the Overseas Cultivators' Association, more distant even than an honorary elder. Her true profession was assassin and mercenary, and she was not usually within the association. Only when there was a great matter would she come; but when there was a great matter, it was even less likely anyone would ask about this.
"This way, then—invite the Honored Elder Song to come, and I will ask her. If she truly is the granddaughter of Grand Elder Song, I will take her with me to meet the grand elder!" He Dantou had to be prudent. Though Song Xianghua counted as his subordinate, their strength was equal, and the cultivators' world spoke through strength alone. "This last matter must be used sooner or later. Besides, she walks the path of mercenary and assassin; she is not of our kind. Even if she has cultivated to the top rank of the outer school and counts as a cultivator, she will never join us in the end. We must use this opportunity eventually, so better now than later! My only fear this time in employing her is that my elder brother's side may fail to kill that Wei Zhao. That Wei Zhao is utterly uncanny—what if that little Er and the Heavenly Silkworm Transformation are no match for him, and Wei Zhao walks away alive once more? But with the Honored Elder Song, an outer-school assassin at the peak of the late Heaven Rank, Greater Perfection, Wei Zhao is certain to die!"
"Mm, that is true. Then I will go invite the Honored Elder Song..." Elder Wang nodded.
In the afternoon, President Wang returned, and with him came a young girl who looked eighteen or nineteen, like a sunny and cheerful schoolgirl, wearing a T-shirt and hot pants, with sunglasses perched on her face. Walking among the crowd, the only thing that drew the eye was that she was rather pretty; from every other aspect, it was truly hard to tell that she was a female assassin.