Chapter 3427 — The Gloomy Song Family
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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?