Infinite Professions

Chapter 388: Chapter 203: Action

Song Hex was stopped by Song Wen, and the others immediately moved forward to seize Li Qing and Song Guan.

"Father!"

"Sir!"

"What do you want to do?"

"Sir, save me!"

The mother and son saw this and immediately screamed, casting pleading looks at Song Hex.

Witnessing this scene, Song Hex’s eyes were filled with anguish. He couldn’t help but step forward, looking at Song Wen with eyes full of sorrow: "Father..."

"Slap!!!"

Before the words were finished, a palm slap came, directly knocking him to the ground.

"Take them away!"

The members of the Song Clan hurriedly acted, seizing the struggling and shouting pair of Li Qing, and quickly carrying away the maid’s corpse, quickly leaving the hall.

Song Wu and others took a look at Song Wen, who stood in front of the collapsed Song Hex, saying nothing, with his hands behind his back. Helplessly sighing, they quietly retreated, leaving the space to the father and son.

With everyone gone, only Song Wen and Song Hex remained in the hall.

Song Hex lay on the ground, watching his wife and child being taken away by the crowd, his eyes were already bloodshot, but he had to grit his teeth, clench his fists, and try his best to control himself.

However...

"Is this attitude for show?"

Yet, seeing this, Song Wen not only failed to comfort him but coldly spoke.

"Father!!!"

Song Hex heard this and couldn’t hold back anymore: "That’s my wife and child!"

"So what?"

Song Wen’s expression remained unchanged: "Is your wife and child more important, or the life and death of the entire Song Family? Your wife and children are just that; we have nearly ten thousand people in the Song Clan, their wives and children are also families. Should their lives be jeopardized because of your mistakes?"

"I..."

Song Hex’s words hit a dead end, not knowing how to respond.

However, Song Wen did not relent, stepping up to him again: "Do you think pretending to whip that little beast a few times, letting him bleed a bit, and then pleading with us old men would settle this matter?"

"I..."

"Foolish!!!"

Song Hex wanted to argue back but was interrupted by Song Wen, who reproached him with frustration: "By doing this, you’re not only dragging yourself down but pulling the Song Family into trouble. Everyone in the clan will be implicated and die because of your mistakes."

After speaking, he leaned down, grabbed Song Hex’s collar, coldly gazing at him: "You are my son, the Patriarch of the Song Family. You need to prioritize the family’s interests above your trivial personal matters!"

"I..."

These words were like a thunderbolt, leaving Song Hex speechless, unable to get up from the ground.

Seeing his state, Song Wen felt helpless too.

In recent years, Qinghe and Huangshan have thrived, and the Song Clan has grown alongside, extending its reach beyond Little Huang Village, spread out over Qinghe and Huangshan, and even parts of Jinyang.

With such a vast layout, it necessitates dividing forces. Little Huang Village is our founding land, connected closely with Little Yellow Mountain and our ancestors; it cannot be forsaken. So, he and a few elders of the second generation of the Song Family chose to remain.

Meanwhile, Song Hex, the capable third-generation Patriarch, led the third and fourth-generation young clansmen to relocate to Qinghe County Town, managing various Song Family properties in the town, like the renowned landmark tavern, Yellow Crane Tower.

This led to today’s situation.

After all, Qinghe County is different from Little Huang Village, with the god of the county being the Qinghe City God. Although he’s gradually leaned towards Little Yellow Mountain’s influence over the years, he remains an independent local deity, covering Qinghe County Town with his City God Realm, distinct from father Song Xiang’s Mountain God Realm.

Otherwise, how could Song Guan commit such acts?

Even if deities cannot overly interfere with the human realm, a small warning should have been in place, preventing Song Guan from committing murder and burying the body, having the crime discovered three days later, risking the third-generation Patriarch Song Hex’s involvement.

This made Song Wen regret deeply; he shouldn’t have married into the Li Family back then, allowing his son to wed such an unwise wife and birth such an evil son.

The Li Family is a County-Respected Family; even in Jinyang Prefecture, they’re renowned. The initial family alliance with the Song Family was somewhat aspirational, bringing many benefits.

But advantages come with disadvantages. Li Qing, as a noblewoman, not only had an arrogant personality but also inherited many arrogant habits of noble families, excessively doting on Song Guan, leading him to develop a reckless, violent character, brutally murdering now, committing a grave crime.

Regret for past decisions!

But the matter has already occurred; regret is futile.

The key is how to remedy it!

Thinking of this, Song Wen felt a bit anxious. freewebnσvel.cѳm

Divine grace is as boundless as the sea, divine might as mighty as a mountain!

With the continuous development of Qinghe and Huangshan over the years, father Song Xiang’s authority has grown heavier, and his attitude toward the family has become more distant. In the past, when in Little Huang Village, he often entered dreams, instructing Song Wen and his brothers, teaching various cultural and martial skills, consolidating the Song Family’s position within Little Huang Village.

But in recent years, entering the dream has become rare. Even when it occurs, it isn’t limited to family blood relatives but rather through institutes like Martial Arts Institute, agricultural institutes, and grand festivals, selecting talents for instruction.

This has already formed a system!

While being the earliest followers and family blood relatives, they’re at a significant advantage, holding key positions in Little Huang Village, Yellow Crane Tower, and as Qinghe County Captain, ensuring many cousins enter academia or government, holding positions like County Magistrate elsewhere through filial study and family influence. But Song Wen understood that all of this is transient and not a foundation for millennia.

The true foundation and pillar of the Song Family is his father, the Little Yellow Mountain God.