If it wasn't for the address in his hand, Qianye would never have imagined that this gaudy building in front of him, with the word rich engraved on every brick, is the headquarters of Ningyuan Group Yongye.
Although Song Zining spared no effort to maintain his image as a playboy in front of outsiders, he was at least a tasteful playboy. But this building is too far from the word taste, and it is firmly tied to the nouveau riche.
The eighth floor below the building is a restaurant that includes all kinds of entertainment. Qianye stood at the door for a few seconds, and was almost pulled into the noisy restaurant by a woman with a long waist, long breasts and thighs, but with powder on her face. hall.
He circled the building half a circle, and found the stairs leading directly to the top two floors of Ningyuan Group on one side. In the small foyer, there was a young girl who was in charge of reception. .
After Qianye announced his identity, the girl immediately led him straight to Song Zining's exclusive office on the top floor.
As soon as you get out of the stairs, you suddenly see a bright view, and there is a feeling of emptiness. Most of the top floor is opened up to form a space, which creates a somewhat empty mood of the valley. Although the Song Clan has always been regarded as an upstart among the clan, but when it has exploded to a certain extent, it has taste.
Money can't buy elegance, it's just because there is not enough money, even the top master craftsmen have a price, but in many cases, the price is not just money.
However, this kind of ostentation does not suit Qianye's taste. He always feels that such an almost extravagant delicacy should not exist in parallel with the world in which bloody fights happen anytime and anywhere.
Song Zining was standing in front of the French window at the moment, facing the cityscape in the sunset, meditating quietly.
"Zining."
Song Zining immediately turned around, showing a big smile, strode over and hugged him, "Hi, Qianye, you're here, it's great to see you safe!"
Qianye looked him up and down, and Song Zining felt a little terrified at the sight, and even his smile became unnatural, so he yelled out of frustration, "Qianye?"
Looking at Song Zining's appearance, he couldn't find any fear or worry. Qianye raised his eyebrows and said, "I received your letter. What happened?"
Song Zining coughed dryly and said with a smile, "That letter...don't pay too much attention to it, I just urged you to come quickly."
Hearing this, Qianye exhaled lightly, and immediately wanted to beat up the guy in front of him, and then he obeyed his will and threw out a punch.
"I'm late, maybe I won't be able to catch up... ah..." Song Zining didn't finish his sentence, and was blocked back in the second half of the sentence. He staggered back seven or eight steps, hitting the window sill before stopping his retreat.
The two looked at each other, and they were all taken aback for a moment.
Although Qianye's punch wasn't full strength, he used quite a bit of strength to make this troublesome fellow at least feel the pain. Unexpectedly, Song Zining neither dodged nor blocked, and took a hard hit. Fortunately, Qianye held back the last bit of strength in time.
Song Zining came to his senses first, rubbed his abdomen several times before saying, "Qianye, your strength has increased really fast."
Qianye didn't know what to say, so he said angrily, "Congratulations, you've reached level nine."
Song Zining smiled wryly and said, "I knew you were at level eight, but I didn't expect your power to become so great. What the hell, even level eight spider demons aren't that strong?"
Qianye was promoted to the eighth level in the Western Continent, and Song Zining knew about it. Obviously, Chen Lu had already reported to him what happened in Youcheng and Guisuo regional headquarters.
Qianye's expression turned cold, and he said, "Don't you think you owe me an explanation?"
Song Zining said frankly: "Chen Lu has already told you most of it. I am indeed working for a big man in the imperial military. He has an overall plan for the rebel army, and my Ningyuan Heavy Industry and I are just a small one in the middle." ring."
Qianye was silent.
Song Zining's current situation is no different from that of a secret spy lurking in a hostile camp. If something happens, that military figure will not come out to speak for him, and even if the plan is successful in the future, it is not known whether he will be able to obtain meritorious service on the surface. Maybe after a few years, he will be charged with collaborating with the enemy because of this incident.
Song Zining smiled, patted Qianye on the shoulder, and said: "Don't worry, I have also received enough benefits. The heavy industry in Ningyuan Group has developed so fast, and it is inseparable from the various conveniences given to me by this big man. Money Seek from risk, the greater the risk, the greater the reward."
Song Zining also said similar things when attacking the trading channels behind Wu Zhengnan. Qianye sighed inwardly, and said, "If there is anything I can do, remember to find me."
Song Zining blinked and said, "Don't ask me who is that military figure?"
Qianye was just silent. He didn't know when, he started to escape, always feeling that he was not ready to mention that name.
Song Zining didn't say any more, and just said, "Don't worry about me, any trade is dangerous. Well, at least it's not more dangerous than when I go back to the Song Clan to celebrate my great-grandmother's birthday."
Qianye was slightly taken aback, Song Zining didn't let him guess, and said directly: "In a few days, it will be our ancestor's 100th birthday."
Qianye was stunned, and said: "It's a good thing that the old man has such a long life." In the war years, fatal accidents are everywhere, and longevity requires a lot of luck.
Song Zining smiled and said, "Of course it's a good thing, but for me, it's not so good. Someone decided to take my life on my ancestor's birthday."
"Who is it?" There was a ray of murderous intent in Qianye's calm voice.
Song Zining spread his hands and said, "Who else? Naturally, my dear brothers."
Qianye was a little confused, "How can you kill someone on your ancestor's birthday?"
In order to maintain their vitality, the family may encourage their children to fight among themselves, but they are very taboo about conflicts rising to the point of killing blood relatives. Even if Song Zining had such a mortal enemy in the clan, he wouldn't pick such a time to commit murder.
Song Zining sighed and said, "On this birthday, you can kill people."
It turns out that the birthday of Mrs. An Guogong, a Song Dynasty clan, coincides with the heir exam held every ten years.
Thirty years ago, Mrs. An Guo felt that the children of the clan were becoming weaker and more dependent on business tactics, and were gradually being separated by the other three clans. Therefore, such a unique examination system was established.
Don't talk about the world affairs and military strategy that all the children of the big clan's assessment have, but the martial arts is unique.
Martial arts here refers to individual force, and the content is the group arena. Not only the heirs of the Song clan participated in the battle, but each of them could also invite two guest warriors to help. There is no limit to the level of the Song family's children, but the guests are limited to below the generals.
This kind of regulation is quite characteristic of the Song Clan. Since they are not good at force, they should take advantage of friendship. Those outsiders who participated in the competition can get the treatment and qualifications of official diners afterwards, which can be regarded as a way for the Song Clan to absorb talents.
The problem is that this group arena with the heirs of the Song Clan actually follows the rules of bloody fighting, that is to say, life and death are conceited. Even if an outsider accidentally kills the Song Clan's children, they will not be held accountable afterwards.
Qianye already knew from the Yinma Yin family's heir assessment that the battle for the heir of the great clan was always cruel, but the Song clan's superficial style has always been gentle, but he never thought that its assessment method would be so cruel and straightforward. This blatantly encourages all heirs to fight to the death without mercy.
"This rule is indeed surprising." Qianye said after being stunned for a while.
Song Zining said nonchalantly, "Although the old ancestor finally made up his mind to wash the children of the Song family with blood in order to obtain a few good talents. But the accumulation is hard to come back, how can it be so easy to break? You see, it has been thirty years. , Two generations before and after, the Song Clan is still weak. Where can there be someone who can be compared with the Zhao Clan, Zhao Jundu, and the Bai Clan Bai Bump. Not to mention a peerless talent like Zhang Boqian. With him, the Zhang Clan can at least survive. Fifty years of prosperity."
Qianye was slightly startled when he heard Zhao Jundu's name, but Song Zining's words were full of undercurrents. It was the first time he saw that the competition among the four great clans had reached such a level that the Song clan actually wanted to use the blood of their children to wash away the ladder to the sky.
Qianye exhaled and asked, "Who wants to kill you?"
"Oh, of course it's Song Ziqi, and there are three or four people who are allied with him."
Qianye heard the name Song Ziqi from Chen Lu when he took away the headquarters of the Guisuo area, but he still didn't know the reason for the grudge, so he asked, "What did you do to make people insist on killing you? "
Since such bloody rules had been established thirty years ago, the Song Clan still maintained a moderate image to the outside world. It was clear that no matter what the reason was, the competition for the successors of the Song Clan had not yet reached a fever pitch at least on the surface.
Song Zining's time in the line of heirs was very short, and he has always been extremely low-key. Even Tianxuan Chunshou can be regarded as his first official appearance in public. How did he provoke such an enemy of life and death
Song Zining flipped his fingers casually, and said, "It's not a big deal, but Ningyuan Heavy Industry has been developing a little bit recently, and has robbed them of a few orders. Well, the list seems to be a bit big. In addition, in the gray area, they accidentally handed over a few orders. They killed two of their caravans. But that was because they were too weak. Who would have thought that they would all be killed by beating them? Oh, maybe, Tianxuan Chunshou and I took the place of his compatriot brother, and this is also considered ?”
Qianye suddenly didn't know what to say. Perhaps from Song Ziqi's point of view, there is indeed a reason to kill him.
"Then, give me Song Ziqi's information."
Song Zining shook his head, and said, "Song Ziqi just broke through as a warrior, and he is my opponent. I just need you to help me deal with his guest warrior."
Qianye frowned and said, "Let me do it." He paused, "You directly broke through to level nine just to deal with this big exam?"
Song Zining smiled and said, "Don't worry, although I've advanced quickly, I don't have a weak foundation. It's just that if the level difference is too big, there will always be some trouble."
Among the successors of the Song family, the oldest is nearly thirty, and three of them have broken through to become generals. If they compete on the same stage, if Song Zining is still at the seventh level, he will suffer a lot from the difference of only three levels.
Although any kind of exercise will tell the practitioners, after igniting the original force nodes, they must be patiently polished in order to have a solid foundation. However, this rule does not apply to geniuses like Song Zining who have achieved success in esoteric combat skills. It doesn't matter when they break through and what level they break through when they are below the general level.
Since Song Zining said so, Qianye also nodded, and he was still planning to see the situation later. He already had experience fighting against generals, and Song Zining said it was easy, but it would definitely be a tough fight.
Qianye suddenly remembered another matter, hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Mrs. An Guo's 100th birthday, there should be many people from other powerful families to celebrate her birthday?"
"The ancestors have closed their doors to thank guests many years ago, and there will be no outsiders present in this kind of heir examination. However, each family will indeed send people to give birthday gifts and compliments. Although there will not be a unified banquet, they will arrange separate receptions within the family. "Song Zining reacted so quickly, Qianye didn't seem like someone who would think about such details, so he couldn't help asking: "What? Is there any inconvenience?"
"I met Zhao Jundu in Xilu this time." Qianye couldn't even smile wryly, and couldn't help but reached out and rubbed his throbbing forehead.
However, thinking of Zhao Jundu's unmistakable killing intent when he mentioned Song Zining's name, Qianye still decided to tell his friend about it, so as to avoid accidents when the two meet in the future. Besides, Song Zining should be the person in this world who knows the most about his various secrets.
Song Zining was taken aback, but there was no surprise in his eyes when he looked at Qianye, but a little understanding.