Chapter 59: Song Tianhao!

The next day.

Song Yan arrived early at Qin Shuo's courtyard.

The two had breakfast together, and Song Yan hurriedly brought Qin Shuo to the courtyard where the Song family head, Song Tianhao, was located.

"Second Uncle!"

Upon entering, Song Yan loudly called out from inside the house.

"Little Yan?"

A dignified middle-aged man walked out from inside; upon seeing Song Yan, a loving smile appeared on his face, and he said:

"At this early hour, you're not keeping your mother company for breakfast—what are you doing running over here?"

"What? Second Uncle doesn't welcome me?" Song Yan pretended to be angry.

"How could that be? You're welcome—Second Uncle is delighted and couldn't be happier!"

The middle-aged man shook his head with a smile, then turned his gaze to Qin Shuo: "This is..."

"My junior martial brother, Qin Shuo!" Song Yan introduced.

"Greetings, Head of the Song Family." Qin Shuo clasped his hands in salute.

"I've heard Little Yan mention before that she has a junior martial brother of extraordinary talent, capable of defeating Inner Strength Great Perfection with Inner Strength Great Success. Now that I've seen him, he truly is a youthful hero, outstanding in appearance!" Song Tianhao laughed and exchanged pleasantries.

"Head of the Song Family flatters me!"

Qin Shuo smiled faintly, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Since you are Little Yan's junior martial brother, from now on you may call me Uncle."

"Good!"

After finishing pleasantries with Qin Shuo, Song Tianhao turned to Song Yan and said: "Speak up—why have you come running so early?"

"I want to give my quota for entering the Yuan Magnetic Grotto to my junior martial brother Qin."

Song Yan didn't beat around the bush, getting straight to the point.

"What?"

Song Tianhao widened his eyes, thinking he had misheard.

He then glanced at Qin Shuo, turned back to look at Song Yan, confirmed she wasn't joking, and straightened his face, speaking sternly:

"Ah Yan, do you know what you're saying?"

"The quota for the Yuan Magnetic Grotto was exchanged for by your father with his life—do you intend to just hand it over to an outsider like this?"

"Qin Shuo is not an outsider; he is my junior martial brother." Song Yan spoke decisively, her tone firm.

"Besides, your situation, Second Uncle, you know full well—you're fundamentally unsuited for training in the Earth Cave. Rather than let that shameless Tian Bai benefit, it's better to give this opportunity to my junior martial brother Qin."

Song Tianhao frowned, and after a long while sighed:

"Ah Yan, I know you look down on Tian Bai and are dissatisfied with the family's arrangement to marry you to him in order to win over the Tian family.

But in this quota struggle for the Yuan Magnetic Grotto, our Song family has only two younger-generation disciples who have reached Inner Strength Great Perfection.

If you give the quota to Qin Xiao Brothers, Tian Bai will surely not fight. Then our Song family will have no chance of winning at all."

"Hasn't Xiao Xuan already reached Inner Strength Great Perfection? With him here, how could we still lose to the Fang family?" Song Yan exclaimed angrily.

"We would lose!" Song Tianhao shook his head.

"Fang Lin of the Fang family has already succeeded in Refining Strength into Qi, half a foot stepping into the threshold of the Meridian Passage. Although Xiao Xuan has already reached Inner Strength Great Perfection, he is still some distance from Inner Strength Transforming into Qi, and is no match for Fang Lin."

"What about Song Shan? Isn't he already Inner Strength Great Perfection? Shouldn't he have already reached Inner Strength Transforming into Qi?" Song Yan asked anxiously.

"Song Shan was injured recently, his strength not yet fully recovered, so he is no match for Fang Lin." Song Tianhao shook his head again helplessly.

"I don't care—the quota for the Yuan Magnetic Grotto was exchanged for by my father with his life; I won't give it to that scum Tian Bai, no matter who gets it. Since you want to rely on Tian Bai, then deduct it from your own quotas."

Song Yan grew emotional, her body trembling.

Qin Shuo didn't expect things to turn out this way; he wanted to speak up to mediate, but Song Yan suddenly glared at him.

Qin Shuo hadn't expected things to develop this way; he wanted to speak to mediate, but Song Yan suddenly glared at him,

"Don't speak—this has nothing to do with you.

No matter whether the Song family ultimately obtains the right to use the Yuan Magnetic Grotto, the quota my father left me—I would rather leave it unused than give it to Tian Bai."

Afterwards she turned to Song Tianhao and said: "Second Uncle, the Second Elder's lineage and the Tian family have been in collusion for long, coveting my father's property.

If this time we let Tian Bai enter the Yuan Magnetic Grotto, once he comes out, it won't be long before he can step into the Meridian Passage.

Then, with the Second Elder pushing him along, letting him take over my father's industries—how would you stop it?

After all, at the engagement banquet, the clan elders said outright: as long as Tian Bai breaks through to the Meridian Passage, they will marry us.

Or do you want me to flee to a place farther than Heishui City?"

After hearing Song Yan's words, Song Tianhao also fell silent.

If he could, he wouldn't want Tian Bai to rise quickly and step into the Meridian Passage.

But now, the younger generation of the Song family is withering away—there really is no one usable.

Otherwise, how could he have agreed to let Tian Bai participate in this Yuan Magnetic Grotto struggle as a son-in-law of the Song family?

Afterwards, he turned his gaze to Qin Shuo, pondered slightly, then spoke: "If you really don't want to give the quota to Tian Bai, there is actually another way."

Song Yan's eyes lit up, her pupils shining with renewed brilliance.

Song Yan's eyes lit up, her pupils glowing.

"Let your Qin junior martial brother fight in your place." Song Tianhao said in a deep voice.

"Of course, the premise is that he has this strength, capable of defeating Fang Lin, the Fang family's top expert."

"This..." Song Yan hesitated.

Originally she only wanted to give Qin Shuo an opportunity, not intending to drag him into the Yuan Magnetic Grotto struggle.

But now it seems the Song family will not abandon the struggle for her sake.

【61】 So no matter how she makes a fuss, if no one can be found to replace Tian Bai, then Tian Bai entering the Yuan Magnetic Grotto is inevitable.

Once Tian Bai emerges from the Yuan Magnetic Grotto, it won't be long before he enters the Meridian Passage.

By then, this guy who makes her nauseous will be able to legitimately take over his father's assets.

And she will be married to him, with no chance of escaping this dissolute scoundrel.

But if Qin Shuo is allowed to participate in the Earth Cave dispute, it won't just be offending Tian Bai so simply; it will also bind him to the Song Family's war chariot, making him an enemy of the Fang Family.

For a moment, Song Yan felt somewhat at a loss, unsure how to decide.

"How should I prove my own strength?"

At that moment, Qin Shuo spoke from beside her, and from his tone, he actually intended to stand in for Song Yan and participate in the Earth Cave dispute.

"Young Brother Qin, you must think carefully—once you participate in the Earth Cave dispute, from now on, you and my Song Family will be grasshoppers on the same rope." Song Tianhao warned solemnly.

"There's nothing to think about—I was even thinking before that freeloading off Senior Sister's such a great opportunity might not be proper. Now it's fine; being able to win it back with my own fists suits me just fine." Qin Shuo laughed.

Having listened nearby for quite a while, Qin Shuo also roughly clarified the entanglements and context.

Song Yan did not want to marry Tian Bai, nor did she want him to use the quota her father had risked his life to obtain to enter the Yuan Magnetic Grotto, enter the Meridian Passage, then marry her and take over his father's estate.

And Song Family Head Song Tianhao also wanted to check the Second Elder's lineage, not wanting the opposing side to grow stronger.

But he was hampered by having no one capable of dealing with Fang Lin of the younger generation of the Fang Family, so he had no choice but to let Tian Bai stand in for the Song Family in the contest.

That is to say, as long as he uses Song Yan's quota to enter the Yuan Magnetic Grotto for cultivation, regardless of whether he actually fights or not, he will inevitably offend Tian Bai.

As for this, he had no particular objection.

Because Tian Bai had already offended him first.

As for the Fang Family, the same principle applies.

As long as he enters the Yuan Magnetic Grotto using Song Yan's quota, he will inevitably be seen by the Fang Family as an ally and partner of the Song Family, and if a reckoning comes, they may not let him off.

In that case, whether he fights or not makes little difference.

The difference lies in whether he wins this opportunity through his own strength or through Song Yan's gift.

The former is a transaction between him and the Song Family; the latter would mean accepting a favor from Song Yan.

Compared to the two, he prefers the former.

Because he dislikes owing people favors.

"Good! Not bad for the person Xiao Yan took a liking to—he has responsibility."

Song Tianhao couldn't help but praise him, then added: "However, the Earth Cave dispute is of great importance and allows no margin for error.

If you can withstand three of my moves, I will agree to let you take Tian Bai's place and fight for my Song Family. When entering the Earth Cave for cultivation, you will also have a quota—how about that?"

"Good." Qin Shuo nodded in agreement.

"In that case, then let's see your moves!"

Song Tianhao didn't waste words, immediately assuming a fighting stance to test Qin Shuo's strength.