Chapter 76: The Song Family's External Aid

Nighttime, the Song family residence.

Song Qiuyu sat in the living room with Mo Ling, then, with gentle water-attribute power surging on her small hands, she moved them over his face to gradually disperse the bruises.

At this moment, Song Shan also walked in. Seeing this scene, he gave a light cough, then frowned and said, "Nephew Mo Ling, what happened here?"

"Just now at the Qingfeng Restaurant, he wanted to greet those students from the Nanfeng Academy to exchange information about the Astral Sage College, but he was falsely accused by that Li Luo of attempting to assassinate him, and was beaten by his guards," Song Qiuyu said, her pretty face showing a hint of anger.

"Hmph, that Li Luo again!"

Song Shan sat down in the main seat, his face full of gloom and annoyance. Today, Song Yunfeng being eliminated from the top ten by Li Luo had made the Song family a laughingstock, and now to treat their honored guest like this was truly excessive.

"This Li Luo is truly arrogant. If this were in the Royal City, I would definitely make him pay!" Mo Ling also said angrily. He felt extremely stifled today; he hadn't even done anything, yet he was slapped with the label of attempted assassination by Li Luo and then beaten up indiscriminately.

"Recently, under Li Luo's management, the Xiyang House has also suddenly erupted. The quality of their first and second-grade spirit liquids and glowing lights has greatly improved, instead leaving our Songzi House struggling to breathe. According to our speculation, it is highly likely he used some kind of secret source water, which might have been left to him by Li Taixuan and Tantai Lan," Song Shan said in a deep voice.

"The formula for our Songzi House's 'Sunshine Glowing Light' was improved by a master refiner I hired in the Royal City. It is definitely stronger than the Xiyang House's 'Green Jade Spirit Liquid,' but now that we are being left so far behind in refining power, only secret source water could achieve this," Song Qiuyu frowned and said.

"If this continues, our Song family's Songzi House will likely never be able to recover in this Tianshu County, being suppressed by the Xiyang House," Song Shan said unwillingly.

Song Qiuyu nodded lightly, her brows showing a hint of worry.

Seeing this, Mo Ling immediately smiled and said, "Qiuyu, why be so worried? The Xiyang House of the Luolan Mansion isn't actually that outstanding in our Great Xia; this isn't their strong suit. They are just showing off here in Tianshu County. Look at how mediocre their Xiyang House's performance is in the Royal City."

"You're just talking without feeling the pain. Your Mo family's Moshui House is ranked in the top ten in Great Xia, so of course you can look down on his Xiyang House," Song Qiuyu chided.

Mo Ling laughed and said, "Haven't our two families already finished negotiating? From now on, the formulas for the third-grade and below spirit liquids and glowing lights produced by my Moshui House can be given to the Song family. In this Tianshu County, the Song family will be the exclusive agent for the Moshui House."

"Our Moshui House's spirit liquid and glowing light formulas are more than a grade higher than the Xiyang House's. With this power, the Song family will definitely be able to beat the Xiyang House to a pulp."

Hearing this, Song Shan pondered and said, "But there are still some terms in the cooperation with the Moshui House that haven't been fully finalized."

Mo Ling waved his hand and said, "Uncle Song, no need to say more. I know your requirements. My coming here this time is also on behalf of my elders to finalize everything. Regarding some benefits, my Moshui House can make concessions, as long as our Moshui House's spirit liquids and glowing lights can dominate the Tianshu County market. It will be a win-win for both our families."

"Besides, isn't that Li Luo very arrogant? This time, I want to make him understand what the price is!"

"This..."

Song Shan's face showed joy, and he finally sighed: "Then many thanks, nephew. I know the Moshui House has deep strength, far surpassing my Song family, so I won't say any more. From now on, my Song family will definitely help the Moshui House gain a firm foothold in Tianshu County."

Mo Ling smiled and waved his hand, then after saying a few words to Song Qiuyu, he went back to rest.

After Mo Ling left, the faint smile on Song Qiuyu's face dissipated. She looked at Song Shan: "It seems that taking him to the Qingfeng Restaurant today was somewhat useful."

"I think without that move from Li Luo, Mo Ling wouldn't have opened his mouth so easily. At the very least, he would have dragged it out for a while. Speaking of which, we have to thank Li Luo."

Song Shan held his teacup, but his expression didn't show much joy. He said, "Introducing the Moshui House into Tianshu County might just be inviting a wolf into the house. Although they will give us some formulas for spirit liquids and glowing lights, as far as I know, those formulas are not that important. What matters is the 'Black Swamp Water' and 'White Moon Light' secret source waters that the Moshui House possesses."

"Only by adding these two types of secret source waters can their Moshui House's formulas achieve their unique quality."

"So, from now on, my Song family will be held by the throat by their Moshui House, living under others."

Song Qiuyu chuckled and said, "But no matter how bad it gets, can it be worse than it is now? We don't have much share in the Tianshu County spirit liquid and glowing light market. If we don't bring in strong reinforcements, it will only benefit the Xiyang House."

Song Shan sighed: "That damned Luolan Mansion, that damned Li Luo, truly hateful."

"No rush. I returned this time to deal with Tianshu County's 'Spirit Liquid and Glowing Light Festival.' I will represent the Songzi House at the ceremony to compete for the title of Tianshu County's number one refiner. If I succeed, I will take the opportunity to launch the spirit liquids and glowing lights in cooperation with the Moshui House, and everything will be reversed," Song Qiuyu comforted.

"Your competitor this time should be Yan Lingqing of the Xiyang House. Are you confident?" Song Shan said.

"Yan Lingqing, an old rival. I don't know how many times we've clashed at the Astral Sage College."

Song Qiuyu smiled faintly and said, "But this time, she will definitely lose."

Hearing this, Song Shan nodded.

Song Qiuyu changed the subject and asked, "How is Yunfeng?"

"His injuries aren't serious, but he's been hit hard," Song Shan said.

Song Yunfeng had previously clashed with Li Luo during the preliminary exams, where the latter could only barely force a draw using the Water Mirror Technique, so Song Yunfeng didn't think Li Luo could truly contend with him. But what was the reality? In that battle during the final exam, Li Luo almost easily crushed and defeated him, not even treating him as a real opponent.

This undoubtedly brought a great sense of frustration to Song Yunfeng.

"He should be able to get into the Astral Sage College, right?" Song Qiuyu frowned and asked.

Song Shan hesitated. This time, Song Yunfeng helped Shi Kong deal with the Nanfeng Academy under the direction of the Viceroy's office; this behavior was indeed hateful. However, generally speaking, his ranking in the preliminary exams was already set, and the Nanfeng Academy had extra admission quotas, which should definitely be given to him.

However, that old principal of the Nanfeng Academy was a stubborn stone who didn't even give the Viceroy any face. Who knows if he will do something.

"I hope that Wei Sha won't be too disrespectful of the rules."

(End of chapter)