Chapter 263: Bad News

In the council hall, seeing Song Qingming walk in, Song Changfeng, whose face was somewhat heavy, hurriedly stepped forward and handed the letter in his hand to him.

"A letter sent back by Xinyu from the Xiaoyao Sect. It says that Qingze went out with others half a year ago, and I don't know where he went. He has been missing for several months. I just checked his life tablet and found that it had already been extinguished for a long time. It seems that he must have encountered an accident outside."

Song Changfeng said while taking out the old genealogy of the Song clan. After he turned to this page of the Qing generation, Song Qingming soon discovered that the three words "Song Qingze" next to his name had already turned into a dim gray color.

"Looking at the letter, it didn't say what happened to Third Brother or where he went. A sect disciple has been missing for so long, has the Xiaoyao Sect not managed this matter?"

Song Changfeng sighed and said, "Qingze hadn't established his Foundation yet, so he didn't leave a soul lamp in the sect. It is estimated that the Xiaoyao Sect doesn't know he has had an accident now. After all, there are many disciples in the Xiaoyao Sect, and it is very normal for a Qi Condensation disciple to be missing for several months without anyone paying attention."

Song Qingming pondered for a moment and said softly, "I've been in seclusion for a long time and want to go out for a walk. Tomorrow, I will go to the Xiaoyao Sect!"

"Qingming, I think we should... not take the initiative to get involved now. Otherwise, let's send someone to the Xiaoyao Sect's Law Enforcement Hall to clarify this matter first. With the Xiaoyao Sect's strength, as long as Qingze hadn't left Wei Country before the accident, it will definitely be found out very quickly." Hearing that Song Qingming intended to personally go to the Xiaoyao Sect to inquire about Song Qingze's affairs, Song Changfeng hesitated slightly but still spoke to stop him, feeling that there was no need to run to the Xiaoyao Sect for this matter.

Although Song Qingze was a person of the Song clan, he chose to join the Xiaoyao Sect and abandon the clan back then. Over these many years, he hadn't returned to Mount Funiu many times, and most people in the Song clan actually had many opinions about him in their hearts. Song Changfeng was also somewhat worried that Song Qingming would be too concerned about this matter, which would make others in the clan feel unhappy.

"Sixth Uncle, although Third Brother went to the Xiaoyao Sect, he is still a person of our Song clan. It wouldn't be right for the clan not to manage it when he has an accident. It would also make juniors like Xinyu, who joined the Xiaoyao Sect, feel cold toward the clan, which is also unfavorable for the clan's long-term development. I have several familiar people in the Xiaoyao Sect who can speak, so I should be able to clarify this matter very quickly."

"Qingming, what you think is indeed more long-term than mine. Then let's decide it this way. You can rest assured with me and Qingyu at home. Go early and return early, and be careful on the road." Seeing that Song Qingming had already made up his mind, Song Changfeng didn't say anything more and nodded in agreement with his idea.

Five days later, in the Yangshan Square under Mount Guyang, people coming and going were still as prosperous as usual.

Song Qingming sat in a restaurant, looking at the pleasant scenery of Mount Guyang in the distance, and fell into deep thought.

Back when he came to Yangshan Square to seek the opportunity of Foundation Establishment, he also had several experiences of drinking heavily with Third Brother Song Qingze in this restaurant.

More than twenty years had passed. He didn't expect that this restaurant would still be like this without any changes, but in Song Qingming's heart, things were already different from people. No matter how long he waited today, Third Brother Song Qingze would not keep the appointment and come here again.

Just as Song Qingming fell into endless deep thought in his heart, the anxious Song Xinyu hurried here. Seeing Song Qingming sitting at a table by the window drinking alone, he hurriedly walked over.

"Nephew pays respects to Seventh Uncle!"

"Hmm! Seeing that your cultivation base is about to break through to the late stage of Qi Condensation, you have been diligent these years. Sit down first!" Song Qingming nodded with a smile, pointed to the chair next to him, picked up an empty cup from the side, filled it with spiritual wine, and signaled him to sit down and accompany him for a drink.

"Seventh Uncle, whose cup is this wine poured for?" After the two drank a cup, Song Xinyu saw that there was still a wine cup filled with wine on the opposite side and asked somewhat puzzled.

"That was poured specifically for your Third Brother!" Song Qingming said seriously, then slowly raised his wine cup and drank another cup in the direction of that wine cup.

"For Third Brother... Third Brother, has he really had an accident?" Hearing Song Qingming say this, Song Xinyu felt a trace of bad omen in his heart.

When Song Qingze left, he had told him that he would return in at most two months. He didn't expect that he had been gone for nearly half a year without any news. Song Xinyu was a bit panicked. He didn't know many people in the Xiaoyao Sect and couldn't clarify this matter, so he could only send a letter to the clan to mention this matter, letting the family check if Third Brother's life tablet was still safe.

When Song Qingze was in the Song clan back then, his talent and spirit were very high, and he didn't pay much attention to brothers like Song Qingming, which also led to his relationship with many cultivators in the clan always being very average. Later, after abandoning the clan and coming to the Xiaoyao Sect, he almost cut off this layer of relationship.

It wasn't until after his Foundation Establishment failed and he was completely frustrated that Song Qingze finally began to miss this friendship of the clan again. He had always been extra concerned about Song Xinyu, a junior sent to the Xiaoyao Sect by the Song clan later, which also made the relationship between the two uncle and nephew always very good.

Song Qingming nodded lightly and said, "The genealogy in the family shows that your Third Brother's life tablet has been extinguished for several months. Although that thing occasionally has mistakes, Sixth Uncle and I have repeatedly confirmed it several times, so it shouldn't be wrong this time."

Learning the bad news that Third Brother Song Qingze had had an accident from Song Qingming's mouth, Song Xinyu, whose temperament hadn't fully matured, felt a world-shaking change in his heart. Being in the Xiaoyao Sect, he was the person Song Qingze trusted most. Seeing that Song Qingze hadn't returned for so long, he had long suspected that Song Qingze might have had an accident, and had been secretly worried for several months in his heart. Now that this bad news was finally confirmed, Song Xinyu still found it difficult to accept this fact that he found most difficult to accept in his heart. Thinking of the instructions before Song Qingze's departure, the sad Song Xinyu's tears slowly overflowed from his eyes and flowed down.

"Life and death are determined by fate. You don't have to be too sad. The top priority is to find a way to clarify where your Third Brother went. Even if he was really harmed by someone, no matter what, we have to find a way to help him seek justice."

"Seventh Uncle, I also spent some time inquiring during this period. Third Brother went to a place to explore with several martial brothers of the sect. I haven't found out exactly where he went, but I already know one of the people who went with him. It's just that this person disappeared with Third Brother, and no one has returned to the sect until now."

"Since he went out with others, it is estimated that it wasn't just the two of them. In a while, you take me to the Xiaoyao Sect's Law Enforcement Hall, and I will directly report this matter to the Xiaoyao Sect's law enforcement team, and ask them to come forward to check where your Third Brother and the others went."

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