Chapter 367: Do Me a Favor

Gao Jinhe had been in charge of the Gao family for over a hundred years and was a highly prestigious cultivator in Qinghe County. Naturally, the scale of his funeral would not be low. Basically, all the famous immortal cultivation families in Qinghe County had come to Mount Lianhua to pay their respects, and even several Foundation Establishment families in the vicinity of Qinghe County that had good relations with the Gao family had sent people over.

In the hall where Song Qingming entered, besides the people from the Huang family and several cultivators from the Xiaoyao Sect like Gao Yuyao, there were also several unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivators sitting there. Song Qingming had seen one of them back when the Taiyue Lake secret realm opened; that person had joined forces with the two from the Gao family to enter the secret realm, so it was thought that his relationship with the Gao family should be extraordinary.

"Fellow Daoist Song, I heard rumors in the market before that Fellow Daoist Qingyu had gone out to travel. I haven't known whether this matter is true or false. Fortunately, I met you today, Brother. Could you resolve this doubt in my heart for me?" Just as Song Qingming was scanning the other Foundation Establishment cultivators present, a secret sound transmission from Huang Sipo suddenly reached his ears.

Hearing Huang Sipo ask this, Song Qingming immediately regained his focus and looked at him with a puzzled expression. "No wonder this guy tried to find a way to sit next to me as soon as he arrived; it turns out he wanted to probe this matter with me privately."

A year ago, not long after Song Qingming returned from Black Stone Valley, Song Qingyu left Mount Funiu to go out for training. Although Song Qingming had long since strictly ordered that this matter not be spread outside the clan, it was naturally difficult to keep such things hidden from everyone forever as time went on.

After all, the Huang family was an immortal cultivation family that had entrenched itself in one area for nearly a thousand years. Naturally, they already had many eyes and ears and were well-informed in Qinghe County. Plus, Song Qingyu hadn't appeared in public for nearly a year, so it wasn't difficult for the Huang family to infer this.

At this moment, seeing that Huang Sipo had asked him directly, Song Qingming also knew that there was no need to hide it from him anymore.

"To be honest, Qingyu did indeed leave Mount Funiu half a year ago to go out for training. After all, this matter concerns the safety of the entire Song family, which is why I didn't inform Mount Taiyuan immediately. I hope Fellow Daoist Huang can understand."

Hearing Song Qingming admit this generously, Huang Sipo, who had been prepared for this, slowly revealed a smile on his face. He raised the wine cup in his hand toward Song Qingming and continued:

"What are you saying? Brother's concerns are truly human nature. Today, it was Sipo who was too impatient, and my words were somewhat presumptuous. Let this cup of wine be my apology to you, Fellow Daoist."

Song Qingming also raised his cup in return: "Fellow Daoist, your words are too polite. Our two families have advanced and retreated together and supported each other for many years; we have long been inseparable allies. Otherwise, I wouldn't have spoken so frankly to you today, Fellow Daoist."

After speaking, Song Qingming drank the spirit wine in his cup first. Seeing this, Huang Sipo smiled and nodded, and also drank what was in his hand in one gulp.

"I wonder where Fellow Daoist Qingyu went this time, and if she said when she would return? When the time comes, I must visit Mount Funiu and ask her for advice. If there is an opportunity in the future, I also want to go out and walk around to see the scenery outside this world."

"When Qingyu decided to go down the mountain, she told me she was just going to walk around the vicinity of the State of Wei and would return in three to five years at most. Fellow Daoist Huang, rest assured, when Qingyu returns to Mount Funiu, I will definitely send someone to Mount Taiyuan to inform you immediately."

"That's good! Then many thanks, Brother."

In fact, when Song Qingyu went down the mountain that day, she hadn't said when she would return. The reason Song Qingming didn't tell Huang Sipo the truth was that he didn't want to reveal all his cards to the Huang family.

Just as Song Qingming and Huang Sipo were chatting privately, two more people walked into the hall entrance. One of them was none other than the head of the Lu family, Lu Xingde.

In recent years, Lu Xingde, like Huang Shengyue, had been wholeheartedly trying to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but he suffered from not having too many resources to assist in breaking through the realm and could only stay on the mountain for long periods of seclusion and hard cultivation. If it weren't for Gao Jinhe's passing this time, I'm afraid he wouldn't necessarily have come down the mountain.

Accompanying Lu Xingde inside was the future head of the Gao family, Gao Yubai.

The Lu family and the Gao family had always had a relatively close relationship. Gao Yubai, the new Gao family patriarch, coming out to welcome him personally was naturally within the expectations of everyone present.

After Lu Xingde took his seat, the important guests invited by the Gao family this time had basically all arrived. Soon, mournful funeral music began to sound on Mount Lianhua, and the Gao family officially began Gao Jinhe's funeral.

Under the personal direction of Gao Yubai, everyone first came to the mourning hall set up by the Gao family in advance to offer incense, and then one by one paid their final respects to Gao Jinhe's remains. As the funeral proceeded step by step, the golden-threaded coffin containing Gao Jinhe's remains was soon sent into the Gao family's mausoleum.

Not long after Gao Jinhe's funeral ended, Huang Sipo, who seemed not to like staying on Mount Lianhua very much, immediately stepped forward to bid farewell to Song Qingming.

"Fellow Daoist Song, I still have some matters to deal with, so I will take my leave first today. In a few days, when the Huang Fog Tea on the back mountain of my home is ripe, I invite you, Brother, to be sure to honor me with your presence at Mount Taiyuan to sit for a while and exchange cultivation insights with me."

"Hehe! If I have nothing to do when the time comes, I will definitely arrive on time. Since you have matters to attend to, Fellow Daoist, please go ahead."

After bowing and bidding farewell to Song Qingming, Huang Sipo called the Huang family woman who was still talking to Song Xinhe not far away, and the two quickly left Mount Lianhua directly.

Watching the two from the Huang family leave, Song Qingming saw that the crowd who had come to pay their respects was slowly dispersing, so he immediately took Song Xinhe down the mountain, preparing to return to the Song family.

Unexpectedly, just as they reached the foot of the mountain, Song Qingming saw a familiar figure appear before him again, looking as if she had been waiting for him specifically.

"Fellow Daoist Song! Could we borrow a step to talk?" Standing before Song Qingming and his companion was none other than Gao Yuyao, whom he had met not long ago.

Seeing that Gao Yuyao's expression seemed a bit strange, as if she were burdened with worries, Song Qingming turned back and gave an instruction to Song Xinhe behind him, asking him to stay where he was, and then followed Gao Yuyao to walk toward a mountain path on the side.

After the two walked a distance forward, Song Qingming took the initiative to stop and said directly: "There's no one around here. Fairy Gao, what matter do you have for me? Please speak freely!"

Gao Yuyao stopped, carefully looked around, then raised her hand to cast a sound-insulation spell to cover the two of them, and only then did she feel at ease and speak softly to Song Qingming:

"This time, Yuyao is looking for Fellow Daoist Song because there is actually a matter I would like to ask you to do me a favor with. I don't know if you could look at the friendship of our past acquaintance and help me once."

"This! I don't know what exactly it is. Could Fairy Gao speak first? Otherwise, it's hard for me to know if I truly have the ability to help you." Song Qingming replied with a normal expression.

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