[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-qinghe-song-clan":3,"chapter-the-qinghe-song-clan-the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-125":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Qinghe Immortal Clan",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1927380,2615,"Chapter 125: Visiting Xu Ziyan","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>After arriving at Yangshan Market, Song Qingming made some inquiries and quickly located the Guest Reception Courtyard established by the Carefree Sect. He sent a message to Song Qingze on Mount Guyang, and several days had already passed since then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Brother, you worry too much. This is my first time here, and I didn't expect Yangshan Market to be so prosperous. I’ve just been taking the opportunity to broaden my horizons these past few days.\" Upon seeing Song Qingze, Song Qingming happily stepped forward to greet him before bringing him into his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two had not seen each other for many years, so they inevitably exchanged pleasantries. Since joining the Carefree Sect, Song Qingze had not returned to Mount Funiu, except for a single trip when the Great Elder passed away. Having been cold and reserved since childhood, he was suddenly quite moved to see a clansman he hadn't met in years, and he asked Song Qingming many questions about matters back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingming, you didn't travel thousands of miles to find me just to see how I'm doing, did you? Is there something else?\" After chatting for a long time, Song Qingze finally remembered to ask about the purpose of Song Qingming's visit to Yangshan Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After gathering his thoughts, Song Qingming said, \"Well, besides purchasing some spiritual items, I also wanted to ask Third Brother for some information. When I was drifting through Guiyun Market years ago, I made a friend in the Carefree Sect. I am not familiar with the sect, so I wanted to ask you to help me inquire about this friend and see if—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qingze pondered for a moment before saying, \"If they are a Qi Refining cultivator, you could just send a secret letter using spirit stones at the Guest Reception Courtyard; you shouldn't need me to help you inquire. Could it be that this friend of yours has already reached Foundation Establishment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I first met her, we were both Qi Refining cultivators, but I later heard that she had reached Foundation Establishment.\" Song Qingming smiled and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Foundation Establishment seniors of the sect register when they leave the mountain. If I go to the Affairs Hall to ask, I will know immediately whether that senior is currently on the mountain. However, the Affairs Hall is several hundred miles away from Yangshan Market, so you will have to wait here for me for a few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that this was not a difficult task, Song Qingze agreed on the spot. After Song Qingming told him the name of the cultivator he wished to see, Song Qingze set off for the Carefree Sect's Affairs Hall early the next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for another three days in Yangshan Market, Song Qingming suddenly received a secret letter sent by Song Qingze from Mount Guyang. After reading the contents, he left Yangshan Market with a knowing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a cave dwelling with dense spiritual energy within the Guyang mountain range, a woman in red was tending to several medicinal herbs that were nearing maturity. Before long, a girl of fifteen or sixteen walked in quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl looked at the woman in red, who was focused on the herbs, and said respectfully, \"Master, a Daoist friend named Song has come to visit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let him in. You go prepare some tea and fruit and bring them over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, the woman in red put down her tools, tidied her appearance slightly, and returned to the stone table in the center of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short while later, a man in black, guided by the girl from before, walked into the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Song Qingming greets Senior Xu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ziyan hurriedly waved her hand and said, \"Daoist Friend Song, I didn't expect you to still have the heart to come to Mount Guyang to see me after all these years. Why not just call me Captain Xu? It will save us from being too formal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many thanks for your kindness, Senior. Then this junior will respectfully comply!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving the message from his third brother, Song Qingze, and learning that Xu Ziyan was willing to see him, Song Qingming was truly overjoyed and had hurried over as quickly as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Song Qingming had not expected at all was that Xu Ziyan, the former Captain of the Flying Cloud Guard who had once looked after him, was not at all as aloof and unreachable as other Foundation Establishment cultivators he had met. This truly surprised him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten years had passed since they parted at Guiyun Market, and their statuses were now worlds apart, but after chatting for a few sentences, it felt as if they had returned to the perilous Fuyun mountain range of the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior came to find Captain Xu this time not only to reminisce, but also to ask for your advice on a matter. I hope the Captain will not blame me for being too abrupt.\" After chatting for a while, Song Qingming seized an opportunity to state the main purpose of his trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak freely!\" Upon hearing that Song Qingming wanted to ask for advice, Xu Ziyan did not show any surprise. After all, she was now a Foundation Establishment cultivator; often, even a few casual words from her could be of great help to a Qi Refining cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qingming took a deep breath to calm his mood, and for the next while, he recounted the incident he had encountered in the mountains northwest of Pingyang County after his defeat at Jinshan Market a year ago, including the storage bag and the jade box he had obtained, without intentionally hiding anything from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you telling the truth? You have a storage bag belonging to a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing what Song Qingming said, Xu Ziyan was initially somewhat incredulous. It was not until Song Qingming took out the storage bag and jade box bearing the Carefree Sect's mark, and Xu Ziyan examined them, that she was certain he was not lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is indeed a storage bag belonging to a Foundation Establishment cultivator of our sect. However, I must ask you to be clear: are you certain that everything you just told me is true? Once this item is turned over to the sect, you will certainly have to undergo the test of the Soul-Questioning Talisman. If it is discovered that you have lied, the consequences will be more than you can bear.\" Seeing these two items, Xu Ziyan's expression suddenly changed, and she asked Song Qingming with a serious face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qingming sighed and said, \"When I obtained these two items that day, I didn't even know the name of that senior. The reason I never dared to come to the Carefree Sect was that I feared that without someone familiar to help introduce me, I would be unable to explain the matter clearly. If I had participated in harming that senior, how would I dare to come to Mount Guyang today and tell you everything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ziyan nodded slightly and said, \"I still trust your character to some extent. However, this matter is quite troublesome. How about this: you stay here for now. I will take these two items to the sect's Law Enforcement Hall first, and I will come back to inform you once there is news.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving Song Qing instructions, Xu Ziyan walked out of the cave with the storage bag and the jade box. Before leaving, she specifically activated a restriction outside the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xu Ziyan left, Song Qingming sat alone in her cave, his heart unable to settle. When he came to see Xu Ziyan, he hadn't been prepared to tell her everything. It was only after chatting with her and discovering that she was still as sincere toward him as she had been in the past that he finally decided to trust her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the storage bag and the jade box, they had both been placed under restrictions by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, which was far too dangerous for Song Qingming in his current state. The entire Song State was the Carefree Sect's territory; if he revealed even a trace of this and was suspected by someone with ulterior motives, he feared that the Carefree Sect would receive the news by the next day. At that point, not only he, but all his Song clansmen would suffer an unprovoked disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>",1410,"2026-06-14T03:09:34.521Z","2026-06-18T03:34:23.509Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","762d3c784725826bebba45ee35f73a1906fd66777e70f808787675ac0cee5c5f","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-126","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-124",846,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-qinghe-song-clan-cover.jpg"]