[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-qinghe-song-clan":3,"chapter-the-qinghe-song-clan-the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-205":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},1927460,2615,"Chapter 205: Acquaintance","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-205",205,"\u003Cp>It must be said that he truly enjoyed Huang Siyuan’s spiritual culinary skills. Ever since she had been with Song Qingming, she had specifically studied the types of spiritual food he liked, which could be said to have captured his stomach completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating and drinking his fill, Song Qingming satisfiedly rubbed his belly. Just as he was about to rise and leave, Huang Siyuan pushed the door open and walked in, carrying a pot of fragrant spiritual tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the few dishes on the table had been almost completely wiped out by Song Qingming, Huang Siyuan said with a smile, \"Did you manage to taste which dish was made by Hongyu this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really didn't notice this time. Has this girl's skill already become this good? Truly, a great master produces a brilliant student,\" Song Qingming replied with a look of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongyu, who had been following Huang Siyuan for the past few years, had also improved her culinary skills significantly and had now officially become a spiritual chef. She and Li Quan had long since treated the Golden Phoenix Pavilion as their own home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he and Huang Siyuan sat by the window on the second floor, preparing to taste the spiritual tea, a light knock sounded at the door outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Song Qingming gave a response, he discovered that the old man who pushed the door open was Li Quan, the manager of the restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Quan had cultivated for many years and was already a very slick person. Over the past few years at the Golden Phoenix Pavilion, he had built up a bit of a reputation. He knew almost everyone who resided in the Qinghe Market. Whenever Song Qingming needed to find something rare in the market, he would specifically ask him about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Huang Siyuan was also inside, a trace of surprise appeared on Li Quan’s face. After hesitating slightly, he still spoke to Song Qingming: \"Senior Song, a guest has arrived in the A-grade private room downstairs, claiming to be an acquaintance of yours. They asked me to invite you over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An acquaintance? Don't you recognize them? What do they look like?\" Song Qingming asked nonchalantly upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, when he was stationed at Qinghe Market, there were often low-level cultivators who, upon learning of his whereabouts, would specifically seek him out to try and get on familiar terms with a Foundation Establishment cultivator like him. To successfully meet him, some would often try to claim a connection, and it was not uncommon for people who had only seen him from afar to dare call themselves his acquaintances. Song Qingming had long since grown weary of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is a young woman. I cannot discern her cultivation level, and I have never seen her before. She is likely not someone who frequents our market,\" Li Quan answered Song Qingming’s question earnestly after a pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even you cannot discern her cultivation? Could this person be a Foundation Establishment cultivator?\" Song Qingming’s expression slowly became serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Li Quan’s cultivation was not particularly outstanding, he was still a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator. Logically, the cultivation of a normal Qi Refining cultivator should not be able to escape his spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This! I cannot say for sure. There are so many strange techniques in the cultivation world; it is possible she has practiced a special breath-concealing technique. However, judging by her demeanor, she seems to have some background. She also said that you should go see her alone and that it is best not to bring anyone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Song Qingming was instantly displeased and said in a deep voice, \"Who is being so mysterious? They must have quite a background. If they don't want to be seen, then so be it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since he reached Foundation Establishment, not just anyone in Qinghe Market could request an audience with him. When he was stationed here years ago, even Lu Yuanfeng, the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Carefree Sect, would politely send someone to invite him whenever he wanted to meet. This was the first time he had heard someone summon him with such a commanding tone, and he could not help but feel a surge of anger. Even if this person were truly a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Song Qingming did not necessarily need to give her face in Qinghe Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since they claim to be an acquaintance, why not go and see them? Perhaps it really is a friend you are familiar with. Don't keep them waiting too long; they are, after all, a guest in my shop,\" Huang Siyuan, who was on the side, said softly to persuade him, seeing that Song Qingming’s expression was not very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Huang Siyuan’s words, Song Qingming’s heart calmed down slightly. He put down the teacup in his hand, stood up, and walked out the door with his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. I'll give you some face today and go see who this person is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already afternoon, and there were no longer any customers eating in the restaurant’s main hall on the first floor. Song Qingming strode toward a private room on the east side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Quan, who was following behind, was about to step forward to knock on the door when the door to the private room suddenly opened from the inside. A young woman dressed in red called out softly to Song Qingming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice that came across was extremely cold. Upon hearing it, Li Quan immediately felt that something was amiss. Judging by the tone of this woman, it seemed she did not hold Song Qingming, a Foundation Establishment senior, in any regard at all. If Song Qingming were to get angry later, he feared he would be blamed for being so foolish as to invite him to meet such an ignorant girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the face of the woman in red, Song Qingming’s face instantly turned pale, and he stood frozen in place. The somewhat icy voice of the woman in red sounded like a thunderclap in Song Qingming’s ears, shaking him so much that he could not help but take a large step backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Song, do you not recognize her?\" Li Quan, who was on the side, saw Song Qingming’s expression change drastically after seeing the woman and thought he was truly angry, so he could not help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not know that Song Qingming was currently breaking out in a cold sweat, so terrified that he could barely open his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, don't talk nonsense. This is a... a friend of mine. It has nothing to do with you. You go get busy first. Don't let anyone else in later.\" Prompted by Li Quan, Song Qingming finally recovered a little and hurriedly stopped him, signaling for him to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After carefully walking inside, Song Qingming quickly placed a sound-isolation talisman at the door. He then walked gently to the front of the woman in red, bowed his head respectfully, and said, \"Senior, how did you find your way here? This is the territory of human cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can all go to my demon territory as you please, why can't I come here?\" the woman in red asked Song Qingming back with a rather strange tone while drinking the spiritual wine she had picked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, please do not misunderstand. Junior says this out of concern for your safety. After all, there are many Carefree Sect cultivators in Qinghe Market. If they were to accidentally discover you, Senior would be in danger.\" Song Qingming’s heart was tense to the extreme, but he still patiently explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman in red was none other than the Fire Phoenix Demon King who had locked Song Qingming up in the depths of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range for several months a few years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Song Qingming had just seen her, he was so scared he almost thought he had recognized the wrong person. He truly had not expected that Fire Phoenix, as a high-level Demon King, would appear here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she could take on a human form and low-level cultivators would not be able to tell, cultivators above the Golden Core stage would certainly be able to easily see through her identity. For Fire Phoenix, as a demon, to dare to penetrate so brazenly into the human heartland was, in Song Qingming’s view, a truly dangerous act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit down first,\" Fire Phoenix said, pointing to the seat opposite her while pouring herself a glass of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qingming walked to the opposite side of Fire Phoenix and sat gently on the chair, feeling as uncomfortable as if he were sitting on pins and needles. He truly did not want to stay here, but he dared not disobey Fire Phoenix’s order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know why I was able to find you?\" Fire Phoenix said, then poured another glass of wine and placed it in front of Song Qingming.\u003C\u002Fp>",1504,"2026-06-14T03:09:34.521Z","2026-06-18T03:34:23.509Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ac926fcdd97f9470d2657721347717696ac68790a1c35c146e061e272d92d4b4","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-206","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-204",846,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-qinghe-song-clan-cover.jpg"]