[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-qinghe-song-clan":3,"chapter-the-qinghe-song-clan-the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-287":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},1927542,2615,"Chapter 287: Responsibility","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-287",287,"\u003Cp>Hearing Song Qingming’s words, Song Qingyu raised her eyes and looked at Song Qingming with some confusion, as if she didn't quite understand his meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seventh Brother... did I do something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't do anything wrong. In that critical situation, others might not have done better than you. It’s just that you still take your own safety too lightly. When there is no longer much certainty of holding the market, you must first think about how to protect yourself. Even if the market is breached, as long as you are safe and sound, none of this matters.\" Seeing that Song Qingyu was still blaming herself, Song Qingming quickly shook his head and explained with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qingyu bit her lip and said softly, \"I know Seventh Brother, you are worried about my safety, but at that time, I wasn't the only one in the market. For the sake of Thirteenth Uncle and Second Sister, I had to stand up and find a way to buy them a little more time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing her words, Song Qingming’s face gradually became serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingyu, perhaps you will find what I am about to say cruel, but I must tell you: in the future, if you encounter such a situation again, you must prioritize your own safety, not others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are the Foundation Establishment Elder of the family, the family’s greatest pillar. Your safety is more important than anyone else’s. Even if everyone in the market had fallen that day, as long as you could escape, no matter how great the loss the family suffered, it would be something we could bear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you understand your responsibility. What you carry on your shoulders is not just these people in Qinghe Market, but the safety of our entire Song family. If something happens to you, even if Thirteenth Uncle and the others survive, everyone’s life in the future might not be easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not as serious as you say. Even if the family didn't have me, isn't there still Seventh Brother? You are the pillar of our Song family.\" Song Qingyu pouted and muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over the years, I have been able to achieve what I have today by experiencing many life-and-death tests. But always putting oneself in danger—there comes a time when one’s luck runs out. That is why I hope you will not take risks as easily as I do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, facing those dangers, I truly had no choice but to risk it all. But you are different now; you still have a little room for choice. It’s just that you didn't choose to put your own safety first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Facing the blood kinship of the same clan, I know it is difficult for anyone to let go and make a choice. I don't want you to become a cold-blooded and ruthless person. What I want to tell you is that when facing a crisis you can no longer resolve, prioritize your own preservation. You have now become the pillar of the family. Although these choices are difficult, they are something you will have to face sooner or later. That is why I am reminding you so directly today: no matter how difficult it is, you cannot let your emotions override your own safety.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long time, the somewhat dazed Song Qingyu finally came to her senses and nodded firmly at Song Qingming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Song Qingming said, she hadn't heard from others before, but saying it and actually doing it were very different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To abandon the life and death of so many clansmen just to save her own life—among them were many elders who had been very good to her since she was a child and watched her grow up step by step. Song Qingyu had never been an extremely rational person, and such a choice was indeed too difficult for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Song Qingyu broke out from the south of Qinghe Market, she understood that she had the opportunity to escape by sword. Even if the enemy pursued, as long as Song Qingyu ran in the direction where Song Qingming and the others were coming to support, there was a high probability she would encounter them and escape successfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she hesitated for a long time and still couldn't bring herself to abandon the blood kinship in the market, choosing to help them buy more time. She wanted to contain the enemy’s two Foundation Establishment cultivators for a while, but the result of doing so was handing her own fate to the heavens. Once she was calculated by the enemy in battle, it would be very difficult for her to have another chance to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as Song Qingming said, if Gao Yubai hadn't arrived in time that day, Song Qingyu, who had been hit by Chen Zicong’s poison needle, would indeed have had no chance of survival. The result would have been her death, and Thirteenth Uncle Song Changxiong and the others in the market still wouldn't have been able to escape their fate of being killed. In that situation, the probability of them surviving was almost equal to zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the path of cultivation, life and death sometimes hinge on the moment one makes a choice. The higher one walks on this path, the more destined one is to be lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a forest a few dozen miles below Eagle Nest Ridge, nearly a hundred people were densely hidden. They were all elite cultivators from Qinghe County who had come to crusade against Eagle Nest Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the discussion in Qinghe Market, each family immediately returned to reorganize and prepare for battle. Song Qingming once again conscripted a total of ten late-stage Qi Refining cultivators from vassal families to participate in this operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gathering of cultivators was relatively rushed, with only two or three days given in total. Fortunately, each family attached much more importance to this expedition than the last, not only bringing more cultivators than before but also arriving at Mount Funiu before the agreed time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone had gathered and was not yet ready to set out, the Cao family of Pingyang County also sent thirty late-stage Qi Refining cultivators and one Foundation Establishment cultivator to assist. Fearing that there might still be eyes and ears of Eagle Nest Ridge in Pingyang County, Lu Yuanfeng had them rush south to Mount Funiu first to act in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, the team of over a hundred people traveled light and fast for over ten days before arriving at Eagle Nest Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Song Qingming and the others had waited here for over half a month, Gao Yubai, who was responsible for scouting the situation, finally returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those bandit cultivators seem to have just returned not long ago and are still celebrating on the mountain. They haven't discovered us.\" Gao Yubai shared the situation he had just seen with the many Foundation Establishment cultivators present with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this news, Lu Yuanfeng immediately laughed and said, \"Haha! Heaven truly helps us. This time we can finally wipe out this gang of bandits in one fell swoop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Lu Yuanfeng’s arrangement and coordination, the group was divided into east and west teams, surrounding Eagle Nest Ridge from two directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Eagle Nest Ridge breached Qinghe Market this time, they killed dozens of cultivators and hundreds of ordinary mortals. These people were local cultivators of Qinghe County and were the kin of the many cultivators who had arrived here today. Facing these bandit cultivators who had killed their relatives and friends, they had long been harboring a fire in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending a voice transmission to the other side, at Lu Yuanfeng’s command, everyone charged toward Eagle Nest Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>",1295,"2026-06-14T03:09:35.509Z","2026-06-18T03:34:23.509Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8fd6509414c00d2a2dd75d25f49880d6181c9af30e979eb3600b048351871b59","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-288","the-song-clan-of-qinghe-chapter-286",846,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-qinghe-song-clan-cover.jpg"]