Chapter 40 - Chapter 39

"What do you mean? They are your parents and your brother. If you don't release Chaoyun and the Tian siblings today, don't blame me for killing your parents and brother right in front of you," said Song Ruohai, his eyes bloodshot. 

Upon hearing that they were going to be killed, Song Father and Song Mother were stunned, especially Song Mother: "Daughter, listen to your master. We can't die, and your brother is the only one left to inherit the family line. He must not be harmed…" 

The original body's biological parents, along with the brother, were not good people at all. They treated Xia Xia like that, and now they dared to threaten her in front of Xiao Xiang Xia. She had long changed her mentality and didn't care whether they lived or died. 

"Then, Head Song, go ahead," Song Weizhi said coldly. 

Song Ruohai doubted if he had misheard. Did Song Weizhi ask him to kill? This was not what he had in mind. He wanted to use these three people to restrain Song Weizhi. How did Song Weizhi not take the bait? 

Song Ruohai thought Song Weizhi was pretending. With a snort, he said, "Song Weizhi, don't play this trick with me. Do you think I don't know you want me to let my guard down, and then save them? I'm telling you, there's no such cheap deal." 

Saying this, Song Ruohai lifted the youth and, until the youth stopped breathing, Song Weizhi showed no intention of saving him. There were only the cries of the couple beneath her feet. 

Song Ruohai pointed at Song Weizhi several times, unable to speak. He didn't expect Song Weizhi to be so heartless, watching his own younger brother being strangled to death. 

Song Weizhi finally spoke, "The young man is dead. Head Song said he was my brother. Now that you killed him, do I have to make you pay for it?" 

"You, Song Weizhi, you disregard the lives of your relatives. You betray your master and annihilate your ancestors," Song Ruohai pointed at Song Weizhi. 

"So, Head Song has done nothing wrong? First, you abandon your biological daughter, then secretly exchange her with someone else's daughter. Whenever there is trouble, you only think of ways to solve it, pushing everything onto your disciples. Now, you're even threatening others' parents and siblings. Head Song is truly the world's number one hypocrite. With such Master, what good disciples can the Song family have?" Song Weizhi directly hit Song Ruohai's heart with each word. 

"You, you're talking nonsense. I'm not a hypocrite. I'm not," Song Ruohai fiercely defended himself. 

"Alright, it's my turn now." Song Weizhi's spiritual qi flowed, and with a palm, she struck towards Song Ruohai. Song Ruohai pushed with both hands, but he was directly blown away by Song Weizhi's palm wind. He stopped only after hitting a large tree over ten meters away, leaning against it for a while before standing up. 

Song Weizhi had already appeared in front of Song Ruohai again. 

"You, you can't kill me, can't kill me. I'm Song Zhixia's biological father. Spare my life for Zhixia's sake," Song Ruohai regretted deeply now. He didn't expect Song Weizhi's strength to be so much higher than his and Tian Yuelan's. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come together to seek justice, only to end up with their dignity lost. 

Song Weizhi glanced at Song Zhixia behind her. In the end, she felt that it wasn't very appropriate to have Song Zhixia's biological parents killed by her own hands. Therefore, she had no intention of continuing. 

Feeling somewhat bored, Song Weizhi found these people always had two faces. They had one face when they could suppress you, and a different one when they couldn't. She turned around and walked towards Song Zhixia, planning to lead her back to the courtyard. Then, she heard the voice of Tian Yuelan from behind, "Stop right there. Hmph, you haven't explained the whereabouts of my son yet. Head Song fears you, but I don't. " 

Song Weizhi's stern face slightly frowned, "So what do you want?" 

"Hand over my son and daughter. Otherwise, you won't leave here alive today," Tian Yuelan had already taken out her spiritual sword, ready to compete with Song Weizhi. 

Having gone through such a chaotic scene, Song Weizhi no longer wanted to talk nonsense with these people. She directly said, "I'm afraid I can't return your son and daughter to you because they both died in the secret realm. If you want to find them, go look for them yourself. I won't accompany you." 

"Stop, did you kill them?" Tian Yuelan's eyes were bloodshot. She had always pampered her son and daughter the most, and she couldn't bear to think about what she would do if both of them were dead. 

"Yes, but it was because your son and daughter attacked me first," Song Weizhi replied calmly. 

"Shut up, Song Weizhi. Today, I will make you die here to avenge my son," Tian Yuelan swung her sword, and the imposing pressure of the Initial-Golden Core realm made many disciples spew blood. 

On Song Weizhi's side, she took out the Li Shuo Sword, with no fancy embellishments. When Tian Yuelan's sword attacked, Song Weizhi's Li Shuo Sword, like a dark dragon entering the water, clashed with it. In the eyes of outsiders, Song Weizhi seemed to use little strength, but in an instant, she horizontally blocked Tian Yuelan's sword. Despite Tian Yuelan's efforts to use spiritual qi, she couldn't break free. 

Song Weizhi struck with her back palm, and Tian Yuelan had to hastily abandon her sword to block the attack. With a few crisp sounds, Tian Yuelan was sent flying more than ten meters, her right hand hanging down like soft bones, and blood flowing from the corner of her mouth. She even lost the strength to speak. 

However, Tian Yuelan was not ready to give up. Even if she had to risk her life, she wanted to perish together with Song Weizhi. In the palm of her left hand, she held a light green insect. Tian Yuelan poured all her spiritual qi into this insect, and using the force of her palm, she sent the insect toward Song Weizhi's face. 

Song Zhixia naturally noticed the green thing, and she extended her palm to block it for Song Weizhi. 

However, Song Weizhi had already reached the Nascent Soul realm. How could she not know that the thing was coming at her? She lightly pushed with her left hand, using spiritual qi to safely push Song Zhixia to a secure place. Then, she swung her sword toward the insect. At the same time, she formed an ice wall in front of her. After the strange insect was cut by the sword, its fresh green blood splattered onto the ice wall and the ground, emitting strands of blue smoke. 

Song Weizhi didn't know what this thing was, but she heard many disciples exclaiming that it was a gu insect. At this moment, Song Weizhi's face turned cold. She could deal with gu insects, but what if she didn't react in time and Xia Xia took the hit? Song Weizhi's gaze became even colder. She infused spiritual qi into the Li Shuo Sword. Following her command, the Li Shuo Sword pierced through the already exhausted Tian Yuelan in an instant. 

The open space outside the small courtyard fell silent. Seeing their Heads being killed, none of Tian's disciples dared to step forward to stop it. Song Weizhi's cheap biological parents were already so scared that they couldn't speak. 

Song Ruohai's mind raced. This time, he truly severed ties with Song Weizhi. However, Song Weizhi didn't completely exterminate him, mainly because of his nurturing kindness. The most significant reason was his biological daughter, Song Zhixia. With his son missing and his relationship with his biological daughter not close, Song Ruohai's outstanding disciple, Song Weizhi, was now full of rebelliousness. He couldn't control her at all. Song Ruohai wondered if it was a sign that the Song family was declining. 

He still wanted to struggle a bit. Although he was angry just now, he felt the changes in Song Zhixia's spiritual power. It seemed that Song Zhixia had also reached the Enlightenment realm. The speed of her cultivation was even faster than Song Weizhi's. Song Ruohai regretted deeply. If he had treated her well when Song Zhixia returned to the Song family, he would have had another card now. Currently, if Song Weizhi and Song Zhixia were to leave, the Song family would likely be destroyed by the Qin family soon. 

Just as Song Weizhi was about to enter the courtyard, she was unexpectedly supported by He Qingmei. Ignoring his disheveled appearance, Song Ruohai, with a caring demeanor, smiled and said, "Stay, as Weizhi said, my son Chaoyun is gone. Now, I only have one daughter left. You are my beloved disciple, and you have the best relationship with Zhixia. Why not become Dao Companions after some time?" 

Song Weizhi was stunned by his words and kept sighing at Song Ruohai's change of face. He was just seeking death a moment ago, and now he wanted her and Xia Xia to become Dao Companions? Did he see her strength and want to retain her? Or did he have other thoughts? 

Regardless of what Song Ruohai was thinking, Song Weizhi wouldn't agree. She wouldn't allow such a pure and lovely girl like Xia Xia to think about becoming Dao Companion all day long! 

At the same time, standing next to Song Weizhi, Song Zhixia was also stunned. Her ears turned slightly red. She never dreamed that her daily thoughts and wishes would be spoken out by Song Ruohai. She had no feelings for Song Ruohai and He Qingmei. She didn't even consider them as parents. Even if Song Weizhi killed the two just now, she wouldn't blame Song Weizhi. Compared to those two unrelated people, her Senior Sister was undoubtedly the most important to her. But at this moment, she surprisingly wanted to hear her Senior Sister's opinion, whether she wanted her to become her Dao Companion or not. 

The next moment, she heard Song Weizhi say, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't say these unfounded things." 

After saying that, Song Weizhi turned around and walked back to the courtyard, holding Song Zhixia's hand. The last one to enter the courtyard, Wei Zhao closed the courtyard door considerately. This time, no one dared to come forward and cause trouble. 

With Song Weizhi's words just now, Song Zhixia's heart, which had been suspended, fell heavily to the ground. So, Senior Sister considered her becoming her Dao Companion as nonsense and baseless talk? Did Senior Sister have no other intentions towards her at all? She just treated her as a sister who needed protection? But what about the kiss in the secret realm? What did that mean? For a moment, Song Zhixia felt like she was drowning, completely powerless. 

However, Song Weizhi was unaware of all this. Holding Song Zhixia's hand, she walked back into the courtyard. 

Feeling the warmth in the palm of her hand, Song Zhixia inexplicably felt the urge to cry. However, she was afraid that Song Weizhi would notice something unusual, so she could only endure the tears herself.