Dragon's Origin

“There's no need to say sorry.” Wang Sheng smiled, seemingly not holding the past against her. “From your family's perspective, some things were understandable. But from my side, it just felt a bit unpleasant.”

Song Yan's apology wasn't for herself. Her position in the family was quite awkward. Nominally, she was the direct daughter of the patriarch, but with the patriarch missing, the Great Elder controlled everything in the family, and she didn't even have the weight to speak.

Forget about dissuading the family elders from dealing with Wang Sheng, it was already good enough if she could prevent those elders from dealing with her. Wang Sheng had personally accompanied her through that so-called family trial. If it weren't for Wang Sheng, Song Yan would have died without a trace, becoming snake dung.

Now that Song Yan was here to apologize, Wang Sheng knew that it wasn't her fault.

“Eat something!” Wang Sheng didn't want to talk about these unpleasant topics and changed the subject. “I wouldn't dare say the food here is the best in the world, but it's definitely in the top ten.”

“Okay!” Song Yan, also aware that the previous topic was a bit depressing, raised her face and replied with a smile. “I've long heard that the stir-fried dishes you make are absolutely delicious, so I'll have a taste.”

The cook had already received the notification from the two little maids. Thinking that this might be for the future mistress of the house, how could he not put in twelve parts of his effort? He usually wasn't this diligent when cooking for Wang Sheng. He showed off his skills, and his movements were smooth and flowing. As soon as the dishes came out of the pot, they were exquisite, with perfect color, aroma, taste, and form.

Song Yan had been in seclusion, usually eating the food made by her own maids. The benefits arranged by the elders, besides leaving the things behind, the people were definitely sent back. Where would she have the opportunity to eat such delicious food? She ate the meal so much that she almost swallowed her tongue.

“It's all your fault for making me eat so much!” After reluctantly finishing the last mouthful of soup, Song Yan felt a little embarrassed and gave Wang Sheng a coquettish glare. “If I eat any more, I won't have the slim waist you like!”

Song Yan, who was always heroic, suddenly showed such a charming expression, making Wang Sheng's eyes go straight. She was already an extremely outstanding beauty, coupled with the temperament brought about by cultivation, and such an expression, it was simply deadly! If she were in ancient times on Earth, she would definitely be a beauty of the level of causing the downfall of a nation.

The unpleasant topics had been discussed, and the meal had been eaten, so it was naturally time to talk about serious matters. Wang Sheng asked the maids to prepare tea and then asked them to wait in the outer courtyard.

“The Song family also intends to get involved in the Perpetual Killing Ground?” It seemed that Song Yan was embarrassed to bring it up, so Wang Sheng had to do it himself. Anyway, Song Yan had already come to the door, and this topic was definitely unavoidable.

However, while speaking, Wang Sheng didn't forget to hint to Song Yan to be careful when speaking, and pointed to both sides. On one side was the Shadow Old Eunuch, and on the other was Han Bing Li. These two had the ability to hear the sounds in the courtyard even through the courtyard walls. Song Yan didn't hide her identity or conceal her whereabouts when she came, so they must be listening.

Song Yan was a smart person and immediately understood what Wang Sheng's hint meant. After nodding to show that she understood, she also opened her mouth and replied, “The elders are tempted, so they specifically asked me to come and see.”

Although someone was eavesdropping, the Song family's intention to take advantage of the Perpetual Killing Ground was obvious, so there was no need to hide anything. Coming here was to ask Wang Sheng to take the Song family into the Perpetual Killing Ground. Even if this was not said, everyone knew it.

It was only because the Song family had this connection, because Miss Song had such a relationship with Wang Sheng, that other families would have come to the door long ago if they had similar relationships. Why would they wait until now?

“It's not cheap for me to take a trip.” Wang Sheng also knew this, so he didn't stand on ceremony with Song Yan and directly asked for conditions. Anyway, it didn't matter who he took in, taking in the Song family was fine, but he couldn't get less of what he deserved.

“Whatever other families can give, our Song family can naturally afford.” Song Yan said lightly, and at this moment, she had a bit of the demeanor of a large family's disciple.

However, Wang Sheng really didn't like the way he was talking to Song Yan now. It felt like the two of them were talking about business, without any of the old feelings. Perhaps there were still feelings between the two, but the things they were talking about just didn't allow them to have a closer feeling, which was very uncomfortable.

“In addition, everything the Song family did to you before can be compensated.” Song Yan added another sentence. But after saying this sentence, Song Yan's mouth didn't stop, but said two silent words to Wang Sheng: “Phoenix!”

Song Yan only made the gesture of speaking the word “Phoenix”, but didn't make a sound, but Wang Sheng instantly interpreted it through Song Yan's exaggerated lip reading. This made Wang Sheng not calm down.

Now the most urgent thing Wang Sheng had to do was to find the girl in his dream. And the girl in his dream's soul was the phoenix. Song Yan knew, and also told Wang Sheng not to publicize it, because the phoenix was a taboo.

Wang Sheng already knew the reason for the taboo, and may even know that the core of the Perpetual Killing Ground was the former location of the Lin family. These were all recorded in the classics of the Old Lord Temple.

However, although the Old Lord Temple had been passed down for more than a thousand years, it was not the family involved at the time after all, and could only rely on hearsay, and could not know the real content. On the contrary, the five major families and the royal family, these forces that directly participated at the time, must know a lot.

Song Yan said these two words now, obviously knowing something. In that case, what was Wang Sheng waiting for, and directly agreed: “Okay, since you came in person, I can agree. When do we leave? Where do we depart from?”

The straightforward agreement made Han Bing Li and the Shadow Old Eunuch listening in the courtyards on both sides sigh. Alas, as expected, young people, heroes can't resist the charms of beauty. As long as a beauty shows up, Wang Sheng can't resist it.

This situation was already expected by the two. In fact, the old eunuch didn't care, the royal family had already tasted the soup first. Han Bing Li only needed to report this situation to the city lord.

Not to mention that these two were not surprised, even the people from other families were not surprised. If their family had someone who was so close to Wang Sheng, they would use any means to use them. Now, in the end, the Song family just grabbed the first move, but the Perpetual Killing Ground was so big, so what if they went in a few days earlier?

Those who went in first, whether it was the royal family or the Triumph Palace, were just paving the way for the people behind. What could they find in the densely forested area in half a month? Moreover, the real big secrets were all in the core area, even if they couldn't get anything in the Divine Eagle Prison and the Crimson Bear Hall, as long as they could train a capable team in the process of entering and exiting, then there would be no more trouble in entering and exiting the Perpetual Killing Ground in the future.