Dragon's Origin

Chapter 195: Trapped by One's Own Actions (Part 1)

Song Hongde originally wanted to conceal the matter of dealing with Wang Sheng, but when he returned to the Song family manor, covered in dirt and with half of his hair and beard burnt, anyone could tell he had suffered a great loss.

The servants and maids would certainly only dare to laugh in their hearts and not show it, let alone ask, but Song Yan cared about her father and naturally had to inquire.

After weighing it over, Song Hongde still told her about his midnight pursuit of Wang Sheng. Since he had failed to kill Wang Sheng, the news would break out sooner or later, so it was better to confess it himself.

Song Yan's face turned pale upon hearing the news. She never imagined that her father, who had seemed fine all along, would do such a thing. Wang Sheng had shown mercy to Song Hongde and the others in the Perpetual Killing Ground for Song Yan's sake, yet Song Hongde was now turning kindness into enmity, seeking Wang Sheng's death.

"We have to do this!" Seeing Song Yan's expression, Song Hongde hurriedly explained. He had finally reunited with his daughter and was enjoying family happiness again, how could he accept Song Yan leaving him so soon?

While strongly pulling Song Yan, Song Hongde explained his starting point in detail. He spoke of how much of a threat Wang Sheng was to the Song family's advantage in the Perpetual Killing Ground, and how he had no choice but to take action for the sake of the family.

No matter how eloquently Song Hongde spoke, Song Yan just looked at him blankly. Although Song Hongde hadn't spent much time with Song Yan, he was a master of reading expressions, and he could tell at a glance that his daughter seemed to be in a state of despair.

Song Hongde was frightened. His daughter's position in his heart was definitely second only to the Song family's grand plan, and he didn't want to face losing his daughter again so soon after reuniting with her.

After much persuasion and appeals to family affection, Song Yan finally showed some signs of life and was no longer so lifeless. But Song Hongde knew that this rift would take a lot of time and effort to repair.

The bad thing was that they had taken action, but Wang Sheng had escaped unscathed. Song Hongde had no words to express his suffering. Who knew that the surrounded Wang Sheng would just fly away out of thin air?

Had he known this would happen, Song Hongde would never have acted so rashly. If he was going to act, he would have chosen a better opportunity. If Wang Sheng didn't die, the Song family's grand plan would suffer a devastating blow.

Sure enough, just a few days later, Wang Sheng's counterattack came.

Wang Sheng sold information in Worry-Free City, and the Song family could also pay to listen. The news sent back by messenger bird that day made Song Hongde's heart turn cold in an instant.

If Wang Sheng was allowed to continue like that, the Song family's advantage in the Perpetual Killing Ground would instantly plummet from its high position. What else would they have besides the advantage of cultivating a group of experts over more than a decade?

This Wang Sheng, he should never have been left alive! Song Hongde beat his chest and stamped his feet, but there was nothing he could do.

When Wang Sheng was in the Perpetual Killing Ground, they didn't act as soon as they met, which gave Wang Sheng the opportunity. After the man-eating ants surrounded him, Wang Sheng gained the initiative. Now that Wang Sheng had escaped the pursuit and entered Worry-Free City, unless Song Hongde directly turned against the whole world, no other force would want to see Song Hongde kill Wang Sheng.

His daughter didn't understand, he personally took action but failed, and Wang Sheng didn't forget to give him an explosion when he escaped, leaving him covered in dirt. In addition, the Song family's advantage was hit so hard by Wang Sheng, Song Hongde felt more and more angry. The high spirits of returning strongly from the Perpetual Killing Ground and the joy of reuniting with his daughter had vanished, leaving only a pile of depression stuck in his heart and mind.

Suddenly feeling a little suffocated in his chest, Song Hongde couldn't help coughing a few times, but just as he coughed twice, his throat felt sweet. Poof, a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Song Yan was shocked, and a group of people hurriedly helped Song Hongde to the bed, rushing to call a doctor. After a while, Song Hongde finally stabilized.

Fortunately, the people Song Hongde brought out of the Perpetual Killing Ground this time were all loyal subordinates, so the Song family manor did not change due to Song Hongde's vomiting blood.

After a flurry of activity, Song Yan and Song Hongde finally remembered that Wang Sheng had once reminded Song Hongde that he had been poisoned for many years. But obviously, the poison masters Song Hongde brought and the Song family's doctors had not discovered this. This could be seen from the diagnoses they made.

Song Yan was very unhappy, but in the face of her father's life-and-death matter, she had to put aside all her displeasure, and then calmly issue orders, inviting the most famous doctors in the world to diagnose Song Hongde as quickly as possible.

Finally, before Wang Sheng had any more movements in Worry-Free City, the Song family invited three doctors and several well-known poison masters, all of whom came to the Song family manor for a face-to-face diagnosis.

A total of seven people, three doctors and four poison masters, huddled in a room and discussed for a full day and a half before reaching a conclusion.

The Song family, especially Song Yan, had been anxiously waiting for the diagnosis result to come out. At this moment, she tried her best to think about the Song family and her father, but Wang Sheng's figure always popped up in her mind.

Song Yan trusted Wang Sheng. She understood very well that under those circumstances, Wang Sheng had absolutely no need to use a false message to fool anyone. He was just reminding Song Hongde for Song Yan's sake.

However, Song Hongde actually assassinated Wang Sheng, and even more tragically, he failed. The problem was that Song Hongde was also Song Yan's father, and no matter how dissatisfied or unhappy Song Yan was, she had to accept this fact. But when she thought of Wang Sheng, Song Yan felt like crying, wanting to throw herself into Wang Sheng's arms and cry. When Wang Sheng held her horizontally in the Perpetual Killing Ground, that feeling was really addictive.

The doctor finally came out, and Song Yan went forward to meet him with anticipation, wanting to know the diagnosis result as soon as possible.

"I'm afraid he really is poisoned." The white-haired old doctor squeezed out a wry smile on his face as he faced Song Yan's expectant gaze.

"I'm afraid?" Song Yan was stunned. What did this mean? Could they not be sure?

"This may be a kind of toxicity that we have never been aware of before." A poison master following behind added. After he finished speaking, all the doctors and poison masters who hadn't spoken nodded in unison.

Song Yan's heart sank. If even whether he was poisoned or not was a possible answer, then wouldn't wanting to treat him be even more impossible?

In any case, the news had to be told to Song Hongde himself. He was still the head of the family, he had only vomited blood and hadn't completely fallen.

Hearing the conclusions of the doctors and poison masters, Song Hongde suddenly had a feeling of being trapped by his own actions. If he hadn't dealt with Wang Sheng, perhaps he could have asked him what kind of poison it was?