Dragon's Origin

Chapter 210: I'll Get It Back for Him (Part 1)

By the time Song Hongde was hunting down Wang Sheng, the so-called engagement between Wang Sheng and Song Yan was already dead in name.

It was originally just a temporary measure. Later, the Song family discovered Wang Sheng's immense value and wanted to win him over, so the elders deliberately publicized the matter to the whole world.

When Wang Sheng sent a message to Song Hongde telling him not to open the Song family's camp, there was basically no room for reconciliation between Wang Sheng and Song Hongde.

Song Hongde was now the Duke of Song, a Duke of the realm. How could he, as a Duke, continue to live with any dignity after being slapped in the face by a nobody like Wang Sheng? This was already a deadly feud, irreconcilable.

Whether it was for Wang Sheng or Song Hongde, having one more enemy or one less didn't make much difference. But the most miserable person in all of this was Song Yan, caught in the middle and torn between the two.

With Song Hongde becoming a Duke, Song Yan immediately became the rightful Princess of Song. In the whole world, apart from the Emperor's daughter, probably no other family's daughter was more noble than her. But behind this nobility was a constant frown.

Since returning from the Thousand Absolutes Ground, Song Yan had never been happy. The conflict between her father and Wang Sheng, and her father's failing health, all weighed heavily on her mind. When she finally decided to find Wang Sheng to seek a way to save her father, she was stopped by her father.

From that moment on, Song Yan knew that even if Song Hongde did wrong, he still loved her from the bottom of his heart. Although he could abandon taking care of her for the sake of the family, at this moment, he was even willing to exchange his own life for Song Yan's dignity.

In the days that followed, Song Yan tried every possible way to find famous doctors and alchemists to detoxify her father. She could see that Song Hongde's sudden burst of energy was abnormal, and Song Yan was terrified. She didn't want to lose her father again so soon after just finding him.

The biggest conflict erupted after Song Hongde was ennobled. Suddenly becoming a King, a Marquis, and a Duke, Song Hongde's ambition could no longer be suppressed. Forming alliances, both near and far, and attacking those nearby, he executed a series of strategies with great skill, and the entire Song state was mobilized by Song Hongde, unleashing its greatest war potential.

The Dai family quickly yielded; otherwise, Song Hongde would have swept through them with lightning speed and completely destroyed them. But with the Dai family's surrender, coupled with the obstruction of other families at the time, Song Hongde had to hide his claws for the time being, waiting for the next opportunity to erupt.

At this time, Song Hongde realized how terrifying the potential power of a family becoming a country was. It was a power that could unconditionally mobilize all the people, which was by no means comparable to a small family.

Such an addictive power, why didn't those ancestors think of it before? They actually let the Su family take advantage of it and become emperors. But the emperors of that time, and the current Emperor, were just empty shells, puppets high above. How could they have the same degree of control over the Song state as the Song family? No matter how high their position, they could not unleash such national power.

However, such power that had already erupted did not have a legitimate heir to inherit it. Song Hongde, as the head of the family, had spent most of his life indulging in cultivation and exploring the secrets of the Thousand Absolutes Ground, and he rarely indulged in women. He only had one daughter, Song Yan, and no sons at all.

Entrusting such a large country to Song Yan? Song Hongde had considered this idea, but he quickly suppressed it. It wasn't that he didn't love his daughter; it was precisely because of this that he made such a decision.

Even when he was alive, those people could bully Song Yan like that for the sake of the Song family's small power. What would those scheming people do for the sake of the Song state and the Duke of Song? Could Song Yan withstand their schemes?

This was one thought. Song Hongde's other thought was that he needed a son.

Deep down, Song Hongde was still a traditional and conservative person. The family's foundation should be handed over to a son. A daughter is ultimately an outsider. Once she marries, she is no longer a member of the Song family. Just look at how his daughter almost turned against him because of Wang Sheng.

Therefore, after successfully becoming the strongest of the vassal states, Song Hongde began a non-stop process of cultivation. He wanted to plant a seed in his limited life and give birth to a son.

At least dozens of beauties were collected from within the Song state. For a period of time, Song Hongde indulged in debauchery day and night, just to get one woman pregnant and give him a son.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Perhaps it was because long-term heavy metal poisoning had led to infertility, or perhaps it was because the potent drugs he took had eliminated his fertility. After two full months of effort, the bellies of dozens of beauties showed no signs of movement.

This wasn't the most depressing thing. What depressed Song Hongde the most was that his anxious state of mind made people see an opportunity, and they even planned to send several newly pregnant women to his side. In addition, some women colluded with outsiders to send strong men into the harem, thinking Song Hongde was blind and foolish?

After commanding those hundreds of experts in the Thousand Absolutes Ground for more than ten years, did they really think Song Hongde had no eyes or no experts? In a fit of rage, Song Hongde directly issued an edict to execute dozens of related households, exterminating them!

The taste of controlling power was so good. He didn't even need to mobilize his own experts; he just had to issue orders, and naturally someone would handle everything properly.

Ambition, coupled with the contradiction of his imminent death, turned Song Hongde into an extremely irritable person. Especially after Wang Sheng forcibly closed the Thousand Absolutes Ground camp, he was even more easily provoked.

Song Yan had been watching coldly. She found famous doctors and alchemists, and Song Hongde didn't refuse, but after the diagnosis, everyone advised him to rest quietly, which Song Hongde directly ignored. Song Yan tried to reason with him, but Song Hongde didn't explain, just told Song Yan to cultivate properly and he would find a suitable husband for Song Yan.

Father and daughter lacked effective communication, and because they hadn't seen each other for more than ten years, there was already a gap between them. This made Song Yan feel that Song Hongde was unreasonable in many things. Finding a suitable husband for her further stimulated Song Yan. In a fit of anger, Song Yan stopped talking to Song Hongde.

These days, Song Hongde became more and more furious, especially after hearing that Wang Sheng had brought more than two thousand people into the Thousand Absolutes Ground again. If anything displeased him or angered him, the servants would be lightly beaten with sticks, and heavily beaten to death.

Song Yan couldn't bear it any longer. She originally wanted to have a peaceful chat with Song Hongde, but it turned into another quarrel between father and daughter. Song Yan was also angry. In a fit of anger, she returned to her room, packed her things, and left Song Royal Palace without looking back.