Dragon's Origin

Chapter 300: A Quiet Place (Part 2)

Up until now, Wang Sheng and Song Yan had only exchanged pleasantries, utterly devoid of substance, causing the surrounding guards to grimace.

However, both Wang Sheng and Song Yan felt quite good. Fine wine and an old friend, even the most vapid conversation seemed flavorful. Unfortunately, the only problem between them was Duke Song, likely an insurmountable obstacle.

To have Duke Song abandon his pursuit of Wang Sheng and apologize was probably not feasible. And to have Wang Sheng reconcile with Duke Song under such circumstances, to have Wang Sheng bow his head, was even more impossible. Why should I bow to you when you want to kill me? Wang Sheng had no such inclination.

The result was that although Wang Sheng and Song Yan had once shared hardships, they were no longer as close as before. It wasn't that they didn't want to be, but the environment forced them apart, preventing them from taking a step further.

Just as now, after meeting, they could only talk about such trivial topics. Any deeper, and they wouldn't know what to say. Besides drinking and exchanging greetings, there was nothing else.

The fact that they could meet without fighting was already a testament to Song Yan's authority. With so many experts, if they swarmed him, Wang Sheng might not escape unscathed. Yet, for some reason, Wang Sheng seemed to have a strange trust in Song Yan, daring to walk so brazenly into a trap set by a group of Song family experts.

Those Song family experts were very impressed with Wang Sheng. At least they thought their hiding places were clever, but every time Wang Sheng stopped to observe, it was at their hiding spots. No matter how carefully they hid, they couldn't escape Wang Sheng's discerning eyes. On this point, they couldn't help but admire him.

The two of them chatted, Wang Sheng recounting his experiences in the capital, from Qian Shengyuan to the World Honored One's assassination attempt. Song Yan seemed to want to know every detail.

Wang Sheng didn't hide these past events. Except for the detailed method of how he killed Blood Saber, he revealed almost everything else. In the end, he even disclosed his connection with the Old Lord Temple, telling Song Yan everything.

Song Yan had already tracked him to this place and seen those Taoists. How could she not suspect Wang Sheng's connection with the Old Lord Temple? There was no need to hide these things. Moreover, Wang Sheng knew that shortly after he left the capital, the Grand Master had announced to the public that Wang Sheng had become a lay elder of the Old Lord Temple, bringing two peerless divine arts to the temple. Also, the inventor of the regular script was Wang Sheng, not Old Ancestor Ling Xu.

Song Yan listened to Wang Sheng's interactions with the grandmasters of the Exquisite Pavilion as if they were stories. She had long known that Wang Sheng had a head full of strange ideas. It was precisely because of these ideas that he could communicate with those grandmasters who could realize these ideas!

However, the assassination attempts by the World Honored One and Blood Saber had indeed startled Song Yan when the news reached the Song Kingdom. The World Honored One's attacks had left no survivors for decades, and Wang Sheng's absence during the opening of Qian Shengyuan seemed to confirm this. For a few days, Song Yan almost couldn't resist leading people to storm the Divine Might Prison and fight those killers. Fortunately, she didn't receive any specific news and endured for a few more days, finally waiting for the news of Wang Sheng's safety.

Wang Sheng was grateful for Song Yan's concern. It was just a pity that some things, once they happened, couldn't be changed. Being able to drink and chat with Song Yan now was already good enough; he couldn't ask for more.

Hearing Wang Sheng personally say that he killed Blood Saber, not only Song Yan, but even the guards listening nearby gasped.

Blood Saber, a legendary realm assassin from the Divine Might Prison, had actually died at Wang Sheng's hands, which was truly unbelievable. Blood Saber had been famous for a long time, yet he had fallen into the hands of a fourth-level junior, which was simply incredible.

The business of Qian Shengyuan, casually taking out a set of stationery was a business worth millions. Listening to the reactions of the customers after using them, listening to Wang Sheng's description of the wonders of each exquisite product, even Song Yan felt like she was gaining knowledge, let alone the guards who had been cultivating in the Thousand Desolation Land.

Just as the two were chatting animatedly, the guard commander whom Song Yan had just instructed came to report that the quiet place was ready.

Wang Sheng was stunned for a moment, then understood that Song Yan must have come to him to fulfill his promise back then. Some things couldn't be spread to too many ears, so of course, a quiet place was needed.

Well, he had promised Song Yan long ago that when she reached the peak of the sixth level, he would tell her how to improve her Yuan Soul level. Now was the time to fulfill that promise. Perhaps after this time, the two of them might not have the chance to sit and chat like this again, which was upsetting to think about.

"Lead the way!" With Song Yan's order, the ninth-level commander led the way. Wang Sheng didn't resist, silently following along.

After walking several hundred feet to an open space, Wang Sheng was immediately stunned by the scene before him.

He had thought that these people would just clear out a space and then retreat to the surroundings, considering it a quiet place. He didn't expect Song Yan to have made such a grand gesture, actually building a house in the Thousand Desolation Land.

If it were built on the spot using wood or something, Wang Sheng would have accepted it. He wouldn't dare to say anything else about this place, but wood was definitely abundant. But what did Wang Sheng see? A stone house. It would be ordinary outside the Thousand Desolation Land, but inside it was like a miracle.

The neat stone materials clearly indicated that it had been built recently. In other words, the stone materials had been cut outside, then brought into the Thousand Desolation Land using storage rings and restored according to the original house. Just this gesture alone left Wang Sheng speechless.

"You all retreat thirty feet away." Song Yan quickly issued orders: "Anyone who tries to enter will be killed without mercy."

"Yes, Miss!" The leading legendary realm guard commander responded, leading all the guards to disperse and protect the house from a distance.

"Come in!" Song Yan took the lead, pushing open the door and entering the small house, saying as she walked, "A soundproof formation has been set up inside. You can't hear anything from the outside."

Wang Sheng nodded and followed Song Yan into the stone house.

As soon as he entered the door, Wang Sheng was stunned again. The outside was just bare stone, but inside the room, the walls were covered with the best fabrics. There were even a few pieces of furniture inside, complete with tables and chairs, and even an inner room. The table was clearly a dining table, with several hot dishes on it. He really didn't know how they had managed to make them.

Was it worth making such a fuss over just a few words? Wang Sheng looked at Song Yan walking in front of him and couldn't understand women's thinking.

"Sit!" Song Yan, as the host, made a gesture of invitation.

Wang Sheng didn't suspect anything and sat down on the chair. Just as he sat down, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck, and then his whole body froze in the seat, unable to move at all.