"Father!"
"My Lord!"
Seeing Song Linhui suddenly spit blood.
Everyone panicked.
They clearly didn't expect him to vomit blood for no reason.
Chen Nan said, "Don't worry, everyone. I know a little about medicine. Let me see what's wrong with Uncle Song!" Saying that, he reached out to take his pulse and feel it, sensing Song Linhui's pulse.
The others were all tense.
They were very worried about Song Linhui's safety.
This worry was pure.
Whether it was Song Linhui's son or Wei Shengjin, Xu Binglong, and Fu Yanjie.
They owed their current lives to Song Linhui.
But if anything happened to Song Linhui.
Everything they currently possessed would be ruthlessly stripped away.
"It's not a big problem," Chen Nan said. "Uncle Song is spitting blood mainly because the pressure from his work is too great, coupled with the anger from being attacked by Mu Yifeng just now."
"As long as you take some restorative herbal soup and eat some light food."
"You will recover quickly."
Hearing this.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Song Linhui forced a smile, "I apologize for making you all see a joke!"
Wei Shengjin quickly flattered him, "Lord Song, I told you that you were working too hard. You should relax and not put so much mental pressure on yourself."
Fu Yanjie also said, "Exactly, you should relax!"
Song Linhui smiled and said, "I will adjust my work appropriately. How about we call it a day? When I recover, I will host a banquet for you all."
Everyone exchanged pleasantries and then left the Song residence.
"You stay in the Song family for now. I'll come to see you when I have time!" Outside the Song residence, Chen Nan looked at Song Ziwei, who was reluctant to part, and dotingly rubbed her head.
Although he knew that Song Ziwei was not happy living in the Song family.
He couldn't take her away to live with him.
The reason was simple.
It was improper.
Unless...
He married her.
But...
In Chen Nan's heart, Song Ziwei was like his sister!
They say even a rabbit won't eat the grass near its burrow.
How could he do something like this?
After bidding farewell to Song Ziwei.
Chen Nan quickly headed home.
He had used the fire element laws twice in one day.
The fire poison in his body began to spread.
He felt like he was in a sea of fire.
He had to rely on the body temperature of the Lu Bai Ling and Lu Qingqing sisters to suppress the fire poison in his body.
And at the same time, he would warm them with his body temperature to help them get through the cold night.
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In Song Linhui's bedroom.
He lay weakly on the bed.
His eyes looked blankly at the ceiling.
His four sons stood respectfully by the bed.
Finally.
Song Feiyang broke the silence and nervously asked, "Father, what happened tonight? Why did Old Mu attack you?"
Mu Yifeng and Ji Tai Mei were indeed driven out of the Song family.
This was something the world knew.
This was a setup that Song Linhui had arranged long ago.
Because he had predicted that Chen Nan would one day be appointed to Guangling Prefecture.
Because of this.
He had driven Mu Yifeng and Ji Tai Mei out of the Song family.
So that when Chen Nan arrived in Guangling Prefecture, he could send people to intercept and kill Chen Nan.
This way, even if the imperial court investigated the matter.
It would not lead back to him.
However.
He had calculated everything, but he never expected Chen Nan to be able to kill a powerful expert at the Ghost Emperor realm sent by the Imperial Tutor.
He never expected Chen Nan's strength to be so formidable.
His power was the biggest unexpected variable in their game.
And the root of his failure.
To put it bluntly!
He had underestimated Chen Nan.
Song Linhui recovered from his dejection and said something that shocked everyone: "Old Mu was arranged by me to kill Chen Nan."
"Not just him."
"Even Granny Ji's interception of Chen Nan was at my behest."
Everyone's scalp tingled.
They found it hard to accept.
Although they initially disliked Chen Nan.
Now.
Chen Nan had conquered the hearts of the four brothers with his strength.
That guy Chen Nan was not only easy-going.
And low-key.
He was handsome.
And powerful.
Crucially, he was an alchemist.
Who wouldn't like such a person?
It was just that they couldn't believe it.
Their father, who had always been intelligent.
Had actually arranged for someone to assassinate Chen Nan in his own residence.
Song Linhui stared blankly at the ceiling, "I, Song Linhui, came from a humble background. I climbed my way up to achieve what I have today."
"Looking back on the first half of my life."
"Ever since I passed the imperial examinations and entered officialdom, darkness and conspiracy have been my companions."
"I learned to be cunning."
"To make my stratagems as deep as possible."
"To think three steps ahead for every step I took."
"Because I knew."
"Only by doing so could I secure a place in the imperial court."
"And not be killed by the schemes of others."
"And better protect you all."
"This is why I was unwilling to leave Guangling Prefecture and enter Fengdu City."
"And why I didn't let you enter officialdom."
"With your temperaments, if you entered the imperial court, you wouldn't even know how you died."
Song Linhui had the support of the King of a Different Surname, Gao Xi.
And Gao Xi greatly appreciated him.
He had suggested more than once that Song Linhui enter Fengdu City.
But Song Linhui knew his own capabilities.
He didn't dare to go to Fengdu City, a place full of conspiracy and power struggles.
Song Linhui's four sons listened in a fog.
They didn't understand why their father was saying these things.
Because they still hadn't figured out why their father had arranged for someone to assassinate Chen Nan in his own residence.
A father knows his son best.
Song Linhui saw the confusion in his four sons' hearts.
"Why do you think I invited Wei Shengjin, Xu Binglong, and Fu Yanjie to dinner tonight?" Song Linhui sighed lightly, "I just wanted to invite them as witnesses to prove our Song family's friendly attitude towards Chen Nan."
"This way, even if Chen Nan were really killed, our Song family could clear our name."
"And avoid being blamed by the imperial court!"
"And the lease agreement he signed with Wei Shengjin is the most favorable testimony!"
The four of them suddenly understood.
But...
Chen Nan wasn't killed.
All the compromises the Song family had made to gain his trust before.
Had all taken effect!
Song Linhui continued, "Chen Nan is a terrifying person!"
"Not just his cultivation talent!"
"Nor his alchemy skills!"
"But his stratagems."
"His stratagems are too terrifying!"
"If I can think three steps ahead."
"Then he thinks ten steps ahead."
"Even in Fengdu City, there are few who can contend with him."
The four brothers felt restless.
Because they had never heard their father praise someone so highly.
"He had already seen through my scheme tonight!"
"Including his killing of Old Mu, it was a warning to me."
As soon as he said this.
The four brothers gasped.
Song Pengfei exclaimed, "I was wondering why Chen Nan asked Fu Yanjie to give him a discount on medicinal materials out of consideration for you. Now I understand."
"He was trying to take advantage of our Song family?"
Song Linhui gave a bitter smile, "Tell me, isn't his stratagem terrifying?"
The four brothers' hearts were turbulent.
More than terrifying.
It was downright chilling.
Song Linhui sighed lightly, "I have a premonition."
"If I continue to be his enemy, I might very well fall into this young man's hands."
"I... I don't want to be his enemy anymore."
"I... want to turn our animosity into friendship."
After saying this.
He felt as if all his strength had been drained away.
Although he had suffered many defeats in his life.
But all the victors had died by his schemes.
Never had anyone like Chen Nan.
Suppressed him to the point where he couldn't breathe.
Suppressed him to the point where he gave up the idea of resistance!