Song Anguo finally understood that his grandfather had been prepared to die for a long time.

He was certainly not doing it to atone for his sins; after all, the old man had been a soldier all his life and had killed countless people.

He was doing it purely for the sake of the Song family's descendants.

Chen Xiao had a playful look on his face, thinking that this Old Man Song had really come to plead guilty with thorns, except that he was carrying a knife instead of thorns!

Li Ziqing didn't say anything, quietly looking at Song Kaijiang with a provocative look in her eyes.

It was as if she was saying, 'Go ahead and stab yourself if you have the guts!'

"Grandpa, stop fooling around. This knife isn't something to play with..."

Song Anguo trembled as he stepped forward, trying to snatch the knife from his grandfather's hand.

No matter how much the times changed, without his grandfather, there would be no Song family as it was today.

His grandfather was the pillar of the family, and Song Anguo couldn't just stand by and watch him die.

"Get out of here!"

Song Kaijiang roared, causing Song Anguo to tremble all over, almost falling to the ground.

"Miss Li, I beg you, please, for the sake of Anran, please don't blame my grandfather. He's already so old. I'm really begging you!"

Song Anguo seemed to have lost his soul as he pleaded bitterly with Li Ziqing.

Li Ziqing didn't even look at Song Anguo, ignoring his endless babbling as if he didn't exist.

"Shut up!"

Song Kaijiang roared again, and before Song Anguo could react, the old man stabbed the knife into his own heart.

*Poof—*

The old man used the last of his strength to pull the sharp knife out.

*Shhh—*

Fresh blood gushed out, spraying everywhere.

Old Man Song Kaijiang fell backward and died on the spot.

Song Anguo was dumbfounded, slapping himself repeatedly across the face.

"You beast, it's all because of your stupid ideas that Grandpa died!"

"You bastard, what's in your head? A pile of shit?"

Song Anguo was so consumed by self-blame that his eyes turned bloodshot.

"From now on, the grievances between my Li family and the Song family are wiped clean."

Li Ziqing said calmly.

Song Anguo's tears flowed like a spring, but unfortunately, his grandfather didn't hear those words.

Then, Li Ziqing said, "Husband, that's enough. Bring the old man back to life."

Song Anguo was stunned, not understanding what she meant.

And Chen Xiao once again acted as a tool, channeling Green Wood Spiritual Energy into Song Kaijiang's body.

"Haa—"

With a long, drawn-out gasp, Song Kaijiang suddenly woke up, opened his eyes, and looked at everything in front of him in disbelief.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, that's great, Grandpa! You're not dead, you're alive again..."

Seeing Song Anguo crying and laughing, Song Kaijiang was filled with question marks.

"What, what's going on?"

"Grandpa, it's Chen Xiao! Chen Xiao performed a miraculous feat and brought you back from the dead!"

Song Anguo said, wiping away his tears.

"A miraculous feat, brought back from the dead?"

Song Kaijiang was bewildered, his heart filled with shock.

This young man truly possessed divine abilities; no wonder the Chief would value him so highly.

"Thank you, Chen, Mr. Chen..."

Song Kaijiang cupped his fist at Chen Xiao, hesitating for a moment, ultimately unable to figure out how to address him.

After all, this young man was on equal footing with his granddaughter.

"Grandpa, it was Miss Li who asked Mr. Chen to heal you."

Song Anguo reminded him.

This sentence was crucial, but Song Kaijiang was even more confused, looking at Li Ziqing in confusion. "Miss Li, this..."

"You played a part in the deaths of my parents back then, and you should have paid for it with your life... Your suicide and apology have repaid the blood debt you owed. From now on, the grievances between the Li family and the Song family are wiped clean."

Li Ziqing said expressionlessly, "As for why I saved you, it's because Song Anran and I are good sisters, and he is Chen Xiao's... good friend. Of course, we wouldn't just stand by and watch you die in front of us."

These words, on the surface, seemed like taking off one's pants to fart, but the reality was different.

If Song Kaijiang hadn't apologized with his death just now, the outcome would have been completely different.

Song Kaijiang was a smart man and quickly understood the key points, feeling both fortunate and afraid.

He was fortunate that he had made the right choice, and afraid that he had almost been going against an existence he didn't understand, if Song Anguo hadn't reminded him in time.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for saving my life, and thank you, Miss Li, for your generosity."

This time, Song Kaijiang was sincerely grateful.

Even though he was facing two juniors, he knew that anyone who underestimated them would be in big trouble.

Like the other four old guys in the Five Great Families...

What a pity that such outstanding juniors weren't born into my Song family, Song Kaijiang thought.

Then he thought that his granddaughter wasn't bad either, and it seemed that in the future, he should pay more attention to her and cultivate her more.

Just as Song Kaijiang was lost in his thoughts, Li Ziqing said, "Old Mr. Song, the grievances between our two families are over. Please leave."

Although the grievances had been resolved, Li Ziqing's heart clearly still harbored resentment towards this person, and she directly issued an order to leave.

"Ahem, actually, I have another matter to discuss today."

Song Kaijiang said, "The Five Great Families have set up a Hongmen Banquet (a banquet set up as a trap) at the Eight Immortals Restaurant, asking me to pass on a message to the two of you... Of course, the Five Great Families are now only the Four Great Families. My Song family has withdrawn!"

Song Kaijiang removed himself from the situation, and also gave the other old comrades a hand... well, a push onto the execution platform.

"Heh, a Hongmen Banquet?"

Chen Xiao couldn't help but sneer. This Old Man Song was really direct!

"That's right. Li Tianxiang, the head of the Li family, has invited the Lord of the Imperial City's Brocade Guard, the Jiǔ Qiān Suì (Nine Thousand Years, a title for powerful eunuchs), to deal with Mr. Chen at the Eight Immortals Restaurant at noon."

Song Kaijiang betrayed his old brothers completely.

"Just a lord of the Imperial City's Brocade Guard wants to deal with me? Are there no other ambushes?"

Chen Xiao asked.

"No."

Song Kaijiang shook his head. "Jiǔ Qiān Suì is the biggest reliance of those old guys. If Jiǔ Qiān Suì fails, then the other ambushes will be even more useless."

Song Kaijiang thought for a moment and ultimately didn't mention the Mad Monk.

It wasn't that he was intentionally hiding it, but he felt that since Jiǔ Qiān Suì was making a move, the Mad Monk wouldn't go.

"Mr. Chen, if you ask me, isn't that Jiǔ Qiān Suì only arriving at noon? Why don't you rush to the Eight Immortals Restaurant before noon, kill all those old guys, and then leave? That would be the safest bet."

Song Anguo suggested.

In his opinion, Chen Xiao didn't have a 100% chance of winning against Jiǔ Qiān Suì.

Instead of betting on the unknown, it would be safer to kill those old bastards.

However, Chen Xiao sneered when he heard this suggestion. "Wouldn't that be too boring?"

"I'm already bored enough in the Imperial City. It's not easy to find a named opponent. How could I miss it?"

"Jiǔ Qiān Suì, huh? Today, I'm going to see just how capable he is!"