Chapter 1269: Massacre Revenge

Generally, a low-level cultivator glancing casually would never attract Wang Changsheng's attention. However, if such a cultivator's gaze lingered on him for too long, it would be difficult for Wang Changsheng not to notice.

The young woman in the blue dress had a Core Formation Stage 2 cultivation. Her beauty was exceptional, not much inferior to Fairy Ziyue. If Wang Changsheng had met her before, he would surely remember her.

"I don't recognize you," the beautiful woman in the blue dress replied respectfully, her tone neither humble nor arrogant. "My name is Song Yunin, and I had the honor of meeting Senior Wang once. I thought I might have been mistaken, but it really is Senior Wang."

"Met me?" Wang Ruyan frowned. "Where did you see me?" As a woman herself, Wang Ruyan was certain she would remember someone so remarkably beautiful if she had seen her before.

"What's this?" A displeased male voice suddenly rang out. "Are you two fellow daoists openly interrogating my wife? Do you truly think I am easy to bully?"

Wang Changsheng turned his head and saw an old man in a golden robe approaching. He had a hawk-like nose and a face like a pigeon. Judging by his aura, he was clearly a Mid Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand," Wang Changsheng said, frowning. "I was merely asking a casual question."

"Hmph," the old man in the golden robe said with a cold face, looking completely unafraid. "Others may fear you, the Green Lotus Immortals, but I do not."

Upon seeing the golden-robed old man, Song Yunin immediately rushed into his arms, weeping. "Husband, you're finally here! I only looked at Senior Wang a few times, and I don't know how I offended him."

"It's alright," the golden-robed old man gently patted Song Yunin's shoulder, comforting her with a kind expression. "With me here, you won't be bullied."

"We never said you offended us; don't put words in our mouth," Wang Changsheng stated coldly. While he was wary of the golden-robed old man, he wouldn't back down easily and become a laughingstock. He had done nothing wrong, merely asked Song Yunin a few questions.

"You must be Venerable Golden Mirror of Golden Mirror Isle, right?" Wang Ruyan suddenly recalled something. "Little friend Song likely saw me at the auction."

Golden Mirror Isle was a cultivation force in the Fiery Dolphin Sea. Venerable Golden Mirror was the island master. When the Wang family first settled in the Five-Dragon Sea, they held a large-scale auction. It was likely then that Song Yunin saw Wang Ruyan.

"That's correct," Song Yunin nodded, explaining. "At that time, I hadn't reached Core Formation yet. I was fortunate to have met Senior Wang once, and I didn't expect to be misunderstood by Senior Wang."

"Since it was a misunderstanding, let's leave it at that. Come on, Rongrong is waiting for us!" Venerable Golden Mirror put his arm around Song Yunin's slender waist and turned to leave.

At that moment, the young attendant had finished packaging the pills. Wang Changsheng paid the spirit stones, and he and Wang Ruyan departed.

They proceeded to the seventh floor and continued browsing inside the Myriad Treasures Pagoda.

Half an hour later, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan emerged from the Myriad Treasures Pagoda. Their storage bags now contained a batch of artifact refining and talisman crafting materials, but they were significantly poorer in spirit stones.

They found an inn and settled in.

"Wife," Wang Changsheng said, "I have a feeling there's something off about this Song Yunin. After we return to the South Sea, we should have someone investigate her thoroughly." Wang Changsheng felt that something wasn't quite right, but since they were currently in the Central Plains cultivation world, they couldn't investigate Song Yunin's background.

"Yes, we should definitely look into it," Wang Ruyan agreed. "Venerable Golden Mirror seems to care deeply about Song Yunin. If she harbors any hostility towards us, it could become troublesome." They were not saints and had killed many cultivators. It was entirely possible that Song Yunin was a descendant of one of their victims. Such cases were not unheard of, where someone endured hardship for centuries to exact their revenge.

Song Yunin herself wasn't frightening; Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were wary of Venerable Golden Mirror.

In a secluded courtyard, under a blue stone pavilion, Song Yunin was speaking with Venerable Golden Mirror. A good-natured young man in a red shirt was playing with a ten-year-old girl in red clothing.

"Husband, I didn't lie to you," Song Yunin said, her peach blossom eyes welling up with tears, on the verge of crying. "I just recognized Senior Wang and looked a bit longer, and then they started questioning me. If it weren't for the Green Lotus Immortals' formidable reputation, I wouldn't have paid them much attention."

"Don't cry, Mama. Papa won't let anyone bully you," the girl in red said, taking out a handkerchief to wipe Song Yunin's tears.

Venerable Golden Mirror chuckled awkwardly, picking up the girl in red. "Rong'er, don't misunderstand, Daddy isn't bullying Mama; we're just talking. My dear, this Kyoto auction is very grand, and many old monsters have come. You need to be more careful in the future; you won't always be so lucky."

"Understood, my Great Island Master Jin," Song Yunin readily agreed.

Venerable Golden Mirror slightly frowned, took out a palm-sized golden jade plate, and channeled a spell into it.

"My dear, Rong'er, I have an urgent matter to attend to. Stay put at our residence. I'll be back later. If anything comes up, have Feng'er handle it."

"Daddy, I want to go too! It's so boring staying indoors every day, and Senior Brother Li is like a block of wood, he barely says anything," Jin Rongrong pleaded, tugging at Venerable Golden Mirror. She was his only daughter and deeply cherished by him.

"Rongrong, stop being mischievous. Your father has important matters to attend to," Song Yunin scolded, frowning.

Jin Rongrong pouted, her face filled with grievance.

"Since she wants to come along, let her," Venerable Golden Mirror said. "It's good for her to see the world." He then left with Jin Rong'er, the father and daughter walking out of the courtyard.

The smile on Song Yunin's face froze, and her gaze turned grim.

"Li Feng," Song Yunin instructed the young man in red, "go and investigate the movements of the Green Lotus Immortals. It would be best to find out the purpose of their visit."

"What?" Li Feng frowned, his face showing a troubled expression. "This... this disciple is unable to do that."

"If your master knew that you slept with me while he was in seclusion, what do you think he would do to you?" Song Yunin said with a half-smile.

"But you were the one who seduced—"

"It doesn't matter who seduced whom," Song Yunin said coldly, her eyes full of mockery. "Given your master's temperament, you know what the consequences would be."

Li Feng shivered, then said helplessly, "I'll do my best. I can't guarantee anything with this kind of matter."

"I understand. Just do your best. And whether you 'do your best' or not is up to me. Now, go!"

Li Feng sighed and quickly left.

"Green Lotus Immortals, the destruction of my clan—Song Yuzhen will never forget this. Blood for blood," Song Yunin muttered to herself. Her real name was Song Yuzhen, and she was from the Song family of Golden Sparrow Isle in the Five-Dragon Sea.

The Song family was an affiliated force of the Lu family. Over twenty years ago, the Song family was annihilated overnight. The family's treasure, the Water Dragon Token, also disappeared. Song Yuzhen was not in the clan at the time and thus escaped death. When she returned to Golden Sparrow Isle, she found only ruins. Enduring her grief, she buried her relatives and went into hiding, changing her name.

By chance, her original body was destroyed, and she took possession of another female cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, transforming into Song Yunin. Due to her outstanding beauty, she was noticed by Venerable Golden Mirror and became his concubine. She later gave birth to a daughter and was promoted to Venerable Golden Mirror's wife.

Golden Mirror Isle only had one Nascent Soul cultivator, Venerable Golden Mirror, and Song Yunin became his wife after bearing him a daughter.

She knew clearly that seeking revenge with her current cultivation was as difficult as reaching the heavens.

She dared not reveal her true intentions. Venerable Golden Mirror would not possibly fight the Wang family for her sake, so she could only rely on her own efforts.

To expand her influence, she did not hesitate to get involved with Venerable Golden Mirror's disciple. To put it bluntly, on Golden Mirror Isle, she was second only to one person and above everyone else.