Return of the King, Chapter 912: 901: Doing Hard Labor

Chapter 912: Chapter 901: Doing Hard Labor

After so simple reminiscing, Song Ergou ca to stand before Mr. Song and said, “Fortunately, I’ve accomplished the mission.”

“Hahaha, well done!” Mr. Song stood up, vigorously patted Song Ergou on the shoulder, and said, “Now that you have completed your task, you are worthy of the identity of the Song Family’s main lineage. Hurry and freshen up, the ancestral ceremony to enter the family genealogy will start promptly at 4 PM!”

“Brother!” Song i Qin wanted to say sothing, but Mr. Song directly interrupted her, “What, is there sothing else you want to say?”

Seeing Mr. Song’s expression, Song i Qin hesitated and said, “No, I just wanted to congratulate Ergou.”

“Thank you, cousin!” Song Ergou nodded calmly towards Song i Qin.

“Ah, brother, Ergou has finally brought glory to the Song Family. I am very happy too!” Song i Qin said to Mr. Song, “After all these years, our Song Family finally has sothing to boast about to the people outside!”

“Hmm, let’s not talk about these things now, Ergou, hurry along,” Mr. Song said.

Song Ergou nodded and walked with Ye Qingsi and Song Yun Qingsi to the back of the hall.

“Dad, tell

what happened during your ti in the Jiang Region!” Song Yun asked, “And also, what’s the deal with the injury on your neck?”

“This trip to the Jiang Region was indeed quite challenging!” Song Ergou said as he walked, “You know, there are lots of restless bastards over there, and those people really resist us. The place I went to is their congregating area, with few outsiders, so I had to disguise myself as one of them, and then conduct my reconnaissance of their stronghold according to mission requirents. Everything was going smoothly, but when I reached deep into their stronghold, sohow they discovered my identity!”

“Oh? Did you slip up, Dad?” Song Yun asked.

“I don’t know, it all happened very suddenly.” Song Ergou shook his head and said, “Once my identity was exposed, there was no choice but to fight my way out. After a fierce battle where I barely escaped death, your old man finally made it out alive!”

“So, is this scar from that ti?” Song Yun pointed at the knife scar on Song Ergou’s neck and asked.

“No, it isn’t!” Song Ergou responded seriously, “I got injured afterward, when I was resting at one of our Song Family’s secret strongholds, but sohow, soone pursued

right into the stronghold!”

“What? They followed you into the stronghold?” Song Yun asked, shocked.

“Yes, indeed!” Song Ergou said, “That person was very skilled, and because I was injured, I got cut by them when I wasn’t careful, but I managed to injure them as well and they fled!”

“…Dad, you must have sensed sothing wasn’t right, right?” Song Yun asked.

“Hmm.” Song Ergou nodded and said, “First, my identity was inexplicably exposed, and then I was ambushed in our stronghold. All of this points to one thing!”

“What thing?”

“There’s a traitor within the Song Family.” Song Ergou said, squinting his eyes, “Soone definitely leaked information about

to them! Later, I left the stronghold right away, found an old friend, and after recuperating for a few days, I brought my team to eliminate all those restless elents.”

“All eliminated?” Song Yun asked, surprised, “How many people was that?”

“Quite a few, around a hundred.” Song Ergou said naturally, “All those unsettled bastards.”

“Wow, Dad, you really went all out!” Song Yun exclaid, realizing it was over a hundred people, not animals—all gone at once. Such a number, if overseas, would be a major incident.

“Tch, these people are always up to sothing. Wiping them out all at once makes things much simpler.” Song Ergou said, “Otherwise, how do you think I earned this special ritorious military award?”

“Dad’s mighty!” Song Yun admired.

“That’s right, well, I’m going for a bath; you and Qingsi don’t need to follow!” Song Ergou said, opening the door.

“Hehe, Dad, I know. We definitely won’t bother you and Mom!” Song Yun laughed slyly.

Ye Qingsi knocked Song Yun’s head friendly, saying, “You, what’s in your mind?”

“As they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder!” Song Yun chuckled, “But Dad and Mom, rember it’s 4 PM in the afternoon, don’t be late, or Song i Qin might seize the opportunity to criticize!”

“Get out of here.” Song Ergou kicked towards Song Yun, who dodged with a laugh and ran off with Qingsi.

“Your son is becoming more like you!” Ye Qingsi said with a helpless smile.

“What’s wrong with being like ?” Song Ergou laughed as he hugged Ye Qingsi around the waist, “Co on… wife, let’s rekindle so old tis.”

“Go away, get into the bath!” Ye Qingsi glared at Song Ergou.

“You help

bathe!” Song Ergou said.

“No way, you rogue, even at this old age!” Ye Qingsi said helplessly as Song Ergou carried her over his shoulder.

Song Ergou chuckled and said, “I’ve been cooped up tightly in the mountains!”

Song Yun took Qingsi back to the main hall because it was still hours until 4 PM. Those secondary lineage heads had gone to rest; they were present just to welco Song Ergou earlier and would likely reappear around 4 PM.

Song Laifu remained in the hall, talking with Song Laibao. Seeing Song Yun approach, Song Laifu stood and greeted.

Song Yun walked over to Song Laifu and said, “For the ancestral ceremony joining the family genealogy this afternoon, is there anything particular to be aware of?”

“There’s nothing special to note, there will be designated folks to guide you!” Song Laifu replied, “However, this ancestral ceremony is quite solemn, so absolutely no frivolous or disrespectful actions are allowed at the ti!”

“Got it!” Song Yun nodded and then asked, “What’s the situation with Song Luoshen?”

“Her? According to the family rules, she was supposed to be expelled from the Song Family, but Song Dong pleaded, so she was instead punished with labor!” Song Laifu explained.

“Labor?” Song Yun wondered.

“She’s sent to work in our Song Family factory as a worker for a year!” Song Laifu explained, “During this year, she must support herself entirely with her own hands. The family won’t give her a cent, she’ll even have to find her own place to stay. Of course, there are designated people responsible for her safety; it’s a very strict punishnt.”