Flower Stealing Master

Chapter 395: Marriage Proposal (1)

”Young Master Song, I have never forgotten you since our last farewell.”

After the group arrived at the hall, Situ Bolei laughed loudly.

‘You old fox…’ Song Qingshu thought in his heart, but he concealed it with a smile on his face. ”We havenʼt seen each other for many days, but the old hero Situ is still the same.”

As if affected by his words, Situ Bolei sighed, took a breath, and said, ”What kind of old hero am I? I can only hide in the mountains and forests and do things like killing thieves and bandits.”

Song Qingshu didnʼt know how to respond at that moment. Subconsciously glancing at Xia Qingqing beside him, he judged that the morale of the Golden Serpent Camp was truly decreased quite a lot, preventing the various factions and their subordinates from pursuing the great cause.

Xia Qingqing felt his gaze, and just as she was about to speak, Situ Bolei spoke again, ”We are far from the achievements of Young Master Song. Your deeds have shocked the world. The Young Master tolerated humiliation in order to assassinate Kangxi. Such a feat was truly incredible. It rekindled the passion of Han people all over the world.”

Song Qingshu gave an embarrassed smile and said, ”That assassination failed in the end. Old hero Situ must not mention it again; otherwise, Iʼll be truly embarrassed.”

”Hehh!” Situ Bolei waved his hand and said, ”Young Master Song, why should you be so humble? The invader emperor is extremely cunning, not to mention that there are so many masters around him, so it is understandable that you failed in the end. What I admire is the Young Masterʼs ability to do something even though he knows it is impossible. Such heroism inspires the people.”

Song Qingshu felt quite good from such fierce praise, but due to the conflict in his heart, he felt very embarrassed. He thought this man was simply naive, and he was merely fooling him with his enthusiastic reaction.

In fact, it was just Song Qingshuʼs misunderstanding.

Although many assassins had attempted to assassinate the emperor, they usually failed to make significant waves. Most are killed by the guards without even seeing the emperorʼs face, and their names were rarely recorded.

Assassins with the high status and titles like Song Qingshu were exceptionally rare. At the time, Song Qingshu was one of the most popular figures in the court after Wei Xiaobao. He could easily have become a general or prime minister, granted the title of duke or marquis. In choosing to abandon his glory and wealth to risk assassinating Kangxi, he shocked the world.

Han people worldwide asked themselves if they would have made the same decision given everything Song Qingshu had. The answer was that not everyone could.

And, people tend to always admire things and people they couldnʼt emulate.

Moreover, Sang Feihong, the head of the Five Lakes Sect, had received a great favor from Song Qingshu in the past. After Song Qingshuʼs failure and supposed death, Sang Feihong wanted to repay his kindness, so she ordered her disciples to publicize Song Qingshuʼs deeds worldwide. Of course, some artistic processing was inevitable.

For various reasons, Song Qingshuʼs reputation in the hearts of ordinary people was much greater than he imagined.

Standing next to Situ Bolei, Zeng Rouʼs beautiful eyes shone with brilliance as she stared at Song Qingshu with a blank expression. Although she had harbored a strange feeling for Song Qingshu in the past, she believed that his work in the imperial court destined them to be incompatible. So she hid her feelings deep in her heart, feeling sad and depressed all day long.

Later, when she heard the news that Song Qingshu had tried to assassinate Kangxi, she suddenly became more energetic. However, the news of Song Qingshu being ordered to be burned to ashes by Kangxi soon followed. Hearing the news broke her heart and she seemed to have been drained of all her blood and became lost.

Everyone in the Wangwu Sect saw her condition and sighed.

This was also how Situ He knew that his junior sister loved Song Qingshu.

Later, as Song Qingshu traveled south, news slowly spread to the Wangwu Sect that he was still alive. Zeng Rou initially thought it was a lie by her fellow sect members. It wasnʼt until more news came in that she realized the person she had been dreaming about was truly still alive. So, seeing Song Qingshu standing in front of her this time, her excitement was beyond words.

Situ Bolei and Song Qingshu chatted for a while. But, suddenly, the topic of the conversation changed, ”Young Master Song, what brings you to Shandong this time?”

Song Qingshu and Xia Qingqing exchanged glances, noticing the smiles in each otherʼs eyes. He coughed quickly and said, ”I heard that the Qing army is heading south to encircle the Golden Serpent Camp, so I came to see if I could be of assistance.”

Situ Bolei showed a hint of excitement in his eyes and continued to ask, ”Do you know that the Golden Serpent Camp is inviting heroes from all over the world to compete for the position of the Golden Serpent King?”

Song Qingshu nodded. ”I am aware.”

Situ Bolei asked, ”Young Master Song, are you interested in participating in the competition?”

Song Qingshu remained silent for a moment and replied, ”Senior, I am asking you sincerely, and I donʼt want to hide anything. I am indeed here to compete for the position of the Golden Serpent King this time.”

”And, here I was, thinking that you wouldnʼt want it…” Situ Bolei breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled slightly. ”Does Young Master Song know that the heroes competing for the Golden Serpent King this time must be nominated by each faction to be eligible?”

”Indeed.”

Xia Qingqing couldnʼt help but glance at Song Qingshu, who nodded, ”Yes, I just got the news.”

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