Visiting Xu Ziyan, an Old Friend Passed Away

No sooner had Song Qingming finished speaking than Huang Siyuan nodded in agreement. Having just emerged from more than half a year of seclusion, she too wanted to go out and stretch her legs.

Song Yuanfang, who stood nearby, grew somewhat excited when he heard that Song Qingming intended to travel to Wu State for the "Star Assembly." After hesitating for a moment, he cautiously asked, "Seventh Grand-Uncle, may I accompany you to Wu State this time?"

Over the years, whenever Song Qingming and the other two were away on business, Song Yuanfang had managed the family affairs in their stead. As a result, he had rarely left Funiu Mountain.

Now that he had heard Song Qingming planned to bring several family elders along, Song Yuanfang did not wish to miss this rare opportunity to go out on a training journey, so he tried asking.

"Mm! You may go, but you must arrange the family matters properly first. Otherwise, if none of us are here and some urgent matter arises with no one to handle it, that will be troublesome."

Seeing that Song Yuanfang also wished to follow him out and see more of the world, Song Qingming considered it for a moment before nodding in agreement. However, he required Song Yuanfang to hand over the family affairs properly to others first.

Among the many family elders, everyone had become accustomed to Song Yuanfang handling matters over the years. Compared to him, the others indeed lacked some prestige. Song Qingming could not think of anyone suitable to replace him for the moment, so he simply left the choice to Song Yuanfang himself.

Fortunately, a trip to Wu State should only take a little over a month round trip. Moreover, the area around Wei State had recently settled down, so nothing