The wait was not long. The two Song Family scouts soon returned, bringing back the safe news that Father and Song Ying were fine. They also reported that the people at the hotel had discovered a cellar and had all taken shelter there for safety.
Father had traveled far and wide, weathering countless dangers and gaining rich experience. In recent years, he had gradually handed the mercenary group's business over to Song Haoran and retired to the second line, but his ability to command in the field remained more than sufficient.
Song Haoran's expression still revealed nothing, but he secretly relaxed considerably. Another piece of good news had been brought back by one of the Song Family warriors who had gone out to scout.
While they waited, Song Haoran also sent several warriors to search the surrounding area.
They discovered the signals left behind by the scattered Song Family warriors.
The Song Family's mercenary group had traveled throughout the underground world, moving between battlefields across the globe. They often encountered places such as tropical jungles and barren deserts. Naturally, the Song Family had developed a unique set of signals for distinguishing friend from foe.
When searching outside, the thing they feared most was finding nothing. Now that they had news of their comrades, the several warriors who had been sent out all perked up.
Most of them had no parents. Song Tianyou was their second father. They had no brothers or sisters either; everyone who had trained together in the village and left the schoolhouse together was family.
Their journey to the location marked by the signals went smoothly. Following the signals, and with the help of the Heavenly Sight Earthly Hearing technique, they barely had to expend any effort before successfully finding where several Song Family warriors were hiding: