Song Yu was dead!
Killed by Song Gudú himself!
It was said that after Song Yu learned the assassination of Hong Hai'er had been exposed, he immediately fled to Iron Gate Pass. There, he had his trusted direct followers and hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry at his command, enough to charge and crush all opposition.
As long as he reached Iron Gate Pass, even the Son of Heaven could do nothing to him. If the Xifeng Empire treated him with courtesy, he would declare himself a citizen of Xifeng. If the Xifeng Empire tried to settle accounts with him, he would simply lead those hundreds of thousands of elite troops to defect to another country and become Xifeng's enemy.
He could attack when advancing and defend when retreating.
But at the crucial moment, the Old Immortal of the Song family personally chased after him. When persuasion failed, he struck Song Yu's head into a mess of pulp with a single palm.
When Song Yu's body was carried back, his head was indeed smashed to pieces. Only half of his face remained to tell the people of Tiandu of its owner's grief and injustice.
Song Gudú had upheld righteousness by destroying his own kin, even personally killing his own son. The deed left the citizens of Tiandu City stunned.
"The Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crimes as the common people." That was what Old Immortal Song had said to his children and grandchildren. "No one is exempt."
For a time, public opinion toward the Songs shifted dramatically. People no longer suspected that Song Gudú had known about Song Yu's crimes all along, nor did they believe the rumors that Song Gudú had shielded and covered up for Song Yu. The Song family remained the Song family in