Another Song

Before long, servants came to clear away the corpses.

When Kong Yuanhong saw the body on the stretcher covered in a white sheet, he finally could not hold back any longer. He threw himself forward and began to weep.

Kong Long had died so muddleheadedly. He truly had failed the dying entrustment of that cousin of his!

Kong Mingcheng was badly startled by this and hurriedly pulled Kong Yuanhong away.

Lowering his voice, he urgently warned, "Elder Brother! What are you doing?! You've never been so unwise!"

Kong Long's crimes were no small matter. This was a provocation against the Demon Lord, a trampling of the Myriad Extremes Sect's rules.

What was Kong Yuanhong trying to do, crying over a criminal like this?

There were no shortage of wolves in the Myriad Extremes Sect. Who knew how many people were eyeing the positions held by the three brothers?

Kong Yuanhong immediately came to his senses as well. He wiped away his tears, a lingering fear inevitably rising in his heart.

Afterward, he promptly made arrangements to expel Kong Long's young son from the Kong Family registry. Kong Long's principal wife was likewise driven out of Supreme Martial City and sent to live in some remote countryside.

Southern Border.

Night.

Jianggu Mountain.

The bonfire flickered, casting the surroundings into alternating brightness and shadow.

One beautiful melody after another flowed from the pipa, sweet and pleasing to the ear, winding through the mountain forest's darkness and lending it an added, singular charm.

When the piece ended, applause rang out.

"Wonderful! What a tune!" The two men cheered, lavish in their praise. Their faces were full of intoxication and fascination, their eyes holding nothing but the woman cradling the pipa.

"You two Elder Brothers flatter me. It is all due to the pipa's