Lu Yang wasn't stupid. Of course he'd guessed what the Void Blade Sect was up to.
Song Taichong knew that after he'd revealed his killing intent that day, Lu Yang had sensed it. From the start, he'd lost Lu Yang's trust, so it wouldn't do for him to approach Lu Yang himself.
So, after proposing a delay to the Void Soul Battlefield to give Lu Yang time to rest, he sent his daughter, Song Ziqing, to spend more time with Lu Yang under the pretext of looking after him.
They clearly meant to use a beauty trap, along with the Void Blade Sect's resources in every area, to convince Lu Yang to change course and join their sect.
In fact, before Wu Shentong had tried to recruit him, Lu Yang himself had considered joining the Void Blade Sect.
After all, he loved the way of the blade and had a natural, deep interest in swordsmanship.
Joining the Void Blade Sect really would suit his development better than Shanhetal.
Now, with Song Ziqing by his side, her eyes glimmering as she played hard to get, any man would be moved. Lu Yang was no exception.
But in Lu Yang's heart, everything had its proper order.
If that devastating Demonic Calamity hadn't struck Wanlin Prefecture back then, and Wu Shentong hadn't appeared, Lu Yang would have relied on the system to steadily advance his cultivation, left the Demon Extermination Department in Wanlin Prefecture, and made his way to Qing Province. He would have joined the Void Blade Sect without hesitation.
If Sect Master Song Taichong had offered his daughter's hand and taken Lu Yang as his disciple as he was doing now, Lu Yang would have gone along with it and agreed.
That would have been a mountain of a master's kindness,