Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 461 - 77: Omnipresent Tang Xian (First Update)

The first bastion, the sixth layer of the Song family estate.

When Song Que returned to the first bastion, Song Gengzhao was bragging to someone,

"In this life, it's hard for me to get ahead of Li Wanye, but at least when it comes to the ability to have sons, he's nowhere near me, not by a long shot!"

As soon as he arrived at the Song family's residence, Song Que heard these words and felt somewhat ashamed.

This was actually something Song Gengzhao often brought up to people.

Earlier on, after dinner each day, Song Gengzhao would take a walk with Song Que on the streets of the sixth layer.

He was very proud to have such a son, a true Chosen One.

Sometimes, he would boast to others how Li Wanye was no match for him when it comes to having sons.

The first and the thirty-ninth bastions were in a healthy competition, and Song Gengzhao and Li Wanye had known, recognized, and competed with each other for half a lifetime.

Indeed, only in the matter of having sons had he bested Li Wanye, and thus he'd bested everyone in the world.

Song Que, however, remained humble and did not become arrogant or dismissive because of this.

In fact, Song Que thought both Li Zheng and Qi Xun were very impressive. There were many areas in which he did not match up to them.

Song Que's humility did not come off as pretentious.

Thus, there were many in the first bastion who did not like Song Gengzhao, but very few who disliked Song Que.

Before ascending to the first bastion, Song Que first went to the Holy Land Bastion.

He made sure his actions were seen through to a proper conclusion.

When the Song family learned that Song Que would be returning that day, they also prepared a feast to welcome him and dust off the road.

The moment Song Que walked in, Song Gengzhao was moved to tears of joy.

Song Que was also very happy. Without many words, father and son just embraced for a while.

This affectionate scene between father and child moved many in the Song family.

There were many who liked Song Que, including the people of the Song family.

Song Que was down-to-earth with everyone. When some of his cousins were bullied in their childhood, Song Que had also taken it upon himself to seek justice for them.

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Thus, today, upon hearing of Song Que's return, the brothers from the fifth layer, Song Qinwen and Song Qinwu, also Song Que's uncle's sons and his cousins, came to congratulate him together.

An ordinary homecoming was made into quite a grand affair.

Because Song Que was returning triumphant, having slaughtered a calamity-level boss creature.

Moreover, not long ago, he had sent back a crystal from a calamity-level boss creature.

About Song Que's deeds, he hadn't had time to concoct the details himself before the story had quickly spread.

To save the people of the Holy Land Bastion, Song Que led the hunters of Holy Land Bastion, chasing after a calamity-level boss creature.

With the hunters' exceptional performance and Song Que's perfect command, as well as his heroic acts, they achieved a nearly impossible victory.

Song Que and the hunters of Holy Land Bastion had actually defeated a calamity-level boss creature.

One should know that the Li family took nearly forty years to hunt the calamity-level boss creature in the Razor's Edge Wilderness.

Although in these years, humanity's weapon innovations and the discovery rate of the gifted had increased considerably, and so had the understanding of the mineral zones.

But calamity-level creatures were still a huge obstacle that humanity could not overcome.

Song Que's performance was, for the time being, only known to a few within the first bastion, and everyone was clear that once this news got out, it would surely shake the world.

Song Que could only give a wry smile.

Originally, he had concocted a story about how he and some hunters from the Holy Land Bastion had fought to the death against a calamity-level boss creature to save some non-gifted individuals.

But this narrative was still in a stage where the funds hadn't been arranged, the screenplay wasn't settled, and the actors were non-existent.

In short, it lacked details.

Song Que had even worried about being questioned about the details.

After all, he was an honest man, and honest men who promise a good friend to lie are then faced with a dilemma: should they keep their promise or should they answer truthfully?

It sounds somewhat Schrödinger.

For the sake of the people in the sinkhole and Baichuan City, Song Que still decided to conceal the truth from his father.

So, he hadn't had time to think about the details.

Little did he expect, the details had already been filled in by the imaginations of the Song family members.

Some people in the first bastion had turned it into stories. And amidst the breathtaking suspense, there were even love stories.

For instance, during the fierce battle with the flood dragon, Song Que risked his life to save a girl by taking a direct hit from the dragon. Moved, the girl wanted to offer herself to him in gratitude, but Song Que simply continued with the fight without looking back.

Hearing these, Song Que had no reaction other than a bitter smile.

The human imagination is too rich.

So... have the heroes of the past and present perhaps been somewhat exaggerated?

Maybe the truth is entirely different from the legend?

Song Que didn't dwell on it.

This matter was beneficial for the Song family, and to him, it also spared some trouble.

However, he didn't consider himself a hero.

At best, he was just a brave man.

And the journey from a brave man to a hero is a long one.

After enjoying a beautiful night in his hometown,

Song Que faced the next day.

That day, he planned to tell his father everything, about not being a Gifted anymore.

He also hoped to use this as an opportunity to persuade his father to make reforms.

This was somewhat naive, and Song Que himself realized the impracticality of it,

But he couldn't help trying.

Earlier that day, the brothers Song Qinwen and Song Qinwu came to visit again, inviting Song Que to hunt in the mineral zones.

Song Que declined politely.

Upon entering Song Gengzhao's study, Song Gengzhao said happily,

"You've come at just the right time. I have an arranged marriage to discuss with you."

"An arranged marriage?"

This development truly surprised Song Que.

"Originally, I was quite fond of that girl, Li Xiaoyu. Old Li doesn't know what he's missing."

Song Gengzhao shook his head, always feeling it was a pity whenever he mentioned Li Xiaoyu: