Chapter 415 – Mediocre Saints (1/2)

Chapter 415 Mediocre Saints

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

”In fact, there are times when even I don't understand how I could beget such an excellent child as Qiushan.” The Qiushan clan head gazed out the window at Mount Li which was still not too far away. ”Just like how the entire continent doesn't understand how a stupid thing like Xu Shiji somehow managed to give birth to Xu Yourong.”

Saying these words, he paused, then said in a much heavier tone, ”Of course, Xu Shiji is inferior to me.”

The Qiushan clan Guardian knew what he was speaking of and nodded his head. ”He's much more inferior than Clan Head.”

The Qiushan clan head's eyebrows flew up. He didn't seem at all like that towering figure who so decisively struck out, just a proud and simple father. He said, ”From the moment my son's blood awoke, I was doing my utmost to cultivate and study, willing to learn anything. I wanted to catch up to him, and not drag him down. It seems to me now that I've just barely accomplished it.”

The smile on the Qiushan clan Guardian's face was very sincere, and one could even make out a sense of admiration—the Qiushan clan head had originally been the south's most famous dandy, so many years ago, when the old ancestor of the Qiushan clan had decided to hand down the clan to the current clan head, he was similarly as uncomprehending as Qiushan Jun. It must be known that at the time, he was already an upper level Star Condensation expert. In addition, in terms of generations, he was an uncle. In every aspect, it should have been him that was put in charge of the Qiushan clan. Later on, when Qiushan Jun was born and his true dragon blood was awakened, he believed that the old ancestor had made his decision back then based on this and no longer became angry or thought it unfair. He still looked down upon the clan head at the time, thinking that he was just a good-for-nothing that achieved success only because of his son. However, he had long since stopped holding this view. Because to everyone’s surprise, after Qiushan Jun's blood awakened, the Qiushan clan head suddenly seemed to become a different person. From that day on, he no longer went out to brothels or horse riding, but rather began to energetically study and cultivate.

At that time, the Qiushan clan head was already a middle-aged man.

For a middle-aged man who had wasted half his life to suddenly begin working with diligence and drive, just what sort of willpower and determination did that require? Just what sort of price needed to be paid? Without even asking, the answer was evident. But he really did manage to accomplish it. In those ten-odd years where Qiushan Jun went from learning how to babble out his first words to learning the sword at the glorious Mount Li, he had also been silently progressing from the initial level of Ethereal Opening to the upper level of Star Condensation. Although it did not seem very equal on the face of it, in reality, it was much more difficult.

What sort of reason had driven him to accomplish such an unimaginable feat? Just as he had said, he did not possess the talent or blood of Qiushan Jun and found it impossible to keep up with his son's footsteps. However, he hoped to get as strong as he possibly could so that he would at least not impede his son's footsteps.

”Hopefully, Qiushan will be able to quickly understand the clan head's pains,” the Guardian looked at the edge of the window and said sincerely.

The Qiushan clan head calmly replied, ”Even if he never knows, so what?”

The Guardian said, ”But today's events will eventually have all sorts of effects.”

The Qiushan clan head looked out the window at that famous mountain of the south. After a long period of silence, he said, ”Correct, today's actions at Mount Li truly have produced quite a lot of problems. This was because I did not think that Qiushan was actually this sort of child.”

The Guardian was also silent for a few moments, then asked, ”Clan head, what did you originally think then?”

This was something that he, and even all the trusted aides of the Qiushan clan, were truly very curious about. Because over the past few years, the Qiushan clan had secretly done many things for Qiushan Jun's sake, things which not even Qiushan Jun necessarily knew about.

”I originally thought that since he was my son, he would presumably be very similar to me. To view it from another angle, I originally thought that this world could not possibly have a person as perfect as my son, so his perfection was naturally faked.”

The Qiushan clan head gave an indescribable smile. ”So I believed…my son was a hypocrite. Thus, I secretly did many things; to say that they were completely unscrupulous would not be inaccurate. It was all so that I could give him a solid foundation to match with his reputation in the world, all for that one day in the future when he finally makes his appearance before the populace and bares his true ambitions.”

”Such as that time where you went to the capital to propose?”