Chapter 836 – A Cup of Tea (1/2)

Chapter 836 – A Cup of Tea

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The Tang Old Master looked into Chen Changsheng's eyes and asked, ”Even if he taught an Emperor and a Pope, he still does not have the right?”

Chen Changsheng calmly replied, ”Since one is an Emperor and one is a Pope, he should let them do their jobs.”

The young eagle chick had already left the nest and begun learning how to fly; the small sapling was already sturdy enough to resist the wind and rain. Thus, they should be allowed to freely mature.

Only this way could the eagle soar towards the horizon, could the tree tower to the skies and gain more rain and sunlight.

”In Xining Village's old temple, all the books were given to me and everything else was given to Senior. No matter how vast the family property, it still has to be passed on to one's descendants in the end.”

Chen Changsheng continued, ”Let alone the fact that this is not Master's property, but the world.”

The Tang Old Master did not speak.

The old estate's steward walked out from some place and speedily cleaned up the dishes on the table, not making a single sound.

After a while, a tea pot and two tea cups were placed on the table, but tea had not been poured into the cups.

Chen Changsheng gave the Tang Old Master a formal bow to be expected from a junior. Then, without waiting for a response, he walked over to the table and sat down.

He raised the tea pot and filled the cup in front of the Tang Old Master, after which he filled the cup in front of him.

He felt like he had returned to the past, to the stone table in the Hundred Herb Garden. With this feeling, the last remnants of tension vanished, and he truly calmed down.

The Tang Old Master clearly sensed the change in his mood and revealed a hint of admiration.

”I also don't like the phrase 'the world is my property',” he said to Chen Changsheng. ”But do you feel that you have the right to treat the world?”

'Treat' was treating illness, but it was also treating the ills of the country, governance.

Chen Changsheng replied, ”I am confident that Senior has this ability. As for me, I am also learning.”

The Tang Old Master fell into another long period of silence. Suddenly, he asked, ”What was your first feeling upon entering the old estate?”

Chen Changsheng very seriously pondered this question, then replied, ”It was more ordinary than I imagined. Even those wooden tablets above the gate, I found very intentional, and I found this intention ordinary.”

To an ordinary clan, or even to those famous sects and clans, the wooden tablets over the gate of the Tang clan's old estate were a supreme glory. But with regard to the Tang clan, this sort of glory was somewhat intentionally displayed, as the Tang clan did not need these things. On the contrary, such glory actually diluted the Tang clan's mystery. Using Chen Changsheng's words, it made the Tang clan seem ordinary.

The Tang Old Master replied, ”Because the old estate has always been a very ordinary courtyard. The reason it is unusual is that the heads of the Tang clan have lived here.”

Chen Changsheng understood the Old Master's meaning.

Many people believed that the mystery of the Tang Old Master arose from the fact that he had never fought with anyone and that the Tang clan was too frightening, leaving no one who dared to show him the slightest disrespect. His true level of strength could not possibly be as frightening as imagined.

But the meaning of the words the Tang Old Master spoke to Chen Changsheng was very clear.

The Tang clan was so terrifying because all the heads of the Tang clan had been very powerful, including the Old Master.

Chen Changsheng replied, ”But since Sir is willing to meet me in the old estate, it means that Sir is willing to hear a few words from me.”

The Tang Old Master commented, ”It has already been many years since I've met an outsider. You are the fifth outsider that I have met in the old estate in these past few years.”