50 Chapter 50 (1/2)

Zhang Liu and Zhang Xue soon arrived at the city, along with some other members that came out of hiding after seeing them and getting the good news. After arriving they saw the destroyed siege weapons and signs of battle, there weren't that many casualties on both sides due to most of the fighting being done by the top cultivators while the rest of the armies stayed out of it, but some people still died.

The kids could see bodies scattered around here and there, the gates were now open, clan members were out and about the area dressed in their battle gear. The kids noticed a woman running at them, tears in her eyes.

”Liu, Xue!”

The woman was their mother, she gave both of her children a hug but mostly their daughter the two just collapsing to the ground while crying in each other arms. She was named Zhang Jie and was in her 30's, she looked like a person in her 20's though this thanks to her being in the foundation establishment realm which most of the time doubled the lifespan of the cultivators.

”Waaaa, I was so scared.”

Xue cried while cleaning to her mother that was sobbing as well and rubbing her daughter's head in response. Liu was looking at the daughter and mother duo, a smile appearing on his face as he was glad that everything worked out in the end. After some time the females stood up, their faces red but smiles on her faces.

”Mother, mother you won't believe it. We were fleeing from those Tsai Clan members, Liu even got shot by some arrows!”

The mother opened up her eyes wider and started examining her son's body, she could see that his robes were torn up and there was some dried blood but no wounds.

”Don't worry mother, his wounds have been healed thanks to The Senior Uncle!”

”Senior Uncle?”

The mother asked.

”Yes, he appeared out of nowhere and in a flash all the bastards from the Tsai Clan were down.”

Replied the brother while smirking and clenching his fist while reminiscing about the encounter.

”The clan members also told us that he rescued the city as well, he met us on the way here and saved our lives.”

The mother looked at the boy and girl, then back to the city zoning in on the middle clan structure where the senior in question was now in.

”Listen here you two, the man that saved you is called Zhang Dong he is the grandson of Grandfather Jin.”

Zhang Dong in question would later find out that his old bastard grandpa was quite the womanizer back in the day. He was part of the core members of the clan, but he had sired many offsprings with mistresses and concubines alike. The only good thing about his character was that he always took responsibility for his actions and took in any children he produced. Zhang Dong's father was one of those as well, as he came from one of those mistresses. So he had quite the extended family now, all thanks to ol' gramps who couldn't keep it in his pants. Zhang Jie was from the core family, so were her children so they were his half-niece and nephew. The lady would be akin to his half-cousin.

”The problem is, that he is from a side family...”

Blood purity was a thing in these clans, Zhang Dong was from a side family and these people were from the mainline. There would be tension between the side families and the main one from time to time. Mostly due to the main families antagonizing the side ones for not having 'pure' enough blood. The woman feared that the man in question could have some hidden animosity against the main clan bloodline members. She could recall him a bit from her youth, but the boy never showed himself much he was always training and never spoke to anyone around him so he was a big unknown.