Chapter 226 – Recruit (2/2)

Ye Wei greeted them while staring at the rune sequence, frowned and muttered bluntly. “This stance is less than perfect….”

Although he could immediately tell there was a problem with the stance’s flow, he had not studied the sequence enough to specifically tell what the problem was.

He kept looking at the sequence hoping to identify the flaws, but struggled doing so as the Earth stance was one of the more complex structures he had seen.

The elders narrowed their eyes, slightly offended by the comment but also shocked andimpressed.

“Little man, do you know what you are looking at?” A sheer disbelief moulded on Elder Qing Ming’s face.

‘How could anyone lesser than a Grand-Runemaster make a comment like that…’ The head of the Qing elders knew the sequence well from decades of practising the stance and therefore was shocked to hear the youngster’s casual words.

“Bits and pieces, yes.” Ye Wei phrased his answer as humbly as he could, with the knowledge that he would be able to figure the sequence out in his own time with the aid of the Mystic Mount presence in his Sentient.

‘There is only a handful of people in the entire Qing dynasty who can say that without lying.’ Qing Yao, also surprised by the answer, rose her brows as she heard the response she could only expect to hear coming out of a grandmaster’s mouth.

The elders were doubtful regarding Ye Wei’s ability to find flaws in the sequence but they were not going to challenge and interrogate the young initiate they wished to recruit.

“So I am guessing you are Ye Wei?” Elder Qing Ming smiled and nodded.

“Yes, sir.” Ye Wei nodded and looked at Xue Er and Qing Yao. ‘What have they dragged me into now? This is a quite a crowd…’

“Little man, congratulations for your display at the induction day fights! You are destined to achieve greatness!” Elder Qing Ming said with respect.

“Thank you for your kind compliment.” Ye Wei lowered his head and nodded humbly while trying to figure out the reason he was summoned.

“Have you by any chance heard of the Qing family? The elders’ leader asked.

“The Qing family?” Ye Wei knitted his brows as he scanned the courtyard, “yes, my master told me the Qings are led by a legendary ten-star god’s prime Warrior, and it is the dynasty’s strongest family apart from the royals. Would you happen to be…”

“I am still very weak, I do not wish to burden any families or forces before I can carry my own weight and figure out what I want.” Ye Wei quickly bowed as he realized that people who stood before him were some of the most influential cultivators within the borders. Not wanting to offend the superpower, he decided to openly declare his perspective before any misunderstanding was made.

‘You don't have to be so modest, and you don’t have to be scared of us. We certainly understand the situation you are in.” Qing Ming picked up on Ye Wei’s fear and replied in an assuring tone. “We are not pushing you for a decision in anyway, in fact we are here to help you, to offer you an exchange of favors so to speak.”

“Exchange? How do you mean an exchange? I don’t have much to offer a renowned power like the Qing...” Ye Wei hesitated then replied.

“You really are too modest! I will be less cryptic I guess.” Elder Qing Ming chuckled and said. “Suffice it to say our patriarch is impressed by what he heard of you, and he would like to help you develop your potential. In the coming three years, the family would like to supply you with a hundred bottles of primal essence, to craft a customized weapon for you and give you three high-Earth level scrolls for protection. In return, we would just like you to honor our gesture and be friends of the Qings and watch over us if you manage to become a god’s prime Warrior.”

Elder Qing Ming understood the bashfulness of a humble initiate and decided to encourage the relationship by kindness. He wished to draw Ye Wei closer to the family and make sure Qing Yao would get the chance to befriend the initiate.

Although bearing the intention to set up the two, the elder was not going to propose a marriage before seeing Ye Wei’s improvement. Even if Ye Wei failed to live up to the expectations the resourceful family would not have lost much.

‘Cultivating resources, a customized runic weapon and scrolls for protection? That is better than all the other offers I’ve been given by miles!’ Ye Wei thought to himself, his eyes lit up. ‘This is a lot of investment even for superpower like the Qings, they might be desperate for some reason…’

“Thank you very much for the generous offer. I am not even a returned prime Warrior yet, but let’s say if I do eventually become a god’s prime Warrior, how am I supposed to watch over a family as big as the Qing?” The young Runemaster took a deep breath then said calmly.

“You are thinking too much! As you said, you are still a condensed prime Warrior and you managed to defeat three and even four-star returned prime Warriors, you are an inspiration in many ways and my family would like to help you reach however high you can reach.” Elder Qing Ming explained.

“That is reassuring. I am looking to join a bigger family when I am more capable and I promise you I will consider joining the Qings before even thinking about others.” Ye Wei replied after a deep thought.