AST 1714 - Revered Power, Battle Was the Only Option (1/2)

As Qing Shui spoke, he pointed at that unmoving man.

The old man wasn't an ordinary person and could tell that there was something suspicious about this. However, it was the truth that Xuan Tong had died here. It was normal for him to ask Qing Shui for an explanation.

”My grandson had died here. Shouldn't I be asking for an explanation from you?” The old man looked at Qing Shui and said, seemingly unhappy.

After all, he had lost a grandson. Although this grandson was a good-for-nothing, he was still a member of the Xuan Clan. The old man had hoped that he would be able to live his life in peace. However, as he had many children and grandchildren, although he was angry that this worthless grandson had died, it wasn't to the extent that he would be overwhelmed with fury.

”I'd have to say that it is really astonishing, the fact that such a childish method of shifting the blame had some effects.” Qing Shui shook his head and looked at the old man before he then glared at that gentle-looking man.

”You're saying that Xing Song had pushed the blame onto you and that he's the one who was behind my grandson's death?” The old man was also suspicious of Xing Song earlier. However, after taking a long look at Xing Song, he believed that with Xing Song’s ability, he wouldn't have been able to hide it from the old man if he had really done something.

”Then what if he wasn't the same person he was before?” Qing Shui smiled and said.

The old man shook his head and looked at Qing Shui. ”I know what you want to say, but my eyes haven’t blurred yet. I can still tell if he's still the same person.”

Qing Shui shook his head, ”I hadn't detected it previously, but didn't you sense that his body and spiritual sense had been controlled? It can be said that a portion of the soul in his body isn't him anymore.”

The old man's eyes lit up and when he looked at Xing Song once again, he saw that Xing Song, who was initially fine, had now fainted. The old man reached out his hand and grabbed Xing Song by the neck, lifting him up.

Cough cough...

Xing Song opened his eyes while coughing. When he saw the old man, his face had turned pale and he stuttered, ”Old... coughs coughs... Old Master!”

”Why did you kill Xuan Tong?” The old man bellowed.

”Killed Xuan Tong? What? Young Master…?”

Xing Song stuttered and there were disbelief and fear on his face. However, people with good judgments would be able to tell right away if he was really the one who had done it. The old man got him to look at the dead Xuan Tong.

”Young Master! Young Master?!”

”What did you do for the past two days?” The old man's eyes were very sharp and serious. He now understood. However, he still threw occasional glances toward Qing Shui. This young man wasn't someone ordinary and there was still the possibility that he was the culprit.

”I, I can’t remember much from these past few days...”

”Bring him back and question him.” The old man instructed and a middle-aged man and two young men brought the few people at the table back.

Qing Shui heaved a sigh of relief but still felt that this was bad luck. Xuan Tong had died here. He wasn't a firm believer of bad omen but was still a little unhappy that something like this had happened.

There were still five people left, namely the old man, as well as two middle-aged and two young men behind him. Xuan Tong had been brought back as well.

”Young man. Are you able to convince me that you weren't the one who had controlled Xing Song?” By this time, the old man was already clear that Qing Shui had nothing to do with this. However, this was how great clans had acted with their arrogant characters. It didn't matter if Qing Shui wasn’t related to this matter. The fact that someone had died here meant that things won't be resolved so easily.