AST 1959 - Zheng Clan’s old master, Qing Clan trying to climb its way up to the Zheng Clan? (1/2)

“Zheng Xuan, it seems your clan is still noble like usual.” Qing Shui smiled as a way of greeting back.

Seeing that Zheng Xuan was already waiting for him at the door entrance, Qing Shui felt that Zheng Xuan was quite a decent man. Certainly, compared to the symptoms of the Demon Lord’s Blood, it was really nothing for him to do things like this if all he wanted was to get Qing Shui to treat him. Qing Shui wished that Zheng Xuan didn’t do all of this for just that reason.

However, whether or not this was the reason was not important. This was how things worked between men. There would never be love nor hate which originated out of nowhere. Yes, some might say people came to you with too much purpose, but if you start to think about it, who would have gotten close to you if there was nothing about you which could benefit them? Even the term “like-minded” would also only apply when both sides shared the same purpose.

It was perfectly normal for people to get close to you with a purpose. But most importantly, one had to make sure that their heart was sincere when they were doing so. Hence, Qing Shui never looked down on Zheng Xuan. He hadn’t made his move even after knowing that he was capable of controlling the Demon Lord’s Blood. It would be fine if he truly never intended to make any moves. However, if that was all an act, it would have a negative effect and instead made people despise him.

Zheng Clan was a humble clan. There were very few servants in their house. However, Qing Shui still managed to sense a few formidable auras that were scattered across different parts of the Zheng Clan.

Zheng Clan occupied a very wide area. By just looking across the entire corridor, one could already see at least ten courtyards. Each of the yards was formed by a number of smaller ones. There was also a fake mountain located at the front yard. On top of it was carved a huge word “Zheng”,

Each of the huge courtyards would have an enormous tree. It was almost big enough to cover up the entire Zheng Clan. The tree seemed to come from the evergreen tree breed. Hence, it was very rare to see leaves dropping down from it. On top of the tree, bird chirping noises could be heard, it was likely that many birds lived in it. After all, it was a huge tree that was about a hundred meters tall.

Qing Shui walked as he was enjoying the scenery. He really liked the atmosphere around the Zheng Clan. He could see a lot of children playing. There were also a few young ladies with decent quality. They should be the mothers of the children. They all happily greeted Qing Shui and Zheng Xuan.

“Good morning, sisters and aunties.”

Zheng Xuan smiled as he greeted the women. After that, he led Qing Shui to the backyard.

At the moment, the person in charge of the Zheng Clan was Zheng Xuan’s grandfather. However, he was no longer as involved in the family’s matter as he was before. Nevertheless, it was indisputable that this old man possessed the greatest power within the clan.

“Xuan`Er, who is this?”

When he walked up to the third courtyard, a middle-aged handsome man walked out and asked with a smile.

Qing Shui probed the mature-looking man. He was very handsome and manly. The white shirt which he was wearing made him seem very elegant and easy-going. His eyes were also very bright and possessed a kind of unique charisma. This kind of quality was enough to drive both teenage girls and married women crazy. This kind of men could basically cause fatal damages to women of every age.

“Hello uncle, this is Qing Shui, Qing Shui from the Qing Clan!”

At the moment when Zheng Xuan finished speaking, he smiled and said to Qing Shui, “He is my uncle, Zheng Babai. He is also an expert of the Zheng Clan.”

“Xuan`Er, you mustn’t lose your manners. Nice to meet you, Qing Shui, though it’s our first time meeting each other, I have heard quite a lot of things about you. Welcome to the Zheng Clan.” The man said in a warm tone.

“Nice to meet you, senior. Please forgive me for visiting without a proper introduction.”

“Don’t mind it!”

“Qing Shui would like to meet grandpa. Why don’t you tag along, uncle?” Zheng Xuan smiled and said.

Zheng Babai moved his sight to Qing Shui. Qing Shui then nodded and said, “Yes, senior, why don’t you tag along?”

“Qing Shui, you can call me Babai.”

Qing Shui smiled and shook his head, “It’s alright, I will go by senior for now. I can still change it in the future.”

Zheng Babai, his name actually stood for a dishonest practice. Back then, why would he be given such a name? At the end of the day, it was still just a name, hence, Qing Shui didn’t think too much about it.

The backyard, the last yard… It had a decent size. This was the quietest place in Zheng Clan. Before he went in, he could already feel a formidable aura. It was even more powerful than Zheng Babai’s. Qing Shui was able to sense how powerful Zheng Babai was. It should have surpassed two billion Dao Force.