Chapter 22 (1/2)

SOGE Chapter 22 – Tribe Elder

“Uncle is formidable indeed.” Lin Hao said respectfully.

“Mn.”

Nie Zhan nodded his head and did not say anything. He took a cloth beside him to wipe his sweat and then hung it around his neck, walking into the house just like that.

It was not until his figure had completely disappeared into the house before Lin Hao walked to the millstone and began his training.

……

Patriarch Manor, the most presentable place in the Stone Swallow Village, second only to Nie Manor.

Zhu Mingyu clad in purplish gold robe, with his sword hanging at his waist and a ruddy complexion, walked step by step into the house.

“Mingyu, you have arrived?” The Patriarch, Zhu Zhangdao, stroked his white beard and asked in a pleased tone.

“Yes, Father!”

Holding onto his sword, Zhu Mingyu nodded.

Zhu Zhangdao nodded his head in satisfaction. In his entire life, the achievement that he was most proud of was not of him becoming a Condensed Fighter Blood warrior of Perfection phase, but of him nurturing such an outstanding son!

Amidst the Desolate, other than his son, just how many people could attain the Perfection phase of Condensed Fighter Blood stage at twenty years old?

It was close to none!

While thinking proudly in his heart, he turned his gaze towards the other figures inside the house.

At this time, other than him, there were two more people inside the house. A white-haired old man and a youth wearing green garment who seemed to be fourteen or fifteen years old.

The white-haired old man was currently sipping tea. Even when Zhu Mingyu came, he didn’t turn to see him. Rather, the youth, who was standing behind the old man, glanced at Zhu Mingyu for a moment and didn’t pay attention to him anymore.

“I pay my respects to Grandmaster Li! I wonder who is this …”

At this moment, Zhu Mingyu bowed towards the white-haired old man and glanced at the youth, asking in doubt.

Li Henqing didn’t speak any words. He just took a sip of tea and closed his eyes, taking a long deep breath.

No one dared to disturb him.

“En…”

After quite a while, Li Henqing finally nodded his head and put the cup down, “This tea was light and flavorless when tasted a year ago. Though it has some flavor now, alas, it is still too bland. It is useless to keep it but a pity to discard it!“

As he spoke, he tilted the cup and poured over the tea just right in front of Zhu Mingyu.

Although it was a pity to discard it, he discarded it anyway!

Zhu Mingyu slightly furrowed his brows, but concealed it right away.

He certainly knew that Li Henqing was making an a.n.a.logy using the tea.

It was describing him who had broken through from large success to Perfection phase of Condensed Fighter Blood stage in a year. To think that after consuming so many of the village’s resources, to Lin Henqing, he had only gained ‘some flavor’. Just like before, he still couldn’t enter his sight.

“I am master’s disciple, Zhou Xin!”

At this time, the youth in green garment walked forward. Full of spirit, he gazed at Zhu Mingyu and Zhu Zhangdao and exclaimed, “I guess both of you know the reason my master came here. Accompanying Senior Sister to visit her family is secondary. The main reasons are to check the progress of sword refining and to see if there are any talents here.”

Secondary?

Zhu Mingyu might seemed unperturbed on the surface, but he felt deflated deep in his heart.

It was true that Heavenly Eagle Tribe placed huge importance on the matter of sword refining, but there were dozens of village, big and small, and Stone Swallow Village was only a smalll one which was not worth mentioning. That was why the total progress wouldn’t be affected too much even if the refining couldn’t be completed in the Stone Swallow Village. After all, Heavenly Eagle Tribe couldn’t just count on them alone for the mission.

Just why they would they send an expert who had transcended Condensed Fighter Blood stage as a supervisor?