Chapter 307 Patriarch
"The man riding the silver dragon horse just now is of the same generation as me. His name is Qin Xingjun, but he is the youngest martial arts master and clan elder in our Qin family. So let alone me, even people who are older than him have to respectfully address him as clan elder. They cannot call him by his name, and certainly cannot treat him as a junior." Qin Xingbao watched the horse and the man enter the city gate, and spoke to Qin Ziling in a low voice.
"How old is he this year?" Qin Ziling asked.
"He became a martial arts master two years ago. It is said that he was 23 years old that year, so he should be 25 years old now!" Qin Xingbao replied.
"Becoming a martial arts master at the age of 23, wow, that's amazing!" Qin Ziling praised sincerely.
"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be no problem for him to become a middle-level master, but it is hard to say whether he can become a grand master. In the history of Wuzhou, there have been many martial arts masters who were younger than him, but they either died halfway or got stuck at the heart stage. If he can really become a grand master, it would be amazing!" Qin Xingbao said.
"Haha, what middle master and grand master? They are still far away from us. Let's go into the Qin Mansion first." Qin Ziling said with a smile.
"Hehe, that's right, that's right." Qin Xingbao smiled, then followed Qin Ziling and drove their horses onto the suspension bridge.
Qin Ziling had an identity letter issued by Qin Tianchou with him, and he handed it to the guard.
After reading the identity letter, the guard did not dare to delay and immediately and politely led Qin Ziling to the waiting hall, and then ordered someone to report quickly.
Soon, an old man who looked like a manager came in a carriage to greet Qin Ziling.
"Uncle, I'm leaving first. I live in Yingwu Courtyard. After you have made all the arrangements, remember to come find me." Qin Xingbao said to Qin Ziling when he saw the steward coming to greet him.
Once the descendants of branches from other places are rated as Class B, the Qin family of Wuzhou will prepare a house for them in the Qin Mansion as their residence for practicing and living in Wuzhou.
The courtyards formed by these houses were named "Kongwu Courtyard", "Yingwu Courtyard" and "Weiwu Courtyard" respectively.
The three major courtyards correspond to the B-grade, A-grade and key children. As for the core children, they generally own a large house with an independent name.
Qin Xingbao broke through to become a great bone refining martial artist at the age of 29 and was rated as a top-notch disciple by the Qin family of Wuzhou, so he had his own house in the Qin Mansion.
"I'll come find you." Qin Ziling smiled and nodded.
Qin Ziling was quite fond of this talkative and chivalrous nephew.
Qin Ziling rode a clouded leopard horse and drove along a straight and wide road with the carriage, all the way to a large mansion covering an area of 100 acres.
Qin Ziling got off the horse and followed the steward into the house, passing through winding corridors and gardens, and came to a quiet and green courtyard.
"Please wait a moment. I will go in and report something." When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, the steward bowed and said.
"No need to report, come in." A majestic voice came from the yard.
So the manager brought Qin Ziling in.
The first thing you see is a garden courtyard with a quiet layout.
In the middle of the courtyard, under a big tree, a white-haired old man was lying on a rattan chair, and a young woman was gently rocking him in the chair.
Sitting next to this white-haired old man was a man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties.
This man, just sitting there casually, gave people a feeling of being profound and majestic, and the blood in his body was surging like the sea, unfathomable.
As soon as Qin Ziling walked in, the man looked up at Qin Ziling.
Two sharp gazes shone out, as fast as lightning and as sharp as swords, as if they could penetrate directly into a person's heart and soul, and see through the person clearly from the outside in.
At the same time, a majestic aura pressed towards Qin Ziling like a mountain and a sea.
"Junior Qin Ziling greets his great-uncle and the head of the family." Qin Ziling bowed deeply, seemingly unaffected.
Before reaching the courtyard, the steward had already told Qin Ziling that the identities of the two people in the courtyard were the current head of the family, Qin Zaixin, and the head's father, Qin Longyuan.
"Facing a strong person, you are calm and composed, without any fear or panic . It shows that you must be a person with a strong and calm mind. This cannot be achieved by eating the flesh and blood of exotic beasts or spiritual medicine.
Yes, it seems that you have reached the late stage of bone refining at the age of 26. It is not just luck or chance, but has a lot to do with your own talent and character. "The man with a dignified demeanor and surging blood put away his momentum and nodded with approval.
"Junior doesn't deserve the patriarch's praise." Qin Ziling bowed again.
This dignified man is none other than Qin Zaixin, the current head of the Qin family, who is two generations older than Qin Ziling.
"Child, come here and let me take a good look at you." At this time, the white-haired old man lying on the rattan chair slowly sat up, waved to Qin Ziling, and said.
"Yes." Qin Ziling replied respectfully, then hurriedly approached the white-haired old man, Qin Longyuan.
Qin Longyuan can be said to be at the level of a junior grandmaster in martial arts, but due to his old age, his energy and blood have been severely depleted, his face is full of wrinkles, and his eyes are a little cloudy.
After Qin Ziling approached, Qin Longyuan stared at Qin Ziling's face for a long time before he sighed, "Your face shape is really similar to your great-grandfather. He was as handsome as you back then. Speaking of which, it's been eighty-eight years since we last met. When people get old, they tend to think of people and things from their youth.
I still remember that when I was a kid, I liked to follow your great-grandfather. He was one generation older than me, but only five years older. At that time, I was weak and often bullied by my brothers. It was your great-grandfather who stood up for me.
Unfortunately, he had no talent for cultivation and was relatively strong-willed by nature. At that time, our lineage was only a side branch with an average status in the Qin family. He had no talent for cultivation, so the family naturally could not spend effort to cultivate him. So he chose to leave and went to Xiyunzhou, wanting to carve out a world for himself there.
I didn't expect that this trip would be a separation between life and death. However, I will soon join him. God is kind enough to let me see you before I leave. When I get to the underworld, I will just tell your great-grandfather the good news and tell him that an outstanding descendant has emerged from his lineage."
"Father, everything is fine, why are you saying these unlucky words?" Qin Zaixin said quickly.
"Yes, yes, great-great -grandfather has a ruddy complexion and vigorous energy. He will definitely live a long life... a thousand years." Qin Ziling echoed.
But when he mentioned longevity, he suddenly remembered that this great-grandfather was only five years younger than his great-great-grandfather, and should be over a hundred years old now, so he quickly changed his words.
"Haha, kid, you only say nice things. For those of us who practice martial arts, unless we can succeed in refining our marrow and reverse the acquired into the innate, thus adding a hundred years to our lifespan, even if we practice to become a grandmaster, we can only live to be one hundred and fifty or sixty years old at best. My great-great-grandfather is already one hundred and two years old this year. Even though he still looks very healthy and has some martial arts left, he only has a few years left to live." Qin Longyuan smiled generously.
Then, Qin Longyuan took Qin Ziling aside and reminisced about some past events between him and Qin Ziling's great-grandfather.
Then, Qin Longyuan seemed a little tired and ordered his servants to take Qin Ziling down.
"I like Ziling very much. Can you see if you can arrange a core disciple status for him?" After Qin Ziling went down, Qin Longyuan said to Qin Zaixin.
"He has reached the late stage of bone refining at the age of 26. This talent is indeed quite high. But you also know that in order to cultivate Xingjun and several other descendants of our lineage, a lot of high-quality resources have been consumed over the years. Several other branches have already had some opinions." Qin Zaixin frowned.
"They are still unwilling to let you take this position. However, your cultivation as a middle-level master is indeed not enough to convince the public. If it weren't for your great-aunt's support for you, you wouldn't have been able to take the position of the head of the family twenty years ago. But your great-aunt is an external force after all. If our lineage wants to secure the position of the head of the family, we still have to rely on ourselves.
Moreover, your great-aunt has been stagnant at the Grandmaster level for a long time, and she will probably try to induce lightning to temper her body in the coming years. If she succeeds, everything will be fine. If she fails, our Qin family will probably face internal and external troubles. So Xingjun and the others, no matter how those branches oppose, you have to increase your efforts to cultivate them. As for Ziling, you should try your best to give it a try. "Qin Longyuan said.
