The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 224 - 119 Duke Mansion’s Tremor (Please Subscribe)_3

Chapter 224: Chapter 119 Duke Mansion’s Tremor (Please Subscribe)_3

He couldn’t help but harbor thoughts of murder.

Such a character, if allowed to grow and holding enmity towards Duke Wei Mansion, really made even someone like him shiver with coldness.

He couldn’t help but tap his fingers on the table.

The chief steward beside him didn’t dare to disturb him.

He knew that only when confronted with extremely important matters would the Lord make this action.

This means that the Lord’s attention to Xu Qing has reached a very high level.

Who knows how much time passed.

In the study, only the sound of the Lord tapping the desk could be heard.

Ding dong!

Ding dong!

Even the chief steward, who had practiced Refining Internal for many years, nearing Spirit and Body Integration, just a step away from becoming a Martial Arts Grandmaster, couldn’t help but feel tense.

He knew Xu Qing’s background was significant; because of the "change from rice to mulberry" issue, this youngster had already truly entered the Grand Secretary and Your Majesty’s vision.

If Duke Wei decided to kill Xu Qing without any scruples, it would undoubtedly be a provocation towards Your Majesty and the Grand Secretary.

For true powerhouses, matters of face are sometimes even more severe than actual affairs.

This touched upon the authority of those in power.

The chief steward couldn’t intervene in Duke Wei’s decision, so he could only silently wait for Duke Wei to make a decision.

Finally, Duke Wei stopped tapping the desk.

An extreme silence enveloped the study; it was as if even heartbeats could be heard.

After a good while, Duke Wei finally spoke: "Wait until the results of the provincial examination are out, find an opportunity to collaborate with him once, to see what his attitude is."

The struggle for power is full of compromise.

Duke Wei was no exception.

He chose a middle-of-the-road solution.

That was also currently the most prudent approach.

The ranking of Xu Qing in the provincial examination would also reveal the attitude of those above. If they consider him important, at least he would be a Five Classics Leader; if extremely important, then he would be Top Scorer.

If he isn’t even a Five Classics Leader.

"Heh heh."

Duke Wei grasped the essence of the problem.

A Refining Internal Martial Artist could call the wind and summon the rain within a single region or prefecture, but faced with a massive entity like Duke Wei Mansion, still falls short.

Even if they were given one or two years time, so what?

In South Zhili, for so many years, how many powers had risen and fallen, emerged and declined, how many heroes had gone through ups and downs, only Duke Wei Mansion, experiencing trials and tribulations, grew ever more massive and prosperous.

He laughed immediately, wondering if he himself was getting scared by a youngster, perhaps he was getting old.

A hint of sadness crept into Duke Wei’s heart.

No ambition meant that his cultivation achievements had also come to an end.

"If Heaven knows my sincere heart, then let Bo’er rid himself of the inner six thieves, allowing me to pass on our family’s highest Absolute Skill to him. If not..." Duke Wei thought of his illegitimate son whom he had sent early to Chaotian Temple.

That son, born to a servant girl during his drunkenness and whom he was ashamed to expose before others. The child’s mother, had been taken care of by the Duchess early on.

As for the child, being of Duke Wei’s lineage, he wasn’t killed. After his mother’s death, Duke Wei sent him to Chaotian Temple.

Unexpectedly, his legitimate son was of average talent, but that illegitimate son caught the Temple Master’s eye, was taken as a closed-door Disciple, and received devoted guidance.

Among the commoners, there are many dragons and snakes.

For families of the Powerful, due to the emphasis on protocol, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate offspring is like a chasm that can’t be crossed. Therefore, the cultivation of future generations is ultimately too narrow.

During peaceful times, it’s not a bad thing for the Family Head to be mediocre.

But during the last years of a Dynasty, a mediocre Family Head is extremely bad for the entire family.

"Young and reading the history of Late Han, the Yuan family of four generations and three officials, the designated family heir Yuan Ji retired early from history, while Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu shone brightly. Especially Yuan Shao, who alone stirred the final years of Han. His mother’s status was, in fact, not much different than that of Xuan’er." Duke Wei inevitably thought of many things, he also can’t put all resources on his own eldest legitimate son, better to make few more preparations.

Upon thinking this, he reflected on various information about Xu Qing.

He thought, if Xu Qing were his son, how splendid that would be.

Even his illegitimate son, who was considered a cultivation prodigy, in the struggle for power, his talents certainly can’t compare to Xu Qing’s.

At this moment, Duke Wei empathized with the feelings of Wei Wu from the past, involuntarily picking up his brush and writing a line on the paper.

The chief steward couldn’t help but sneak a peek out of the corner of his eye and almost exclaimed.

On the paper was written, boldly:

"A son should be like Xu Gongming."

He didn’t expect the Lord to hold Xu Qing in such high regard.

Duke Wei chuckled at the chief steward: "The boy Xu Gongming, indeed, is someone I both love and hate."

The chief steward dared not say more, and simply nodded slightly.

In fact, inside he agreed with the Lord’s view.

If one had a son like Xu Gongming, what regrets could one have in death?

Because Xu Qing was not only a cultivation genius, he also had literary talents that outshone all the scholars in South Zhili, as well as being righteous and helpful in times of crisis, but more importantly, he assumed responsibility.

Especially the last point, which is a quality a true leader should possess.

Just this one point, in Duke Wei’s eyes, was enough to eclipse all other advantages and disadvantages.

Moreover, Xu Qing’s other merits were so splendid.

"Heroes do not ask about origins; such a character deserves our respect," Duke Wei said softly.

Then, he continued to speak, saying something that even surprised the chief steward.

"Go invite the Five Elders of Zhong Mountain to descend the mountain. If Xu Gongming’s provincial examination ranking isn’t among the Five Classics Leaders, do not consult me, just kill him directly."

Duke Wei still had some worries in his heart; if those above didn’t value Xu Qing so much, he decided not to give Xu Qing any more chances to grow.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, the chief steward bowed and said:

"Understood."

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