Chapter 1878 — An Unpopular Major: Because Purple Hair Heard What Zhuang Niaodao Said, He Knew for Certain That the Man Was Someone Well Acquainted with the Hidden Clans; an Ordinary Person Could Never Have Known Such Fine Detail, nor Would Have Instantly Thought of the Hidden You Clan
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"Your humble servant, Zhuang Niaodao of the Hidden Zhuang Clan..." Zhuang Niaodao clasped his fists in return as well. Though he was the eldest young master of the Hidden Zhuang Clan, his unremarkable talent meant the family held him in no great regard; they had not even let him take part in the Ice Palace's trial, sending his two younger brothers, Zhuang Niaoqiang and Zhuang Niaopao, in his place.
However, both his younger brothers were gifted in cultivation and had not the slightest interest in managing the Zhuang Clan's enterprises, so the seat of future clan head would inevitably fall to Zhuang Niaodao. Hence he was now a graduate student in the Department of Management at Donghai University of Engineering.
By rights, as young master and future head of the Zhuang Clan, he need not have called himself "your humble servant" before You Panhu, the second young master of the You Clan; putting on a little air would have been perfectly acceptable. But Zhuang Niaodao had his own calculations.
Once he succeeded to the headship of the Zhuang Clan, connections would matter more than anything else.
Though the Zhuang Clan was a Hidden Clan, it was not powerful; set beside the You Clan and the Yu Clan it paled into insignificance. What is more, the Zhuang Clan possessed no art of its own, training inner and outer schools alike in a jumbled mix, and its overall strength was poor indeed.
The You Clan, however, was another matter entirely. That a mere second young master of the You Clan should command two Profound-tier bodyguards — what magnificence! As for cultivating a good relationship with the You Clan's eldest young master, Zhuang Niaodao wouldn't even have dared dream of it.
It was precisely for these reasons that he had addressed himself as "your humble servant."
"Fire Wolf Gang — Li Biaohan." Li Biaohan clasped his fists in return too. Though only a Yellow-tier expert, he was the Fire Wolf Gang's eyes and ears around Donghai University Town, a minor boss of sorts; and so, with the Fire Wolf Gang's tiger-skin as his banner, he felt no need to fawn on the two You Clan experts.
The Fire Wolf Gang was nothing like the Zhuang Clan; it had no need to flatter any Hidden Clan.
Purple Hair and Yellow Hair's expressions shifted slightly. They had not expected the man before them to belong to the Fire Wolf Gang. For all the You Clan's power, it did not have the strength to contend with the Fire Wolf Gang — though of course, were it to bring its backer, the Profound Pill Sect, into play, the You Clan was not to be underestimated either.
Hearing that the two before him were the eldest young master of the Hidden Zhuang Clan and a man of the Fire Wolf Gang, You Panhu could no longer sit still. Smiling, he climbed down from the car.
"So it is Brother Li of the Fire Wolf Gang, and the eldest young master of the Hidden Zhuang Clan, Brother Zhuang!" You Panhu clasped his fists as well and said, "I have long heard of the Fire Wolf Gang's might — Brother Li is every inch the remarkable man! The three Zhuang brothers, known together as the Zhuang Clan's Blade, Gun and Cannon — Panhu has heard of you for ages, and today at last I see you in the flesh!"
"Ha ha! What happened earlier was all a misunderstanding. We're all brothers here — you must look after each other from now on!" Seeing You Panhu's gracious manner, Zhuang Niaodao was quite pleased. It looked as though this You Panhu was someone he could get along with in future.
"The Fire Wolf Gang does business with both the You Clan and the Profound Pill Sect — we're all one family. You're too modest, little brother You!" Pleased by You Panhu's deference, Li Biaohan returned the salute with clasped fists.
"Since we've run into each other, let me play host — you two big brothers name a hotel, and we drink till no one can stand!" Zhuang Niaodao wanted to build himself a network; and was You Panhu any different? If he wanted a greater say within the You Clan, he needed a force of his own.