[The true power of a family lies in their ability to unite and stand for each other during trying times! No army in existence, now or in the future can compare to the cohesiveness of a family when it comes to standing and fighting for each other. And it is because they bound by the single most destructive and creative force in all of heaven and Earth...…the force of love. And as for a family that loves each other...…no army ever in existence, past present or future, would be able to touch you, because a family is the strongest army there is.]ANONE
"Maybe you can flaunt you stupid control over this dumb soldiers, a control you gained from selling your body to the imperial family, but you can not stand there and make such decisions for the Zhang clan, who the f.u.c.k do you think you are you b.a.s.t.a.r.d son of a painter! Our mother will not stand for this!" Lu Wan shouted out in sever righteousness it made Alex want to puke, but Xiao Mei had an answer for him.
"Our mother! You mean mine and my brother"s mother you psychopath! She"s not your mother and she"ll never be your mother! And who says my brother can"t speak for the Zhang clan, he is the heir to the clan! It"s future clan head! The future patriarch of my family! You! You outsider! You have no right to come interfere with matters that concerns my Zhang clan." Alex got the feeling that Xiao Mei hated Lu Wan even more than he did, but this was getting out of hand really fast.
"The Zhang clan is the founding clan of the Wudang sect, every connection they have made is for the benefit of my Wudang sect, and you can not make such drastic decisions that can affect the sect! It is wrong!"
Lu Wan was right, every deal or agreement the Wudang sect had right now, as built on the merit of the Zhang clan, and it"s resources, rather than the resources of the sect. And the sect has been reaping the benefits, should Alex make such a statement right here! In front of all these major members of other sects, it would stand, because regardless of what he said, anything Alex says goes in the ZHANG CLAN.
They"re a close knit family of ultimate warriors and they would never contradict any one of their members, much less their heir! If Alex says the Zhang clan would leave the Wudang sect tomorrow, then they will, that"s just how much power the kid has, and Lu Wan knew Alex barely had any idea the scope of it, so he was hoping to bully him down from making a decision that would affect his father and grandfather"s hold on the sect.
But Xiao Mei was a dark horse, before Alex was slated to return, she was the former heir! The clan would have been handed to her. And even though Alex has been isolated from the rest of his family in the hopes that he would get stronger quickly, Xiao Mei had grown up with cousins, and uncles, and aunts and grandparents! Till now Alex has not even met his grandmother! The fool doesn"t even know he has a grandmother, but that"s to be expected as she"s not even on the planet! But none the less he had no idea how much power he had, but Xiao Mei knew and she would make sure her brother used every inch of it.
"Just the two of you isn"t enough to make a decision for the Zhang clan, if an elder was here or even a couple of Zhang clan members to stand with you, then this rubbish you just spouted might stand and...…"
"Zhang Feigu greets the future patriarch!"
"Zhang Xuelan greets the future patriarch!"
"Zhang Ming Su greets the future patriarch!"
"Grand Elder Zhang Wuxi! And Spearmanship Instructor of the Academy greets and welcomes the future patriarch! Forgive me for coming to receive you so late, I might have drunk an extra bottle or two during my morning cla.s.s."
Alex blinked in shock and surprise, the powerful force Alex had felt watching him was exactly this Zhang Wuxi, and Alex knew he has been watching over them right from the beginning, sow hat was this s.h.i.t about being late. But most of all this guy was gorgeous, his long silky white hair, and pitch black spear floating around him, or the pristine white robes he had on, along with that beautiful sword in a Ruby studded scabbard. The only thing that ruined such a picture perfect moment was the bottle of vodka in his hands, and the rather mischievous look in his eyes.
Alex found that he suddenly liked the guy, though the blush on his sister"s face was annoying to say the least.
Alex turned to look at Lu Wan who was completely stuck speechless by the current turn of events, then he looked at the members of the Emei and the still kneeling members of the Tang sect.
Then he looked at the Imperial students and gave them a tired nod, he really couldn"t do much to those guys though, it would out him and Victoria in a rather precarious position. Alex outstretched his hands toward Zhang Wuxi, asking for the sword in his hands, the elder that looked no older than twenty five raised an eyebrow but did not hesitate.
Alex pulled out the blade with a ringing of steel that left everyone feeling a deep chill, in Zhang Wuxi"s hands this sword was beautiful and had an aesthetic beauty the likes of which no one had seen. It was the kind of sword that you would want to just hand on a wall in your house and stare at for hours on end, but the moment Alex pulled it out from it"s scabbard, heck the moment he held the sword, it was no longer an image of beauty, it was just an instrument of death. Alex looked up and turns said.
"I have spoken!" and then the sword flashed and an arm went flying with it.
"Arghhhhhh! My arm! Ahhhhhaaaahhhhaa! Ngggggarggggg! ZHANG XIAO FENG! I"LL MAKE YOU PAY YOU WILL PAY!!!"
Alex didn"t pay attention to Tang Lin"s insane cried of pain and anger as he sheathed the sword and handed it back to Zhang Wuxi. That sword was very powerful, like waaaay powerful, however it was neither West Wind or East Cloud, those swords were deeply ingrained in his soul, swords didn"t feel the same without them.
Alex had made a statement, and it was one that everyone here would remember for a very long time. Zhang Wuxi had a transport of his own, so after saying their goodbyes to the members of the beggar"s sect and letting the students of the imperial academy off the hook, Alex, Louis, Anya and Xiao Mei along with the rest of Zhang clan members, all boarded the transport and headed for the academy. It would take them another two hours to reach, and Alex decided to use this time to get to know this extended family of his, he was sure it would be quite the experience.
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The Zhang family were a bunch of crazy people, Zhang Wuxi was no less than 200 yard old, but he was being insulted by the other three like there was absolutely no age Gap at all. Anya fit right in as it became an all fun fair for miscreants as they slowly made their way to the academy, soon enough they created over a hill and Alex was able to see the place that would be responsible for his next step to power. Though there was much to be done, all Alex wanted to do here was study and learn, learn a lot of new things, both in academics and life. He was here for two things only, experience and knowledge.
The Earth Alliance Defense Academy was built into and above a gorge or was it a canyon, it"s really hard knowing the correct term to address such an environmental architecture of epic proportions. It was a good three hundred meters wide, meaning it had a wide enough streets for the cars Alex could see moving in and out of it. There was a gate, well not exactly a gate, but an arch that served as he entrance to the Academy, it stood on top of the canyon as a sentinel, though it was quite old. It would show to most, but Louis was able to pick out the signs of aging and rust from it"s edges whilst Alex was drawn to the inscription arrays and runic wards etched all-over it, highlighting the two main discipline of cultivation and magic.
Their transport went down into the gorge, there were a couple of buildings built into the walls of the gorge and stretching upwards as towers above it. Then there were a bunch of smaller buildings, a market, and lot"s of other miscellaneous structures that made this place seem more like a town than an Academy. The gorge itself was more than fifteen kilometers in length, and it took them a while before they got to the opposite end where the official academy itself began.
There were fields of green, and multiple towers stretching to the top of the gorge above, buildings built into the walls, and bridges, hundreds of bridges stretching from one side of the gorge to the other, and from one building or tower to the next. There were walls on the ground though, demarcating different part of the academy for different types of study, it was not as if it was more beautiful than the Wudang sect that"s nestled safely within it"s mountains, but it was unique, and whether Alex would like to admit it or not, for some reason, this place felt so much like...…home.