Over The World, Beyond Heaven

'He really came!'

However, there was one person who knew Zheng-Fu quite a bit. And he was Division Head Ma-Yuan-Tian, who had just met Zheng-Fu that afternoon.

"Yuan-Tian, do you know that young man?"

Suddenly, the middle-aged man sitting next to him asked curiously when he saw the young man staring at Zheng-Fu as if he knew him. That man was Ma-Jiang-Nan, the Third Elder of Ma Clan.

"Third Elder, do you remember what happened this afternoon?" Ma-Yuan-Tian turned to answer the middle-aged man with a question.

Hah!?

"He was the one who created that phenomenon?" Ma-Jiang-Nan frowned slightly upon hearing that before he asked back.

"It wasn't him, sir! It was his two followers who caused that energy wave phenomenon." Ma-Yuan-Tian shook his head slightly before pointing at the two martial masters behind Zheng-Fu.

Oh!

"That's how it is… I also think that it can't be him because I can only sense his energy at the Advanced Genuine Deity Stage. Hmm! It turned out that it was his followers who had leveled up. But leveling up two people at the same time was really lucky. His clan must be a major clan. By the way, which clan did he come from?"

Ma-Jiang-Nan nodded in understanding before asking about Zheng-Fu's background. He thought Zheng-Fu must have come from a major clan, for no middle or lower clan would dare to send two cultivators of this level to be his guards.

"I apologize for being incompetent. I can't tell which clan he came from. His data is very limited and mysterious. But what I'm certain of is that he must be from a major clan in a first-tier city, sir!"

Ma-Yuan-Tian clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to apologize to Ma-Jiang-Nan for not being able to find Zheng-Fu's data, no matter how many people he sent out to investigate.

Umm…

"Never mind! It's not your fault. It's not like people can know everything. Moreover, there is not just one or two first-tier cities on this continent. Maybe he came from one of those cities. By the way, how are the incidents in the nearby cities?"

Ma-Jiang-Nan did not blame Ma-Yuan-Tian. He knew that besides Demon's Hill City, there were dozens of first-tier cities. Each city was scattered in different directions. Some cities were tens of thousands of li away, or hundreds of thousands of li away. Therefore, it would not be easy to find data on someone from another city.

With that, Ma-Jiang-Nan stopped caring about Zheng-Fu and turned his attention to the unrest that had occurred in Black Rock City and the other three first-tier cities. Because the situations are getting wider and wider.

"I've already sent people to investigate. Black Rock City has now become a Human Race city. If people from the Demon Race want to enter the city, they've to pay a toll and follow the rules of that Human Race. The other three first-tier cities are still not peaceful now. Because the surrounding second-tier cities were all fighting to rule them. The whole thing happened because the four City Governors had a conflict with each other, which led to such a big issue, sir," Ma-Yuan-Tian summarized all the data he had tried to find.

Hmm…

"Black Rock City?!"

Ma-Jiang-Nan was quite interested in what was happening to Black Rock City. Because Ma Clan was also a Human Race Clan. It was very difficult for the Human Race Clan to become the city ruler. So, he was interested and wanted to see how long Black Rock City could survive.

"Also, I heard a rumor that Black Rock City was protected by a mysterious Great Deity Stage cultivator. Before, a Demon Race force had invaded there, but in the end, they were all eliminated. And Black Rock City is still safe now."

"If that's the case, I'll have to find time to visit Black Rock City!" Ma-Jiang-Nan thought the former news was interesting, but the latter was even more interesting. If he went to Black Rock City and met that mysterious cultivator, he might experience some good things.

"I also want to go there, sir. I just received a secret mission with a target area near that city. Shall we go together?" Ma-Yuan-Tian also wanted to go and see. It happened to be the same time that he received a mission to investigate something around the Moon Forest, which was not far from Black Rock City.

Good!

"Then let's wait until tonight's banquet is over before we start planning!" Ma-Jiang-Nan nodded in agreement. He thought it would be good to have Ma-Yuan-Tian with him because he would be able to use Ma-Yuan-Tian's mission as an excuse for his trip.

Back to Zheng-Fu and Su-Ying-Er…

Since Su-Ying-Er came as a member of the Su Clan, and Zheng-Fu was not invited by the City Governor, the two of them had to sit in the area reserved for the Su Clan. However, as they reached their seats and were about to sit down…

"You can sit here. But outsiders have no right!"

The arrogant and dissatisfied voice of the Su Clan Third Elder rang out, forbidding Zheng-Fu from sitting there.

Third Uncle!?

"He came with me, why can't he sit here when there are plenty of seats? Moreover, the others also brought outsiders. Why can they sit here?!" Su-Ying-Er felt extremely dissatisfied upon hearing that, because there were many empty seats in the Su Clan's area, and many other clan members brought outsiders as well and were able to sit there without any problems.

"They've been certified by Master Leader, but this guy hasn't, so he can't sit. But if he really wants to sit… let him ask me. Maybe I..."

"This is too much, Third Uncle! Just the matter of seats, why do you have to make such a big deal out of it? Or it's because of what happened before?!" Su-Ying-Er became even angrier upon hearing that. She felt terrible for bringing Zheng-Fu to encounter such a thing.

"Not at all! I'm not the kind of person who thinks about such trivial matters, Niece Ying-Er. But this is the rule, so everyone must follow the rule!" The elder tried to suppress his anger and dissatisfaction and faked a smile as he replied to Su-Ying-Er. If he misbehaved at the banquet, it might affect the reputation of the Su Clan, and that would cause him to be punished.

You!

"It's fine, Ying-Er! Since he doesn't want me to sit, then I won't sit. Because I don't feel good sitting together with people who don't know how to distinguish between good and evil!"

Of course, Zheng-Fu did not feel angry with those people. He never cared about small fish like them. And he did not need to speak nicely or save face for those who did not respect him either.

You!

"Who are you saying that doesn't know how to distinguish between good and evil?!" The third Elder's face turned dark red with anger when he heard Zheng-Fu's sarcastic words. Even though he tried to suppress his temper, he could not hold it in any longer.

"Who am I talking about? No, I was just talking. Whoever wants to accept it, accept it. Or are you that kind of person?" Zheng-Fu kept his face indifferent and did not care about the Third Elder's anger. He even added fuel to the fire too.

You!

Pssst...! Pssst...!

The surrounding people saw and heard everything they were interacting with, and there was a low whisper of gossip all around. Soon, people in the entire banquet hall started to pay attention to this matter, including Su Clan Leader.

"What happened?"

Clan Leader!!!

"Master Elder, what's the problem? Don't forget that we're at an important banquet right now. And who is this young man?"

Su-Heng-Kun, the current Su Clan Leader, walked in and asked. It seemed that he did not know anything about what was happening at first. Hearing the gossip and seeing the situation, he wanted to know what was going on. At that moment, he happened to see Zheng-Fu beside Su-Ying-Er and thought that it might have been because of that young man, so he turned to ask the elder. Nevertheless, his eyes caught sight of the two guardians behind the young man. They looked very strong and mysterious.

"This young man is…"

"I am Su-Heng-Kun, the current Su Clan Leader. Nice to meet you, Young Master. Who are you and which clan are you from?!"

Clan Leader?!!

However, before the Third Elder could explain who Zheng-Fu was, Su-Heng-Kun stepped forward and politely introduced himself before asking Zheng-Fu where he was from.

This shocked the Third Elder and the people in the Su Clan. It was very unlikely that their Clan Leader would pay attention to someone unless that person was really powerful and strong. That meant that this young man must have had such qualities.

"Su Clan Leader is too polite. My name is Zheng-Fu. I'm just an ordinary person from a distant clan, and I'm not special at all. I came here because Miss Su-Ying-Er and I know each other. However, the Third Elder of Su Clan said I had no right to sit with your clan because there was a rule that prohibited outsiders from sitting without your permission. So, … I've to take my leave now, Clan Leader."

Zheng-Fu clasped his hands together and introduced himself in a moderate tone, not too soft or too hard. It was considered very appropriate. Along with the introduction, he told Su Clan Leader the reason for his visit and what had just happened. Because he saw that the clan leader looked serious and sincere when speaking to him.

Hah!?

"Did something like that happen?" Su-Heng-Kun was quite shocked when he heard that. He turned to the Third Elder standing beside him and asked, "Third Master Elder, why did you say that? Our Su Clan has never had such a rule or prohibition!" Su-Heng-Kun felt that this was unusual. Because in reality, his Su Clan never had such a prohibition.

It's... Erm... It's...

Respect, Uncle Heng-Kun, Third Elder, Ying-Er!

Hah!?

Third Young Master Dian-Mou!

Nephew Dian-Mou!

"Uncle, this might be a misunderstanding, sir. It was because the Third Elder was concerned about the Su Clan. Since we still don't know this man's background, Third Elder said so."

"That's right, sir, Master Leader. It's exactly as Young Master Dian-Mou said. Because I was worried about our Su Clan, I did that. Please, Master Leader, forgive me!"

The person who came to help the Third Elder survive the crisis was Hong-Sen-Dian-Mou. That allowed the Third Elder to find a gap to escape from that mistake narrowly.

Umm…