Whether in the original work or reality, most of the Ancient Clan members Xiao Jin had met were people who looked down on everyone else.
For example, Ling Quan, whom he had met earlier at Jia Nan Academy, was clearly a useless piece of trash himself, yet he still had the nerve to mock others for being trash.
Despite possessing the Dou Emperor Bloodline and being several years older than Xiao Jin, his cultivation was actually lower than Xiao Jin's. Xiao Jin really had no idea what he was so proud of.
Could this be the legendary I'm trash, and I'm proud of it?
By comparison, the polite members of the Ancient Clan were the true oddities.
Yet the Ancient Clan member before him was extremely courteous.
He addressed Xiao Jin as "Your Excellency" at every turn, leaving Xiao Jin somewhat at a loss.
Fortunately, he quickly recovered and cupped his hands as well. "May I ask your name...?"
Ling Ying hurriedly introduced him. "Young Master Xiao Jin, this is Gu Qingyang, a genius of the younger generation of my Ancient Clan. His status within the clan is second only to the young miss among the younger generation."
In fact, Xiao Jin had understood the young man's identity as soon as Ling Ying spoke his first sentence.
Gu Qingyang—the foremost prodigy of the Ancient Clan's younger generation, second only to Xun Er.
He was powerful, mild-mannered, neither arrogant nor impatient. He truly deserved to be called a model member of the Ancient Clan.
In the original work, after Gu Yuan became a Dou Emperor and left the Dou Qi Continent with Xiao Yan, Gu Qingyang became the patriarch of the Ancient Clan.
It could be said that Gu Qingyang was one of the Ancient Clan's few nearly flawless figures, perfect