Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 459: Chapter 1: The 7th-Rank Aristocratic Family! The Changning Wang Clan_2

The couple Wang Shouzhe was left alone, staring wide-eyed at each other.

“Wang Shouzhe, while the children aren’t around, let’s clarify some things. If you despise me, just say it outright.”

“Madam, don’t get me wrong, it was just a slip of the tongue.”

“A slip of tongue? Hmph, who exactly is the illusion created by the System Artifact Spirit you made? Why is its figure so… big… tell me which young lady it is, I will personally go and propose for you.”

“The Artifact Spirit System is just an exaggerated animation figure… it is not real; it is purely imaginary.”

“What is this animation? Fine, fine, if it’s an illusion created by you, it proves that you already despise me… my husband, no, Wang Shouzhe…”

“Liu Ruoling? This is bad… Old Ancestor, save me… Old Ancestor Longyan, save me!”

“You surnamed Wang, in this vast world, no one can save you.”

“Madam, don’t do this! Don’t think that just because you have a Spirit Platform Realm Spiritual Body, you’re remarkable, I’ll challenge you…”

Afar!

Some clansmen who were preparing to come to report something to Wang Shouzhe immediately changed their faces, stopped, turned around, and left. In recent years, scenes like this have become more and more frequent. The peculiar hobbies of Master Shouzhe and his wife were too shameful.

However, the Old Ancestor Longyan who was cultivating at Longyan Habitat slightly raised her eyelids and then continued her closed-eye cultivation. Clearly, she had long been accustomed to this husband and wife’s style of affectionate banter.

Previously, she was so anxious to save Wang Shouzhe, only to almost disrupt the good times of the couple. After several times, how could she intervene indiscriminately?

She, Wang Longyan, was only 136 years old. She had taken the Longevity Fruit to replenish her losses. According to the lifespan of a Tianren Realm Cultivator, which is 400 years, she was a young and thriving single immortal lady.

“Ah~ Shouzhe and Ruolan are fine in every way, just… their hobby… ah~~it’s too embarrassing.”

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Half a month later, at Donghai Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

The branches of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion spread rapidly across Longzuo County and were even said to have branches outside of Longzuo County.

However, in the region of the Southern Six Guards, although every Guard’s Hundred Treasures Pavilion also has ordinary treasures for sale, some extraordinary valuable treasures are only auctioned once every two years in the Donghai Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

In the past few auctions, Wang Shouzhe had never missed one.

If Wang’s post was sent up, Wang Shouzhe and Old Ancestor Longyan would be invited to the exclusive box for the Heavenly Human Realm family by the Spirit Platform Realm’s principal and the best maids and abundant Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Tea would be arranged.

It was said that the Branch Master of Donghai Hundred Treasures Pavilion would come and meet Wang Shouzhe and Old Ancestor Longyan in person.

The original reason was that Changning Wang Clan was a Heavenly Human household, but the main reason was that the Wang Clan was always generous and was the VIP of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

Of course, before becoming a Heavenly Human household, Wang Shouzhe would always hide his identity. And in order to respect its VIPs, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion would also provide corresponding identity confidentiality services.

But this time,

Wang Shouzhe and Old Ancestor Longyan made formal appearances at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, without hiding.

The situation had changed.

Previously, for the Wang Clan to deal with the Huangfu Clan, some tactical treasures had to be hidden and kept as the unexpected cards for key moments.

But now, the risen Wang Clan needed to show its face, add some strategic magical treasures to the old ancestors on the surface, and need many Heavenly Human households to know about it.

Just like a fierce beast would bare its fangs to warn and deter potential opponents, signals like “I’m not to be messed with, think twice before provoking me,” are sent. This can help to avoid some unnecessary troubles.

In order for a prominent family to develop and grow, a long-term stable environment is required. Acting as a wolf in sheep’s clothing recklessly is akin to enticing others to commit crimes and deliberately creating conflict.

With Wang Shouzhe’s “first” official appearance in the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, the news spread like dandelion seeds, carried by the wind to everywhere.

One of the hosts of the Eastern Sea, the family head of the Tuoba family in the Eastern Sea, Tuoba Gaozhan, rushed over to meet Wang Shouzhe as soon as he heard the news. Upon his arrival, he first paid his respects to Old Ancestor Longyan, according to all due ceremonies.

Afterwards, Tuoba Gaozhan complained slightly to Wang Shouzhe, “Master Shouzhe, your arrival in the Eastern Sea has taken us by surprise. We, the Tuoba family, should have been informed earlier so that we could arrange a welcome and host Old Ancestor Longyan properly.”

Since the Wang Family’s Celestial Banquet, Old Ancestor Longyan’s reputation has echoed throughout the Southern Six Guards. No prominent family dares to underestimate her now, considering her backing by a Master from the Heavenly Realm.

Even though that master belongs to the Academic Palace and would theoretically not support the Wang family in bullying other families, anyone intending to bully the Wang family would still need to consider the temperament of Master Binglan.

Among the Masters in the Purple Abode Academic Palace in Longzuo County, Binglan is said to be the most fiery tempered.

Therefore, many celestial families take a neutral stance towards the newly risen Wang family. They do not bully but also do not fear them, choosing to form favorable relations whenever the opportunity arises. However, they would not flatter the Wangs purely because they are backed by the Purple Abode State.

After all, the Wang family is not the only prominent family backed by the Purple Abode State.

“Brother Tuoba,” Wang Shouzhe replied politely, “the Old Ancestor and I came to the Eastern Sea this time only with the intention of finding a suitable offensive magical treasure for her. We did not intend to disturb the Tuoba and Dantai families.”

The Eastern Sea is located in the alluvial plain of Peace River, boasting countless fertile lands and a vast maritime area with plentiful resources. As a result, the overall prosperity and strength of the Eastern Sea exceed that of Changning Palace by a large extent. This is also the reason why the Hundred Treasures Pavilion had decided to hold the auction here.

Both the Tuoba and Dantai families in the Eastern Sea are powerful families. Although Wang Shouzhe has a better relationship with the Dantai family, he did not intend to take sides recklessly.

As the two were talking,

The family head of the Dantai, Dantai Yonigi, also rushed over with his entourage. After paying his respects to Old Ancestor Longyan according to the rules, he had a friendly conversation with Wang Shouzhe in front of Tuoba Gaozhan. “Shouzhe, due to your busy schedule at the last Celestial Banquet, we didn’t get a chance to catch up. Now that you’ve come to the Eastern Sea, we, the Dantai family, must take up our host duties and renew our old friendship.”

Actually, Wang Shouzhe had only met Dantai Yonigi two or three times in his life, and mostly at formal occasions. Yet, Dantai Yonigi’s words made it seem as if they had been close friends in the past.

However, Wang Shouzhe did have a good relationship with his son, Dantai and jade, with whom he had collaborated on various business ventures.

Seeing Dantai Yonigi’s intimate demeanor towards him, Wang Shouzhe was filled with emotion. When the Wang family had trapped the Liu and Zhao families into their trap, they had borrowed the name of the Dantai family.

At that time, the Eastern Sea King Dantai family was a lofty presence that the Wang family could not hope to equal.

Who would have thought that after only two decades, the Wang family could now sit on equal terms with the Eastern Sea King Dantai family, and their relationship with Dantai Yonigi was akin to being close friends.

Wang Shouzhe also knew what the Tuoba and Dantai families had planned. They were both trying to find a way to gain an ally to boost their own strength and momentum.

Since the situation wasn’t clear yet, Wang Shouzhe did not want to take sides blindly. That’s also why he did not visit either family when he came to the Eastern Sea. Visiting either family could potentially trigger the fears and hostility of the other.

“If Master Shouzhe came this time to buy a magical treasure for Old Ancestor Longyan…” Tuoba Gaozhan presented a picture album and said, “I recommend this rare middle-grade treasure sword – the Purple Thunder Sword. Although it’s not of the mysterious ice attribute, it’s still an extraordinarily powerful magical treasure. Originally, my Tuoba family had set our sights on it. However, to celebrate Old Ancestor Longyan, if Master Shouzhe wants it, we won’t compete for it.”

“Brother Tuoba, I must say I admire your audacity,” Dantai Yonigi sneered. “Offering up treasures that are not yours as a favor is quite a move. If Shouzhe truly wants this treasure, your Tuoba family might not be able to outbid him. Why bother to owe you a favor for no reason?”

Well, what do you know!

Wang Shouzhe furrowed his brows slightly. Although he had received reports earlier that the relationship between the two celestial families in the Eastern Sea was deteriorating, he hadn’t expected that their animosity had reached such an extent, and their conflicts had come into the open.

It’s better not to let their quarrels disrupt the peace of the Southern Six Guards.

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