Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 472: Chapter 6: Stand up for our own! Master Binglan_1

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“You…” Cui Chief Accountant’s sarcastic face suddenly stiffened, laughing furiously, “Wang Shouzhe, you, a mere 7th rank family in the region dares to speak with such audacity. I, as the Chief Accountant, would love to see how you intend to thoroughly offend me.”

“The fair document you mentioned was burned in a fire more than a hundred years ago. The writing has blurred by now.” Wang Shouzhe sneered, “If this is true, you’re lucky. If there’s even a hint of forgery, Cui Chief Accountant, if you can still stay in this position, I will change my surname to yours.”

Wang Shouzhe was extremely irritated by this.

A grand county town chief accountant perverting the truth, tampering in secret, shameless, and narrow-minded. If such a person remains in the position of the chief accountant of the county town, the morals of Longzuo County will be skewed by him.

Cui Chief Accountant’s face grew cold, and blustered: “You Wang brat, are you prepared to stand against me? You should know…”

“Don’t tell me about your status.” Wang Shouzhe said coldly, “There is no Cui surname in the Purple Abode prominent families in the whole of Longzuo County. Even if you were from Purple Abode, with such perversion of truth and forgery, I can’t allow you to remain in this position.”

“Hiss~”

Upon hearing this, both the Zhang and Wang families gasped sharply.

The tone of Master Shouzhe, was indeed domineering. He is planning to take down Cui Chief Accountant, isn’t he?

“Master Longyan, as direct disciples of the Academic Palace, we have the responsibility to stabilize the country, bring peace to the people, and monitor injustices in the world.” Wang Shouzhe turned around and said, “This man is suspected of perverting the truth, destroying public documents, and showing signs of undermining the basis of the national public certification. We should first capture him and send him to the Prefecture Mansion for the Prefectural Governor to personally interrogate. To prevent his colleagues from covering for him in secret, I suggest sending a message to the Academic Palace immediately and request a few Masters to preside over the situation.”

The Direct Disciples of the Academic Palace? Capturing Cui Chief Accountant? Request the Masters from the Academic Palace to preside over the situation?

The information delivered by Wang Shouzhe’s continuous speech was too much, causing the faces of the people from Longzuo Zhang Clan and Cui Chief Accountant to turn extremely interesting.

Were Wang Shouzhe’s words true or false? It couldn’t be a joke, could it?

Old Ancestor Longyan also frowned: “Shouzhe, what you said makes sense. This person is suspected of perverting the truth, he should be captured and sent to the Prefecture Mansion for interrogation.”

After saying this, she took out the command of the direct disciple of the Mysterious Ice Palace of the Purple Abode Academic Palace: “Cui Chief Accountant, although you also have the cultivation base of the Heavenly Human Realm, I suggest you surrender obediently. This matter, the Academic Palace of the Purple Abode will launch a thorough investigation. If you are innocent, you will not be mistreated. However, if you have indeed committed a serious crime, no one can save you.”

The Academic Palace of the Purple Abode holds an extraordinary status in Great Qian Land, nominally under the rule of Great Qian, but in actuality, it is a neutral organization with a great deal of autonomy.

Due to the neutrality of the Purple Abode Academic Palace, its scholars have the power to supervise the whole bureaucratic system.

This is the reason why Fang Youan and other disciples of the Academy could preside over the disaster relief in Changning and even the City Guard Mansion had to be under his control and supervision.

“Impossible! This is impossible!!” Cui Chief Accountant’s face became extremely unsightly, “You can’t be the Direct Disciples of the Academic Palace! The Direct Disciples of the Academic Palace are to serve the palace forever, maintain neutrality as their duty, and strive to save the lives of the world.”

“I said you wouldn’t understand,” Wang Shouzhe sneered, “Old Ancestor, don’t bother with him, just capture him first.”

“Alright!”

Old Ancestor Longyan sneered and drew her Purple Thunder Sword again.

The frost on the grass had not had a chance to melt before a new layer had already formed.

The Chief Accountant was just in the early stage of the Heavenly Human Realm, had less combat experience than Old Ancestor Hongqing, and had just seen Longyan Old Ancestor exert her power. He didn’t even have the courage to resist and surrendered easily in a few moves.

Afterwards, Wang Shouzhe and Longyan Old Ancestor took him directly to the Prefecture Mansion.

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One has to admit, this Cui Chief Accountant does have some connections and relationships. He is the relative of a 5th-rank Purple Abode Prominent Family, acting as one of the representatives of that family in the Government Office.

No wonder he dares to act so brazenly, committing such a huge crime and still speaking so arrogantly.

What a pity.

He doesn’t know Wang Shouzhe at all.

As long as Wang Shouzhe is prepared to take action against him, he will not give him a chance to turn the tables.

After receiving the message from Wang Shouzhe and Longyan Old Ancestor, both Master Changchun and Master Binglan arrived at the Prefecture Mansion together, supporting their named direct disciples.

If it’s just a dispute between prominent families, they would not be able to intervene.

But this matter involves the City Guard Mansion’s chief accountant tampering with public evidence and perverting the truth. In Wang Shouzhe’s exaggerated words, this act undermines the credibility of the whole Government Office of the Great Qian Land, and ruins the foundation of the entire Great Qian.

In such a big matter of right and wrong, stepping up to support their own disciples makes perfect sense.

With the appearance of the two scholars from the Academic Palace, there is no doubt about the resolution of this matter. Even that Purple Abode Prominent Family and Prefectural Governor dare not cover up for Cui Chief Accountant casually, and naturally, they can judge and verify the case as needed.

The case was handled swiftly.

As expected, the Chief Accountant Cui had indeed committed perjury, and this was not his first offense of the like. Some of the families victimized by him were hesitant to retaliate due to his powerful connections, swallowing their indignation silently.

Next, they enforced the law of the Great Qian Land, detained him for questioning, confiscated all his property, and then banished him to guard the uncivilized frontier.

After stepping out from the Prefecture Mansion –

Under the arrangements of Wang Shouzhe, everyone temporarily settled in the “Purple Abode Palace” within the main residence of the Wang family in Longzuo.

“Purple Abode Palace?”

The two masters found such a ‘title’ both amusing and irritating. It was clear that this was an attempt to make use of the prestige of the “Purple Abode Academic Palace,” likely another idea conceived by Wang Shouzhe.

This child is generally good, it’s only his thoughts that often flit about wildly, making it hard for others to follow them.

Fortunately, the Wang family of Longzuo was once a prominent family in the Purple Abode, and the legacy left by the ancestors being referred to as “Purple Abode Palace” was acceptable. Back in the day when the famous Master Wang Hongtian weilded power, even Master Changchun was a mere youngster.

Obviously, Master Changchun and Master Binglan would not cause a fuss over this.

Under the reception of the old ancestor Wang Zhubo and the Family Head Wang Xiaorui, the two masters were accommodated in the best suite. This suite was ingeniously designed, furnished with ancient antiques handed down by the Wang family ancestors of Longzuo – the shortest being a thousand years old, and the oldest having millennia of time and history.

In this way, even the two masters couldn’t find any fault with it, secretly contemplating that although the Wang family of Longzuo had declined, it originated from an illustrious lineage. Its accumulated heritage was not comparable to some families that had only a few hundred years of history.

Moreover, when the great Master Hongtian moved the entire family to Longzuo County, they obtained a great deal from the Great Qian Land’s Wang Clan. Some of the family’s possessions might have even been brought over from the Great Qian Wang Clan.

After the two masters had had a brief rest, they were invited to attend a banquet.

Having the rare opportunity to host the Celestial Masters from the Purple Abode, the Wang family of Longzuo naturally went all out. Things like century-old, precious spiritual wine, Level Five Fierce Beast meat, and various spirit fruits and spirit rice that can only be produced in top-grade spirit fields, were served.

Family Head Wang Xiaorui showed such audacity, which secretly earned him Wang Shouzhe’s admiration. Certainly, such an opportunity to curry favor must not be missed. However, Wang Xiaorui’s subsequent series of showy actions caused Wang Shouzhe to feel somewhat embarrassed.

The news of the two masters’ stay at the luxury resort “Purple Abode Palace” spread throughout the town of Longzuo County in less than half a day. As a result, the Purple Abode Palace was bound to gain a lot of fame, and business would once again boom.

Such an operation caught Wang Shouzhe by surprise.

The previously down-to-earth Clan Leader Wang Xiaorui seemed to have had an epiphany after receiving some advice from Wang Shouzhe, showing a rapid development in his business acumen.

It was very apparent that the Wang family from Longzuo, who had tasted success with the Purple Abode Palace, had now made it their lifeline.

At the night banquet –

Master Binglan, who had come to support her disciple Wang Longyan, still showed her usual indifference towards Wang Shouzhe, but her caring attitude towards her old disciple was mostly apparent. It seemed as if she was extra concerned about the disciple she had regained.

“Longyan, the core members of the Purple Abode Academy are from various prominent families. Therefore, the academy has always adhered to the principle of not getting involved in conflicts and disputes between different families. It focuses primarily on the welfare of the common people. This is the fundamental ideology of the academy,” said Master Binglan. “However, if you encounter government inaction or abuse of power, you need not be polite. Act decisively and the academy will back you up.”

“Yes, Master,” Longyan respectfully and gratefully responded.

“Once you return to the academy, you should stay in the Mysterious Ice Palace for a while. If there is anything you do not understand in cultivation, I can help you clarify your doubts,” Binglan said with a mixture of emotions.

In the beginning, she favored this disciple because Longyan’s background and temperament were quite similar to her own. They were both intolerant of the smallest injustice and were stubbornly perseverant.

After the accident that made Longyan unique, Binglan, as her master, was unable to help much, which made her feel guilty. Luckily, Longyan not only pulled through but also jumped up in both bloodline and cultivation base.

A great Heavenly Proud, who awakened the fifth-level bloodline, was quite rare even in the Purple Abode Academy of Longzuo County, let alone in the bustling National Capital or Lingyun Sacred Land, where she would be among the topmost existences.

It was a pity that she just wanted to be an orthodox direct disciple. Otherwise, she could have potentially become a pillar of the human court.

“Yes, Master,” Longyan obediently responded.

While the two masters and their disciples were in conversation, Wang Shouzhe and Master Changchun’s eyes met.

“Master, don’t you have anything to say to me?” asked Wang Shouzhe, with a hint of expectation.

“No,” Master Changchun reluctantly replied after some deliberation. “You are cautious in actions and thorough in thoughts. I don’t see anything of concern.”

Could you be any more detached?

Wang Shouzhe was a bit alarmed. Look at how the other masters behave – they’re constantly presenting spiritual artifacts and magical treasures out of concern and protection.

No wonder, the lot of the Changchun Valley are all uninhibited and slack, lacking any ambitions.

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