Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 746: Chapter 100: The Wang Family’s Promotion to Grade 6 Prominent Family_2

Despite the Wang Family’s extreme low profile today, their status within the Southern Six Guards of Longzuo County is akin to an invisible overlord.

Besides the Hundred Islands Guard, an unsuitable cluster of islands for farming, and the Wang family that staunchly defends its main base at Town Zhenze. Almost all other guards have become the Wang Family’s grain planting base, producing an endless stream of high-quality grains for the Wang Family every year, which in turn provides significant financial benefits.

However, they are, after all, fellow countrymen. The Wang family treats various planting families quite well, leaning some benefits towards them while fulfilling their own economic interests.

As a result, the 7th, 8th, and 9th-ranked prominent families from all the other guard areas have come to regard planting grains for the Wang family as their primary industry. Following the Wangs equates to immense financial earnings, and they are all smiles.

Even the Tuoba and Dantai families from the Eastern Sea Guard, who once had great conflicts that resulted in bloody fights, eventually buried the hatchet under the mediation of the Wang family. They now sincerely engage in farming or participate in sea transportation.

In these times, who could resist money? Except for the Wang family in Town Zhenze, they own 150,000 acres of fertile lands and refuse to sow the Wang family’s grain, even if it led to their ruin.

In fact, the other 8th and 9th rank prominent families from Town Zhenze have secretly sided with the Wang family, clandestinely growing crops for them. Even though the Wang family in Town Zezhen is aware of this, they turned a blind eye as they simply can’t fight the Wangs.

As for the Wangs of Town Zhenze’s non-cooperation, the Wangs of Changning let them be. Their 150,000 acres of fertile land is no longer a necessity to the Wang Family.

One day.

In the main residence of the Wang family in Town Zhenze.

Upon hearing a report from the young Family Head Wang Xingzu, the somewhat decrepit old patriarch, Wang Kunyuan, looked incredulous, “How is this possible? How? Both Wang Shuyong and Wang Luotong are merely around ninety and have already been promoted to the Heavenly Human Realm. Isn’t this a sign of being a Sky Pride?”

Wang Kunyuan has always been proud of his Sky Pride status. Even though the Wang Family does have Sky Prides in the Academic Palace, as well as Great Sky Prides with limitless prospects.

But he, Wang Kunyuan, also has the pride of a Sky Pride after all.

The face of Wang Xingzu was bitter, “Old Ancestor, we had no idea the Wang family hid so deeply. Besides their several Sky Prides in the Academic Palace, they’ve concealed three more in their family, no, four. As it turns out, Wang Shouye, Master Danding’s direct disciple, is a Sky Pride too!”

“The quantity of their Sky Prides…” Wang Kunyuan was taken aback, “Why are they appearing in such large numbers?” It would already be against the heavens’ luck if a regular aristocratic family, blessed with good fortune, produced a single Sky Pride.

If they produce two, it undoubtedly means they’ve accumulated the virtuous deeds of numerous generations in their ancestry.

When appearing in large numbers, it could either mean the Wang family’s bloodline returned to their roots or they encountered some special stroke of luck. Similar situations have not been unheard of in Great Qian’s history.

In addition, some prominent families also have their own secret methods to ensure a continuous supply of Sky Prides and so on!

“Old Ancestor, no matter what, the Wang family already has a great chance.” Wang Xingzu tried to convince, “In future, they will ascend to a Grade Five Prominent Family, and possibly even Grade Four! We cannot continue opposing them.”

Wang Kunyuan’s face was full of bitterness. Over the past fifty years, the Wang family has always seen the Wang family as an enemy. Judging from the foundation revealed by the Wang family today, they probably never took the Wang family seriously.

“Old Ancestor, we can help the Wang family plant grains crops. With the extra Qian Gold we will earn, we can buy more cultivating elixirs for you…” Wang Xingzu said, “As long as you can break through to the Peak of Tianren Realm, we of the Wang family will support you in ascending to the Purple Abode Realm, even if we have to sell all our family assets.”

“Purple Abode Realm?” Wang Kunyuan shook his head in bitterness, “No chance. Most Sky Prides don’t exceed three hundred and thirty years at the latest when challenging the Purple Abode Realm. Forget it, Xingzu, you go and lower your head to admit your mistakes to the Wang family. From now on, our family will help them farm. All the resources we receive will be used to nurture the younger generations of our clan.”

“Old Ancestor, you…” Wang Xingzu anxiously responded.

“The decision has been made, no, I should personally go to Master Shouzhe and apologize, with abundant gifts. I hope the Wang family, considering our shared history, will let bygones be bygones.” Wang Kunyuan had completely understood that the Wang family was booming. The Southern Six Guard area was bound to become the Wang family’s traditional base.

The action by the Wang family of Town Zhenze was not accidental.

Upon hearing the news, all the 7th-rank aristocratic families of the Southern Six Guards received a congratulatory invitation from the Changning Wang family and decided to send their family patriarch and family head to the Wang family. They would bring lavish gifts, and after expressing their blessings, they would visit Ping’an Town in Changning to observe the ceremony when the date comes.

No matter how they genuinely feel, whether they’re happy or not, they must seem joyous at this moment.

The families who were most jubilant were the 8th and 9th-rank prominent families. Living under the 7th-rank prominent families, they didn’t harbor high ambitions.

Not only is the Wang family now making money with its large enterprise, but it has also elevated itself to the position of the only sixth-rank prominent family among the Southern Six Guards, naturally making it a regional overlord. With their newfound status, if they ever face unsolvable troubles, they won’t find themselves without recourse.

The seventh-rank families that once held sway over them won’t dare act so recklessly anymore. However, this time when the Wang family advanced to the sixth rank, the eighth and ninth-rank families weren’t invited. After all, there are simply too many seventh-rank families in the Longzuo County; how could all families of the eighth and ninth ranks possibly be invited?

Nonetheless, those eighth and ninth-rank families don’t mind, deciding mutually to observe the promotion ceremony from afar.

Setting aside the Wang family and the Southern Six Guards of Longzuo’s backyard.

Many clans in Longzuo County have received the Wang family’s invitations, and all of them are presenting sincere attitudes, preparing to send prestigious delegations to witness the ceremony. In the grand scope of Longzuo County, aside from two and a half families of the Purple Abode realm, there are only six existing sixth-rank families, with the Wangs just making the seventh!

From this vantage point, one can assert that the Changning Wang clan is now among the top ten families in Longzuo.

Furthermore.

Some families outside Longzuo County have made responses as well. For instance, the Fang Family from the distant Liaoyuan, a newly risen Purple Abode Prominent Family, shares a very good relationship with the Changning Wangs. Wang Zongrui, the second son of Wang Shouzhe, married the rightful heir apparent of the Fang family.

Time flies.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and the promotion ceremony of the Changning Wangs is imminent.

Guests begin to converge upon Changning.

One after another, cargo and passenger ships arrive at the Peace River, anchoring at the Dingpu Port.

Dingpu Port!

After more than seventy years of development and reform, it has now become an important port and trading marketplace for the Wang family.

In addition, endless fleets of flying carriages descended from the sky, stopping in the flying carriage station.

Among them, five consecutive flying carriages landed one after another, and a crowd of expensively dressed people, mostly youths, stepped out. The leader of the group was a mature young man sporting a small mustache.

Leaning on his hands at his back and leisurely surveying his surroundings, he remarked with emotion, “This Dingpu Port, I, Wang Shihai, have not visited for just over thirty years, and the changes are so huge, it’s almost unrecognizable.”

This man is none other than Wang Shihai, a Sky Pride of the Southern Desert Wang family. He returned to Ping’an Changning with Wang Shouzhe and helped in the initial development, living there for several years before returning home.

The current Wang Shihai is far from the young wastrel he once was. The seventy-one-year-old has last year broken through restrictions and ascended to the Tianren Realm. Such achievements, even among the Tianren Realm, are quite impressive.

“Grandpa Thirty-nine~” A lethargic yet pleasant feminine voice said, “Is this Ping’an Town? It looks very good, and as you mentioned, it’s dripping with gold. Considering you kept your promise this time, I’ll allow you to defer repayment of the eighty thousand Qian Gold you owe me by six months… But you can’t skimp on the interest.”

The woman, looking beautiful, was ablaze with vigor when talking about money.

“Wang Mei Tao.” Wang Shihai’s face changed, “Six months? How would that work? Even if I start working for Fourth Grandpa, I wouldn’t make that much in six months… And remember, the one hundred thousand Qian Gold that laid the foundation for your wealth was from me…”

This woman is none other than Wang Mei Tao from the Southern Desert Wang family. When she was still a snot-nosed child, Wang Shihai, in his misplaced generosity, gifted her one hundred thousand Qian Gold.

Then, it spiraled out of control.

With that initial sum of money, she started lending money among the younger generation of the Southern Desert Wang family and exhibited a formidable talent for doing so. In less than fifty years, that original sum has multiplied into millions of Qian Gold.

Today, she has a leading reputation among her peers in the Southern Desert, known as “Bloodsucking Peach”… and even Wang Shihai isn’t exempt from her oppression.

“Grandpa Thirty-nine~ Paying back a debt is a natural obligation. If you can’t repay, I am already doing you a favor by allowing for a delay.” Wang Mei Tao spoke casually, her voice languid. “You’re always boasting about your close relationship with Old Ancestor Shouzhe, right? Well, then you can go and plead with him.”

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