Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 899: Chapter Thirty-Three: The Plan to Destroy the Clan! Shut the Door to Beat the Dog_3 Chapter 899: Chapter Thirty-Three: The Plan to Destroy the Clan! Shut the Door to Beat the Dog_3 “I don’t care,” Long Wuji’s voice, full of caprice and arrogance, rang out, “Given your wisdom, Shouzhe, you must have already figured out my identity thoroughly. How Long Wuji conducts himself, wouldn’t you comprehend? Even if I launch an attack, so what? At worst, I will be demoted to lead a doomed squadron on the outer realm battlefield. Am I, Long Wuji, afraid of that? In short, are you coming up or not?”

Wang Shouzhe smiled. Honestly, with Long Wuji’s character, he really could pull off such a thing.

He immediately coughed and said, “As the Family Head, also a cultivator of the Purple Abode Realm, do you think I’d poison your drink? Why not come ashore as a guest and catch up on old times? Whether our talk succeeds or breaks down, it won’t prevent us from parting amicably.”

“It would be better if you came up,” the other countered.

“No, no, after all, as the host, I should display the hospitality expected of me. It’s better if the Family Head comes down,” Wang Shouzhe insisted.

“You come up.”

“You come down.”

The two went back and forth, and they wrangled for half the time it takes to drink a cup of tea without coming to a conclusion.

The Profound Martial cultivators watching from the periphery were all but rolling their eyes.

They had thought they were about to witness a fierce battle.

And this was the result?

What should have been a serious stand-off between two great forces seemed as trivial as child’s play.

Long Wuji and Wang Shouzhe both clung stubbornly to their positions, but some sensitive matters undoubtedly needed to be discussed face-to-face, seated together. Continuously shouting across the water was simply not the way to handle things.

“Yusong, what do you think about this?” Long Wuji eventually lost patience faster than Wang Shouzhe and turned to ask.

Decades had passed, and Jiang Yusong’s cultivation base had significantly increased, though he still maintained his scholarly demeanor, his aura had become even more profound and inscrutable.

He had stood silently behind Long Wuji, and upon hearing the question, he responded with a bow, “Reporting to the Family Head, intelligence suggests that Wang Shouzhe is a man of caution. Without significant assurance, he would not venture into perilous situations. Getting him onto the boat might be difficult. However, the Changning Wang Clan has always valued their reputation, so it is unlikely that they would commit an act of treachery in such a public setting.”

“That is also true,” Long Wuji laughed, “That’s what I like about Shouzhe; though calculating, he sticks to moral principles, showing the demeanor of a nobleman. That is one of the reasons I appreciate him. It’s just unfortunate he won’t be lured onto the boat. Otherwise, I could have captured him first and then gradually persuaded him to see reason, saving a lot of trouble.”

By his side, Zhao Wu Qing wiped away cold sweat as he spoke, “Stepfather, tricking Master Shouzhe onto the boat and then planning to capture him live, does that not seem overly dishonorable?”

“Hmph, what do you know of honor? I capture him to guide him patiently; that is for his own good. Wu Mingyuan is stubborn and rigid, overly absolute and overly conventional, hardly a match for Cheng Si. Purely in terms of governance, Cheng Si outdoes him a hundredfold,” Long Wuji stated emphatically. “To save Shouzhe from dire straits, I use some mild schemes, that is great righteousness.”

Zhao Wu Qing’s mouth twitched, he didn’t dare to contradict him but couldn’t help muttering to himself.

Stepfather, you were just loudly declaring that Shouzhe humiliated and provoked you, vowing to let him suffer for his actions, regretting it bitterly, yet now… Nevermind, nevermind~ a stepfather is still a stepfather, what is true righteousness, you make the rules.

“But as the saying goes, ‘It is necessary to guard against others.’ Yusong, you are always cautious and meticulous, accompany me this time,” Long Wuji cautiously continued, “If Shouzhe really harbors ill intentions, it is better to detect them early.”

“Yes, Family Head.”

Jiang Yusong gave his assent with a bow.

After this brief internal discussion, Long Wuji turned his attention back to Wang Shouzhe and laughed heartily, “Since Shouzhe sincerely invites, I will give you this courtesy.”

Having said this, he waved his hand, and a brilliant streak of rosy light darted out, creating a majestic rainbow bridge between the massive riverboat and the Dingpu Ferry Terminal.

He, along with Jiang Yusong, stepped onto the rainbow bridge, casually as if strolling in a leisurely garden, and in a few steps, they had crossed a distance of dozens of meters, landing at the Dingpu Ferry Terminal.

The dazzling rosy light dispersed behind him.

Under the veil of the fragmented rosy glow, Long Wuji’s simple white outfit appeared as if coated in a layer of light, adding a touch of extraordinary to his figure.

“The Family Head is indeed magnificent,” Wang Shouzhe bowed in admiration, then he said to Jiang Yusong, “Brother Yusong, it’s been a long time.”

“Many years have passed, Shouzhe, and you seem even more distinguished than before,” Long Wuji also examined Wang Shouzhe, his narrow eyes squinting slightly dissatisfiedly, “But I would never have imagined that the once inconspicuous little Wang family could grow so rapidly in just fifty years and even stir up trouble in the Great Qian Land.”

At his side, Jiang Yusong gave Wang Shouzhe a courtesy without saying much else.

“Family Head flatters me, flatters me,” Wang Shouzhe responded with a smile, swiftly changing the subject, he pointed in the distance, “Near the Dingpu Port, by the riverbank, there is a waterfront platform suitable for drinking and enjoying the river view. I have ordered people to prepare the welcome drinks, and I invite the Family Head and Brother Yusong to move there.”

Long Wuji followed the direction and peered over, only to see the waterfront platform built along the river bank surrounded by many aquatic plants, in full bloom, quite a splendid sight.

Most importantly, drinking and chatting there would allow them to keep an eye on the Jiaolong Gang’s enormous fleet, and the fleet could safeguard Long Wuji.

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