Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 1372: Chapter 44: The Great Emperor is Thoroughly Defeated Chapter 1372: Chapter 44: The Great Emperor is Thoroughly Defeated …

Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang were naturally both disguised, trying their best to look like ordinary elders.

Especially Emperor Longchang, who had plenty of experience causing trouble over the years and was quite experienced in disguising himself. His current appearance was indeed quite different from usual.

And since Wang Ansong had been stationed in Xinping Town for many years, he had very few opportunities to meet Emperor Longchang, and for this reason, he didn’t recognize him at first glance.

“Damn that Wang Ansong!”

These words almost made Emperor Longchang jump up in anger.

What do you mean “troublemaker old hand”? I am acting as a “justice envoy”, spotting shortcomings and fixing them for the Wang family!

Besides, he had successfully escaped in all previous instances. How could Wang Ansong have caught him? There was only one time when he was cornered and felt too embarrassed to tear through space and reveal his identity…

Emperor Longchang was fuming inside, but thinking of the “greater picture”, he decided to hold back.

Once he successfully catches Wang Shouzhe in the act, he’ll reveal his identity and enjoy the thrill. At that time, this boy, Wang Ansong, would surely turn as pale as death, kowtowing and begging for mercy like pounding garlic.

And that Wang Shouzhe boy would be sweating cold sweat, admitting his own mistakes and shortcomings.

Emperor Longchang had long savored this kind of exhilaration of revealing his identity at the last moment, many times while outside. However, on the Wang family’s turf, he had never had such satisfaction.

Because of this, it seemed to have become an obsession of Emperor Longchang.

Indeed, in other counties, he had smoothly gone through the motions, those local powerhouses were caught one after another. Yet, he felt no sense of achievement, only finding it bland and uninteresting.

Indeed.

If he couldn’t catch Wang Shouzhe in wrongdoing, even if he did catch many others, what sense of accomplishment could there be?

As Emperor Longchang thought of this, he immediately glared at Wang Ansong with a puffed beard and said, “Young man, I too had heard of injustice and came out to intervene. Surely you can’t let the Wang clan rule over the area as tyrants, dominating men and bullying women, right?”

“Elder.” Wang Ansong looked him up and down with a frown, “Xinping Town has its garrison office. If someone suspects any unlawful activity, they can report it at the garrison office for justice, not cause public disorder like you are.”

“Report? The garrison office is under the thumb of your Wang clan, you cover the sky with one hand. Would reporting about your own Wang Shouzhe be of any use?” Emperor Longchang humphed, “It’s even possible that the person reporting would be pulled out and buried by you.”

“Don’t cause trouble, old man!” Upon hearing this, Wang Ansong’s face immediately turned unsightly with a trace of anger, “Our fourth Grand Elder has always been upright and law-abiding. How can you just slander him so recklessly?”

Inside the Wang clan, younger ones like Wang Ansong always regarded Shouzhe with reverence like a demigod.

Wang Shouzhe’s past of leading the climb of the Wang clan had already become legendary among other Prominent Families. Having grown up on his tales, these younger members held him in awe and affection to the bone. How could they tolerate any slight against him?

Angrily, Wang Ansong snorted and said, “Such harassing and entwining behavior, this old thief must be a spy sent by the enemy forces! Seize him and take him back for a good interrogation.”

“Yes, Great Commander Ansong.”

His posse acknowledged loudly and immediately prepared to surge forward and take down the despicable old thief.

“Wait!” Seeing things weren’t going well, Jiang Zhencang quickly said, “Great Commander Ansong, please hold on. Maybe we should hear what the Zhao Clan has to say before making a decision. Perhaps they really have suffered some injustice.”

Jiang Zhencang also felt that the situation was somewhat amiss.

“Great Commander.” Zhuge Liangcai also advised in a low voice from the side, “There are too many onlookers right now. If we just seize the man and take him back like this, even if our Wang clan is in the right, we won’t be able to clear our name. I believe that our Wang clan is clean internally, so why not clarify everything in front of the public crowd?”

“Alright then.” Wang Ansong nodded in confidence, “So be it, let’s make everything clear right here, in front of everyone. If you have any grievances, speak your piece. If the mistake is indeed ours, we will not deny our fault.”

Seeing how forthright Wang Ansong was, the onlooking crowd suddenly burst into cheers.

Truly befitting of the Changning Wang Clan, acting honorably and with good reputation. If it were another Prominent Family, they may not have such confidence. After all, most families with privileges have some injustices to answer for.

The turn of events was so dramatic that the Zhao Clan members in the private room were left dumbfounded.

They had just come out for a meal, casually mentioning the plight their family was facing, who knew they would be dragged into such a bizarre situation?

“Cough cough~ I am Zhao Mingzhi, the Family Head of the Tianfu Zhao Clan, and this is our respected Old Ancestor.” Seeing that everyone’s gaze was focused on their group, a middle-aged man with a composed demeanor stepped forward from among the Zhao clan, bowed politely to everyone, and spoke courteously, “Although we do not understand exactly what happened… since things have come to this point, there’s nothing to hide.”

Zhao Mingzhi, being a Family Head experienced in dealing with people, reacted more swiftly compared to other family members.

He sighed and began to explain: “Our Tianfu Zhao Clan is a branch of the Daqian Zhao Clan. Due to various reasons in the past, our family has fallen on hard times. In recent years, in an attempt to revive our family’s fortunes, we have been searching for business opportunities. Later, thanks to the introduction by our distinguished ancestor Xiqing, we established some connections with the Wang family. With our family’s reputation as a guarantee, we took on the job of handling the sales of the Wang family’s iron pots in Tianfu County.”

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