Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 1456: Chapter 64: The Development of the Wang Family in Various Aspects

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Hearing such a voice, Wang Shouye was momentarily at a loss for words.

Turning his head back, as expected, he saw Jiang Qingsnow dressed in mysterious guard attire. At the moment, she was leaning against the courtyard wall, her eyes moving shiftily as she spoke in a captivating and enchanting manner.

Chi Mei Demon Master has now officially changed her name to “Jiang Qingsnow”. Given the uncertainties of the trip to Beizhou, Wang Shouzhe naturally felt apprehensive, and specifically assigned Jiang Qingsnow, a guardian from the Divine Power Territory, to accompany and protect him.

However, Jiang Qingsnow’s identity hasn’t been disclosed publicly yet, so she could only follow in secret.

“Cough cough~” Wang Shouye said solemnly, “Immortal Jiang, please mind your status when you speak. You have now left the Demonic Dynasty and become a Tribute of our Wang family. Everything you say or do represents the face of our Wang family.”

“Humph~” Jiang Qingsnow rolled her eyes, “All the men in your Wang family are one more boring than the next, so stern and rigid. It was the girl’s own wish to be a slave, we didn’t force her.”

“Immortal Jiang, you are mistaken,” said Wang Shouye earnestly. “I, Wang Shouye, am the Seventh Elder of the ‘Shou’ generation, a senior and honor like the Old Ancestor to countless children in our clan. Every one of my actions can set an example for the children to follow. If today I take someone as my servant, maybe someday, one of the kids might use their family background and power to coerce others secretly.”

“You say our clan’s men are dull and boring, that’s because all of us understand one thing— if we behave frivolously and indulgently, it’s not just our own reputation that’s affected. At the least, it corrupts our family’s discipline and tradition. At worst, it destroys the foundation of our clan. My fourth brother has worked hard to bring our clan to where it is today. It has been very difficult. Being unable to help much as his younger brother is one thing, but how could I possibly sabotage his efforts?”

“Alright, alright. It was just an offhand remark and yet I got a lecture,” Jiang Qingsnow, found speechless and somewhat gloomy, thought, “I suspect Master Shouzhe purposefully made me your guardian just so you could reform my ethical views.”

“That makes sense.” Wang Shouye pondered seriously. “During this time together, I should really discuss life with you… after all, having lived in the Demonic Dynasty for so long, some of your thinking habits do not align well with ours in Da Qian, which isn’t good.”

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Jiang Qingsnow immediately felt her hackles rise.

Oh dear, what a trap I’ve fallen into!

“If after the mission, Immortal Jiang’s way of thinking still hasn’t changed, I still recommend that you go through the Clan School systematically,” Wang Shouye continued to strike hard.

“Clan School?!”

Jiang Qingsnow gasped in shock.

Does it have to be this harsh?!

Jiang Qingsnow, although she had never experienced the Wang Family School firsthand, had already learned of its fearsomeness from various sources. It’s said to be the most terrifying place in the Wang family, rumored to be even more dreadful than Wang Shouzhe’s courtyard, with many children coming out crying and screaming.

If she really ended up being sent to the Clan School, would she be alright?

Just thinking about that terrifying outcome made Jiang Qingsnow become despondent, feeling a wave of lifelessness overcoming her.

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Wang Shouye came to Tianjin Port to board a ship heading to Beizhou.

Leaving aside the private dealings, not long after his arrival at Tianjin Port, the dock saw the arrival of some rare “guests.”

These were five enormous ironclad ships, each as tall as several stories.

The five ironclad ships varied in appearance, one extremely slender, another exceptionally wide, but all of them were uniformly jet black, appearing as if forged from Xuan Iron, with their bows flashing a blade-like cold light. The huge bodies of the ships were like fortresses on the sea, filled with an indescribable heaviness and oppressive force, quite intimidating.

Fluttering on the bows were the Azure Dragon flags, the Wang family clan flags, and the conspicuous golden clan emblems painted on the ships, all reminding everyone of their identity.

These were the Changning Wang Clan’s ocean-going ships.

Although there had been continuous fighting at the frontiers over the years, domestic development had not only not stagnated but had entered a period of rapid development under a series of national policies issued by Emperor Zi’an.

The Wang family had also never ceased their research and development of steam-powered ironclad warships.

After decades of technological transformation, today’s Wang family’s steam-powered ironclad warships were completely incomparable to the past. The era of iron plating over wooden structures was over; now, the steam-powered ironclad warships were entirely metal-made, not only enormous in size but also developed in different types to meet various combat needs, with combat capabilities completely on a different level than before.

The huge ironclad warships entered Tianjin Port with the sound of “woo woo woo” from the steam whistle, and immediately upon entering the port, they attracted a lot of onlookers.

Wang Shouye, of course, quickly received the news and came to meet his nephew Wang Shihao, the leader of the fleet.

Having been trained over many years, Wang Shihao had already become the second-in-command of the ocean-going fleet, aside from Long Wuji. Although he appeared much darker, he had also become much steadier, every move showing the demeanor of a top leader, commanding great respect within the fleet.

This time, it was because Wang Shouzhe placed great importance on Wang Shouye’s trip to Beizhou, that he specifically sent Wang Shihao over, to personally escort Shouye northward, and also to bring some of the Wang family’s goods, hoping to attempt cooperation with some local Prominent Families in Beizhou and open up a new maritime route from Da Qian to Beizhou.

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