Protect Our Patriarch

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

Early spring.

The small river thawed, and the tender grass in the fields began to peek out.

During the time before the New Year, Wang Shouzhe had been busy. He mainly utilized his triple bloodline talent to its fullest extent.

Red Crystal Spirit Rice, White Jade Spirit Rice.

These two types of spirit rice had entered mass production, and as a result, the Wang's Clan had added two pillar industries.

Especially the White Jade Spirit Rice, it could be planted in low-grade spirit fields, making it the most widely cultivated spirit rice in the Great Qian.

Many eighth and ninth-grade families owned some low-grade spirit fields, and most of them planted White Jade Spirit Rice.

White Jade Spirit Rice had a high yield, was easy to maintain, and had a low planting threshold. It was the first choice for most low-grade spirit fields.

Therefore, if the yield of White Jade Spirit Rice could be increased by two to three percent, the seeds would definitely sell well, and many families would rush to buy them.

After all, the number of spirit fields in a family was limited, so why not increase the yield of spirit rice?

However, due to limited time, the Red Crystal Spirit Rice No. 6 and White Jade Spirit Rice No. 5 that Wang Shouzhe cultivated could only increase the yield by about thirty percent.

Even so, it was enough to transform the family's spirit fields from producing edible spirit rice to producing spirit seeds.

Although White Jade Spirit Rice was relatively cheap, worth only 20 big coppers per pound, the Wang's Clan now owned a large number of low-grade spirit fields. Just the Xinsheng Farm alone had 60 acres of low-grade spirit fields.

In addition, the farms that were merged from the Liu and Zhao Clans had developed from the original 100 acres of spirit fields to 150 acres.

Therefore, the entire Wang's Clan currently owned a total of 210 acres of low-grade spirit fields.

If all these fields were planted with the high-yield White Jade Spirit Rice No. 5, the annual yield would be nearly 100,000 pounds!!

These 100,000 pounds of White Jade Spirit Rice, even if sold as food, would bring in a huge income. If sold as spirit seeds, the income would at least double or even triple.

Thinking of this, Wang Shouzhe was secretly pleased.

Nothing was more joyful than farming.

And nothing was more profitable than farming.

Of course, the other side incomes were also good at the moment, especially when they had not been imitated by others, the benefits were not to be underestimated.

Wang Shouzhe also had many tricks up his sleeve. What he sold now might not necessarily be the latest model.

Once someone imitated him, he naturally had a way to deal with it.

One day, the research and development center he had long planned to establish sent someone to report that a key project that Wang Shouzhe attached great importance to - the "mirror", seemed to have achieved results.

Upon hearing this, Wang Shouzhe immediately rushed to the research and development center.

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Meanwhile, at Changning Ferry.

It was the only official passage between Changning Guard and Ping'an Town.

If you wanted to enter or exit Ping'an Town, you could only take the ferry between Changning Ferry and Dingpu Ferry under normal circumstances.

Otherwise, other ways of entering would be considered smuggling, and the Wang's Clan in Ping'an Town was not to be trifled with.

At noon.

A carriage slowly turned a corner from the official road and entered the Changning Ferry.

The carriage was simple and heavy in design, with the emblem of a certain family subtly decorated in inconspicuous places, low-key yet luxurious.

The horses pulling the carriage were two pure black high-headed horses, which were obviously not ordinary.

Just these two horses were probably worth hundreds of Top Gold, and the feed had to be special feed, which was more expensive than feeding seven or eight people.

It was clear that the passengers in this carriage were either rich or noble, most likely a noble from a Xuanwu family.

Some peddlers and passers-by stepped aside when they saw the carriage.

These were the survival rules of ordinary people in this world.

The carriage entered the ferry.

An old man and a young man got off the carriage.

The old man looked to be in his sixties or seventies, but he was full of vitality. His clothes were not extravagant, but he exuded an extraordinary and confident demeanor.

The young man was about twenty years old.

He was dressed in a Xuanwu uniform with a white floral base and black gold trim, a jade crown on his head, and a treasure sword at his waist. He looked like a proud and extraordinary young master.

The young man glanced at the facilities inside Changning Ferry and couldn't help but frown, "Third Grandfather, I didn't expect Changning Guard to be so poor! Even the ferry is run-down. Some of the buildings haven't been repaired for decades, right?"

"Shouyue, how many times have I told you? This is not like home, you need to be careful with your words when you are outside." The old man frowned slightly and criticized in a low voice, "Sometimes a careless word can bring disaster, and it will be too late to regret."

"Third Grandfather, aren't you being too cautious?" The young man named Shouyue said nonchalantly, "This Changning Guard, only the Huangfu's Clan and Lei's Clan are worth our attention. The rest of the Xuanwu families are at most eighth-grade, it doesn't matter if we offend them."

As he spoke, the young man looked proud and self-confident.

The old man's face turned cold, "Wang Shouyue, we are here to do important things, and also to let you gain some experience. If you can't control yourself, go back. How many times have I told you, never underestimate any local power."

Wang Shouyue quickly apologized with a smile, "Third Grandfather, I was wrong." After apologizing, he quickly changed the subject, "Third Grandfather, we are going to Donghai Guard to do business this time, why do we have to detour to this countryside to visit some relatives?"

The old man said solemnly, "This is the wish of Ancestor Zhubo. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can talk to him when you go back."

"Since it's Ancestor Zhubo's wish, how dare I say anything to him." Wang Shouyue quickly took back his words, but couldn't help but ask curiously, "I've never heard that we have relatives from the Wang's Clan in Ping'an Town of Changning Guard. Do you know the details, Third Grandfather?""Shouyue, you're still young, it's understandable if you don't know. Our relationship with the Wang's Clan of Ping'an has been rather distant over the past two or three decades." The old man's thoughts seemed to drift away, "The founder of the Wang's Clan of Ping'an was named Wang Zhouxuan, our generation refers to him as Ancestor Zhouxuan. He was the clan brother of Ancestor Zhubo, and back in the day, he was a talented and outstanding figure in our Longzuo Wang's Clan."

"However, at that time, our Longzuo Wang's Clan was in a difficult situation, and we could only afford to cultivate one celestial being." The old man said with some admiration, "Therefore, Ancestor Zhouxuan went south to establish the branch of the Wang's Clan in Ping'an. He was truly a gifted and heroic figure. It's just a pity..."

"In recent years, during the New Year, there has been some correspondence between the two families. Therefore, Ancestor Zhubo instructed me to visit the Wang's Clan of Ping'an while I was out on business."

"Ancestor Zhubo really cherishes old friendships." Wang Shouyue said curiously, "I see that my third grandfather has brought a lot of things, many of which are for the Wang's Clan of Ping'an, right?"

"They are all some basic cultivation resources like spirit rice, spirit meat, and small Peiyuan pills." The old man said, "The most valuable is a Creation Pill, which is said to be specially given by Ancestor Zhubo to his grandniece, Wang Long Yan, for healing. Speaking of Long Yan of the Wang's Clan of Ping'an, she is also a person of extraordinary talent."

"When I was young, this Ancestor Long Yan was already a core disciple of the Purple Mansion Academy. I heard that when she first entered the academy, she often visited our Longzuo Wang's Clan, sometimes staying for a while, even Ancestor Zhubo liked her very much." The old man said with a look of regret, "It's just a pity that something happened to the Wang's Clan of Ping'an later...sigh..."

Speaking of the past, the old man sighed with emotion, saying that if it hadn't been for the incident back then, the Wang's Clan of Ping'an might have been the dominant force in Changning now.

"No matter what, it's just a down-and-out small family now." Wang Shouyue said indifferently, "Ancestor Zhubo is really generous, the resources he gave out this time, added up, I'm afraid it's worth two thousand Top Gold, right? It's a good thing that our Longzuo Wang's Clan has made a lot of money in the past two years, otherwise we really couldn't afford it."

"We are all from the Wang's Clan, it's only right to help each other." The old man said, "When our Longzuo Wang's Clan was in a difficult situation, Ancestor Zhouxuan made a lot of money when he was developing in Ping'an Town, and he also tried to subsidize the resources for Ancestor Zhubo to break through to the celestial realm. I think Ancestor Zhubo also wants to do his best to help, just help as much as he can. After all, the Wang's Clan of Ping'an is having a hard time now."

"This ferry is too slow?" Wang Shouyue was a little impatient, glancing at the river and not seeing the ferry, he complained, "We need to fulfill Ancestor Zhubo's wish quickly, and then hurry to Donghai Commandery. I can't wait to make friends with the rumored young masters of the Chen's Clan and the Dantai's Clan of the East Sea United Business Association."

"You are too impatient." The old man shook his head, but when it came to the young masters of the Chen's Clan and the Dantai's Clan, his eyes also lit up, and he couldn't stop praising, "Two years ago in Chuyun Commandery, we got a batch of foreign cement, foreign glass, and foreign paper through the Dantai's Clan. After opening up the trade route and transporting them back to Longzuo Commandery with great difficulty, we made a lot of money in the past two years."

"The intention of our ancestor is to establish a deeper relationship with the Dantai's Clan." The old man pondered, "And I also found out through my connections that the young master of the Chen's Clan seems to be even more extraordinary. I have also inquired that the main shareholder of the East Sea United Business Association is actually a family called the Chen's Clan of Donggang, who control the overseas merchant ships and trade routes, and the young master of the Chen's Clan is the real person in charge."

"Being trusted by the family at such a young age, he must be extraordinary." Wang Shouyue's face became serious, "I heard from my third grandfather before that this young master of the Chen's Clan is only thirty years old and has already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. Compared to me, a direct descendant of the celestial realm, he is only slightly inferior, but he is worth making friends with."

"The Chen's Clan of Donggang has three spiritual platforms, and the most powerful ancestor is said to have the potential to reach the celestial realm. The future development is limitless. You must not underestimate that young master of the Chen's Clan."

"Of course not." Wang Shouyue said confidently, "The family sent me to accompany my third grandfather, to show the strength and foundation of our Longzuo Wang's Clan, and also to make friends with each other, hoping to get more shares of foreign goods in the future. I, Wang Shouyue, will definitely not ruin the family's plan."

The old man nodded in satisfaction. Speaking of Wang Shouyue, the family also attached great importance to him.

Ancestor Zhubo spared no expense in resources, improving him from a lower-class A-grade aptitude to a middle-class D-grade, and he had already awakened a bloodline before reaching the spiritual platform realm.

He was being cultivated as the successor for the celestial transition.

"Shouyue, you're doing well in this regard, and you're diligent in your cultivation." The old man praised, "It's just a pity that you have to stay in the family in the future, otherwise you might have a chance to become a core disciple in the academy."

Usually, the successor of a family who goes to the academy is just an outer disciple. Once they become a core disciple, it's hard for them to come back and take over the family.

As the two were talking, the ferry arrived.

At this time, the Changning ferry terminal was also crowded with traveling merchants, horse carts, etc., and the ferry was bustling with people getting on and off.

This surprised the two people from the Longzuo Wang's Clan. So many traveling merchants, loose cultivators, and ordinary people all want to take the ferry? Could it be that there is a big festival in Ping'an Town?

However, this matter obviously had nothing to do with them. They were just here to visit relatives, deliver some resources, and express Ancestor Zhubo's concern.

Then they had to hurry to Donghai Commandery to make friends with the young masters of the Dantai's Clan and the Chen's Clan.

After a bustling journey on the ferry, the two people from the Longzuo Wang's Clan and their carriage finally got on the ferry and settled down.

With the sound of the boatman's calls.

The ferry slowly left the shore, and soon it was more than two feet away from the shore.

Suddenly.

On the dock of Changning official ferry.

A young man in blue clothes ran up, his voice clear and loud as he shouted, "Wait for me, ferry!"Then, the ferry suddenly became noisy.

"Eh, isn't that the Seventh Young Master?" "It's actually the Seventh Young Master, Captain, Captain, stop the boat quickly."

"The Seventh Young Master? Could it be the rumored Seventh Young Master?"

"Nonsense, in this place, besides that Seventh Young Master, who else is qualified to be called the Seventh Young Master?"

The captain also hurriedly shouted, "Boatman, boatman, stop the boat quickly, wait for the Seventh Young Master."

Then there was a flurry of activity on the ferry, and the boatmen hurriedly turned the boat around.

However, the boat had already left the shore, and for a while, it was still swinging outwards, quickly becoming seven or eight zhang away from the shore.

Seeing this, Wang Shouye couldn't help but frown. What Seventh Young Master, what a big show.

Wasn't this delaying his journey?

Suddenly.

He saw the blue-clothed youth, after sprinting to the dock, lightly tapped his foot, and his body floated in the air like a willow catkin, drifting out eight or nine zhang, and finally landed steadily on the ferry.

As soon as he landed on the boat, he gracefully bowed his hand in apology, "Everyone, everyone, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's me, Wang Shouye, who has delayed the time."

"Willow Catkin Movement? Wang Shouye?" Wang Shouye was shocked. Wasn't this the mid-level movement technique of the Wang's Clan from Longzuo, the Willow Catkin Movement?

Right, besides the Wang's Clan from Longzuo, the Peaceful Wang's Clan also had the Willow Catkin Movement.

This blue-clothed youth named Wang Shouye, truly had a handsome movement technique.

Looking at his young age, he seemed to be only eighteen or nineteen years old, and his Willow Catkin Movement had such a level of proficiency. Moreover, his cultivation showed a pattern of reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining Realm soon.

This heroic and extraordinary young man, Wang Shouye, looked like a seed of the spiritual platform.

Could he be the direct successor carefully cultivated by the Peaceful Wang's Clan?

The old man and Wang Shouye looked at each other, both secretly speculating.

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