Protect Our Chief-Chapter 593 - 50: Shouzhe Comes to Aid! Ruoling Shows Her Power_3

Meanwhile.

Patriarch Chen, Chen Fangjie, also led elite tribesmen and household generals to rush to the port, launching an attack by ship. Accompanying him were several Spirit Platform Realm elders, as well as Chen Xiuwu’s mother, Wang Luoyi.

As the saying goes, a defeated army is like a collapsing mountain.

With reinforcements from the port continuously joining the battle, the morale of the Jiaolong Gang’s members rapidly crumbled, leading to constant escapes and even surrenders. In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, all three Angry Dragon Battleships were captured.

The Chen Family’s fleet began pursuing the gang members who jumped into the sea to escape, casting Fishing and Hunting Spears continuously into the water, skewering fleeing soldiers into skewers.

These were all battle achievements, and acquiring them posed little risk. Naturally, it caused the Chen Family’s tribesmen, household generals, and even boatmen and sailors to eagerly strive for them.

Wang Shouzhe’s flying chariot continued to roam the sky, observing everything on the battlefield.

By this time, the battle had already reached its end, with a major victory for the Chen Family.

Only Zhao Wuqing’s battlefield had some stalemate remaining. With Ancestor Ruhong and Ruoling joining forces, defeat of Zhao Wuqing was assured. However, defeating and capturing alive were, of course, quite different in difficulty.

Even though Zhao Wuqing was beaten miserably, looking extremely downtrodden, the battle remained at a stalemate as he refused to surrender.

At such a critical juncture, Wang Shouzhe joined the battle.

With a three against one situation, even if Zhao Wuqing was unwilling, he could only obediently be captured.

It was then time to tidy up the battlefield.

Wang Shouzhe personally arranged for Ruoling to rest at the Chen Family’s residence, then hurriedly rushed to hold a meeting with Ancestor Ruhong and others. Though the battle was won, the subsequent troublesome issues were numerous.

The Jiaolong Gang might sound like just a third-rate group, but in reality, it was a local hegemon.

When Wang Shouzhe reached the main hall of the Chen Family’s main residence, people from various routes had already gathered. Present were Ancestor Lei Yuanzhou of the Lei Family, Ancestor Beichen of the Xu Family, Ancestor Ruhong of the Chen Family, as well as members of the Shanyin Liu Family, Shanyang Gongsun Family, Yingxiu Lu Family, Golden Sand Xu Family, and others from the Marriage Alliance.

"Shouzhe has arrived."

In the main hall, there was originally some chaos, seemingly some arguing and noise. But once Wang Shouzhe stepped in, the scene instantly quieted down, with various ancestors standing up to greet Wang Shouzhe.

"Shouzhe greets all ancestors." In terms of seniority, Wang Shouzhe was ultimately a junior. Moreover, he was someone who valued etiquette and respect, thus naturally ensuring that no ounce of these would be lacking.

After some greetings and pleasantries, Wang Shouzhe settled into the main seat.

This was also rightful.

The Wang Family was the leader of the Marriage Alliance, and this alliance grew strong because of the Wang Family and Wang Shouzhe. Not only were all the ancestors Wang Shouzhe’s seniors, but even if Ancestor Longyan were present, Wang Shouzhe would sit at the head of the formal meeting.

And Wang Shouzhe’s final decision often became the final decision of the Marriage Alliance.

This status was not handed down from heaven, but earned through Wang Shouzhe’s capabilities.

He had just sat down.

Ancestor Lei Yuanzhou said, "Shouzhe, this time the Chen Family rashly engaged in conflict with the Jiaolong Gang, it was truly unwise. The Jiaolong Gang is not like the Qiaan’s Trading Company, the latter primarily focuses on commerce and has more concerns. But the Jiaolong Gang is different; once they start a war with our Marriage Alliance, they will become reckless."

"Ancestor Yuanzhou," Ancestor Ruhong, looking slightly displeased, said, "Earlier, someone from the Chen Family already explained, it wasn’t us, the Chen Family, that wanted to go to war with the Jiaolong Gang. It was the Jiaolong Gang that first tore up the agreement and attacked. They bullied us, could we Chen Family just stand there and take it?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Ancestor Ruhong had already ascended to the Celestial Human Realm, thus was qualified to sit on equal terms with Lei Yuanzhou. Conversely, the East Port Chen Family, despite officially remaining an Eighth-Grade Noble Family, was only a matter of governmental procedures away from ascending to a Seventh Grade.

Of course, despite this new elevation, the Chen Family currently only had one Celestial Human Seven Spirit Platforms, still lacking overall strength compared to the Lei Family. But this was ultimately a matter of development time; with control of the maritime sphere, the East Port Chen Family’s potential growth was immeasurable.

"Ancestor Ruhong," Lei Yuanzhou’s expression subtly cooled, "As the saying goes, endure for a moment to achieve tranquility, if any losses were truly incurred, Patriarch Shouzhe would naturally support and assist you. Now, having killed so many Jiaolong Gang members, with Long Wuji’s character, how could he let it slide?"

Just when Ancestor Ruhong was about to counter, Wang Shouzhe coughed twice, saying, "Ancestors, please calm down, and listen to me for a moment."

This statement.

Both Lei Yuanzhou and Chen Ruhong restrained their tempers and stopped talking.

Pausing for a moment, Wang Shouzhe then solemnly said, "The Jiaolong Gang has long been entrenched over the Anjiang, overlapping in some areas of influence with our Marriage Alliance. Therefore, I’ve never spared efforts in gathering intelligence about the Jiaolong Gang."

"To be honest, the sudden move by the Jiaolong Gang was indeed somewhat unexpected, but upon reflection, it was also logical. Long Wuji has coveted the interests of our Marriage Alliance for a long time, and he’s no fool. If he truly harbors malicious intentions, why not act before our Marriage Alliance becomes even stronger?"

"It’s reasoned that once the Jiaolong Gang develops the intent to act, even if we concede today, tomorrow they’ll find a new excuse. Thus, I advise all elders to abandon any illusions by this time."

Upon hearing this.

There was dead silence in the hall.

Wang Shouzhe’s words were unpleasant but revealed a truth.

"If that’s the case, today’s topic of discussion should be limited to how to respond to the ambitions of the Jiaolong Gang and how to navigate through the current predicament," Wang Shouzhe said steadily. "What do you all think?"

As his gaze swept the room, Wang Shouzhe unknowingly established the demeanor of an upper echelon person in control of the situation. His calm confidence gave the various ancestors a sense of assurance.

With Shouzhe at the forefront, they were confident the crisis would be overcome.

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