Protect Our Chief-Chapter 685 - 84: Liyao’s Bloodline Advancement! Struggle for the Saint Son (Vote for Monthly Ticket)
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Wang Zongping was so frightened that his legs almost gave way, nearly unable to stand firm. His father had been in the military system for a long time, and had long developed a fiery temper. Since he spent little time with the children on a regular basis, he naturally rarely got angry.
But when he did get angry, it was...
"Sixth Brother, don’t rush." Wang Shouzhe advised from the side, "Among the loose cultivators, there might be some good ones. Let’s first understand the situation."
"Fourth Brother, regardless of whether that independent cultivator girl is good or not." Wang Shou Lian said angrily, "That brat is only sixteen, just out of the Clan Academy, hasn’t even learned much, and already he’s dabbling with love affairs, simply ruining the Wang Family’s reputation. Ninth Young Master, hmph, do you think you deserve to be the Wang Family’s Ninth Young Master? Fourth Brother, don’t intervene, I’ll teach him a lesson first."
Then, Wang Shou Lian pinned Wang Zongping to the ground and gave him a harsh beating, until he was begging pitifully.
"Fourth Uncle, Dad, I was wrong." Wang Zongping cried bitterly, "I promise I’ll never flirt with an independent cultivator girl again."
Afterward, Wang Shouzhe expressed his opinion, "Although the majority of loose cultivators have various issues, we cannot generalize. If they truly love each other, Fourth Uncle could send someone to investigate her situation."
Wang Zongping was stunned. Fourth Uncle, could you not have said this before I got beaten...
"Let’s talk about Zongtai first." Wang Shouzhe smiled at Wang Zongtai, "Come, come, let’s continue the language test~ You’re ten now, right? Have you memorized ’Ascending to the East Sea Celestial Pavilion to View the Vast Sea’? It doesn’t matter if you haven’t, Fourth Uncle will give you a simple Nine Chapters of Mathematics problem..."
Wang Zongtai was dumbfounded. The attempt to change the subject failed, and he was so scared that he fell to the ground with weak knees... I’m still just a child.
"Sixth Brother... cough, cough!" Wang Shouzhe coughed twice.
Wang Shou Lian immediately understood, picked up his younger son Wang Zongtai, and gave him a fierce beating, making the boy cry out for his parents incessantly.
Similar incidents frequently occurred on the Wang Family’s territory. All the young generation’s children began to tighten their nerves.
Meanwhile.
At Yuan Water Celestial Lake within Longzuo Academy.
The lake’s water remained as clear and blue as ever, with clouds like silk reflecting on its mirror-like surface, imbuing it with an indescribable sense of sanctity.
In the sky, the Water Curtain Celestial Splendor glimmered faintly, intermittently revealing its presence.
On the lake’s surface, Water Origin Spirit Turtles moved slowly like spots of ink, creating ripples that spread outwards.
On the Turtle Sunbathing Platform by the shore of the Lake Heart Island, a palm-sized bright red Spiritual Sparrow fledgling was "chirping" and arguing with a Water Origin Spirit Turtle, flapping its wings and bouncing on its thin legs with apparent indignation.
At the same time, inside Yuan Water Pavilion on Lake Heart Island, two figures were seated at the desk, busily handling Academy affairs with their heads down. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
One was a man, wearing a water-colored long robe, gentle and refined, evidently a cultured gentleman with eyes that paradoxically spoke of depth and calmness beyond his appearance.
Facing him felt like confronting an endless expanse of water.
This man was, of course, the owner of Yuan Water Pavilion, Yuan Shui Ascendant.
The other was a young girl.
She wore a light blue gauze dress, with a slender figure and delicate features, exuding an indescribable Spiritual Rhyme.
This was none other than Wang Shouzhe’s eldest legitimate daughter, Wang Liyao, who had now apprenticed under Celestial River True Man.
Despite her actual age being over thirty, Wang Liyao still looked youthful, like a girl in her late teens, with a demeanor that had only grown more outstanding, as if time had left no trace on her.
This was the advantage of having advanced to the Spirit Platform Realm early.
Having reached the Spirit Platform Realm in her teens, her bodily functions have remained at their peak, and even after decades, she still looked as fresh and beautiful as a young girl.
Naturally, this is just a figure of speech. A few decades from now, she would have already advanced to the Celestial Human Realm. After all, Wang Liyao was already at the late stage of the Spirit Platform Realm, and in another seven or eight years, it would be time to prepare to break through to the Celestial Human Realm.
Over the past ten years, at the request of Celestial River True Man, Wang Liyao had intermittently spent some time involved in managing Academy affairs alongside her cultivation.
Initially, although the Academy’s elders did not voice it, they weren’t convinced in their hearts, always feeling that no matter how talented she was, she was nonetheless inexperienced and unfit to manage such significant Academy matters.
But as time passed, their attitudes gradually changed.
Though not particularly adept at handling Academy affairs, Wang Liyao often displayed clear thinking and decisive action, and she almost never made mistakes on crucial issues.
She possessed a level of calmness and composure well beyond her age, and oftentimes, her offhand remarks revealed a vision and foresight that amazed even the well-versed elders, giving them a sense of enlightenment.
Most importantly, she never considered herself extraordinary, as if being able to achieve all this was a matter of course.
In private conversations with the elders, Yuan Shui Ascendant often found himself deeply moved.
A vision and foresight like this shouldn’t appear in someone her age. The most likely explanation was that these were things she had been exposed to and become accustomed to from a young age.
