Protect Our Clan Leader-Chapter 682 - 83: The Increasingly Prosperous Wang Family_1

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Judging from appearances, Wei Wenxun, under the years of "education" from the Wang family, has begun to comprehend the true meaning of the world’s rules.

A powerful overlord like the Wang Clan, firmly rooted in power, is not something any City Lord can casually manipulate, let alone confront. Once the Wang clan gets serious, the Governor Wei Wenxun’s decree might not even make it out of the City Guard Mansion.

The reason is very simple. The local Rank Eight or Nine, or even unclassified Profound Martial families, are no fools. The City Lord must be replaced every two or three decades, while the Changning Wang Clan has always been entrenched here, generation after generation.

Moreover, unlike other powerful clans in various cities, the Changning Wang Clan grows its size by making profits abroad. Instead of draining the blood of the local prominent families, it makes profits and develops together with them.

Nowadays, in Changning, any Rank Nine family that can align with the Wang Clan no longer lives in poverty. Even some Rank Nine families that were previously stagnant have started accumulating resources and strength to ambitiously plan for a promotion to Rank Eight.

The original Grade Eight families in Changning are now working towards becoming Rank Seven families. Some have already succeeded.

For example, Ruhong, the Old Ancestor of the Chen Clan from Donggang, achieved the Heavenly Human Realm more than a decade ago. Relying on this, the Chen Clan changed its plaque and became a 7th-rank Aristocratic Family, the undisputed overlord of Donggang.

Liu Xuanfu of the Shanyin Liu Clan has also successfully reached the realm of heaven and humankind.

However, she, who originated from a core disciple of the Academic Palace, would be promoted to an Academic Palace elder after achieving the Heavenly Human Realm; strictly speaking, she could not be used as a springboard for the Liu Clan to upgrade. It’s fine to supplement the number of a Rank 6 clan being promoted to Rank 7, but to solely use her to reposition the Liu Clan is inappropriate.

Therefore, although the Shanyin Liu Clan currently has more than a dozen Spiritual Platform realm cultivators, it is still considered at Rank Eight, even though it is a very formidable family within Rank Eight, commonly referred to as a strong Grade Eight. Overall, its strength is countless times stronger than an ordinary Rank Eight.

And the first Old Ancestor of the Liu Family, Liu Qingbai, is the biological grandson of Zhou Xuan. He was talented to begin with and has always been dedicated to breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm. Over the past two decades, due to the growing strength of the Liu Clan, the Clan started offering resources to Old Ancestor Qingbai without concern for the cost.

The current Old Ancestor Qingbai is only in his early hundreds, but he has already reached the peak of the Spiritual Platform realm. If everything goes smoothly, it won’t take a few more years for the Liu Clan to become a genuine Rank Seven family.

Moreover, Shanyang’s Gongsun Clan is also developing nicely. But their luck is not as good as the Liu Clan’s. The Gongsun Clan’s First Ancestor Gong Sunao – Sunao the Old Ancestor, is now 160 years old, but he’s still only at the mid-stage of the Spiritual Platform Realm and has not made much progress over the decades.

There was no choice. When the Gongsun Clan emerged with the support of the Wang Clan, Sunao, the Old Ancestor, was already too old and missed his best chance to develop.

Now the Gongsun Clan’s hope of breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm lies with Meng the Old Ancestor. Under the full support of the family, Meng is currently in his early hundreds and has reached the Peak Level Five of the Spiritual Platform Realm. With the financial strength of the Gongsun Clan, Meng has a great chance of becoming a Celestial being.

In addition, there is also the Wang Shouzhe’s maternal clan, the Lu Clan of Yingxiu. The chance of the Old Ancestor Mingsheng of the Lu Clan becoming a Celestial being in this life is extremely slim. However, Lu Xiaoxiao, the Array Master of the Lu Clan, has somehow become a Heavenly Chosen.

Lu Xiaoxiao, who is now in her forties, has also reached the Peak Level Five. She will most likely become a Celestial being before Meng the Old Ancestor, allowing the Lu Clan of Yingxiu to become the first 7th-rank Family.

Besides, as the only Array Master within the In-laws Alliance, Lu Xiaoxiao plays an important role and holds a very special and stable status.

Plus there are the Celestial Lei Family, Tianren Xu Family…

Therefore, even if we excluded the Changning Wang Clan, the combined strength of the entire In-laws Alliance far surpasses that of an average Rank Six Prominent Family. The influence of the City Guard Mansion in Changning is gradually declining.

Well, enough of this idle talk.

The current City Lord, Wei Wenxun, conducted a grand inauguration ceremony for Wang Shoulian, then left earlier under the pretext of not disturbing the new town guard’s work.

During the twilight hour.

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Wang Shouzhe sat across from Wang Shoulian, who was dressed in military uniform.

On the table were some light wines and small dishes, all of which were personally cooked by Wang Shoulian’s wife, Zhou Qingning. Although her cooking skills were not superb, the few dishes she prepared were quite decent.

"Uncle, you and Shoulian can drink at your own pace. I’m off to supervise Tai’er’s homework." Zhou Qingning, after bowing slightly, slipped away quietly, leaving the brothers some private time to talk.

After Zhou Qingning left, Wang Shoulian raised his glass and said, "Fourth brother, without your help throughout all these years, the Wang Clan wouldn’t be as impressive as it is today. I raise my glass to you."

Wang Shoulian was no longer the miserable young man who was chased every day by his sister Wang Luoqiu. Years of military life had moulded him into a mature man. Now, he stands tall and majestic, sporting a pair of moustaches, with a profundity and authority to his gaze.

No wonder, Wang Shoulian was already forty-seven years old. Although his bloodline was not of the Heavenly Proud Level, it still reached the Mid-Rank ’A’ Level with the family’s continuous monetary support. His cultivation base had also reached the peak of Level Three of the Spiritual Platform Realm.

It would not be long before he could step into the mid-stage, and in the future, he could not fail to become a Celestial being, though the Purple Abode Realm was too far to guarantee.

"Was it really my merit alone?" Wang Shouzhe laughed while clinking glasses and drinking with him. "This is the result of the concerted effort of our family, young and old, over generations. These years, you’ve worked hard too. Because of our clan rules, you had to live separately from Qingning and the children and struggle in the military."