"It seems that the headmaster is quite sincere," Wang Shouzhe winked at her, "But in the end, it’s up to you to decide."
Wang Liyao nodded solemnly, and after so thought, she bowed to the headmaster from a distance, "In that case, Liyao is honored to et Master."
"Good, good, good, having a disciple like this makes , Tianhe the Enlightened One, feel very gratified. Finally, my clothes and bowl found its heir," the headmaster Tianhe, the Enlightened One, laughed heartily.
A cold sweat dripped from Master Yuanshui. Wasn’t he the heir just now?
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anwhile, when the Academic Palace was busy with various matters.
At Changning Guard, the Qian’s second residence.
Though late into the night, the study room remained brightly lit.
As the Qian family was wealthy and extravagant, naturally they would not use candlelight to illuminate their study. Hanging from the beams of this study room were several Fluorescent Stone Spirit Lamps produced by the "Tiangong Workshop".
They were beautifully carved, emitting bright, soft, and steady light, devoid of the flickering and smoke of candles, brighter than the Luminous Pearls, becoming the preferred lighting choice for many prestigious families.
Under the lamplight, Qian Xuean was busy going through a pile of account books, jotting down data from ti to ti.
In a few days, the bi-annual family eting would be held, and as the family’s store manager in the Changning Guard region, he was expected to report his contributions to the family over the past half-year at the eting to secure more resources. He had to prepare thoroughly.
While he was busy, a page knocked and entered, respectfully holding a wooden tray towards him, "Store Manager, letters have arrived from Third Master, Madam, and Young Master. As per your instructions, they have been brought to you imdiately."
"Put it down."
Without lifting his head, Qian Xuean gestured the page to leave with a careless wave of his hand.
After swiftly recording another data point, he set down his pen and began to open the letters.
Though he was a store manager in Changning Guard, his father, mother, wife, and child were all at the Qian family’s main residence, and they could only exchange letters every ten days or half a month.
This was because the business branches of the Qian family were spread throughout Longzuo County, enabling the frequent flow of rchant convoys between Changning Guard and the county town, making sending and receiving letters very convenient. Otherwise, let alone ten days or half a month, even a month might not allow for a letter.
The family letters had a specific encryption process, and he quickly decrypted the letter and began reading.
The first two letters from his wife and son contained mundane family matters, prompting a normal expression from him. But when he read the last letter from his father, his gaze imdiately hardened, "Qian Xuerui? He’s actually coming to Changning Guard?"
Qian Xuerui was the twenty-third child of the "Learning" generation of the Qian family, and he was now twenty-three years old.
As per the rules of the Qian family, those over the age of twenty in the family needed to gain business experience outside. Qian Xuerui was already twenty-three, and choosing a place for his experience was only logical; there was nothing unusual about it.
But the problem was that Qian Xuerui had chosen Changning Guard.
In terms of strength, experience, and ability, he, Qian Xuean, naturally didn’t fear a youngster in his twenties. But Qian Xuerui was of the direct line and was the smallest son of the current family head, being pampered since his childhood.
The hierarchy within the prominent family was clear-cut, and the status of the direct and collateral branches were distinctly different.
It wasn’t to say that mbers of the collateral branch couldn’t rise to the top. He, Qian Xuean, was from the collateral branch and was still able to exercise control over a region due to his abilities, and his current power and status were not low at all. However, as a mber of the direct line, Qian Xuerui naturally had more advantages and rights than him.
When he arrives at Changning Guard, who will the people under him listen to?
At the family side, considering his contributions over the years, they will not directly kick him away. But not all the people under him are loyal to him, and there will surely be those who want to curry favor with Qian Xuerui at his expense.
It seed that he needed to start preparing soon.
Setting the letters aside, Qian Xuean imdiately called his two loyal shopkeepers, planning to strategise before Qian Xuerui’s arrival.
However, just as they started their secret discussions, a circus announced, "Store Manager, news just ca from the ferry. Young Master Qian, the twenty-third, has already docked. You are requested to welco him."
"What?!"
Qian Xuean jumped up, startled and astonished.
He had just received the news, and Qian Xuerui’s boat had already arrived?
Wait... sothing’s not right!
He smacked the table hard, fuming: "Soone in the caravan is definitely ssing with us!"
Otherwise, the timing wouldn’t be so perfect. But regardless, now that Qian Xuerui was here, he had no other choice.
It seems that this Qian Xuerui is not as simple as he appears. Looks like he’s going to have to tread carefully and circle around this person for a while~
...
After another seven or eight days.
Wang Shouzhe’s matters with the Academic Palace had been sorted out and various gains had been made on this trip, although it was not convenient to go into details. Despite so twists and turns, overall it was quite rewarding. Among all these gains, what satisfied Wang Shouzhe the most was copying the Sky Human Chapter of the Mysterious Yuan Jue from the Wang family of Longzuo.
While Mysterious Yuan Jue was a middle-grade cultivation technique, it also had cultivation thods for the Heavenly Human Realm and various mysterious techniques. The most distinct feature of this technique was that the mysterious energy cultivated beca more profound and thick as one progressed.
Its second feature was that this technique was neutral and fairly simple to turn into any series, making it the perfect cultivation thod for the children of the family.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that what Wang Shouzhe and others practiced was a top-grade cultivation thod. It would be impossible for every family child to beco a non-mainstream student of the Purple Abode Academic Palace, right?
Thus, the fact that the Longzuo Wang family was willing to give away the Sky Human Chapter of the Mysterious Yuan Jue resolved a major problem for the Wang family.
South of Longzuo County, less than a thousand miles away, is New City Guard.
New City Guard was the earliest Guard City established after Longzuo County was developed. Even the Longzuo County City, which stands today, was built a bit later than it. That’s why this Guard City is nad "New City".
New City Guard is one of the few Guard Cities in Longzuo where the mountains occupy the majority.
It’s connected to the East Mountain Range in the south, bordered with the Langyowei Guard on the east, and only has a small plain area near the direction of the county city. When Longzuo County was first developed, this place was used as an outpost base for conquering the East Mountain Range.
However, after thousands of years of developnt, New City Guard has drastically changed.
The rolling but not towering mountains, the diverse climate brings a wealth of products and also a unique dietary structure, which gradually ford an industry chain. Today, New City Guard is still widely acknowledged as a "paradise of gourt food".
In Longzuo County, if you’re looking for delicious food, coming to New City Guard is definitely the right choice.
The Yuwen Clan is the most powerful prominent family in this New City Guard.
As a family that had just recently fallen from the echelon of the Purple Abode prominent families to a Rank Six Prominent Family, the Yuwen Clan had a strong foundation. The most representative aspect of this was their main residence.
The main residence of the Yuwen Clan is located less than two hundred miles from the New City Guard, in the mountains. The residence covers an area of tens of miles, includes a not-too-small mountain range, several forests, and a small lake.
There are hundreds of mansions of various sizes in this area. Just based on scale, it doesn’t lag behind a certain peak or a certain lineage of the Purple Abode Academic Palace.
The many direct descendants of the Yuwen family live here.
Wang Shouzhe’s carriage slowly entered New City Guard. He had passed through this place several tis but never truly stayed for a while.
This ti, he ca along the way naturally for the mission that Lady Bilian had requested, "Help the Six-tailed Firefox to be promoted". Even though this task seed out of the ordinary to Wang Shouzhe.
But who could refuse Lady Bilian’s handso reward? Therefore, even Wang Shouzhe had to bend over for money.
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