Protect Our Clan Leader

No matter how many storms raged in the outside world, life here remained as normal and mundane as every other day.

From afar, everything seemed busy and calm, like a scroll of paintings unfolding, each frame soaking in the tranquil beauty of fleeting time.

The towering archway at the entrance of the Wang family was bathed in sunlight, looking grand and majestic.

This archway was bestowed by the Government Office, representing the prominent family’s facade. The higher the family’s status, the more majestic the archway, and the more intricate the carvings on it.

Commoners often referred to the advancement of a prominent family as "changing the door lintel", which is derived from this practice.

Over the past two decades, the Wang family’s archway had been replaced twice. The current wooden archway, representing a 7th-rank Aristocratic Family, stood over nine feet tall and was indeed awe-inspiring.

Under the archway, a group of people had gathered at some unknown time.

Among this group, a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties stood at the forefront.

She was dressed in a luxurious brocade robe, dignified, holding the hands of a four-five-year-old boy, with maids and servants trailing. It was clear she was of high status.

Liu Feifei and Wang Shicheng had only just approached the archway when they noticed this group of people. They promptly presented themselves: "Sixth Grandmother, Ninth Uncle".

It turned out that this woman was "Ding", sixth of the older generation, the wife of Wang Dinghai - a woman from the Chen Clan.

Hailing from the direct line of descent of the Chen Clan of Donggang, she was much favored in her natal home. Although she had suffered for a few years after marrying into the Wang family, with the rise of the Wang family, she quickly returned to a comfortable life.

As a result, although she was already in her fifties, there were no signs of aging on her face. Rather, she had an air of grace and majesty that younger people did not possess. At first glance, she did not appear to be a daughter-in-law of a direct line, but instead like a noblewoman of a direct lineage.

The boy she was holding was her youngest son, "Shou" generation, the now four-year-old Wang Shoucheng.

"Ah, it’s the ones from the Zongchang family!" Seeing Liu Feifei, a smile appeared on the face of Mrs Chen," I haven’t seen you in a while since you went back to the Liu Family in Shanyin."

In the meantime, Wang Shoucheng and Wang Shicheng had already performed their greetings according to seniority and had moved aside to play.

Seeing that the maids and servants were cautiously watching the two young boys, Chen lowered her guard and continued chatting with Liu Feifei: "Did you receive a letter too, telling you to wait here for your husband, Zong Chang?"

"Yes." Liu Feifei nodded with a little embarrassment, "A few days ago my husband sent a letter saying he would be returning today, so I brought Shicheng out to welcome him."

Ever since the Wang family obtained the Expansion Order last year, Wang Zongchang had been dispatched to the frontier. Although he occasionally sent letters and she could hear some news from her fourth sister-in-law, she had not seen him for so long that she was getting a bit restless.

Mrs. Chen, who had also been in her shoes as a young woman, immediately understood Liu Feifei’s feelings and couldn’t help laughing, "Your husband Zongchang is quite accomplished. He managed to take charge of the exploration and reclamation of the frontier with his father-in-law while still in his thirties. Unlike the men of our family, who were still stuck in the Qi Refinement Realm at his age."

Mrs. Chen’s father-in-law was Old Ancestor Xiao Han.

As the second ancestor of the Changning Wang Clan, besides Old Ancestor Longyan, to advance to the Spirit Platform Realm, although Old Ancestor Xiao Han’s bloodline was not as superior as Zongchang and other young Sky Prides, his two decades of hard cultivation was not in vain.

Moreover, Wang Shouzhe had specifically purchased the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill for Old Ancestor Xiao Han, helping him raise his bloodline to the second level.

After the summer harvest last year, Old Ancestor Xiao Han’s cultivation base finally broke through to the Level Three of the Spirit Platform Realm. As a result, he was placed in charge of the frontier, alongside Wang Zongchang, responsible for its exploration and development.

The wisdom of the older generation gathered over time is irreplaceable and beneficial to the younger generation.

"Sixth Grandmother, you shouldn’t say that." Liu Feifei laughed, "Uncle Shou Ye is now apprenticed to Master Danding. I’m sure your best days are yet to come."

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"Ah, what good days? My life is filled with worry." Although she felt flattered, Mrs Chen sighed, "Shou Ye does set me at ease, but Shou Ming and Luo Qing, these two children, they’re both so stubborn. No matter how much I tried to persuade them, they insisted on going to the frontier. Every day I worry, fearing that one day, I’ll wake up and...never mind, I don’t want to talk about it."

Upon hearing this, a look of worry appeared on the face of Liu Feifei, but she still attempted to comfort Mrs. Chen.

While they were talking, a massive procession of carriages suddenly appeared on the wide cement road. Although the procession was still far away, the flags fluttering amidst the team signaled that it was the Wang family’s procession.

Mrs Chen and Liu Feifei abruptly stopped talking, anticipation burning in their eyes.

Quickly, the procession arrived at the square outside the archway, and the guards loudly directed the household servants to unload the cargo.

In the team, someone noticed Mrs Chen and Liu Feifei waiting under the archway and quickly dispatched a servant to notify others.

Soon enough, several young men rode out from the procession and rapidly approached the archway.

All of these men were in their youth, but the man leading them was particularly noteworthy. With bright eyes and daunting brows, he was Wang Zongchang, the second of the "Zong" generation of the Wang Family.

He was once accidentally infected by the Bridal Clothes Blood Gu, which ended up being a blessing in disguise as his bloodline transformed. Later, he broke through the trial of the Divine Martial Dynasty and acquired the Junior Bloodline Talent Improvement Liquid. After using it, his bloodline transformed once again, breaking through to the Top Grade, becoming the highly-praised Sky Pride.