Chapter 1289 - 22: Longyan’s Achievement! An Ye’s Return_4

Afterwards, the Yin Snake Demoness and Blood Child Demon Monarch quickly departed, but the Ancient Elephant Demon Monarch, who resembled an iron tower, remained and now resides on a mountain separate from the Saint Hall, not far from her Mingfeng Residence.

After that, the whole Yin Sha Sect mysteriously became busy.

Except for the outer disciples in the courtyard specializing in cultivating spirit plants, other disciples seemed very busy, and she often saw their hurried backs. Yet, nothing significant was happening within the Yin Sha Sect; the disciples were merely busying themselves with stockpiling resources.

Added to that, the matter of Western Jin and Southern Qin mass producing corpse puppets...

Everything pointed to a possibility. They were preparing for something.

And that something was most likely—national war!

But why would the True Demon Hall initiate a national war with Western Jin and Southern Qin? What benefit could targeting the Daqian bring them?

Wang Longyan felt her scalp tingle, unable to untangle the cause and effect. But one thing was clear: she must quickly relay this information back to the Wang family!

The Wang family is now a family linked with the fate of the Daqian Kingdom, not allowing for any mistakes.

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At the same time.

Daqian, Longzuo County, Changning Guard, Xinping Town Port.

At the massive port, there was a bustling scene, with countless ships entering the sea daily, heading either north to Qingluo Guard, south to Hundred Islands Guard, or following the Anjiang to transport goods inland to various counties.

With time, Wang’s Xinping Port has gradually become the largest port in Longzuo County, with a substantial daily throughput, bringing immense wealth to the Wang family.

At this moment.

Under the tall artifact refining crane, one massive cargo box after another was suspended by ropes, being moved gradually in a fixed direction onto the cargo ships.

On the dock, muscular men shouted loudly as they carried goods, loaded and unloaded with orderly conduct, looking from afar like a busy ant colony.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, a youth wielding a long sword approached with a small team.

These individuals all wore uniform soft armor, held standard long swords, and their clothes were clearly issued uniformly, with the Wang family insignia embroidered on collars and cuffs, unmistakably the Wang family’s patrol team.

"Captain Zhuge."

Upon seeing the newcomers, a muscular man among them immediately stepped forward, bowing respectfully and familiarly to the leading youth.

Clearly, the two sides were old acquaintances.

"Have you noticed any suspicious individuals lately?" The young man returned the salute, then pulled the man aside, pretending to chat casually while using spiritual sense to inquire, "Regarding those individuals I asked you to watch, have they shown any special movements lately?"

"Those individuals have been quite well-behaved recently; only one left the port, went to the Outer Domain, and hasn’t returned yet." The strong man replied using spiritual sense, "Rest assured, with me keeping watch, there won’t be any problems. If there’s any news, I’ll immediately send someone to inform you."

The young man nodded: "Good. Then I’ll continue to rely on you to keep watch."

"Not at all." The strong man smiled, "It’s our honor to work for the Wang family, no trouble at all. Captain Zhuge, feel free to give us the tasks."

After chatting briefly, the young man obtained some trivial information from the strong man before leading his team to patrol elsewhere.

The young man named "Zhuge Liangcai" was the patrol captain at the port, as well as handling some basic intelligence work.

Nothing complicated, just interfacing with people like strong men, gathering information to report back; what followed was no longer within his responsibility.

Like many here, his ancestors also migrated from other places due to hardships.

He recalled his grandfather telling him that their ancestors, Zhuge Wenyao, Zhuge Tiedan, and Zhuge Cuihua, arrived at Changning Guard over a hundred years ago when the Wang family was still an Eighth-Grade Noble Family, Ping’an Town still housed many locals, and Xin’an Town was undeveloped.

Back then, due to the flooding disaster, their ancestral home was lost, forcing them to migrate with family, and it was the Wang family’s kindness that accepted these refugees, establishing refugee camps for temporary shelter, offering job opportunities, enabling them to overcome the hardest times, transforming from having nothing to gradually gaining possessions, eventually buying a house.

Over a century, their family has deeply rooted in this land, expanding from four people to hundreds, with kinsmen scattered across the newly developed four towns.

Unfortunately, their family were ordinary folks with weak bloodlines, never producing any promising cultivation talents.

Occasionally, an ancestor with modest but decent civilian lineage talent signed a cultivation pact with the Wang family and received a Spirit Awakening Pill, advancing to Lower Grade D, though ultimately stopping at Seventh Layer Qi Refining Realm, barely qualifying as a capable clan soldier.

Yet, with each generation enjoying better lives and the gradual popularization of Spirit Awakening Pills, the weak bloodline was slowly showing promise, and it was only in this generation that Zhuge Liangcai appeared with a promising cultivation talent.

At eight years old, he was detected with Lower Grade C talent and obtained a Wang-sponsored scholarship spot.

He worked hard and diligently, entering the Wang family’s elite class at thirteen or fourteen, receiving excellent education and joining the Household Generals training line.

His combat talent was decent, his demeanor calm and cautious, allowing him to smoothly join the Wang family’s patrol team after graduation, becoming one of the Wang family’s Household Generals.

Now, it was his tenth year in the patrol team.

Due to consistent good performance, he received many rewards, with Young Master An Song overseeing maritime defense even mentioning and praising him, appointing him squad leader.

Now, not yet thirty, he has already reached the Eighth Layer in Qi Refining Realm.

According to Wang family general rules, reaching Ninth-Layer Great Perfection in qi refining before sixty entitles one to a Celestial Spirit Pill and other auxiliary materials from the Wang’s warehouse.

He may become Zhuge family’s first to break through to Spirit Platform Realm.

Though a Wang family general, he can still offer some care to other Zhuge members, making Zhuge family somewhat a Cultivation Family.

As long as enough land is bought and significant merits established, achieving formally conferred Ninth-Grade Noble Family status is possible, as current Wang family policies suggest.

A hundred years ago, how could the ancestors imagine such a day for the Zhuge family?

Reflecting on lifelong expectations from grandfather and elders, Zhuge Liangcai felt the weight on his shoulders, patrolled even more diligently.

During patrol.

Suddenly.

Commotion emanated from the dock direction.

Zhuge Liangcai promptly led his team, controlling the scene, spotting a giant light blue fish as big as a hill leisurely swimming towards here from the estuary.

On the fish’s forehead, three small human figures stood.

Among them, a figure in white, with elegance and refined style, even from afar caught attention at a glance.

"It’s Young Master An Ye and the two Commandery Princesses!"

Someone in the patrol team immediately reacted, exclaiming.

Zhuge Liangcai’s eyes brightened.

Even without clear sight of the figures on the fish’s forehead, they knew who they were. After all, not everyone qualifies to stand on Young Master Zongkun’s forehead.

"Quick! Send someone fleet-footed to inform the family!" Zhuge Liangcai hastily ordered.

By now, the entire dock was in an uproar, excitement comparable to festivities.

No choice, Young Master An Ye and the Commandery Princesses went to sea "fish herding", being gone for a long, long time, so long they missed them.

This time, Young Master An Ye’s return surely brings back many goodies, benefitting those who live by the Wang family enterprise system.

After all, who doesn’t welcome the God of Wealth?

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