Chapter 52: Personally Taught by the Academy! Arriving at Changningwei

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After a few breaths, Huangfu Jinhuan took the initiative to step forward with a smile: "Your Excellency, you must be Wang Shouzhe, the leader of the Ping An Wang clan, right? As expected, he is a talented person in this world, as rumored."

Wang Shouzhe also held up his hands with a smile on his face and said: "Shouzhe has met senior Huangfu. Senior was very complimentary. I was very complimentary. Shouzhe is still young and should learn more from senior when he has the opportunity."

The two heads of the family held each other's hands, each smiling and complimenting the other, as if they were sorry to meet each other so late.

The other families also came up to greet Huangfu Jinhuan. Everyone was smiling and the atmosphere was so harmonious.

Not long after, the head of the Tianren Lei family also arrived at the venue, and naturally they were very warm.

The two celestial families live in the same city, and they are not married to each other. If you want to say how harmonious the relationship is, naturally no one will believe it.

But this is the case for the Xuanwu family. If there is no quarrel, they will maintain the superficial face in formal occasions.

In this way, two seventh-grade celestial and human families and eight eighth-grade aristocratic families have gathered together. This is rare in the entire history of Changning Guard.

Wait for a while.

Another general outside shouted: "The city guard is here."

After the words fell, all the family heads stopped talking and looked at the front door seriously and respectfully.

Outside the cinnabar gate, a middle-aged man wearing black armor was seen crossing the threshold and striding towards them, surrounded by several lieutenants.

He has a typical military commander's face, with an upright face and a few short wisps of beard. When he walks, his back is straight and his steps are steady. He has the posture of a dragon and a tiger. His bearing is like that of a tiger descending from the mountain. The ferocious beast has a murderous aura all over its body.

It was the ferocious power possessed by a battlefield killer who had experienced hundreds of battles. Even if he did not deliberately release his power at all, it was still intimidating.

As he entered, the entire main hall fell silent.

This is one of the three heavenly beings of Changning Guard - Xiahou Hongde.

He was not from a powerful local family, but was born into a military family. He belonged to the Daqian military system, and his development path was completely different from that of local powerful people such as Wang Shouzhe.

As he glanced at everyone, all the family heads lowered their heads slightly, with a look of awe in their eyes.

Not only is he a powerful person in the Heavenly Realm, but he also represents the national prestige of the Daqian Kingdom and guards the entire Changning Guard.

Nominally speaking, this person is the number one person in Changning Guard.

However, unlike local tycoons, in order to prevent the defenders from treating one city and one place as their own territory for operation and development, which would not be lost over time, the city guards who came from the military system have a term of office.

An acropolis like this is usually appointed every 20 to 30 years.

Xiahou Hongde has been in office for more than ten years. He is fair and upright in his dealings. He has accumulated a lot of reputation in Changning Wei, and the heads of the families are also very convinced of him.

Let’s not mention the gossip for now.

After Xiahou Hongde exerted his coercion, he put on a bold smile and expressed his condolences to each family head cordially and caringly.

When it was Wang Shouzhe's turn, he paused. There seemed to be something strange in his eyes, and his smile was a little more cordial than others: "Master Shouzhe, Ping'an Town has developed extremely rapidly in recent years, and many civilians want to move there. . If I have the opportunity, I will definitely go to Ping'an Town to study, and I also ask the head of the Shouzhe family not to skimp on management experience."

"Lord City Guard, you are so complimentary." Wang Shouzhe said with a respectful smile, "It is our blessing that your lord can come to Ping'an Town. Please give us your guidance by then. The development of Ping'an Town will surely reach a higher level."

The two of them said a few more innocuous words. But Wang Shouzhe could sense that Xiahou Hongde was vaguely trying to win over him.

Obviously, this city guard who is often absent is also very smart and has his own intelligence channels. I'm afraid he has heard something about what happened in the academy.

Afterwards, Lord Castle Guard began to care for other families, showing his all-round affinity.

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Almost at the same time.

Baidaowei Harbor Pier.

The history of this pier is almost as long as that of Baidaowei. The vermilion paint on the archway at the entrance of the pier has peeled off in some places, and the inscriptions on the plaque have also faded. Even the bluestone bricks on the port pier have mottled marks. .

However, to this day, it remains as prosperous as ever.

The bustling flow of people and vehicles continued to pass under the archway. The entire port was filled with the sounds of merchants selling, buyers bargaining, and the shouts of shipping workers. It was noisy and bustling.

Tall sea ships are anchored in the deep-water port, loaded with ship after ship of cargo, as well as seafood salvaged and hunted from the sea. From time to time, smelly fish and rotten shrimps are picked out from the ships and thrown back into the sea.

Under the dazzling sunshine and the humid sea breeze, a damp and salty smell floated on the entire pier.

This is the taste of the sea.

In the southeast corner of the pier, a large sea-going ship was moored quietly at the deep-water port pier. An eye-catching flag was placed on the bow of the ship, and an eye-catching logo was painted on it with waterproof paint.

A knowledgeable person can recognize it at a glance. It is a large merchant ship belonging to the Chen family in Donggang.

Wang Zongchang, the leader of the younger generation of the Wang family, is directing two family generals and more than a dozen servants to transport some purchased precious medicinal materials, as well as some Lingbao pearls from the sea, onto the ship.

"Brother Wang Hu, be careful with that big box of things." Wang Zongchang reminded a general who was moving the box to the ship, "Those are seafood snacks and dried fish. Please put them in my guest room for a while. I'm afraid Those rats on the boat were eating."

On this business trip to the Hundred Island Guard, he naturally bought some snacks with his own money, intending to distribute some to his younger brothers, sisters, and some younger elders when he returned. The rest would be sent to Zifu Academy by someone when he could. His sister Wang Lizi relieved her greed.

Although his sister Wang Lizi is a foodie, she still has a sisterly demeanor and is very kind to her younger brothers and sisters.

"Second Young Master, don't worry." Wang Hu, a young general in his mid-twenties, said with a smile, "I followed your instructions and packed them all tightly. They will neither get wet nor be eaten." . And I will also help you watch the little leopard and prevent him from eating."

This prince is the son of Wang Zhong, a general from his hometown. He has been trained by his family since he was a child. He has been working in the family since he was sixteen years old. He has served for nine years now. He is considered a direct line general of the Wang family and has a high status in the family hierarchy.

Because the resources in the family gradually increased, his father Wang Zhong also received subsidies. At a young age, he was already at the sixth level of the Qi Refining Realm, which was much stronger than his father back then.

Even more powerful than Liu Yongzhou, an outstanding member of the direct lineage of the Liu family back then.

"Brother." Wang Bao, who had just joined the rank of family general at the age of sixteen or seventeen, said with a dark face, "The second young master has given me a lot, how can I steal it?"

This young man is very energetic and he is the second son of family general Wang Zhong. Because his qualifications reached the low-grade C level since he was a child, and the road to catching up with the family line was beginning, he received the best training since he was a child. Now he is at the fifth level of the Qi Refining Realm, surpassing his father when he was thirty-five years old, and his future potential is incredible. Limited quantity.

Now that the Wang family is rich, they are sparing no effort in cultivating these direct family members.

Just when everyone in the Wang family was loading the goods onto the ship.

A dilapidated carriage arrived at the pier, and a few people dressed as merchants got out of it.

They looked like old merchants at first glance. They carried a lot of goods with them and had to ask the coolies on the dock to help load the ships.

One of the young travel traders seemed a little nervous, and his eyes flickered slightly.

The bald traveler next to him patted his shoulder and whispered: "Xiao Zheng, hold on still. This time the elder was injured, so such an important escort task fell on us. But this is a fat job. As long as the task is successfully completed, The young master has decided that our reward will be indispensable."

"Brother Li." The young traveler whispered, "I heard that that thing seems to be able to..."

The bald man's expression tightened when he heard this, and he scolded in a low voice: "Be careful! There are many people out there talking. This matter is of great importance. There must be no mistakes."

Then, he comforted in a low voice: "Don't worry, there will definitely be no problem this time. Someone will pick us up as soon as we arrive in Donggang."

The look on his brows was very confident.

He has traveled this trade route so many times that all aspects have been opened up.

While they were talking, all their things were loaded onto the ship.

Wang Zongchang also saw this group of traveling merchants, but he didn't pay much attention to them.

Donggang Chen's merchant ship already has the business of carrying traveling merchants, and the charges are not low. Teams of merchants like this can be seen everywhere on the pier, like carps crossing the river, one after another.

In less than half a day, the sailing merchant ship was loaded with cargo and set sail for Donggang.

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at the same time.

The main entrance of Changningwei East Gate.

The city guards had cleared the area early in the morning. At this moment, except for soldiers holding long swords and a group of aristocratic family heads, there was no one else outside the east gate.

The continuous heavy rain accumulated a lot of rainwater in the low-lying areas outside the city. If you accidentally stepped on it, yellow mud and water splashed everywhere.

Fortunately, the heads of the aristocratic families present all have profound energy to protect their bodies, otherwise they would all be in the mud by now and lose all their grace.

However, at this moment, the heads of the aristocratic families were not paying attention to such trivial matters at all.

They were currently crowding around the city guard Xiahou Hongde, looking into the distance as if they were waiting for someone.

Gongsun Yan, the new patriarch of Shanyang Gongsun clan, has grown up hearing about Wang Shouzhe's great achievements since he was a child, and is very close to Wang Shouzhe.

He was a little nervous and followed Wang Shouzhe almost step by step. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Cousin Shouzhe, I heard about it. The direct disciples of the Academy are all monks in the Heavenly Realm, and all of them are He is very young and has a great future, far beyond what other local families like us can compare with.”

"Not all of them are monks in the Heavenly Realm, but the potential and future prospects of direct disciples are indeed great." Wang Shouzhe explained, "But they are not walking the same path as us. The more they get, the more they will pay in the future. And the more.”

It wasn't for nothing that he was in the Academy a few days ago.

Naturally, we know that the disciples of the academy, especially the outstanding disciples, while receiving high-quality training from the academy that spares no resources, must also bear heavy responsibilities.

After all, the purpose of training disciples in the academy is not to let you go to the private sector to become kings and hegemons.

Just think about it, Master Binglan has three direct disciples, but only the youngest, Fang Youan, is with him.

So where did the other two go?

Naturally, they have to shoulder their responsibilities and tasks.

Master Changchun has five direct disciples, and only his junior sister Lu Wei is with him. It is very obvious that they all have their own destinations.

This world is too big, and Changning Guard is just a small corner. There are still many things they don't know.

"I see." Gongsun Yan was also a calm and intelligent young man, and he understood instantly, "But even so, I really envy them."

Growing up, he had a father who was not very reliable in terms of character. With no choice but to mature, he could only let himself mature.

But which teenager doesn't have the desire to explore and experience the world?

The world is so big and everyone wants to see it.

But once you become the patriarch of a family, you have to take responsibility for the future of the entire family. The core of future life is also the family, and there will no longer be opportunities to wander around.

This is what Wang Shouzhe said, everyone is not walking the same path.

The other family heads were also talking in low voices, talking about the disciples of Zifu Academy.

For most eighth-grade and ninth-grade families, it is already a matter of honor for their ancestors to have a child enter the academy. If he becomes a core disciple, the status of the entire family will be different.

It is also because of this that in the past few decades, the Shanyin Liu family has developed so rapidly. Even the city guard is very polite to the Shanin Liu family, and there are signs of wooing and goodwill everywhere.

When the other family heads spoke to Liu Gaowang, they also spoke highly of Patriarch Xuanfu, as if Chang Ningwei had become a core disciple of the academy, and he was honored to be a fellow villager.

While everyone was talking about it.

Suddenly a clear crane chirped in the sky.

Amidst the sound of cranes chirping, a crane with black and white feathers, a slender neck and red vermillion on its head suddenly emerged from the thick clouds and swooped down towards the ground.

That is the fourth-level flying spiritual bird raised by Zifu Academy, the Scarlet-crested Crane!

Behind it, it also towed a flying chariot filled with auras of aura.

The flying chariot was made of dark brown spiritual wood as its bones and spiritual silkworm silk as its curtain. Its frame was spacious and exquisitely carved. There were also runes engraved on its body. A clear aura of formation flowed all over its body. It seemed as if it was under the gloomy sky. As eye-catching as a small sun.

As soon as I saw this flying chariot.

The face of the city guard Xiahou Hongde suddenly straightened up and became serious. The rest of the clan heads who were whispering also became serious.

At the same time, their eyes were filled with envy.

Even ordinary heavenly and human families cannot afford to support such a spirit beast flying chariot. I am afraid that only wealthy institutions like Zifu Academy can equip their direct disciples with spirit beast flying chariots when they travel.

Wang Shouzhe was also a little envious.

Even in the heavenly realm, it is difficult for Xuan Qi to support the consumption of long-distance flights. If you have a spirit beast flying chariot, it will be very convenient no matter where you go in the future.

It's just that this thing is so rare that he can't afford it yet.

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at the same time.

In the sky, several young men and women were sitting in the crane flying chariot.

The young man at the head was wearing a light blue robe with arrow sleeves. He had handsome features, a gentle temperament, and a heart-warming demeanor. All the men and women in the flying chariot were led by him.

This young man turned out to be Fang Youan, a direct disciple of Master Binglan in Xuanbing Palace.

Sitting beside him were three core disciples, two men and one woman. Although they were young, they were all of extraordinary temperament, among whom Ji Mingyu was prominently among them.

"Brothers." A core disciple who was riding the Spirit Beast Chariot for the first time looked down at the earth through the string window, still unable to contain the excitement in his heart, "Is the Changning Guard down below? From this angle Look, it’s really majestic and heroic.”

"Senior Brother Yangde," Ji Mingyu said, "You have said this countless times all the way here. You need to calm down for a while, so as not to lose face in front of the powerful locals in Changning Guard."

"Junior Brother Mingyu, I am not born into a noble family like you, and have seen a lot since childhood." Senior Brother Yangde chuckled and said, "This is not the first time that I have taken advantage of Senior Brother You'an and enjoyed the Spirit Beast Flying Chariot. Don’t worry, I will have the calm demeanor that the core disciples of the academy should have. I won’t let the academy’s cards fall.”

"Changningwei, Changningwei. By the way, why is this name so familiar?" A core female disciple frowned slightly and said, "I seem to have heard of it somewhere? Senior brother You'an, is this your hometown?"

Fang Youan smiled sarcastically and said: "It is forbidden to talk about family background in the academy, but Junior Sister Longyan's situation can be special."

"It turns out that this is Senior Sister Longyan's hometown." Ji Mingyu suddenly became slightly excited, "Wouldn't it be possible to meet Wang Shouzhe?"

Everyone immediately looked at him with strange eyes.

You were beaten violently by Wang Shouzhe not long ago, right?

Why are you so excited when you mention him?

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