Chapter 23: Gongsun’s “Young Patriarch”

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Qiling Pill can improve one's qualifications. It is said that it was specially developed by a certain alchemy master to improve human's cultivation qualifications.

The alchemy master spent his whole life developing the [Ling Qi Dan], but the result was still disappointing, because the Qi Ling Dan only slightly improved those with low-level Xuanwu qualifications.

And it can only slightly improve Xuanwu qualifications, which is not very obvious.

But even so, Qiling Pill is already a very high-level "god-level pill" for a ninth-grade family like the Ping'an Wang Family.

Especially for Wang Shouzhe, who has low-level Xuanwu qualifications and is at the first-grade level, it is extremely practical. It is said that he is a young genius, only half as good as the Longyan ancestor back then, and he carries the hope of the family's future.

But Wang Shouzhe himself knew very well that his qualifications were considered good within the scope of Changning Guard, and he had great hope of reaching the Lingtai realm in the future. But if you look at the entire Longzuo County, it's not worth mentioning at all. The comprehensive conditions just meet the enrollment needs of Zifu Academy. Whether they accept it or not depends on subsequent tests.

Fortunately, Wang Shouzhe is still considered to be a top-notch person even among the lower-grade A-grades, and is only one step away from the mid-grade qualifications. If you have the opportunity to take [Qiling Pill], you will be able to make further progress and join the ranks of mid-level qualifications. That will be completely different.

The ancestor of Longyan, Wang Longyan, has a middle-grade qualification.

Among the hundreds of thousands of people in Changning Guard, the probability of having a mid-level qualification is very low. Once they appear, even the Zifu Academy will actively fight for them, and they will focus on cultivating them as soon as they enter the palace.

It's just that Qiling Pill is a third-level elixir, and its output is very rare. Even when Patriarch Zhou Xuan was still alive, there was no guarantee that he would be able to obtain the Spirit-enlightening Pill.

Seeing the uncertainty in Wang Shouzhe's eyes, Wang Luojing on the side said obediently: "Fourth brother, I will definitely work hard to get you the Qiling Pill."

"Luo Jing, please don't be too spoiled by your fourth brother." Gongsun Hui smiled and touched her head, "If you can work with this amethyst bee, you can work on it. If you can't work on it, it doesn't matter." It is not an easy task to cultivate a bee colony from the pupae of some amethyst spirit bees. If you fail, just accumulate experience and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Auntie is right." Wang Shouzhe also said hastily, "Luo Jing, I bought this hive for you to play with. It doesn't matter if it is used up. The accumulation of experience as a spiritual insect master does not happen overnight."

Wang Luojing was only twelve years old, and she would still be a sixth-grade primary school student on earth. Wang Shouzhe didn't want to put too much pressure on her.

"Fifth aunt, fourth brother, I understand." Wang Luojing responded obediently, then held the amethyst spirit bee hive and slowly pondered it at the side. Her eyes were extremely focused and obsessed, as if she had obtained the ultimate prize. Beloved toys.

Only then did Wang Shouzhe remember that his fifth sister seemed different from ordinary people and was naturally obsessed with bugs. Even her brother Wang Shounuo said that when Luo Jing was two or three years old, she could squat in the yard and watch ants for days and nights.

That's all, let her do the trouble.

Wang Shouzhe and Gongsun Hui also wisely kept their mouths shut and tried not to disturb her as much as possible.

The carriage traveled along the official road without any bumps. Especially after entering Shanyang Town, the journey was smooth.

The Shanyang Gongsun family has been operating on this territory for more than two hundred years and has already become deeply rooted. Because they own some special industries and have higher requirements for roads, they spend a lot of money on roads every year.

The carriage is driving on a flat, hard road. When you lift the curtain of the carriage, you can see clearly the mountains with high arched backs in the distance.

That is the remnant of Liuping Mountain. It bypasses the outside of Ping'an Town and pierces Anjiang. It is the last high-rise remnant of the mountain.

It's just that this section of the remaining veins rises like the back of a giant dragon, and the terrain is more precipitous and steeper than the rest of the remaining veins of Liuping Mountain, so it is called Dragon's Back Mountain.

The northwest side of Longji Mountain is called Shanyin, while the southeast side is called Shanyang.

In Shanyang, the Gongsun family dominates, while in Shanyin, the Liu family dominates.

Wang Shouzhe and others entered Shanyang from the official road in Jiangbei via Changning Ferry. They deliberately avoided the water area of ​​Shanyingjian, because it was the water area of ​​Zhao family, another big family in Ping'an Town.

Not more than half an hour after arriving at Shanyang territory, the sound of horse hoofbeats was heard, and several knights came up quickly along the road.

One of the knights is Wang An, one of the generals of the Wang family. Wang An was the envoy sent to Gongsun's family in Shanyang to inform them of the trip.

In front of Wang Shouzhe's carriage, two generals, Wang Wu and Wang Yong, rode their horses forward, keeping a certain distance between the opposing knight and the carriage.

This is the duty of guarding the general, even if there are one of his own among the other party's knights.

"Wang Yong, report to the master of the family quickly." Wang An and other knights stopped, got off their horses, and said loudly, "The young patriarch of the Gongsun clan is here to greet the master of the family and Mrs. Gongsun."

The sound was so loud that Wang Shouzhe's carriage also heard it.

"It's my brother." Gongsun Hui, who had always been dignified and virtuous, suddenly showed the joy of a little girl. But when she thought that there were two juniors, Wang Shouzhe and Wang Luojing, on the carriage, she quickly acted like an elder and said seriously, "Zhe'er, Luo Jing. According to etiquette, let's get out of the car and meet my uncle."

It was extremely rare for Wang Shouzhe to see his aunt acting like a child, and he couldn't help but smile in his heart. Only then did he realize that although his aunt was usually serious and dignified, she was only nineteen years old when she married Wang Dingyue as a second wife, and gave birth to a child when she was twenty-two. Sister Luo Miao has only been here for eight years, so her actual age is only thirty.

If we put it in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, there would be many unmarried women in their thirties, and they usually call themselves girls.

No more gossip.

The two of them followed Gongsun Hui out of the car, and at this time, the young patriarch of the Gongsun clan also led two generals to greet him.

Gongsun Qiang, the current eldest son of the Gongsun family. He has a fair face and no beard, and has a rather heroic appearance. He is even more handsome and upright under his strong clothes. However, Wang Shouzhe knew that this young patriarch "uncle" was already thirty-eight years old, and his cultivation had reached the peak of the eighth level of Qi Refining Realm. .

"Little sister." Gongsun Qiang stepped forward quickly and said with a smile, "It's hard for you to return to your parents' home, but you didn't inform your elder brother in advance so that he could go to Shanyang to pick you up."

Gongsun Hui was the youngest among several brothers and sisters, so he was the most favored in the family. Gongsun Qiang also loved Gongsun Hui very much.

"Brother." Gongsun Hui bowed his head and said with a dignified manner, "It is my duty as my little sister to come back to visit my father and brother. How can I trouble my brother to come and greet me in person? Zhe'er, I haven't met my uncle yet."

She secretly winked at Wang Shouzhe.

Wang Shouzhe understood and immediately bowed his hands and said, "Shouzhe has met uncle."

Gongsun Qiang stared at Wang Shouzhe for a long time, and then he suppressed his words: "Shouzhe has grown up a lot. He is really a talented man, much better than your father."

Although he is Gongsun Hui's eldest brother, he has a bad impression of Wang Shouzhe's father and is even quite hostile.

The reason was, of course, that his beloved little sister actually went to marry an older man than him, which made him very unhappy.

After that, because of several disagreements with Wang Dingyue due to personality differences, he simply never visited the Wang family.

This time Wang Dingyue died. As his wife and brother, he did not come to the house. Instead, he sent family elders and several direct clan members to help.

Hearing these words, Wang Shouzhe's face darkened. Although he is a time traveler, the memory of his previous life has been integrated with him, and he is also Wang Shouzhe.

This Gongsun Qiang's words were so inappropriate, how could he be left without any reaction?

"Brother, don't talk nonsense." Gongsun Hui looked annoyed and said angrily, "Apologise! Otherwise, I will return to the Wang family immediately."

"Uh! Well, my brother was wrong."

Gongsun Qiang hurriedly apologized with a smile, then raised his hands to Wang Shouzhe and said, "Uncle, I also apologize to you. I hope you won't be offended. Your father and I just don't get along in personality, but if you think about it carefully, your father's talent and achievements are all They all far surpass me.”

There is nothing wrong with what he said. When Wang Dingyue was forty, he had reached the peak of the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm and was qualified to have a glimpse of the Lingtai Realm.

But if Gongsun Qiang wants to reach that level, he still has to take his time.

Even though Gongsun Qiang is already thirty-eight years old, the young patriarch is still just the young patriarch, and his emotions and anger are all on the surface.

However, he has a straightforward personality and is not a difficult person to deal with. This is Wang Shouzhe's secret evaluation of Gongsun Qiang. …