protect our patriarch

Chapter 329 The Immortal Lord!Hall of Immortals?

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Inside Wang Shouzhe's side hall study.

He stared at the mysterious woman with a complicated expression, and there was some horror in his eyes, and some subtle emotions evoked from long-sealed memories.

Cyan double ponytails with wavy curls, black and white pair of big stockings, black boots in uniform and a short skirt... everything is beyond description.

After a long time.

Wang Shouzhe frowned slightly and asked, "What are you thinking?"

The mysterious woman smiled slightly: "Go home, this subordinate thinks so. In Monan County, since someone secretly investigated what happened back then, it is probably related to Cao Youqing..."

"I'm asking you, what do you think about dressing like this?" Wang Shouzhe's mouth twitched, feeling the urge to kick her out.

"This? Isn't it the type that the master likes...?" The mysterious woman turned around, her short skirt and ponytails fluttering in waves. work."

I thank you for your hard work.

Wang Shouzhe had a headache, and he couldn't stop rubbing his forehead. The image of Qi Ling Xiaoxue was just a reminiscence of his lost youth.

But I don't want to jump around the family because of this matter.He originally wanted to change Qi Ling's image, but was unanimously opposed by Liu Ruolan and Qi Ling Xiaoxue...

The former thinks that Wang is a guilty conscience, while the latter thinks that he does not respect Qi Ling's inherent image rights, clamoring that unless she is re-painted as [Blank Qi Ling], she is absolutely not allowed to change that "beautiful" image.

Therefore, that bad image has been perpetuated.As a result, the younger generations of the family dare not ask about Qi Ling Xiaoxue's image, and they have made up many stories in their hearts.

But this Wang Mei is not easy to imitate, but she insists on imitating this taboo image, and even comes all the way to report to him in a grandiose manner.

After this.

There will inevitably be some gossip within the family.

"That's enough, that's it, let's talk about the business." Wang Shouzhe waved his hand indifferently, and he was powerless to pursue such a matter.

"Yes, Patriarch. Through the hard work of my subordinates, my bloodline has been raised to the level of the little Tianjiao who is above the middle grade B, and I have found a way. I can get the Wuji Treasure Pill with a certain degree of confidence, and strive to become a Tianjiao sooner." , cultivated to the realm of heaven and man, and the realm of Zifu earlier. Only in this way can we be worthy of such a peerless arrogance like the Lord."

"The most important thing is that my subordinates have been insisting on taking the Nourishing Pill and using the maintenance products produced by Wang's, so that they can maintain a youthful and vigorous body for hundreds of years. The moist skin... can wait for the Lord at any time..."

"..." A drop of cold sweat fell from Wang Shouzhe's forehead, and he interrupted word by word, "I want you to talk about Zuoqiu's business!"

Wang Mei, who had the image of "Xiaoxue", couldn't help but secretly rolled her eyes, she was slandering in her heart, this patriarch is too difficult to serve, she said earlier that the Zuoqiu family's business, he must be involved in the dress.Now when it comes to improving bloodlines and beautifying the skin, how about the Zuoqiu clan?
This thought is really erratic and hard to fathom.

"Ahem! Since 15 years ago, under the order of the Patriarch, my subordinates have been paying attention to those related people in the county city of Monan County. Except for Fairy Tianyan and some people around her, their whereabouts are a bit erratic. Some sisters tried several times to break into the interior but failed. The rest are all under surveillance." When Wang Mei mentioned the business, she was still very serious.

"Wait, what organization is the Temple of Immortals... When did it become my subordinate?" Wang Shouzhe had some ominous premonition in his heart.

"My lord..." Wang Mei said with awe-inspiring eyes, "You are now a proud son of heaven, so naturally you have the pomp that a proud son of heaven should have. Think about it, those two quasi-emperors who are gradually starting to fight for emperors and sons, An intelligence and assassination organization [Tian Que] under its command, Tian Yan is one of the leaders."

"The other Highness, although he hides very deeply on the surface, but his close friend, the Holy Land, the Great Tianjiao Gongyang Ce, also secretly established an intelligence organization called [Breaking Dawn], and the person in charge of it seems to be called 'Luo Yuqing'."

"My lord, haven't you allocated a large sum of money to me every year to establish an intelligence organization?" Wang Mei said solemnly, "While establishing those peripheral intelligence organizations, my subordinates have gradually built core intelligence organizations for the lord. The organization 'Hall of Immortals' are all orphans collected by subordinates from all over the world, and they are allowed to enter after undergoing strict training and assessment."

"Currently, the 'Fairy Palace' is small, but it can barely be used. After long-term and unremitting brainwashing education by their subordinates, they have a strong sense of belonging, loyalty and worship to the 'Fairy Lord'. As long as the 'Fairy Lord' With one order, it is easy to go through fire and water and sacrifice your life."

"This Immortal Lord..." Wang Shouzhe's eyelids twitched, "You won't point at me, will you?"

"That's natural. They have nothing to do with the family, and they are only loyal to the fairy master. They will unconditionally obey any order of the fairy master... including subordinates." Wang Mei's eyes seemed to be transparent. With a touch of fanaticism, "The subordinates will definitely continue to work hard to build the Temple of Immortals into the largest organization surpassing 'Tianque', 'Daxiao' and other organizations."

Uh..., thank you so much, Wang Mei!
Wang Shouzhe was terrified. This sounded like a standard match for a wolf, a traitor, and a villain.If the Dagan government found out about this, they might label Wang Shouzhe as a traitor and traitor.

The patriarch of the family needs to be sealed by the government. In a sense, he is also the courtier of His Majesty the Emperor...

"My lord, don't worry, the 'Palace of Immortals' has nothing to do with the family, and no one knows the true identity of the lord." Wang Mei said with a look that had been considered for a long time, "When the lord sees them, you only need to wear them. A special mask and a token are enough. Even if a sister misses, it will not implicate the Patriarch and Wang."

Wang Shouzhe was speechless for a while. Although he had actions and investments to establish an intelligence system, he did not establish such an exaggerated organization... But since Wang Mei has already considered it carefully, let her go, at least it sounds like it is still very powerful of.

"Continue to talk about Zuoqiu Qingyun." Wang Shouzhe said solemnly. As early as more than ten years ago, he knew that the original plan was just a stopgap measure.

Therefore, various arrangements have been made long ago to prevent Zuoqiu or Cao Youqing from investigating the truth.

"Yes, my lord. When the secret line of the subordinate Qunxian Temple discovered that someone was investigating Zuoqiu Qingyun's death, they traced the other party through clues and learned that it was the person in Gongyang Ce's 'Daxiao'. In order not to startle the enemy, the secret agents did not act recklessly." Wang Mei continued, "But not long after, our secret agents in the Cao and Zuoqiu territories also sent back news one after another. The hostile relationship between them seems to be somewhat different. Detente, and some more unconventional actions."

"Thus, according to the analysis of my subordinates, the cause of Zuoqiu Qingyun's death back then has been ruled out by Gong Yangce as the suspect of 'Cao Youqing'."

Wang Shouzhe nodded expressionlessly: "Your analysis is very reasonable. Cao Youqing knows best whether Cao Youqing did what happened at the beginning. As long as someone with a heart is very patient and conducts an in-depth investigation, the Zuoqiu family will eventually be able to convince Cao Youqing. is innocent."

"The lord means that the Zuoqiu family will definitely attack our Wang family?" Wang Mei said in a cold voice.

"Cao Youqing can be cleared of his innocence, but the Zuoqiu family also has no evidence that we did it." Wang Shouzhe said indifferently, "Therefore, even if the Zuoqiu family is hostile to our Wang family, they will only resort to normal sanctions and suppression methods."

"It is not enough to openly send a large number of masters to attack our Wang family for an old case or a scandalous case without conclusive evidence."

"As the saying goes, the family has the family rules and the state owns the national laws, but in the end, the national laws are the first and the family rules are supplemented. If the Zuoqiu family is really so stupid and impulsive, it will be easy to deal with, and it will be easier to deal with. It is a pity that a four thousand year old four The Pin family will definitely not be so stupid as to openly trample on the laws of the country and challenge Emperor Longchang's bottom line."

"This is also the reason why I got rid of Zuoqiu Qingyun in the first place. The Zuoqiu clan did not dare to trample on the laws of the country, but Zuoqiu Qingyun dared to do so. Therefore, I would rather be an enemy of the Zuoqiu clan than let an unscrupulous madman alive."

Wang Mei showed her admiration for Wang Shouzhe: "The Patriarch is wise, no wonder the Patriarch sent me to Qing'an County and Liaoyuan County to start gradually deploying more than ten years ago."

Yes!

Speaking of this matter, Wang Shouzhe was also filled with emotion.It is easy to be a patriarch, but it is extremely difficult to be a good patriarch.Every decision needs to be responsible for the family and for the children and grandchildren.

Therefore, after beheading Zuoqiu Qingyun and returning to the Wang family, Wang Shouzhe began to prepare for this day.This is not because he predicted the enemy's opportunity first, but that some crises can actually be foreseen, and it would be extremely stupid not to make arrangements in advance.

Wang Shouzhe already felt that he had earned money by being able to hide it for 15 years at once.The Wang family today is no longer the Wang family 15 years ago!Anyone who really treats the Wang family as a seventh-rank family is simply asking for trouble.

"Wang Mei, from now on you will be like this..." Wang Shouzhe ordered after pondering for a while.

"Yes, Patriarch." Wang Mei listened carefully, her eyes became brighter.

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at the same time.

In Wang Shouzhe's small courtyard.

Wang Zongrui stared at his father's side hall and study from afar, pacing anxiously.

He had already confirmed it before, when his father saw the "mysterious woman", he let the children play in the yard by themselves, and went into the study room alone with her!

"Wang Lijue, are you sure that 'Xiaoxue' went to the study with his father?" Wang Zongrui was so anxious that he grabbed the third sister who was playing with his niece, and asked again and again for confirmation.

"Second brother, if you have anything to do with your father, you can ask him directly." Wang Lijue gave him an annoyed look, "I have also done some family tasks, and Xiaoxue still recognizes it."

Wang Zongrui felt another "click" in his heart, this is already two sticks of incense kung fu, right?It's over, it's over, everything that should happen has already happened, how can this be good, how can it be good.

The only thing that comforted Wang Zongrui was that his mother just happened to go back to her natal family to visit relatives, so there would be no tragedy on the spot.

Just when Wang Zongrui was feeling uneasy.

"Squeak!"

The door of the father's study was opened, and the father and the mysterious woman appeared at the door at the same time. After the woman bowed to her father, she turned and left.

Passing by Wang Zongrui's side, she smiled lightly at him: "Young Master Rui is really handsome."

Then, after leaving a burst of fragrant wind, it went away.

Wang Zongrui shivered violently, and hurried towards Wang Shouzhe: "Father, this matter..."

"It turns out that Zong Rui is back." Wang Shouzhe looked him up and down, with some displeasure on his brows, and said, "How many times have I told you that you are the son of the Wang family, and you should be an example for your brothers and sisters. You have to be calm, why are you so flustered?"

Wang Zongrui felt pain in his heart.

Such things, how can he calm down?
Father, father, even if you meet your old lover, can you please keep a low profile?If everyone knows it like this, I'm afraid something big will happen...

"Father, that's..." Wang Zongrui said weakly.

"Family general." Wang Shouzhe said calmly.

"Family general? Why have I never seen her?" Wang Zongrui shook his head and smiled wryly. Dad's excuse is unqualified. He has to think about a new excuse to maintain the stability and safety of the family.

Suddenly.

The seven-year-old Wang Yingting leaned closer, blinked her big eyes curiously, and said, "Grandpa, grandpa, the second uncle said, the one just now was called 'Xiaoxue', and it was the old lover hidden by grandpa. Grandpa, what is an old lover?" Lover? There is nothing in the story you told me..."

Wang Zongrui looked pale as if struck by lightning.Just now I forgot in a hurry, Wang Yingting, this little brat, has the worst talk.

Wang Shouzhe's cheeks twitched slightly, and he looked at Wang Zongrui "kindly" and said, "Rui'er, speaking of it, you and I, father and son, haven't had a good talk for a long time."

Then, the dignified son of the Wang family was carried into the study like a chicken being caught. As soon as the door was closed, Wang Zongrui's ghostly crying and wolf howling and begging for mercy came from inside: "Father, I was wrong. Isn't that Your... oh, I was wrong. Don't worry, I won't tell my mother. I won't tell if I keep it to death~"

But his voice just fell.

Liu Ruolan's clear and cold voice came from outside the door: "Wang Zongrui, make it clear that you won't tell me anything if you kill me?"

"Ah, mother!? I mean, I will definitely not tell you about my father's old lover coming to visit him..."

"Wang Shouzhe, there are indeed people outside of you." Liu Ruolan's voice became a little colder, "That woman is the original form of 'Xiaoxue', no wonder, you never forget it."

"My lady, let me explain." Wang Shouzhe broke out in cold sweat, "This matter is not what you imagined."

"The children are all here. I'm still waiting for you to explain at the 'Shuiyuetian Pavilion'." While speaking, Liu Ruolan's voice became farther and farther away, obviously going to the Shuiyuetian Pavilion to wait for Wang Shouzhe in advance.

"You brat, you're fine!" Wang Shouzhe glared at his son angrily.

"Father, you taught me to be calm in every major event." Wang Zongrui reminded me, "Hurry up and go to Shuiyue Tiange, remember, you should admit your mistakes, don't be stubborn..."

"..." Wang Shouzhe.

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Longzuo County is located in the southeast of Dagan, and Liaoyuan County is located in the northeast of Dagan. The two counties face each other across the sea, and in the middle is a vast and boundless sea called "Qingluo Sea".

Speaking of this "green luohai sea", there is another story.

Emperor Longchang once had an emperor's eldest daughter, who was named "Princess Qingluo".This princess Qingluo has been extremely intelligent since she was a child, and she is also extremely talented. She is born with a bloodline of the first class, and was favored by the late emperor when she was young.

When he became an adult, he was taught by the former emperor himself. Not only did his aptitude reach the second-class top grade with the help of pills, but he also successfully advanced to the supernatural power level before he was five hundred years old. It is one of the best.

In terms of the degree of favor, only Emperor Longchang, who was still the "son of the emperor" at that time, could compare with him.

And she is also worthy of the late emperor's doting on her, and she gained a great reputation on the foreign battlefield at a young age.

Because of his military exploits, when the first emperor passed away, he left a special will, allowing the offspring of Princess Qingluo to follow their mother's surname "Wu" and record it in the royal genealogy, giving them the same rights as other descendants of the prince to participate in the "contest between emperor and son". "s right.

After Emperor Longchang succeeded to the throne, he also relied heavily on her, and among the many princes, no one could surpass her.

In her life, Princess Qingluo has made countless contributions to Daqian on the battlefield outside the territory. Her military exploits are as strong as those of the current princes in Daqian, and she can be called the Goddess of War of a generation.

Throughout the country, many female Xuanwu monks from the Gaopin family regard her as an idol.

It's a pity that the sky is jealous of the beauty, Princess Qingluo unfortunately encountered an accident on the battlefield outside the territory, and died before she was two hundred years old.That fall caused an uproar in the Dagan Kingdom.

It happened that the coast of Liaoyuan County was being developed at that time. Emperor Longchang, who was extremely sad, named the sea area under development "Qingluo Sea" in memory of his beloved daughter.

Over the years, with the gradual increase in the development of the sea area by Daqian, the sea area of ​​the Qingluo Sea has also been increasing. Today, the "safe sea area" of the Qingluo Sea seems to be three or four times as large as it was back then. It has brought many economic benefits.

At this moment, in a reef bay to the north of the Qingluo Sea, several huge ships are docked.

These ships are made of giant wood, and a roaring red angry dragon is depicted on the body. The bow of the ship is raised high, and the edge is covered with thick metal skin, revealing a sense of coldness.

Unlike river boats with flat bottoms, these sea boats have sharp bottoms. Because of the depth of the sea and strong winds and waves, flat-bottomed boats are easily overturned. Only sharp-bottomed boats can withstand wind and waves.

Because they are still moored in the reef harbor at this moment, the sails on these sea ships have not been raised, only the thick masts are standing bare.

On the edge of the deck, there are dozens of bed crossbows.

These bed crossbows had already been wound up at this moment, and the thigh-thick crossbow bolts were ready to go, shining coldly in the sun.

It was just after noon, when the sun was at its worst. The crew members on the ship were not in good spirits. They all lay there with their chests and belly exposed for a nap. Some thought the sun was too glaring, so they simply covered their faces with cloth towels. .

Except for the snoring and teeth grinding of the crew, there are hardly any other sounds in the entire Reef Bay at this moment, and it is even eerily quiet.

Suddenly.

The door of the cabin was opened, and two figures came out one after the other.

One of the two looks like a middle-aged man, with a stout figure, dressed similarly to a crew member, but looks neater and more refined, and has a distinctive reddish curly hair on his head.

The other person was a young man in brocade clothes.

With a jade crown on his head and a delicate and gorgeous brocade robe on his body, he looks dignified and elegant, in stark contrast to the other people on board.

When the crew at the door saw the two, they immediately got up in fright, and bowed to them tremblingly: "Boss, Mr. Cao."

It turned out that the middle-aged strong man among the two was the owner of this fleet.

His surname is Nie, his first name is Long, and he is nicknamed "Red-haired Dragon King". He is the boss of the "Red Dragon Bandit", an active pirate gang on the Qingluo Sea.

On the surface, he is the boss of the gang of pirates, but few people know that he is actually a member of the Cao family of Zifu.

At that time, because of his "sea barbarian" blood, he was discriminated against by the clan. He was almost pushed into the vortex and drowned during an expedition to a secret sea.

After that, he was recruited by Cao Youbin, and under his arrangement, he lurked among the pirates.Over the years, he has become the leader of the pirates without knowing it. Although the pirate fleet under him is not the largest one, it is quite famous among the pirates.

As for the son named "Cao" next to him, he was born in the Zifu's Cao family——Cao Bangyan.In Liaobei County, he is also a well-known and powerful figure, an existence of Tianjiao level.

"Can your subordinates do it?"

As soon as he got out of the hatch, Cao Bangyan couldn't help covering his mouth and nose with his hands, and he couldn't hide his disgust from the eyes of the crew around him.If it wasn't for his aunt Cao Youqing personally sending him, he wouldn't bother to come to such a ghostly place to suffer.

Each of these crew members had dark and rough skin, which looked like old tree bark, and there was a burst of sea smell on their bodies, and they didn't look like they were fighting at all.

"Mr. Cao, don't worry. Don't look at them like this. When it's time to fight, everyone is a master." The red-haired Dragon King Nie Long is full of confidence.

His subordinates have been roaming the sea all year round, so they are a bit rough, but their strength is no problem.

In addition to him, the boss at the early stage of the Heavenly Human Realm, he also has more than a dozen small bosses at the Lingtai Realm, and hundreds of little ones at the Qi Cultivation Realm. It is completely easy to clean up a merchant fleet.

As he spoke, he casually summoned a young crew member and ordered, "Go and call your Uncle Wen over."

The crew member responded, and immediately ran to the stern of the ship to find someone.

Soon, an old man in a brown robe came over from the stern of the boat, saluted Nie Long and Cao Bangyan respectfully, "Boss, Mr. Cao."

The robe on his body has many pockets, which is not in the same style as the others on the ship.

Nie Long waved his hand at him and asked, "Wenda, when will the fleet of Shouda Trading Company arrive?"

"Reporting to the boss, Xinou has already discovered the fleet of Shouda Trading Company. According to the previous sailing speed, the fleet should arrive in a quarter of an hour at most." The old man named "Wenda" replied.

They have specially domesticated letter gulls on board.There are special jade talismans tied to the legs of these Xingulls, which will emit special aura fluctuations, which can be detected even at a long distance.

When they need to plunder, they will release the letter gulls. They will find the target fleet, and then hover over the fleet. Based on the position of the jade talisman, they can detect the more accurate direction of the target fleet. and location too.

Wen Da is the person in charge of domesticating Xin'ou on this ship, so he naturally knows the current position of the target fleet like the palm of his hand.

"Okay~ you go~ When the fleet of Shouda Trading Company arrives in the target sea area, send someone over to inform me immediately." Nie Long waved his hand, and Wen Da immediately bowed and retreated.

"I remember you said before that Miss Wang's concubine is also on board?" Cao Bangyan asked suddenly as if he remembered something.

"That's right." Nie Long nodded, "According to the news from our spies stationed at the pier, this time Shouda Trading Company dispatched ten large ships, and nearly half of the goods loaded were 'foreign glass products. '.Because the goods are expensive, the queen Luo Miao, who is in charge of the shipping, will personally escort them this time, and Fang Jinghui, a descendant of the Liaoyuan Fang family who is in charge of contacting, is also on board. The spies watched them board the ship with their own eyes, and they can't be wrong. .”

"That's good." Cao Bangyan chuckled, "Although Fang Jinghui is a descendant of the direct lineage, he is just a young arrogance. And he is also young, so there is nothing to worry about. It is said that Miss Wang is the relative of the current Patriarch. Sister, you look good~ tsk tsk~"

"Hey hey~" Nie Long understood instantly, and a wretched smile appeared on his face, "When we rob their ship, they will naturally be dealt with by Mr. Bangyan as he wants. But those goods..."

"Don't worry, the goods are all yours." Cao Bangyan waved his hand.

"Young Master Bangyan is really bold~!" The smile on Nie Long's face suddenly became much more sincere.

Cement and foreign glass are good things~ Those ten shipments are worth at least 50 dry gold.He can make a lot of money with this vote~~
"Look at your promise~ I'm so happy with such a little thing." Seeing this, Cao Bangyan shook his head speechlessly.

After staying on the boat for more than ten days, he and Nie Long had already gotten to know each other well, so naturally his speech became less polite and more casual.

"Yes, yes, my old Nie is nothing more than a pirate leader. How can he compare to Mr. Bangyan with a bright future?" Nie Long didn't care at all, and praised with a smile, "You are the pride of the Cao family in Zifu. Pampered by my ancestors and taken care of by my elder brother, I don’t need anything, so naturally I don’t like such a little thing.”

Cao Bangyan was promoted to the Heavenly Human Realm when he was 78 years old, and now he is less than 120 years old, and he already has the third level of the Heavenly Human Realm.Although in terms of realm alone, Cao Bangyan is slightly lower than him.

But in terms of actual combat effectiveness, he may not be Cao Bangyan's opponent, he is a genius-level celestial being, and he is also a first-class big shot in the academy.

Not to mention that he is the direct line of the Cao family, the youngest brother of Cao Bangning, the current head of the Cao family, and his status in the Cao family is much higher than him, so he naturally dare not give Cao Bangyan face.

While talking, suddenly, the old man named Wen Da came hurriedly from the stern of the ship and reported to the two of them, "Boss, Mr. Cao, the fleet of Shouda Trading Company has entered the target sea area and can be intercepted."

Both Cao Bangyan and Nie Long's eyes lit up.

Nie Long slapped the railing even more excitedly: "Okay!! The previous interceptions made them run away. This time, Mr. Bangyan is in charge in person, absolutely foolproof."

Cao Bangyan also sneered: "Don't worry. Boats and people, don't even think about running away."

"Hahaha~ Good!"

Nie Long laughed loudly, jumped onto the bow of the boat suddenly, summoned his profound energy and roared: "Brothers! Raise the sail! Pull out the anchor! Take him away from me!"

The rolling sound exploded over the reef harbor.

In an instant, all the pirates who were taking a lunch break jumped up and started to move quickly.

In just a few breaths, all the pirates found their positions, quickly pulled up the anchor, and hoisted the huge sail with the pirate emblem.

Soon, several big ships sailed out of the reef port like arrows leaving the string, and rushed out towards the vast sea.

Cao Bangyan stood with his hands behind his back on the side of the boat, his face full of confidence and calmness.With their strength, dealing with a fleet of maritime merchants is simply killing a chicken with a sledgehammer.

Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Wang, who made you get closer to Mrs. Qian, you are even more daring to go against your aunt Cao Youqing.

What's more, the Cao family was suppressed by the Zuoqiu family for 15 years!

This account, I, Cao Bangyan, is negotiating for the Cao family.

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　7500, I was delayed during the day today~~ Come on old proud~~
　
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