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And at the same time that Emperor Longchang was talking about Wang Shouzhe, Wang Shouzhe and his party finally arrived at Daqian Wang's main residence under the leadership of Wang Yuchang's patriarch and his party.
As one of the three oldest families in the Dagan Kingdom, the main residence of the Dagan Wang family has a history of more than 7,000 years.
Just from the huge area of the main house and the grandeur revealed from the cracks in the brick walls and tiles, it seems that one can get a glimpse of the former glory of the Dagan Wang family.
To be placed on the earth, these are all historical relics.
Of course, the materials used in Wang's main house are not ordinary materials, otherwise, after thousands of years, they would have rotted away.
But even so, regular maintenance is still required, otherwise no matter how good the wood is, it will not be able to withstand the corrosion of time. On average, the Wang family spends a huge sum of money on the maintenance of the main house every year.
And at the forefront of this magnificent building complex is a huge archway.
The archway is more than seven feet high, and the whole body is carved with white jade. A plaque made of gold wire and iron wood hangs on the top of the archway. On the plaque, the four characters "Meritorious Service Handed down" are written with iron paintings and silver hooks.
According to legend, this plaque was inscribed by Ziwei Xuandu, the founding emperor of the country. It represents the importance that the former emperor attached to the Dagan Wang family, and it is also a commendation of the Dagan Wang family's meritorious service.
Similar archways and plaques, except for the Dagan Wang family, only the Dagan Zhao family has a set.
This plaque alone is enough to make other aristocratic families envious, especially the Gongye family and the Chen family who have come from behind.
After passing through the archway and entering the area of Daqian Wang's main residence, Wang Shouzhe obviously felt that the concentration of aura in the air had increased a lot.
Obviously, in Dagan Wang's main house, there must be a large formation for gathering spirits.
Most of this was left by the ancestors of the Daqian Wang family back then. In this environment, let alone practicing, even just surviving, you can strengthen your body and prolong your life.
"Shou Zhe, over there is the council hall, where the elders will hold regular meetings to discuss and decide on matters big and small in the family."
"That area is the main martial arts field, the training of clan soldiers and generals, or holding some major events, will be there."
"Have you seen that magnificent building with hundreds of feet? That is the nine-story Xuanyuan Pagoda of our Wang family. It is the place where our ancestors paid a lot of money to invite the master builders and formation masters of Xianting to jointly build the family's foundation inheritance. , and it is also the core eye of the Spirit Gathering Formation within our Wang Clan."
Wang Yuchang took Wang Shouzhe and others around the inside of Wang's main house, and carefully introduced to him some of the more important buildings in the main house and the history related to these buildings.
Wang Shouzhe couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion when he heard this.
It really deserves to be a family that has lasted for more than 7,000 years, and this heritage is extremely strong. Even some ordinary spiritual seed saplings have turned into towering trees full of spiritual energy after a long period of baptism.
Stepping on a brick casually under your feet may have been laid by the ancestors thousands of years ago, and it has a strong sense of historical vicissitudes.
Compared with it, Changning Wang's foundation is too shallow.
However, today's Changning Wang family also has its own advantages, that is, it is young and full of vitality. Unlike the Dagan Wang family, who are bloated and bulky, with countless clan members intertwined and extremely complicated relationships, not many of them are really promising, most of them are mediocre and mediocre, and they just want to live comfortably for a lifetime.
Dingguo's mansion is very large, and it is almost equivalent to the scale of an acropolis. The population of the main house alone in the direct vein has exceeded ten thousand, and the combined number of servants, servants, and generals has reached tens of thousands.
These are only those who are permanently stationed in the main house, and the number of tribesmen and military generals scattered outside is also very large. In Guilong City and the surrounding suburbs of Guilong City, there are many branch families of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, as well as collateral families with a very large population.
Throughout history, there have been quite a few branches branched out from Dingguo Mansion, but in the long course of history, most of them have either disappeared or been disconnected from the main line.
Among them, the Monan Wang family, the Longzuo Wang family, and the Tianfu Wang family were all separated from the Zifu elders of the Dagan Wang family, so they are relatively strong overall.
But even so, the Longzuo Wang family almost fell into the dust.
Wang Shouzhe and others looked at everything in Wang's main house. Although they had been psychologically prepared, they were still full of emotion and surging.
However, Wang's main house is too big, and it is impossible for Wang Shouzhe and others to finish shopping in a short while. Therefore, after a cursory glance, Patriarch Yuchang took Wang Shouzhe and others to a banquet for guests. Hall, held a reception banquet for Wang Shouzhe and others.
I won't go into details about the excitement during the period and the enthusiasm of the main line.
At the end, Patriarch Yuchang secretly gave Wang Yingxuan and Wang Lilong a red envelope. Needless to say the content, each person gets fifteen Zijin tickets.
It can be seen that the Patriarch of Yuchang is very optimistic about both Wang Yingxuan and Wang Lilong, and feels that each of them has great potential in the future, which can be regarded as the family's love, expectation, and support for the younger generation.
Wang Shouzhe is relatively clear about the current situation of the Dagan Wang Clan. He knows that the Dagan Wang Clan has not really declined because of the intentional or unintentional suppression and run-off by Emperor Longchang for thousands of years, but the family heritage accumulated in the early days is gradually being worn away. Many industries in the outside world are gradually disappearing, closing down, or being sold without knowing it.
Today, the economic situation of the Dagan Wang Clan is actually not that good. The funds used to train the clan members can be said to be stretched. Only the more important clan members can be better trained, such as Tianrenjing, Zifujing, or Above these façade signboards of the Divine Ability Realm. The clansmen at the middle and lower levels often don't get the best training, and they often can't compete with the increasingly powerful Anguo government in terms of external competition.
In this way, it is naturally caught in a vicious circle.
After the welcome banquet.
Wang Shouzhe and others were arranged to live in a guest house called Four Seasons Garden.
The Four Seasons Garden, located on the west side of the main house, covers an area of tens of acres, in which there are many exotic flowers and plants, as well as elegant garden rockeries, bamboo forests and fish ponds.
The most peculiar thing is that four small formations are arranged in the courtyard to control different temperatures in the area, so that the exotic flowers that should bloom in different seasons can bloom in the same courtyard at the same time.
In the house, from the kitchen to the gardener, to the cleaning servants, there are as many as a hundred servants.
Such a luxurious scene does not exist in the Changning Wang family. In the small courtyard where Wang Shouzhe and Liu Ruolan lived, there were only a few servants who came to clean it regularly, plus two cooks.
Wang Shouzhe and his wife did it themselves by tidying up the yard and planting flowers and plants.
But the Dagan Wang family is the main line after all, and it's not Wang Shouzhe's turn to make irresponsible remarks. Once you come, you can rest in peace, and just do as the Romans do when you go to the country.
In this Four Seasons Garden, there are peripheral rooms exclusively for subordinates, generals and others to stay in. After the subordinates who came with them made their own arrangements, Wang Shouzhe took the three little ones to live in the inner courtyard.
At this moment, Wang Shouzhe and the others finally had a private rest time.
Wang Anye obediently handed the 15 red envelopes of dry gold tickets to Wang Shouzhe and said, "Grandfather, you keep this. I see that Yuchang's family is not very well off. You probably want to return it, Grandfather. You can’t always pay for it yourself.”
Hearing this, Wang Shouzhe couldn't help but smile.
I remember that in the last life, when he was a child, the red envelopes he received were just pass-through. Parents either gave him an excuse to save money to marry a wife, or simply said they would return it to relatives and children.
Unexpectedly, An Ye was so perceptive that he could deduce from some details that the Wang family, who is now a big leader, is a bit strong on the outside but on the inside.
But this young man is afraid that he will offend others by doing this~
Sure enough, both Wang Yingxuan and Wang Lilong glared at him.
You, Wang Anye, are a small rich man, not short of money, but they are not~! After finally taking a lot of red envelopes, I thought I could save a little money, but it turned out that I had to hand it over to my parents. Can you not be angry
Of course, they can also choose not to pay, but in this way, it will appear that they are very unfilial.
"Xiao Qi, I suddenly remembered that there is a math problem I can't solve. Let's go to the nearby grove to talk." Wang Yingxuan rolled her eyes, suddenly put her arms around An Ye's neck, and said kindly.
"Yes, yes, there are several questions that I can't do." Wang Lilong also had a smirk on his face, rubbing his fists while talking.
"This... we can just teach here, why go to the grove to do math problems?" Wang Anye looked dumbfounded, not knowing why.
"Go as soon as I tell you, what are you talking about!" Wang Yingxuan said impatiently.
Ok…
Wang Anye has a good temper.
Then, a bad girl brought a bad girl dragon, and carried Wang Anye to a small forest beside her.
Moment passed.
Wang Yingxuan's scream came from the woods: "Okay, Wang Anye! I'm your aunt! You just got into a fight, and you even brought a magic power to summon the old man. Aren't you just bullying me to be poor? Huh huh Woo~~"
"Ji Wuchen, you dare to meddle in this deity's affairs?! Oh, ouch~~Hit it lightly~~~You old bastard, no matter how hard you strike, this deity is about to show its original shape! Wang Anye, you are too despicable! Shameless, you still use the Stomach Curse when you are fighting. Ouch, oh, oh, oh, I was wrong... Don't fight again, I was just joking with An Ye."
For a moment, the energy in the small woods burst into chaos, and it was really a flurry of chicken and dog jumps.
In a quarter of an hour.
A girl and a girl dragon supported each other and returned to Wang Shouzhe's room. They were all beaten up with bruised noses and swollen faces, crying and begging for treatment.
It's not that they were seriously injured, but that they originally planned to go shopping and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the imperial capital.
Nowadays, with such an appearance, where can I still meet people
"Aunt Yingxuan, Aunt Lilong." Wang Anye followed behind one person and one dragon, with a speechless expression on his face, "When you want to make a joke in the future, remember to tell me first. My teacher respects his old man's stress reaction is too serious, and he needs to be treated in advance." Say hello to him."
Greetings in advance~
The corners of Wang Yingxuan's and Wang Lilong's mouths twitched.
Wang Shouzhe watched this scene with a smile, and never intervened from the beginning to the end.
How could Yingxuan and Lilong have expected that senior Ji Wuchen's soul is very concentrated now, it would not be easy to bully An Ye.
It also happened to let these two poor girls learn a lesson, so that they would not be too lawless.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Shouzhe naturally took all the red envelopes from the three of them, and said with a smile, "I'll keep them for you first, and I'll buy you pills later."
Especially Yingxuan and Lilong, these two little aunts are not good people.
With a huge sum of money in a gold-selling nest like the imperial capital, the two of them can float into the sky, and it is estimated that they will be able to give it away in two days, which is too much of a waste of hard-earned money.
Both Wang Yingxuan's and Wang Lilong's faces drooped, tears almost gushing out.
Fortunately, Wang Shouzhe handed them each a small stack of gold tickets, adding up to tens of thousands of gold, which made them burst into tears and laugh again.
As for An Ye, I won't give it. Even Wang Shouzhe couldn't figure out how much money was in this young man's immeasurable treasure ring. Giving him 10,000 to 20,000 dry gold is purely insulting him.
Teenage age is the most restless time.
Sure enough, it was only the second day, and the three little ones couldn't bear the loneliness and went out to visit the imperial capital.
Dagan Wang naturally attached great importance to this. In addition to letting Wang Annan accompany him, he also arranged for an elder from the Purple Mansion to look after him in secret.
As for Wang Shouzhe, he did not come to the capital this time for fun.
This time, he has several big things to do, the first of which is to find a real cultivation method for the family.
The so-called "true method" refers to the cultivation method that can directly point to the realm of supernatural powers. For example, the "Liuli Mingwang True Law" practiced by the girls Luo Qiu and Li Ci is the inheritance of the true law.
Today's Wang family's wealth and background have increased significantly in all aspects, and the number of great talents in the clan has shown a blowout trend. The blood aptitudes of the ancestors Longyan and Ruolan have even reached the innate spirit level.
With their powerful aptitude and current cultivation base, it will only take thirty or forty years to break through to the Zifu Realm.
High-grade exercises can only be practiced until they break through the Zifu Realm. If there is no suitable true method, they will not be able to continue practicing after they are promoted to the Zifu Realm.
Even if you continue to practice with the original exercises, the speed of practice will become extremely slow.
Therefore, he must get a true inheritance method as soon as possible.
However, the inheritance of the true law is an extremely important thing in any family or force, and it will never be passed on to the outside world.
Wang Shouzhe is just a foreign Taoist in the Zifu Academy, and it is the limit to be authorized to practice the "Changchun Zhenjue" and other high-grade exercises. If you want to practice the complete true method, you need to join the Holy Land seriously.
But even the Lingyun Holy Land only has nine complete true laws, and the nine veins of the Holy Land come from this.
In addition to the Lingyun Holy Land, the Daqian royal family is the family with the most inheritance of true laws, but only has eight true methods.
Fortunately, the Daganwang family is also an ancient family with a long history. It is said that the family has two true Dharma inheritances.
After much deliberation, Wang Shouzhe felt that the path to obtain the true Dharma inheritance from the Dagan Wang family was the most convenient, so he took the lead in giving it a try.
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An hour later.
In a vibrant Polygonatum grove, Wang Shouzhe and Patriarch Yuchang sat across the table, drinking spiritual tea.
Patriarch Yuchang's expression was serious, and he looked a little embarrassed: "Shouzhe, you know that for any family of the third rank, the inheritance of the true law is the most important thing."
"Although this matter is not comparable to the battle between the emperor and the sons of the royal family and the battle between the sons of the Lingyun Holy Land, it is not something that every clansman can practice if he wants to."
"Patriarch Yuchang." Wang Shouzhe asked with a calm smile, "Although my Changning Wang family is only a branch of the Wang family, there is also the blood of the ancestor of the Kai clan 'Dingxuan ancestor' flowing in my body. Bloodline inheritors, there is no real way to practice, right?"
Although the holy land is also a road, but everyone in the family can't take the road of the holy land, right
"Of course we can't." Patriarch Yuchang hurriedly shook his head, "It's just that there was no precedent for this matter before, so I dare not make the decision. How about this, let's wait a few days and discuss this matter after our ancestors leave the customs? "
"When Shouzhe sent a letter earlier, I have already tried to notify my ancestors. Counting the days, I should be out of customs in a few days. At that time, my ancestors will bring Shouzhe and you to pay homage to the ancestors of the Wang family."
"By the way~" Speaking of this, Wang Yuchang remembered something again, "Shouzhe, you mentioned in your last letter that the commander of the Seventh Army during the Shenwu Dynasty was called 'Wang Chuanwu'? That was a peak Lingxu But I searched through the family historical materials and found that the historical inheritance of the Wang family can be traced back to more than 15,000 years at most, and it is blurred any further. The historical materials discovered by Shouzhe can be regarded as excavated The true inheritance of our Wang family is really a great achievement."
"After I complete the inheritance minutes, I will go to the Xian Dynasty in person to meet with several families of the same clan and discuss matters such as building an ancestral hall for the ancestors of Chuanwu."
"This is a big event. If the ancestor of Chuanwu is still alive, he will be very pleased with the prosperity of his descendants." Wang Shouzhe also had a very serious expression, and said solemnly, "Patriarch Yuchang has worked hard for everything."
Patriarch Yuchang smiled: "It's all about my ancestors, what's the hard work?"
After all, the two looked at each other, and everything was silent.
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Adults go on business trips to do business, while children travel far away, so the main activity is naturally to play.
With Wang Annan, a well-known local snake, Wang Anye and others had a great time, and they were not afraid of being bullied. After all, apart from a limited number of people, Wang Annan is not afraid of almost anyone among his peers.
As for bullying the small by the big, it rarely happens in Shangjing. After all, when young people of the same age fight with each other, it is called fighting, and even if they lose, they are inferior in skill and have nothing to say.
But if the big bully the small... who doesn't have an elder? If there is a real commotion, the fun will be great.
At first, Wang Annan was very reluctant to play with little kids, especially Wang Anye. He felt that the boy was not very old, but his spectrum was not young.
But after a long time, he felt very fragrant.
Because he found that Wang Anye had two bad habits.
First, he likes to buy a bunch of things when he buys, and everyone has a share.
Second, Wang Anye has the bad habit of rewarding indiscriminately. You need a reward for buying a piece of clothing, you also need a reward for seeing a beggar on the side of the road, and you also need a reward for saying something nice.
Wang Annan waited on Young Master Xiaoqi, and naturally he was rewarded a lot. The more rewards he received, the harder he would naturally serve, and the harder he worked, the more rewards he would naturally receive.
Wang Annan was very happy to find that he had entered a virtuous circle, and he became more and more willing to run errands for An Ye.
"Xiao Qi, are you hungry? My brother will take you to the best restaurant in the capital—Wan Yao Lou. This meal is a treat for you, Brother Annan." After Wang Annan's wallet became more and more bulging, his self-confidence began to swell, and he patted Chest a pair of loyal appearance.
"Thank you, Brother Annan." Wang Anye thanked him with a slight salute.
He is such a grateful character. If others treat him well, he can return it a hundredfold.
"Nephew Annan, isn't it?" Wang Yingxuan asked in confusion, "I heard that the most popular restaurant in Shangjing is called Baiyunlou."
At the mention of Baiyun Tower, Wang Annan's face turned black.
In that Baiyun Tower, he experienced two large-scale social death scenes in a very short period of time, which was simply unbearable.
That place has become a nightmare for his whole life.
"Baiyunlou is a hype, relying on the fame of speculation to raise the price of vegetables is very black-hearted." Wang Annan said eloquently, "We all know that it is a deceitful restaurant, Prince Heng The knife is too sharp."
"Forget it then." Wang Anye frowned, "Then let's go to Wan Yao Lou to have a taste."
Although he is not short of money, he doesn't like being slaughtered like a fat sheep.
"Okay~ Xiaoqi, Aunt Yingxuan, Aunt Lilong, come with me." Wang Annan breathed a sigh of relief, and finally dodged.
However, he hadn't waited for him to relax completely.
Suddenly.
A young girl's clear and pleasant voice came from next to her: "Wang Annan, I will pass on what you said to Prince Heng, and see how he treats you."
Wang Annan's face turned pale when he heard it, and he gasped and looked at the person who came: "It's you! Wu Xuening!"
"Call me Little Princess Xue Ning." The voice said dissatisfied.
Wang Xuanning, Wang Lilong, and Wang Anye followed Wang Annan's line of sight and saw a girl with a good temperament.
The girl looked like she was two or three years older than Wang Anye and Wang Yingxuan. She was wearing exquisite and luxurious dresses, and her every move exuded a natural aura of nobility, but because of her lively eyebrows and eyes, she didn't appear to be domineering. , but a bit weird.
The person who came was Wu Xuening, who was ranked second among the "Top Ten Outstanding Youths" in Shangjing.
At this time, compared to two years ago, her figure has grown significantly taller, and the places that should be concave have been concave, and the places that should be convex have been convex, and she has become a little beauty.
Not far behind her, there was a young man holding a sword in his arms, with a restrained and steady breath.
He was wearing a green shirt, and he was born with a dignified appearance, with a good temperament, and he seemed to be surrounded by a breeze, with a sense of elegance like the breeze and the moon.
This young man, without any accident, was naturally Wu Zhixing who was dragged out by Wu Xuening.
At this moment, Wu Zhixing's expression was a bit bitter.
Being caught by my aunt Xue Ning to go shopping with her is already a hard job, and now her old man is going to make trouble again...
Wang Annan is just bragging, why bother with him
I, Wu Zhixing, just want to practice quietly. Why is it so difficult
"Hey, those kids, um, and that... dragon...!" Wu Xuening said, "Don't be fooled by Wang Annan, the dishes in Wan Yao Restaurant are much worse than those in Baiyun Restaurant."
"Xiaoqi, she and the boss of Baiyunlou are both royals, so they are naturally biased, and their words are not credible, so let's go to Wanyaolou." Wang Annan didn't want to talk to Wu Xuening, and pulled Wang Anye away.
"Wait! Wang Annan, didn't you just die twice in Baiyun Tower? To blame, you can only blame that Wang Liyao of your family for not giving you face, why bother to vent your anger on Baiyun Tower?" Wu Xuening said dissatisfiedly, " I don't care where you go to eat, but you can't slander Baiyunlou outside."
"It has nothing to do with my Aunt Liyao." Wang Annan's face darkened, "I simply think that the food in Baiyun Tower is not good. Why, your royal family is so good now? Opening a restaurant, no one can say anything bad? "
Dagan Wang has been wearing small shoes for more than 3,000 years. It is impossible to say that he has no resentment towards the royal family. Dingxuan patriarch of the Wang family back then was the right-hand man of Emperor Ziwei Xuandu, and he conquered the country together.
"Hmph~ that's fine, now that you have Wang Liyao's backing, you are becoming more and more courageous. After I succeed in cultivation, I will definitely meet Wang Liyao in Baiyun Tower again, and then I will invite you to try Baiyulou's dishes." Wu Xuening's face turned a little bit Displeased, he crossed his hands and sneered, "When the time comes, you will definitely take back what you said today."
But she just finished speaking.
Wang Yingxuan, who had been silent next to Wang Annan, was upset. She jumped out and put her hips on her waist and said mockingly, "Hey, hey~ What do you mean by that onion? You are a big fart girl, and you are not afraid of flashing your tongue when you talk big."
"Although my aunt Liyao's strength is just like that, she's not a wild girl like you who can step on it if she wants!"
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