Protect Our Chief

However, Lady Bilian of the Yuwen Family, always sharp-sensed, brought Ancestor Fire Fox to pester Wang Shouzhe daily. It was as if she wouldn’t leave unless he agreed.

In the end, she successfully sent the legitimate daughter of the Shangguan Family onto the Wang Family’s boat. Of course, this was also because the young lady of the Shangguan Family was quite exceptional and could match Wang Ning Xi, so Wang Shouzhe agreed.

Yet, one never expected, fate plays tricks.

"Young Master." A servant named Wang Jee, around the same age as Wang Ning Xi, pleaded bitterly with a lifeless expression, "You mustn’t annul the engagement on your own. If Master finds out, he might beat you to death."

Wang Ning Xi, handsome in appearance, replied calmly, "My meridians are blocked, and my Qi Sea is sealed. Even I can’t beat a mere Fourth Layer Qi Refining Realm servant like you. Dragging Miss Shangguan into this with such a crippled body and ruining her life would be truly shameless. If Father beats me for this, so be it."

Initially, he still held hope for his "condition," but after both Ancestor Grandpa and Grandma Lixian’s efforts over two years yielded no solution, he understood his problem was difficult to solve.

"But..." Wang Jee questioned puzzled, "if you miss this opportunity with Miss Shangguan, can you marry another outstanding young lady from a noble family?"

Wang Ning Xi gave a helpless smile, "Wang Jee, with this crippled body of mine, marrying a girl from any family would only harm them. Anyway, my parents are still young, they can have more children."

"Then, what will you do?" Wang Jee asked with a heavy heart.

"I’ve nearly completed all there is to learn at the Clan Academy. I plan to graduate earlier this year," Wang Ning Xi said, "What’s fortunate is that before attempting to break through to the Spirit Platform Realm, my divine thought was already strong. Even though my body is frail, with the Spirit Platform opened at the time of the breakthrough, I can still use my divine thought."

"Moreover, since my maternal family is also the Artifact Refining Family, Gongye Family, I’ll go to the Artifact Refining Headquarters and find a job doing something within my ability, to somewhat repay the clan for the resources spent on me. In the end, I am still indebted to the family."

Though his Spirit Platform had opened, his constitution hadn’t transformed or evolved, making him lesser than an ordinary Qi Refining Cultivator. If he could live to seventy or eighty, it would already be considered lucky, and his lifetime contributions to the family would be very limited, hence he felt he was a burden.

"Young Master, please don’t say that, no one despises you." Wang Jee hastily comforted him, "Our Wang Family’s ancestors and the ancestors of the Gongye Family are all thinking of ways for you. Maybe one day you’ll recover completely."

"I know my affairs best," Wang Ning Xi said as he finished writing a letter, sealing it with wax before handing it to Wang Jee, "This letter must be posted normally, or you needn’t stay by my side anymore, just go to the Outer Domain and open up wasteland. You know my temperament, once I’ve spoken, I keep my word."

"Yes, Young Master." Wang Jee’s heart trembled as he accepted the letter truthfully.

After finishing all these, Wang Ning Xi turned behind and said, "Ancestor Guardian Shouwei, I want to take a stroll to Xinping Town, please accompany me."

"Yes, Young Master Ning Xi." An ordinary-looking "middle-aged man" calmly responded.

This was one of the family’s Artifact Refining Guardian Puppets, acquired from the recruitment point of the Divine Martial Dynasty. Although only at the early stage of the Spirit Platform Realm in terms of strength, its defensive abilities were very strong, and it was more intelligent and efficient than the typical Spirit Platform Realm puppets on the market.

No wonder, anything produced by the Divine Martial Dynasty couldn’t be low quality.

Wang Shouwei had made quite a few contributions to the Wang Family’s rise. However, his strength no longer matched the frontline team, so he was now dedicated to protecting some of the younger generation.

In addition to Wang Shouwei, Wang Ning Xi also brought along the Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact [Qiushui Sword], which had once been the Spirit Platform Realm sword of his great-grandmother Liua Ruolan, and was passed down to Wang Liyao, who returned it to the family treasure vault.

After being passed down through generations, the Qiushui Sword ended up in Wang Ning Xi’s hands.

Being a Spiritual Artifact, Wang Ning Xi could barely defend himself with it thanks to his reasonably good divine thought.

Then.

Under Wang Shouwei’s protection, Wang Ning Xi wandered around Xinping Town and Xin’an Town for over a month until Patriarch Wang Shouzhe sent someone to call him back.

He then returned to the main residence as quickly as possible, following orders to visit Ancestor Grandpa.

In Wang Shouzhe’s small courtyard.

He was leisurely sipping tea, surrounded by a bunch of children, telling them timeless stories.

He still looked like a youthful man in his thirties, although his aura and gaze were deep as an ocean, hard to fathom.

"Ning Xi pays respects to Ancestor Grandpa." Wang Ning Xi gracefully saluted.

When the children saw Wang Ning Xi, they also greeted him, "Greetings to Forty-Seventh Brother/Forty-Seventh Uncle/Forty-Seventh Grandpa."

Wang Ning Xi smiled and greeted the little ones, and from his Storage Ring, he took out some small toys to give them, feeling warm inside as he recollected how he himself used to be cherished under Ancestor Grandpa’s lap when he was young.

"Ning Xi is back." Wang Shouzhe laughed and waved to let the children go to the study for their lessons, then had tea with Wang Ning Xi in the pavilion, casually chatting about trivial family matters.

Wang Ning Xi, while drinking tea, seemed slightly uneasy.

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