Protect Our Patriarch Chapter 1: The Eighth Grade Family (new chapter, please vote for recommendations on Monday)

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The spring of the 3153rd year of Emperor Qianlongchang - February 17th.

Nearly eight years have passed since Wang Shouzhe traveled through time.

This is a season when spring flowers bloom and everything revives.

Dingpu Ferry.

A large ferry docked slowly in the deep-water port area.

As soon as the docking bridge was paved, the crowd started to descend in an orderly manner. Holding a card in their hands, they passed through the gate one after another.

The card is only the size of a child's palm, but it is exquisitely made, looking like gold but not gold, like jade but not jade, and appears slightly purple in the sunlight.

Inside the card, there seems to be a piece of cardboard inlaid with the place of origin, name, age, and simple appearance and body characteristics written on it.

As long as the person holding the card passes through the gate, the heavily armed gate guard will only check briefly and then greet him with a smile: "Welcome home."

Those who pass will also respond with thanks: "Thank you for your protection."

But those without cards need to go through another gate. The gate was quite crowded, and the gatekeepers had stern expressions on their faces. They were looking at each person who passed the gate, and asked them to provide official directions to Daqian. If there was no way, they would be sent back immediately.

Even if there is a guide, someone will interrogate him about his origin, purpose, how long he plans to stay in Ping'an Town, etc. The interrogation is extremely strict, and if something is wrong, you will be sent back immediately.

After passing the interrogation, he was given a thick paper card, warning him that his safety should not exceed one month, and that he would be charged a large copper as the cost of the work.

You don’t have to accept it, but if you go back and forth wherever you go, you have to pay for it and take the next ferry back.

On the ferry, several people dressed as traveling merchants formed a small traveling merchant fleet. Because they were accompanied by carriages, they were placed in the last group.

At this time, a young traveler in his twenties looked at this scene from a distance and said, "Brother, what is that lavender card?" Obviously, this was his first time coming to Ping'an Town to do business. .

What this group of traveling merchants carried on board was some refined salt, coarse salt, crude iron, crude copper and other supplies, all of which were best-sellers in Ping'an Town. Especially refined salt and crude iron, which can be purchased at high prices by blacksmiths and grocery stores as soon as they step off the carriage.

And they will buy some snowflakes, cheesecloth, brocade cotton, ordinary porcelain, and other expensive things from Ping'an Town. After this hard work, I made quite a bit of money.

"Purple card." An old traveler in his forties or fifties said with an envious expression, "This is the identity card of the local people in Ping An Town. Ping An Town is not as good as it was back then. If outsiders want to move to Ping An Town, they must have at least Only when you purchase twenty acres of land and a house at one time can you get an identity card. With an identity card, you can enter and exit Ping'an Town at will."

"My dear, I heard that the prices of land and houses in Ping'an Town are very high now." The young merchant said with envy, "Is it possible that even those lowly tenant farmers are issued identity cards?"

"Be careful." The old traveler hurriedly stopped him.

It's too late.

The few rough men wearing fine cotton clothes next to them gave them a hard look: "What's wrong with us tenant farmers? How are we so low-class?"

The old traveler hurriedly apologized for the young man: "I'm sorry, everyone, but the young man is not sensible. He doesn't know that the tenant farmers of the Ping'an Wang family have a very high status now."

The high status comes from their high income and the importance the Wang family attaches to them.

Today, the per capita annual income of Wang's tenant farmers has exceeded 30% of the per capita income of Ping'an Town's own farmers. The only explanation for such an inverted result is that the income of Wang's farm has become very high, and the tenant farmers have benefited.

You must know that the farmers in Ping'an Town cultivate Wang's No. 9 high-quality seeds and can enjoy the preferential pest control prices of spiritual insect masters, so their income is much higher than that of farmers in other places.

It can be seen that the income of Wang's tenant farmers is high, beyond the imagination of many people.

The tenant farmers of the Wang family just stopped and didn't bother to argue with them. They talked and laughed freely: "I heard that the daughter of the old Zhang family married a farmer? I remember that the daughter worked in Silkworm Village. Right? I really don’t know what he thinks, letting his daughter get married like this."

"The family has fifty acres of fertile land? The boy is also an apprentice blacksmith? In this case, it is quite a match."

"Old Liu, I heard that your family has sold a shop outside the second phase of Zhuwei Mansion? Is this a waste of all the family's savings over the years?"

"Well, yes, the three boys in my family have some talent in sewing, and they will start sewing in two years. Opening a tailor shop can be considered as a way to support themselves. Our old Liu family cannot continue to farm for generations. Right?"

"What's wrong with farming? It's not easy to be a tenant farmer of the Wang family now. You have to verify your identity and skills, and you have to work on a peripheral farm for a few years..."

"That's true, but with a tailor shop and a craft, the income is not low, so it's good to treat the shop as an investment."

These sharecroppers talk about profits and talk about investments.

The young merchant was frightened. How could he be a tenant farmer? It feels like his confidence and tone are like those of a rich farmer from somewhere else.

You are married to a farmer, but you still dislike him?

"Are the shops in Zhuwei Mansion expensive?" the young traveler asked weakly.

"It's not bad, more than a hundred gold." Old Liu said, "The whole family's savings over the years were poured into it, and they also borrowed a lot of foreign debts."

"So expensive?" the young traveler said in shock, "In other towns, you can buy more than 30 acres of land. Isn't it too shameful for Wang to sell a shop?"

"Young man, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand." Liu, a tenant farmer, said scoldingly, "Zhuwei Manor is a place where every inch of land is at a premium. Land prices and house prices are rising year by year. Many wealthy people from Changning also come to Zhuwei. Weihaoyuan bought a house and land to use as a villa. Let’s not talk about Feng Shui and other things nearby. Let’s just say that the third-level guardian spirit beast at Zhuwei Lake is guarding one side, which is enough to make the shop worth the money."

Third level guardian spirit beast?

The young traveler was horrified, and then he couldn't stop being curious and started talking to the tenant farmer, Old Liu. The more he talked, the more shocked he became. This Ping An Town was more powerful and wealthy than he imagined.

"Have you seen that young man wearing brocade cloth?" The tenant farmer Liu pointed at a young man patrolling the dock. Wherever he passed, some soldiers saluted him.

"Is that... a young master from the Wang family?"

"It is indeed the young master of the Wang family, but he is a collateral branch."

"My dear, even the side clan is so impressive. This Ping An Wang family is not simple."

"That's natural. Our Ping'an Wang family is from an eighth-grade family, and the patriarch's wife is also from the Shanyin Liu family from an eighth-grade family. How can it be easy if we join forces?"

The young traveler was suddenly in awe. The eighth-grade family had at least one of the three spiritual platforms. The two families together must have at least six spiritual platform monks. They were really strong.

Pedestrians on the ferry, casual cultivators, foot traders, etc. all passed through the gate in an orderly manner, checking and completing the required procedures.

Suddenly.

In the midst of everything, something unexpected happened.

Far away from the pier, a tough Xuanwu warrior rushed over quickly. He rushed towards a ferry that was about to leave the port. None of the soldiers who stepped forward to block him were his opponents, and they were knocked away with punches and kicks.

"My dear, he is a master, I am afraid he is at the seventh level of Qi Refining Realm."

The crowd started talking and were surprised. The Xuanwu practitioner seemed to be a casual cultivator. It was extremely rare for a casual cultivator to reach such a state. And judging by his appearance, he seems to be very capable of fighting.

Suddenly!

"You hurt someone in my safe town, and you still dare to run away?"

A loud shout rang out from behind him, and a young man intercepted him at a faster speed. Not only was he extremely fast, his figure was like a catkin in the wind as he passed by, swaying unsteadily and looking extremely elegant and handsome.

With the entanglement and obstruction of soldiers.

Within a few breaths of time, the young man was entangled with the middle-aged Xuanwu cultivator. His sword was as powerful as a rainbow, open and closed, and the sword glow was shining with a thick white light.

The Xuanwu combat skills and body skills performed by this handsome and elegant young man are the secrets of the Wang family that have not been passed down. The middle-grade body skills [Catkin Body Technique] and the middle-grade swordsmanship [Wang Family Xuanyuan Sword].

Seeing how smoothly he performs, it is obvious that he has achieved some success.

"Wang Shouyong!"

The middle-aged casual cultivator shouted angrily, "Didn't I just hurt someone while eating? You chased me for dozens of miles, do you really think I was made of clay?"

He pulled out a steel knife with a fierce and domineering style. It was obvious that he was not someone to be trifled with.

This person is not weak among casual cultivators, whether in Xuanwu combat skills or cultivation.

The two fought fiercely, and they were evenly matched.

Some soldiers with low strength and even the guards did not dare to go up to help cause trouble.

"That's the fifth young master of the Wang family, Wang Shouyong!" Many people recognized the young man's identity and cheered, "Fifth young master, come on, take down that casual cultivator."

"My dear." The young traveler was shocked, "This fifth young master looks like he is only in his twenties, right? He is at the seventh level of the Qi Refining Realm, and his skills are still so solid. I am afraid he will be able to reach the level of Qi Refining in his forties." The Qi realm has reached its peak, and there is hope for this life platform."

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"That's natural. The young masters and ladies of our Wang family are all top-notch."

With the encouragement of the masses, Wang Shouyong became more courageous as he fought, and gradually gained the upper hand.

Wang's Xuanyuan Jue is a middle-grade cultivation heart technique. The further you practice it, the more profound and powerful the profound energy becomes. It is not exhausted after long battles, and its endurance is quite astonishing.

The casual cultivator gradually couldn't resist.

Suddenly, he took out a handful of red sand from his arms, threw it out, and shouted: "Look at my arsenic sand."

Wang Shouyong was frightened and hurriedly swept backwards. His sword danced so hard that water could not splash in, blocking the arsenopyrite coefficient. It's a pity that he was fooled. Those were not poisonous sand at all, but ordinary red gravel.

The casual cultivator had already taken the opportunity to escape again and rushed towards the ferry which was already five or six feet away from the port.

"Oops!" Wang Shouyong secretly thought something was wrong. It was too late to pursue him again. If he rushed onto the ferry and fought with him, innocent people would be hurt.

"Hahaha!" The casual cultivator laughed wildly, "Let's see if you dare to chase me to the boat. When I run away, I will never come to Ping'an Town again in this life..."

But before he finished speaking, he stopped abruptly, and even the momentum of his running stopped.

His face looked a little shocked and frightened, and cold sweat fell from his forehead.

I saw a young girl of eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a light yellow women's dress, standing between him and the ferry.

With her hands behind her back, she stopped all the movements of the casual cultivator by just standing there casually.

Her expression was calm, and she didn't even look at the casual cultivator. The invisible pressure made the shocked cultivator's legs and feet weak.

"King, king...Wang Luoqiu!" The eyes of the casual cultivator were full of fear and despair.

"Miss Sixth, Miss Six is ​​here!"

Among the crowd, someone immediately shouted excitedly, "That casual cultivator unexpectedly met the Sixth Miss. It's really unlucky. I heard that the Sixth Miss has already broken through to the eighth level of Qi Refining Realm!"

"That's all according to the old calendar. Miss Six was already at the eighth level of the Qi Refining Realm before the Chinese New Year."

"My dear, Miss Sui Liu was only eighteen years old last year, right? This speed of cultivation is terrifying!"

"Sixth Miss is not only fast in cultivation, but her Xuanwu combat skills are even more powerful. It is said that she has the terrifying strength to fight beyond the level."

The comments made the casual cultivator's heart sink to the bottom.

He has been hanging out in Ping'an Town for more than a year, and the reputation of Miss Wang's sixth generation, Luo, has naturally been well-known for a long time.

But how could he be willing to surrender? He immediately swung his steel knife and slashed at her like a thunderbolt: "Wang Luoqiu, if you don't want to die, get out of my way!" He didn't believe that this young girl had any actual combat ability. How strong.

After all, he is a strong man who has killed ferocious beasts in the outer realm, so his Xuanwu fighting skills are naturally brave!

"Alas~ Idiot."

Wang Luoqiu shook his head and sighed softly, taking a step forward leisurely.

That step was like shrinking into an inch, and in an instant, she was close to him and punched him lightly on the chest.

"Boom!"

The casual cultivator seemed to have been hit head-on by a ton of ferocious beasts. He flew back five or six feet in the air before falling hard to the ground. A large piece of his chest had sunk in, he was vomiting blood constantly from his mouth, and his whole body was twitching and he couldn't get up.

The onlookers were gasping for air in silence. Everyone knew that the Sixth Miss Wang Luoqiu was powerful, but they never imagined that she could be so powerful.

One punch!

With just one punch, that powerful casual cultivator was completely eliminated.

At this time, Wang Shouyong, a young hero, ran over and said awkwardly: "Thank you sister Luoqiu for your help. If this thief gets on the boat, we will be in big trouble."

"Wang Shouyong, how could you fall for such a little ghost trick?" Wang Luoqiu clasped his hands behind his back, his eyebrows raised slightly out of dissatisfaction, "You have failed your fourth brother's expectations of you, please ask him to apologize for it yourself. Go ahead."

"Yes, I will put the person in jail first, and then immediately go to plead guilty with the fourth brother." Wang Shouyong said honestly with a bitter look on his face.

"Humph." Wang Luoqiu snorted, then ignored him and left with his hands behind his back.

Wang Shouyong also knew Luo Qiu's temper, so he didn't dare to delay, and immediately took him back to the guard prison.

Then he returned to the Wang family's main house without stopping and hurried outside his fourth brother's yard.

As soon as he arrived outside the yard, he felt a little scared and ashamed again, and he hesitated in his steps.

But before he could hesitate, a gentle yet majestic voice came from the courtyard: "Lao Wu, how long are you going to hang out outside my courtyard? Come in."

Wang Shouyong trembled, straightened up quickly, raised his hands in awe and solemnity and said, "Yes, fourth brother."

Then he walked inside, feeling filled with emotion. He really couldn't see through the fourth brother's cultivation strength more and more.

It felt like the further he pursued, the more unfathomable he became.

He was standing outside the courtyard like this and could be noticed by him.

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