Chapter 301: Chapter 52: Academy Direct Disciple! Arriving at Changning Guard_2
"Brother Wang Hu, be careful with that big box." Wang Zongchang reminded a household general who was moving a box onto the ship, "Those are all sea snacks and small fish, put them in my cabin later. I’m worried the mice on the ship might steal them."
Traveling to the Hundred Islands Guard this time, he naturally paid for some snacks out of his own pocket to bring back and share with his younger siblings and some elder relatives. The rest he planned to send to the Purple Mansion Academy to satisfy his sister Wang Lici’s cravings.
Although his sister Wang Lici was a foodie, she still had the demeanor of a big sister and treated her younger siblings very well.
"Second young master, rest assured." The twenty-five or twenty-six-year-old household general Wang Hu laughed, "I’ve packed everything tightly as you instructed, so they won’t get damp or be stolen. I will also keep an eye on Little Leopard to prevent him from sneaking a bite."
This Wang Residence was the son of the old household general Wang Zhong. He had been nurtured by the family since childhood, started working for the family at sixteen, and after nine years of service, he is now a direct lineage household general of the Wang Family, with a considerable status in the family hierarchy.
As resources within the family gradually increased, his father Wang Zhong also received supplements, allowing him to reach the sixth layer of the Qi Refining Realm at a young age, significantly surpassing his father’s achievements back in the day.
He is even more formidable than the talented direct lineage of the Liu Family, Liu Yongzhou, at that time.
"Brother." The sixteen or seventeen-year-old Wang Bao, who had just joined the household generals, said with a dark face, "The second young master has already given me quite a bit. Why would I sneak a bite?"
This young man was very spirited and was the second son of the household general Wang Zhong. With his talent reaching Lower Grade C from a young age, he happened to catch the family hierarchy path, receiving the best cultivation resources. He is now already at the fifth layer of the Qi Refining Realm, surpassing his father’s achievements at thirty-five, with unlimited future potential.
The Wang Family is wealthy now and spares no effort in cultivating these direct lineage household generals.
As the Wang Family members loaded and boarded their ship.
A shabby carriage arrived at the dock, and several people dressed as traveling merchants got out.
They seemed to be seasoned traveling merchants, carrying quite a bit of cargo and needing to hire dock laborers to help load it onto the ship.
One of the young traveling merchants appeared somewhat nervous, his gaze slightly shifty.
The bald traveling merchant beside him patted his shoulder and whispered, "Little Zheng, stay calm. With the elder injured this time, such an important escort mission fell to us. But this is a lucrative task, and if we succeed, the young master will surely reward us handsomely."
"Brother Li," the young traveling merchant whispered, "I heard that the item can..."
The bald man’s expression tightened upon hearing this, and he whispered a rebuke, "Speak cautiously! There are many ears here, and this matter is of great importance, with no room for any errors."
Then, he whispered reassuringly, "Don’t worry, there won’t be any issues this time. Someone will meet us as soon as we reach East Port."
He exuded great confidence.
He had traversed this trade route many times, smoothing out all aspects of it.
As they spoke, their cargo had been entirely loaded onto the ship.
Wang Zongchang noticed this group of traveling merchants but did not pay much attention to them.
The East Port Chen Family’s merchant ships indeed provided a service for traveling merchants and charged handsomely for it. Such traveling merchant teams were common at the docks, like fish swimming up the river, one group after another.
In less than half a day, the seafaring merchant ship was fully loaded with goods and set sail for East Port.
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Meanwhile.
At the main gate of the East Gate of Changning Guard.
The City Guard had cleared the area early. At this moment, aside from soldiers holding long knives and a group of noble family heads, no idle persons were present at the East Gate.
The continuous heavy rain had accumulated quite a bit of water in the low-lying areas outside the city. A single careless step could splash yellow muddy water everywhere.
Fortunately, the noble family heads present all had Profound Qi protecting them; otherwise, they would have ended up with muddy feet, losing all semblance of decorum.
Nevertheless, the attention of those noble family heads was not on such minor issues.
They were currently gathered around the City Guard Xiahou Hongde, eagerly gazing into the distance, seemingly awaiting someone.
The new Clan Leader of the Shanyang Gongsun Family, Gongsun Yan, grew up hearing tales of Wang Shouzhe’s exploits and was extremely close to him.
He was slightly nervous and stayed glued to Wang Shouzhe, unable to resist asking curiously, "Cousin Shouzhe, I’ve heard that direct disciples at the academy are all Celestial Human Realm cultivators, and each of them is very young with great potential, far beyond what our local families can compare."
"Not all of them are Celestial Human Realm cultivators, but the potential and future prospects of direct disciples are indeed very great," Wang Shouzhe explained. "However, they walk a different path from ours. The more they receive, the more they must give in the future."
He had not spent his time in the academy in vain over the past few days.
He naturally knew that academy disciples, especially those who were exceptional, received high-quality training and resources from the academy but also needed to shoulder heavy responsibilities.
After all, the academy did not cultivate disciples to let them go into society to dominate and lord over others.
Just consider, the Binglan Ascendant had three direct disciples, yet only the youngest, Faang You’an, stayed by his side.
Where did the other two go then?