Guilong City is also called Shangjing City or the Imperial Capital.
It has always been the center of politics, military, economy, force, culture, and even trends in the Daqian Kingdom. It can be said that it is the heart of the entire Daqian Kingdom.
Therefore, this is also a good place to make a name for yourself and climb the ladder.
Every year, countless ambitious young masters, or powerful families who are unwilling to be local tycoons forever, come here, trying to make a name for themselves in Guilong City.
But most of them come here excitedly and return exhausted.
Only a very small number among a very small number can barely gain a foothold in Guilong City, and then rely on reproduction and accumulation from generation to generation, and finally become a part of Guilong City.
Because of this, people living in Guilong City often have a natural sense of superiority and are more arrogant than the powerful local families.
The emergence of Li Yao, the great prodigy, has penetrated the younger generation of Guilong City with his invincible appearance. While his reputation has greatly increased, it has also shattered the inner pride of the younger generation of Guilong City. It stimulated them.
Many young geniuses began to work hard and entered the mode of hard training.
Especially the little prince Wu Zhixing, who was beaten until he fainted on the spot, has been urged by his family elders to practice every day, and natural treasures, earthly treasures and miraculous medicines are thrown at him for free. Just so that one day, Wu Zhixing can avenge his shame. Prove to the world that the royal family is still the strongest.
In addition, Shangguan Yunque, who belonged to the Longshangguan clan of a fourth-grade family, also lived in seclusion and spent every day practicing hard or comprehending the way of heaven.
Moreover, under his strong request, the family's total resources are constantly tilted towards him.
As a great genius, Shangguan Yunque is the key to the future promotion of the Shangguan family from the fourth-rank family to the third rank. His status within the Shangguan family is undoubtedly extremely high. As long as he has needs, the family will definitely do everything possible to meet his growth.
As a family that has become one of the "Top Ten Aristocratic Families" in Guilong City, the Shangguan family is a family with outstanding reputation and high prestige even in Guilong City where there are many wealthy families.
The main residence of the Shangguan family is located in the south of Guilong City. As the family grew stronger, the main residence was expanded several times and is estimated to be very large.
The outer wall of the main house has an irregular shape, winding and twisting, like a "city wall". The area enclosed by this "city wall" is almost equivalent to the size of a medium-sized local town in terms of area alone. .
The courtyard is densely covered with trees and flowers, and there is even an artificial lake covering hundreds of acres, as well as a complex winding artificial water system that runs through the entire main house.
This is the strength and heritage of a fourth-grade wealthy family. Even in Guilong City, where every inch of land is extremely expensive, they can still have such a luxurious and huge main residence.
In terms of pure history and foundation, the current Changning Wang family is still far inferior to the Guilong Shangguan family. However, in terms of development potential, the Shangguan family is far inferior to the Changning Wang family.
In the backyard of Shangguan's main house, there is a large martial arts field covering an area of 1,000 acres.
The great genius Shangguan Yunque is diligently practicing Xuanwu combat skills.
He was wearing a simple and heavy Xuanling armor, like an ancient warrior, and he was holding a Xuanling spear filled with evil spirits. Every move and style was not fancy at all, and was as thick as a mountain. He had the power to sweep through thousands of armies and fight for his life on the battlefield.
Fierce momentum.
Behind him, a huge and solid Qilin Dharma Appearance was like a substance, majestically following Shangguan Yunque back and forth on the martial arts field, running like the wind and roaring like thunder, showing the peerless ferocious aura of the king of beasts.
That's right, Shangguan Yunque's major training method is battlefield warfare.
When fighting alone, he may suffer a slight disadvantage, but once he is on the battlefield with thousands of troops, he can control the enemy's formation, sweep through, and conquer everything.
Speaking of which, Shangguan Yunque is also a man of great luck.
His set of Lingbao-level Xuanling Armor and Xuanling Spear, as well as the "Qilin Xuanling True Technique" he practiced, were all obtained by relying on his strength and luck from the relics inherited secretly from his family.
Once he joins the army in the future, he is very likely to make great military exploits, go out on the battlefield to find a marquis, and win the title of marquis for the Shangguan family, which will be passed down from generation to generation.
At that time, the Shangguan family will be able to rank among the nobles and receive a series of preferential treatment, thereby greatly enhancing the Shangguan family's heritage.
As for the position of Duke, that was something the Shangguan family did not dare to hope for. After all, Daqian was extremely cautious about granting the title of Duke. If he had not founded the country from Long Long, or had extraordinary achievements, there would be almost no possibility of granting the title of Duke.
Daqian is such a big city, with thousands of aristocratic families, but currently there are only two Duke's Palaces and two Marquis' Palaces.
far away.
The Shangguan clan's disciples all cast their ardent gazes of admiration and admiration towards Shangguan Yunque while they were practicing. He is our Shangguan clan's great genius and the hope for the future rise of the family.
In the minds of many younger generations of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Yunque is a god-like figure. Even Wu Zhixing, who belongs to the royal family, only relies on the support of the royal family and the supply of countless precious resources to achieve his current reputation.
However, it is not certain who is stronger than whom.
As for the rumors, there was a private battle between Li Yao and Shangguan Yunque, which ended with Shangguan Yunque being completely defeated. Regarding this, no one in the Shangguan family believed this, and they all thought that it was just Li Yao's great genius.
Just bragging to build momentum.
What kind of strength is Shangguan Yunque? He is a great genius at the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm. How could he lose to a woman under seventy?
Just as Shangguan Yunque was practicing hard, a concierge suddenly came in a hurry, came close to Shangguan Yunque and whispered a few words.
Shangguan Yunque's expression changed from astonishment to surprise to solemnity. Then he said a few words to the general who informed him, took off his armor and left in a hurry.
Two hours later, inside the Shangguan family's main residence.
In the [Xiankelin] waterside pavilion, which is specially used to entertain distinguished guests, a group of young and beautiful maids moved lightly and brought out plate after plate of rare and exotic fruits, dried meat and fish, candied candies, etc. like flowing water.
tasty.
No matter what kind of snacks they are, they are all treasures with excellent ingredients and carefully made.
As for the accompanying maids, all of them are young and beautiful, with outstanding temperament. Their auras are deep and restrained, and they are all maids with Xuanwu cultivation.
If maids of this level were placed in the positions of guards in various counties, they would be the apples of the eyes of the eighth- and ninth-grade aristocratic families.
Such a pomp is worthy of a wealthy family with thousands of years of accumulated wealth.
However, even in Shangguanshi, this is already a very high standard of hospitality, and not every guest is qualified to enjoy such treatment.
In the Xianke Linshui Pavilion, there are only a few people on both sides, both host and guest, and each one of them is a man with outstanding temperament and outstanding temperament.
The person in charge is a man in a purple formal suit with a calm demeanor and restrained edge.
He has a gentle temperament, and his every move exudes maturity and stability. His attitude is neither arrogant nor humble when he smiles and is polite, but he makes people feel like a spring breeze and feel at home.
His name is Shangguan Zhenhai, and he is a talented person in the direct lineage of the Shangguan family. He has been the head of the family for two hundred years. After he came to the throne, he did not dare to say that he made the Shangguan family fly thousands of miles, but he also prospered, unlike in the past.
It can be said that this is a very accomplished family leader.
Shangguan Zhenhai was born as a genius. Although he was not among the top ten outstanding young people when he was young, he had various highlight moments. What he is best at is the Xuanwu swordsmanship passed down by the Shangguan family [Breaking Army Sword Technique]. The sword is powerful
Opening and closing, the sword is bold and heroic, and is nicknamed "One Sword Conquers the Sea".
Fifty years ago, Shangguan Zhenhai had already broken through the shackles of the Heavenly Realm and became the fifth ancestor of the Shangguan clan in the Zifu Realm. Logically speaking, generally the head of a fourth-grade family would step down as the head of the family after reaching the Zifu Realm.
position, concentrate on practicing.
However, Shangguan Zhenhai did a good job and the family prospered during his reign.
Secondly, the Shangguan family was lucky enough to have a great genius who was expected to be promoted to the third rank in the future. Therefore, the pomp and circumstance must be a higher level and be in line with the third rank in everything.
As a result, the Shangguan family tacitly continued to support Shangguan Zhenhai as the head of the family and adapt to the situation in advance. The head of the Shangguan family who succeeded him should not be lower than Shangguan Zhenhai.
In addition to Shangguan Zhenhai, the head of the Zifujing family, those who were mainly responsible for reception were also the great elder of Zifujing who had a gray beard and was equally imposing, and the pride of the Shangguan clan, the great genius Shangguan Yunque.
In addition, there was also a mature and beautiful woman with a peach-like temperament present - Shangguan Bilian.
It stands to reason that as a married woman, Mrs. Bilian is not suitable to participate in the affairs of her clan. However, one of the distinguished guests who came this time was the young clan leader of Longzuo County Chief Ning Wang.
Mrs. Bilian and the Wang family from Changning both belong to the sixth-ranking family in Longzuo, and they often interact with each other on weekdays. With her presence as a lubricant, communication between the two parties will be easier.
In the past, the visitor from the Changning Wang family, whose name I had never even heard of, did not need to be taken seriously at all. At most, in the name of the "sixth-grade family", an ordinary elder of the heavenly realm was sent to entertain him.
thing.
But since the great genius of Li Yao swept across the imperial capital, the status of the Changning Wang family has also risen, and it has suddenly entered the field of vision of many big shots. Even for the sake of the great genius of Li Yao, no one dares to look down on the king of Changning.
Shi.
However, the young patriarch of the Changning Wang Clan alone is not qualified to command the Shangguan Clan to take him so seriously. The reason why he was extra solemn was that one of the visitors who accompanied him was Prince An, one of the contemporary quasi-emperor's sons.
No matter how inferior Prince An is to Prince Kang, he is still a quasi-emperor, a great and proud prince. Even if he fails to compete for the throne in the future, he will still be a prince in the supernatural realm in the future.
How could the Shangguan family be indifferent when such people come to visit?
After the two parties exchanged greetings, the guest and host sat down, and the atmosphere was somewhat serious and dignified.
In the Shangguan family's eyes, this time King Anjun came to Beijing, accompanied by the young patriarch of the Changning Wang family, most likely because he wanted the Shangguan family to side with him?
If he refuses, will it make King An feel resentful?
It is also for this reason that everyone in the Shangguan family did not say anything on the surface, but they were more or less resentful in their hearts. Prince An, you are too ungrateful. You have to put it on the table to talk about such an almost impossible thing.
Is it difficult for each of them to step down?
"Grrrr~" Mrs. Bilian saw the solemn atmosphere and smiled a few times, "I didn't expect to see the young patriarch of Zong'an here after returning to her parents' home in the imperial capital for a while. It's only been a year or two since I last saw the young patriarch.
His demeanor is even better than before, and he has quite a bit of the calm demeanor of the head of the Shouzhe family."
Wang Zong'an responded with a smile: "Madam, you are so flattering. In terms of style, Zong An is not as good as father Wan Yi, but Madam's complexion has become more and more radiant. Zong An didn't even dare to recognize her."
"That's natural. Being far away from your father makes your mood much smoother." Mrs. Bilian smiled sweetly, "When my mood is fine, my face will naturally be radiant. By the way, I heard that your family caught a
Yuan Shui Qing Jiao. Congratulations, I hope it will successfully transform into a dragon soon and become the Wang family's clan spiritual beast."
She couldn't help but secretly think, after the Wang family has a clan-suppressing spirit beast in the Purple Mansion Realm, they won't try to mess with my Fire Fox Ancestor anymore, right?
"Zong An has been away from home for some time, and I only learned about it through letters." Wang Zongan responded gracefully, "I just didn't expect to meet his wife in Shangjing. Zong An was very happy to meet an old friend in a foreign country.
.”
Congratulations to you big-headed ghost.
Mrs. Bilian secretly rolled her eyes.
She has been staying at her parents' house for such a long time. Wasn't it because of your father's coercion and inducement? I, the legitimate daughter of Shangguan Bilian, was born in the fourth rank, but your father coaxed and kidnapped me and tied her to a ship.
The most important thing is that so far she has not taken advantage of Wang Shouzhe at all.
However, these words could not be said out loud. Mrs. Bilian pretended to smile sweetly and said: "Speaking of it, this can be regarded as fate. Tonight at the reception banquet, you and I will have a few more drinks."
Afterwards, the two had another meaningless conversation. However, it quickly livened up the atmosphere.
Shangguan Yunque on the side frowned secretly. The relationship between his younger sister and the Wang family in Changning was deeper than imagined. He actually knew everything about the family affairs.
There was Wang Liyao in front of him and Wang Zongan in the back. It was his sister Shangguan Bilian who was secretly fueling the situation. This couldn't help but make him think too much.
Immediately, he coughed and said to Wang Zongan: "Young Clan Chief Zongan came hand in hand with His Highness the County Prince. Could it be that, as the rumors say, your Changning Wang family and..."
He left half of his words, which attracted the glare of everyone in the Shangguan family.
"The rumors are true." Wang Zong'an smiled calmly and said, "We, the Wang family of Changning, have decided to assist His Highness Prince An in striving for the position of the emperor's son as much as possible. My sister came to the imperial capital to build up her reputation for Prince An.
Build momentum with me, the Wang family."
As soon as this statement came out, Shangguan Zhenhai and Shangguan Liyan, another great elder of the Purple Mansion Realm, acted in the same way, as if they had expected it.
The battles between great prodigies have always had a purpose, and the purpose this time is actually not difficult to guess.
Each of them is a mature person, and they naturally understand that this is probably a momentum-building move by Prince An's side, launching an iconic Tianjiao flag to compete with Gong Yangce from Prince Kang's side.
And this time in the test battle for the geniuses, Miss Li Yao's performance was far better than Gong Yangce's, and her prestige was at its peak, and she had already faintly surpassed Gong Yangce.
It can be expected that in the battle between the emperor and the son after the end of the battle between the emperor and the son, the great genius Li Yao will inevitably become a terrible opponent that Gong Yangce cannot avoid.
Even though Gong Yangce has already entered the Purple Mansion Realm first, when he reaches the level of Great Prodigy, he pays more attention to factors such as bloodline potential, willpower, and character.
After all, generally speaking, the latest for a great genius to be promoted to the Purple Mansion realm is two hundred years old, and the process is as easy as a matter of course. With the bloodline qualifications of the great genius of Li Yao, by the time the battle for the Holy Son really begins, it will naturally be
A powerful person in the Purple Mansion Realm.
Among the people, only Shangguan Yunque looked a little embarrassed, because he was one of the legendary stepping stones for Wang Liyao's reputation. Now there are rumors all over the capital that he, Shangguan Yunque, had a private fight with Wang Liyao and was beaten.
Became a dog.
But the real situation is that he Shangguan Yunque only lost half a chip. And this half of the chip was still lost in equipment. If he also has magical power treasures to help him, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose in the battle.
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But there is nothing that can be done about it. Except for a top family with a profound foundation like the royal family, who can say that they can take out a magical spiritual treasure when they take out a magical spiritual treasure? The Shangguan family is only at the fourth level now, and the magical spiritual treasure is
Even if you want to borrow treasures of this level, there is no place to borrow them.
Most of this rumor was started by Prince Dexin's lineage, in order to distract everyone from the fiasco of the little county prince Wu Zhixing.
Shangguan Yunque was unhappy and said calmly: "Prince An, Young Clan Chief Zong'an. Please forgive me for Shangguan Yunque's arrogance. Even with the support of Li Yao, your chances of winning are still a bit weak. What's more, our Shangguan family is
A minister who is loyal to the emperor will support him unconditionally no matter which county prince succeeds to the throne."
His attitude was very clear. And his statement also represented the Shangguan family's true attitude. He declined Prince An's solicitation on the pretext of neutrality, implying that there was no need to say any hurtful words to avoid embarrassment to everyone.
And with the great genius Shangguan Yunque in front, if something happens, the family leader Shangguan Zhenhai still has room for change before he even speaks.
"Yunque misunderstood." King An seemed to have anticipated their reaction, and chuckled freely, "Wu came to Beijing this time not to use Li Yao's power to persuade the major families and princes. Stand in line. The specific matters will be explained by Young Patriarch Zong An."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Shangguan family looked at each other, and then looked at Wang Zongan with doubt.
Wang Zongan coughed and said seriously: "Let's not talk about the emperor's son or not. After all, no matter which county prince succeeds the throne in the future, the families we have, large and small, have to live and cultivate. Successors still have to train successors.”
"Our family attaches great importance to two things. The first is to continue the inheritance for thousands of years, and the second is to strive for a higher level so that our people can achieve better things."
Everyone is from aristocratic families, Wang Zongan said it very truthfully, and everyone in the Shangguan family nodded secretly.
"And to achieve those two goals, we can't do without one word - 'money'. If we have money, we can buy Wuji Treasure Pills, or we can go to the Immortal Dynasty to get higher-level heavenly materials and earthly treasures, or even You can spend money at all costs to buy magical treasures." Wang Zong'an smiled and his attitude was as gentle as jade, "Why can't ordinary fourth-grade families cultivate great geniuses? Everyone knows that a great genius wants to grow into a powerful genius. Or, at least, it will take six to seven hundred years, and the various resources consumed during this period will be converted into dry gold between 200 million and 500 million."
"Even if you have a strong presence in a fourth-grade family like the Shangguan family, and a family head like Senior Zhenhai who is good at running things, you probably have to tighten your belt to train a brother Yunque, right?"
When everyone in the Shangguan family heard this, their faces became a little stiff and ugly.
Wang Zong'an said it right. If you want to train a great genius to the level of magical power, it is a huge system project and consumes a lot of money.
Even though Shangguan Yunque has not yet reached the Purple Mansion Realm, the current consumption seems to be "very easy", but in fact, if he does not make a plan in advance and save the massive funds needed for his subsequent promotion in advance, he will wait until he reaches the Purple Mansion Realm. After entering the palace, there may be big problems.
After all, even great geniuses only have a high probability of being successfully promoted to the magical realm. If resources are not supplied, it is very likely that they will not be able to be successfully promoted until the end of their lifespan because they cannot keep up with their cultivation speed.
Once the cultivation of magical powers fails, the family's massive resource investment will be in vain, and the entire family may fall into a state of collapse.
Shangguan Yunque, in particular, looked gloomy.
When he increased consumption recently, although the family fully supported it without hesitation, he knew that the family had to withhold the resources of other family members because of this, especially the ancestors of the Zifu Realm in the family, who had taken the initiative to reduce their resources. own resource consumption.
Everything was paving the way for Shangguan Yunque's future, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
This is the fundamental reason why the vast majority of fourth-grade aristocratic families want to reach the third rank, but are hesitant about it. The family wealth is not strong enough to afford it!
"What's more, after you become a magical power realm, you still have to consider the issue of magical power treasures." Wang Zongan sighed and said, "There is still a big gap between magical power realm monks who have magical power treasures and do not have them. But I want to get one.
There is no need for Zong An to elaborate on the price paid for this magical treasure."
Shangguan Yunque's face turned dark.
He stared at Wang Zongan with an evil look in his eyes.
You kid don't know which pot to use, right? If I had magical powers, even if I couldn't exert my full strength in the realm of heaven and human beings, I wouldn't be beaten by your sister...
Wang Liyao had a supernatural power master who sold iron to get her a magical treasure, and Wu Zhixing also had a magical treasure given by Emperor Longchang. Unfortunately, Shangguan Yunque's family was poor...and couldn't afford the magical treasure.
It makes me heartbroken just thinking about it.
Shangguan Zhenhai and Shangguan Liyan also looked slightly embarrassed. They originally felt pretty good about themselves, but the more they listened, the worse they felt.
Wang Zongan's explanation of Shangguan's situation was correct.
With the current funds of their family, it is still a bit reluctant to cultivate a person with supernatural powers in the next five to six hundred years, and it feels like they are stretched thin.
For now, they can also supply Shangguan Yunque by reducing the shares of other tribesmen. After he is promoted to the Zifu realm in the future, if he wants to continue the current high-speed cultivation mode, he will probably have to sell the family property.
As for the magical treasure...
Forget it, unless you go to great lengths to sell off most of your ancestral property, it will be difficult to afford it.
Mrs. Bilian on the side also rolled her eyes secretly.
The patriarch of the sect, An Shao, usually seems to be quite honest and responsible, but he didn't expect that he has inherited his father's eloquence. This kid really hides things well.
Among the fourth-rank families, the Guilong Shangguan family was actually a well-developed wealthy family, but after he exaggerated it and analyzed it, it felt like they were so poor that they had to beg for food.
"Young Patriarch Zong'an, are you here to mock our Shangguan clan? Or are you here to show off that your sister has been trained in the academy and has a magical treasure early on?" Shangguan Yunque looked at Wang Zongan with a faint look in his eyes, and his tone was not
very good.
"Are you here to show off? Haha, of course I don't have that much free time." Wang Zongan said calmly but with a bit of pride, "I, Wang Zongan, am sixty-five years old. I am not very talented, but I am also a great genius."
"I'm here to bring everyone together to make a fortune."
Before anyone could react, a vast and pure Yimu Xuanqi surged from his body, and instantly turned into majestic power and swept out.
Third level of Heavenly Realm!!!
At this age and with this level of cultivation, there is no doubt that he is a great genius!
Mrs. Bilian on the side was so stunned that she saw that this child Zong An was also a great talent?
This is hidden too deep~ Moreover, that stinky guy Shouzhe is too capable. His two children in a row are great talents. How can his bloodline be so strong?
For a moment, Mrs. Bilian's eyes were a little dazed, and she licked the corners of her lips unconsciously, arousing a strong sense of greed.
