Protect Our Patriarch

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"Looking for Master Wang Shouzhe? Even if you bring Liu Ruolan here, it won't make a difference." The clan school teacher, who was over a hundred years old, said forcefully, "The clan school is a place for teaching and nurturing children. Here, everyone is treated equally, whether they are commoners, direct descendants of the Wang's Clan, a wolf, a bear, or a tree."

"Our motto is to ensure that not a single underachiever graduates from the clan school."

"I don't care who you are, what your status is, or what your relationship is with Wang Dalang, Wang Erlang, Wang Sanniu, Wang Silang, or Wang Wuniu. Since they are under my tutelage, I have the responsibility and obligation to teach them culture and discern right from wrong."

Emperor Longchang rolled his eyes. What kind of ridiculous names are these? Well, he had to admit, the five little wolves did look very much alike, so naming them this way made it easier to tell them apart.

"Hmph, just a mere clan school teacher, daring to flaunt in front of me. I don't care about anything else, but I will take charge of Wang Dalang and the others." Emperor Longchang beckoned to the five young wolves with a kind expression, "Come, come over here. I don't believe that Wang Shouzhe can defy the heavens."

Wang Dalang and the others recognized the kind and amiable old emperor who had taken care of them for a while, and they excitedly howled, wanting to rush over and get close to him. But they sneaked a glance at the stern-faced clan school teacher.

Immediately, they shook their heads in unison, drooping their heads to show that they were being punished and didn't dare to act rashly. Their little eyes were as innocent as could be.

This naturally made Emperor Longchang's heart ache. Just as he was about to lose his temper, his coat was tugged by a small sapling with its branch, and a childish voice said, "Old grandpa, don't make the teacher angry, he's doing it for us."

Emperor Longchang looked the little sapling up and down, his expression gradually becoming serious, "Little sapling, what kind of spiritual plant are you? How come you can talk at such a young age? Did that Great Demon King Wang Shouzhe forcibly use a transformation pill or an enlightenment pill on you?"

"No, my daddy is just like that," the little sapling said, "I just can't learn well, always arguing with daddy, the homework is too hard."

Emperor Longchang broke out in a cold sweat, thinking, little girl, could you cut down on the 'ya ya' in your speech?

But he roughly understood that this little sapling seemed to be Wang Shouzhe's daughter, probably his life-bound spiritual plant. But is Wang Shouzhe a pervert? Why even send his life-bound spiritual plant to the clan school?

Such a sweet, gentle daughter, and he can bear to do that?

"What's your name? Let me see your homework~" Emperor Longchang gently rubbed her branch, speaking in a soft tone. In his heart, he pondered that Wang Shouzhe's life-bound spiritual plant didn't seem very intelligent. Even though it had grown to the seventh level and could speak, its intelligence was like that of a three or four-year-old child.

Where did things go wrong?

"My name is Wang Lixian," Wang Lixian somehow produced a few test papers, "Arithmetic is so hard, I can't understand it..."

Arithmetic is indeed a headache!

Emperor Longchang took a look at the test papers and immediately laughed, "You little girl, these are just basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Come, let grandpa teach you." Even if the emperor was a bit of a dunce, basic arithmetic was no problem for him.

Then he enthusiastically began explaining to Wang Lixian, enjoying the pleasure of being a teacher.

As Emperor Longchang passionately lectured, Wang Lixian's distressed branches twisted together, "So hard, so hard, arithmetic is too troublesome, not as fun as fighting. No need to calculate, just more, more is enough."

"No worries, you're still young, you can learn slowly." Emperor Longchang comforted Lixian with a smile, thinking to himself that the Wang's Clan School wasn't all that after all, and his confidence swelled.

Then he approached the five frowning little wolves, confidently saying, "Let me see your graduation exam papers. If there's anything you don't understand, I'll guide you, and you'll graduate in no time."

The five little wolves immediately became excited, feeling like a savior had fallen from the sky. They ran to their desks at the fastest speed, grabbed their test papers, and handed them to Emperor Longchang.

Then they panted, eagerly watching Emperor Longchang as if he would save them from their predicament.

"Let me..." Emperor Longchang flipped through the test papers, and his smile gradually froze, then stiffened. The papers were filled with dense text and symbols, some he recognized, some he didn't, and even the ones he did recognize were few.

But when mixed together, it was like a heavenly script, turning his mind into a muddled mess.

Wang Dalang's paper scored forty-nine out of a hundred. The other little wolves scored higher or lower, but none passed.

However, after quickly going through the questions, Emperor Longchang realized he would probably score in the single digits...

What does this mean?

It means that he, the dignified Emperor Longchang, was not even as good as Wang Dalang and Wang Wuniu...

Stunned!

He had thought of explaining the questions to them, helping them graduate faster.

The five young wolves still harbored beautiful hopes, eagerly waiting for the kind old grandpa to explain the wrong questions.

But they found that the kind Emperor Grandpa had fallen into deep thought.

The clan school teacher didn't pay attention to them but instead pulled the sapling-like Wang Lixian aside, earnestly criticizing her, "Child, I know you just recently gained intelligence, but what you're learning now is foundational knowledge. If you can't even grasp this, how will you face more intense competition in the future? I'm telling you, you won't even be able to fight well."

"Arithmetic is useless," Wang Lixian stubbornly retorted, waving her branches, "In a fight, as long as there's enough firepower, boom boom boom, explode explode explode! Then you win~~"

"How much firepower is enough?" the clan school teacher asked.

"The more, the better, boom boom, explosion is art!" Wang Lixian waved her branches, indicating that with enough firepower, she could defeat any enemy in the world.

"I've heard you talk about your combat methods. Suppose you have ten thousand energy points... okay, that's too big a number, I understand. Suppose you have one hundred energy points, your father can replenish ten points per breath, and in a normal environment, you can recover one point per breath. You need two points to catalyze a fortified fire dragon fruit tree..." The clan school teacher began discussing combat strategies with her, calculating mathematically.

"Let's calculate how many firepower points you can deploy in ten breaths?"

"We have five different firepower values for fire dragon fruits... and nine other spiritual plants... how to arrange them to generate more firepower."

"Lixian, can't you figure it out? Learning math can make your firepower stronger and more powerful. And you won't end up like Wang Dalang and the others, unable to graduate even after thirty years, while even that dumb bear graduated last year!"

Even a bear could graduate?

Emperor Longchang's face flushed slightly, holding the test papers as if they were a hot potato. He immediately put on a serious expression, "Actually, the clan school teacher is right. The knowledge and culture you learn are yours."

"Making mistakes isn't scary; what's scary is not trying to correct them. Therefore, I think with your current level, you should continue to study at the clan school. If I help you recklessly now, it would only harm you."

"With such little knowledge, what can you do after barely leaving the clan school? Hunt on the plains like wolves?"

"Woo woo~~" Wang Dalang and the others lowered their heads, showing ashamed expressions. The kind old grandpa was right; they should reflect on themselves.

Even the clan school teacher gave him a look of appreciation, "With an elder like you, Wang Dalang and the others have hope for graduation in the future."

"Not at all, not at all, it's all thanks to the teacher." Emperor Longchang dared not underestimate the clan school teacher anymore.

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Meanwhile.

Wang Shouzhe had finished handling the aftermath of Brother Zhong Xingwang's affairs and had taken a few days to rest and adjust his mindset.

That day, he was enjoying a rare moment of leisure in his courtyard, half-reclining on a grandmaster chair, basking in the sun, sipping spiritual tea, and reading letters sent by Prince An every few days.

After decades of managing the country, Prince An had become more mature and steady, handling various state affairs in an orderly manner.

However, as the ruler of a nation, there were indeed too many trivial matters, leading to one-third of his letters being complaints about being too busy and mentally exhausted. Another third attempted to persuade Wang Shouzhe to move to Guilong City to assist him in handling state affairs.

Otherwise, he would move to Ping'an Town.

Only about forty percent of the content was about some recent troubles in government affairs, seeking his advice.

No way.

He would never go to Guilong City, not even if offered the position of cabinet chief.

Isn't it better to stay home, accompany his wife and children, and enjoy the sun?

Immediately.

Wang Shouzhe picked up a pen and wrote a letter in a flamboyant style, once again refusing the invitation to take office without hesitation, and then comforted Prince An's emotions.

After offering a few constructive suggestions, he lay back in the grandmaster chair to bask in the sun.

He half-closed his eyes, enjoying this rare moment of leisure.

But just then.

A family guard hurriedly reported, "Master, the Xinping Town patrol team has sent an urgent message. They detected a group of suspicious spies engaging in espionage and inciting civil unrest. When the patrol team attempted to arrest them according to the law, one of the suspicious individuals tore through space and escaped."

"Poof!"

Wang Shouzhe spat out a mouthful of spiritual tea, exclaiming, "What do you mean by tearing through space and escaping?"

"That's... what the message says," the family guard awkwardly handed over the urgent message.

Wang Shouzhe took the letter and looked at it, and indeed, that's what it said.

Some Purple Mansion Realm cultivators with exceptional spatial talents could use certain space principles to shadow escape, which was already quite impressive.

And some Divine Realm cultivators proficient in space techniques could perform short-distance teleportation, but tearing through space to escape was unheard of.

Legend has it that only someone at the level of the Lingxu Emperor possessed the terrifying ability to shatter the void.

Tearing through space to escape? What level of spy is this?

A Lingxu-level spy!?

What did the Wang's Clan do to attract a Lingxu-level spy to spy on them?

In that case, there was only one truth.

Wang Shouzhe slapped his forehead, speechless. The dignified Emperor Longchang had actually sneaked onto the Wang's Clan's territory to act as a spy?

Was he so bored and idle?

Engaging in espionage and inciting civil unrest?

Wang Shouzhe's mouth twitched slightly. Could it be that the Wu's Clan's genetic inheritance had issues? They always seemed prone to mischief...

Should he reconsider the marriage alliance with the Wu's Clan?