CHAPTER 446: CHAPTER 109: THE GREAT PROSPERITY OF THE WANG FAMILY! ALL PARTIES COME TO PAY TRIBUTE

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To the west of Changning Guard City, at the junction of the Golden Sand River and the Anjiang, lies a triangular area known as Westpeace Town.

The terrain of Westpeace Town is mostly flat, with numerous rivers crisscrossing the land. The fertile soil and abundant fish and rice make it one of the major granaries of Changning Guard.

This town has been home to two noble families for generations: the Westpeace Dang Family and the Westpeace Liang Family.

The Westpeace Dang Family is a formidable eighth-grade noble family, occupying most of the quality land resources in Westpeace Town. Meanwhile, the Westpeace Liang Family, a small ninth-grade race, has lived cautiously for years. They must constantly maneuver around the ’beast’ that is the Dang Family, while always striving to grow and break free from their predicament.

Eighteen to nineteen years ago.

The Westpeace Liang Family mistakenly got involved in the actions between the Wang Family and the Liu Family, resulting in a heavy loss inflicted by the Wang Family, depleting much of their ancestral resources.

Logically speaking.

Such a blow could have caused the Westpeace Liang Family to collapse, making it difficult to withstand the overt and covert encroachments by the Dang Family, eventually fading into the ’river of history.’

Yet, the Liang Family not only did not decline but instead has thrived more and more. In just eighteen to nineteen years, they cultivated a second Spirit Platform Realm ancestor, forming a situation of two Spirit Platforms in one family, hinting at a power that could rival the strong Dang Family of Westpeace.

The biggest contributor to this miraculous situation was Ancestor Liang Haofeng of the Liang Family. Although they suffered a great loss at the hands of the Wang Family back then, they also witnessed the strength and future potential of the Wang Family.

While actively compensating, they leveraged past relations with Lua Mingsheng to repair ties with the Wang Family. Over time, they gradually gained some trust from the Wang Family.

In some core farms, they were granted the cultivation and production rights for Wang’s No. 7 grain seed. While the Wang Family sent people to supervise, they also offered a good price for unified procurement of these grain seeds.

By ’working’ for the Wang Family, the ’family income’ of the Westpeace Liang Family rose steadily. With money in hand, they also learned from the Wang Family, expanding their assets primarily through purchasing and fine reclamation.

The so-called fine reclamation is the practice of transforming lands with high initial development costs into fertile fields through modifications of terrain and landforms.

For instance, some rocky slopes and swampland were usually unfeasible to develop due to high costs. But as profits per mu (a unit of area) increased, those unfeasible lands gradually became feasible.

Through fine development within their domain, they struck luck and uncovered a small copper mineral vein buried deep underground, further boosting the Liang Family’s development.

On this day.

Several horse-drawn carriages set off from the Liang Family’s main residence, heading east.

The latter two carriages were filled with fresh spirit melons and spirit fruits grown in spirit fields, preserved spirit fish caught from the Anjiang and Golden Sand River, homemade white jade spirit rice wine from their farms, over a hundred bolts of high-quality fabric, and over a thousand jins of refined copper ingots.

All these goods combined were worth tens of thousands of Qian Gold.

In the leading carriage sat an old man and two young people—a man and a girl around fourteen or fifteen years old.

The old man looked lean and gentle, with eyes that held a restrained gleam. He sat unwavering in the carriage, as steady as Mount Tai.

The young man, about seventeen or eighteen, wore a jade crown and a richly colored long robe, with a belt of mutton-fat jade around his waist and black sword boots on his feet. In his hand, he held an exquisitely crafted treasure sword, the scabbard made of fierce python leather, inlaid with green jewels.

The youth’s face was as handsome as jade, a truly exceptional and graceful young man.

Meanwhile, the young girl had eyes that were clear and pure, with skin so fair and tender it seemed a mere touch would bring forth water. She was blinking her large, watery eyes and curiously asked, "Ancestor, it’s quite dull along the way. Could you tell me the story of Ancestor Longyan from the Wang Family again?"

"Sister, you’ve heard Ancestor Longyan’s story countless times; your ears must have grown calluses," the handsome young man said with a light chuckle. "In my view, the rapid development of the Celestial Human Wang Family is entirely due to the merits of Patriarch Wang Shouzhe. His creative genius and meticulous strategy make him a role model for our younger generation."

"Brother, I know you admire Patriarch Shouzhe because he was also born with lower-grade A-class talent and passed the initial exam of the Purple Mansion Academy. You remembered when someone praised you, saying you had the air of the young Shouzhe," the young girl pouted. "In my opinion, the Celestial Human Wang Family has reached its current status because the remarkable Ancestor Longyan held up a sky."

The handsome youth was unwilling to give in, and the two argued, each advocating for their idol.

Seeing the two youngsters start to quarrel, the elder cast a stern glance over them. "Hongxuan, Mu Qing, do not argue. The rise of the Celestial Human Wang Family from a mere Ninth-Grade Lower Stream family to a Celestial Human Family famed in the Longzuo South Six Guards is due to the indispensable partnership of Ancestor Longyan and Patriarch Shouzhe. We may discuss the legacies of these two elders in this modest carriage, but that is all."

"Once outside, especially when we reach Ping’an Town, do not speak carelessly and beware of courting disaster with your words."

"Yes, Ancestor Haofeng, we will certainly speak with caution." The two youngsters both respectfully and obediently closed their mouths. After all, as legitimate children of the Liang Family, they had received very strict education from a young age.