Protect Our Chief-Chapter 616 - 57: Southern Desert Wang Family?_3

The Longzuo Changning Wang Family and the Longzuo Qian Family were both outsiders. However, one held a VIP invitation from the Multi-Treasure Pavilion, and the other was the renowned Fifth-Grade Purple Mansion Family. They were only briefly verified before being politely invited into Southern Desert City.

At this time, the foundation and heritage of the Purple Mansion Family were evident. As soon as Wang Shouzhe’s group and Qiaan Xuehan’s group entered the commandery, local forces came to welcome them.

The Southern Desert Mo Family was among them.

This was an emerging Sixth-Grade Noble Family. In just a few hundred years, they had risen from a former Seventh Grade to a Sixth Grade, and like upstarts, they moved their main residence into the commandery city.

This family now possessed four Celestial Human Realm ancestors, stronger than an ordinary Sixth-Grade Noble Family.

Unbeknownst to others, the Mo Family and the Qiaan Family had some dealings, and the two families seemed to have a close relationship. The Patriarch of the Mo Family and an ancestor in the late stage of the Celestial Human Realm warmly welcomed Qiaan Xuehan and Wang Shouzhe and the others.

Of course.

The Wang Family was only a Seventh-Grade Noble Family, and the only reason they were warmly received was because they were associated with the Qiaan Family.

Both families were arranged to stay in the "Observatory Pavilion," one of the high-end inns of Southern Desert County. It used advanced construction techniques and was over fifty feet tall, making it the tallest building in Southern Desert County City.

Therefore, none of the guests staying in this high-end inn were simple figures.

It was only two streets away from the Multi-Treasure Pavilion branch, making it quite convenient to come and go.

With a reception, naturally, there was a dust-cleansing banquet.

Inside the Observatory Pavilion, there were high-end self-operated restaurants similar to Hundred Flavors Inn.

The Mo Family, in a manner similar to a wealthy overlord, booked an entire floor of the restaurant to entertain the Qiaan Family and Wang Family. They set up a large table across from the glazed window, from which the beautiful bay of Dongchachah Lake could be fully appreciated.

Such extravagance and "boldness" made Wang Shouzhe secretly click his tongue in amazement, and he asked Qiaan Xuehan in a low voice, "Patriarch Xuehan, what kind of business is the Mo Family in to have such a grand scale?"

Qiaan Xuehan immediately replied in a low voice, "They were originally an ordinary Seventh-Grade Noble Family. By a stroke of luck, they accidentally discovered a deep-rich iron ore deposit in their family’s remote jurisdiction, and thus they rapidly rose to a Sixth-Grade Noble Family. Over a hundred years ago, they established connections with our Qiaan Family. Their family has two daughters who married into our direct lineage, making them a half-in-law family with us, and in return, we help them sell their high-quality iron ore in Longzuo County!"

They are only a half-in-law family because only Mo Family’s direct line married into Qiaan’s direct line, while the Qiaan Family sent two concubine daughters in return. This point, Qiaan Xuehan naturally did not mention.

"Patriarch Shouzhe, doesn’t your Wang Family always have a large demand for rough iron ingots? Most of what your family uses comes from the Mo Family’s rich mines, which are of high quality and low price."

"Uh..." Wang Shouzhe was speechless, not expecting that the Wang Family also had some connection with the "Mo Family." Indeed, in all matters in this world, there are countless links and connections.

What Wang Shouzhe did not know was that, in the Longzuo Purple Mansion Academy, there was also a young lady from the Southern Desert Mo Family who once tried to curry favor with Wang Liyao to become her follower, only to be chased away by the "old servant" Shang Jiping.

After everyone was seated, the Wang Family, being only "Seventh-Grade," was not given much attention. Even Wang Shouzhe and the ancestors were placed at the end of the table. This made Qiaan Xuehan break out in a cold sweat, as he was about to object and "carefully" introduce the Wang Family, but was secretly stopped by Wang Shouzhe.

He did not want to have too deep a relationship with the Mo Family, who had a strong nouveau riche aura. Likewise, he did not want to expose the Wang Family’s foundation in order to save face, which might cause unexpected complications.

The sole purpose was to buy the Infinite Treasure Pill and eat it immediately for peace of mind.

Thus, at this reception banquet, Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan only tasted the Southern Desert delicacies lightly, maintaining a low profile and silence.

Meanwhile, the Mo Family surrounded Qiaan Xuehan like stars around the moon, showering him with flattery and praise.

This made Qiaan Xuehan sweat profusely, occasionally glancing fearfully at Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan. What a joke, who was Patriarch Shouzhe? He was a grand figure who dared to directly confront the famous Long Wuji.

Although he was "noble" as the Patriarch of the Qiaan Family, he ultimately could not compare to Patriarch Shouzhe. Furthermore, Ancestor Longyan was out of the question—she had saved his life once and even chased away the Saint Land Celestial Pride, Cao Youqing.

Judging from the ancestors’ private inference, Ancestor Longyan was likely a Celestial Pride with a bloodline that ranked quite high. Otherwise, Binglan Ascendant would not value her so highly.

The only thing that slightly comforted Qiaan Xuehan was that Patriarch Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan did not mind.

Just as Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan were preparing to endure a little longer before making an excuse to leave quietly, suddenly, several young gentlemen burst into the floor of the restaurant they had booked.

Those young gentlemen were all dressed well, exuding an air of foppish dandies. The leader, who seemed to be around twenty-three or twenty-four, emanated a second-layer Spirit Platform Realm aura, and he had a cold gaze, with a hint of anger and a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

As soon as they entered, they shouted, "How dare the insignificant Mo Family fight for a dining place with the Thirty-Ninth Young Master?"

The Mo Family Patriarch was just about to retort when he suddenly saw the leading young master and heard their words; his face changed drastically at once: "It’s that rogue, Wang Shihai!"

"Indeed, you can actually recognize Young Master Shihai."

His several attendants became even more arrogant: "Since you recognize our Young Master Shihai, why don’t you quickly get out?"

Wang Shihai?

Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan exchanged a glance, both showing a trace of embarrassment and speechlessness.

Southern Desert Wang Family...

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