Protect Our Chief

Chapter 1081: Chapter 72: The Wang Family Has Become Strong

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Zhuwei Lake.

Water Moon Celestial Pavilion.

Crystal-clear glass lanterns were embedded everywhere, emitting a gentle yet bright glow.

These lamps were powered by an array lighting system independently developed by the Wang Family, making them brighter than ordinary Fluorescent Stone Spirit Lamps and capable of illuminating a larger area. Over the years, following a series of technological innovations, the energy consumption of these glass fixtures has been further reduced, requiring only minimal energy to provide continuous light, solidifying them as one of the Wang Family’s specialty products.

On the specially reinforced pier, a large fish was resting its head on the dock, playfully splashing water with its tail.

The fish had a big, round head and eyes, with most of its body still half floating in the water, vaguely appearing to be seven or eight zhang long. Its wide, thick, and streamlined body resembled that of a Dragon Whale in the ocean.

This large fish was naturally Wang Zongkun.

However, he detested being compared to a Dragon Whale. Having studied Dragon Whales through a Spirit Beast Atlas, he thought they were foolish creatures with mixed bloodlines, unworthy of being compared to the noble Kun.

A juvenile Immortal Beast like Kun often grows rapidly in its early years, only slowing down upon reaching Tier Seven or Eight. Thus, even though Wang Zongkun was just over a year old, he had become much larger than before, and his strength was growing at an impressive rate.

At the moment, he was idly swaying his tail, occasionally taking a gulp of water and then spitting it out, sometimes in an "S" shape and other times in a "B" shape.

This crude fun seemed to be something he picked up somewhere.

Still in his juvenile phase, his attachment to his parents was strong. With his father and the caretaker An Ye not at home, he naturally clung to his mother.

To care for Wang Zongkun’s "young and sensitive heart" and prevent him from developing the mindset of a "stay-behind child," Liua Ruolan temporarily moved to reside at the Water Moon Celestial Pavilion.

Regarding this, Wang Zongkun was naturally touched, though he truly couldn’t understand what was so fun about mahjong.

His round eyes were filled with confusion.

At this moment, on the waterfront platform by the pier, a few women were gathered around a table playing mahjong, with the rustling sound of tile shuffling, the clattering of tiles being slapped down, and the shouts of eating, pong, kong, and winning persisting without pause.

"Bang! Three bamboos."

"Eat~ Nine circles."

"I win."

"Wait, I played the wrong tile, I’ll play a one circle."

"Mother, it’s prohibited to use Divine Thought while playing mahjong~~ and you can’t take back a tile once it’s played." Wang Liyao, who was still as beautiful as a youthful girl, pouted slightly and gave her mother an aggrieved look, "That’s cheating."

Her sweet and spoiled demeanor showed no trace of the majestic Wang Liyao, the Great Celestial Pride known for her dominion, making her seem more like a young girl. Recently, Wang Liyao’s Master, Celestial River Zhenren, was invited by the Wang Family to use Divine Techniques to extract some scattered Spirit Veins from the Outer Domain and infuse them into the Wang Family’s Main Residence, solidifying the foundation of the Spirit Gathering Array.

Her Master was very busy with work, and Wang Liyao couldn’t offer much help, so she could only stay home and play mahjong with her mother.

"I just habitually swept with Divine Thought, even your father never says anything to me." Liua Ruolan rolled her eyes at Liyao, "And I didn’t take it back casually, it was just a mistake. Have some conscience, it’s not easy for a mother to give birth to and raise you."

Liua Ruolan had a standard oval face, a perfectly shaped and slightly rounded nose, a broad forehead, and a full brow, bearing the perfect appearance of a prosperous matron.

Due to her profound cultivation, her appearance naturally remained youthful, but her demeanor grew increasingly mature, "domineering," "dignified," and "graceful."

However, dignity was for outsiders, grace was reserved for her loving husband, and the domineering aspect was naturally for her daughter and son.

Wang Liyao rolled her eyes helplessly.

Unwilling to argue with her mother, she quietly stirred her Divine Thought, carefully guarding her tiles before drawing a tile: "I’ll play a ten thousand."

"I win."

Across from her, a beautiful woman in a long, emerald green dress laid down her tiles with a smile, "Liyao, your counting is way off, you need to practice more."

This woman, with a baby face and pure demeanor reminiscent of a forest elf, bore nothing in her appearance to hint at her actual age. She was Lvwei, rumored to be Wang Zong’an’s biological mother.

Every year, she came to stay with the Wang Family for a while, unfazed by the rumors outside.

"Senior Sister Lvwei..."

Wang Liyao gazed at her plaintively.

Leaving aside talent, Senior Sister Lvwei, as a research-type talent, had excellent tile-counting skills, winning the most hands at the table.

"Don’t complain, Yaoo’Er, keep fighting. I’ve lost more than you." On the other side, a veiled woman with a frosty demeanor spoke comforting words.

The only one veiled on site was naturally Ancestor Longyan. Since that incident, she had never removed her veil.

"Whrrrr~"

The sound of tile shuffling continued. This rhythmic and paced sound made Wang Zongkun a bit drowsy.

Not far away, a plump Primordial Water Turtle occasionally stuck its head out of the water, holding a Spirit Fish it caught, showing it off to a slightly smaller, beautifully shelled female Primordial Water Spirit Turtle.