Protect Our Chief-Chapter 604 - 54: Heaven-Reaching River! Liyao’s Elegance

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Long Wuji naturally knew the prowess of the Great Celestial Pride.

In the past, he had also seen Great Celestial Prides. He originally thought that even if the Wang Family was lucky enough to foster such a figure, at most, they would be at the bottom among Great Celestial Prides. But now, it seems this may not be the case.

This Wang Family is indeed quite intriguing~

"Hahaha~ Miss Liyao is truly worthy of being a Great Celestial Pride, the successor of Celestial River Zhenren." He suddenly stood up from his chair and spoke loudly.

As he spoke, his figure disappeared from the cabin and reappeared in the sky.

Less than three feet away from Wang Liyao.

This is the power of a Purple Mansion realm expert.

Even without using other methods, just his body technique alone is enough to instantly overwhelm a Celestial Human realm expert. Moreover, his movements leave no trace, so those without Purple Mansion realm cultivation might not even understand how he achieved it.

Long Wuji seemed to have done something trivial. His expression didn’t change in the slightest, and he smiled faintly as he said the second half of his sentence: "Today, meeting Miss Liyao is truly a fortune for me."

He still wore his casual outfit of a short jacket and shorts, exuding a wild demeanor. Though his attire might not be as impressive as Gao Tian’s as the boss, his aura was bold and grand, like that of an unparalleled fierce beast ruling its territory. Every pore on his body emitted an intimidating and dangerous aura.

Even without intentionally releasing any coercion, he still made Wang Liyao feel suffocated, her breath unsteady.

She was secretly shocked inside.

Long Wuji is indeed deserving of being a Purple Mansion realm ascendant, whether in demeanor or aura, he is by no means ordinary.

However, she hadn’t spent the past year in the Academy in vain.

The abundant Primordial Water Spiritual Qi on the Nameless Shattered Island benefited her far more than Shang Jiping.

Over the year, not only did her cultivation progress rapidly, but her grasp of sword intent also became increasingly proficient. After all, the Academy was never short of junior disciples practicing the Primordial Water Sword Technique. So she often sparred with them and even sought guidance from Yuan Shui Ascendant and Celestial River Zhenren to resolve her doubts, leading to fast progress in her swordsmanship.

Because of this, she gained a deeper understanding of her father’s painstaking decision to send her to the Academy.

In just a year, she could say she was wholly transformed. Leaving aside other things, just in terms of swordsmanship, she was confident she could easily surpass who she was before.

Furthermore, as the successor of Celestial River Zhenren, she frequently interacted with Purple Mansion realm cultivators, naturally getting accustomed to it, so she wouldn’t feel overly intimidated by Long Wuji.

In just a brief moment, she steadied her mindset and gracefully bowed: "Junior Wang Liyao of the Wang Family greets Patriarch Long. Thank you for your compliments, Patriarch."

"Good, indeed charismatic and composed. With Miss Liyao’s aura, you will surely achieve great things in the future." Long Wuji stood with his hands behind his back, nodding appreciatively, "When you see Elder Tianhe, please send my regards."

Even though the Jiaolong Gang and the Wang Family are currently at odds, his demeanor remained frank and bold, losing none of its elegance.

"I will certainly convey Elder Long’s words," Wang Liyao once again cupped her hands in a polite gesture, saying with decorum, "Elder Long’s visit to our Changning Wang Family is an honor for us. My father instructed to treat you with the utmost care, ensuring the courtesy of our Wang Family. Elder Long, my father has repaired the ’Welcome Pavilion’ at the top of Broken Dragon Gorge beforehand, and has been waiting there since early morning. He hopes Elder Long can spare some time for a meeting."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the air momentarily froze.

Patriarch Long’s various Grand Commanders almost all changed their expressions at the same time: "Such insolence! The Changning Wang Family is merely a small Seventh-Grade Noble Family, how can they dare..."

However, before they could finish speaking, Long Wuji slowly raised his hand.

The Grand Commanders immediately fell silent.

The river surface returned to silence.

"Broken Dragon Gorge, an interesting name. Patriarch Shouzhe is truly a remarkable person~" Long Wuji smiled playfully, with a trace of cold gleam in his lazy smile, "Miss Liyao, your father’s confidence is commendable. Does he really think that using Celestial River Zhenren to pressure me will necessarily make me give him face?"

"My father said, our Changning Wang Family has always been loyal to the king, law-abiding, righteous up above and guiltless to the people below." Wang Liyao slightly raised her head, speaking with pride and confidence, "Elder, you ask what gives my father confidence? It is the straightforwardness and integrity of our Wang Family. The Jiaolong Gang may be powerful, far surpassing our Wang Family. But if the elder wishes to use power to bully, our Wang Family will never bow down or stoop low to survive. Even if our clansmen shed their last drop of blood, they will remain fearless and unyielding!"

"This is my father’s confidence, and also the confidence of our Wang Family lineage."

As her voice fell. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The crowd on the dock and on the ferry burst into applause.

Miss Liyao is absolutely right!

The Wang Family conducts itself differently from other noble families. They understand and respect the law; although their rules are strict, they always uphold them and never abuse their power, nor engage in deceitful tricks against civilians.

This is also why, even though Ping’an Town has strict regulations, it still attracts more and more people to settle there. It’s also the reason why so many people are eager to follow when they hear the Wang Family plans to open up the Outer Domain.

Seeing this, a slight caution flickered in Long Wuji’s deep eyes, as a trace of wariness flashed in his heart.

He truly did not expect the Wang Family to have such popular support in Changning.