Protect Our Patriarch-Chapter 66Book 5: : The Troubles of Young Master Zong Kun

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Just as True Lord Yuling was indulging in fantasies of endless top-grade spiritual stones and immortal spirit rice, the Northern Territory Wang couldn't bear it any longer. He coughed twice and sternly said, "Yun Lixuan, it's about time to stop. If this continues and spreads, it will become a family scandal."

Yun Lixuan, struggling to fend off Jiang Yiyi's attacks, shouted in frustration, "Ancestor, what's the use of telling me to stop? I'm the one getting beaten here."

The Northern Territory Wang glared at him with authority, "You little brat, isn't it right for you to get beaten for your misdeeds? Why are you feeling wronged? Yiyi, don't give this king any face, keep hitting him until you're satisfied."

With these words, Jiang Yiyi's anger subsided a bit. She snorted coldly, "Yun Lixuan, today I'll let this slide for the sake of the Ancestor. But if you repeat your old habits, I, Jiang Yiyi, will go back to my mother's house without a word."

As she spoke, Jiang Yiyi put away her Divine Spirit Artifact and Dharma Aspect.

The Jiang Clan is one of the ancient surnames, having been a noble family even before the Rise of Shenwu. They survived the fall of Shenwu and the apocalypse. Whether in the immortal dynasties or the demon dynasties, there are many with the surname Jiang.

Similar to the Jiang Clan are the Yun Clan, Ji Clan, and others.

In contrast, the Wu Clan and Wang Clan only began to emerge during the Shenwu period.

"Thank you, my lady, for your generosity." Yun Lixuan, looking quite battered, bowed and apologized. Although he was the designated heir of the Northern Territory Wang Mansion, Jiang Yiyi was not someone he could bully at will.

She was the little princess of the Liang Kingdom, backed by the Emperor of Liang and another Void Realm Ancestor. If you count Jiang Yuling, who grew up in the Immortal Palace, Jiang Yiyi had three Lingxu Realm experts supporting her.

Especially True Lord Yuling, who was not to be trifled with. If she decided to beat Yun Lixuan, even the Immortal Emperor would drag him over for another round of beating.

"Yiyi, don't take this matter too seriously," Jiang Yuling began to console her 'family child.' "After all, I am truly extraordinary and captivating. It's normal for men to admire me. Yiyi, rest assured, your Ancestor has high standards and wouldn't be interested in a mere heir of the Wang Mansion."

Jiang Yiyi almost spat out blood. If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't beat her Ancestor, she might have turned hostile on the spot.

But her Ancestor, Jiang Yuling, was always like this. To outsiders, she appeared cold and aloof, like an untouchable fairy, but that was just a facade.

Once you got to know her...

You'd find she was the complete opposite of her public persona, with a shamelessness that made your teeth itch.

"True Lord Yuling, I'm not upset about Yun Lixuan having someone he admires. I'm upset about why he can't like someone younger," Jiang Yiyi glared at her husband and said, "After all, Ancestor, you're almost two thousand years old, and Yun Lixuan hasn't even lived as long as your fraction."

"Young Master Lixuan, what's the point of secretly keeping the scarf I accidentally lost? Why not be bolder and take a bigger step?" Jiang Yuling winked at Yun Lixuan, "As long as you're willing to pay enough top-grade spiritual stones, not just a mere scarf, you could even have more intimate..."

"Cough, cough!"

The Northern Territory Wang quickly coughed twice to interrupt, "True Lord Yuling, all the mistakes are that brat Lixuan's fault. I apologize on his behalf for making you laugh." As he spoke, he took out a dazzling top-grade spiritual stone and handed it to True Lord Yuling.

"Oh, Northern Territory Wang, you're too kind. This top-grade spiritual stone, I feel unworthy of it. Rest assured, I haven't taken this minor matter to heart." Jiang Yuling said this, but she pocketed the spiritual stone faster than anyone else.

Suddenly, Jiang Yuling seemed to discover a way to make money.

She thought of producing a batch of scarves embroidered with her maiden name and "accidentally" losing them everywhere. Whoever dared to pick them up and keep them would be caught and beaten, and made to pay!

However, to avoid being reported to the Immortal Palace, she would have to collaborate with a foreign workshop unfamiliar with the Immortal Dynasty. By the way, Wang Shouzhe's family seemed to have a spirit silk workshop. She would see if she could partner with Wang Shouzhe. That guy had a good business sense and might help complete the plan.

Suddenly, Jiang Yuling realized she was a business genius, hahaha~~

"Brat, hurry up and find the scarf True Lord Yuling lost and return it to her," the Northern Territory Wang was frightened by Jiang Yuling's 'sinister' expression and quickly scolded the future heir of the Wang Mansion, 'Young Master Lixuan.'

"Ancestor, this is really a misunderstanding," Yun Lixuan was almost in tears, "I did find True Lord Yuling's scarf and intended to return it, but I forgot where I put it. It was only when I saw True Lord Yuling visiting our house that I vaguely remembered it, but when I looked for it, I couldn't find it."

"Not only that, when I turned the house upside down, I remembered some hidden private money, and a lot of it was missing too."

Yun Lixuan recounted the incident with a mournful face, feeling utterly unlucky. He discovered that the scarf he had hidden and forgotten, along with some private money he had stashed and then remembered, had disappeared. He thought the house had been burgled.

In a fit of anger, he launched a thorough investigation but couldn't find the thief.

This incident alarmed his 'wife,' Liang Yiyi, who was furious that Yun Lixuan dared to hide private money. She also believed this was no small matter; if there was a thief in the house that couldn't be found, how could they sleep peacefully?

Immediately, she went to the Northern Territory Wang for help, requesting the use of one of the Wang Mansion's town artifacts, the [Insightful Treasure Mirror]. This artifact had the ability to identify past events and could perform time reversal on a 'mirror image level.'

Time reversal sounded impressive, but it was limited to mirror image reversal, allowing playback of mirror images without interfering with the past, and had considerable limitations.

The investigation revealed chaos in the house.

The Insightful Treasure Mirror showed that Yun Lixuan not only hid private money everywhere, forgetting where he put it, but also hid True Lord Yuling's personal scarf.

The investigation was only halfway through when the couple started fighting.

Of course, it was Yun Lixuan who was getting beaten.

"Yun Lixuan, did you move it somewhere else?" Jiang Yiyi said through gritted teeth, "Even at this point, are you still planning to hide it and not return it?"

"Innocent, truly innocent, maybe I put it in the wrong place." Yun Lixuan lamented with a mournful face.

"Search, continue searching," the Northern Territory Wang's expression was also grave, "No matter what, we must find the internal thief. Otherwise, how can the Wang Mansion have peace? Insightful Elder, please continue."

"Rest assured, with my Insightful Treasure Mirror, no small thief can escape, unless the opponent is a Lingxu Realm with some mastery of the Dao of Time, or a True Immortal Realm."

An ancient bronze treasure mirror floated in the air, and the mirror surface showed the beam layer of Yun Lixuan's main residence, which was where Yun Lixuan 'hid' True Lord Yuling's scarf.

In the current bronze mirror image, the scarf could still be seen clearly.

However, as the image time flew by, one year, two years, a full five years later, suddenly, the scarf vanished into thin air.

"How is this possible?"

The Northern Territory Wang's face changed, "Insightful Elder, pause, rewind, focus on the moment it disappeared, and slow down the time flow."

The Insightful Treasure Mirror followed the command, slowing the speed to a hundred times slower than normal.

Suddenly!

In the image, the scarf still vanished abruptly into thin air.

"The disappearance was extremely fast, and I couldn't sense any spatial fluctuations," even True Lord Yuling's expression became serious, "What a formidable theft technique. I don't believe a Lingxu Realm could achieve this. Could it be that the Immortal Emperor personally intervened?"

"What reason would the Immortal Emperor have to steal, no, take this scarf?" The Northern Territory Wang shook his head, "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"What's impossible? Maybe the Immortal Emperor also admires me," True Lord Yuling said seriously, "Just too embarrassed to express it, so she stole my scarf."

"Sister Yuling, our Immortal Emperor Ancestor is a female immortal..." Yun Mengyu reminded.

"So what if she's a female immortal?" True Lord Yuling said matter-of-factly, "When feelings arise, do they distinguish between male and female? With my identity as a reincarnated True Immortal..."

"Cough, cough!" The Northern Territory Wang hurriedly interrupted her, "Anyway, it seems our Lixuan did hide it for many years and forgot about it. It seems he was wronged..."

"Northern Territory Wang, you are mistaken. Young Master Lixuan may not have the scarf in hand, but he has it in his heart. Does he have to take it out and play with it all the time for it to be evidence?" True Lord Yuling looked at the Northern Territory Wang with extreme vigilance.

"Uh... I didn't intend to ask True Lord to return the spiritual stone," the Northern Territory Wang sighed helplessly.

"Then there's no problem," True Lord Yuling changed the subject, "Although Young Master Lixuan is now mostly cleared of suspicion, this thief is quite skilled. Even I, a reincarnated True Immortal, can't see any clues. You should be careful in the Wang Mansion."

"Conduct a thorough investigation first. If we really can't find the problem, we'll have to trouble the Immortal Emperor Ancestor to take a look." The Northern Territory Wang rubbed his forehead, looking helpless.

The lost items weren't many, and even the scarf wasn't valuable.

But this was no small matter. If it couldn't be resolved, how could the Northern Territory Wang Mansion have peace?

"Yiyi, I told you, I was wronged," at this moment, Yun Lixuan suddenly came alive, crying to Jiang Yiyi, "My heart for my lady can be witnessed by heaven and earth."

"Xuan Lang, it's Yiyi's fault, Yiyi was too concerned about you and wrongly accused you," Jiang Yiyi clung to Yun Lixuan's arm, apologizing pitifully.

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as the misunderstanding is cleared up, I really have no ill intentions towards True Lord Yuling."

"I told you, Xuan Lang is so young and handsome, how could he like someone so much older?"

Heh, Jiang Yuling glanced at the 'loving couple,' with a cold smile, "Young Master Lixuan, on the day I lost the scarf, I also lost a piece of underwear. Could you think about where you might have put it after using it?"

Underwear?

A surge of anger rose in Jiang Yiyi's chest, "Yun Lixuan, you better explain this to me! You're disgusting, so shameless."

"Underwear, what underwear?"

"Not talking, huh? Fine, fine, I'll make you clear your head."

"Jiang Yiyi, don't think you can bully this young master."

Then.

The Wang Mansion was filled with rumbling sounds as the 'young' couple started fighting again.

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At the same time

Zhuhui Lake.

Shuiyue Pavilion.

Ever since they had a portable abode, Wang Shouzhe and Liu Ruolan rarely visited Shuiyue Pavilion. Gradually, Shuiyue Pavilion had become the territory of Wang Lilong and Wang Zongkun, the two beasts.

Of course, considering the Yuan Shui Old Turtle had been diligently ferrying on the lake for years, it also had a small piece of territory on the edge, even having its own exclusive sunbathing platform.

In the afternoon, with the sun shining brightly, it was the best time of the day for sunbathing.

The Yuan Shui Old Turtle lay on its sunbathing platform, basking in the sun with pleasure.

Threads of solar essence mixed in the sunlight, nourishing its dark turtle shell bit by bit, making it unknowingly harder and more resilient.

This change was subtle but continuous and unending.

This was a unique ability of turtles, considered a kind of bloodline talent, with an effect similar to a slow-acting refining technique. The advantage was that the cost was almost negligible, as long as it basked in the sun.

Under the sun's nourishment, the Yuan Shui Old Turtle felt warm all over, so comfortable that its beady eyes squinted.

Not far away, a plump fathead fish lay by the lake, its head resting on the dock, its tail hanging in the water, motionless, looking like a dead fish.

This fathead fish was naturally Wang Zongkun, who had failed the college entrance examination again.

Around Wang Zongkun were the anxious Dragon Whale trio.

Seeing that the college entrance examination had ended for some time, but Zongkun was still in this lifeless, fish-like state, Dragon Jingjing was almost worried to death.

During this time, she had tried to comfort him, fed him delicious sea fish, and tried every means, but Zongkun showed no signs of improvement. She was so worried that she could hardly eat, even though she knew it was useless, she could only continue to persuade him.

"Brother Zongkun, don't be sad. Don't humans say 'failure is the mother of success'? Even if you failed the college entrance examination this time, there's always next time. We can take it again next time. Didn't you just miss it by a little this time? You'll definitely pass next time."

"It's no use. The college entrance examination is getting harder and harder. This time I missed it by one point, next time it might be ten points. The key is, my sister actually passed!" Wang Zongkun couldn't help but feel sad when he mentioned this.

Just one point!

He missed it by one point!

He felt he answered the questions smoothly, and the score he got was the highest in all the college entrance exams he had taken, yet he still missed it by one point!

And just by one point!

If he had missed by more points, he wouldn't be so sad, but it was just one point, how could he not be dejected, not collapse?

Moreover, it would have been fine if he failed again, but his sister Wang Lixian actually passed.

Her previous scores were worse than his~

They had agreed to be study slackers for life together?

She secretly sought tutoring from their father, which was too much!

His sister was a big traitor.

The more Wang Zongkun thought about it, the sadder he became, the more he collapsed, and tears unknowingly fell from his big, dark eyes.

"Brother Zongkun, let's not be sad, okay?" Seeing him like this, Dragon Jingjing felt a pang of sadness and couldn't help but hold Wang Zongkun's face, trying to wipe his tears gently.

However, Wang Zongkun was now a big Kun. Even though he wasn't fully grown, even though he had shrunk his body, the amount of tears he shed was not ordinary.

Big teardrops fell "plop plop" on the dock, then flowed "whoosh whoosh" into the lake, and before they knew it, a waterfall rain started on the dock.

Seeing him in such a pitiful state, Dragon Jingjing's heart was almost breaking.

She suddenly turned to the two Dragon Whale maids standing behind her, her eyes shooting out fierce light, "What are you two still standing there for? Hurry up and think of a way to make my Brother Zongkun happy! Otherwise, what's the use of you?"

The two plump Divine Realm Dragon Whale girls shivered in fear.

They thought, Young Master Zongkun is sad because he failed the exam, what can they do? This is truly "the city gate catches fire, the fish in the pond suffer."

However, intimidated by the Dragon Whale King's consistent authority, the two Dragon Whale maids didn't dare to say this out loud.

One of the Dragon Whale girls cautiously suggested, "How about I catch a Tyrant Squid for Young Master Zongkun? It's a top delicacy, crispy with every bite."

Just thinking about the taste of Tyrant Squid made her mouth water.

"Do you think I haven't tried that?" Dragon Jingjing rolled her eyes, "If food worked, would we need you? Hurry up, think of something else."

"Then, how about I sing a song for Young Master Zongkun?" the other Dragon Whale maid suggested cautiously.

Dragon Jingjing was getting impatient, "Can't you two come up with something fresh? Something that showcases our Dragon Whale clan's characteristics, something that makes people forget their worries."

Dragon Whale clan's characteristics? Something that makes people forget their worries?

The two Dragon Whale girls exchanged a glance, looking at each other's plump figures, and simultaneously thought of the same thing.

For Young Master Zongkun, they were willing to go all out!

After all, it was for Young Master Zongkun, how could they worry about too much?

The two Dragon Whale maids began to undress.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you two doing?" Wang Zongkun covered his big eyes with his fins.

"We're going to make Young Master Zongkun happy, don't worry, we're very skilled, we guarantee to make you happy and forget all your worries."

"I'm still young, not yet an adult, my father doesn't allow me to get close to beauties." Wang Zongkun struggled internally, "Don't do this, I don't understand anything yet."

"Don't worry, Young Master Zongkun, leave everything to us, we'll show you a scene you've never seen before."

The two plump Dragon Whale maids, without further ado, tore off their clothes and stored them in their storage rings. Suddenly, they leaped into the air and transformed, both turning into 'mini' Dragon Whales only two or three meters long. With a loud splash, they dived into Zhuhui Lake.

Then, the two mini Dragon Whales began to perform tricks on Zhuhui Lake, spouting water and juggling balls, with graceful postures and extremely skilled techniques.

Children passing by on boats on the lake saw this and immediately clapped and cheered.

Encouraged, the two Dragon Whales spouted water with even more enthusiasm.

"Is that it?" Wang Zongkun's eyes widened, where was the promised scene never seen before?

The scene was too unbearable to watch, and Wang Zongkun turned his head away, feeling a thousand wild horses running through his mind.

The vast Zhuhui Lake shimmered with light, and the water spouted by the two mini Dragon Whales formed a mist on the lake. Under the sunlight, it turned into a brilliant rainbow.

At least they had some brains.

Dragon Jingjing gave the two Dragon Whale maids an approving glance, then gently turned Wang Zongkun's bored big fish face, signaling him to look at the lake, "Brother Zongkun, look, isn't the rainbow beautiful? Isn't it magical?"

Wang Zongkun's big eyes moved, glanced at the rainbow, then quickly looked away, "A rainbow is just an optical phenomenon caused by sunlight refracting through mist. If you pay attention while spouting water, you can master it after a few tries. A long time ago, my mother used rainbows to coax me, and I've played with them for decades, I'm tired of them."

"Sigh, having knowledge is a burden, you can't be coaxed by simple physical phenomena."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Dragon Jingjing's face changed slightly, immediately calling a halt, "Alright~ stop playing, come back."

The two mini Dragon Whales, who were happily spouting water and juggling balls, froze at her words, then reluctantly transformed back.

Your Majesty, didn't you say to showcase the Dragon Whale clan's characteristics?

In the clan, mother Dragon Whales coaxed little cubs by juggling balls and spouting water, and the little Dragon Whale cubs would excitedly join in, playing until all their worries disappeared.

Although they hadn't raised cubs, they had seen it countless times and practiced secretly many times.

Who could have thought that this wouldn't work on Young Master Zongkun?

Dragon Jingjing didn't have the mood to care about their feelings. Seeing that nothing could cheer up Wang Zongkun, she tried to solve the problem from the source, suggesting, "Since Wang Lixian passed because your father tutored her, it shows that tutoring works. Why don't you ask your father for tutoring too?"

Didn't Wang Zongkun know that tutoring worked? But he needed the time for it.

At this thought, he became even sadder, "But, but I have to go to the sea to forage, and it takes a long time to come back, there's no time for tutoring! And every time I come back, the textbooks are updated, and I have to relearn a lot of things, it's so hard for me..."

If he didn't forage, the family couldn't afford to keep him, but if he foraged, he missed out on his studies, it was a vicious cycle.

"Brother Zongkun, don't cry, don't cry," Dragon Jingjing, in a moment of urgency, had a bright idea, "Isn't it just food? I'll go catch it for you."

"I'll mobilize the entire Dragon Whale group to catch food for you, making sure you're well-fed. You just focus on studying, concentrate on studying, don't worry about anything else, that way you'll definitely pass."

Wang Zongkun looked at her in shock, "Re-really? Won't it be too hard for you, I eat a lot."

"What's so hard about it, you're a Kun, it's normal to eat a lot. Don't worry, my sister's group has many Dragon Whales." Dragon Jingjing sighed in relief, gently wiping away the tears from his eyes, "Alright, alright~ don't cry. Let's go find your father and have him tutor you."

"Okay."

Wang Zongkun finally stopped crying, nodded obediently, and even rubbed against Dragon Jingjing, "Sister Jingjing, you're so nice."

Although he still liked his Kun sister the most, the gentle Dragon Whale sister was really nice to him, even more pampering than his parents, making him feel so touched.

Ah~ should he choose the Kun sister or the Dragon Whale sister, it's so hard to decide, so hard to decide.

It really made this young master's Kun life incredibly troublesome.

Troublesome, so troublesome, really too troublesome!

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