Chapter 58: The Next Big Game of Chess

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After a while.

In Wang Shouzhe's study.

Wang Shouzhe looked at the many grandchildren in front of him with a complicated expression.

Under the light, Wang Baoguang was kneeling on the ground, covering his buttocks and moaning pitifully. His handsome little face was wrinkled like a bitter gourd, looking indescribably pitiful.

There is no doubt that this bitch has been beaten, and it was Wang Shouzhe himself who beat him.

Logically speaking, the children in the family were beaten by the previous generation. If the older generation is not around, then the older generation can still fight. Now that Wang Baoguang's seniors and seniors are no longer here, he, as the ancestor, can only reluctantly do the work for him.

"Hey, grandpa." Wang Baoguang covered his sore butt with a pitiful expression, "You've beaten me, can't you just listen to my explanation?"

"Is there any explanation?" Wang Shouzhe's eyelids twitched, "Now I'm beginning to understand why your great-grandfather fired you. Humph, please withdraw that magazine quickly and publish a few more articles to clarify. Don't rely on You have tarnished this girl’s reputation. After you’re done, go to Princess Qingyang to apologize!”

"Ah?! Grandpa, I didn't spread this matter in the first place. I just made some artistic processing based on the original rumors." Wang Baoguang's expression was bitter, and he seemed to be as aggrieved as possible. , "Even if I didn't push it, there are already rumors in this city."

"That's not okay." Wang Shouzhe said angrily, "Don't care what others do, just withdraw your magazine."

"Grandpa, we can't withdraw." Wang Baoguang was so anxious that he was sweating.

"..."

Wang Shouzhe watched him remain silent for a few seconds, then a smile suddenly appeared on his lips: "Haha, do you think my ancestor's words are no longer useful?"

"No, no, no, Grandpa, you are the god in my heart and the light in my heart." Wang Baoguang shook his head wildly in fright, quickly flattered him a few times, and then immediately put on a sacred, solemn and solemn expression, and explained , "Actually, I am playing a big game in this matter."

"A big game of chess?" Wang Shouzhe sneered, "How big is it?"

"It's very, very big." Wang Baoguang looked solemn, as if he was afraid that Wang Shouzhe wouldn't believe it, and then added, "It's very big, very big, very big!"

"Just you?" Wang Shouzhe sneered, "If your great-grandfather Wang Anrui said this, I would still believe it. That's all, I'll give you a chance to explain. If you can't explain it well, go back to the Wang family immediately and find a mine to work for a hundred dollars. After years of hard work, he will come out again."

Wang Shouzhe was not joking with him.

He has always been very strict with the children who are his direct descendants. If Wang Baoguang really dares to act recklessly, Wang Shouzhe will definitely send him to the mine, and no one can plead for mercy.

Wang Baoguang was so frightened that he hurriedly got up and went to the desk. He took out an envelope containing a large stack of photos from the storage ring and handed it to Wang Shouzhe.

He explained seriously: "Grandpa, didn't you arrange a task for me some time ago? I asked Lao Cai to help me, and we did find out a lot of specious gossip."

"Look at this photo..." Wang Baoguang said, "This pretty lady's name is [Qiu Kui], and she is said to be the personal maid of the 'Holy Concubine Xiangyao'. Look at this secret meeting with her The man... looks familiar, right? Haha, he is Pei Changan, the closest confidant under Prince Wen Yu."

"Then what?" Wang Shouzhe said coldly.

"It is rumored that Holy Concubine Xiangyao is from Xiruo Shenzhou. She looks quite exotic and has a dark fragrance. She is extremely favored by Holy Emperor Tianrui." Wang Baoguang said, "But the problem is, Holy Concubine Xiangyao The concubine has a cold temperament and has always had bad relations with several princes. Especially her relationship with Prince Wen Yu is notoriously bad."

"I wonder if this is an illusion? In fact, Holy Concubine Xiangyao and Prince Wenyu have a very good relationship... Maybe the two of them have had an affair secretly for a long time... Are they related? Harmony is just a cover-up."

"..."

Wang Shouzhe took a deep breath, but still couldn't hold back the veins that popped out, and slapped him hard on the forehead: "You piece of shit, you really started with a picture, and the plot was all made up. Prince Wen Yu secretly bribed him The maid next to Holy Concubine Xiangyao? To protect Holy Concubine Xiangyao!"

"Of course what you said makes sense, but this is only one possibility." Wang Baoguang's face exuded a sacred light, "No matter what the truth is, I will definitely dig it out. Also, grandfather, you Do you believe in intuition? My professionalism and intuition over the years tell me that there is definitely a big problem with these two people."

"Even if there is a problem, does it have anything to do with you throwing dirty water on me and Qingyang?" Wang Shouzhe said angrily.

"It is related, of course it is related." Wang Baoguang said seriously, "I haven't found out where the rumors about you and Princess Qingyang first came from, but it probably has nothing to do with Prince Wen Yu~ If I add fuel to the flames and make the matter bigger, many fingers will be pointed at the apparent vested interest—Prince Wen Yu."

"In order to clarify his innocence, Prince Wenyu will definitely find ways to verify the source of the rumors. At this time, I can secretly add fuel to the flames and point the finger at the eldest prince [Prince Zhuochen] and the third prince [Prince Hongzhou] from time to time. No matter who they are. We did it, we should have secretly induced it, we should have poured dirty water on it, in short, we have muddied the water in the entire Holy City. In the end, we want to let this matter remain unresolved without a clear result."

"As a result, the three princes will inevitably be suspicious of each other. At this time, I will use the authority of the [magazine] to gradually reveal all kinds of privacy between the three princes... to let them restrain each other. , biting each other.”

"With the abilities of the eldest prince and the third prince, they probably won't be able to defeat Prince Wen Yu, and they might be notorious. However, with Wang Baoguang here, the outcome will be different. Holy Concubine Xiangyao is The fatal wound from Prince Wen Yu’s last blow!”

Wang Baoguang said with great excitement: "The final result is that the three princes 'died together' and their reputations were completely ruined. At this time, we will come out to refute the rumors and declare that the affair between Princess Qingyang and you was the three princes' attempt to suppress Qingyang." I will clear the name of you and the princess by spreading the rumors."

"But before that, I personally suggest that Grandpa Ancestor take advantage of the situation and take over Princess Qingyang secretly! At that time, the leaders of Tianrui Holy Dynasty will listen to you. From now on, our Wang family will be in Tianrui Holy Dynasty. Doesn’t it mean that the wind will bring the wind and the rain will bring the rain?”

Wang Shouzhe's eyelids were twitching wildly, and the more he listened to his expression, the more words he could not explain: "You bitch, you really played a big game of chess~ Are you going to trap your ancestor to death?"

"Grandpa, you are sacrificing yourself for the Wang family." Wang Baoguang laughed a few times, "I believe Grandma will understand you."

"I won't accept her." Wang Shouzhe sneered, squinting at him and said, "If you want to accept her, you can accept her. You're not getting married anyway, so you can just marry her into the Immortal King's Palace in the East China Sea."

What? ! !

Wang Baoguang's heart skipped a beat, and his legs went weak. He knelt down with a "pop!" and began to cry pitifully: "Grandpa, please let me go! How can I snatch a woman from Grandpa? Besides, Do you always think that with my ability, Princess Qingyang can take a fancy to me? It’s a damn thing if she can take a fancy to me."

"Okay~ don't pretend to cry with me here, it's not like acting at all." Wang Shouzhe glanced at him speechlessly and waved his hand to let him get up.

Seeing that Wang Shouzhe's attitude softened, Wang Baoguang breathed a sigh of relief, quickly climbed up, leaned over and squeezed Wang Shouzhe's shoulders flatteringly.

Wang Shouzhe didn't stop him and let him come over.

Taking a sip of tea and calming down his emotions, Wang Shouzhe analyzed Wang Baoguang's plan while enjoying Wang Baoguang's service: "Your previous layouts are quite thoughtful and feasible. However, yours The plan is still a bit rough and has many loopholes. You need to think about it carefully, improve it, fill up the loopholes, and prepare a few backup plans to avoid unexpected situations and you don’t know how to deal with them. After you go back, sort out your thoughts and write a detailed plan. Give me your planning plan."

"As for the part of acquiring Princess Qingyang, you should get rid of those dirty thoughts as soon as possible. We, the Wang family, rely on our own ability to settle down and survive. We don't need to seduce a woman to get to the top."

"Yes, yes, Grandpa, you are right." Wang Baoguang hurriedly admitted his mistake and said with an awkward smile, "However, we must join forces with Princess Qingyang. We must let her remember our kindness."

"Besides, you should pay attention to hiding yourself." Wang Shouzhe said seriously.

He warned, "Since you want to stir up troubled waters, you have to stay in the dark. Once you are caught out, you will lose everything." "Grandpa, don't worry." Wang Baoguang patted his chest and said, "Over the years, I I have battled wits and courage with Baosheng countless times, and I have absolutely rich experience in this area. Do you know why Baosheng had to give me the magazine batch number in the end? Jiejie, that’s because he didn’t give it to me. My underground magazine can still be thorough. Spread it out, and he still can't grasp my handle and evidence."

"Instead of having an underground magazine that is completely out of his control, it is better to give me a serious batch number. At least he can keep an eye on the contents of my magazine and make me restrain myself. That kid Baosheng has a big picture."

Wang Shouzhe glared at him.

Don't tell me, this piece of shit is really something. To make Wang Baoshengdu have to compromise, this is not something ordinary people can do.

Although he has been in the Holy Realm these years, he has always been paying attention to what Baosheng is doing, and he is naturally very clear about his abilities.

"Okay, get out of here." Wang Shouzhe waved his hand impatiently.

"Yes, yes, I'm leaving now."

Wang Baoguang rolled halfway, then rolled back, and looked at Wang Shouzhe eagerly: "Grandpa, please don't be too busy clarifying things recently. Be ambiguous first and give me some time to make arrangements."

Wang Shouzhe's cheeks twitched: "Go away, I know."

"Thank you, Grandpa."

Wang Baoguang rolled out happily. ....."

Wang Shouzhe looked at his happy back, and couldn't help but feel a deep helplessness in his heart.

You are not afraid of being a naughty child, but you are afraid of a naughty child and you are capable at the same time. It is really not easy to discipline him~

That's all~ that's all~ at least this time he was doing something serious. Although the process made people a little speechless, at least the result was indeed what he was happy to see.

Just let him go and try it~

Sighing in his heart, Wang Shouzhe quickly regained his composure, put Wang Baoguang's matter behind him for the time being, and ordered someone to call Jiang Jianmu over, asking him to go outside and help him acquire a villa.

At first, Jiang Jianmu thought that he had offended Wang Shouzhe in some way, which made him no longer want to stay in the Jiang family. He was so frightened that he lost his mind.

Fortunately, Jiang Muxian came out in time to smooth things over and told him that the young master bought a separate courtyard just to house the immortal cave.

Jiang Jianmu then ran to handle the matter tremblingly.

As a veteran of the Immortal Clan, the Jiang family still had a wide network of contacts. Within two days, Jiang Jianmu brought several materials and picture albums from other courtyards for Shouzhe to choose from.

From several villas for sale, Wang Shouzhe selected a villa located in the east of the Holy City.

The price of this villa is the most expensive among the several villas, with a price tag of twenty-three fairy stones.

However, after some operation and bargaining by Jiang Jianmu, he finally bought it for the price of twenty-one fairy stones, and quickly completed the transfer and other procedures.

This villa was to be used to house Guiyuan Xiaodongtian. Although he had already seen the picture album, he still needed to conduct an on-site investigation as to where Xiaodongtian would be placed. He also had to go over the specific situation of the villa. .

Considering that Xiaodongtian would arrive in a few days, Wang Shouzhe didn't waste any time and immediately had the eleventh-order spirit bird chariot prepared, and it only took more than two hours to arrive at the other courtyard.

This place is said to be a villa, but actually it is more appropriate to describe it as a villa.

Viewed from the sky, this courtyard is adjacent to a mountain range and covers a very large area, about the size of the entire Changning Guard.

In the middle, there is a "small lake" about a hundred miles in diameter. There are several spiritual veins in the lake. At the center is a sixth-grade water spiritual vein. A small island was built on the water spiritual vein, and houses were built on the island. Water pavilion.

There are various farms built on the land around the lake. Most of the spiritual fields are between the third and fifth grades. There are about 100,000 acres of spiritual fields of various grades in total. The lineup of spiritual fields is quite luxurious.

In addition, the entire courtyard was shrouded in a large spirit gathering array. Under the influence of the Spirit Gathering Array, the other courtyard's aura is rich, the vegetation is luxuriant, and the environment is quite good. However, the strength of the object-suppressing spiritual plant as the core of the array is slightly inferior. It is just a tenth-level ordinary Yuanshui Spirit Vine.

"Sir, this villa originally belonged to the Tianrui Chen family. That was

A super first-class family with six Lingxu ancestors. The Tianrui Chen family has developed well in recent years, and the family is also prosperous. In addition, there is a descendant in the family with good qualifications and potential, so the family wants to sell part of the family property to exchange for an immortal scripture, and try to rush into it. A rush to the immortal clan. "Jiang Jianmu introduced, "It was precisely because they were in urgent need of money and we were so quick to give them money that we were able to close the deal at the price of twenty-one fairy stones. It was a small mistake. "

Large-scale fixed assets like this are expensive, and unlike fairy scriptures and fairy weapons that can immediately show their effects and power as soon as they are acquired, they need to be managed slowly. The return of capital is very slow, and the price is often controversial. , the turnover rate is usually relatively slow.

Often after a villa is put up for sale, it may not be sold for decades or even hundreds of years. Therefore, if you want to turn around quickly, you must lower the price.

Moreover, there are not many customers who are willing to take out twenty or thirty Fairy Spirit Stones to purchase large fixed assets.

"In addition, the Tianrui Chen family is now prosperous and has the hope of attacking the Immortal Clan. It seems that the family has good luck. We can be considered happy by buying their villa."

What Jiang Jianmu said is true.

When some run-down families sell fixed assets, they are always criticized by buyers in all kinds of ways, such as price reduction and friction. This is partly the reason.

Most of the aristocratic families with a long history attach great importance to "luck". If a run-down family has poor luck, buyers will naturally worry about bad luck.

Of course, in addition to this, the quality of fixed assets itself is also an important reason.

The decline of a family often does not happen overnight, but is a long process. In the process, the family's maintenance of fixed property in the family will become increasingly difficult, just like the main house that has been in disrepair. By the time it is actually put up for sale, the interior may have been riddled with holes. .

Fixed assets like this have to be renovated and maintained after they are bought back, which often requires a lot of investment of time, energy, and capital.

Properties like Tianrui Chen's that are sold due to lack of money for promotion are often still making normal profits before being sold, and are better maintained. After buying them back, they don't even need to make any adjustments to make normal profits directly. Naturally more popular.

"Not bad." Wang Shouzhe nodded with satisfaction after looking around, "Master Jianmu is interested."

As he spoke, he slipped a fairy spirit stone into Jiang Jianmu's hand.

Jiang Jianmu was so excited that he blushed and said, "Young master, I can't do it, I absolutely can't do it! It's only natural for me to do things for you, how can I accept such a generous gift?"

He felt that he was just running an errand and had not done anything, so naturally he did not dare to accept it.

"Take it as long as you are told." Wang Shouzhe waved his hand impatiently, "I don't have the habit of asking people to do things without paying them."

"Then... Jianmu will thank you, Master."

Jiang Jianmu hesitated for a moment, but finally did not continue to refuse, but thanked him repeatedly.

Although the family has breathed a sigh of relief now, Jiang Yunxuan and Jiang Muxian will need a lot of resources if they want to attack the true immortals. In addition, the younger members of the family have delayed their cultivation due to lack of resources. Now they have to work hard to catch up. Overall, they are still very short of money. of.

Having one more fairy spirit stone, after taking it apart, can also give the children of the family one more cultivation resource.

After a pause, Jiang Jianmu said again: "Sir, there are many farms in the other courtyard. Do you think the tenant farmers in the farm will be dismissed, or will they stay temporarily?

"Let's stay for now." Wang Shouzhe pondered for a moment, "Send some clever Jiang clan members to manage the farm. Planting and harvesting should be done according to usual practices. Don't let the spiritual fields go to waste. .”

"Yes, young master." Jiang Jianmu immediately accepted the order.

He also calculated in his mind that the young master should not be willing to take care of these trivial matters, so he would need to put more effort into at least screening and cleaning up all the tenants, and clearing out those tenants who stole women, cheated, and were dishonest, and left Those who are practical and reliable, and recruit some additional tenant farmers.

In this world, if there is a spiritual field, there is no need to worry about not being able to recruit tenant farmers to serve it.

While he was talking, the flying chariot had already flown in a circle over the annex, inspecting the entire annex.

Wang Shou

Zhe already knew what was going on, so he let the flying chariot land in the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

The materials used in this waterside pavilion in the middle of the lake are obviously better than those in the surrounding farms, and the construction is also very quiet and elegant. Even the surrounding vegetation seems to have been carefully taken care of. It is obvious that this place should have been specially built. For temporary accommodation for visiting hosts or distinguished guests

This place has been tidied up and maintained well. It seems that the Tianrui Chen family has just moved out not long ago.

As soon as he saw this water pavilion full of aura and hazy, Wang Shouzhe missed his wife Liu Ruolan a little, and missed everything that happened on the water pavilion in the center of Zhuwei Lake.

After being stunned for a moment, he came back to his senses and said to Jiang Jianmu, "I'll stay here for a few days."

"Sir, this place hasn't been tidied up yet. Why don't you start living in the cave?" Jiang Muxian said hurriedly, "Give me a few days to tidy up and decorate the pavilion in the middle of the lake."

"Okay, Mu Xian, just keep busy while I walk around first." Wang Shouzhe nodded and let her go about her business, while he took a casual walk in the waterside pavilion alone.

Unknowingly, he walked to the railing. As soon as his mind moved in the spiritual lake, he "saw" that the lake was full of spiritual energy, with countless aquatic spiritual fish, spiritual clams, etc.

The most eye-catching thing among them is a giant aquatic vine lurking in the water.

Most of its thick vines are entangled and dormant in the lake like pythons. Only a part of the spiritual leaves are suspended on the water, swallowing the essence of spiritual energy.

As if aware of Wang Shouzhe's "attention", a branch of the giant vine suddenly detached from the main vine and jumped out of the water with the sound of "swishing". In an instant, it transformed into a figure wearing an aqua jacket and skirt. woman.

This woman looks to be about thirty years old. She is slender and has a soft temperament. Her long, slightly bluish-green hair is braided into a regular braid that hangs down by her ears. The braid is also mixed with a few small pieces. The green spiritual leaves look a bit rustic.

As soon as she appeared, she immediately bowed respectfully to Wang Shouzhe: "My servant Chen Qian Teng pays my respects to the young master. This servant is the spiritual plant of the other courtyard, the tenth-level Yuanshui Spirit Vine."

She understood that this young, handsome, and profound young man was probably her new master.

As the center of the Spirit Gathering Array, she is responsible for suppressing the spiritual veins and channeling the spiritual energy. She cannot leave the core of the center for a long time. This time when the other courtyard was sold, she, as the leader of the formation, naturally packaged it up and sold it to Wang Shouzhe.

Otherwise, how could the price of this mere villa be as high as more than 20 fairy stones?

"The core of the tenth-level spiritual plant is a bit weak." Wang Shouzhe frowned slightly.

Her cultivation level is only tenth level, which is theoretically equivalent to the late stage of the magical power realm, which is equivalent to his realm. But if there was a fight, Wang Shouzhe, who was of the blood of the Holy Son, could easily crush her to death.

When Chen Qianteng heard Wang Shouzhe's words, his heart suddenly felt bitter and a little aggrieved.

This is Chen's villa, not the main residence.

There is only an eleventh level peak spiritual plant in Tianrui Chen's main residence. As the leader of the other courtyard, her number of spiritual veins under her feet and the rationing of other resources are not as good as those of the main residence. Isn't it normal to be on the tenth level?

Besides, she has reached the peak of the tenth level after all. What is wrong with the formation guarding the other courtyard?

However, facing the new owner and not knowing what his temperament was like, she did not dare to complain casually, so she could only lower her head and remain silent. If the new owner is dissatisfied with her and sells her, she will no longer be able to enjoy the benefits of the core of the large spirit gathering array here.

She also relied on being the core of the Spirit Gathering Formation to gradually grow to where she is now. If she was given another thousand years, she might be able to break through to the eleventh level through hard work, which was already pretty good among spiritual plants.

Just when she was feeling uneasy, a small bottle suddenly flew in front of her.

Along with this, there was also the words of the new protagonist Zi: "This is a small bottle of Chaos Essence, take it. I hope you can break through the shackles of Ling Zhi's bloodline quickly and quickly advance to the eleventh level, barely with a few." It looks like the eyes are planted in the formation."

What? Essence of Chaos?

Chen Qianteng's mind was stuck for a while before he finally came to his senses. For a moment, her whole vine seemed to be hit by huge happiness, and she was so dizzy that she could hardly speak.

She had lived for nearly ten thousand years, and this was the first time she saw the essence of chaos. Such a good thing was given to her so casually? Seeing her confused look, Wang Shouzhe couldn't help but laugh.

This vine can grow so big, so it must be quite old. Why does it look so stupid?

When Wang Shouzhe thought this, he forgot that when most families raised Lingzhi, they never asked how smart the Lingzhi was or how much they knew. Instead, they only needed to be strong enough. After all, most aristocratic families raise spiritual plants for house maintenance. There is a high probability that the spiritual plants will never leave the house in their lifetime. Therefore, most spiritual plants have not moved much in their lives, nor have they experienced many things, and their temperaments are naturally relatively good. Rustic.

Like Wang's Lingzhi, it is unusual for someone to start studying at a young age.

As for the small bottle of Chaos Essence given by Wang Shouzhe, it was naturally the extra after he set aside a reserve share for the little ones at home.

After laughing, Wang Shouzhe didn't pay much attention to her reaction. He just waved his hand and said, "Okay, go practice. Also, from today on, you will change your name to [Wang Qian Teng]."

"Yes, Young Master. Thank you very much, Young Master. Your servant Wang Qian Teng will retire now. Please retire."

Only then did Wang Qian Teng react. He held the small bottle of Chaos Essence tightly as if he had found a treasure, and then plunged it back into the water. He couldn't wait to absorb the Chaos Essence and start practicing. Wang Shouzhe continued to wander around the courtyard. However, the leisurely days had only lasted two days.

this day.

A luxurious flying chariot descended from the sky and headed towards the other courtyard.

This flying chariot was actually pulled by two twelfth-level Yuanshui Qinglong, and the car behind it was even more luxurious and full of majesty.

The flying chariot has not yet landed.

A majestic and angry voice came from the flying chariot: "Wang Shouzhe, you brat, you insulted the apple of my eye, why don't you get out of here?!"

This king? Insulting the apple of your eye?

Wang Shouzhe touched his chin, and he understood instantly as his mind changed, and then he looked helpless. Well, it seems that the Immortal King of East China Sea himself came to look for trouble.

It came quite quickly~

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