Protect Our Chief

Chapter 1038 - 63: Autumn Winds Rise! The Great Emperor Misses Wang Shouzhe

In front of the house, a tree several meters tall and teeming with vitality was using its branches to hold a teapot and tea cups. After brewing a pot of tea, it poured a cup for Wang Shouzhe.This tree was naturally one of Wang Shouzhe’s beloved daughters — Wang Lixian.

"Ya ya ya~" Wang Lixian, still young and unable to speak, easily communicated with Wang Shouzhe. Father, drink the tea. These are leaves that fell during my growth, processed into tea leaves by the Puppet King Wang Shou Race.

Life Immortal Tree Tea!

Although Wang Lixian had not yet reached the true level of an Immortal Plant, she was still an Immortal Seedling with powerful genetics. Even the leaves that fell during her growth were filled with peculiar life energy, and when brewed into tea, the effects were extraordinary.

With just one sip, Wang Shouzhe felt refreshed, his fatigue swept away, and both his body and spirit were rejuvenated.

Good tea, good tea.

However, although the tea was excellent, every time Lixian described the leaves as those shed through metabolism, it made Wang Shouzhe feel somewhat off...

Never mind, thinking too much about it is futile.

While sipping the Spirit Tea, Wang Shouzhe half-closed his eyes and began to recount the familiar tale of Zhu Bajie shouldering his wife. But this time, his audience was not the mischievous children of the Wang Family, but the Immortal Seedling Wang Lixian and a "shield."

That’s right, a shield. It was the Blank Artifact Spirit Divine Spiritual Shield obtained from the new recruit training camp. A Blank Artifact Spirit refers to when the consciousness of the Artifact Spirit is hazy, akin to a blank sheet of paper.

In terms of power, it certainly fell short compared to those with mature Artifact Spirits. However, the upside of being blank is that it can be cultivated from scratch, molding the Artifact Spirit’s personality to align with oneself, preventing it from growing awry. Of course, this process is quite long.

"Ya ya." Listening happily, Wang Lixian trembled with excitement, shedding more than a dozen leaves to contribute to the inventory of Life Immortal Tea.

"Ying ying." The Treasure Shield’s Artifact Spirit was still very weak, but it had already learned to do simple tasks, such as catching the falling leaves with its shield body and gathering them.

"Little Tank is so sweet." Wang Shouzhe gently rubbed the Spirit Shield, as if encouraging it.

"Ying ying." The Treasure Shield, affectionately called Wang Tank, responded excitedly.

Wang Shouzhe was always interested in shield-shaped treasures because they represented protection and safety. With Wang Lixian being such a powerful offensive force, Wang Shouzhe focused more on personal defense. As long as he remained intact, he could continuously supply firepower to Wang Lixian, achieving an invincible state.

One shield seemed a bit weak, but if he could obtain another Divine Spiritual Treasure Shield, he could play with the legendary dual shield style.

"Ya ya ya." Wang Lixian waved her branches too, asking for a scratch, a hug, or a lift. Though she was a tree, she was ultimately still a child, wasn’t she?

It’s just that this child’s personality was slightly fiery.

Though she was a life-element Immortal Plant, her greatest love was firepower. She would often urge her father to catalyze and upgrade her firepower seeds, never satisfied no matter how much firepower she obtained.

"Alright, alright, no lifting. A hug and a scratch will do." Wang Shouzhe said leisurely, "Lixian, my dear, you must grow up quickly. When you learn to speak, I will send you to the Clan Academy to study. I’ll tell you, the Clan Academy is so much fun, with many interesting little friends for you to grow with."

"Ya ya ya." Wang Lixian joyfully shook down a few more leaves. Then, Little Tank quickly caught them, offering them up to Wang Shouzhe like a treasure.

"Good, you’re all good kids."

...

While Wang Shouzhe was away from the mundane world, far from mischievous children, enjoying his leisurely days.

In the Imperial Palace, inside Zhuozheng Pavilion.

Emperor Longchang was reclining in a master’s chair, dozing with an air of slight exhaustion. The five little wolf cubs had already been giving him enough headache and trouble. Unexpectedly, in recent days, the five little wolf cubs had successfully rendezvoused with the three little ones of the Wang Family.

As such, the effect was far more than one plus one equaling two.

In just a few days, a series of "bad news" continuously tested the limits of Emperor Longchang.

After finally achieving a brief period of peace, the emperor didn’t want to handle state affairs and just wished for half a day of quiet rest. Unexpectedly, not even two quarters passed when a eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. The three little ones of the Wang Family and the five little ones have suddenly disappeared along with one big and small one from the Imperial Family."

"What? Even though I had appointed ’Little Jizi’ to personally watch over them, they still managed to get lost?" Emperor Longchang’s heart sank as he sensed something amiss, quickly ordering, "Find them at once, as fast as possible."

Then another quarter passed, and another eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, they have been found."

"That’s good, it hasn’t been long. Where were they found?"

"Your Majesty, in the Immortal Medicine Garden in the backhill..." The eunuch shivered in fear.

"What? Is the damage severe?"

"Currently... being assessed."

"Pff!" Emperor Longchang nearly spat blood, feeling as if he’d aged a few more years. Turning his head to Old Yao, he said mournfully, "What is Wang Shouzhe doing? It’s been so many days, why hasn’t he come to pay his respects to me?"

"Your Majesty, it’s said that he spends each day drinking tea and chatting, or browsing the seed market, collecting strange and rare seeds... In short, he’s quite idle," Old Yao whispered, "Your Majesty, do you wish to summon him?"

"Summon him? Heavens no. Who is he, and who am I? Must I beg him to come to me?" Emperor Longchang’s face grew darker, "The longer he stays away, the more I’ll resent him. The later he comes, the more he shall face my wrath."

"Wang Shouzhe, oh Wang Shouzhe, I’ll remember you."

Old Yao’s mouth twitched, and he said no more.

Meanwhile.

As Wang Shouzhe emerged from his Personal Mansion, he sneezed twice.

Suddenly!

The Jade Talisman in his arms trembled slightly.

Wang Shouzhe grasped the Jade Talisman, his brows furrowing slightly, then relaxing. He rubbed his nose and gazed up at the sky, talking to himself, the days grow colder, another harvest season is upon us.

Perhaps, it’s time for snakes and rats to stir.

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