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Unless Chen Fangjie is not in Donggang, if he doesn’t come to greet them, it would be a complete disrespect to Wang’s Clan.

With such a deep kinship between the two sides, such a rude thing would never happen.

As expected, after Wang Dinghai responded with flag language, the other party’s ship quickly approached. Standing at the bow of the ship was a young man dressed in armor, handsome and valiant.

With Wang Shouzhe’s eyesight, he recognized the young man from afar, it was Donggang Chen’s Clan’s young clan leader, Chen Fangjie. Last year, after he had arranged a marriage with Wang Shouzhe’s cousin sister Wang Luoyi, he came to visit Wang’s Clan.

When Wang Dingyue passed away, he also came to offer condolences on behalf of Chen’s Clan. However, because the two sides had not yet formally married, according to the etiquette, he could not wear mourning clothes and pay his respects to the deceased.

Chen Fangjie obviously also saw Wang Shouzhe, and a smile appeared on his face. With a single kick on the ship’s side, he flew over like an arrow, flipping in the air before landing steadily on the deck.

Smiling, he complained to Wang Shouzhe with a cupped fist, “Shouzhe, if you were going to come to Chen’s Clan, you should have notified us earlier, so I could have sent a ship to pick you up directly.”

“I have seen Brother Chen.” Wang Shouzhe returned the greeting with a cupped fist, “The trip was decided too hastily, please forgive me, Brother Chen.”

Yes, this Chen Fangjie is his future brother-in-law. However, until the day they formally marry, he cannot call him by his name casually.

As they spoke, Wang Shouzhe secretly looked him over. Compared to last year, Chen Fangjie had become even more valiant after another year. Even with Wang Shouzhe’s strength, he couldn’t see his cultivation level clearly.

It was very obvious that Chen Fangjie had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining at a young age, and it was not the kind of just entering the seventh level. This was already considered a very outstanding young talent, and on the surface, he was not inferior to Wang Shouzhe.

However, Wang Shouzhe was very confident in his heart. Chen Fangjie’s overall level was at most equivalent to the Wang Shouzhe before he crossed over. As for the current Wang Shouzhe, he had enough confidence to surpass Chen Fangjie by a large margin at his age.

At the same time, Chen Fangjie was also secretly looking at Wang Shouzhe, and he was also surprised in his heart. When he saw Wang Shouzhe before, he thought he had good talent and worked hard in cultivation, but his overall aura and temperament still needed polishing.

But he didn’t expect that in just a short time, he had transformed in both aura and temperament. What surprised him even more was that Wang Shouzhe’s aura faintly gave him a sense of pressure, which meant he was not far from breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining.

An eighteen-year-old seventh level Qi Refining cultivator!In the entire Changningwei area, it was rare to be ranked at the forefront. Back then, he was already nineteen years old when he reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. This future brother-in-law was not simple.

At the thought of this, Chen Fangjie’s affection for him became even stronger: “Shouzhe, why do we need to be so distant from each other? After meeting my father later, let me take you to have some fun in Chengang, consider it as relaxing.”

“Chen brother, I wouldn’t refuse under normal circumstances.” Wang Shouzhe smiled and said, “After paying respects to Uncle Bo this time, I have to go to Baidao Wei.”

Although he was also a clan leader, Chen Dewei, the clan leader of Chen’s Clan, was the future father-in-law of his sister, an elder. It was reasonable to pay respects to him on the way.

“Baidao Wei.” Chen Fangjie’s expression was slightly heavy, “You mentioned it in the letter you sent earlier, but Shouzhe, I have to remind you that Baidao Wei is a remote island city, and the influence of Longzuo Commandery there is weak. There are all kinds of people there, not as orderly as our Changningwei.”

“Chen brother, I understand.” Wang Shouzhe responded solemnly, “But I need Chen’s Clan to arrange the route for this trip.”

Going along the An River and further forward, it was the East China Sea.

The ship borrowed by Sixth Uncle Wang Dinghai had no major problems sailing on the An River. However, if they wanted to enter the sea, it was a different story. A seafaring vessel not only needed to be large and stable, but also had to have excellent resistance to storms and experienced sailors.

In short, the mysterious and unpredictable sea was not easy to navigate, especially in this fantasy world.

“It’s not too much trouble.” Chen Fangjie hesitated slightly, “You probably know that our Chen’s Clan’s merchant ships sail to Baidao Wei once a month, but they mostly transport various goods. Apart from the shipyard, there are only a dozen guest rooms for guests to use, but the overall conditions are relatively simple. If you really want to go, I can squeeze some space. We can depart this afternoon and arrive at Baidao Wei the day after tomorrow, but our ship can only dock in Baidao Wei for five days.”

A sea-going vessel was a very large investment, and the cost of a single voyage was also very high. The route, tides, and weather all had to be calculated and estimated.

Of course, Wang Shouzhe would not be rude enough to ask Chen’s Clan to arrange a separate ship for him, and immediately expressed his complete acceptance, requesting Chen Fangjie to arrange three guest rooms.

Since the itinerary was clear, Chen Fangjie would naturally not be troublesome and agreed to it.Later on, guided by the ferry, Sixth Uncle Wang Dinghai’s boat docked, while Ancestor Long Yan and others stayed on the boat for the time being. Wang Shouzhe went to visit Chen Desheng, the current Clan Leader of Chen’s Clan, with Chen Fangjie according to the etiquette.

Chen Desheng naturally received Wang Shouzhe with corresponding etiquette and expressed gratitude to Wang’s Clan for the early warning about the honeybee disaster. As for Chen’s Clan, their main business was not in agriculture. The clan only had two small farms with a total of three to four thousand mu of land. With the early warning, the overall loss would not be too great.

Chen Fangjie quickly arranged the sea voyage for Wang Shouzhe and introduced several Chen’s Clan members to him, instructing him to take good care of Wang Shouzhe and his team.

As Wang Shouzhe refused his offer to send him off on the boat, he gave Wang Shouzhe a booklet before leaving, which recorded various forces and intelligence of the Hundred Islands Guard.

Soon after, at the deep-water port of Donggang, Wang Shouzhe and his team boarded the low-key ship named “Junyao,” which was named after Chen’s Clan’s “Junyao Ancestor” and could deter some small thoughts.

After boarding the ship, they were led by a polite Chen’s Clan member named Chen Fanghua to the guest rooms.

Chen Fanghua was Chen Fangjie’s clan brother and was only twenty-five years old but had reached the fifth level of Qi Refining Realm. He was one of the elites among the younger generation of Chen’s Clan.

The three guest rooms were connected, and one of them was specially reserved for distinguished guests.

It was apparent that Chen Fangjie valued Wang Shouzhe very much and spared no effort in handling things, as they could make room for a distinguished guest.

“Thank you, Brother Chen.” Wang Shouzhe clasped his hands to Chen Fanghua, the guide, and said, “Please take care of us on the way.”

“You’re welcome, you’re welcome.” Chen Fanghua hurriedly returned the gesture. “Your Young Clan Leader’s distinguished guests are our Chen’s Clan’s distinguished guests. Please make yourselves at home, and if you need anything, call me anytime.”

After saying that, he bid farewell and left. The busiest time was coming as the ship was about to depart.

To avoid making it known to everyone, Wang Shouzhe asked Chen Fangjie to keep his identity secret, so the Chen’s Clan members on the ship only thought he was the Young Clan Leader’s distinguished guest.

When there was no one around, Wang Shouzhe clasped his hands to Ancestor Long Yan and said, “I’m sorry to have you board a cargo ship, Ancestor.” If he had to charter a ship, not to mention how much money it would cost, the matter would not be so simple and straightforward.

“It’s okay. You arranged it very well, Shouzhe.” Ancestor Long Yan said calmly without joy or sorrow, “The safest way for the Hundred Islands Guard to go quickly is to be quiet and fast.””Fourth Aunt, please take care of the ancestor’s rest,” Wang Shouzhe said to Xu Zhirou. “This journey will take more than twenty hours, so don’t let the ancestor get tired.”

“Don’t worry, Shouzhe. I will take good care of the ancestor,” Xu Zhirou solemnly replied, then helped Ancestor Long Yan into the main room.

The main room was divided into two sections, inside and outside, for guests and accompanying personnel to rest separately.

Just as Wang Lici was about to follow them in, Wang Shouzhe stopped her and said, “Big Girl, come with me. I have something to tell you.”

“Yes, Fourth Uncle.”

Wang Lici’s heart trembled. Had she done something wrong again? She followed him into the adjacent room with a funereal expression.

Wang Shouzhe looked at her expression and snapped her forehead, “What’s with that expression? I’m your Fourth Uncle, not a man-eating demon.”

Wang Lici quickly changed her expression and squeezed out a nervous and pleasing dry laugh.

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