Chapter 761: Chapter 3 My Wife is Celestial Pride_2
"To be honest with Master Long, I have come because of the Changning Wang Family. My follower, Cao Youqing, fell because of the Wang Family. I am here to invite Master Long to join forces against the Wang Family," said Young Master Ce, raising his eyes to Long Wuji. "Currently, the Wang Family is vigorously developing aquaculture in the Qingluo Guard and frequently engaging in maritime trade, which Master Long has surely noticed. As long as Master Long is willing to take action, the profits from this area will entirely be yours, and I will not interfere in any way."
"Young Master Ce’s proposal is quite tempting," Long Wuji smiled, "However, has Young Master Ce forgotten that I have a fifty-year agreement with the Wang Family?"
If not for this, how could he have allowed the Wang Family to grow step by step to its current state?
"It’s just a verbal agreement," Gongyang Ce dismissed it carelessly. "As long as we achieve our goals, what’s the harm in using some means? Besides, verbal agreements have plenty of loopholes. Reneging on an agreement and taking action against the Wang Family in advance is no difficult task."
He considered this a trivial matter.
Among the noble families and various forces, agreements are made and then broken all the time. One could even say he wouldn’t mind, nor would the Wang Family have ever expected Long Wuji to completely adhere to the agreement.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Long Wuji’s smile vanished, and a trace of coldness flashed in his slightly narrowed eyes: "You want me to break the agreement? Hmph~ Gongyang Ce, although I respect you as the Great Celestial Pride and am willing to give you some face, it is not your place to instruct me on what I should do."
Gongyang Ce might be the Great Celestial Pride, backed by the Saint Land with a strong background, but he himself was of imperial blood and naturally had his pride. He could be polite and give Gongyang Ce some face, but it was impossible for Gongyang Ce to command him in action.
He snorted coldly: "I, Long Wuji, may not be a good person, but I cannot commit acts of betrayal."
"Stubborn fool."
Upon hearing this, Gongyang Ce’s expression also darkened.
He had long heard of Long Wuji’s repute as the "Imperial Uncle" and knew of his eccentric temper, but he hadn’t expected him to be such a stickler for principles.
The two exchanged harsh looks, and the atmosphere suddenly stalemated.
Ji Chen, standing nearby, was sweating profusely.
My heavens~ Wouldn’t the boss and Young Master Ce start fighting?
Both of them were strong men in the Purple Mansion Realm. If they started fighting, this dock would not be salvageable.
After an unknown amount of time, Gongyang Ce suddenly snorted coldly: "Since Master Long insists, then let’s wait another two years. By that time, Master Long will surely have no reason to refuse."
"Naturally." Long Wuji raised his head proudly, "By that time, even without Young Master Ce’s urging, I will take action against the Changning Wang Family."
"Good. I hope Master Long does not regret today’s decision." After saying so, Gongyang Ce, not bothered to waste more words with Long Wuji, put down the teacup and left.
Waiting another two years was just waiting another two years.
Anyway, it had already been delayed for more than thirty years, so two more years did not matter. During these two years, he might as well make some other preparations.
In a blink of an eye, he had already arrived outside the dock.
With a wave of his wide sleeves, a platinum-colored glow completely enveloped his figure.
The next moment, the glow surged into the sky, in an instant like a long rainbow shooting into the sky, then whistled out like a sharp sword, carrying overwhelming momentum as it disappeared into the distant horizon.
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Longzuo Changning Guard.
To the northwest of Changning City, there is a medium-sized volcanic crater.
Due to its existence, a vast area of land is riddled with rocks, severely lithified, making large-scale reclamation difficult for the land as a whole.
As a result, this vast land has long been a large grassland.
Nevertheless, fortune and disaster go hand in hand. The volcanic ash accumulated from ancient times has long merged with the earth, enriching the soil with nutrients, resulting in exceptionally lush and tender pasture growth.
The meat of cattle, sheep, and pigs raised on this pasture is of superior quality and sells well in the Six Southern Guards region.
Initially, it was the Huangfu Family occupying this large ranch, referred to as the Huangfu Ranch. Nowadays, the ranch has long fallen into the hands of the Wang Family, becoming Wang’s Large Ranch.
Though Wang’s Large Ranch does not rank highly among the Wang Family’s industries purely in terms of annual revenue, it is one of the foundational industries of the Wang Family.
The ordinary yak meat, pork, and mutton produced each year, other than being supplied exclusively to the towns of Ping’an and Xin’an, are mostly consumed within the Changning Guard and nearby areas.
Wheat and rice, though vital for the survival of the Human Race, supplementing the diet with meat can invigorate one’s energy and blood, beneficial for the growth and development of young people.
These days, the civilians of the entire Changning Guard, including tenant farmers, lead prosperous lives overall, and their average consumption of meat, fish, eggs, and milk far exceeds that of the Changning Guard from a century ago.
With generations of improved nutrition, the contemporary youngsters of Changning Guard, including their physical fitness, greatly surpass their ancestors, with average height and talent rate far exceeding the overall level of Longzuo County.
And the production of spiritual flesh types such as Spiritual-Horned Yak, Iron-backed Wild Boar, and Northwest Spiritual Beef Ox is also increasing yearly. However, due to the lengthy production cycle and high consumption of spiritual flesh, it remains difficult to meet the ever-growing demand for spiritual flesh in the entire Changning Guard.
