The Royal Family of the Sea
The head of the family, Wang Bodang, stared at a copy of the Ocean Daily, unable to calm his complex emotions for a long time.
His wife, Chen Xuanhua, asked, "Master! What's making you so uneasy?"
Wang Bodang sighed and said, "I was in seclusion for a year, but I never imagined that the outside world had changed so drastically! There were originally ten tribes in the jungle. I didn't care when the martial tribe destroyed one of them! But in just one year, the martial tribe actually unified the jungle and established the martial kingdom! I am quite shocked by this! Look, just a few days ago, our sea tribe's Song family was completely wiped out!"
"What?"
Madam Chen Xuanhua looked incredulous!
Wang Bodang put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "The head of the Song family died tragically at sea a year ago. Now, the Song family village has been captured, and all 300,000 soldiers have been taken over! A storm is brewing! The world is probably going to be in turmoil again!"
Chen Xuanhua also sighed repeatedly! An unprecedented sense of oppression made the couple feel suffocated!
"Report! Your Majesty, there is someone outside requesting an audience!"
Just then, the steward Wang Mang rushed over and knelt down to report.
Wang Bodang looked at Wang Mang and saw cold sweat beading on his forehead. He quickly asked, "What's the matter? Who has come to see me?"
Wang Mang trembled as he said, "Reporting to the patriarch, three people have arrived outside! They are King Wu Santong of the Wu Kingdom, Bai Dicheng, the patriarch of the Bai family, and Lin Caogen, the archery strategist of the Wu Kingdom! They said that Lin Caogen has long admired the patriarch and wants to challenge you to an archery contest!"
"What? Wu Santong and Baidi City have both come?"
Wang Bodang was restless and paced back and forth at the door!
Chen Xuanhua said, "Master! Wu Santong and Baidi City were originally at odds, how come they've joined forces now!"
Wang Bodang pondered, "They were brothers back then, and they fought over a woman! Now that woman is dead! Perhaps they've reconciled!"
Chen Xuanhua said, "Master, no matter what, these two are the strongest experts on this continent. Let's greet them with the highest level of courtesy!"
Wang Bodang said, "What the lady says makes sense! Steward, quickly give the orders! Play music to welcome them, and instruct the kitchen to prepare a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast (the Hai people are also called Manchu, and the Jungle people are also called Han)! Serve 360 hot dishes and 720 cold dishes!"
Steward Wang Mang busied himself preparing logistical matters!
Wu Santong, Bai Dicheng, and Lin Caogen stood with their hands behind their backs at the entrance. After a while, the sound of gongs and drums rang out, and the song "Wang Family Welcomes You" began to play. Hundreds of servants played music and danced as Wang Bodang, accompanied by his wife Chen Xuanhua and his four sons Wang Xizhi, Wang Changling, Wang Wei, and Wang Zhihuan, came to greet them in person.
When Wu Santong saw Wang Bodang come out, he laughed heartily and said, "Old Wang, you're still as spirited as ever! Oh ho, your four sons are here too! How enviable! You've raised four fine sons!"
Wang Bo bowed and laughed, "Brother Wu! No, no, no! You are now the ruler of the Wu Kingdom! Congratulations! The Wu Clan has unified the ten clans of the jungle and is now the most powerful force on this continent!"
Wu Santong laughed and said, "Not at all! Let me introduce you! No need to introduce Brother Bai! This is Lin Caogen, my son-in-law, and also Brother Bai's son-in-law! It is because of him that our Wu clan was able to unify the forest. He is known as the Divine Archer Strategist!"
Lin Caogen smiled, bowed, and said, "Junior Lin Caogen greets Patriarch Wang!"
Wang Bodang was startled! He hurriedly said, "Nephew, don't be so polite! Don't be so polite!!!"
Bai Dicheng also laughed and said, "Brother Wang! We've come to you this time to ask you to instruct us in archery and swordsmanship! We've long heard of your unparalleled archery skills, your ability to hit a willow leaf from a hundred paces away, and the unfathomable depths of your Songshan swordsmanship! We hope you won't hesitate to teach us this time!"
Wang Bodang laughed and said, "You flatter me! My skills are just rudimentary; how can they compare to those of you two? Since you want to spar, I, Wang Bodang, will gladly accompany you! But, gentlemen, shall we eat first, or shall we spar first?"
Wu Santong laughed loudly, "I bet you haven't finished cooking yet! It's only four in the afternoon! Let's have a friendly spar first, you can give my son-in-law some pointers, and then we'll have dinner at six o'clock and drink a thousand jars of wine!"
Wang Bodang laughed and said, "Alright! Then let's grant the wishes of you two elder brothers! Let's go! Let's go to the training ground!"
After saying this, Wang Bodang led everyone to his martial arts training ground!
The training ground was ten kilometers long and ten kilometers wide, and the Wang family's soldiers usually drilled here.
Wu Santong said, "Old Wang! My son-in-law is most skilled in archery! Since he's known as the Divine Archery Strategist, why don't you give him some pointers on his archery skills first!"
Wang Bodang said, "Good! I wonder how far my nephew Caogen can shoot at a target now!"
Lin Caogen laughed and said, "More than 2 kilometers!"
Before Wang Bodang could speak, his four sons scoffed. Wang Wei spoke first, saying, "That's utter nonsense! My father can only barely shoot 1.8 kilometers, yet you claim you can shoot over 2 kilometers! Aren't you just bragging?"
Wang Bodang angrily retorted, "Shut up! Don't spout nonsense! There are so many capable people in the world, how could you frogs in a well possibly understand! You and your brothers are all frogs in a well, ignorant of your own mortality!"
Bai Dicheng laughed and said, "Brother, don't be angry! Let alone your son, whose child in our family isn't a frog in a well?"
Wang Bodang laughed heartily and said, "Brother Bai is right! Since my humble nephew wants to shoot more than 2 kilometers away, then let's place the target 2.5 kilometers away! But at that distance, even I can't guarantee that I'll hit the target every time!"
After saying this, Wang Bodang ordered his servants to place the target 2.5 kilometers away!
Lin Caogen looked at the target 2.5 kilometers away. The target, which was once the size of a washbasin, now appeared as small as a steamed bun! It was incredibly far! However, Lin Caogen had barely managed to cultivate the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art to one percent of its potential, and his eyesight had greatly improved, now possessing the ability to automatically adjust focus and function as a telescope. In this respect, he certainly had an advantage.
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