Wang Wei exclaimed in alarm, "Father! Don't drink anything from strangers! What if it's poisoned!"
Wang Bodang angrily said, "Get out! Go back to writing your pastoral poems! The people I trust most are Wu Santong and Baidi City. How could I not trust their son-in-law now?"
After saying that, he drank the calming and brain-boosting liquid in one gulp!
Wu Santong laughed loudly, "Old Wang! You're getting more and more eloquent these days! I'm truly impressed!"
Wang Bodang smiled and suddenly exclaimed, "How strange! My headache is gone! This is truly a miraculous medicine!"
Lin Caogen said, "This medicine is what I used to take when I stayed up late studying or working back in my hometown! It's very helpful in relieving brain fatigue!"
Wang Bodang laughed and said, "Truly, heroes emerge from among the young! My humble nephew's swordsmanship is always three points faster than mine! I can't keep up! Moreover, your swordsmanship is chaotic and disorderly, with no fixed moves at all! Yet, I just can't break through it! It's truly amazing!"
Lin Caogen said, "Actually, this isn't really a sword technique! It's just a way to parry and counterattack! If I learn other immortal techniques in swordplay later and integrate them, I think my strength will increase greatly!"
Wang Bodang nodded and said, "That's right! I understand! What you used, my dear nephew, is actually the true sword intent! The so-called sword intent is for defeating the enemy and winning! What I practice is sword technique, with fixed moves that never change! I didn't expect that my dear nephew would comprehend such sword intent at such a young age! I'm afraid even immortal venerables and immortal saints can't stop your future!"
Lin Caogen laughed and said, "Thank you for your kind words, Patriarch Wang! If I become an Immortal Venerable or Immortal Saint, I will definitely break the formation here and let everyone go to the Immortal Gang Continent to explore!"
Wang Bodang's eyes lit up and he said, "Good! Nephew, after you become successful, don't forget us poor folks!"
Lin Caogen said, "My family matters are here; how could I dare to look after you!"
At this point, Wu Santong and Baidi City burst into laughter!
Wang Bodang was also unusually happy and said, "Let's go! To the banquet hall! The Manchu Han Imperial Feast is all prepared! Let's go and give him a thousand jars of wine!"
At the banquet, a dazzling array of dishes was on display! The large round table alone was twenty meters in diameter!
The Wang family's banquet hall was truly extravagant!
More than a hundred important figures from the Wang family were drinking with Wu Santong, Baidi City, and Lin Caogen! The scene was incredibly lively!
The group ate and drank all night! They even brought in dancers to keep the party going until 2 a.m.!
Wu Santong said, “Old Wang! We’ve had our fill of food and drink! You, me, Lao Bai, and Caogen, let’s go to the pavilion and talk about some serious business!”
Wang Bodang nodded! He understood that these three people had not come simply to exchange martial arts skills, nor were they here to freeload at the Wang family's house! They must have something important to discuss tonight.
A gentle breeze was blowing inside the pavilion!
Wu Santong let out a burp and said, "My dear son-in-law! You tell me!"
Lin Caogen nodded and said in a deep voice, "Patriarch Wang! The three of us have come here to ask you for a favor!"
Wang Bodang was taken aback and quickly said, "Nephew, please speak freely! There's no need to use the word 'beg'!"
The more polite Lin Caogen was, the more flattered Wang Bodang felt! This young man's archery and swordsmanship were unparalleled in the world, and he was bound to become a man of extraordinary talent in the future. Since he was being so polite at this moment, if he did not give him his full support, he would seem particularly incompetent!
Lin Caogen sighed and said, "The world is bound to be divided for a long time and then unite, and united for a long time and then divide again! Yet, the world is in constant turmoil, and for thousands of years, there has been no end to the chaos! Only the common people are suffering in misery! I cannot bear to see this! Therefore, I have an ideal: to unify the scattered forces, establish a unified nation, promote the rule of law, emphasize education, cultivate all people, so that every commoner has a place to live, a vehicle to travel, and every man can find a wife, and every wife and child can have a perfect home! This is my lifelong ambition!"
These words shocked all three of them!
Wu Santong praised, "My son-in-law is truly a virtuous man!"
Bai Dicheng sighed and said, "We only know how to fight and kill, and struggle for the meager interests of our own families. We never imagined that ordinary people could have such a broad mind and such a loving heart!"
Wang Bodang sighed, “In these chaotic times, who doesn’t long for peace! I never imagined that my humble nephew would have such lofty aspirations, which makes us uncles feel ashamed!”
Lin Caogen said, "Uncle! I have a wish! How about we unify the various tribes of the jungle and the sea tribes and establish the Kingdom of Light, or Ming Kingdom for short! At that time, you will be the King of Ming Kingdom, ruling over a region and managing the people!"
Before Wang Bodang could reply, Wu Santong said, "Brother Bai and I have also discussed this matter! The emperor of the Ming Dynasty will be a commoner, and three princes will be appointed! Brother Bai and I will be the Martial Prince and the White Prince, and Brother Bodang, you can be the Arrow Prince!"
Wang Bodang pondered for a moment, then laughed and said, "Since you two brothers are so confident, I have no choice but to agree! Today I competed with my humble nephew Caogen in archery and swordsmanship! In my opinion, my humble nephew Caogen truly has the countenance of an emperor! So I agree to this matter! But if there is a command, no one dares to disobey!"
Lin Caogen, Wu Santong, and Baidicheng were overjoyed!
Wang Bodang is the third-ranked expert on the Fragment Continent. With his support, the unification of the sea tribes is just around the corner!
Wang Bodang then said, "The Song family of the Sea Clan has been wiped out, and now there are only eight opposing forces left! What should we do now?"
Bai Dicheng said, "The other seven families are easy to deal with! It's just that the Zhang family patriarch, Zhang Zui, is the most annoying! This man has a twisted personality, is vindictive, loves to occupy land and act as king, and wreaks havoc on the village! His clan is full of scoundrels! The idiom 'speaking off the cuff' also comes from their Zhang family! In my opinion, why don't we first gather our elite troops and attack Zhang Family Village?"
Wang Bodang nodded and said, "I had the same thought! I wonder what my nephew Caogen thinks?"
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