Wang Chen: That's It?

So, although Wang Chen's cultivation was only at the two-ring Soul Grandmaster level, he could already proficiently make Level Three Soul Tools.

Right now, the only thing restricting Wang Chen's rapid progress on the path of Soul Tools was his cultivation.

Wang Chen felt helpless about that too. After all, the Black Book had been severely damaged while bringing him across worlds, and now only its most basic functions remained. There was no way for it to make his cultivation rise quickly.

Wang Chen had also thought about repairing the Black Book, but he truly lacked the ability. The Black Book's level was simply too high, far beyond the scope of his understanding.

Fortunately, however, the Black Book possessed an automatic repair function and was slowly restoring itself.

Wang Chen could only silently pray that the Black Book would recover completely soon and unlock more functions.

After finishing his Core Array practice, Wang Chen felt a little hungry. He then checked the time and found that it was already eight o'clock.

At this hour, his parents had probably already finished preparing the meal, so Wang Chen walked out of his room and headed toward the dining room.

Just as Wang Chen's family was halfway through dinner, there was a knock at the door.

Wang's Father and Wang's Mother, who were eating, exchanged a puzzled glance. They thought to themselves, Who would come bothering us at this hour?

Although being interrupted during dinner put him in a poor mood, Wang's Father still walked to the door and opened it.

The moment he opened the door, a middle-aged man over two meters tall, built like an iron tower, appeared before his eyes.

Wang's Father's pupils shrank as he looked at the iron-tower-like middle-aged man.

This... this was Wang Shan!

Wang's Father was startled. Wang Shan was a Seventh-Level Soul Engineer and a Soul Sage expert. On ordinary days, he waited at the clan head's side for orders. Now that he had come to their home, he must have been acting under the clan head's instructions.

Just as Wang's Father was about to ask Wang Shan why he had come...

Wang Shan raised his booming voice and shouted, "Wang Chen, hurry up and come with me. The clan head is calling for you. You can eat when you get back. Don't waste the clan head's time."

Wang Chen asked indistinctly with food in his mouth, "What does the clan head want me for?"

Wang Shan secretly grumbled inwardly, The clan head called for you. He didn't tell me anything. How would I know what he wants you for?

Although Wang Shan did not know why the clan head was calling Wang Chen, he certainly would not say that out loud. He said directly to Wang Chen, "What does the clan head want you for? Just hurry up and go. Why ask so many questions?"

Wang Chen: ...

Wang's Father and Wang's Mother, off to the side, said, "Go on, Chen'er. If the clan head is calling for you, it must be something important. Remember to be polite when you see the clan head..."

Wang Shan watched from the side as Wang's Father and Wang's Mother nagged on and on, and he immediately cut them off impatiently. "Enough, enough. Stop dawdling. If you keep dawdling, the sky will be dark."

With that, Wang Shan walked over to Wang Chen, picked him up in one motion, and then vanished from the spot with a whoosh.

Before Wang Chen could even come back to his senses, his entire body was already flying through midair. Their terrifying speed made the surrounding scenery rapidly retreat.

In just three seconds, Wang Shan had brought Wang Chen to the great hall where the clan head was.

After they arrived, Wang Shan set Wang Chen down and said to him, "Go in. The clan head is inside."

Wang Chen, whose hair and clothes had been thrown into disarray by the high-speed flight through the wind, looked at Wang Shan and seriously suspected that this man was mentally unstable. Just to save those few seconds—was that really necessary?

However, Wang Chen was in no mood to look into whether Wang Shan was crazy or not. Right now, he was pondering why Wang Yan had summoned him.

As Wang Chen pondered, he stepped forward and walked into the great hall where Wang Yan was.

The moment he entered the hall, Wang Chen felt as if he had arrived in another world.

The entire hall was filled with rare flowers and unusual plants, and the air was suffused with waves of fragrance. It smelled exceptionally pleasant, completely different from the Sun and Moon Empire's traditional steel-and-iron style.

Standing there, Wang Chen felt his body grow lighter and his mind clearer.

Wang Chen looked at these rare flowers and unusual plants, silently estimating their value. Just the ones he recognized alone added up to over five million Gold Soul Coins.

As for the ones he did not recognize, they were surely even more precious.

Wang Chen thought to himself, As expected of a peak Eighth-Level Soul Engineer and the head of the Wang Family. Just decorating a single great hall cost this much money.

Wang Chen continued forward and soon arrived at the depths of the great hall.

There, he saw a kindly old man with a head full of white hair lying on a recliner at the very end, looking especially leisurely.

Wang Chen immediately cupped his hands in salute and said, "Third-generation descendant Wang Chen greets the Old Ancestor."

Although Wang Chen was dissatisfied in his heart with Wang Yan choosing a side and interfering in the imperial struggle, his expression was extremely respectful, leaving no flaws for anyone to pick at. No matter who saw it, they would have to praise him for it.

At the same time, Wang Chen did not intend to advise Wang Yan with things like supporting the Second Prince was a dead end...

Putting aside whether Wang Yan would believe him, even if he did, he could no longer withdraw.

Once a piece had been placed, there was no regret. Once you had boarded the ship and picked a side, leaving was no longer something you could do just because you wanted to.

Moreover, there was a high chance Wang Yan would not believe him. Who would believe the words of an eleven-year-old brat?

Was Wang Chen supposed to say he knew the future? Stop joking. His cheat and transmigration were Wang Chen's greatest secrets. Even to his own parents, as well as his future wife and children, he would not reveal the slightest bit.

As for the purge Xu Tianran would carry out after the assassination failed in two or three years, in Wang Chen's view, it was not impossible to resolve.

First, find a way to intensify the assassination and turn Xu Tianran from a cripple into a real corpse. A dead man could not launch a purge.

Second, before Xu Tianran carried out the purge, expose the fact that Xu Tianran was impotent. Then Xu Tianran would be completely cut off from the throne.

When that time came, Xu Tianran would be abandoned by all his supporters and ignored by everyone, because no one would support a prince destined to be unable to become emperor.

It was just that exposure was not something that could be done just by saying so. First, he had to conceal his own identity to avoid getting killed. At the same time, he had to pay attention to the method and means.

Otherwise, if it was exposed and no one believed it, or if it wasn't exposed quickly enough and Xu Tianran directly sealed off the news, all of that had to be considered...

At that moment, Wang Yan, sitting in his recliner, naturally had no idea about the treasonous thoughts of his good great-grandson Wang Chen. Otherwise, he would have slapped Wang Chen to death on the spot.

Wang Yan lay in the recliner and looked at Wang Chen with nothing but deep envy—envy for Wang Chen's youth, envy for his vitality.

Wang Yan's purpose in summoning Wang Chen this time was very simple: to have him take the initiative to seek out Meng Hongchen and deepen their connection. In any case, it was just to put on a show for the Second Prince and let him see the Wang Family's efforts.

Wang Yan understood Jing Hongchen far too well. There was no way he could be dragged into the water by such methods. He even suspected that Wang Chen wouldn't get to meet Meng Hongchen at all.

Wang Yan said in a very casual tone, "Chen'er, the family has a task for you."

Wang Chen's heart lurched, and he thought, Damn, Wang Yan's really gone insane. I'm just a weak little chick who isn't even twelve yet, and you want me to carry out a family mission? Are you trying to get me killed?

Countless thoughts raced through Wang Chen's mind, but aloud he said loudly, "Please instruct me clearly, Ancestor. Chen'er will do everything in his power to share the family's burdens!!"

"I remember you have a decent relationship with that little girl from the Hongchen Family. What you need to do is very simple: deepen your feelings with her. All right, you may go back."

Wang Chen: That's it??