As Clan Leader, Wang Shouzhe usually only needed to sit at the center and strategize; naturally, he did not need to take part in every step of the plan.
Thus, during this period, he had stayed in the main residence, cultivating every day or "bullying" a younger brother or sister now and then.
With abundant resources, his cultivation progressed at breakneck speed. He had already reached the peak of the Sixth Layer and only needed a few more days of polishing before he could attempt to break through to the Seventh Layer of the Qi Refining Realm.
But today, he needed to make a move.
After having Wang Gui make the arrangements, he first summoned one of the family's children.
Not long after.
A gentle, pretty woman in her early thirties led a boy of around ten into Wang Shouzhe's side hall.
"Chen greets the Clan Leader." The woman curtsied. The boy, meanwhile, seemed somewhat frightened and hid behind his mother.
"Sixth Aunt, there is no need for such formality. Just call me Shouzhe." Wang Shouzhe returned the greeting and invited her to sit. "Please, have a seat."
This Chen was the wife of Sixth Uncle Wang Dinghai, a direct-line daughter of the Donggang Chen Clan.
The Wang Clan and the Chen Clan had frequently intermarried among their direct lines in the sixth generation. Two members of the Ding Generation had married women from the Donggang Chen Clan, while two aunts of the Liu Generation had married into the Donggang Chen Clan.
Now, the two clans had even begun arranging marriages between their direct heirs. It could be said that their relationship was exceedingly close.
After the servant Wang Gui served tea, fruits, and candied snacks, he withdrew to the side.
Wang Shouzhe exchanged pleasantries with Chen. Only after asking