Published at 13th of June 2025 9:24 am

Chapter 1148: “Rogue; Great Emperor! Commandery Princess in Shame 3

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Meanwhile,

Xinping Town.

Compared to the original Ping’an Town, Xinping Town was geographically closer to the eastern sea.

Its land area was also vast, at four to five times the size of Ping’an Town. Within its boundaries, there were mountains and hills, as well as lakes and rivers, including the largest lake within Wang’s Jurisdiction—Deep Taihu Lake—all within the range of Xinping Town.

The Wang family placed great importance on water conservation projects. From the inception of developing Xinping Town, the overall design and planning had been completed.

According to the original plan, the intricate network of canals and lakes was interconnected. Wherever excavation was needed, it was done; wherever river embankments needed reinforcement, they were reinforced. Furthermore, there were numerous watergates, altogether creating an extensive network of water routes.

But don’t underestimate this network of water routes.

You must know that, when aerial transportation capabilities were still limited and land transport wasn’t rapid, the roles of rivers and inner lakes were extremely significant.

Transportation, irrigation, flood storage, drainage… These functions related to water routes were key to the overall development of the population’s livelihood.

Had it not been for the Wang family members’ sentimentality and reluctance to leave their “ancestral land,” using the entirety of Xinping Town as the base for Wang’s Main Residence would have been more appropriate and cost-effective.

Downstream of Peace River at the mouth, there was a small delta, at the angle of which a wide river channel led into the interior of Xinping Town. At a slightly narrower section of the river channel, the Wang family constructed a large watergate, known as the “Xinping Watergate.”

The “Xinping Watergate” served many purposes.

But among them, the most important function was as the gate for the Kunfish pathway.

As Wang Zongkun grew larger and larger, its appetite became increasingly astonishing, and the Changning Wang Clan’s expenditure for feeding it increased day by day.

After Wang Zongkun advanced to Level Five, even the Wang family’s wealth was feeling the strain of such tremendous expenses. Quite naturally, the rearing of Wang Zongkun switched to a “half feeding, half grazing” approach.

Every so often, the clan would have powerful elders take Wang Zongkun out to the sea, relying on the hunting of the abundant aquatic fierce beasts in the ocean to satisfy the growing appetite of Wang Zongkun.

Of course, for some well-known reasons, when the elders went out for grazing, they usually took Wang Anye with them.

However, as Wang Anye and Wang Zongkun’s strength rapidly increased, the duo had sufficient self-defense capabilities in the deep sea, and thus the task of “grazing” was completely entrusted to Wang Anye.

On this day,

Anye led a well-fed Wang Zongkun through the river channel from the sea, slowly swimming towards the direction of Xinping Watergate.

This trip to the sea had been very “fruitful” for both. Despite Wang Zongkun’s stomach having a separate space specifically for storing food, it still felt a bit too full, and even its swimming posture became somewhat languid, as if taking a stroll to digest its meal.

By now, Wang Zongkun had reached Level Six in strength. Although it was still not fully grown, its size had become extremely large. Even though the river channel outside Xinping Watergate was very wide, it seemed somewhat cramped with the fish swimming inside, unable to move freely.

Under the sunlight, its streamlined body resembled a moving fortress, radiating a powerful sense of oppression, already possessing some semblance of the majesty of a deep-sea Dragon Whale.

Wang Anye sat cross-legged on Wang Zongkun’s back, tallying the gains from this trip to the sea, pondering over which items to gift to the elders at home, and what to reserve for his younger brothers, sisters, nephews, and grand-nephews.

Thirty years had passed, and now Wang Anye had grown into a strikingly handsome young man.

At forty-two years of age, he had ascended to the Heavenly Human Realm a few years earlier, his strength incomparable to that of his past. Even when compared to the talent-ridden Imperial Household, his cultivation speed was definitely among the top tier.

Wu Yiluo and Wu Xuening had the support of Imperial Household resources, but their current strength wasn’t comparable to his.

Of course, within the Wang family, he could only be considered second tier.

After all, there were too many ‘abnormalities’ in the Wang family.

However, this was only temporary. Once his strength improved further, he could follow the guidance of Ji Wuchen and head to the legacy site left by his Master, to receive further inheritance. Then, both his strength and Bloodline Talent could ascend once more, and perhaps he would be able to enter into the Wang family’s top tier.

While Wang Anye was intently counting his gains, without realising it, the man and Kunfish were drawing closer and closer to Xinping Watergate.

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A medium-sized patrol boat sailed slowly along the expansive river.

These patrol boats were specifically for maintaining public order within the jurisdiction, capturing various personae non gratae. They also served as a warning, advising those with malicious intent to behave while in Wang’s Jurisdiction.

Patrol boat number 003 was led by two cultivators from the Spiritual Platform Realm as captain and vice-captain, with the rest of the crew consisting of ten soldiers of middle or higher stages of the Vital Energy Refining Realm. Besides cold weapons, they were also equipped with modern weaponry such as the [Shotgun] and [Thunderbolt Bullet].

Additionally, both the captain and vice-captain were equipped with a Storage Ring, holding important supplies such as ammunition, healing medicine, and some odd but useful seeds of plants.

The captain, named Shen Tu Hong Yi, was born in the civilian population of Wang’s Jurisdiction and had received formal education at the Wang Family School. He graduated with excellent results and was selected as a focus for training by the Wang family.

Now in his sixties or seventies, Shen Tu Hong Yi had reached Level Three of the Spiritual Platform Realm, becoming a key figure among Wang’s leadership. His senses were sharp, he was steady and reliable, and coupled with his impressive educational background and marriage to a side branch lady from the Wang Family School,

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