Chapter 827: Chapter 17: I Am Your Great-Aunt, Wang Liyao

In an era when the Emperor’s bloodline’s posterity flourished, another branch of the former Emperor’s bloodline had dwindled significantly.

Though the Great Emperor showed compassion towards their talent by bringing them to the Capital City, treating them as the "Direct Lineage" and giving them decent treatment, ultimately, they would not be granted the status of a Quasi-crown prince. In fact, it wasn’t solely because the Great Emperor was unwilling; even if he were, other Imperial Family princes and dukes would strongly oppose it.

This is akin to Wang Shouzhe seeking the younger generation of the Longzuo Wang Family to compete for the position of Patriarch of the Changning Wang Family — it’s equally unreliable, and the clan elders and clan members would certainly not agree.

This Wu Zhixing is indisputably the leader among the young masters under the age of a hundred today.

He is also the biggest obstacle in the upcoming trial of the Great Celestial Pride by Wang Liyao.

The other Great Celestial Pride, however, is not as strong.

It’s simply because Wu Xue Ning is only thirteen years old and hasn’t even reached the Spirit Platform Realm yet. She is ranked second solely because of her high privilege, as her bloodline is almost identical to that of His Majesty the Emperor.

Moreover, in her lineage, there are two princes among the ancestors!

Such a person is akin to the illustrious Little Princess of the entire Daqian. Would any Celestial Pride from any noble family embarrass themselves by challenging her for the ranking?

Furthermore, those who would challenge a thirteen-year-old girl would find themselves shamefaced even if they won.

Therefore, although Wang Anan is not the Great Celestial Pride, he is indeed the second-ranked young master.

With the prowess of the newly awoken Prince Heng, even the seventh-ranked Chen Mu Ying can become a sensational figure, much less Wang Anan, who is actually ranked second.

With widespread public promotion, Wang Anan’s fame has soared rapidly. In the streets, alleys, and major restaurants, he is lauded as a once-in-a-millennium talent of the Daqian Wang Family.

He is the redeemer for the now-declining Daqian Wang Family, bearing the significant mission of revitalizing the Wang Family and returning it to Second Grade status.

Cangwu Street.

As one of the busiest streets in Gui Long City, it hosts a wide variety of elite shops. Here, you can find all sorts of Spiritual Artifacts, Pill Array Plates, and Profound Skills Manuals.

At ninety-four years old, Wang Anan, having reached the Spirit Platform Realm and Celestial Human Realm early on, looks just like a young lord.

He inherited the excellent genes of the Wang Family — handsome, paired with a set of Black Tortoise Martial Attire made from Celestial Spirit Treasure Silk Weaving, he appears gallant and impressive, with a fine appearance.

The Daqian Wang Family is one of the oldest noble families within the Daqian. At its peak, it housed three Divine Techniques, making it a legitimate Second-Grade Noble Family and a strong left and right arm relied upon by His Majesty the Emperor.

Furthermore, because the first ancestor of the Daqian Wang Family fought alongside the Founding Emperor, Emperor Ziwei Xuandu, in opening the Daqian Kingdom with tremendous merit, one member of the family is eligible to inherit and enjoy the title of "Duke Dingguo".

Therefore, the Daqian Wang Family can also be referred to as the Daqian "Duke Dingguo’s Mansion".

It is essential to know that within the entire Daqian Family, only two noble families hold the noble rank of a Duke — a testament to its honor.

On major national affairs, His Majesty often discusses and seeks advice from the Wang Family.

However, today’s Wang Family has long lost its former glory. Though still a well-established name eligible to inherit the [Duke Dingguo] title, and treated "courteously" by His Majesty, the family is supported by only one Divine Skill Ancestor, naturally diminishing the Wang Family’s influence.

Ranked highly among this generation’s Celestial Prodigies, Wang Anan has salvaged some esteem for the gradually declining [Duke Dingguo’s Mansion]. Thus, he holds a high status within the family and is deeply loved and valued by the ancestors.

To perform outstandingly in the upcoming Battle of the Celestial Prodigies, he especially came to Cangwu Street to see if he might get lucky and find something useful.

He is self-aware, knowing he probably can’t win. His expectation isn’t high — he just hopes to have a decent performance, like enduring for half an incense’s worth of time in a match against Liyao the Great Celestial Pride.

He also watched that match involving Chen Mu Ying, which was purely the kid getting cocky and caught unawares.

But as he wandered, Wang Anan bumped into an acquaintance A. The man warmly greeted him before saying with a wink, "Brother Anan, you’ve kept it well-hidden. Seems I’ve had the foresight to see the extraordinary in you long ago."

After a while, he ran into acquaintance B, who had the same enthusiastic words for him.

And then came the third, the fourth...

"Young Master Anan, is it possible you are indeed the Wang Family’s hidden Great Celestial Pride?" the accompanying guards glanced at him hopefully.

To protect the promising youth of a family, concealing the identity of a Great Celestial Pride wasn’t unheard of in the past. Could this just be such a case now?

"Nonsense!" Wang Anan retorted coldly, "Whether I am the Great Celestial Pride, you ought to know. Besides, with our family’s current state, could we afford to maintain two Divine Power Species?"

"Hmph, small tricks, it seems Wang Liyao the Great Celestial Pride is nothing much. Does she think I’d fall for it like Chen Mu Ying?"

But he hadn’t walked two steps further.

Wang Anan heard another piece of news. Someone, following clues like surname and seniority, discovered that the Changning Wang Family is a branch of the Longzuo Wang Family, which in turn, is a branch of the Daqian Third-Grade Wang Family.