Chapter 519

Is your cousin Ping'an safe?

Cheng Yong pondered, but he still couldn't figure out who Zhang Chengyong's cousin Ping'an was.

"Cheng Yong, who exactly is your cousin Ping'an?"

"Cheng Yong, who exactly is your cousin Ping'an?"

After all, Zhang Chengyong is a relative of Wang Lin, not a Hutou Gou resident; he at most knows Wang Lin's relatives, so how could he possibly know who his own relatives are?

"Village Chief, I recall that Uncle Wang's grandson is named Wang Ping'an!"

Si Ping suddenly stood up, his words trailing off, his face filled with shock he could barely hide. He glanced at Wang Ping'an in Zhang Guihua's arms, then at the mighty, imposing white lion, his voice trembling as he exclaimed in astonishment:

"Brother Zhang, you're not saying it's just Uncle Wang's grandson, are you?"

"Impossible, it's true that Wang Lin's grandson is named Wang Ping'an, but he's only just been born, only a few months old!"

Before Zhang Chengyong could even speak, Cheng Yong immediately retorted:

"I've rarely seen a white lion; this white lion before me might be a mutant, could be considered miraculous, spiritual, knowing to ally with humans—I can understand that."

"After all, I've heard of this before, but those humans who ally with strange beasts are either virtuous or exceptionally talented; how could such a beast ally with a newborn child?"

"Village Chief, haven't you forgotten? Uncle Wang's Ping'an is actually a reincarnation of a great benevolent person, certified by Daoist Xuanqing!"

Si Ping reminded: "What's more, Uncle Wang's household has a divine cat and a divine eagle; the divine cat has done countless great deeds, supposedly all attracted by Uncle Wang's Ping'an. With Ping'an's abilities, attracting a white lion is nothing extraordinary."

Black Cat Constable, Peregrine Falcon Little Gray

Not to mention him, I'd say not a single person in Hutou Gou, young or old, is unaware of this, especially the Black Cat Constable; not a single household in Hutou Gou has gone without receiving his kindness.

In Hutou Gou, every household had a granary; even before the Black Cat Constable appeared, no matter how much they racked their brains, even if they kept domestic cats at home—though those cats could kill the rats in the granary, it wasn't thorough.

There was no way to eradicate them completely!

At most, they could only dampen the rats' arrogance in the granaries; completely wiping them out was nearly impossible.

But since the Black Cat Constable appeared, not only them—every single household's granary in Hutou Gou has had its rats exterminated; not a single species remains, and even after many days, there's still no trace of rats in their granaries.

How could they not know? The Black Cat Constable has wiped out the rats in Hutou Gou completely; they are not ungrateful people, but feel deep gratitude toward the Black Cat Constable.

Nowadays, it's even said that the Black Cat Constable was sent by heaven to solve the rat problem; seeing that the rats in Hutou Gou have been eradicated, he has already begun heading to other villages to exterminate rats.

They have heard many reports about the Black Cat Constable, so they naturally know that no one knows where he came from, but ever since Wang Ping'an of the Wang family was born, he has run to the Wang family and settled there.

This is how the rumor spread that the Black Cat Constable was attracted by Wang Ping'an!

Cheng Yong opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the words died on his lips and he couldn't get them out.

No matter how much he might doubt it, even if he couldn't believe that the white lion was attracted by Wang Ping'an, with Zhang Chengyong as a witness and Si Ping's example, he would have to believe it even if he was reluctant.

The white lion is very likely to have been attracted by Wang Ping'an.

"Sure enough, dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes..."

Cheng Yong instinctively wanted to praise a few words, but before he could finish, he recalled Wang Ruhai's situation—Wang Lin's family had already severed ties with Wang Ruhai. If he praised them like that, it would likely reopen Wang Lin's family's wounds; the words on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back, and he corrected himself:

"Wang Lin, your Ping'an is impressive—just recently he attracted either a divine cat or a divine eagle, and now he's attracted a strange beast, a white lion. When your Ping'an grows up, I can't even imagine what achievements he'll have!" Since Wang Ruhai could pass the imperial examinations all the way to becoming a High School Top Scholar, he believes that Wang Ping'an, as his son, will surely surpass him.

Furthermore, when Wang Ruhai was born, he wasn't nearly as extraordinary as Wang Ping'an—just an ordinary child with no omens; only when he began studying did his talent for learning show.

No matter what, there's no way to compare him to Wang Ping'an!

Wang Ruhai managed to become a High School Top Scholar; as for Wang Ping'an's future, he simply can't even dare to imagine it.

"Who knows..."

"Being a High School Zhuangyuan is nothing out of the ordinary!"

Wang Lin glanced at Wang Ping'an in Zhang Guihua's arms and smiled: "Our Ping'an, I hope he grows up plain and simple, lives his life peacefully and steadily, without needing to be outstanding."

"This won't do; this child cannot simply grow up plain and simple, live his life peacefully and steadily!"

Luo Taiching silently shook his head; Wang Ping'an is his future son-in-law, and whether the Luo family of Qingyang County can become a prestigious clan rests entirely on Wang Ping'an's shoulders—his several sons are fine, but compared to Wang Ping'an...

Worlds apart!

Although

Wang Ping'an has only been born a few months, and there's nothing outwardly remarkable about him, yet he has managed to attract the attention of Daoist Xuanqing and the Luo family lineage, not to mention drawing in a divine cat and a divine eagle, and now even a strange beast, a white lion, has sought his allegiance—so much attention from people and strange beasts alike is enough to prove his extraordinariness.

This novel you have arrived at.

He understands the principle that when one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven; his own children are merely good at preserving the status quo but lack ambition—expecting them to develop the Luo family into a prestigious clan is impossible; all he can hope is that after Wang Ping'an takes off, he can lend the Luo family a hand, lifting them from mere landowners to a prestigious clan.

"Ironclad families, flowing dynasties."

"Young aunt, young uncle, Sister Dongzhu, it's getting late—I'm heading out first!"

Zhang Chengyong said his farewells.

"Wait a moment!"

Luo Taiching suddenly spoke up, calling out to Zhang Chengyong as he turned to leave.

Zhang Chengyong asked puzzledly: "Luo Elder, what business do you have with me?"

Luo Taiching didn't rush to answer Zhang Chengyong; instead, he beckoned a nearby warrior, and when the warrior came riding over, he ordered:

"Give this horse to this young man!"

Zhang Chengyong watched the warrior dismount from the fine horse, lead it over, and prepare to hand over the reins, when he jumped in surprise and said:

"Luo Elder, what are you doing?"

"Young man, since you're a relative of the Wang family, you're also my relative!"

Luo Taiching smiled and said: "Looking at you, you must also be a martial practitioner; a martial practitioner simply cannot do without a suitable mount. Since this is our first meeting, as your elder I have nothing else to give, so I offer you this fine horse—please don't look down on it."

All the people of Hutou Gou looked at Zhang Chengyong with envy, and even with their limited means they could tell that the fine horse Luo Taiching gave him was not cheap—they could go without food or drink for three to five years and still possibly not afford it.

(End of chapter)