Chapter 18: Foreign Sindhi Monks (1/2)

At daybreak, when the entire Wang Family Residence was still relishing in their sleep, Wang Chong secretly parted a small gap in the doors and sneaked out of the room.

“Hold it right there!”

The moment his front foot step out, he heard a stern bellow from on top.

“Young Master Chong, Madam had passed down orders that you are not to leave the room for the next few days!”

“Before Master returns, it is best for young master to remain in your room! Please don’t put us in a difficult position!”

Outside the door, the figures of the two ‘Door Guardians’ blocked even the radiance of the rising sun. Lifting his head, Wang Chong saw two familiar figures staring coldly at him, guarding his doors impassively.

With a single look, Wang Chong could tell that they were extremely loyal and upright. There was zero possibility of them making an exception for him!

“Guard Shen! Guard Meng!”

Wang Chong called out their names.

The two Door Guardians were Shen Hai and Meng Long. Right after the two siblings returned home after getting in trouble, the little sister was grounded in her room for three days. On the other hand, Shen Hai and Meng Long were sent to Wang Chong’s door.

Wang Chong already knew of this from yesterday night.

“Young Master Chong, there’s no need for you to say anything! This is an order by Madam, please don’t make our work difficult!”

The two spoke coldly. Before Wang Chong could even speak, they had already sealed off all of his excuses. In fact, the two of them didn’t even look at Wang Chong while speaking.

In the Wang Family, Shen Hai and Meng Long weren’t the only guards. However, Wang Chong knew that the two of them had the highest standing and possessed a unique position in the family. The two of them had been loyal to the Wang Family and other than father and mother, no one else could command them around.

The reason why his mother sent Shen Hai and Meng Long to his own door was clearly to keep a watch on him so as to prevent any incident like the previous one from occurring.

If it was any other time, Wang Chong was willing to idle his time out at home until father came back. However, time waited for no one and the Sindhi monks would only stay for a maximum of fifteen more days.

If he didn’t manage to find them during this period of time and purchase the Wootz steel from them, Great Tang would find itself unable to lay its hands on such treasure forever.

“Guard Shen, Guard Meng!’

Wang Chong chuckled and called out their name. Even though the two guards his mother sent weren’t easy to deal with, Wang Chong was confident in convincing them:

“I know that you two are loyal and I won’t make things difficult for you both. If you all don’t hope for me to leave, I can remain inside. However, have you ever thought that my mother might be able to keep me in for a moment, but she is unable to lock me up for my entire life?”

“Sooner or later, I will still go out. If I were to cause trouble then, do you two think that it is completely unrelated to you?”

“Ah!”

Wang Chong’s words caused the two loyal guards who were mentally prepared to reject every single excuse Wang Chong came up with to freeze.

The both of them stared at Wang Chong and their mouth opened several times, but not a single word came out.

Madam had tasked them to prevent Young Master Chong from getting out of the residence. The both of them thought that it would suffice as long as they did as they were told. However, hearing Wang Chong’s words, they realized that their thoughts were superficial.

Indeed, if Young Master Chong were to cause trouble after their Master returned, did this mean that they were free of blame? Weren’t they being irresponsible like that?

Others might have just shrugged Wang Chong’s words off, but Shen Hai and Meng Long were extremely loyal to the Wang Family. That’s precisely the reason why they felt unsettled by his words.

The more they thought about it, the more they realized it was possible for Wang Chong’s words to ring true. Their hearts started to beat nervously.

“I’m sorry!”

Seeing the faces of the two slowly turning bright red, he apologized to them in his mind. These two were the most loyal guards of the Wang Family and if possible, Wang Chong wanted to avoid such situations. However, to obtain Wootz steel and fight for an opportunity for the Great Tang, he had no choice but to do so.

“There’s no need for you two to worry, I am just saying it casually. As a descendant of the Wang Clan, the Wang Family is my home, so how could I possibly think of harming it?”

Wang Chong’s tone turned gentler and he used his words to dispel the worries of the two. Shen Hai and Meng Long heaved a long sigh of relief. Even the two of them were oblivious to the fact that a few mere words of Wang Chong were able to create a vast difference in their mood.

At the very start, they were determined to block out everything Wang Chong said. Unknowingly, they started to be roped into Wang Chong’s line of thoughts.

“Indeed, Young Master Chong is a descendant of the Wang Clan, so how could he possibly harm his own clan?” Even though the two of them didn’t say a word, they approved of Wang Chong’s words on the inside.

“I know that mother has sent the two of you over because of the trouble I had caused yesterday. However, as you all should know, the fault for the incident yesterday doesn’t lie on me. That Yao Feng had planned for my downfall and used Ma Zhou to frame me, claiming that I raped an innocent lady. Putting aside the fact I was punished by my parents, the incident caused the Wang Clan’s reputation to be sullied! Do you think that I can tolerate such an affair? Do you all think that a descendant of the Wang Clan should be fearful of them?”

Wang Chong said impassionately.

“Young Master Chong is right! If not for Madam’s orders, the both of us would also head over to teach him a lesson!”

“The Yao Clan went overboard this time. I knew that even though young master is playful, he hasn’t stooped to such levels.”

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Shen Hai and Meng Long felt indignant as well.

The both of them had mistaken Wang Chong as well. They thought that Wang Chong really committed grievous crimes along with Ma Zhou and the rest, and that’s precisely the reason why they felt even more guilty now that the truth was out.

Wang Chong was both moved and gleeful. He knew that he was just a step off from convincing the both of them.

“Just one last push!”

Wang Chong clenched his fist tightly:

“Guard Shen and Guard Meng, once I have decided to do something, I would do it. Even if I was grounded then, I would still do it when the opportunity arises.”

“I don’t know whether you two have thought of it, but there’s actually another way other than keeping watch on me and preventing me from leaving the house. You both can follow me out as well. Since there’s something that I must do, you two might as well follow me to wherever I will be going.”

“This way, if you realize that what I am going to do is detrimental to the Wang Clan, you all can stop me in time. Wouldn’t this be better than hindering every action of mine?”