Chapter 177: Wang Chong Is Released (2) (1/2)

After escaping from the clutches of Cousin Wang Zhu Yan, the carriage traveled amidst the crowd’s cheering from the gates of the royal palace to the Wang Family Residence.

At this very moment, the person that Wang Chong desired to meet the most was his mother. Back then, when he wrote the memorial to the Sage Emperor, he acted on his own whim. He failed to inform his mother about it, and given the huge mess he had gotten himself into, it was hard to imagine how worried his mother was.

His mother had probably suffered great agony in the past three months.

Even though Wang Chong didn’t see his mother amidst the cheering crowd, he knew that it was not because she was unconcerned but that it was inappropriate for her to do so given her position.

“Third brother, you’re back!”

As soon as Wang Chong alighted from his carriage, a small girl’s eyes lit up. She dashed forward and pounced into Wang Chong’s embrace. The immense force in her movements caused Wang Chong to stagger, and he nearly tumbled over despite driving his Origin Energy to withstand off the impact.

“Little sister, seems like you have grown stronger!”

Hugging his younger sister, Wang Chong smiled bitterly.

He had been working diligently during this period of time, training whenever he could, thus inducing an significant growth in his cultivation.

However, it seemed like his younger sister hadn’t been slacking either. Most cultivated by putting their bodies through great torture, but Wang Xiao Yao did so through eating.

There was probably no one else other than his younger sister who could render him helpless with just brute strength.

“Third brother, you aren’t allowed to mock me. Otherwise, I’m going to get angry!”

Wang Family’s little sister lifted her gaze and stared at Wang Chong furiously. ‘Killing intent’ raged within her little eyes.

Wang Chong burst into laughter, but he didn’t dare to say anything.

His little sister might be innocent, but she was a force to be reckoned with when she flew into a rage. Even with Wang Chong’s current strength, he might not necessarily be a match for her.

After parting with little sister, Wang Chong went to greet his mother before looking for Shen Hai, Meng Long, Arloja, Ablonodan, Tuoba Guiyuan, Li Zhuxin, and Miyasame Ayaka.

“Master, welcome back.”

This was Miyasame Ayaka.

“Hehe, I thought you weren’t going to return.”

This was Li Zhuxin.

Toward Miyasame Ayaka, Wang Chong smiled in appreciation. But toward Li Zhuxin, Wang Chong could only roll his eyes.

“Mister Li, aren’t you afraid of not having any pay for the next month?”

“Haha, that’s true. There aren’t many wealthy employers like gongzi around.”

Li Zhuxin chuckled.

Even though they were interacting as per normal, Wang Chong could sense that everyone’s attitude was a little different.

However, this didn’t impede their intimacy.

On top of that, Wang Chong had also received a huge pile of letters from Han generals all over Great Tang.

Everyone knew when Wang Chong was going to be released, and they calculated the timing to send the letters over precisely. Other than congratulating Wang Chong on his release, they also extended an invitation to him to join their army.

Given the generals’ power of appointment, it was a simple feat for them to grant him the position of a captain or even a major as soon as he joins them.

Just by this itself, Wang Chong would have a huge headstart.

“Gongzi, of all of these invitations, which one are you going to accept?”

A voice echoed behind. When Shen Hai and Meng Long walked into Wang Chong’s study and saw that huge pile of invitation letters on the table, their eyes grew hot in agitation.

The both of them came from the military so they understood the significance of this opportunity. They couldn’t help but feel slightly envious.

That was the position of a captain and a major!

The both of them had never achieved such heights in the military before.

It was unthinkable for one to be given such a high position as soon as one joined the military. For many, such heights were unreachable for them throughout their lives.

Yet, to their young master, it was just a matter of nodding his head.

If it was anyone else, it would surely result in acrimony. However, given that it was the young master, they believed that no one, from the royal court down to the generals and the troops, would dare to utter a single word of complaint.

Most probably, even the Sage Emperor would be delighted to see this happen.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have protected Wang Chong despite the immense pressure from the Hu.

“Hehe, even though it’s extremely tempting, I won’t accept any one of them.”

After taking a brief glance, Wang Chong placed the invitation letters back onto the table.

“Ah? Why?”

The two of them were dumbstruck.

“Gongzi, it’s a captain and major rank! If gongzi becomes a captain or a major as soon as you enlist, you’ll be spared from many years of effort!”

Shen Hai and Meng Long exclaimed in shock.

“Hehe, let me ask you then. Given my current strength, do you think that I’m qualified to be a major? The military is a place where might reigns supreme. Even if I manage to land that position, I’ll never earn the respect of my men.”