Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1026: Chapter 714: Crossing the Stormy Sea Area

"I have a friend, an elder from the Zhang Dynasty, named Zhang Juhai. About eight years ago, Elder Zhang Juhai stayed with me for half a month," Li Shangyuan explained.

Yang Zhenshan suddenly understood, "So that’s how it is!"

He knew that Zhang Juhai had gone out traveling. In the past, the Zhang Dynasty had to face the threat of the Taro Dynasty, so Zhang Juhai couldn’t venture too far. But ever since the Taro Dynasty was overthrown and replaced by the Dajing Dynasty, which maintained a good relationship with the Zhang Dynasty, Zhang Juhai went out to play.

Zhang Juhai’s personality was very similar to Li Shangyuan’s; he was also someone who liked to make friends. It was no surprise that the two could become friends.

"Where did Elder Zhang go?" Yang Zhenshan was also curious about Zhang Juhai’s whereabouts.

Li Shangyuan replied, "He should have gone to Dazhao, but he didn’t take the route through the Stormy Sea Area; instead, he went around via the Skywind Sea Domain!"

"I see, I didn’t expect him to go ahead of me!" Yang Zhenshan said.

In fact, when Zhang Juhai left all those years ago, he had looked for him, but at that time, he happened to be in Da’an and didn’t manage to meet Zhang Juhai, so he really didn’t know Zhang Juhai had returned to the Dazhao Dynasty.

With this relationship with Zhang Juhai, the bond between the two immediately grew closer, and their conversation became more relaxed and casual.

Li Shangyuan then said, "I heard that you, Elder, plan to set sail in a few days?"

"Yes! In five days," Yang Zhenshan replied.

Li Shangyuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "I wonder if you, Elder, could take me along!"

"Hmm! Aren’t you going to wait a little longer?" Yang Zhenshan asked surprisedly.

"Haha, there’s no need, I trust you, Elder!" Li Shangyuan said.

Yang Zhenshan laughed heartily, "You are interesting!"

Li Shangyuan also laughed, "Actually, I trust that Elder Zhang Juhai wouldn’t deceive me!"

One should know that Zhang Juhai held Yang Zhenshan’s strength in very high regard and often spoke highly of Yang Zhenshan’s strength in front of him.

While strong strength doesn’t necessarily guarantee safe passage through the Stormy Sea Area, it’s still a kind of assurance.

Moreover, since Yang Zhenshan decided to set sail in five days, doesn’t it indicate that he is confident in passing safely through the Stormy Sea Area?

He certainly didn’t think Yang Zhenshan was reckless!

"In that case, I’ll bring you along!" Yang Zhenshan did not refuse, smiling as he replied.

"Thank you, Elder!" Li Shangyuan stood and cupped his hands in thanks.

After that, Li Shangyuan discussed with Yang Zhenshan how they would travel together; he didn’t intend to sail his own ship behind Yang Zhenshan but wanted to board Yang Zhenshan’s ship directly.

To this, Yang Zhenshan readily agreed. Li Shangyuan did not plan to bring many people to the Dazhao Dynasty, just his apprentice, Tang An, so the two of them wouldn’t be a nuisance on Yang Zhenshan’s ship.

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Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was soon the day of Yang Zhenshan’s departure.

On this day, Yang Zhenshan and his group boarded the ship at the dock of Wind Island, with many people quietly watching them from the dock.

Yang Zhenshan’s team was the first batch of people this year to set out into the Stormy Sea Area, so they attracted particular attention.

Yang Zhenshan and the others naturally ignored these people. After all, everyone was just passing acquaintances without any ties, so there was no need for farewells or similar ceremonies.

The ship raised its white sails and slowly departed from the dock.

Wind Island is about more than three hundred miles from the Stormy Sea Area. Although Wind Island is not within the Stormy Sea Area, the seas around Wind Island are also turbulent.

The ship, barely leaving the dock, unfurled its sails, shooting towards the east like an arrow from a bow.

The wind blew fiercely. Yang Zhenshan stood at the bow, gazing at the surging sea, while Li Shangyuan, standing beside Xuanzhen, was seeking guidance from him.

In these past days, Li Shangyuan had also become familiar with Xuanzhen.

Li Shangyuan was someone with charisma; regardless of whom he faced, he remained calm and composed, neither overbearing nor servile, which naturally made people feel good about him.

Once familiar with him, everyone felt he was someone worth befriending.

In contrast, Yang Zhenshan and his companions were somewhat harder to get along with.

Yang Zhenshan was relatively easier to deal with; as long as you didn’t cross him, he would give you some respect.

Xuanzhen’s conduct was always eccentric, and his temperament somewhat volatile. To get along with him, not only did you need enough strength, but you also needed to suit his temper.

Chen Zhongshu was like a smiling tiger, always smiling and looking amiable, but in reality, he never opened up to anyone.

Lastly was Lv Hua, who now wore a black metal mask, emanating an aura that warned strangers to keep their distance.

After a half day’s journey, they entered the region of the Stormy Sea Area.

The sea became visibly turbulent, and the ship pitched and rolled.

Feeling the ship’s turbulence, everyone’s expressions turned serious one by one, as they stood by the railing looking out at the surrounding sea.

The horsetail whisk in Xuanzhen Taoist’s hand was a bit disheveled by the wind; he frowned as he looked at the gloomy sea ahead.

"Are you sure this is the calm wind period? The wind here doesn’t seem much less than the storms in the East South Sea Domain!" Xuanzhen said in a deep voice.

The storm he mentioned was actually a typhoon. The East South Sea Domain often suffers typhoon attacks hitting Fuhai and Jiangnan, so Xuanzhen was no stranger to typhoons.

Moreover, the Dao Intent he cultivated was of the Wind Attribute, making him most familiar with weather phenomena like wind.

Yang Zhenshan, looking at the billowing dark clouds in the distance, said solemnly, "It’s definitely the calm wind period, but even the calm wind period is very dangerous. Back then, Zhou Tianci entered the Stormy Sea Area during the calm wind period, only to end up with his ship destroyed and himself perished."