Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1173: Chapter 784: The Family Head Isn’t a Lonely Old Man (Part 2)

But how could a group of Earth Evil Stage and Heavenly Gang Stage martial artists be old farmers?

If it were the past, Yang Zhenshan might not have been able to see through their disguises, but now that he possesses Spiritual Sense, he can detect the aura emanating from them even without paying special attention.

However, he was only slightly surprised and didn’t dwell on the matter.

The two left the city and rode back all the way to Lingxi Mountain.

Lingxi Mountain was much livelier than before. The once abandoned fertile fields at the foot of the mountain have now been reclaimed, and there was even a new village at the mountain’s base.

The new village was because the mountain wasn’t actually suitable for too many people to live on.

Traveling up and down the mountain wasn’t very convenient.

In the past, the Lingxi Yang family had no choice but to have their clanspeople live at the ancestral home on the mountain top. But now that the Lingxi Yang family was prosperous, there was no need for all the clanspeople to live on the mountain.

The village at the foot was the new residence of the Yang family, where most of the clan lived.

Now the Lingxi Yang family owned much more than before, with their spirit fields expanded to over 180 acres. Besides growing spirit rice, they had more than a dozen Spiritual Fruit Trees and a piece of medicinal field.

In the Sea of Spirit, when a family’s power grows, even without active expansion, their holdings slowly increase.

Yang Zhenshan returned to a warm welcome from the Lingxi Yang family.

Yang Xiangheng, Yang Xiangdong, and Yang Xiangxi were the first to come and greet him.

"Greetings, Grand Uncle!"

"Mm!"

Yang Zhenshan looked at them and nodded slightly, "Not bad, you’ve improved a lot!"

In Yang Xiangheng’s generation, there weren’t many outstanding brothers besides the three in front of him—there were also Yang Xiangwu and Yang Xiangyang.

Currently, all five had reached the Innate stage, with even Yang Xiangheng and Yang Xiangdong reaching the Earth Evil Stage.

The other peers were hindered in their cultivation due to the decline of the Lingxi Yang family and probably wouldn’t achieve much in the future.

However, the younger generation of the Lingxi Yang family was promising, with many already showing remarkable potential.

"It’s all thanks to the guidance from Senior Wang and Senior Li!" Yang Xiangheng said humbly.

Even though Yang Zhenshan left Lingxi Mountain, Wang Lei and Li Chang hadn’t left entirely.

Over the years, they went to Spirit Source Land to break through and then returned to Lingxi Mountain to train the younger generation of the Lingxi Yang family.

Yang Xiangheng wasn’t exaggerating Wang Lei and Li Chang’s contributions—this was indeed the truth.

"This is your grand-aunt!" Yang Zhenshan introduced Yu Qingyi.

Yang Xiangheng was first taken aback, then his expression turned odd.

No wonder Grand Uncle hasn’t returned for years, it turns out he found us a young grand-aunt!

This grand-aunt is too young; she looks younger than my daughter!

"What are you doing standing there? Hurry and pay respects to your grand-aunt!" Yang Zhenshan said coldly when he saw the three of them stunned.

"Uh, greetings, grand-aunt!" Yang Xiangheng snapped back to reality and quickly bowed.

"Mm, rise!" Yu Qingyi said with a kind smile.

However, her kindness seemed a bit strange. Despite her youthful face, she looked at Yang Xiangheng and the others like an old grandmother.

In reality, this wasn’t Yu Qingyi’s fault. Although her face appeared young, she was ninety years old and already surrounded by children and grandchildren.

It was absolutely impossible for her to act young and pretend to be a little girl.

Looks may not age, and neither may a heart, but her status subtly trained her to adopt many ancestral habits.

Thus, her gaze at descendants naturally wasn’t like a young girl’s.

As for the fact that Yang Xiangheng and others weren’t technically related to her, it didn’t matter much. Spirit Source Land had many unrelated descendants whom she treated the same way.

Yang Xiangheng accompanied Yang Zhenshan and Yu Qingyi up the mountain, and only then did Wang Lei rush over.

"Greetings, Family Head, greetings, Mistress!" Wang Lei smiled warmly as he rushed to greet them.

"Mm, thank you for your hard work!" Yu Qingyi said with a smile.

"It wasn’t hard at all!" Wang Lei replied.

Yang Xiangheng noticed that Wang Lei seemed very familiar with Yu Qingyi, pondering once again.

"Senior Wang is quite something, not telling me about such a big event in advance."

"Now look, nothing was prepared at home!"

"I don’t even know if Grand Uncle and this lady are married. Should we hold a wedding for them?"

He still thought Yu Qingyi looked very young and that Yang Zhenshan was an old bull eating young grass by bringing back a young granny for him.

Of course, he didn’t feel uncomfortable since such things were common among martial artists.

Innate Martial Artists had a lifespan of 150 years, and it wasn’t rare for a hundred-year-old to find a bride in her twenties.

Besides, even if not marrying, one could take a concubine.

Yang Zhenshan was unaware of Yang Xiangheng’s thoughts; he simply inquired about the Lingxi Yang family’s situation before sending everyone away.

His courtyard remained the same, as Yang Xiangheng neither claimed it nor neglected it due to his absence.

Everything in the room was spotless, evident of regular cleaning.

The two only needed to make a few simple preparations to settle in.

Meanwhile, as soon as Yang Xiangheng stepped out of Yang Zhenshan’s courtyard, he began whispering to Wang Lei.

"Senior Wang, what’s with this grand-aunt?"

"What do you mean, what’s with her?"

"I mean, why did Grand Uncle suddenly bring her back? There was no prior notice, should I prepare something? Do I need to arrange another wedding for Grand Uncle and Grand-aunt?"

Wang Lei looked at him, utterly baffled.

What on earth?

Why would there be a need for another wedding?

"What are you babbling about?"

Yang Xiangheng looked at him confused, "Not necessary?"

Wang Lei, speechless, said: "What are you thinking? Did you believe the Family Head was always single?"

"Wasn’t he?" Yang Xiangheng looked at him in a daze.

Wang Lei patted his shoulder and said: "That’s the mistress of our house. Don’t be fooled by her young looks; she’s not much younger than the Family Head!"

"Moreover, the Family Head isn’t an old bachelor; he has many descendants!"

"Ah!" Yang Xiangheng was even more baffled.

Suddenly, he seemed to recall something.

Ah, he remembered that Yang Zhenshan wasn’t really his grand-uncle!

Yang Zhenshan’s care for the Lingxi Yang family over the years had made him forget Yang Zhenshan was an impostor.

"Where are they?" Yang Xiangheng asked after realizing it.

Wang Lei chuckled, "That’s a secret. Maybe the Family Head will take you to see them someday!"

Yang Xiangheng felt a void in his heart, having long regarded Yang Zhenshan as a true grand-uncle. Now, suddenly remembering Yang Zhenshan was a fake, he felt restless and forlorn.

He knew very well that the Lingxi Yang family’s prosperity relied entirely on Yang Zhenshan’s support.

Without Yang Zhenshan, the Lingxi Yang family would have likely vanished long ago.

"By the way, the mistress must have someone attending to her. Arrange for two capable and sensible women to serve her!" Wang Lei reminded him.

"Oh, I’ll have my wife serve her!" Yang Xiangheng replied.

Wang Lei wasn’t surprised; Yang Xiangheng’s wife, Mrs. Zhang, was a diligent woman, a great hand at managing the household. Honest and understanding, she was indeed a fine lady.

When Yang Zhenshan previously stayed here, the meals in this courtyard were all arranged by Mrs. Zhang’s people.