Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1178: Chapter 786: Is He Willing to Help Us? (2)

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On Lingxi Mountain.

"Come take refuge with us!"

Yang Zhenshan was somewhat surprised when he learned that Lu Jianghua had sent someone over.

"Great-Uncle, should we let him come over?" Yang Xiangheng asked.

Yang Zhenshan stood with his hands behind his back in front of the Yang family’s archway, looking towards Nanqing Mountain, "This Lu Jianghua is really clever, leaving the choice to us!"

Taking in Lu Jianghua meant that Lingxi Mountain risked being attacked by those people, and the Lingxi Yang Family might pay a heavy price for it.

Not taking in Lu Jianghua could potentially offend the Lu family, making it difficult to maintain relations with them in the future.

This was a dilemma.

"Let him bring his people over!"

Yang Zhenshan had no choice but to take in Lu Jianghua because he needed the Lu family’s connections to enter the Ancient Relic Array.

His main goal now was to enter the Ancient Relic Array, which concerned whether he could empty it and whether he could gather the materials needed to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

Maintaining a relationship with the Lu family was essential.

Not going to their aid at midnight was one thing; he could find many excuses, and the Lu family wouldn’t blame him.

But now that Lu Jianghua placed the choice in his hands, refusal would definitely offend the Lu family.

Upon receiving Yang Zhenshan’s instructions, Yang Xiangheng immediately arranged for someone to inform Lu Jianghua at Nanqing Mountain, while also preparing accommodations in the village at the foot of Lingxi Mountain for the incoming soldiers of the Red Flame Army.

Lu Jianghua and Lan Xuanyu moved swiftly, and before noon, they had relocated with the remaining soldiers of the Red Flame Army.

Yang Zhenshan personally went down the mountain to welcome Lu Jianghua and Lan Xuanyu.

After some pleasantries, Yang Zhenshan began to gather information from Lu Jianghua and Lan Xuanyu about the current situation.

"Tianbao County and Suihua County were attacked too!" Yang Zhenshan was somewhat shocked by the news.

"That’s right, Senior. These people are formidable; we must handle them cautiously!" Lan Xuanyu said.

"How many enemies attacked these two counties?" Yang Zhenshan asked.

"About a hundred, likely with two martial artists of the Heavenly Gang Stage each."

"So, the opposing side dispatched twelve martial artists of the Heavenly Gang Stage this time?" Yang Zhenshan squinted slightly.

It could only be a coalition of several factions stirring up trouble.

The forces around the Sea of Spirit wouldn’t dare act at this time, as exposure would mean annihilation.

Nether Prison Sect couldn’t have sent so many people bypassing the Sea of Spirit to Ancient County without notice.

The real intention had to be that several forces west of the Sea of Spirit were banding together against the Lu family.

Four dynasties, four sects.

Yang Zhenshan was certain that Cold Cloud Sect wasn’t involved.

Sword Valley likely wasn’t involved either, as its relation with Hidden Sword Mountain suggested detachment from such matters.

The remaining four dynasties, Shaking Mountain Sect, and Changqing Sect could be involved.

The worst case was all of them being involved.

Yang Zhenshan gave Wang Lei a look, and Wang Lei understood, leaving the main hall.

Since it was a coalition, someone was bound to be the contact.

As one of the forces, the Cold Cloud Sect must have been contacted.

Therefore, Yang Zhenshan wanted to ask the Ji family if anyone had contacted Cold Cloud Sect earlier and, if so, who it was and what their identity was.

"For now, Fourth Young Master, settle down in peace; we’ll see how things unfold!" Yang Zhenshan said to Lu Jianghua.

Lu Jianghua stood up and bowed, "Thank you for your protection, Senior!"

Yang Zhenshan waved his hand, "If someone attacks, Fourth Young Master, retreat east without concern for others."

If one is to help, one should go all the way.

That was a comforting thing to say.

Sure enough, upon hearing Yang Zhenshan’s words, Lu Jianghua felt a strong sense of gratitude.

Yang Zhenshan not only offered him protection but was also willing to cover for his retreat.

Such a generous elder made Lu Jianghua realize his previous thoughts were too sinister.

Previously, he hesitated whether to send Yang Zhenshan to the front lines and considered using him as a shield.

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In a rather unremarkable village in the northwest of Nanxia County.

Mo Changbin, looking at the table full of storage bags, couldn’t hide his smile.

A typical storage bag had about two cubic meters of space, not large but enough to hold many resources.

There were more than thirty storage bags here, not all full, but the contents’ value far exceeded their expectations.

The few subordinates beside him were filled with ecstatic expressions, their eyes gleaming with greed, like beasts eyeing fresh prey.

"How much?"

"Eighty-three thousand spirit stones, over thirteen hundred bottles of various elixirs, over four hundred spiritual weapons, and more than seven hundred and eighty cultivation techniques, all recorded on Snow Silkworm silk scrolls!"

"Tens of thousands of various spirit fruits and spiritual medicines, along with more than ten mutant beast corpses!"

"Eight thousand six hundred jins of spiritual wine and one thousand eight hundred taels of spiritual tea."

"Haha, Sire, we’ve struck it rich!" Zhou Yuntao laughed heartily.

Mo Changbin’s lips curled into a smile as he glanced at the crowd, "As per our earlier agreement, we’ll split the loot thirty-forty-thirty! No issues?"

"This~" The group exchanged glances, falling into silence.

Mo Changbin was of the royal family of the Dayun Dynasty; the current Dayun King was his grandnephew.

Of the seven men before him, four were strong individuals of noble birth from the Dayun Dynasty, and three were Loose Cultivators he had recruited.

This group was behind the raid on Nanxia County, while those who attacked Tianbao County and Suihua County were from the Nanzhao Dynasty and Dazhen Dynasty.

Yang Zhenshan’s guess was correct; the assailants of the Lu family’s businesses were a coalition of three dynasties.

"This was our prior agreement, don’t worry, I won’t renege, and I hope no one feels the division is unfair!"

"You can select the elixirs and spiritual weapons first; cultivation techniques aren’t part of the division, feel free to transcribe if you wish. As for the rest, I’ll convert it to spirit stones for you!"

"Per our earlier agreement, the Mo family takes thirty percent, you seven take forty percent, and the remaining brothers take thirty percent. Any problems with that?"

Mo Changbin addressed the group with a cheerful tone.

A burly man couldn’t help but ask, "Sire, couldn’t we reduce the brothers’ share and increase ours?"

This was Wu Dashan, a Loose Cultivator without backing, thus the poorest and most greedy of the lot. However, given his considerable strength, Mo Changbin was willing to give him some face.

"Brother Wu, think long-term. We are all in this together, and internal discord is the last thing we need!"

"Besides, this is just the first time; we’ll have more opportunities down the line!"

"Haha, this time Brother Wu can get over ten thousand spirit stones; I assure you, the next time won’t fall short of this one!"

Mo Changbin reassured him.

The operation was conducted in secrecy, with hardly anyone within the Dayun Dynasty privy to the details, apart from the three hundred participants.

And this was just the beginning; they had many plans ahead, promising more resources.

Of course, this time the biggest reward for the Mo family was already in hand.

Nether Prison Sect had given the Mo family a set of Golden Body Skill, a spiritual object to pair with it, and numerous elixirs to aid in breaking through to the Martial God Realm.

In essence, Nether Prison Sect offered the Mo family a chance to have a Martial God Realm powerhouse.

Though not a guaranteed success, it was worth the Mo family risking annihilation to offend the Three Sects and Twelve Families.

"Haha, Senior Mo, you’re fair; I was just joking, haha~" Wu Dashan laughed heartily.

Desiring to profit with Mo Changbin, he naturally wouldn’t oppose him. If Mo Changbin wanted fairness, he would comply, especially as the haul surpassed his expectations.

"Alright, enough talk, let’s divide what we can now, and what we can’t, I’ll make up for later!" Mo Changbin said with satisfaction.

With that, the group began to divide the loot, each grinning from ear to ear as they took their storage bags.