Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 134: Chapter 130 What is your cultivation level?

Indeed, after hearing his words, many soldiers showed inexplicable expressions, and many also lowered their heads.

Xu Wanfu had indeed gathered these soldiers under his command, but what he rallied were actually the lower-level officers, while ordinary soldiers were just a group following orders.

So, the question arises, with Yang Zhenshan present, whose orders should they follow?

They are not Xu Wanfu’s servants or house servants, they are not living in despair, nor are they forced into rebellion.

Why would they attack Yang Zhenshan then?

Most importantly, Yang Zhenshan is standing right here openly and honestly.

Xu Wanfu, thinking himself clever, gathered all the soldiers together, which laid everything out in the open.

If Xu Wanfu had not summoned these soldiers, the officers could have deceived the soldiers into attacking Yang Zhenshan, but now Yang Zhenshan is right under everyone’s eyes, and his words had reached everyone’s ears.

Each soldier knew Yang Zhenshan’s identity and understood the situation, which prevented them from blindly following orders.

Now, even if someone ordered an attack on Yang Zhenshan, very few soldiers would dare to make a move.

”You!”

Xu Wanfu never expected that in just a short moment, the situation would turn out like this, causing him to panic inside.

Yang Zhenshan still looked at him calmly, pressing down his long spear slightly.

Immediately, Xu Wanfu felt a massive force transmitting from the spear, pressing down his shoulders and bending his waist.

”Have you heard this saying?”

”A higher rank crushes a person to death!”

”Xu Bazong, do you think this saying is correct?”

Yang Zhenshan looked at Xu Lu beside him.

At this moment, Xu Lu was sweating profusely, hanging his head low like a quail, not daring to say half a word.

A higher rank crushes a person to death!

This saying was absolutely correct.

It would not be difficult for Yang Zhenshan to deal with Xu Wanfu, the real trouble was the people and force behind Xu Wanfu.

However, since Lv Hua wanted him to deal with Xu Wanfu, then he would just do it.

He was also curious to see what kind of forces were behind Xu Wanfu.

Seeing that no one around him dared to stand up, Xu Wanfu’s heart sank to rock bottom.

But he did not give up.

Because he knew very well that once he gave up resistance, he would only have one way out - death.

Yang Zhenshan would definitely not let him go, and the people behind him would not risk saving him.

He did not want to die, so he could only resist.

”This is you forcing me!”

Xu Wanfu gritted his teeth and said each word distinctly.

The next moment, his figure flashed sharply, breaking free from Yang Zhenshan’s long spear and drawing the long sword from his waist, his previously bent body shooting up.

The long sword swept horizontally, its blade sharp and fierce.

Looking at Yang Zhenshan, who was close at hand, Xu Wanfu’s face revealed a fierce and crazy smile.

Die!

You damn bastard, die!

He couldn’t wait to see the scene of Yang Zhenshan being slain, thinking of Yang Zhenshan’s pitiful look, the smile on his face grew even crazier.

But in the next moment, a powerful force suddenly came down on his shoulder.

The overwhelming power pressed down, halting Xu Wanfu’s body midair, followed by a heavy crash as he smashed into the ground.

Sitting paralyzed on the ground, Xu Wanfu felt intense pain in his legs, buttocks, and back, and the originally insane emotions were instantly dispersed by the pain.

”You!”

The madness dissipated, replaced by fear and panic.

Xu Wanfu raised his head, looking at Yang Zhenshan with incredulous eyes.

”What is your cultivation level?”

Yang Zhenshan looked at him like he was looking at an idiot.

This guy dares to strike at him without even understanding his strength, what is he thinking with?

Naturally, Xu Wanfu did not know Yang Zhenshan’s exact cultivation level, and his understanding of Yang Zhenshan was still based on the battle at Linguan Castle half a year ago.

In the battle at Linguan Castle, Yang Zhenshan demonstrated strong combat abilities, but unless Yang Zhenshan disclosed otherwise, he appeared to only be at the Postnatal Fourth Layer to outsiders.

Xu Wanfu had inquired about Yang Zhenshan, and the results showed that Yang Zhenshan’s cultivation was around the Postnatal Third or Fourth Layer.

And his own cultivation was at the Postnatal Fourth Layer.

When Yang Zhenshan pressed the spear onto his shoulder earlier, although he felt the pressure, he did not think he was completely powerless to resist.

That’s why he believed he had the qualifications to confront Yang Zhenshan.

But what was the result?

Yang Zhenshan merely flicked his long spear, dealt him one blow, and he was utterly defeated.

”Take him down!”

Yang Zhenshan did not bother talking nonsense, and directly signaled Song Dashan with a glance.

Song Dashan leapt off his horse and stepped towards Xu Wanfu.

”Get lost!” Xu Wanfu struggled.

But having been hit by Yang Zhenshan’s spear, his left shoulder and left arm had completely lost sensation, making it impossible for him to break free from Song Dashan’s grasp.

Song Dashan, unapologetic, seeing him struggle, directly dislocated his left arm with a slap.

”Behave, or I’ll kill you!”

Then, Song Dashan directly gagged Xu Wanfu, and together with two soldiers, dragged Xu Wanfu aside.

This scene, witnessed by the surrounding soldiers, made the hearts of all soldiers tighten.

Especially Xu Lu, who at this moment was pale, with cold sweat running down his back.

Xu Wanfu was finished, was he the next one?

He was right, the next person Yang Zhenshan intended to deal with was him.

”Xu Bazong!”

The calm voice rang out again, Xu Lu’s body trembling, ”This subordinate is here!”

”Is Xu Qianzong guilty?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

Xu Lu lowered his head and glanced at Xu Wanfu, who was being held against the wall, ”Guilty!”

”What crime?” Yang Zhenshan continued to ask.

Xu Lu hesitated for a moment and said, ”Xu, Xu Wanfu he, he...”

He stuttered, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

It was at this moment that a series of hurried footsteps arose outside City Gate Castle.

Yang Zhenshan turned around and saw a middle-aged man dressed in a mandarin duck war jacket leading nearly a hundred soldiers quickly walking towards them.

However, before they could enter, they were stopped by the soldiers brought by Yang Zhenshan.

”Garrison Bazong Han Cheng pays respect to the garrison officer!”

The person was another garrison Bazong, Han Cheng.

Han Cheng stood outside the castle gates, clasping his fists in a salute, his heart filled with trepidation.

He had already seen the situation inside the castle, but he did not see Xu Wanfu, which made him somewhat unclear about the situation.

”Let them in!”

Yang Zhenshan’s expression remained calm.

The garrison had two Bazong, nearly a thousand soldiers, and currently only three hundred were inside the castle, the remaining seven hundred were scattered throughout the city.

Now that Han Cheng had brought another hundred soldiers, there were only just over four hundred in total.

”Go, inform all the soldiers to come and assemble!”

Yang Zhenshan instructed the soldiers beside him.

Since Xu Wanfu had been taken down, he had to completely take control of the garrison.

How many members of this garrison were usable would only be known after screening.

Following Yang Zhenshan’s command, ten soldiers rode out of the City Gate Castle.

Yang Zhenshan moved forward, ignoring the soldiers in the training ground and strode into the main hall.

Zhou Ren, quite considerately, immediately greeted people to brew tea for Yang Zhenshan.

In the hall, Yang Zhenshan’s expression was calm as he drank tea.

On the training ground, after Han Cheng and Xu Lu exchanged glances and looked at Xu Wanfu being held against the wall, they silently stood in front of the soldiers.

Time ticked by, with the scattered garrison soldiers throughout the city gradually coming together.

”Stand properly! Anyone who dares to rebel, behead!”

”Anyone who dares to rebel, behead!”

Song Dashan led a dozen soldiers patrolling around the training ground. Facing more and more soldiers, they showed no fear but instead rebuked in a cold voice.

Soon the training ground was filled with soldiers, yet the atmosphere was extremely quiet. The recently returned soldiers clearly sensed that something was off, but they did nothing, merely standing obediently in line in the cold wind.

The sky had turned overcast at some unknown point, the biting cold wind sweeping across the whole An Yuan State City.

Due to Yang Zhenshan’s actions, quite a few people in the state city were alarmed.

In the west city, within an inconspicuous small courtyard.

Liang Rong hurriedly stepped through the courtyard gate into the dimly lit hall.

”Sir!”

Inside the hall, the man in blue robes frowned and asked, ”What happened? What’s going on?”

”Yang Zhenshan went to City Gate Castle and took down Xu Wanfu!” Liang Rong didn’t waste words and straightforwardly said.

”What?” The man in blue robes’s face changed slightly, ”Why did he do that?”

However, he realized the answer as soon as he asked the question.

Why did Yang Zhenshan do that?

Isn’t it obvious?

No one likes to be undermined by their subordinates, with Xu Wanfu controlling the garrison, Yang Zhenshan naturally couldn’t tolerate it.

”Did he only take down Xu Wanfu?” The blue-robed man asked again.

Liang Rong hesitated a bit before replying, ”So far, it seems he is only targeting Xu Wanfu!”

The man in blue robes furrowed his eyebrows deeply, falling into thought, and then said after a long while, ”Has he discovered something?”

”It shouldn’t be!” Liang Rong said, ”We haven’t tampered with anything in the garrison office, he shouldn’t have discovered anything.”

The blue-robed man nodded slightly.

A rabbit doesn’t eat the grass by its burrow; initially, to cover up Cao Han, they deliberately did nothing in the name of the garrison office.

As for the garrison, it was at most about taking silver for passage and wasn’t really involved.

Of course, both Cao Han and Xu Wanfu were crucial links in their operation of resources, so even though the garrison office wasn’t involved, Cao Han and Xu Wanfu were.

The blue-robed man also felt that Yang Zhenshan was unlikely to find any issues in the garrison office, he nodded slightly.

”Have someone continue to watch over him, hoping he isn’t targeting us!”

”What about Xu Wanfu?” Liang Rong asked.

A sharp look flashed in the eyes of the blue-robed man as he said, ”I will arrange for someone to take care of him.”

Since Yang Zhenshan had already made a move, it was certain that Xu Wanfu couldn’t be saved.

As for how to deal with Yang Zhenshan, they still wanted to try to win him over.

They couldn’t possibly target Yang Zhenshan just to save Xu Wanfu; for them, nothing was more important than their business with the Hu Clan.

Of course, if Yang Zhenshan didn’t accept their overture, they would also make a move against Yang Zhenshan.

But now was not yet the time to strike at Yang Zhenshan; they didn’t want to make things too absolute.

Xu Wanfu had become a disposable piece, which didn’t surprise Liang Rong.

”This subordinate will arrange for someone to keep an eye on Yang Zhenshan!”

”Yes, if there’s no other situation, then you go visit Yang Zhenshan tomorrow morning and try to invite him to join us!” said the blue-robed man.

”Then--” Liang Rong hesitated for a moment and asked, ”How much profit should we offer him?”

The blue-robed man pondered for a moment and said, ”It can’t exceed twenty percent!”

If Yang Zhenshan could control the garrison, then their operation of resources would inevitably require Yang Zhenshan’s cooperation.

Previously, Cao Han took one and a half percent, and Xu Wanfu took half a percent; since both of these men were gone, he didn’t mind giving Yang Zhenshan twenty percent.

Liang Rong acknowledged and went down to arrange for someone.