Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 194: Chapter 190: Men need to replenish, and women also need to replenish.

Yang Zhenshan listened for a while longer to the movement above, and after confirming that there seemed to be no one above, he finally came out from below.

He first looked around the surrounding area.

This was a civilian residence, the passage to the underground was hidden beneath a pile of firewood.

He climbed over the wall and left the residence, then he checked the street to confirm his location.

It turned out he was in the Western City District, not the Northern City District.

The place was only a hundred meters away from where Yi Shan previously resided.

After understanding his current location, Yang Zhenshan finally completely relaxed.

However, he did not immediately return home, but instead entered the Spiritual Spring Space.

The bodies of four unfamiliar Martial Artists were still inside the Spiritual Spring Space, Yang Zhenshan checked the bodies and didn’t find anything special.

But the lack of anything special was the biggest peculiarity.

They were all Martial Artists ranging from the Postnatal Third Layer to the fifth, such Martial Artists would be considered masters whether in the worldly society or in the military.

Yet, they wore coarse linen clothes and hid in a basement, which clearly didn’t make sense.

”Could they really be from Prince Qing Mansion?” Yang Zhenshan thought, lost in contemplation.

Everyone involved with the Sha Pingchuan treason case was either captured or executed, including those from Black Cliff Village. By rights, there shouldn’t be anyone from An Yuan City.

But here were four mysterious Martial Artists guarding that underground space.

Yang Zhenshan guessed they were from Prince Qing Mansion, but he couldn’t find any evidence, not even the Secret Martial Guards could find a shred of evidence related to Prince Qing Mansion, much less him.

He shook his head slightly, Yang Zhenshan directly dug a big pit in the Spiritual Spring Space and buried all four in it.

The use of Spiritual Spring Space was truly extensive, not only could it hold Spiritual Spring Water and grow herbs but also store things, and handle bodies.

”Amitabha, I suppose I have done a good deed by not leaving you unburied; rest in peace here.”

After burying the bodies, Yang Zhenshan muttered a phrase and then left the Spiritual Spring Space and returned home.

Inside the main courtyard bedroom, the candlelight was still on.

Yang Zhenshan quietly returned to the bedroom, and Yu Qingyi hadn’t gone to bed yet.

”You’re back! How was it? Did you encounter any danger?”

Seeing Yang Zhenshan return, Yu Qingyi hurriedly came up to him for a thorough once-over.

Her concern was more than apparent.

”No worries, see, I’m totally fine!” Yang Zhenshan took off his nightwear.

This nightwear was personally made by Yu Qingyi, very fitting and convenient, no wonder Jianghu Martial Artists liked wearing this kind of attire during nighttime actions.

Seeing that Yang Zhenshan was perfectly fine, Yu Qingyi finally felt relieved and reached out to help Yang Zhenshan with his clothes.

”What were you doing?” Her curiosity could hardly be suppressed.

”Secret, hehe~~” Yang Zhenshan laughed.

”Hmph!” She actually pouted like a spoilt young girl with a little huff.

Was this considered acting cute?

But it was adorable!

Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but wrap his arms around her soft waist.

”It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, it’s just that even if you knew, it wouldn’t benefit you.”

”Don’t worry, I’ve handled everything, there’s nothing troublesome!”

Yang Zhenshan reassured her, while his thoughts wandered.

Sensing his movement, Yu Qingyi didn’t care anymore about what Yang Zhenshan was doing.

”Hey, what are you doing!”

”What else could I be doing late at night?”

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The night passed without words, the following morning, Yang Zhenshan woke up refreshed and was attended by Qingxia and Red Cloud for his morning grooming.

While grooming, Yang Zhenshan looked at Yu Qingyi, who was still asleep on the bed.

He grinned to himself, thinking, even Martial Artists can’t get up, let’s see if you dare to call me old again!

I am fine, lively, and energetic, and most importantly, not old at all.

Dressed in a vigorous outfit, Yang Zhenshan walked out of the room to practice in the courtyard.

Love is a dangerous thing.

Caught between indulging in love and Martial Arts cultivation, Yang Zhenshan chose to indulge in love at night and practice Martial Arts during the day.

A man should strive for strength in both aspects.

Being strong is the key!

After practicing for two hours, Yu Qingyi had just gotten out of bed, she looked at Yang Zhenshan disapprovingly, ”You old shameless scoundrel!”

Yang Zhenshan gave a cheeky smile and lifted a bowl of ginseng and black chicken soup made with Spiritual Spring Water, and gulped it down.

A good tonic was key.

As a Martial Artist, there’s nothing to fear in tonics.

And Spiritual Spring Water mixed with ginseng was definitely the best medicine.

However, the ginseng he used was just ordinary years-old ginseng, later he thought of trying soup made from hundred-year-old ginseng.

”Eat more, don’t forget to practice later!”

Yang Zhenshan kindly brought a bowl of black chicken soup for Yu Qingyi.

Men need tonics, and so do women.

Persistence is critical in Martial Arts practice; you either progress or regress.

Yang Zhenshan didn’t want Yu Qingyi to neglect Martial Arts.

As for the reasons.

Hehe, Martial Arts practice isn’t just about keeping fit, it doesn’t turn certain fun things into muscle.

”Hmph, don’t forget, my cultivation is higher than yours!” Yu Qingyi gave Yang Zhenshan a coquettish and teasing look.

Yang Zhenshan just happily drank a bowl of porridge and said no more.

Higher than my cultivation?

That was in the past!

Now?

Woman, it seems you still do not understand the prowess of your husband!

After finishing breakfast, Yang Zhenshan was ready to go to the front office.

He too is an office worker, with fixed times for going to and leaving the office, of course, nobody monitored his attendance.

He was in a good mood today.

He made a fortune last night, feeling wonderful about it.

The key is now he could play the flute every night, living his days deliciously.

”Brother-in-law!”

Just as Yang Zhenshan was moving from the front yard to the front office, Luo Feiyu suddenly ran over.

Seeing Luo Feiyu, Yang Zhenshan was slightly startled.

Is this lad still here?

Sweat!

He had been living so blissfully recently that he forgot about his little brother-in-law.

It’s also Luo Feiyu’s fault, having been at the Yang family for over a month, aside from the few days when Yang Zhenshan got married, this lad hasn’t shown himself around Yang Zhenshan again.

”What have you been up to lately?” asked Yang Zhenshan.

Luo Feiyu was taken aback, ”Didn’t brother-in-law assign me to follow the training at Linguan Castle?”

”...”

Yang Zhenshan sweated again, he had even forgotten about this.

However, he is a thick-skinned person, even if he truly forgot, he would not feel embarrassed.

”So, how is your training going?”

Luo Feiyu laughed heartily and said, ”Brother-in-law, are you still not assured of me? I’ve completed all the training subjects assigned!”

Yang Zhenshan was neither surprised nor did he think Luo Feiyu was arrogant.

The training at City Gate Castle is divided into two parts, one is basic training targeted at the soldiers from the garrison outside the city, and the other is practical combat training for the garrison soldiers.

Whether it is one kind of training or the other, it’s targeted at ordinary soldiers, and Luo Feiyu is a Martial Artist at the Postnatal Third Layer.

Thus, those trainings didn’t do much to him, only allowed him to understand the process of training and the life within the military.

If he could lead troops in the future, he wouldn’t be completely without experience.

”Good, completion is good!” Yang Zhenshan did not care and continued towards the front office.

Luo Feiyu hurried to catch up, ”Hehe, brother-in-law, when will you recommend me for an official position?”

Yang Zhenshan thought for a moment, ”How about these two days!”

He had forgotten about Luo Feiyu before, but now that Luo Feiyu mentioned it himself, it was time to close this matter.

After all, this was also a promise he made to Su Kun.

The bride had already been received into the household, it was time to fulfill the promise made previously.

”Then brother-in-law, where will you recommend me to? Can I stay at the garrison?”

Luo Feiyu said hopefully.

He really liked being at the garrison, during the month he spent there, he found many like-minded friends.

Now, to ask him to leave the garrison, he was quite reluctant.

”No, there are no suitable positions for you at the garrison!” Yang Zhenshan shook his head.

With Luo Feiyu’s cultivation, he could easily be a Deputy Thousand Households.

But the positions in the garrison were already filled, even the position of a squad officer was not vacant.

”Then, can I stay at the garrison office?” Luo Feiyu asked as a fallback.

Yang Zhenshan walked into the study, contemplating briefly.

”Go to the Rescue Camp!”

Under the General command are regular soldiers, also called standard soldiers, which are part of Camp.

Under the Vice General command are the irregular soldiers, intended to carry out unusual strategies.

Under the Assistant General command are the rescue soldiers.

General Wang Bin only has one Rescue Camp under his command, totaling three thousand troops, with three thousand commanders.

The reason for choosing the Rescue Camp for Luo Feiyu instead of Songzhou Guard, which is responsible for farming, is because the Rescue Camp’s duty mainly involves waiting for deployment to provide support, setting ambushes for defense, and perennial defense.

Without warfare, farming and stationing are the same, but once a war breaks out, the Rescue Camp has more opportunities to achieve merit.

Luo Feiyu wants an official position not for farming but to slay enemies and earn merits on the battlefield.

”Rescue Camp, can I go there?” Luo Feiyu said somewhat excitedly.

Unable to stay in An Yuan City, going to the Rescue Camp was also a good option.

”That should be possible!” Yang Zhenshan was somewhat uncertain.

Definitely, there would be no place for a thousand commander, General Wang Bin would not give such an important position away; that must be occupied by Wang’s confidants.

Even with Yang Zhenshan’s influence, Wang Bin would not give Luo Feiyu a position as a thousand commander.

However, being enough as a leader, it was already a good start for Luo Feiyu.

Thinking this, Yang Zhenshan sat at the desk and wrote a letter.

”Tomorrow, take this letter to Jia City to seek an audience with General Wang. If he is satisfied with you, you can stay in the Rescue Camp. If he is dissatisfied with you, you can come back, and then I will arrange another position for you!”

He didn’t state it categorically since this involved returning a favor.

He still owed General Wang a favor, and he didn’t know if Wang was willing to return him another favor.

”Brother-in-law, rest assured, General Wang will definitely be satisfied with me!” Luo Feiyu said confidently.

Yang Zhenshan smiled and nodded, ”Your abilities are good, but relying only on strength is not enough to achieve merits on the battlefield!”

”The battlefield is fraught with danger; slaying the enemy without forgetting to preserve your life, and preserving your life without forgetting to slay the enemy, only by doing so can one make achievements.”

”Moreover, you are still young. As a commander, you must study military strategies deeply and have your own way of employing troops!”

Yang Zhenshan began to patiently exhort.

He felt that Luo Feiyu really was a talent with great potential.

Luo Feiyu’s talent was high enough, and his strength was not weak, the key being that he had familiarized himself with military strategies since a young age.

Although he hadn’t joined real battles, he already met the most basic requirements of a general.

Compared to the initial Yang Mingwu, Yang Chengze, and others, his conditions were much better.

Of course, this didn’t mean he was stronger than Yang Mingwu and others; the future is uncertain, and now Yang Mingwu and Yang Chengze were competent enough to stand on their own, while Luo Feiyu had yet to truly join the army.

Luo Feiyu listened very attentively to Yang Zhenshan’s teachings and kept them in mind.