Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 454: Chapter 428 Grand Gift, Assassin_2

”Spiritual Spring Water is meant for people to drink, whether it is the soldiers or the common folk. In reality, it doesn’t really matter; after all, it’s not a bad thing.”

After lingering for about an hour, Yang Zhenshan ran to check on the eastern camp, following the same procedure and staying for about another hour before returning to the city.

However, after returning to the city, he did not go home immediately but went to the barracks within the city and poured a wave of Spiritual Spring Water into a well.

Every three to four days, he would spend two hours doing this round, ostensibly to inspect the barracks and training situation, but actually to pour Spiritual Spring Water into the wells.

Everyone had grown accustomed to his way of doing things, and no one found this to be an issue.

By the time Yang Zhenshan returned home, it was dusk, the sky already darkening, and the sunset in the west gradually fading.

The nights in Chongshan Pass in May were very quiet, without the bustle of a noisy market or the noise of summer insects at night. A gentle warm breeze swept through the branches, carrying a faint scent of grass and trees, adding a touch of tranquility and warmth to the quiet night.

Outside the Marquis Mansion, a disheveled old man in loose-fitting clothes staggered along. He looked up at the grand Marquis Mansion and grinned, revealing two rows of large yellow teeth.

Nearby, in the shadow of a wall corner, Luo Jingsong cautioned, ”Lord Dongge, be careful, the guards of the Marquis Mansion are very alert!”

This old man was none other than Gu Yunjian.

Gu Yunjian paid no heed to Luo Jingsong’s warning. With an elegant movement, he soared up and landed on the rooftops of the Marquis Mansion. Stepping on tiles and treetops, like a night owl, he crossed the star-filled night sky directly towards the depths of the Marquis Mansion.

...

Yang Zhenshan was not in the bedroom; he had already gone into the Spiritual Spring Space to farm.

Several days had passed, and the Spiritual Spring Space still looked the same, with a lush area of flowers and plants in the center, surrounded by barren black soil. However, on the hillside, there was now a decent-looking farmhouse.

At this moment, Yang Zhenshan was busy brewing. Yes, brewing.

Hundred Herbs Brew, peach blossom wine, apricot blossom brew, and various fruit wines; he filled jars with sorghum, medicinal herbs, fruits, and flowers, then moved them to a newly constructed wooden shed.

This time he didn’t dig a cellar. He had dug cellars before to save space, but now there was no need, as there was plenty of room in the space. There was no need to conserve space as before.

Although the surrounding land was still bare, it had been covered with seeds by Yang Zhenshan; now, he just needed to wait for the seeds to sprout and grow; he didn’t need to do anything else.

After being busy for a while, just when Yang Zhenshan was about to check if the tea trees were ready to be picked, a slight noise suddenly reached his ears.

Even though he was in the space, his perception of the outside world was not blocked.

He could hear every sound from the outside world clearly.

Hearing the noise from outside, Yang Zhenshan was momentarily startled, but then his brows furrowed.

Someone dared to sneak into the Marquis Mansion?

Did they no longer want to live?

Or did they think he couldn’t handle a gun anymore!

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The new moon was like a hook, stars twinkled, and flickering candlelight struggled against the engulfing night.

Gu Yunjian’s Qinggong was very strong; with a gentle leap, he covered more than ten zhang, his movements ghostly and hard to detect.

But he still underestimated the guards of the Marquis Mansion. As he crossed the front courtyard and was about to pass the Inner Ceremony Gate, a cold shout suddenly rang out.

”Who!”

Immediately afterward, a figure appeared on the rooftop of the Inner Ceremony Gate.

Wu Zhan squinted his eyes, staring intensely at the unkempt old man in front of him.

Tonight was his shift, and frankly, no one had ever breached the residence in many years, causing the guards to become somewhat lax.

However, there was another reason; many of the servants in the Yang family were Martial Artists with keen senses. Sneaking into the Yang family unnoticed was almost impossible.

Gu Yunjian’s Qinggong was formidable, but no matter how formidable, he couldn’t fly.

As long as he couldn’t fly, as long as he needed a place to exert force, there would inevitably be some slight noise.

This tiny noise was hard to escape the ears of the Yang family.

Yang Zhenshan’s hearing was far superior to ordinary people, and the guards and servants nourished by Spiritual Spring Water for years also had far superior hearing.

There was no need to say more about Wu Zhan’s hearing capabilities; although not up to the current Yang Zhenshan’s level, he certainly matched Yang Zhenshan from five or six years ago.

Seeing the sudden obstacle, Gu Yunjian was not at all surprised; instead, he grinned and said, ”Young man, don’t rashly stick your neck out in situations, or you might end up in a terrible death!”

As his words fell, a flash of snowy sword blade suddenly burst forth.

Wu Zhan’s pupils contracted sharply, and almost instinctively, his feet heavily stomped on the tiles, and then he flew backward.

His reaction was swift, but still slower than Gu Yunjian’s sword blade.

The sword blade swept across, and a bright bead of blood blossomed from his chest.

However, Gu Yunjian revealed a look of surprise.

This strike didn’t fully succeed?

Although it wounded Wu Zhan, it merely grazed his skin.

Wu Zhan heavily fell onto the bluestone path inside the Inner Ceremony Gate, his eyes filled with terror as he looked at Gu Yunjian.

Just one move had almost killed him instantly!

Such strength definitely didn’t belong to someone at the Postnatal Ninth Layer, but at least a Half-step Innate Realm.

Now he possessed the cultivation of the Postnatal Eighth Layer. Although there was still a long way to go to reach the Postnatal Ninth Layer, he was confident in fighting a martial artist at the Postnatal Ninth Layer for dozens of rounds.

Clearly, facing Gu Yunjian, he couldn’t count on having the chance to fight for dozens of rounds.

Wu Zhan’s fall had caught the attention of other guards.

”There’s an assassin in the Mansion!”

Dang dang dang~~

Soon, a noisily ringing echoed through the Marquis Mansion, and a large number of guards rushed toward the location of the Inner Ceremony Gate.

In a moment, they had completely surrounded the Inner Ceremony Gate.

Seeing this, Gu Yunjian’s expression inevitably darkened.

He had anticipated being surrounded by the guards of the Marquis Mansion, but that was supposed to be after meeting Yang Zhenshan.

Yet now, he hadn’t even entered the mansion’s backyard before getting encircled by the guards.

Recalling the warning from Kou Rong earlier, Gu Yunjian felt a painful twitch on his old face.

Wu Zhan got up from the ground, looking at his blood-stained chest.

”Are you alright?” Ding Qiu asked in a deep voice.

Ding Qiu had been sleeping in his own courtyard and had rushed over after hearing the gongsounding, seeing Wu Zhan’s blood-red chest, he was slightly worried.

”It’s nothing! Just a minor injury. This person is very strong, possibly a Half-step Innate Realm!” Wu Zhan said.

Hearing this, Ding Qiu’s expression grew stern.

Half-step Innate Realm!

In the entire Marquis Mansion, no, within the entire Chongshan Pass, only Yang Zhenshan could face him.

If soldiers were to attempt capturing him, the casualties might be unimaginable.

Meanwhile, the noise within the mansion had already caught the attention of patrols in the city, and a large number of soldiers were convening toward the mansion.

What a joke!

An assassin in the Marquis Mansion was essentially a display of incompetence by the entire Camp.

North City was a critical area for various levels of government offices and was mostly inhabited by officials and soldiers, and the area was maintained by the Camp.

Besides the Camp, next to the Marquis Mansion was the encampment of Yang Zhenshan’s Personal Guard Camp.

Dang dang dang~~

The gate on the side of the Marquis Mansion was knocked.

”Personal Guard Camp officer Luo Jingsong here to protect the Marquis Mansion!” Luo Jingsong shouted from outside.

With a creak, the side gate of the Marquis Mansion opened a crack, and after the guards peeked at Luo Jingsong and a group of trusted aides, they fully opened the thick wooden gate.

Luo Jingsong, dressed in a black uniform with his hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist, led a group of trusted aides into the mansion.

”Where is the assassin?”

”Inner Ceremony Gate!” the guard from the Marquis Mansion replied.

Luo Jingsong nodded slightly, and then ran towards the Inner Ceremony Gate.

Gu Yunjian watched as more and more guards and soldiers gathered, his expression turning bitter, but he did not flee. Instead, he coldly observed his surroundings.

He was waiting for Yang Zhenshan.

His purpose for coming here tonight was to meet Yang Zhenshan.

If only Wu Zhan had discovered him, he would have not hesitated to kill him, but now that he was completely surrounded, there was no longer any need to hide his tracks.