Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 545: Chapter 481 Marquis Jing’an, This is an Innate Martial Artist!_2

He couldn’t even block a single move of the opponent, but his block wasn’t meaningless; in the moment he held up, Yang Zhenshan had already caught up.

A sweep of his spear once again forced the opponent to stop.

Yang Zhenshan took the opportunity to stabilize his stance on top of the city gate tower, and the man also stopped, his face gloomily looking at Yang Zhenshan.

The two stood on the roof, facing each other, with a large pit created by Lu Baishu in between them.

”Pah, cough, cough, cough, Marquis Jing’an, this is an Innate Martial Artist!”

Inside the city gate tower, Lu Baishu started with a cough before speaking.

”Yes!” Yang Zhenshan stared at the man and replied in a deep voice.

”You actually asked me to stop him, damn, it almost cost this marquis his life!” Lu Baishu couldn’t help but curse.

He knew Yang Zhenshan was besieging Chunzai Hall, but he didn’t go to watch; instead, he was dealing with the matters at hand, as he still needed to clean up spies within the imperial guard.

Upon hearing Yang Zhenshan’s shout, he didn’t hesitate and immediately leaped onto the city gate tower.

His original plan was to check out the situation, but unluckily, just as he leaped onto the city gate tower, he saw the opponent charging towards him.

Under such circumstances, he naturally reacted without a second thought, facing the charge head-on.

The result was him being smashed into the city gate tower by the opponent’s punch.

”Uh!” Yang Zhenshan felt a bit embarrassed.

In his urgency, he had shouted out, but he didn’t expect Lu Baishu to bravely block the opponent’s path.

He actually intended for Xue Ou and others to take action, as he had seen them on the city walls earlier.

However, at this moment, Yang Zhenshan could no longer worry about Lu Baishu. He lifted his Mystical Iron Spear, pointing directly at the opponent, ”Scoundrel, dare you state your name!”

However, the opponent had no intention of revealing his name. As soon as Yang Zhenshan’s words fell, the man charged towards Yang Zhenshan.

In the next moment, the two were tangled in a fight.

With the lesson learned just now, Yang Zhenshan became much more cautious, not seeking to defeat the opponent, but to hold him off.

As for what to do next?

Heh, it would be a test of endurance!

The two were evenly matched in strength, but the opponent’s True Qi was much stronger. In such a situation, Yang Zhenshan’s only advantage was his endurance.

The explosion of Innate True Qi was hugely energy-consuming. An Innate Martial Artist at the entry level could not sustain a lengthy battle.NovelFire

This was true for both Yang Zhenshan and his opponent!

However, Yang Zhenshan’s physique and endurance were undoubtedly far superior to the opponent’s. As long as he could extend the duration, he was confident that he could defeat the opponent.

Besides, this was the Capital City, Yang Zhenshan’s home ground. The longer the drag, the more advantageous it was for Yang Zhenshan.

Green and red True Qi entwined, fierce Jin Qi burst out, and in just a moment, the roof of the city gate tower was shattered beyond recognition, crumbling down with a loud roar.

But Yang Zhenshan and the opponent were still entangled in the flying dust.

As for the soldiers of the imperial guard on the city walls, they had long moved away from the city gate tower.

They weren’t fools; they definitely wouldn’t stick around to get caught up in the aftermath.

Dozens of feet away, Lu Baishu massaged his chest while concentrating on the fight between the two.

A trace of blood still lingered at the corner of his mouth.

The punch earlier hadn’t taken his life but had left him quite injured.

Fortunately, he possessed the cultivation of a Half-step Innate and wore the same gold-woven armor as Yang Zhenshan; otherwise, that punch would have been fatal.

”When did Marquis Jing’an break through to the Innate Realm? I didn’t hear any news before!” Lv Shizhi whispered.

Lu Baishu shook his head, ”I don’t know, his cultivation was below mine before, but now he’s far surpassed me!”

Back when Lu Baishu went to Liao’an Prefecture to handle the corruption case at the Salt Transport Department, his cultivation had already reached Half-step Innate, and now seven or eight years had passed, he still hadn’t entered the Innate Realm.

Notably, Lu Baishu had always been a standout among the nobles; his cultivation reached the Postnatal Ninth Layer when he was in his thirties, and Half-step Innate by forty. Many people had said that he would inevitably become an Innate Martial Artist in the future.

But the future seemed to be coming a bit slow!

”Marquis Jing’an must have been in the Innate Realm for about five or six years now!”

Suddenly, an aged voice sounded from behind them.

Lu Baishu and others followed the sound and saw an elderly man holding a wine jug.

”Senior An!” Lu Baishu revealed a look of astonishment.

However, he quickly recovered, hurriedly clasping his fists in a salute, ”This junior has seen Senior An!”

Xue Ou and others looked at each other, evidently not recognizing this Senior An, but still followed in clasping their fists.

An Yuxing, one of the seven Innate Martial Artists of Sanshan Valley, was also the Dragon-Tiger General, a prestigious position fifty years ago, but those titles no longer held any meaning to him now.

”No need for such courtesy!” An Yuxing nonchalantly waved his wine jug, then tilted his head to gulp a mouthful, yet his gaze was constantly fixed towards the direction of the city gate tower.

Lu Baishu stood up straight, came next to him, and asked in a low voice, ”Senior, why didn’t you make a move?”

”Isn’t Marquis Jing’an there?” An Yuxing said.

”Uh, this junior sees that Marquis Jing’an is having some difficulty handling that person!” Lu Baishu looked towards the direction of the city gate tower.NovelFire

Isn’t it difficult?

They’ve been fighting for so long, and Yang Zhenshan still hasn’t subdued his opponent.

Not only has he not subdued him, but it seems he is also at a disadvantage, defending more than attacking.

”Marquis Jing’an didn’t ask for old me’s help!” An Yuxing chuckled.

”Uh!” Lu Baishu was somewhat at a loss for words.

Do you still need to be invited over?

In fact, An Yuxing didn’t say anything because Yang Zhenshan didn’t ask for his help.

Just now when he rushed towards Chunzai Hall, Yang Zhenshan and he had made eye contact, though it was just a glance, Yang Zhenshan clearly acknowledged his presence.

Since Yang Zhenshan did not speak up, it was obvious that he did not want him to act.

The reason for not letting him act was simple.

For Innate Martial Artists, encountering a battle that was on par was extremely rare, many Innate Martial Artists hadn’t taken action for decades.

A rare chance to fully exert oneself naturally didn’t welcome interruptions.

Understanding this, An Yuxing chose not to intervene, but he followed nonetheless, serving as a support for Yang Zhenshan.

Yang Zhenshan wanted to practice, which was fine, but he couldn’t let the opponent escape.

Lu Baishu thought for a moment, then said, ”Just now, the senior mentioned that Marquis Jing’an broke through to the Innate Realm five or six years ago!”

”Hm!”

”But when Marquis Jing’an was ennobled, he was still Half-step Innate!”

”Ennobled?”

”About three years ago! At that time, Marquis Jing’an fought against four, defeated four Half-step Innate Jianghu Martial Artists, and was hailed by many as the foremost person beneath the Innate level!” Lu Baishu said.

An Yuxing showed a look of surprise.

He was uninterested in both the court and worldly affairs, the only interest he had was drinking in Sanshan Valley. Thus, he didn’t know about Yang Zhenshan being ennobled, nor did he know that Yang Zhenshan had once been called the foremost person beneath the Innate level.

”Are you sure he didn’t breakthrough back then?”

”It should be the case, in the battle at Ru River wharf, those four who fought with him were long-renowned martial artists in the worldly society, they should not have mistaken the difference between Half-step Innate and Innate!” Lu Baishu said.

Ye Changkai and Fu Shanhong were not fools; if Yang Zhenshan had Innate cultivation at the time, they surely would not have tangled with him.

Moreover, there were many martial artists witnessing the scene, it was not possible for everyone to be mistaken.

An Yuxing rubbed his messy beard, ”Did old me mistaken then? This Marquis Jing’an’s True Qi is strong, although not as strong as that person’s, but he doesn’t seem like someone who just entered the Innate Realm!”

”Let it be, let it be, regardless of when he broke through!”

An Yuxing didn’t care to fret over it, it held no attraction to him.

Lu Baishu, however, wanted to ask more, but seeing him unwilling to talk further, he could only stop the topic.

The city gate tower had already become ruins by now, and the battle between Yang Zhenshan and his opponent wasn’t as fierce as before.

Not to say it wasn’t fierce, to be precise, it was no longer as wild as before.