Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 918: Chapter 658: I Am No Longer a Subject of Da Rong!

An Yuxing took another sip of the Thousand Cup Intoxication, savoring it carefully this time.

“Innate Martial Artists drinking this will feel a strong heat flow. Postnatal Martial Artists might need to mix it with some water, but then it won’t really be wine!” Yang Zhenshan also took a sip.

An Yuxing shook his head, “What a pity, although it has rare effects, I still prefer the Drunken Immortal Brew!”

Alright, he liked strong liquor, and wine like Thousand Cup Intoxication was not to his taste.

Yang Zhenshan laughed, “Since you don’t like it, then I won’t give it to you!”

“I never said I didn’t like it, don’t trick me!” An Yuxing said displeased.

Though the Thousand Cup Intoxication wasn’t to his taste, its effects were something he couldn’t refuse.

“None this year, for sure. Next year! I’ll send you a few jars next year!” Yang Zhenshan laughed.

An Yuxing’s face lit up, “That’s more like it!”

“I won’t take advantage of you; one Treasure Medicine for one jar of wine!”

Yang Zhenshan nodded nonchalantly.

One Treasure Medicine for one jar of wine was a great loss for him.

But with An Yuxing, there was no need to fuss over such things.

Though An Yuxing thought the Thousand Cup Intoxication was extremely precious, he definitely didn’t expect it to be made from Spirit Fruit, so he undervalued the Thousand Cup Intoxication.

The two drank and chatted idly, and after a while An Yuxing finally shifted the conversation to serious matters.

“What are your plans?” An Yuxing asked.

Yang Zhenshan looked at him, feigning ignorance, “Plans for what?”

“Da Rong! Don’t tell me you don’t know anything!” An Yuxing said.

Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard and said indifferently, “I’m planning to have Chengye establish a new dynasty!”

An Yuxing became unusually solemn, “You’ve already decided?”

Yang Zhenshan raised an eyebrow, “You’re not surprised?”

An Yuxing shook his head slightly, “What’s there to be surprised about? If my sons and grandsons had any promise, I wouldn’t mind if they established a grand dynasty either!”

You can talk to an Innate Martial Artist about any feelings, familial love, romantic love, friendship, filial piety, but you can’t talk to them about loyalty to the emperor. It’s not that Innate Martial Artists aren’t loyal, it’s just that few of them are truly devoted to the emperor.

Because once you become Innate, a Martial Artist becomes a guest of honor to the emperor, and the emperor must treat them with respect, not force them.

An Yuxing had been an Innate Martial Artist for sixty or seventy years. He was no longer the loyal minister and mighty general he once was; he was now a leading Martial Arts powerhouse in Da Rong.

Talking about loyalty to the emperor before him, he could slap you to death.

When Innate Martial Artists get angry, blood spills within five steps; they can kill commoners and emperors alike.

Their own strong power is the greatest reliance of Innate Martial Artists, as for the rest, it’s all just icing on the cake.

Yang Zhenshan smiled lightly and said, “What do you think?”

An Yuxing sipped the Drunken Immortal Brew, the spicy, stimulating liquid flowed down his throat, “I have no particular thoughts; besides Chenhui, the An family has no outstanding talents.”

Since the Yang family wanted to seize the throne, he had nothing to worry about.

The An family was as it was, not worth mentioning. As for An Chenhui, he was Yang Zhenshan’s disciple and his nephew-in-law, now in Chongshan Town.

If Yang Chengye really could establish a new dynasty, An Chenhui’s contribution would be indispensable.

Once Yang Chengye establishes the dynasty, An Chenhui would naturally be able to gain merit and become a noble in the new dynasty on behalf of the An family.

With these, it was already enough. He didn’t need to worry about the rest.

“Do you know where Jian Chengfeng went?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

An Yuxing laughed, “I know. He talked to me before leaving Sanshan Valley. But he made his choice, and I can’t stop him from making his decision!”

Yang Zhenshan stroked his long, beautiful beard thoughtfully, “So he joined the rebels?”

“Not rebels, it’s King Da Liang!” An Yuxing said.

King Da Liang used to be a rebel, but now he wasn’t anymore. After occupying Han Zhong Prefecture, he had been expanding northward and eastward. Now he occupied more than half of the prefectures in Longnan and two regions in Shanhe Province.

Among many rebels, King Da Liang had the strongest power, and he was closest to the Capital City.

Now King Da Liang had over a hundred thousand elite soldiers, many strong generals, and was a force to be reckoned with.

If the Yang family didn’t intervene in Da Rong’s disputes, the final result would likely be a confrontation between King Da Liang and Chen Hengchang.

Clearly, Jian Chengfeng chose to support King Da Liang. Saying he submitted to him wasn’t accurate; more precisely, he chose to support King Da Liang.

Maybe it was because he saw a promising future in King Da Liang, or maybe for other reasons.

“With Jian Chengfeng’s support, King Da Liang should soon be besieging the Capital City, right?” Yang Zhenshan said.

The support Jian Chengfeng gave King Da Liang was not just himself; don’t forget he took more than forty Three Yellow Plums.

So many Three Yellow Plums couldn’t necessarily cultivate Innate Martial Artists, but they could definitely nurture a few Half-step Innate Martial Artists.

And with these Three Yellow Plums, King Da Liang’s lack of high-end martial strength was supplemented.

An Yuxing looked up at Yang Zhenshan, grinning, “Hahaha, you, you, you’re so hypocritical!”

He laughed loudly as if he had heard a big joke.

Of course, he wasn’t mocking Yang Zhenshan, just found his thoughts very interesting.

Yang Zhenshan felt quite helpless, “I can’t help it, there has to be a legitimate reason, doesn’t it? Oh~~”

An Yuxing calmed his laughter, “I heard Chen Mingxi also came?”

“Yes!”

“Heh~~~” An Yuxing scoffed contemptuously, “Those people, they’re still used to holding themselves high and mighty, even sending Chen Mingxi to invite you. It’s amazing they managed to do that!”