Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 587 We will be the masters of this Xingyue Island from now on!

In the following days, Yang Zhengshan visited some friends in Kyoto.

He went to the Three Valleys and not only met An Yuxing, but also met Zhangye and Meng Po Po.

Zhang Ye is nearly 140 years old. He looks extremely old, with dry and white hair, wrinkled face, and cloudy eyes.

I am getting old!

Even innate warriors cannot resist the ravages of time and will eventually grow old.

In the villa in Zhangye, two people sat under the eaves drinking tea.

"How far have you come to understand the Dao?" Zhangye asked softly.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "It's still a long way off. I feel like I've touched it a little bit, but it seems to be there and not there."

He was already able to control and release the Thunder Gun with ease, but he still did not have an accurate understanding of the Taoist meaning contained in the Thunder Gun.

Zhangye looked a little depressed, "Daoyi, hey, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to enter the Dao in this lifetime!"

Yang Zhengshan didn't say anything, because any words of comfort would be pale at this moment.

Zhangye is already 140 years old. At his age, he may die at any time.

"Chen Shanwu passed away two months ago!" Zhangye said suddenly.

Yang Zhengshan was startled, "Who is Chen Shanwu?"

"The old ancestor of the royal family, the one who has been practicing in the imperial mausoleum!" Zhangye said.

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized.

He had heard of this person, but had never seen him.

"Pity!"

Zhangye added: "Li Shouning won't live for many more years. Our generation still hasn't found the threshold to enter the Dao!"

Li Shouning is the ancestor of the Yangtian Sect. He has been guarding Cuixia Valley in the past few years.

He is a few years older than Zhangye.

Yang Zhengshan could feel the distress in Zhangye's heart.

As one by one his fellow travelers passed away and the end of their lives approached, Zhangye's heart became increasingly heavy.

What these people fear is not death, but the regret of not reaching the threshold of the realm of martial arts.

Yang Zhengshan saw a decadent atmosphere in Zhangye, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Perhaps this is a kind of despair, but Yang Zhengshan feels that he should not be so desperate.

Xiantian warriors are also human beings, and as human beings, there are things that are beyond their abilities.

Instead of despairing about it, it is better to spend the last moments in peace.

Yang Zhengshan walked out of the courtyard in Zhangye and looked at the withered yellow leaves in the courtyard.

“Perhaps letting go of obsessions will allow you to enter a new level!”

he murmured softly.

One should not have obsessions when practicing martial arts. The deeper the obsession, the narrower the road ahead will be!

Whether it is Zhangye or Li Shouning, both of them seem to have a deep obsession with the artistic conception of martial arts.

This obsession seems to have become a stumbling block for them!
Yang Zhengshan seemed to be thinking about something.

After thinking for a moment, his expression suddenly relaxed.

"Let it be!"

"Haha, let's go!"

He laughed loudly, jumped on his horse, and galloped out of the Three Valleys.

……

September 20th.

The Yang family left Kyoto and went to Jinhaiwei to take a boat south to Xingyue Island.

This time when he went to Xingyue Island, Yang Zhengshan took away most of the Yang family's assets.

Including the Yang family's guards and servants, thousands of people have moved to Xingyue Island.

Yang Zhengshan only left fifty guards for Yang Mingcheng, but the families of these guards would also move to Xingyue Island.

A few years ago, Yang Zhengshan distributed land to these guards outside Kyoto, and now Yang Zhengshan is going to distribute land to them on Xingyue Island.

Of course, dividing the land was just a bonus. The reason for moving their family to Xingyue Island was because Yang Zhengshan wanted to take better care of their family.

From now on, the Yang family’s focus will be on Xingyue Island, and the Yang family’s future will also be on Xingyue Island.

If their children stayed in Darong, they would become ordinary people, but on Xingyue Island, they would have a different future.

So as long as they are willing to follow, Yang Zhengshan doesn't mind taking them with him.

Above the sea, the sky is clear, the smoke is vast, the waves are sparkling, and occasionally a breeze blows by, stirring up small waves.

A Dafu ship, two Haicang ships and six Kailang ships formed a fleet and headed towards the east in a mighty manner.

This fleet is the navy of Xingyue Island, trained by Luo Jinsong. It has only 500 soldiers and the training time is only half a year. Although it is still a group of motley crowd, they have no problem operating the ships on long voyages.

There were five hundred soldiers, one hundred and eighty of whom were on the Dafu ship. The Dafu ship was converted from a merchant ship. There were twenty crossbows on the deck and the ship's tower was tall, but the soldiers on board were not fully equipped.

Normally, a large Fu ship should be equipped with at least 500 people, most of whom are soldiers and archers for boarding battles. If it is just for maneuvering, only 50 to 60 people are needed.

Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the sea where fish were leaping and diving, feeling relaxed and contented.

Leaving Dayong is like being freed from shackles, making them feel as if the sea is wide enough for fish to leap and the sky is high enough for birds to fly.

"My Lord, we will reach Xingyue Island in another hour!" Luo Jinsong said with excitement as he stood behind Yang Zhengshan.

"Haha, don't call me Marquis from now on. I am no longer Marquis Jing'an!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

"Then how should we address you, Lord Marquis?" Luo Jinsong asked.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and looked at Yu Qingyi, asking, "What do you think of calling me Island Master?"

"Master of Xingyue Island? Why don't you establish a sect?" Yu Qingyi asked curiously.

She didn't care what Yang Zhengshan wanted to do on Xingyue Island. As long as she could be with Yang Zhengshan, she didn't care what Yang Zhengshan wanted to do.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "Almost the same, just a different name!"

"It's up to you!" Yu Qingyi said indifferently.

“Haha, from now on I will be the master of Xingyue Island, hahaha~” Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

He still likes Xingyue Island very much. Having an island of his own should be a happy thing.

"In the future, our Xingyue Island will also be a major force in the southeastern sea area!" Luo Jinsong said with great enthusiasm. Yang Zhengshan was not in Xingyue Island, and he always felt guilty when facing some major forces in the southeastern sea area.

Now that Yang Zhengshan is here, he feels that Xingyue Island has great potential.

The situation in the Southeast Sea is very complicated. On the surface, there is only one dynasty in the Southeast Sea, namely the Lu Sheng Dynasty, and two major forces, namely Dihuo Island and Shenmu Island. But in fact, the forces in the Southeast Sea are far more than that.

The so-called Southeast Sea refers to the sea area southeast of Dayong. This is just a name from Dayong. In fact, the sea area southeast of Dayong is very vast, containing countless islands and countless forces. There is even a large continent to the south of the Southeast Sea area.

Whether it was the previously destroyed Xingyue Sect or the Lu Sheng Dynasty, they were actually just forces closer to Dayong.

Luo Jinsong wanted to make Xingyue Island a powerful force, but Yang Zhengshan didn't have too many ideas. He just wanted to have a comfortable place to live.

Be free, not bound by the constraints of the monarch and his subjects, don't worry about the court, don't waste time and energy on those messy things, find a peaceful place, face the sea, and enjoy the blooming flowers in spring.

This is what Yang Zhengshan wants.

In front of him, the outline of Xingyue Island had already appeared in Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

Slowly, Yang Zhengshan could clearly see the houses and fields on the island.

The fields on Xingyue Island are still lush and green.

The climate of Xingyue Island should be a subtropical monsoon climate. In winter, the northwest monsoon prevails due to the cold air blowing from Dayong, but it is restricted by the warm current from the sea. In summer, the southeast monsoon prevails due to the tropical high pressure in the south.

The summer is long and the east is short, with neither high temperatures nor cold snow. The precipitation in summer is relatively large, which is very suitable for growing rice, and two crops of rice can be grown in a year.

It was already the end of September, and the second season rice on Xingyue Island had not yet earred, and looked green and lush.

"Is there a lot of wind and rain on the island this year?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Not big. The three mountains on the island block a lot of storms from the sea!" Luo Jinsong said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. The terrain of Xingyue Island is very suitable for living. The temperature in summer will not be too high, the highest temperature should be a little over 30 degrees, and the temperature in winter will not be too low, the lowest temperature should be above 10 degrees.

The mountains on the east side of the island will serve as a barrier to the west, effectively blocking storms from the southeast.

The only downside might be that there is a little more rain in the summer.

The Dafu ship soon arrived at the dock and slowly docked at the dock. Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi slowly walked off the ship.

At the dock, Luo Shang, Zhen Yangshi and Lu Xinghe were already waiting.

Seeing Yang Zhengshan getting off the boat, the three of them bowed and said, "Welcome, old Marquis!"

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "Call me the island master from now on. I will be the master of Xingyue Island in the future!"

The three of them laughed when they heard this, and bowed again, "Greetings, Island Master!"

"Yeah, very good. Are you all settled?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Luo Shang stepped forward and said, "Manager Luo arranged a house for us, and we have all moved in!"

Yang Zhengshan raised his head and looked towards the city behind the dock.

"Well, I won't say much today. I'll go to the mansion first and then we'll talk!"

After saying that, Luo Jinsong led the Yang family into the dock and walked towards the city.

The city is not big, about the same size as a county town in Dayong. The circumference of the city is only ten miles, and the city wall is only 13 feet high. It looks ordinary and there is nothing special about it.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan didn’t understand why Xingyuemen built such a city wall. It had no meaning at all.

If the enemy attacks the island, this city wall will not be able to stop them.

"When we have time in the future, we will tear down this city wall. It's so uncomfortable to look at!" Yang Zhengshan said stubbornly.

This city wall does not block people from outside the island, but the people on the island.

The people on the island have to go through the city gate to enter the city, how troublesome!

"Yes." Luo Jinsong replied.

There are many mansions in the city, which were originally the mansions of the high-level officials of Xingyue Sect. The mansion that Luo Jinsong arranged for the Yang family was the former mansion of the Yue family.

Compared to the Marquis' Mansion in Dayong Kyoto, this mansion is much smaller, but the scenery in the mansion is very nice. It is lush and green everywhere and looks full of vitality.

There is a front yard and a back house, and courtyards on the left and right. Most of the buildings are made of wood. There are pavilions and towers, but they are a bit small.

"If the island owner thinks this yard is too small, he can also connect the yards on the left and right sides!"

"These three courtyards are about the same size. They used to be the courtyards of the Yue family, the Nan family, and the Qu family. Now they are all empty."

"There are four courtyards on the west side, which used to belong to the middle four families, and eight small courtyards on the east side, which used to belong to the lower eight families."

Luo Jinsong said.

The general layout of this city is that the north side is a residential area, which used to be inhabited by high-level officials of Xingyue Gate. There are so many families in Xingyue Gate, but in fact their main residence is not in the city, but in the villages on the island.

The mansions in the city are mainly for high-ranking officials to live in, so each mansion is not very big.

In the middle is the main hall of Xingyuemen, which includes the main government office, many warehouses, etc. To the south is the commercial area, with about thirty shops and a market where the residents of the island buy and sell goods.

"Let's do this for now. You go and arrange the other people first, and Wang Jing will take care of here!" Yang Zhengshan said.

There are quite a few people following Yang Zhengshan this time, as many as four or five hundred people. It will definitely take some time to arrange accommodation for so many people.

Wang Jing was originally a disciple of the Tianqing Sword Sect, and is now also a guard of the Yang family. He was one of the 100 guards that Yang Zhengshan left on Xingyue Island.

Wang Jing is not very old, not even forty years old yet, his cultivation has already reached the ninth level of the acquired realm.

Luo Jinsong took his leave, and Wang Jing helped arrange things in the mansion.

Lu Shou also came along, and he is still the chief steward of the Yang family. As for the Marquis' Mansion in Kyoto, Wu Dashun, Yang Mingcheng's long-time attendant, was naturally promoted to the chief steward of the Marquis' Mansion.

Lu Shou was in charge of the front yard, and Qingxia was in charge of the back yard, and soon the accommodation for everyone in the Yang family was arranged.

Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi naturally still lived in the main courtyard, but the main courtyard here was a little smaller.

"There are not enough wing rooms, not even enough to be used as warehouses!" Yu Qingyi made some arrangements, walked into the main room and said.

The main courtyard here has no front hall or back hall, only one main room. On the east side of the main room are the inner and outer rooms, which are where Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi live. There is also a study and tea room on the west side.

There are only four rooms in the east and west wing, and two side rooms.

"Some unimportant things can be placed in the front yard!" Yang Zhengshan looked left and right and said nonchalantly.

They brought a lot of things, but the really important things were all in the Lingquan space.

It took Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi more than ten days to pack up the things they got from Ye Mi City, and now those things are still on the hillside in the Lingquan space.

Yu Qingyi also looked at the decoration in the room. In fact, the decoration in the room was quite good. The tables and chairs were all made of pear wood, the curtains were all brocade and silk, and all kinds of items were similar to those in Darong.

Although this is not Dayong, the living customs on Xingyue Island are actually similar to those on Dayong.

It is slightly different from Kyoto and more similar to Daiei's Gangnam.

The supplies on the island may not be sufficient, but Yang Zhengshan will definitely not be lacking.

Luo Jinsong arranged everything very well. There was nothing missing here, even the daily necessities, such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone were all available.

(End of this chapter)