Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 785 Is he willing to help us?
The chaos in Nanxia County lasted all night, only stopping at daybreak.

After the chaos subsided, Wuxiu Market in Nanxia County was completely reduced to ruins, and all the valuables had been loaded onto trucks and taken away by the thugs.

Five miles north of Nanxia County, over a thousand soldiers of the Chiyan Army remained in the mountains and forests, with only a few hundred remnants retreating back to Nanqingshan.

Lu Jianghua also fled to Nanqingshan at the same time.

On Nanqing Mountain, Lu Jianghua stared with a grim face at the heavily wounded Chiyan Army.

"Young Master, we have just received news that Tianbao County and Suihua County have both been attacked. The Fifth Young Master and the Sixth Young Master are likely in grave danger!" Lan Xuanyu approached Lu Jianghua with a solemn expression and reported in a deep voice.

Shanggu County has four counties bordering the Lingxiu Sea, three of which are located north of the county seat: Tianbao County, Suihua County, and Nanxia County.

This time, the enemy actually attacked the markets of three counties at once. The losses suffered by the Lu family cannot be described as mere size; they have reached the point of crippling damage.

Most importantly, this is someone challenging the Lu family's position.

At this moment, Lu Jianghua couldn't care less about the Fifth Young Master or the Ninth and Sixth Young Masters. Compared to the safety of his brothers, he was more concerned about the current situation facing the Lu family.

"Who is the enemy?" Lu Jianghua's eyes were bloodshot, and his handsome face was twisted into a ferocious expression by anger.

"It's still unclear. There were about a hundred people who attacked the county town and market, and about two hundred enemies who ambushed the Crimson Flame Army. They were all innate martial artists, and there were even several experts at the Heavenly Gang stage among them!" Lan Xuanyu replied.

Lu Jianghua's eyes were filled with ruthlessness.

"Several Heavenly Gang stage martial artists? How many exactly?"

"No fewer than eight!"

Lu Jianghua's lips curled slightly as he coldly said, "Eight Heavenly Gang stage martial artists, how many forces can muster so many Heavenly Gang stage martial artists!"

Although there are quite a few martial artists at the Heavenly Gang stage, not every force can mobilize eight Heavenly Gang stage martial artists at once.

Let alone other forces, even the Lu family would have to think twice before they wanted to mobilize eight Heavenly Gang stage martial artists at once.

"They might be a coalition of several forces!" Lan Xuanyu's expression was also grim.

Lu Jianghua glanced at the Chiyan Army soldiers who were healing their wounds, then turned and walked into the main room.

“It can’t be someone from our side, it’s probably the Great Yun Dynasty!” Lan Xuanyu said in a low voice as he followed behind him.

The Dayun Dynasty inherited most of the territory and assets of the Great Zhao Dynasty. In terms of strength and foundation, the Mo family of the Dayun Dynasty is not much worse than the Lu family. The difference may be that the Lu family has Lu Fusheng, a newly promoted Martial God, while the Mo family does not have a Martial God.

The downfall of the Great Zhao Dynasty was orchestrated by the joint efforts of the Lu and Mo families. Their agreement was that the Lu family would take Shanggu County, while the Mo family would take the capital and establish their own dynasty.

Back then, the two companies were allies, but now...
"Has there been any news from home yet?" Lu Jianghua asked wearily, sitting in his armchair.

"Not yet. The house is probably in a mess right now, and it'll probably be hard to figure out the situation in a while!" Lan Xuanyu said.

Lu Jianghua sighed softly. After his anger subsided, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Since the war between the Lingxiu Three Sects and the Youyu Sect, the Lu family's rising trend has been interrupted. Under the coercion of the Huanyue Sect, the Lu family has made many unavoidable decisions.

The Lu family was a powerful family supported by the Illusion Moon Sect. When the Illusion Moon Sect went to war with the Netherworld Prison Sect, the Lu family naturally had to be at the forefront.

Although Lu Fusheng was already a Martial God, he did not have much autonomy in the face of the current situation.

"What should we do?" Lu Jianghua asked.

Lan Xuanyu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Young Master, Nanqingshan is not safe right now either. Should we leave here first?"

They certainly can't go back to Nanxia County now. Although the enemy has withdrawn from Nanxia County, there's no guarantee they won't turn back!

Before the county seat reacts, they absolutely cannot return to Nanxia County, or even stay in Nanqingshan.

"Where can we go?" Lu Jianghua asked.

"Go to Lingxi Mountain! Senior Yang returned yesterday!" Lan Xuanyu said.

He knew that Yang Zhengshan had returned yesterday, and he had originally planned to visit Yang Zhengshan today.

"Yang Zhengshan!" Lu Jianghua said thoughtfully, "Can he stop those people?"

"No, but with him there, we can at least hold them off for a while!" Lan Xuanyu said dejectedly.

They now have less than 800 Crimson Flame Army soldiers left, and many of them are wounded.

They don't have a single Heavenly Gang stage martial artist by their side who can take charge of the overall situation, and the only person they can rely on now is Yang Zhengshan.

"Is he willing to help us?" Lu Jianghua asked a crucial question.

Lan Xuanyu said somewhat uncertainly, "Probably!"

He felt that if he went to Lingxi Mountain, Yang Zhengshan would definitely be willing to protect him, but it was not certain that Yang Zhengshan would be willing to do so if Lu Jianghua went!

However, he had no choice but to bring Lu Jianghua along. The Lan family was an appendage of the Lu family, and at this time he certainly could not abandon Lu Jianghua, the fourth young master of the direct line of the Lu family, otherwise the Lan family would not be able to explain to the Lu family.

"Send someone to ask. If Senior Yang is willing, we'll go over. If he's not, we'll retreat eastward!"

Lu Jianghua was very smart. He knew that he couldn't force Yang Zhengshan at this time. Forcing Yang Zhengshan would only alienate him from the Lu family, which would not benefit him or the Lu family in the slightest.

The Lu family is currently in dire need of manpower, and they cannot afford to offend anyone who is worth winning over.

Lu Jianghua does have this sense of the bigger picture.

……

On Lingxi Mountain.

"Come and take refuge with us!"

Yang Zhengshan was genuinely surprised to learn that Lu Jianghua had sent someone over.

"Grand Uncle, should we let him come over?" Yang Xiangheng asked.

Yang Zhengshan stood with his hands behind his back in front of the Yang family's archway, gazing in the direction of Nanqingshan. "This Lu Jianghua is really clever enough to have given us the choice!"

Taking in Lu Jianghua means that Lingxi Mountain is in danger of being attacked by those people, and the Yang family of Lingxi may pay a heavy price for it.

If they don't take in Lu Jianghua, they might offend the Lu family, making it difficult to maintain a relationship with them in the future.

This is a dilemma.

"Let him bring his men over!"

Yang Zhengshan had a reason to take in Lu Jianghua, because he still needed to rely on the Lu family's connections to enter the ancient remnant array.

His main goal now is to enter the ancient ruins array, which is related to whether he can empty the ancient ruins array and whether he can gather enough medicinal materials to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Therefore, the relationship with the Lu family cannot be severed, and we should try our best to maintain it.

It would be one thing if he didn't go to the rescue in the early hours of the morning; he could find many excuses to avoid it, and the Lu family wouldn't blame him for it.

But now Lu Jianghua has handed him the choice. If he refuses, he will really offend the Lu family.

Having received Yang Zhengshan's instructions, Yang Xiangheng immediately arranged for someone to go to Nanqingshan to inform Lu Jianghua. At the same time, he also led people to arrange housing for the arriving Chiyan Army soldiers in the village at the foot of Lingxi Mountain.

Lu Jianghua and Lan Xuanyu acted quickly; before noon, they had brought the remaining Chiyan Army soldiers over.

Yang Zhengshan personally went down the mountain to welcome Lu Jianghua and Lan Xuanyu up the mountain.

After exchanging pleasantries, Yang Zhengshan began to learn about the current situation from Lu Jianghua and Lan Xuanyu.

"Tianbao County and Suihua County have also been attacked!" Yang Zhengshan was somewhat surprised by this news. "That's right, senior, these people are not to be underestimated. We must be cautious!" Lan Xuanyu said.

"How many enemies attacked these two counties?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"There should be around a hundred people, with two Heavenly Gang stage warriors in each group!"

"So that means the other side has deployed twelve Heavenly Gang stage martial artists this time?" Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly.

It's certain that this isn't just one force causing trouble, but rather a coalition of several forces.

The forces surrounding the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty certainly wouldn't dare to cause trouble at this time, because if they were exposed, their only outcome would be annihilation.

It's impossible for the Netherworld Sect to send so many people to bypass the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty and arrive in Shanggu County. There are hundreds of people involved, and it would be difficult for them to bypass the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty without being detected.

So there's only one truth: several forces in the western part of the Lingxiu Sea have joined forces to target the Lu family.

Four dynasties, four sects.

Yang Zhengshan was certain that the Hanxiao Sect was not involved.

Sword Echo Valley probably didn't participate either, because it has a connection with Hidden Sword Mountain and has always maintained a somewhat detached attitude.

The remaining four dynasties, as well as the Hanshan Sect and Changqing Sect, may all be involved.

The worst-case scenario is that they are all involved.

Yang Zhengshan gave Wang Lei a wink, and Wang Lei immediately understood and left the main room.

Since it's a coalition of several forces, there must be someone involved in the collusion.

As a powerful force, the other party must have contacted the Hanxiao Sect as well.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan wanted someone to ask the Ji family if anyone had contacted the Hanxiao Sect before, and who that person was and what their identity was.

"Fourth Young Master, please settle in comfortably for now. As for what to do next, let's see how things go first!" Yang Zhengshan said to Lu Jianghua.

Lu Jianghua stood up and bowed deeply, "Thank you for your protection, senior!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, "If anyone attacks, Fourth Young Master, just retreat eastward and don't worry about anything else."

If you want to be a good person, you have to be a thorough one.

Other things are one thing, but this is definitely something that needs to be said in a positive light.

Sure enough, upon hearing Yang Zhengshan's words, Lu Jianghua felt a surge of gratitude.

Yang Zhengshan was not only willing to protect him, but also willing to cover his retreat so that he could leave first.

Such a warm-hearted senior made Lu Jianghua realize that some of his previous thoughts had been too dark.

He was still hesitating about whether to send Yang Zhengshan to the battlefield, and was even thinking about whether Yang Zhengshan could take a bullet for him.

……

In the northwest of Nanxia County, in a very inconspicuous little village.

Mo Changbin looked at the storage bags covering the table, his face filled with an undisguised smile.

A typical storage bag has about two cubic meters of space, which isn't large, but it's enough to hold a lot of resources.

There were more than thirty storage bags here. Although they weren't all full, the value of the contents far exceeded their expectations.

His subordinates standing beside him were filled with ecstatic joy, their eyes gleaming with greed, like ferocious beasts eyeing fresh flesh.

"how many?"

"Eighty-three thousand spirit stones, more than thirteen hundred bottles of various pills, more than four hundred spirit weapons, and more than seven hundred and eighty volumes of various cultivation techniques, all of which are recorded on snow silkworm silk!"

"There are also tens of thousands of various spiritual fruits and medicines, and more than ten strange beast corpses!"

"Eight thousand six hundred catties of spirit wine and one thousand eight hundred taels of spirit tea."

"Haha, sir, we've struck it rich!"

Zhou Yuntao laughed heartily.

Mo Changbin's lips curled slightly as he glanced at everyone and said, "According to the previous agreement, we will split the spoils in a 30/40/30 ratio! Is that alright?"

"This..." The group exchanged glances and fell silent.

Mo Changbin is a member of the royal family of the Dayun Dynasty, and the current King of Dayun is his grand-nephew.

Of the seven people before him, four were powerful figures from noble families of the Great Yun Dynasty, while the other three were rogue cultivators he had recruited.

The group that attacked Nanxia County was this same group, while the groups that attacked Tianbao County and Suihua County were the Nanzhao Dynasty and the Dazhen Dynasty.

Yang Zhengshan's guess was entirely correct; the attack on the Lu family's assets was a joint operation by three dynasties.

"This was our previous agreement. Rest assured, I will not go back on my word, and I hope you will not feel that the distribution is unfair!"

"You can choose the pills and spiritual weapons first. Cultivation techniques are not included in the distribution. You can copy them as you like if you want. As for the rest, I will convert them into spirit stones and distribute them to you!"

"As per our previous agreement, my Mo family will take 30%, you seven will take 40%, and the brothers below will take 30%. Is that alright?"

Mo Changbin looked at everyone and said with a smile.

A burly man couldn't help but say, "Sir, the brothers below can get a smaller share, but can we get a bigger one?"

This man was a rogue cultivator named Wu Dashan. He had no powerful backing, so he was the poorest and most greedy. However, he was quite strong, and Mo Changbin was still willing to give him some face.

"Brother Wu, we need to think long-term. We're all in this together now, and the worst thing we can do is to have uneven distribution among ourselves!"

"And this is only the first time; we'll have many more opportunities in the future!"

"Haha, Brother Wu got more than 10,000 spirit stones this time. I guarantee that Brother Wu will get no less next time!"

Mo Changbin reassured him.

Their operation was carried out in secret; apart from the more than 300 people involved, very few people within the Dayun Dynasty knew about it.

This is just the first time; they have many more plans and more resources to come.

Of course, the Mo family has already obtained their biggest gain this time.

The Netherworld Sect gave the Mo family a Golden Body Technique, a spiritual item to match the Golden Body Technique, and many pills that could help them break through to the Martial God Realm.

Simply put, the Netherworld Gate gave the Mo family an opportunity to possess a Martial God Realm expert.

Although this opportunity is not 100% guaranteed to succeed, it is already worth the Mo family risking the destruction of their family and clan and offending the three sects and twelve families.

"Haha, Senior Mo is a fair person. I was just joking, haha~~" Wu Dashan laughed heartily.

He still wanted to make money with Mo Changbin, so naturally he wouldn't go against Mo Changbin's wishes. Since Mo Changbin wanted fairness, he would agree. In any case, the gains this time had already exceeded his expectations.

"Alright, enough with the chit-chat. Let's divide it up now. Divide what can be divided, and I'll make up for the rest later!" Mo Changbin said with a satisfied smile.

The group immediately began distributing the items, each of them grinning from ear to ear as they held their storage bags.

(End of this chapter)