Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 811 Murder and Arson

In the early hours of the morning, Lianjia Town resembles a traditional Chinese ink painting, quietly nestled between heaven and earth.

The silvery moonlight, like a thin veil, gently spilled over every corner of the small town. The old locust trees along the street cast dappled shadows under the moonlight, their branches and leaves outlined with exceptional clarity. A gentle breeze rustled through the leaves, making them sway and whisper as if telling a story.

Suddenly, a deafening wolf howl ripped through the silence, its roar seeming to overturn everything. The enormous Azure Wolf King, like a small mountain, hovered above Lianjia Town, its terrifying spiritual energy spreading like waves. In an instant, the heavens and earth seemed to be stirred by a giant hand, and a wind capable of changing the world was stirred up out of thin air.

The wind howled like ten thousand horses galloping, like a thousand armies roaring, sweeping in with overwhelming force. Wherever it went, thick trees were uprooted, their branches flying wildly in the air, making a chilling "crack" sound; the tiles of buildings and houses were tossed about in the air like pieces of paper.

The sudden change startled those still immersed in their dreams.

Deep within the Lian family's old house, in a simple and quiet room, an old man with white hair and a withered face suddenly opened his eyes.

His sunken eye sockets, prominent cheekbones, and skin as withered as tree bark all pointed to his advanced age.

But the moment he was awakened by the wolf's howl, he darted out of the quiet room like a dragon.

"How dare you, you beast!"

A sharp cry, carrying immense momentum, poured out like a mountain, pressing down on the Blue Wolf King suspended in the night sky.

"Ouch~~"

Sensing the terrifying aura of its opponent, the Blue Wolf King showed no fear whatsoever; instead, its entire body was filled with fighting spirit.

As the wolf king, it had been feeling stifled for far too long.

In the land of spiritual origin, it did nothing but eat and cultivate every day, living a life like an ascetic.

Let alone a wolf, even among humans, how many could endure such a monotonous and boring life?

At this moment, the Lian family patriarch was filled with doubt. He did not understand why such a martial god-level beast would appear in their Lian family.

Martial God-level beasts are not commonplace; only the three major sects within the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty can command Martial God-level beasts.

There are some martial god-level beasts in the Yunxiao Mountains, but the Lian family is located on the southern shore of Lingxiu Sea. If this giant wolf came from the Yunxiao Mountains, it shouldn't have come to their Lian family.

Could this be a conspiracy by the Netherworld Sect?

The Lian family patriarch's heart skipped a beat as he thought of the fate of the Lu family and Shanggu County.

The Netherworld Gate and the Soul-Severing Blade released a monstrous demon within the ancient city, nearly annihilating the Lu family.

Is it their turn to face the Lian family now?

There isn't actually much difference between evil spirits and martial god-level beasts.

Thinking of this, the Lian family patriarch quickly looked down at Lianjia Town.

Panic gripped Lianjia Town. Many members of the Lian family were awakened by the howling of wolves and appeared flustered. However, the direct lineage had begun to maintain order and appease the clansmen, so no major trouble ensued.

Seeing this, the Lian family patriarch breathed a slight sigh of relief.

This doesn't seem like a conspiracy by the Netherworld Sect. If it were, Lianjia Town should be in chaos right now.

"Could it really just be a coincidence?"

The Lian family patriarch's attention returned to the Blue Wolf King.

The Azure Wolf King had no idea what the Lian family patriarch was thinking; all it wanted now was to fight this powerful human.

With a howl, the enormous figure of the Azure Wolf King transformed into a streak of azure light and shot swiftly toward the Lian family patriarch.

"hateful!"

The Lian family patriarch's expression darkened, and a broadsword appeared in his hand.

Claws, accompanied by a fierce wind, and blades gleaming with sharp edge, rang out with a loud "clang," like the tolling of a great bell, sparks flying everywhere.

The man and the wolf collided, and the Lian family patriarch was instantly sent flying.

Mythical beasts have their advantages; they are all enormous in size, possess great strength, and have special abilities.

However, alien beasts also have their disadvantages. They do not have the exquisite moves or the magical skills of human martial artists.

Logically speaking, the Lian family patriarch should have been able to easily deal with the Azure Wolf King, but don't forget that the Lian family patriarch's lifespan is coming to an end, his vital energy has begun to decline, and he can only exert 80% of his powerful cultivation.

Facing the powerful Azure Wolf King, the Lian family patriarch appeared extremely disheveled.

The Blue Wolf King's attacks became increasingly rapid and ferocious; its fangs and claws were comparable to divine weapons.

The man and the wolf darted through the night sky, leaving trails of afterimages. The Blue Wolf King's attacks grew increasingly fierce, each pounce carrying the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, its fangs gleaming coldly, its claws tearing through the night.

Despite his efforts to defend himself, the Lian family patriarch wielded his broadsword with impenetrable force, yet he still could not withstand the Blue Wolf King's frenzied attacks and was forced to retreat repeatedly.

However, it won't be easy for the Blue Wolf King to take him down.

Although the Lian family patriarch looked disheveled, he still moved with composure, constantly leading the Blue Wolf King away from Lian Family Town.

Inside Lianjia Town, Yang Zhengshan looked at the increasingly powerful Green Wolf King and the Lian family patriarch, and shook his head helplessly.

The Blue Wolf King was too young and didn't realize that the Lian family patriarch was leading it away from Lian Family Town.

This is normal. The Azure Wolf King used to live in the ancient ruins. Although it could eat the people who entered the formation every ten years, it didn't really understand the wickedness of people's hearts. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easily fooled by Yang Zhengshan into coming to the Spirit Source Land.

Yang Zhengshan ignored their fight and instead used the Wood Release technique to sneak into the Lian family's old house.

The spiritual senses were activated, almost enveloping the entire Lianjia Town.

With the combined power of his spiritual sense and Wood Release technique, Yang Zhengshan infiltrated Lianjia Town as if it were his own backyard.

"What does that guy look like?"

He searched tirelessly throughout Lianjia Town, but after a long time, he couldn't find a single familiar face.

The main problem was that he had forgotten what Lian Shengqian looked like. Two years had passed, so how could he possibly remember Lian Shengqian, whom he had only met once?

"Forget it, let's not look for it anymore. Let's do something else instead!"

Yang Zhengshan used his spiritual sense to scan the Lian family's old house.

As the saying goes, a thief never leaves empty-handed!
Since we've come all this way, we can't leave empty-handed.

Yang Zhengshan felt no guilt about being a thief, after all, it wasn't the first time he had done something like this.

Besides, he wasn't really a thief; he just wanted to cause trouble for the Lian family.

If they can't find Lian Shengqian, then they can only vent their anger on the Lian family.

He wanted to ensure that after tonight, the Lian family would never have the mind to pay attention to the Yang family of Lingxi again.

"found it!"

In the secluded courtyard, Yang Zhengshan flashed to the foot of a rockery.

"who?"

As soon as he revealed himself, a loud shout rang out.

There were actually four martial artists at the Heavenly Gang stage guarding the foot of the bluestone rockery, which seemed a bit like trying to hide something obvious.

Beneath Yang Zhengshan's spirit stone, the four Heavenly Gang stage martial artists appeared as if they were standing right in front of him.

The cyan sword flashed and instantly pierced the throats of four Heavenly Gang stage martial artists.

In the presence of immortal cultivators, martial artists of the same level are sometimes no different from ordinary people.

Especially in complex environments and under the cover of night, a martial artist at the Heavenly Gang stage has absolutely no chance of fighting back.

Looking at the four corpses lying on the ground, Yang Zhengshan squatted down and threw them directly into the Spirit Source Land.

Destroying the body and covering up the evidence was done in the blink of an eye.

Then, he looked at the artificial hill in front of him.

With his spiritual sense, such concealment was useless; he could clearly 'see' a large cellar beneath the bluestone rockery. The Azure Sword moved back and forth, making soft popping sounds, and soon the stone door in front of him was broken through. Yang Zhengshan swaggered into the cellar.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder they are a family with three generations of martial gods, their foundation is truly profound!"

"These spirit stones must be worth three or four hundred thousand!"

The cellar was quite spacious, about a hundred square meters, and the most eye-catching feature was the pile of spirit stones that formed a small mountain.

Beside the spirit stone were many jade boxes, chests, bamboo slips, and various other miscellaneous items.

Yang Zhengshan didn't look at it closely and just threw it all into the courtyard of Lingquan Mountain.

Well, his storeroom was still too small; it couldn't hold all these things.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Yang Zhengshan emerged from the cellar.

He glanced at the Lian family's old house. At this moment, most of the Lian family's attention was drawn to the battle outside, and only a group of elderly, weak, women, children, and servants remained at the old house.

"It doesn't seem right to just leave like this. Should we set another fire?"

He flashed and arrived in front of an ancient-style hall.

The plaque above the main hall reads "Lian Clan Ancestral Hall" in four large characters.

He pushed open the door and entered the ancestral hall, looking at the rows of memorial tablets. "Alas, the Lian family will hate me to death from now on!"

With a wave of his hand, a ball of flame was thrown onto the table in front of him, and the next moment, Xiong Lie's flames erupted.

This is no ordinary flame; it is the subterranean fire from the Flaming Mountains.

Although Yang Zhengshan does not know fire-attribute magic, he can summon earth fire.

However, this method is not very useful in combat. Although Yang Zhengshan can summon the earth fire, he himself does not dare to touch it.

Burning down someone's ancestral hall is probably not much different from digging up someone's ancestral grave.

"Isn't that a little too much?"

"Forget it, never mind it!"

As he watched the memorial tablets being consumed by flames, Yang Zhengshan revealed a wicked smile.

He walked slowly out of the ancestral hall with his hands behind his back. Behind him, the flames grew stronger and stronger, and in the blink of an eye, they had turned into a raging fire that almost engulfed the entire ancestral hall.

Under the bleak moonlight, Yang Zhengshan's figure disappeared like melting snow. Moments later, he had left Lianjia Town and arrived at the battlefield between the Lian family patriarch and the Green Wolf King.

The man and the wolf were still fighting, but the Blue Wolf King had already fallen into a disadvantageous position. He had several bloody knife wounds on his body and looked seriously injured.

However, the Blue Wolf King did not back down; the pain ignited its wildness, making it even more ferocious.

"Zhenyue!"

Suddenly, the Lian family patriarch erupted, and a rich, earthy-yellow light burst forth from his broadsword. The heavy blade aura pressed down like a mountain, slamming heavily into the Green Wolf King.

"Ow~"

The Blue Wolf King let out a miserable howl as its massive body slammed heavily onto the ground.

Seeing this, Yang Zhengshan, who was not far away, flashed again and suddenly appeared beside the Blue Wolf King.

With his back to the Lian family patriarch, he reached out and placed his hand on the Green Wolf King.

The next moment, he and the Blue Wolf King disappeared from the spot.

In the eyes of the Lian family patriarch, a black shadow suddenly appeared beside the Azure Wolf King, and in the blink of an eye, the Azure Wolf King, who had been severely injured by him, disappeared.

The Lian family patriarch, who had originally intended to press his advantage, suddenly narrowed his sunken eyes.

"This is?"

He stared blankly at the spot where the Blue Wolf King had disappeared, his withered face filled with disbelief.

"Immortal cultivators!"

For him, immortal cultivators were also an extremely mysterious existence. Of course, compared to Lu Fusheng, he knew more about immortal cultivators, but only a little more.

He couldn't understand what had just happened and could only assume it was a method used by immortal cultivators.

However, he was only stunned for a moment. The next moment, his body trembled, his face turned red, and a dark red blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

Cough cough cough~~
He couldn't help but cough violently.

In this battle, the Blue Wolf King suffered a crushing defeat, but even the family patriarch was not spared.

Although the Blue Wolf King did not injure him, each attack caused damage to his withered body.

The man and the wolf clashed hundreds of times, leaving him with a dull ache in his internal organs.

His remaining lifespan was nearing its end.

At this moment, he didn't care about what had just happened; he only wanted to return to the Lian family as soon as possible to heal his injuries.

But when he returned to the Lian family, he saw the ancestral hall burning fiercely.

With a spurt, a mouthful of blood gushed from deep in his throat.

"who is it!"

His withered body was hunched over, dark red blood stained his chin and sparse beard, and he let out a low growl like a wild beast.

"Ancestor!" Even the family members turned pale upon seeing him like this.

The ancestral hall was burned down, which is a great disgrace to our ancestors!
"You useless losers!"

The Lian family patriarch roared hoarsely, and all the Lian family members trembled in fear.

……

The land of spiritual origin, Green Wolf Mountain.

"Are you stupid? Didn't I tell you, if you can't beat them, run away!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the injuries on the Green Wolf King and reprimanded him.

"Woo woo~~" the Blue Wolf King growled.

"I already told you, I can leave by myself, you don't need to wait for me!"

Yang Zhengshan really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

The reason the Blue Wolf King didn't leave was because he was waiting for him.

Well, it's good that the Blue Wolf King cares about him so much; it means he hasn't raised this guy in vain all these years.

"Alright, I'm not going to talk about you anymore. Let's heal your injuries first!"

Yang Zhengshan took a few healing pills and gave them to the Blue Wolf King, and then cast several healing spells on the Blue Wolf King.

The Blue Wolf King was actually seriously injured; the last blow from the Lian family patriarch almost severed its spine.

It will take at least a month to fully recover, and even if the spinal injury heals, it will leave hidden damage, which is why Yang Zhengshan reprimanded the Blue Wolf King.

"Hey, you should rest for now. I'll refine a batch of bone-strengthening pills for you in a few days!"

These kinds of hidden injuries to the bones can only be healed slowly and cannot be rushed.

"You all need to keep a close watch on it and prevent it from running away!"

Yang Zhengshan gave some more instructions to Dalang and Daqing before leaving Qinglang Mountain.

(End of this chapter)