Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 915 Talking about money hurts feelings, and talking about feelings hurts money.

“Grandfather, recently many small families in Yangjia Town have been attacked by rogue cultivators. Chengzhang intends to ask the Yujing Guard to send troops to suppress those rogue cultivators.”

Having said that, Yang Chengmao took the opportunity to ask about the situation in Yangjia Town.

Yang Zhengshan said nonchalantly, "We raise soldiers for a thousand days to use them for one. We'll use them when the time is right, so that everyone won't think they're just sitting around doing nothing."

“Then I will arrange for them to send troops. However, Yangjia Town does not have any cave entrances, so it will be a bit troublesome to mobilize a large army!” Yang Chengmao said.

The Spirit Source Land has two entrances to the grotto-heavens: one on Divine Tree Island and the other in the mine of the Remnant Array.

No one but Yang Zhengshan could move it.

Although the jade token allows people to enter and exit the Spirit Source Land, it cannot bring too many people in or out at once.

Using the Jade Token to send out several thousand Jade Capital Guards would take a considerable amount of time, mainly because the back-and-forth travel would be inconvenient.

"You all decide on the time and place, then come find me to open the portal to the celestial realm!"

Yang Zhengshan felt it was necessary to refine more portals, as he remembered that Wanbaohang had the material Kongming Stone for refining cave portals.

The Void Stone is a second-tier high-grade spiritual material, but its price is comparable to that of a third-tier spiritual material because it is also one of the main materials for setting up teleportation arrays.

It takes a lot of Void Stones to refine a portal to a grotto-heaven, and it's estimated that it will cost a lot of spirit stones.

Moreover, Yang Zhengshan is not skilled in weapon crafting, so this matter needs to be handled by Yang Jizhen.

This matter is not urgent; Yang Zhengshan is just thinking about it.

"Alright, you go ahead and get busy. I'm going to see some old friends first!"

After saying that, his figure disappeared from Yang Chengmao's sight.

……

In the main hall of the Yang Family Compound in Yangjia Town.

An Yuxing was chatting idly with Lan Peng, but the two weren't very familiar with each other and didn't have much to talk about.

Just as the two were awkwardly silent, Yang Zhengshan walked in from outside the hall.

"Here he is!" An Yuxing was the first to see Yang Zhengshan and stood up to say.

Lan Peng quickly stood up and looked at Yang Zhengshan, who was walking over unhurriedly, with a strange look in his eyes.

Yang Zhengshan now looked even younger than before. He wore a plain-colored pine-patterned robe, the wide sleeves swaying gently with his steps. The collar and cuffs were embroidered with subtle pine and bamboo patterns in moon-white silk thread, and a matching sash was tied around his waist. As he walked, the robe swayed gently, like a pine breeze brushing water, exuding a gentle and refined aura. He truly possessed the air of a sage, with a composed and serene demeanor.

Her demeanor was like a spring breeze caressing willows, and her words carried a hint of a smile. She was like a spring mountain stream, serene and calm, possessing a reassuring power without any sharp edge.

Lan Peng hadn't seen Yang Zhengshan for a long time. The last time they met was when Lan Peng broke through to the Golden Body Realm, and Yang Zhengshan came to congratulate him, which was about seven or eight years ago.

"Haha, Lao Lan, what brings you here?"

Yang Zhengshan saw Lan Peng and laughed heartily.

Lan Peng grinned and let out his signature laugh, "Hahaha, to be honest, Brother Yang, I've come here to seek refuge with you."

"Let's seek refuge!"

Yang Zhengshan walked into the hall and looked at him in surprise, "You're kidding me, right!"

"What a joke, I really intend to join your side!" Lan Peng said casually.

"What's wrong? Did Lu Fusheng mistreat you?" Yang Zhengshan casually sat down next to An Yuxing.

An Yuxing handed him a cup of tea.

Lan Peng laughed and said, "Hehe, General, you also want to bring the Lu family to join your Yang family!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was genuinely surprised. "Why?"

Lan Peng's smile faded, and he sighed helplessly, "Alas, what else could it be? Wasn't it because he was frightened by those immortal cultivators?"

"What happened again?" Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly.

"you do not know!"

"I've been busy refining pills lately, I don't have the time to pay attention to these messy things!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Although Ziwei Tower and Tianshu Tower send him various official documents and intelligence information every day, he usually doesn't check them immediately. Only after putting down what he's doing will he look at what's on his desk in his study.

Lan Peng said softly, "Early yesterday morning, the Bei Shi family was attacked. If it weren't for Master Yunxiao's timely rescue, the Bei Shi family would probably have been wiped out!"

"The Beijing Normal University family? Someone has made a move against the Beijing Normal University family?" Yang Zhengshan asked in surprise.

He really didn't know that.

The Bei Shi family is different from other aristocratic families because it has a very close relationship with the Xuanqing Sect.

Taking action against the Beishi family is almost equivalent to taking action against the Xuanqing Sect, and can be seen as a provocation against the Xuanqing Sect.

An Yuxing then interjected, "Well, it is said that among those who attacked the Bei Shi family was a Foundation Establishment cultivator of considerable strength, who escaped from Master Yunxiao's sword."

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes. To be able to escape from Yunxiao's sword meant that the person who attacked him had at least the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage, and was even stronger than an ordinary late Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It should be noted that when Yunxiao was still in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he killed Xu Mingzhu, who was in the late-Foundation Establishment stage, with a single sword strike. Now, Yunxiao's cultivation has reached the late-Foundation Establishment stage.

"Do you know the other party's identity?" Yang Zhengshan asked An Yuxing.

Since An Yuxing knew about this, he must have gotten the news from the Secret Martial Guard.

"It's not clear yet," An Yuxing said.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.

Some people have already become restless and want to interfere in the situation of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty.

Attacking the Beijing Normal University campus was certainly not their objective, because there was no need for it.

Although the Beishi family ranks among the top of the Twelve Lingxiu Families, they are far inferior to most other immortal cultivation families.

If anyone wanted to interfere in the situation of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, they would not target the Beishi family.

The other party's actions were clearly aimed at the Xuanqing Sect, and they probably wanted to test the Xuanqing Sect's strength.

Lan Peng had no idea what Yang Zhengshan was thinking, nor did he care about the Bei Shi family or the Xuanqing Sect. He just wanted to ask Yang Zhengshan if he was willing to accept his and the Lu family's allegiance.

"Brother Yang, what do you think about me joining your Yang family?" Lan Peng asked.

Yang Zhengshan snapped out of his daze and looked at Lan Peng, "You guys really intend to join the Yang family?"

“Of course it’s true, otherwise why would I come to you!” Lan Peng said.

Yang Zhengshan stared at Lan Peng thoughtfully.

Should the Lu and Lan families be brought into the Land of Spirit Origin?

It’s not impossible!

There is still a large undeveloped area in the Land of Spiritual Origin, which can accommodate more people.

But are the Lu and Lan families really willing to give up everything outside and relocate entirely to the Spirit Source Land?

The Lan family is small, so relocation is easy. But the Lu family is different. The Lu family has many branches, and if the whole family were to relocate, it would probably require moving tens of thousands of people.

Even if only the main branch of the Lu family moves into the Spirit Source Land, there will still be many problems.

Because once the Lu family moves to the Spirit Source Land, they will be required to remain there for thirty years.

This is a rule established long ago in the Land of Spiritual Origin: all people who have just moved into the Land of Spiritual Origin must reside there for thirty years before they have the opportunity to leave to carry out missions.

Can the Lu family accept these conditions?
Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly; he knew without even thinking that this was impossible.

"Let's forget about it, this is not feasible!"

"Why?" Lan Peng asked.

"Because some of the rules will make things difficult for you!"

"What rules?"

"The first condition is that after joining the Yang family, you must move away from the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty and not return to it for at least thirty years! Can you do that?"

Lan Peng was stunned. "How could there be such a rule?"

"Wait a minute, doesn't your Yang family have many affiliated families here?"

He thought of the Yang family's affiliated families and realized the problem there.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "If you only want this kind of subordinate relationship, then the Yang family welcomes you to join us anytime!"

Affiliated family?

What the hell?

Does the Yang family need affiliated families?

Of course it's not needed.

There are many families in the Land of Spiritual Origin, but those families can no longer be called families.

From the very beginning, Yang Zhengshan implemented a policy of dividing the family into smaller households, which has resulted in the families in Lingyuan Land becoming extremely loosely organized.

Therefore, there is only one family in the Spirit Source Land now, and that is the Yang family.

The Yang family had become very loosely organized. Apart from the second and third generations, the later generations of Yang family members were scattered in various parts of the Spirit Source Land.

Lan Peng understood what he meant, because he knew the Yang family's attitude towards their affiliated families.

To put it nicely, it's called tolerance; to put it bluntly, it's indifference.

This vassal relationship was clearly not what he and the Lu family wanted.

He was caught in a dilemma: joining the Yang family meant leaving the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, while not joining meant losing their protection. It was a difficult choice.

Yang Zhengshan saw his hesitation and said, "If you are only worried about being attacked by immortal cultivators, you don't necessarily need the protection of my Yang family!"

"What do you mean?" Lan Peng asked.

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "You can just invite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators to Shanggu County to take charge!"

"Please have a Foundation Establishment cultivator oversee things!" Lan Peng frowned. "Is that alright?"

"What's not allowed?"

"What if these Foundation Establishment cultivators harbor ill intentions?"

"Then please introduce a few trustworthy people to you, but the price won't be cheap!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Getting the Lu family to join the Spirit Origin Land would be too troublesome, but he was still happy to help them out.

As for hiring someone to oversee the Lu family, that's actually quite simple.

Just hire someone from Wanbaohang.

Wanbaohang not only has guest retainers skilled in various arts of immortal cultivation, but also guest retainers skilled in combat.

Wanbaohang's goods circulate throughout the entire Western Regions of Wanhua, so it naturally needs military protection. Therefore, Wanbaohang has a very powerful immortal cultivator guard team.

Of course, Wanbaohang's security detail is not composed of mercenaries; they generally do not accept outside hires.

However, as an eighth-rank guest of Wanbaohang, Yang Zhengshan could help smooth things over, so it wasn't a difficult matter for him.

Lan Peng asked with suspicion, "Can he really be trusted?"

“Of course, Wanbaohang has a very high reputation!” Yang Zhengshan said.

Lan Peng didn't know what kind of entity Wanbaohang was, but since Yang Zhengshan said so, he chose to believe him.

"How many spirit stones will that cost?"

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "It would cost at least 100,000 low-grade spirit stones per person per year! I can't give you a specific price. You can go back and discuss it with Lu Fusheng. If you really want to hire someone, I can ask around for you!"

It's not that the Yang family can't protect the Lu and Lan families, but what gives them the right to do so?

Based on the fact that the Lu and Lan families have pledged allegiance.

Do not make jokes!
Seeking refuge is all meaningless; the key is whether it can bring benefits to the Yang family.

As for loyalty and friendship, talking about money hurts feelings, and talking about feelings hurts money.

Yang Zhengshan didn't want to hurt feelings or lose money, so he came up with this win-win solution.

He suggested that the Lu family hire a retainer from Wanbaohang to oversee things, and that he would help smooth things over based on their past relationship. That would be considered a favor.

Lan Peng considered it for a moment and said, "Then I'll go back and discuss it with the general!"

"Well, you can discuss it first. I can assure you that as long as you hire Wanbaohang's retainers to oversee things in Shanggu County, no force near the Yunxiao Mountains will dare to cause trouble in Shanggu County," Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Lan Peng's eyes lit up. "This Wanbao Bank is very powerful?"

“Very strong, even stronger than Baiyun Immortal City!” Yang Zhengshan said.

"I understand!" Lan Peng was much relieved.

A force even more powerful than Baiyun Immortal City would naturally not covet a martial arts family like the Lu family.

Moreover, since Yang Zhengshan said so, it means that Wanbaohang is trustworthy.

……

Just as Yang Zhengshan was persuading Lan Peng to hire Wanbaoxing's retainers, a group of immortal cultivators were dividing up the spoils in the mountains three hundred miles south of Yangjia Town.

This group of cultivators consisted of five people, led by a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining. He wore a dark, close-fitting outfit with dark gold flowing cloud patterns embroidered on the hem. He had a short beard, sharp eyes like an eagle, and a half-smile on his lips, revealing a hint of cunning and ruthlessness.

Another cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining held a folding fan with half a painting of withered lotus leaves on its surface. He was casually waving it, revealing a mutton-fat jade thumb ring on his little finger. However, the sinister look in his eyes contrasted sharply with his gentle appearance.

The other three were all at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and they all had a fierce, bandit-like aura about them, clearly indicating that they were not proper cultivators.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect these martial arts families to be so wealthy. We only robbed four families and got tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones!"

"Boss, this is much easier than risking our lives guarding the market!"

A tall, thin cultivator said with a smug look on his face as he gazed at the large pile of spirit stones laid out in front of him with his small eyes.

“Yes, if we had known it would be this easy, we should have come to the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty much sooner!” another cultivator said.

Upon hearing this, Fang Shou glanced at the two of them and said in a calm tone, "Alright, enough with the nonsense, let's divide these spirit stones first!"

He truly looked down on these useless people. If it weren't for the fact that this operation wasn't suitable for using his own people, he would never have taken them as his subordinates.

"Hehe, boss, then we won't stand on ceremony!" the tall, thin cultivator laughed.

"Thank you, Brother Fang!" the cultivator holding the folding fan said, bowing with his hands clasped in thanks.

The five then began dividing the spoils, storing tens of thousands of spirit stones into their respective storage bags.

(End of this chapter)