Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 597: Chapter 506: This is Your Majesty’s decree, not a discussion with you all, merely informing you all.

Just as Yang Zhenshan had settled Granny Meng and Princess Ming Xi, he saw a familiar figure standing outside the camp entrance.

”Senior An! You’ve arrived!” Yang Zhenshan greeted him with a smile.

The visitor was none other than An Yuxing.

”I’ve arrived, this place is so hard to find, I wandered in the mountains for two days before I found it!” An Yuxing complained as soon as he saw Yang Zhenshan.

”Eh, didn’t you take the official road?”

”Official road? Isn’t that a longer route?”

”...”

Yang Zhenshan was speechless.

Taking the official road is long, yet wandering in the mountains for two days isn’t?

”By the way, do you have any wine?” An Yuxing asked.

”No, drinking is prohibited in the military!” Yang Zhenshan said.

”Tch, I’m not a soldier, get some people to buy me some wine!” An Yuxing demanded without any hesitation.

Yang Zhenshan helplessly sent someone to buy the old man some wine.

After finally settling An Yuxing, the guarding soldiers came to report: ”Marquis, there are two elders outside requesting to see you!”

”Two more!” Yang Zhenshan was surprised, but hurriedly headed to the camp entrance.

They were two unfamiliar figures, yet they exuded an unfathomable aura.

The person on the left wore a loose scholar’s robe, the one on the right wore a blue Taoist robe and held a horsetail whisk.

”Junior Yang Zhenshan greets the two seniors!” Unable to gauge the identities of the two figures, Yang Zhenshan addressed them as seniors.

”I am Zhang Ye, Jing’an Marquis greets you!” Zhang Ye nodded slightly with a gentle smile.

”So it’s Senior Zhang!” Yang Zhenshan was somewhat surprised.

Granny Meng and Zhang Ye had arrived; both powerful figures from Sanshan Valley were taking action, quite a show of force!

”I am Xuanzhen!” Xuanzhen introduced himself.

Yang Zhenshan clasped his hands and politely said, ”I’ve long admired Daoist Xuanzhen’s renowned name, meeting today is truly a great fortune!”

”Oh, you know of me?” Xuanzhen scrutinized Yang Zhenshan.

Yang Zhenshan smiled, ”I had the fortune to read your cultivation experiences at Hidden Skill Pavilion!”

He wasn’t lying; he really had read the cultivation experiences Xuanzhen left at Hidden Skill Pavilion.

”I see!” Xuanzhen showed a sudden realization.

The three of them then entered the camp, and Yang Zhenshan arranged accommodations for the two.

However, it didn’t end there; over the next two days, several Innate Martial Artists arrived in Cui Xia Valley.

Yang Zhenshan welcomed one unfamiliar Innate Martial Artist after another.

In just two days, he had welcomed fourteen Innate Martial Artists.

Five came from Sanshan Valley; aside from Yue Gu and Xun Shanshui, the rest had arrived.

The remaining nine were from various Jianghu Sects.

On the morning of the third day, Yang Zhenshan received another unexpected visitor.

”Why are you here?” Yang Zhenshan asked Ji Zhen with some confusion.

Ji Zhen’s actions were always steady, and given the complex issue of the Star Origin Fruit Tree, it should not have involved him by his nature.

”Eh, wasn’t it the court’s order for us to come?” Ji Zhen also asked with confusion.

”A court order?” Yang Zhenshan was even more puzzled.

Ji Zhen took out a letter from his breast pocket and handed it to Yang Zhenshan, who opened it and glanced inside.

It was indeed a court order!

And it was an imperial letter written by Emperor Yanping himself.

It was about convening in Cui Xia Valley to discuss the distribution of the Star Origin Fruit.

After reading the letter, Yang Zhenshan understood what was happening.

His original plan was for the willing Innate Martial Artists to sit down and discuss the Star Origin Fruit matter together, but Emperor Yanping evidently misunderstood and directly wrote a letter to all the Innate Martial Artists, inviting them to discuss the distribution of the Star Origin Fruit.

No wonder Zhang Ye and Granny Meng had come.

However, this seemed to be a good thing; what could have been a conflict turned into a grand conference.

By the fifth day, no more Innate Martial Artists arrived.

August 14th morning.

In the center of the camp, rough tables and chairs were set up.

Yang Zhenshan walked over, looking at these tables and chairs and nodding satisfactorily.

The so-called tables and chairs were made from the trees and rocks of the valley; some tables were just big rocks, and some chairs were just tree stumps.

There wasn’t much that could be done about it; wanting to procure proper sets of tables and chairs would require buying them from a town two hundred Li away.

Constructing these back and forth, who knows how much time it would take, so Yang Zhenshan simply had the soldiers use local materials to arrange these tables and chairs.

”Where are the Star Origin Fruits?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

”They’re all here!”

Luo Jingsong quickly walked to the box behind him, opened it, and it was filled with small, exquisite white Jade Boxes.

Yang Zhenshan casually picked up one, opened it, and inside lay a red, thumb-sized fruit.

”How many in total?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

”Three hundred eighty-three,” Luo Jingsong replied.

Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard and frowned slightly.

Damn, initially I wanted to take advantage of the chaos to snatch two Star Origin Fruits, but now the battle turned into a conference; everyone’s not fighting, and I have no chance to steal.

The count of Star Origin Fruits was already known, as the Secret Martial Guards had reported the exact number to Emperor Yanping.

”Send someone to invite the elders over!”

Putting down the Jade Box, Yang Zhenshan instructed.

”Yes!” Luo Jingsong responded, immediately directing the guards to invite a group of Innate Martial Artists.

Soon, a group of Innate Martial Artists arrived one after another.

The five from Sanshan Valley.

All the Innate Martial Artists rated first class by the Martial Order from eight Sects had arrived.