Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 220: Chapter 212 How Can My Husband Be So Weak!

”Peonies, I guess!” Yang Yunxue looked at the most eye-catching peonies nearby and casually mentioned.

Third Young Master Liang naturally didn’t know what Yang Yunxue was thinking; in his view, daughters of officials tend to like these kinds of flowers and plants.

However, he overlooked one thing: Yang Yunxue was not the typical daughter of an official.

Yang Yunxue was from a farming family and practiced martial arts from a young age, although she was taught by an older lady in recent years, her nature was not that of a gentle and submissive official’s daughter.

”Then, I shall give this peony to Sister Yang!” Third Young Master Liang noticing Yang Yunxue’s gaze, promptly said.

Liang Jinyan quite liked Yang Yunxue, although this was only their second meeting, his understanding of her was much deeper than others would imagine.

After knowing his father wanted him to marry Yang Yunxue, he had arranged for people to investigate her.

In An Yuan City, there were many stories about Yang Yunxue, as she wasn’t the kind of young lady who stayed cloistered within her doors.

Usually, she would go shopping with Wang Yunqiao, and occasionally at gatherings of officials’ families in An Yuan City, Yu Qingyi would also bring her along, so Yang Yunxue wasn’t the sheltered young lady unfamiliar with the outside world.

And the public opinion about Yang Yunxue was very positive: literate, sensible, kind-hearted, etc. The people of An Yuan City always had a good impression of the Yang family, and naturally, their opinion of Yang Yunxue was high.

Such a Yang Yunxue perfectly met Liang Jinyan’s requirements for a wife, only the information he gathered had some discrepancies.

Literate, sensible, kind-hearted; these indeed matched Yang Yunxue’s character.

But Yang Yunxue also had another side, that of a martial arts talent.

Outside, she had no chance to show her talent and strength in martial arts, thus outsiders were unaware of this aspect.

”Never mind, if you give it to me, I don’t have a place to keep it!” Yang Yunxue glanced at the blooming peony and shook her head slightly.

She was merely admiring it; if asked to take care of it, the flower would probably wilt in a few days.

”I see!” Liang Jinyan felt a bit disappointed; he just wanted to gift Yang Yunxue something, just unsure what to give. He was eager to give away the peony she seemed to admire.

Yang Yunxue didn’t really care about the flowers, but tilted her head and sized up Liang Jinyan.

Liang Jinyan felt a bit uncomfortable under her gaze and asked, ”Why does Sister Yang stare at me? Is there something dirty on me?”

”You’re too weak!” Yang Yunxue said softly.

Liang Jinyan was momentarily stunned, his eyes wide as he looked at her, somewhat doubting if his ears had heard correctly.

Weak!

Me, weak?

She actually thinks I’m weak!

This is utterly humiliating!

”Sister Yang, why would you say that?” Liang Jinyan said somewhat angrily.

Yang Yunxue realized she might have spoken out of turn, but she was always straightforward, be it at home or outside.

”You only became a martial artist not long ago!”

Liang Jinyan was taken aback again.

Knowing I am already a martial artist, why still call me weak?

A sixteen-year-old martial artist shouldn’t be considered weak!

He looked at Yang Yunxue with doubtful eyes, ”Sister Yang, you have also become a martial artist!”

”Of course!” Yang Yunxue lifted her chin, speaking with a hint of pride.

Liang Jinyan looked her up and down, noting her well-proportioned figure which didn’t show the robustness of a martial artist, making him inevitably skeptical.

Body Refining Realm martial artists primarily practice fundamental cultivation techniques. Even with medicinal baths to aid cultivation, one must persistently practice the fundamentals.

And the essence of fundamental techniques is to temper the body.

Thus, most martial artists in the Body Refining Realm appear particularly robust, and there are also characteristics formed from practicing basic techniques, such as calluses and thick arms.

When one’s cultivation reaches the Postnatal Realm, these characteristics might disappear, not entirely, but they aren’t as obvious as before.

Yang Yunxue, being only a fifteen-year-old girl, obviously couldn’t be a Postnatal Martial Artist.

But from her appearance, she didn’t seem to practice fundamental techniques regularly.

Therefore, Liang Jinyan harbored some doubts about her claim.

Feeling his skeptical gaze, Yang Yunxue became somewhat displeased and said, ”How about a little competition?”

”That might not be a good idea!” Liang Jinyan hesitated.

Competing with a girl could be embarrassing if he lost, and wasn’t honorable if he won.

Besides, Yang Yunxue was a guest at the Marquis Mansion today, what if someone thought he was bullying her?

”There’s nothing wrong with it, competing in martial arts is all about friendship, we’ll just touch point!” Yang Yunxue said generously.

It was just a competition; she frequently sparred with others at home.

”Is there a more spacious place?”

Saying this, she didn’t wait for Liang Jinyan’s agreement but walked out of the greenhouse.

Her actions were somewhat impolite, but she just wanted to see Liang Jinyan’s strength.

To be her husband, his strength couldn’t be too poor.

Liang Jinyan had no choice but to follow her.

Soon, they arrived at a spacious martial arts training ground.

With heavy snow falling, both of them stood opposite each other holding weapons.

Liang Jinyan held a long saber in his hand, inwardly lamenting how a casual meeting turned into a martial contest.

Aren’t we supposed to be discussing marriage?

Has it now turned into a martial contest for marriage?

Meanwhile, Yang Yunxue’s small figure tensed up, gripping her long spear tightly, a fierce aura bursting forth from her.

Practicing martial arts, she was serious; competing, she was also serious.

Many of the servants at the Marquis Mansion were surprised to see this.

The Third Young Master Liang wants to have a martial arts contest with Miss Yang from the Yang family, which is really unexpected.

Soon, the Marchioness and Yu Qingyi, who were chatting inside the hall, also learned about this matter. They came to the eaves not far from the practice field, looking somewhat oddly at the two standing opposite each other.

”How could Jinyan be so rude? He was supposed to accompany Yunxue to tour the flower house, why did he bring Yunxue to the practice field?” Mrs. Han said somewhat awkwardly.

The Marchioness also frowned, she also felt this was stirred up by Liang Jinyan.

However, Yu Qingyi was here, she did not feel it appropriate to say much otherwise she would definitely have called Liang Jinyan over to scold him.

However, the most troubled at the moment was Yu Qingyi. Others might not understand Yang Yunxue’s temperament, but how could she not?

Yang Yunxue has mentioned more than once in front of her that the Third Young Master Liang was very weak.

Obviously, this was stirred up by Yang Yunxue.

”Mother, let’s stop them, it would be bad if Yunxue gets injured!” Mrs. Han was still worried about Yang Yunxue.

But the Marchioness was looking at Yu Qingyi, wanting to hear her opinion.

Actually, this matter is not really a big mistake.

In a noble military family, the inheritance of Martial Arts is fundamental.

A competition among the younger generation is not a big deal either.

Winning or losing does not really matter.

”Let them be,” Yu Qingyi didn’t know what else to say, she knew Yang Yunxue wanted to test the strength of the Third Young Master Liang, and if she stopped it, Yang Yunxue would probably be unsatisfied.

While they were talking, on the practice field, Yang Yunxue and Liang Jinyan had already made their moves.

Liang Jinyan still had some doubts about Yang Yunxue’s strength, so he was holding back a bit when making his moves.

Yang Yunxue was also taking it easy, but after all, she was at the Refining Power Level, two levels higher than Liang Jinyan, they were simply not on the same level.

Snow flying all around, the long spear streaked forward, brushing past Liang Jinyan’s ear, and before Liang Jinyan could react, the tip of the spear flipped upward, directly knocking his long knife away.

Liang Jinyan was completely stunned, looking blankly at the long knife that fell on the ground.

What happened?

How did the knife fly out of my hand?

At this moment, he couldn’t figure out the situation at all, he only knew that Yang Yunxue had stabbed at him with a spear, he didn’t notice anything else.

Yang Yunxue looked at him with disdain.

Too weak!

Dad is so strong.

My elder brother, second brother, and third brother are also very powerful.

How can my husband be so weak!

Just then, a cheer came from afar, attracting everyone’s attention.

It turned out that Liang Chu had walked over unknowingly.

He looked at Yang Yunxue with a curious gaze.

The spear move just now had already proven Yang Yunxue’s solid foundation and impressive cultivation.

Although it was nothing in his eyes, remember Yang Yunxue was only fifteen.

”Met the Marquis!”

Seeing Liang Chu coming, Yang Yunxue quickly retracted her spear and bowed in salute.

”Hmm, what is your current cultivation level?” Liang Chu asked curiously.

”I’ve just started Refining Power not long ago!” Yang Yunxue said.

Liang Chu’s eyes lit up, ”I’ve heard for a long time that Master Yang is adept at training martial artists, today I see the rumors are true!”

”Grandpa!” At this time, Liang Jinyan came to his senses, called out with a sheepish face.

”Go, get out of here, useless trash!”

Liang Chu glared with displeasure.

Liang Jinyan wanted to say something but stopped, and then walked to the side with a look of grievance.

And Liang Chu picked up the long knife from the ground, ”Are you interested in having a bout with me?”

Yang Yunxue was initially stunned, then somewhat eager to try.

She wanted to see how strong Liang Chu’s cultivation was, whether it was stronger than her dad’s.

”Please, Marquis, enlighten me!”

Yang Yunxue raised her long spear, pointing it directly at Liang Chu.

Liang Chu’s eyes were full of appreciation, ”Be careful!”

With that, he charged towards Yang Yunxue like a fierce tiger coming down the mountain, with a fierce momentum.

The blade shimmered, the snow crushed, the strong Jin Qi carried a sharp whooshing sound straight toward Yang Yunxue’s face.

Yang Yunxue was not afraid at all, her long spear dancing in her hands, her petite body moving swiftly to dodge.

Stab!

A thrust of the spear, unstoppable.

The essence of Yang Family Spear was fully demonstrated.

With Liang Chu’s cultivation, naturally, he would not be unable to dodge Yang Yunxue’s thrust; he simply shifted slightly to avoid it.

His long knife swept across, Yang Yunxue ducking low to avoid it, while her spear also swept out with her body.

Her petite body appeared exceptionally agile, a long spear in her hands swinging freely, sharp and fast.

”I stab, I sweep, I chop!”

The young girl was also excited, mumbling continuously, a bit of a chatterbox.

This habit, Yang Zhenshan had corrected many times, but unfortunately, the young girl just couldn’t change, every time she got excited, her mouth just couldn’t stop.