Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1194: Chapter 794: Duan Qiaofeng, Ghost Maiden, Lu Fusheng (2)

He was just a bit uncertain about Yang Zhenshan’s ability as an immortal cultivator and wasn’t sure if inviting Yang Zhenshan would be of any help.

”Yang Zhenshan! I’ll go right away!” Lu Youning did not question Lu Fusheng’s decision and agreed immediately.

”Father, will the Nether Prison Sect really send an immortal cultivator to deal with us?” Lu You’an said with some trepidation.

Lu Fusheng was merely wary of immortal cultivators, but Lu You’an was in awe of them. He had heard many legends about immortal cultivators, and in those legends, their capabilities were always powerful and wondrous.

”Possibly.”

Lu Fusheng sighed lightly, ”As for immortal cultivators, our Lu family must also have our own.”

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”Family Head, the Qiu Family is left with only an orphan and a widow!”

At the ancestral land of the Yang family on Lingxi Mountain, Wang Lei came to the study to report to Yang Zhenshan.

”Have they been brought back?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

”Yes, they have been brought back!” Wang Lei replied.

”Then bring them in.”

Moments later, Wang Lei brought a middle-aged woman and a child about ten years old into the study.

The woman appeared somewhat frightened, and upon seeing Yang Zhenshan, she pulled the child and knelt down on the ground.

”We beg the elder’s great mercy, please spare us mother and son!” she tearfully pleaded on her knees.

This left Yang Zhenshan a bit taken aback, so he looked over at Wang Lei.

Wang Lei explained with a wry smile, ”They’ve had a rather miserable time lately. Many in the city want to seize the Qiu family’s Artifact Refining Technique. I’ve explained this to her, but she didn’t believe it!”

Yang Zhenshan instantly understood what was going on.

It was simply a matter of possessing a coveted treasure.

Even though the Qiu family’s Artifact Refining Technique was quite basic, in Nanxia County, it was considered a rare skill that could sustain the prosperity of a small family.

”Doesn’t Qiu Jin have any collateral relatives?”

”Those collateral relatives put on the most pressure!” Wang Lei responded.

”How did you manage to bring them back!” Yang Zhenshan inquired, a bit curious.

Wang Lei rubbed his nose and said, ”It was impossible to reason with them, so I had to forcibly bring them along!”

Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but chuckle.

In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures are needed.

”Get up, I was a friend of old Qiu. This time, I brought you here not to covet Qiu Jin’s Artifact Refining Technique, but simply to look after the progeny of old Qiu!”

Upon hearing this, the woman hesitantly raised her head, half-believing and half-doubting.

”Th-thank you, elder!”

She said somewhat nervously.

Yang Zhenshan thought for a moment, took out a land deed and handed it to her, ”This is the Qiu family’s shop, which the county government originally gifted to me. I’m returning it to you!”

”Consider this shop rented to me; I will pay you monthly rent, which should suffice for your livelihood needs!”

”From now on, live in the village at the foot of the mountain. No one will bully you there! We’ll talk about other things when old Qiu returns.”

The officers of the county government are usually quite rough in their dealings. They won’t care whether the Qiu Family has someone to inherit the shop or not. If Qiu Jin lacks a capable person, they would immediately reclaim the shop for the county government, as shops in the workshop district are not allowed to remain vacant for long.

As for Lu Jianghua, he cares even less about such things. He just wanted to gift Yang Zhenshan two shops.

The best shops in the workshop district are held by a few Families, and while the Qiu Family’s shop is not as good as those, its location is decent and spacious, so Lu Jianghua decided to gift it to Yang Zhenshan.

Upon hearing Yang Zhenshan’s words, the woman felt much more at ease.

”Thank you, elder! Thank you, elder!” She knocked her head on the ground gratefully several times.

”Alright, alright!” Yang Zhenshan quickly stopped her, ”Settle down with peace of mind. If you need anything, look for the village steward, and if it’s not enough, you can also find him!”

”The elder’s great kindness and virtue, I cannot express my gratitude enough!” The woman cried and laughed simultaneously.

”Go now!” Yang Zhenshan waved his hand.

This was merely a trivial matter, Yang Zhenshan wouldn’t dwell on it. It was only because of his acquaintance with old Qiu that he wanted to see if he could offer some help.

As for other matters, Yang Zhenshan didn’t care at all.

As the woman took the child and was about to leave under Wang Lei’s lead, she suddenly stopped, reaching to remove the child’s short jacket.

Yang Zhenshan watched curiously as she tore off a piece of cloth from the child’s jacket and took out a book.

”I am willing to offer Qiu Jin’s Artifact Refining Technique to the elder, as long as the elder can protect my son until he grows up!” The woman knelt, holding up the book.

Yang Zhenshan was slightly astonished, while Wang Lei gave the woman a look of admiration.

The woman wasn’t very old, maybe slightly over thirty. She was actually Qiu Jin’s granddaughter-in-law.

Her ability to make such a decision at this time indicated she was a decisive person, straightforward and efficient.

But evidently, she misunderstood.

”Keep it, I’m not so inclined to covet your family’s Artifact Refining Technique!” Yang Zhenshan shook his head with a smile.

These days, even doing good deeds isn’t easy.

You intend to do something good, and yet people still question your motives.

But he could understand the woman’s thinking. Compared to Qiu Jin’s Artifact Refining Technique, as a mother, she naturally valued her son’s life.

Trading the Qiu family’s Artifact Refining Technique for her son’s safety — she had calculated this exchange quite clearly.

Had it been ten years ago, Yang Zhenshan might have desired Qiu Jin’s Artifact Refining Technique, but now, Yang Zhenshan no longer had any interest in it.

The artifact refining standards of the Spirit Source Land have long surpassed Qiu Jin’s technique.

”Elder~” The woman looked anxiously at Yang Zhenshan.

Yang Zhenshan laughed, ”Let the child cultivate well, and when he grows up, pass down your family’s Artifact Refining Technique.”