Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

July twenty-two.

Yang Zhengshan led 20,000 soldiers from Yaowu Camp and Lianwu Camp to leave Kyoto.

The army marched out in a mighty and murderous manner that made people shudder.

The 12th Guards Battalion should be the most elite unit in Da Rong. Even the current 5th Battalion of Zhenbiao in Chongshan Town is inferior in comparison.

However, if the fifth military battalion of the Tenglong Guard could be reorganized, their combat effectiveness would still be higher than that of the 12th Imperial Guard Battalion.

Of course, this refers to the situation of equal strength.

After all, the original Fifth Army Camp only had 6,000 soldiers, while the 12th Guards Battalion had a total of 120,000 soldiers.

On the first day of departure, the army could not march more than a hundred miles and did not leave the boundaries of Shuntian Mansion.

This is without carrying a lot of baggage. If you carry a lot of baggage, you can only march about forty or fifty miles a day.

Towards evening, the army set up camp and buried pots to make rice.

Yang Zhengshan sat in the camp and looked at the information sent by Wu Zheng.

In the past few days, more warriors from all walks of life have gathered in Cuixia Valley. It is estimated that there are almost more than 2,000 people!

The atmosphere in Cuixia Valley also became more and more tense.

Although the Secret Martial Guard has a strong deterrent effect on Jianghu warriors, there is no guarantee that many Jianghu warriors will swarm them.

With so many martial artists gathered together, if someone among them fanned the flames a little bit, the situation would get out of hand.

Although there is still more than half a month before the Xingyuan Fruit matures, Yang Zhengshan feels that it is better to lead the army there as soon as possible.

After thinking for a while, he raised his head and looked at Guangping Marquis Xue Ou and Jianliang Marquis Lu Shizhi inside the tent.

"How many cavalry are there in your two battalions?"

Xue Ou replied: "Yaowu Camp has five thousand cavalry!"

Lu Shizhi replied: "There are four thousand cavalry in the martial arts training camp!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and said: "Tomorrow, Marquis Xue will lead five thousand cavalry and I will go first. Marquis Lu, you will be responsible for holding down the formation from behind."

"What's wrong? Has there been a change in Cuixia Valley?" Xue Ou asked with some confusion.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head, "Not yet, but I'm afraid something will happen if it continues!"

Xue Ou nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go get my cavalry ready and set off early tomorrow morning!"

"Um!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the letter in his hand again.

In fact, the most troublesome place now is not the martial arts warriors gathered in Cuixia Valley, nor the innate warriors who have not yet appeared, but the mastermind behind all this.

Abandoning a spiritual plant and setting up such a big situation is definitely not something that ordinary forces can do.

Yang Zhengshan had suspected the Shenyang Sect's conspiracy, but unfortunately he could not find any evidence.

Since the end of the Nansheng Incident, the Secret Martial Guards have been searching for traces of the Shenyang Sect. Unfortunately, the Shenyang Sect seems to have disappeared out of thin air. No matter how hard the Secret Martial Guards search, they can't find any traces.

As for the matter of the Xingyuan Fruit Tree this time, the Secret Martial Guard is also secretly investigating, but there is no harvest yet.

…

Deep in the Wanshan Mountains, Tianquan Star Hall is stationed.

Cui Kai, Deng Maoqi, Ding Xuan, and Kou Rong are discussing matters in Cuixia Valley.

There are Xingyuan fruit trees in Cuixia Valley. This news surprised the four of them, and even felt a little incredible.

Because their Tianquan Star Hall is located in the west of Cuixia Valley, only a hundred miles away from Cuixia Valley.

If they hadn't repeatedly confirmed the truth of the news, it would be hard for them to believe that there was actually a spiritual plant in Cuixia Valley.

The main reason is that Cuixia Valley is also within their scope of activities. Sometimes when they leave their base, they will take the official road through Cuixia Valley. Unfortunately, they have never visited Cuixia Valley.

"Do you think we should get involved?" Cui Kai asked with a solemn expression.

Deng Maoqi and the others fell into deep thought.

After a long time, Deng Maoqi said: "We don't want to think about the Xingyuan Fruit Tree, but maybe we can take the opportunity to intensify the conflict between the court and the Jianghu forces!"

"What do you mean?" Cui Kai looked at him in surprise.

Deng Maoqi lowered his voice and said: "Now Cuixia Valley has gathered a large number of Jianghu warriors. What will happen if they conflict with the Tiqi of the Secret Martial Guard?"

Cui Kai narrowed his eyes slightly.

What will happen?

There was a huge fight, resulting in numerous casualties.

No matter who wins in the end, the court and many Jianghu forces will inevitably sow the seeds of hatred.

In the future, if Shangwu Temple wants to control the world, it will inevitably cause some turmoil.

Although this may not necessarily prevent Shangwu Temple from controlling the world, it can at least cause some trouble for Shangwu Temple and even delay Shangwu Temple's control of the world for several years.

Thinking of this, Cui Kai was a little moved!

Just when he was about to let Deng Maoqi explain the detailed plan, the wooden door of the courtyard was suddenly pushed open.

A figure shrouded in black robes and wearing a bamboo hat appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

Cui Kai and the others followed the sound and were slightly startled when they saw the figures at the courtyard gate.

The man walked into the yard unhurriedly, reached out and took off the bamboo hat on his head, revealing a pale face.

Seeing the face of the visitor clearly, Cui Kai's pupils shrank suddenly.

"Greetings to the steward!"

The main hall of Xingyue Gate is divided into four halls and four flags. The four halls are the accompanying hall, the Guan hall, the execution hall and the auditorium. The four flags are crescent moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter.

Gu Yunjian, who had sneaked into Chongshanguan before, was Master Xingtang, also known as Master Dongge.

The person in front of him is Qu Fusheng, the master of the hall, who ranks third in the Xingyue Sect. Apart from the sect master and the accompanying master, he has the highest status.

Qu Fusheng looked at the four of them, with a faint smile on his pale face, "It just so happens that you are all here!"

But his smile gave people a chilling feeling.

His face was too pale to look like a living person, and his eyes were cloudy as if they were stained with ink.

He was obviously smiling, but it made him feel extremely sinister.

"Sir, please take a seat!" Cui Kai quickly gave up his seat and asked Qu Fusheng to sit down.

Qu Fusheng waved his hand, then walked to the carved wooden table and placed the scimitar in his hand on the table.

"You should have heard about what happened in Cuixia Valley!"

"yes!"

Qu Fusheng nodded slightly, "That's good, the sect master has ordered you to destroy the Xingyuan Fruit Tree!"

"Destroy!" Cui Kai raised his head in shock.

"That's right, it's destruction!" Qu Fusheng nodded.

Cui Kai took a deep breath.

Destroying a spiritual plant is simply a waste of natural resources.

Spiritual plants are not suitable for growth. Spiritual plants can only grow in truly blessed places. It may take more than ten years or even decades for a spiritual plant to grow and bear fruit.

After the spiritual plants grow up, they will not always remain lush. Some spiritual plants will enter a dormant period every few years, while some spiritual plants have a nearly fixed lifespan, that is, they will wither after growing for a certain number of years.

For example, the three-yellow plum trees in the San Valley enter a dormant period that lasts for three years every ten years. During these three-year dormant periods, the three-yellow plum trees will only sprout and grow, but will not bear fruit.

Some spiritual plants may wither after growing for decades, which is one of the reasons why spiritual plants are rare.

As for planting spiritual plants, that is almost impossible.

The growth environment of spiritual plants must be a blessed land. The word blessed land is a bit general. Perhaps it is more appropriate to describe it as a place where spiritual energy gathers.

The spiritual energy contained in a blessed land may only be able to support the growth of one spiritual plant. If you plant several spiritual plants, the result will not be that you have a few more spiritual plants, but that the original spiritual plants may wither.

Unless you can find a blessed land where no spiritual plants grow, but the difficulty of finding a blessed land is not much worse than finding a new spiritual plant.

So planting spiritual plants is almost impossible.

Therefore, every spiritual plant is a rare treasure worthy of the care and protection of countless warriors. There is a saying that cutting off someone's financial path is like killing one's parents, but for warriors, spiritual plants are much more important than financial paths.

Even though many people can't get the spiritual fruit now, they don't like someone destroying it.

As long as the spiritual plant is still there, they have a chance to obtain the spiritual fruit, but if the spiritual plant is destroyed, it is equivalent to cutting off their opportunity to obtain the spiritual fruit.

Therefore, destroying a spiritual plant is tantamount to risking the world's disobedience! If you are not careful, you will become the target of public criticism.

"Sir, should we think about it carefully! If, if we really destroy the Xingyuan Fruit Tree, then our Seven Star Hall will no longer have a place in Da Rong!" Cui Kai said with some difficulty.

Qu Fusheng showed a playful smile, "This is the order of the sect master, what? Are you going to disobey the sect master's order?"

"I don't dare!" Cui Kai trembled and said quickly.

"That's good. As for the rest, you can figure it out!"

After that, he stood up and walked out of the courtyard.

Qu Fu was born suddenly and left very suddenly.

Cui Kai and the others looked at his leaving figure and wanted to ask something, but in the end they didn't dare to ask.

Until Qu Fusheng left, the four of Cui Kai looked at me and I looked at you, and in the end there was only endless sighing.

This is really an extremely uncomfortable task for them!

Destroy the Star Fruit Tree!

If they are not careful, they will end up dead without a burial place.

But in the face of the sect master's order, they had no reason to refuse.

"Get ready, let's go to Cuixia Valley tomorrow!" Cui Kai took a deep breath and ordered.

"Here"

Deng Mao and the other seven responded with solemn expressions.

…

Outside Cuixia Valley, there is a mountain peak that towers into the clouds.

Two figures stood on top of the cliff, overlooking the green and picturesque Cuixia Valley.

"I didn't expect that even an old guy like you would come out!"

One of the old men with white hair and childish face said with a slight smile.

Standing next to him was also an old man with white hair and a boyish face. This old man had a square face and was wearing a blue robe. His posture was free and casual, and he had an otherworldly temperament.

This old man is Taoist Xuanzhen from Wuzhen Taoist Palace in Suzhou Prefecture, and the person who just spoke was Zhang Ye, the oldest innate warrior in the Three Valleys.

"You're even here, how can I not come over and take a look, Taoist Taoist Xuanzhen?" Taoist Xuanzhen held a fly whisk and gently shook it to drive away the gathering morning mist.

Zhang Ye stroked his long beard and said, "I have to come. Your Majesty will personally invite me. I must give you some face!"

"Haha, you are in the Three Valleys, and good things are indispensable for you, but I am not an experienced Taoist. I have to come over and have a look!" Taoist Xuanzhen chuckled and said casually.

Zhang Ye glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, you will be included this time!"

"Well, what should I say?"

"His Majesty has decided to enthrone all the innate warriors in the world to serve the royal family. All innate warriors can get their salaries from the court!"

"There is such a good thing?" Taoist Xuanzhen was a little surprised.

"As a royal offering, of the same rank, you can receive one three-yellow plum and one True Yuan Pill from the court every year!"

Taoist Xuanzhen's expression moved slightly, and then a faint smile appeared on his face.

"What a great royal worshiper, of the same rank!"

"In this case, won't we all be His Majesty's subjects in the future!"

He was also an old and wise man, and he figured out the key in an instant.

"What? You don't want to!" Zhangye asked calmly.

"Yes, why not?"

The Taoist Xuanzhen swung his whisk, "The situation is stronger than the person, the old Taoist wants to live a few more years, but dare not disobey His Majesty's will!"

"That's good!" Zhangye nodded.

...

Cuixia Valley.

The camp of the Secret Weapon Guard Tiqi.

Yan Bozheng looked at the surrounding mountains and forests with a solemn expression.

Originally, this place was lush with vegetation, and there was no place to stay.

But now because of the appearance of the Xingyuan Fruit Tree, many Jianghu warriors came to join in the fun, and many plants were cut down and ravaged.

The dense forests have become large and small camps.

Each camp represents a Jianghu force, and each Jianghu force has dozens or even hundreds of warriors gathered here.

This made the originally peaceful valley become solemn and murderous.

The solemn and murderous atmosphere made Yan Bo feel heavy pressure.

Just as Yan Bo was observing the surrounding camps, more than a dozen warriors suddenly ran to the camp of the Secret Guard.

"Hey, why are you, a bunch of court hawks, blocking our way!"

The leader, a burly man, asked with a ferocious face.

"Shut up, if you dare to get close again, I will kill you without mercy!" The guard shouted coldly.

"Hahaha, you think I was scared. Others are afraid of you running dogs, but Tang is not afraid!"

"This spiritual plant is born and raised by nature. It is auspicious from heaven and belongs to all people. Why can only you occupy it? We can't even take a look at it!"

"Everyone, is it right?"

The big man shouted with a clamorous face.

When the surrounding warriors heard this, they also started to make a fuss.

"That's right, why don't you let us take a look!"

"You lackeys of the imperial court are too overbearing, so what if we take a look?"

"Yes, get out of the way, get out of the way!"

As more and more people shouted, the atmosphere in the valley suddenly became more tense.

The big man still insisted: "Will you get out of the way? If you don't, don't blame me for being rude!"

As he said, he put his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

In the camp, the Secret Guards' Tiqi saw this and tightened their weapons.

Yan Bo saw this and immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Shut up!"

"How can you interfere with the Secret Guards' work?"

The Secret Guards are also notorious in the martial arts world, and they have a strong deterrent effect in the hearts of many warriors.

But at this time, the warriors here are not ordinary warriors. They will be afraid of the cruelty of the Secret Guards, but they are not afraid of them like tigers.

As soon as Yan Bo finished speaking, someone shouted, "How dare you, a eunuch, speak so arrogantly here!"

Yan Bo looked in the direction of the voice, but unfortunately he didn't see who shouted.

"That's right, a slave without balls wants to ride on our heads?"

"Get out of here, eunuch!"

"Slave without balls!"

For a while, all kinds of angry curses continued, making the already tense atmosphere even more tense.