Chapter 1176 - 785: Nanxia County Under Attack (Part 3)

Yang Zhenshan is not a cold-blooded person, but he is not an enthusiastic one either.

If Lan Peng were here today, he would have felt compelled to lend a hand, because he and Lan Peng are truly life-and-death friends.

Emotionally speaking, Lan Peng is his friend, not the Lu family.

In terms of interests, the Lu family’s troubles are actually more beneficial to him.

"One should have self-awareness; our Lingxi Yang Family is just a small family, not yet qualified to fraternize with the Lu family, so don’t think too highly of the Lu family!"

"My personal friendship with Lan Peng is just that, personal. Don’t let personal connections damage the family’s interests!"

"A family that wants to grow and prosper cannot rely too much on emotions; interests are the foundation of the family!"

Yang Zhenshan took the opportunity to lecture Yang Xiangheng and the others.

Yang Xiangheng and his peers are not fools, but they are still too naive.

Their experience has always been limited to Nanxia County, and the people and affairs they have encountered are just those small family disputes. In short, their overall perspective is very poor, their vision is very narrow, and their insight is quite short-sighted.

This doesn’t mean they are not smart or capable, but their limited experience has constrained their vision and insight.

Look at Wang Lei; he wouldn’t ask those questions. Wang Lei has been with Yang Zhenshan for over fifty years, and his knowledge and perspective are incomparable to Yang Xiangheng’s.

Of course, Yang Zhenshan also doesn’t consider his own vision to be very broad or his knowledge very extensive. Currently, his vision is limited to the Sea of Spirit, and he knows little about the Immortal Cultivation Forces, even less about the hidden powers behind the Three Sects.

Having limited knowledge and a narrow perspective is not a problem; what’s important is understanding one’s own shortcomings and consciously broadening one’s horizons and knowledge.

Yang Zhenshan lectured Yang Xiangheng and others, hoping they could quickly grow and become his assistants in the Sea of Spirit.

"We are enlightened!" Yang Xiangheng said respectfully.

"Hmm, don’t rush. It’s only when the Ancient County becomes chaotic that my value can be realized, and we can obtain more benefits!" Yang Zhenshan smiled, stroking his beard.

He wouldn’t socialize with the Lu family, but he did have some connections with them.

The Lu family’s foundation is shallow, and they don’t have many people they can use. At this time, the Lu family would surely need external forces.

The strength of the Lingxi Yang Family is not strong, but at least there is him, which should be worth the Lu family’s effort to win over.

"Where did Li Chang go?" Yang Zhenshan asked Wang Lei.

He had just arrived and had not yet understood the situation here.

"He went to find Mr. Chen; Mr. Chen is currently in Wuxiang City!" Wang Lei replied simply.

Wuxiang City, a major city owned by the Wuxiang Sect, is located in the east of the Sea of Spirit, fairly close to the battlefield of the Three Sects and Nether Prison Sect, and is considered the eastern gateway to the Sea of Spirit.

Chen Zhongshu was there naturally to better collect war intelligence from both sides.

"Let him come back; we need him here to assist with some matters!" Yang Zhenshan said.

There aren’t many forces available to move at Lingxi Mountain, and he currently doesn’t plan to involve the Lingxi Yang Family with the Spirit Source Land. Apart from Li Chang and Wang Lei, he will not call upon others to Lingxi Mountain.

However, the intelligence support from the Secret Martial Guards is still necessary. Having Li Chang by his side can serve as a liaison with the Secret Martial Guards.

As for the Secret Martial Guards, they are naturally handled by Lv Hua and Chen Zhongshu.

As Yang Zhenshan anticipated, at dawn, the junior clan members Yang Xiangheng sent out for information returned and reported: "Family Head, the Red Flame Army was ambushed five miles north of the county town and has been defeated!"

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, "Let’s leave it at that for now. Arrange for someone to monitor the county town’s situation; as for the rest, don’t worry about it!"

The county town was attacked, two thousand Red Flame Army soldiers were routed, meaning that the Lu family has lost control over Nanxia County.

It’s just unclear how many targets these people attacked. If Nanxia County was the only target, the impact on the Lu family should be minimal, but if there are other counties involved, the Lu family is in big trouble.

As for the identity of these people, it’s obvious they are related to the Nether Prison Sect, but they are certainly not members of the Nether Prison Sect; they should belong to forces from the west of the Sea of Spirit.

Yang Zhenshan had a few guesses.

The forces west of the Sea of Spirit are the ones that split from the Dazhao Dynasty.

The Dayun Dynasty, the Nanzhao Dynasty, the Dazhen Dynasty, and the Tianwu Dynasty.

The Tianwu Dynasty is the farthest from the Sea of Spirit, beyond reach, so it’s definitely not them.

Any of the remaining three Dynasties could have attacked the Lu family, and they all have motives to do so.

Exactly which one it is, Yang Zhenshan is currently unable to fully determine.