Chapter 101: 102. Re-visiting Wushan Castle

After an interval of more than two months, Luoning once again headed toward Wushan Castle.

Unlike when he first arrived, his personal strength had now reached the Advanced level; even if he encountered attacks from Magic Beasts or bandits on the road, his own strength was enough to handle them.

Luoning's trip to Wushan Castle this time was, on one hand, to promote a series of products he had stored in his Space Ring, and on the other hand—most importantly—he hoped to finalize the ownership of that piece of land to the north of Shanlin Town.

Generally speaking, for a noble to expand their fief, there are usually four ways: conquest, marriage, inheritance, and being granted land.

Among these, "being granted land" requires a vassal to make a significant contribution to their liege, only then will the liege bestow new land.

Luoning had now conquered the wild tribes, which could be considered a contribution to Wushan Territory.

He could use this matter to express his wishes to Lulansi; even if those lands were not ultimately granted to him, he at least wanted to ensure that when the liege bestowed land upon others, he would consider this grandson.

Although Luoning was currently living outside, he knew that in Lulansi's eyes, he was still a member of the Wushan Family.

After all, the direct bloodline of Wushan Castle was currently withering—Weijinsi was already crippled, and there were only three people in the third generation.

The eldest granddaughter, Maijinni Wushan, who was Luoning's own sister, had married Sir Kabier Peidesen, the Regiment Commander of the Second Knight Order, six years ago, and was now considered part of another family.

Those who inherited the Wushan Bloodline were left with only the two grandsons, Luoning and Buleidun.

But these two were different.

Luoning had no complicated interpersonal relationships behind him; the Sari Family, where his mother came from, had been wiped out in the war that broke out in the south.

Buleidun, however, had a Count for a maternal grandfather, and the other party's ambition was not small.

After Buleidun inherited the title of Marquis, it was hard to guarantee that the Haide Family wouldn't support someone new, eventually spending a generation or two to completely purge the Wushan Family's bloodline.

The reason Lulansi had abandoned Luoning back then was more of a choice made out of helplessness.

And now, if Luoning showed enough potential—potential great enough to make Lulansi feel that he had a high probability of continuing the glory of the Wushan Family, and great enough to make Lulansi decide to take action against the Haide Family—then who would truly inherit the title of Marquis was hard to say.

This was just a thought in Luoning's mind; for him, he did not want to rush to show his great potential.

As the saying goes, the tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

As long as he appeared too extraordinary, he would be noticed by those with ulterior motives, especially the Haide Family.

Once the other party felt he threatened Buleidun's position, a new round of targeting against him would begin, and this time it would not just be simple framing and scapegoating.

Therefore, Luoning would keep a low profile whenever he could, striving to gain time for development.

In short, the strategy of building high walls, storing grain, and delaying the claim to the throne still had to be executed.

The journey was rather dull, but this time he was accompanied by Maiken, Wodun, and Qiaozhi, one of the three knights of Huitu Village.

All four were Professional Knights and rode warhorses of excellent quality; Luoning even brought out the Tayunjv gifted by Luogena of Muma City, so their travel speed was not slow.

On the afternoon of the fifth day, they passed through Wushan City and arrived outside Wushan Castle.

Although Luoning was Lulansi's grandson and Weijinsi's son, as a family member who had already been enfeoffed elsewhere, according to the rules, he still needed to send word to enter Wushan Castle for a normal visit.

Standing before Wushan Castle, the accompanying Wodun and Qiaozhi only kept their heads raised in amazement.

They were both from wild tribes and had never seen such luxurious architecture in their lives; everything before their eyes impacted their vision, which made them even more determined in their belief to follow Luoning.

They knew well that there were many Primary Knights on the market, but very few had the opportunity to enter a noble castle.

For an ordinary knight without a background, only by following the right person could one have contact with a higher class.

Soon, the steward of Wushan Castle walked out from inside with a bright smile.

"Welcome home, Young Master Luoning!"

Huoerhuate came before Luoning and bowed respectfully, "Your return has brought vitality to the entire Wushan Castle. I have already prepared the most comfortable room for you, and have prepared hot water for your bath, hoping to wash away the fatigue of your journey and let you feel the warmth of home."

Luoning's expression was a bit strange; why was Huoerhuate so formal?

"Long time no see, Mr. Huoerhuate. I heard about my father's encounter and was very worried. I wonder how he is now?"

Hearing this, the expression on Huoerhuate's face couldn't help but stiffen for a moment.

He couldn't see the slightest worry on Luoning's face, and besides, this matter had happened a month ago, and the wound from Weijinsi's severed limb had already healed...

"The Master's injuries are much better now."

Huoerhuate put on a sorrowful look and sighed, "It's just that the Master lost a leg; he will never be able to charge into battle for the rest of his life and can only sit in a wheelchair."

Luoning's expression turned somber, "That is truly heartbreaking. Let's go, take me to see him first."

"Young Master..."

Huoerhuate hesitated, "Young Master Buleidun returned this morning, and he should be with Lady Daianni at the Master's place now."

Luoning raised an eyebrow; since he had transmigrated, he had not yet seen this younger brother with his own eyes.

"Then just take me to take a bath first, and you can notify me when it is convenient."

"Oh, right, I must also trouble you to inform Moste to see when it is convenient for me to go see Grandfather."

Huoerhuate nodded with a smile, and in his heart, he was increasingly re-evaluating this young master. The current Luoning was completely different from before he was stripped of his inheritance rights; he was much more mature and steady.

"Young Master, please follow me."

Huoerhuate bowed and made a gesture of invitation, then led Luoning and the others into Wushan Castle.

After settling Luoning, Maiken, and the others, he went to two places.

The first was to Weijinsi's place to tell him the news that his eldest son had returned.

Weijinsi had no expression of surprise, nor was he angry; he just said faintly, "He still knows how to come back," and then had people prepare a banquet to meet during the dinner.

The second place Huoerhuate went to was the backyard of Wushan Castle to inform the old steward, Moste, that Luoning had returned.

When Lulansi learned of this news, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up; it was hard to tell if he was happy or what his mood was.

To be honest, when he received the intelligence from Muma City saying that Baron Luoning of Shanlin Town had conquered three wild tribes in one go, he was truly shocked.

Originally, he thought it would be good enough if this grandson could patiently live in Shanlin Town; he didn't expect the other party to not only adapt to life there but also launch a war externally.

Although he heard that those wild tribes had almost no strength to resist, having the courage to draw a sword and walk out was enough to make Lulansi look at Luoning with new eyes.

He was increasingly certain that stripping Luoning of his inheritance rights this time had completely woken him up, which was a good thing for the Wushan Family.

"Go notify Luoning and have him come see me before the banquet."

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