Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

"Hey~ rare guest, isn't this Master Shen from Maoshan? How come you have time to visit the Shen Mansion today?"

Shen Shuren sat on the armchair, holding a teacup and looking at Shen Yan who was kneeling in front of him with a joking look.

Shen Yan bowed his head with tears in his eyes: "Grandpa, Dad, I am an unfilial child"

"Why didn't you go home first after you came down the mountain? Instead, you went to the Holy Land to join the army? Didn't you find the direction of your home?"

Shen Yan lowered his head even lower: "I was going to go home first, but I encountered bandits on the road. By chance, I saved the Red Army commander and followed him to the holy land."

Shen Zhongde, sitting with his hands hanging down, looked at his son in front of him with heartache. He had only had a few opportunities to see his son in the past ten years since he went to the mountains at the age of five, and he had not seen him for nearly five years. Shen Yan's mother often complained about the old man behind his back, but she could only cry secretly at night.

Shen Shuren sighed: "Hey, get up and sit down"

Shen Yan stood up and sat next to his father Shen Zhongde.

Shen Shuren stood up and put his hands behind his back: "When you were born, I learned that you were a genius who was born with the ability to open the orifices and refine qi. I knew that you definitely didn't want to be mediocre in this life, so I handed you over to Old Stone, hoping that you would hone your character in the Taoist sect."

"But who knew that the situation would change so quickly? Since joining the army is a foregone conclusion, Grandpa hopes that you can continue to move forward unwaveringly and do your best to end this chaotic era. You have a good vision."

Shen Yan had a smile on his face: "Grandpa, I just found out that our family started supporting the Red Army so early."

Shen Shuren snorted but his lips curled up with pride: "The Red Army's style of doing things is very appealing to me. Unlike the guy who wrote the diary, he is just like the young scoundrel in Shanghai. He is a gangster. As a leader, he actually hired Quan Xing to kill his opponents. What a bastard."

"Grandpa, can I take some of the Baicaotang disciples to join the army?"

Shen Shuren frowned: "No"

"Why?" Shen Yan was a little confused.

Shen Shuren patiently explained to him, "We at Baicaotang can be said to be in charge of the medicine store. We can provide you with money and medicine, but once a family member follows you to the battlefield, the man in Jinling City will probably be unable to sleep. After all, our Qigong practitioners are different from ordinary people. If he is stimulated, he will definitely recruit a large number of extraordinary people. I'm afraid that by then, the four words "united to resist the war" will become a joke."

Shen Yan thought about it and felt that it made sense. After all, before he even got home from the mountain, word had already spread in the circle that the successor of Maoshan had gone down the mountain to fight against the Japanese. It seemed that the matter of recruiting extraordinary people had to be done slowly.

"Go and have a rest. Stay at home and spend more time with your mother, so she won't think that I am unkind to you."

Shen Zhongde smiled and said, "Dad, Huijuan never said anything else."

The old man snorted and said nothing more.

Shen Yan took advantage of the two-week vacation to stay at home with his family and enjoy the last bit of peace.

Two weeks passed in a flash, and it was time to leave home again. Shen Yan's mother got up early and made dumplings for him, and watched him eat with tears in her eyes.

"Son, the battlefield is dangerous. If you can't stay here, come back quickly. I'm counting on you to give birth to my grandchildren."

"Nonsense, that's just a woman's opinion." Shen Zhongde saw that the old man was unhappy, so he scolded him.

Shen Yan's mother stopped talking and just kept crying.

At this time, Zhang Gui came in and said, "Master, the carriage is ready."

Shen Shuren nodded: "Okay, it's time, let's go, let your senior brother take you, everything outside is prepared for you, take it to the troops."

Shen Yan bid farewell to his family and set out for the holy land with his senior brother Zhang Gui.

Shen Yan was stunned when he saw the supplies his grandfather prepared for him. The carts pulled by ten mules were piled with boxes filled with ready-made medicines and silver dollars.

Zhang Gui was driving and chatting with Shen Yan.

"Junior brother, if my master and I hadn't forbidden me, I would really like to join the army with you. It's really infuriating to see these Japanese pirates trampling on our land." Zhang Gui spoke with anger.

Shen Yan chuckled and said, "Brother, you have a chance. Brother, you travel around all year round. Have you ever heard of a person named Wu Gensheng?"

"Junior brother, do you also know this person? He is a wonderful person." Zhang Gui's face was full of admiration.

When Shen Yan saw his senior brother like this, he knew that the gears had started turning and his senior brother had already met Wu Gensheng. According to the time, Wu Gensheng would soon take over the position of the head of Quan Xing.

"I also heard it from Shopkeeper Liu, Brother, it's better to have less contact with people with Quan Xing," Shen Yan reminded.

Zhang Gui smiled innocently: "Don't worry, Junior Brother, Wu Gensheng is different from those evil people like Quan Xing. I will introduce him to you when I have the chance."

Shen Yan did not respond. He did not want to have any interaction with Wu Gensheng. Shen Yan agreed more with the idea of ​​Tang Menzhang. In such a chaotic era, only by standing firm and leaving no room for mediation can a clear era be created.

When they arrived at the foot of the base, Shen Yan found the soldier stationed there and asked him to help notify Li Yunlong to send someone to receive the supplies.

Not long after, Li Yunlong arrived with his soldiers.

"Xiao Shen, I've been looking forward to seeing you for so long that I finally got you here."

Shen Yan saluted him and said, "Captain, Shen Yan is back. These are donated to our army by my family."

Li Yunlong asked his soldiers to help transport it back to the base.

Zhang Gui clasped his fists and said, "Take care, Junior Brother. The battlefield is dangerous so be careful. If you need my help, please send someone to let me know. Even if it's Yama Palace, I will accompany you there."

"Take care, brother."

Zhang Gui and other family members rushed back to Baicaotang in Chang'an. Shen Yan secretly made up his mind that in the future Jiashen Rebellion, other people would have nothing to do with him, but his two senior brothers Zhang Gui and Zheng Zibu must be protected.

Shen Yan followed Li Yunlong back to his troops’ base.

"Captain, what do you think I should do?"

Li Yunlong was furious for a moment: "Don't call me regimental commander anymore, I'm the battalion commander now."

Shen Yan was a little surprised: "Captain, what did you do wrong? Why did you get kicked out?"

"Hmph, I get angry whenever I mention it. They said they wanted to reduce the establishment, so they assigned me to Blind Cheng. I was the one who taught Blind Cheng how to shoot a gun. Why should he be the regiment commander and I be the battalion commander?" Li Yunlong complained to Shen Yan.

Shen Yan comforted Li Yunlong: "Captain, you will be the main commander sooner or later. I believe in you."

Li Yunlong chuckled: "You are a good man. How about you train with Hu Zi and the others for a few days and learn how to shoot. You need to improve your shooting skills. Then you can be a signalman for me. How about that? It won't be unfair to you."

Shen Yan stood at attention and saluted: "Yes, Captain"

In the following days, Shen Yan trained with the troops every day. The time passed quickly. With his own talent, Shen Yan's marksmanship also improved by leaps and bounds. However, perhaps because he was used to the magic, he still didn't like guns very much.

June 1937

The Red Army as a whole completed the reorganization and was officially renamed the Eighth Route Army. Li Yunlong, wearing a new military uniform, kept cursing along with Kong Jie.

"Fuck it, I've been fighting white dogs for half my life, and now I'm wearing this dog skin, and I still want to wear this blue sky and white sun, I'm not gonna fucking wear it."

Kong Jie was cursing in a foul language, and Shen Yan stood behind them, grinning secretly.

At this time, a soldier ran over and said, "Battalion Commander, the superiors have notified the troops to assemble and wait for orders."

Shen Yan's eyes lit up: "What's coming is finally coming"