"Father, why did you make this decision?"
Jiang Shennong asked.
"I've grown old, and my strength no longer matches my will."
Jiang Yang said with a faint smile.
"But the Fuxi Clan has no rule of passing leadership to one's own son."
Jiang Shennong said with a frown.
"Those are the Fuxi Clan's rules, not our Jiang Tribe's. Besides, I know you've had a dream since childhood. Only becoming the leader can help you with your ideas!"
"Or are you going to tell me now that you've given up on them?"
Jiang Yang said with a laugh.
"I haven't, Father. All these years, besides cultivating qi refining on Kongtong, I haven't forgotten."
Jiang Shennong said firmly.
"Then have you found any leads?"
Jiang Yang asked curiously.
"I have some leads, but I haven't found the final answer yet."
Jiang Shennong said, his face troubled.
"Let's hear them."
Jiang Yang said with keen interest.
"Father, I've noticed that among the wild beasts in this world, some eat meat and some eat grass."
"The animals that eat meat are few, while those that eat grass are numerous!"
"So I wondered whether there might also be a plant that we humans could eat as food. That way, we could feed large numbers of people, and our tribespeople would no longer have to go hungry..."
As soon as Jiang Yang asked about this, Jiang Shennong's eyes lit up, and he kept sharing his ideas and understanding.
Jiang Yang listened patiently, watching him with appreciation and never interrupting.
In the end, however, he lowered his head and said somewhat dejectedly,
"But I still haven't found the kind of grass that could let everyone eat their fill."
"Don't give up or lose heart. I believe you're right, son."
"Besides, that gives you all the more reason