Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 150: 112?Senior Disciple Wan Xiaolou

New Yu Era 1322, early June, Golden Wind and Drizzle Building

"Xiaolou Bro, this place is too big. Just the first floor can accommodate a thousand people. Today isn't any special holiday, but I counted briefly, and there are at least three to five hundred people here. And there are still six floors above, this restaurant must serve at least a thousand people every day..."

"Tsk tsk, look at the menu prices; even the cheapest ones cost eight liang of silver. Just having a meal costs thirty to fifty liang. It's really expensive!"

"No wonder people from Yun Ye County always say that the Golden Wind and Drizzle Building is a gold-consuming pit in the prefectural city. Ordinary people simply can't afford it."

In a corner on the first floor, five young lads sat around a table, all dressed modestly and intently watching each other's lips as they spoke.

Unlike the other four, who looked like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, Wan Xiaolou, the leader, was observing the surroundings while listening to the conversation.

The restaurant was very noisy, but Wan Xiaolou's ears were in silence. By watching the lips of the diners, he knew what they were discussing, an invaluable skill that was the most important reason he had thrived in Yun Ye County.

...

Ten meters to the right, two diners sat across from each other, whispering.

"Have you heard? The Sect Leader of Divine Sound Sect, Helian Wuji, has been killed."

"Even a master from the Tiger List was killed; this Fang Jinghong definitely has the strength of a Grandmaster!"

"What exactly is the Qinglong Association about? If a Third Dragon Head is a Grandmaster, what level of cultivation do the Second Dragon Head and the Great Dragon Head have?"

...

Twenty meters to the left, a brother and sister around twenty years old sat opposite each other, both dressed in blue, with sorrowful expressions and a slightly languid spirit.

The man was whispering something, his expression gradually getting more excited.

"Helian Wuji was a renowned expert from the Tiger List. Even he has been killed by the Qinglong Association. If we can just get the Qinglong Token, we can definitely take revenge for our parents!"

"Bro, Tongling is under the rule of the Demon Path, and lately there have been demons causing trouble. Let alone buying a Qinglong Token, it's questionable whether we can even enter Tongling County. It's too dangerous."

The man's face filled with ferocity, saying, "I can't care about that anymore. These past six months, hiding from place to place, not to mention revenge, we don't even have a chance to peacefully cultivate. If someday we really get caught, our entire family would have died in vain. I must seize this rare opportunity!"

The girl seemed to recall something, despair showing on her face, but her expression gradually became resolute as she nodded at her brother, obviously agreeing.

...

A hundred meters ahead, a table with seven or eight people gathered around it, one of the old men in yellow brocade was also speaking, facing toward them.

"I heard that last night, representatives from Ziqing Holy Sect and Leiyin Temple have already arrived in the prefectural city and checked into the Tianding Sect!"

A middle-aged man next to him showed a worried expression and turning his head, said, "Ziqing Holy Sect, Leiyin Temple? They couldn't have come for the Qinglong Token; they must be here because of the Tongling Blood Demon affair."

"Tongling County is in great chaos, the Rakshasa Holy Sect is now surrounded by enemies with no one to count on. There have been rumors that Bailu Academy and Wanjian Holy Sect have already allied to make a move on Yongzhou!"

"Are they preparing to tear up the Jin Capital treaty?"

"Back when Great Jin was the most powerful in the world, wielding the force of six states of the Demon Path, it coerced the Righteous Path into signing the Jin Capital treaty.

This treaty has lasted over four hundred years. Now the strengths of the various Holy Lands have drastically changed, including Great Jin itself no longer wishes to maintain this treaty. Tearing it up is already a foregone conclusion; it only lacks a catalyst."

All the different forces are gathering in Wanyang County, what do you think that's for? A mere Qinglong Token might only attract second-rate forces, but not first-class forces, let alone the grand characters from the Holy Lands.

These people have seen that the issue with the Tongling Blood Demon could potentially become the catalyst for great chaos, hence they are gathering here to observe the situation and adjust their sect movements!"

...

Wan Xiaolou's heart was pounding as he listened; the information discussed was explosive, making him feel somewhat faint.

Curiosity got the better of him, and he turned his gaze toward a table in the rear right, focusing gradually on the diners' lips when suddenly, those lips stopped moving as if they sensed something.

"Who is this wretch, daring to spy on others, asking for a beating!"

Suddenly, a gust of wind brushed past his cheek, Wan Xiaolou looked up sharply and noticed the hand of a middle-aged man at that table coming into his view.

The hand carried a strong gust of Gang Qi, which, if it had landed, would likely have taken half of his life; the four people beside him immediately showed panic wanting to help, but their speed couldn't compare to that of the Gang Qi Realm middle-aged man; they could only watch helplessly.

Desperation rose in Wan Xiaolou's heart, but at that moment it was of no use...

"Stop!"

Suddenly, a clear and calm female voice rang out, causing the Gang Qi Realm middle-aged man to immediately stiffen, quickly retracting the Gang Qi into his hand, and turning to look behind him.

Wan Xiaolou noticed the hand stop right in front of his face and he breathed a deep sigh of relief, but he didn't know what was happening and could only follow the middle-aged man's gaze.

It turned out to be a group of about a dozen people dressed as Taoists, who had just walked in from the entrance. Leading them was an extremely beautiful young girl in a white Taoist robe, holding a water-blue longsword, she delicately maneuvered the sword, halting the middle-aged man's action.