Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 162: 116, all eighteen generations of your ancestors are thieves_2

From a great distance, Zhao Qingxue glanced at Zhaoyang City, a hint of hesitation in her eyes before she spoke, "Let's go over and take a look. We'll be resting here for the night anyway. First, we should inquire about Hou Yuxiao's reputation. If he truly is a villain who commits all manner of evil and oppresses the common folk, it wouldn't be out of our way to eradicate such a scourge for the people."

What the others were thinking, Hou Yuxiao did not know, but he felt a good deal more comfortable upon hearing these words.

Although this little daoist nun was somewhat obstinate, she wasn't to the point of being unable to distinguish right from wrong.

"Under the rule of the Demon Path, there could hardly be any kind souls. In the years when the Black Ape Demon Hou Tong was alive, his five sons bullied the market, forcefully took common girls, and had an awful reputation.

Heaven has no eyes; just when that demon head Hou Tong was finally killed, Hou Yuxiao somehow acquired some luck. Now in Zhaoyang, I fear the people are suffering even more!"

"Jiaozhou is far from the Demon Path, and Fairy Qingxue has had few dealings with these demon path thieves, so she might not know. Each and every one of them is a cold-blooded killer, despicable and shameless, sly and cunning, and none is anything but utterly reprehensible.

Like the Blood Demon disturbance in Tongling County, at the end it was these demon path thieves that caused such turmoil within the land, leading to the emergence of such fierce demons."

Looking at Chen Yuhe and Liu Fufeng, who wore an air of stern Righteous Qi, Hou Yuxiao almost began to doubt whether he had truly become the villain they described.

Zhao Qingxue was more clear-headed, nodding and saying, "You both make valid points. If Hou Yuxiao is indeed extremely vicious, it will be easy for us to eliminate him. Let's enter the city first!"

Watching a group of more than ten people step onto the Official Road and head towards the East City Gate, Hou Yuxiao's expression subtly shifted as he followed behind them.

However, as soon as everyone approached the East City Gate, their expressions turned strange.

By rights, a small county city like Zhaoyang should have its gates firmly shut after the Xu hour, especially at the East City Gate facing the direction of Xuzhou and Wanyang County. There was no reason for the gate to be open at this time.

But the East City Gate was not only wide open, there was also a troop of about a hundred people guarding the gate, and what's more, upon seeing their approach, a burly giant with a smile on his face walked forward to greet them.

The burly man was nearly two meters tall, and as he approached from a distance, he was like a towering iron pillar. Only when getting closer did one see he had a rather delicate face, and slung at his waist was a four-foot-long saber as he smiled and offered a fist-greeting to the group.

"I am Hou Yucheng of the Hou Clan of Zhaoyang. Having learned that distinguished guests from Wanyang County would visit today, we have prepared food, drinks, and lodging within the city, and we hope the esteemed guests will honor us with their presence!"

All, including Zhao Qingxue, were taken aback by Hou Yucheng's words.

Before their minds could catch up, the hundred men behind Hou Yucheng suddenly shouted in unison with a bowed fist.

"We hope the esteemed guests will honor us!!!"

The horses ridden by the group, startled by the thundering shout, all began to neigh and whinny continuously. Everyone, including Zhao Qingxue, quickly regained control of their mounts, their expressions turning grave almost instantly.

With their keen eyes, it was immediately clear that these hundred men were all martial artists above the seventh level of body opening, with three in the Gang Qi Realm, and the leader Hou Yucheng was in the Gathering Evil Phase.

This display of force did not instill fear in them, but the manner in which the other party presented themselves made it clear that they were well aware of their arrival.

If they knew about their arrival in advance, could there be other preparations in place?

And how did they know?

As this question flashed through everyone's minds, all began to scan the others with their eyes, with only Zhao Qingxue casting her gaze toward "Ren Feng" at the back.

Hou Yucheng glanced at the group nonchalantly, and when he saw Ren Feng at the back, the corner of his eye revealed a slight smile as he continued to address the group.

"Please be at ease, esteemed guests. I am aware that your journey is to eradicate the Qinglong Association. To be honest, the Qinglong Association, which recognizes money but not people, is domineering and unrestrained in their actions, and the Hou Clan also despises them. Therefore, we fully support the righteous endeavors of Wanyang's Righteous Path.

Rest easy tonight; tomorrow I will prepare some traveling provisions to send you off to Wanyang County, and I guarantee that the Hou Clan will not disclose this affair to anyone!"

Upon hearing this, the group became even more wary, and they all hesitated to enter the city.

Seeing this, Hou Yucheng put on an open and sincere expression, waving his hand towards his followers, causing Xiong Nutao, Zhang Kong, and Su Li, leading the hundred warriors of the Upper Hou Gate, to make way for the group by stepping aside.

"Is this modest Hou Clan of Zhaoyang capable of setting a dragon's lair or a tiger's den? Don't let these demon path thieves become the butt of the joke. Let's go!"

Liu Fufeng, being a martial artist of the Grandmaster Realm and hence bold, cast a scornful glance at Hou Yucheng, and after addressing the group, he was the first to enter. The rest exchanged glances before following suit.

"Fairy Qingxue, rest assured. The strongest method in Zhaoyang City is the Rakshasa Barrier set up by the subordinates of the Demon Sect, also known as the Non-acting Realm. It has four levels from high to low: Yin and Yang, Pathway, Orchid Thus, and Settlement.

A mere county city can, at most, arrange the Settlement Barrier, which can only affect martial artists in the Gang Qi Realm. With three Grandmasters among us, whatever measures the Hou Clan prepares will be futile!"

Tong Hu clearly wanted to go in. Seeing Zhao Qingxue hesitating, he quickly whispered a reminder at her side. He had also visited here during the Zhaoyang Disturbance at the end of last year and had witnessed the Non-acting Realm.