Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 163: 116, all eighteen generations of your ancestors are thieves_3

Zhao Qingxue's gaze casually swept past Ren Feng, and upon hearing Tong Hu's reminder, she just slightly shook her head.

She knew about the Rakshasa Barriers of various cities in Yongzhou. To tell the truth, she didn't take the small Zhaoyang Barrier seriously at all; her main concern was pondering why Fang Jinghong would leak their movements to the Hou Clan.

Fang Jinghong was a member of the Qinglong Association, which supposedly had no connections with the Hou Clan. Moreover, based on what Hou Yucheng had just said, the relationship between the Hou Clan and the Qinglong Association didn't seem good either.

Could it be that it wasn't Fang Jinghong who had leaked their whereabouts to the Hou Clan, but someone else?

Hou Yuxiao had always been the last one. Only when everyone had entered the city did he turn back to exchange looks with Hou Yucheng and quietly transmitted his voice using True Qi.

"Is everything ready at the mansion?"

Hou Yucheng nodded. His cultivation was only at the Gathering Evil Phase, much weaker than Zhao Qingxue and the others, making it easy for others to detect his voice transmission.

A few days ago, Hou Yuxiao had sent a message asking him to make preparations in advance, gathering all the martial artists of the Hou Clan, including the Zhaoyang Iron Guard Army, just to wait for this group to arrive.

Two Grandmasters and eleven Dan Embracing Phase martial artists were indeed formidable.

Yet, the current strength of the Hou Clan was not weak. Even excluding himself as a Grandmaster and relying just on the Second Elder and the Third Elder, along with all the warriors in Zhaoyang City and the barrier settlement, they were not to be trifled with.

Hou Yucheng mounted his horse, leading the hundreds behind him to follow Zhao Qingxue and the others along the main street towards the Hou Mansion.

"Commander Hou is out so late."

"There must be visitors at the Hou Mansion, with Second Master personally coming out to welcome them. They must be distinguished guests!"

"Greetings, Commander Hou."

"Greetings, Second Master!"

...

It was nearing the end of the Xu Hour, and the main street was extremely sparse with people. Yet, the passersby who saw Hou Yucheng still greeted him with clasped hands, their faces full of respect.

Zhao Qingxue watched this scene, her eyes suddenly revealing a hint of surprise. It was rare, even in Jiaozhou, to see such harmonious relations between the citizens and their rulers.

"This Hou Yucheng must be the second son of the Hou Family. His reputation seems quite good."

Not far away, Hou Yucheng smiled slightly and clasped his hands: "Thank you for the high praise, Fairy Qingxue. All this should be credited to my eldest brother and fifth brother.

After my eldest brother took control of Zhaoyang with the Hou Clan, he not only formed the Zhaoyang Iron Guard Army to maintain the city's order but also exempted the citizens from many taxes. Furthermore, any child in the city with the aptitude for cultivation, regardless of background, can join the Hou Clan to learn martial arts, and after they complete their learning, whether they choose to stay or leave is up to them.

My fifth brother, Hou Yuduan, started the Zhaoyang Private School, teaching those martial children to read and write, besides fostering all the orphans and treating them as members of the Hou Family, nurturing them to grow up into adults!"

"Amitabha, if Benefactor Hou truly does such good deeds, it is indeed immeasurable merit. Under the rule of the Yongzhou Demon Sect, it is extraordinary to encounter such a righteous person as Benefactor Hou. Today, I must definitely make a visit," said Monk Bu Zheng.

Zhao Qingxue, hearing Hou Yucheng's words, couldn't help but show a trace of admiration and slightly nodded her head.

Standing behind them, Hou Yuxiao couldn't help but wipe his sweat; he had instructed Hou Yucheng to embellish the truth, but he had not expected it to reach such levels.

Although there was some truth to his words, they were not so exaggerated...

"Nonsense, if it's really as you say, then your Hou Clan's Devil Sect is even kinder than the Righteous Path of Xuzhou. It must be because you knew we were coming and frightened the citizens to perform for us ahead of time!

Demon Path villain, truly full of cunning schemes," Chen Yuhe sneered softly at the front, instantly chilling the atmosphere. Liu Fufeng also chuckled coldly, along with Tong Hu and the rest of the five, shaking their heads at Hou Yucheng.

The unanimous reaction of everyone, including Zhao Qingxue and Monk Bu Zheng, made them all unconsciously reveal some skepticism towards Hou Yucheng.

"Your entire lineage is full of thieves. What business does this stupid dog have interrupting my conversation with Fairy Qingxue? I gave you face by going to the city gate to welcome you, and you really think you are something special?"

The usually polite Hou Yucheng, upon reaching the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion, suddenly lashed out at Chen Yuhe, shocking everyone with his quick shift in demeanor.

Chen Yuhe's face completely froze, his eyes quickly filling with murderous intent as the aura of a Grandmaster began to emanate from his body.

"I'm going to let you know the consequences of speaking without restraint..."

"Hou Clan's iron law, those who cause chaos in the city, execute without mercy!"

Chen Yuhe's last two words "the price" were not spoken when a thunderous shout interrupted him.

Accompanying this sound that echoed through Zhaoyang City, currents of vigorous energy and blood surged from all directions, startling Chen Yuhe and the other thirteen people.

Suddenly, nearly two thousand black-clad warriors emerged from all around, each wielding weapons and looking fiercely at the group. The foremost five hundred men, holding dark crossbows, aimed directly at Chen Yuhe at the front.

The combined surge of these warriors' energy and blood created an overwhelming momentum, extremely mighty in strength.

Even with Chen Yuhe's True Qi, he was momentarily frozen in the face of those five hundred crossbows.

"Toast not taken will lead to forced drinking. I've been polite for so long; did you really think we were just playing house? You can choose to either behave and keep quiet, or break and end up destroyed—make your choice!"

Second Elder's temper is still so explosive...

Seeing how quickly Hou Yucheng exploded, Hou Yuxiao couldn't help but show a trace of helplessness on his face, but at this point, it no longer mattered. Hou Yuxiao looked up at the group, his eyes revealing a slight You color.

He was also curious to see how they would choose.

Would they continue to eradicate demons and uphold the Righteous Path, or quietly eat and sleep, leaving with their tails between their legs come morning...