Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 169: 118, Show No Mercy

"Zhaoyang Iron Guards, load your crossbow arrows and aim at those four targets!"

A rough voice came from below, and the four Dan Embracing Phase experts who hadn't escaped ten meters away immediately recognized it as the voice of Hou Yucheng from earlier.

Before they could suppress the shock in their hearts, they heard whistling sounds by their ears. Looking down, their faces instantly twisted with horror.

From the pitch-black City Lord's Mansion below, hundreds of slender crossbow arrows suddenly shot out.

Carrying a terrifying force like piercing gold and shattering stones, the crossbow arrows tore through the air and immediately blocked the escape paths of the four men.

What was even more dire was that the Martial Artists of the Hou Mansion were clearly ready; the volley of crossbow arrows didn't even give them a moment to catch their breath.

Despite the four men using their Core Essence Qi desperately to protect themselves while dodging again and again in mid-air, the crossbow arrows were too dense. In less than ten breaths, three to five arrows had already pierced each of their bodies.

After all, they were Dan Embracing Phase experts with protective Core Essence Qi, so the crossbow arrows couldn't inflict fatal injuries. But the problem was, it delayed their speed of escape!

That was obviously what the other party wanted.

"Not too stupid, knowing to seek help from Zhao Qingxue and Monk Buzheng."

Hou Yuxiao sneered coldly, watching as Liu Fufeng disappeared above the Hou Mansion. He turned to look at the four who were left behind, his eyes filled with a cold glint. With a leap, his Green Frost Sword drew a trail of blood as he rushed towards Tong Hu first.

With Grandmaster True Qi concentrated on the blade, Hou Yuxiao reached Tong Hu in an instant. Tong Hu, seeing the sword light slashing towards his neck, revealed a terrified look on his face.

"Master of Hou Family, I beg for your mercy. I am the Young Sect Master of the Tianding Sect. My father is willing to pay any amount of silver to spare my life!"

A strange light flashed in Hou Yuxiao's eyes. He flipped his blade and lowered it by an inch, striking Tong Hu's chest. The powerful True Qi slammed into him, sending his body crashing to the ground, his fate as uncertain as that of the recently attacked Chen Yuhe.

The other three, seeing this scene and thinking Tong Hu was killed, had their will to live spurred on. They all adopted a desperate attitude and actually burst out of the range of the crossbow bolts, running for their lives without a second thought.

The one in the lead managed to get within less than a mile from where Zhao Qingxue was staying, and just as a hint of post-survival joy appeared on his face, a silvery flash of saber light caught his eye.

Another master?

The saber light was as fast as lightning, aiming straight for the head without leaving any time to think. His protective Dan Gang had been scattered a lot by the crossbow arrows. Now with no other choice, he concentrated his Core Essence Qi on his right side and madly dashed to the left.

This was an attempt to resist with the right side of his body in exchange for a slim chance of survival.

Hou Yucheng, holding the saber, quickly discerned the man's intention. A cold smile crept across his lips, and without a hint of hesitation, the Willow Step Saber suddenly chopped down.

In the blink of an eye, the saber light passed through the right arm, and the man watched his protective Dan Gang being torn apart by the saber light, his face turning deathly pale in an instant.

A whole right arm was completely severed from his body. Although the Core Essence Qi quickly sealed the wound by reflex, a large amount of blood sprayed out.

The other two Dan Embracing Phase experts, seeing the appalling state of the man ahead, turned as pale as ghosts. Their eyes filled with both shock and fear, and after a moment's hesitation, they turned around and knelt down to Hou Yuxiao with an extremely respectful expression on their faces.

"We know our uninvited intrusion into the Hou Mansion today is an unforgivable crime. From now on, we are willing to serve the Master of Hou Family and only ask to be spared our lives. We hope the Master of Hou Family will grant us this favor!"

Hou Yuxiao looked at the two people now pleading with utmost sincerity and thought about their previous grand statements about slaying demons and eliminating devils, shaking his head as his heart filled with mockery.

"Seal your own meridians!"

The two complied with the order, hurriedly sealing their own meridians. Hou Yucheng, with his men, swarmed up and tied up the three men, along with the previously captured Chen Yuhe and Tong Hu.

"Take them away and keep them locked up."

"Yes, big brother."

Hou Yuxiao turned to glance in the direction of Zhao Qingxue's residence, his eyes immediately revealing a hint of darkness.

The commotion from the fight had been anything but small. Zhao Qingxue and Monk Buzheng could not possibly have not heard it. Their decision not to show up—were they intentionally ignoring the situation, or was there another reason?

"Big brother, what about Liu Fufeng who escaped?"

Hou Yuxiao shook his head, not particularly concerned. Liu Fufeng was different from Tong Hu; he was not familiar with him, and even if he had escaped, it would at most create a vendetta.

The key issue still lay with Zhao Qingxue and Monk Buzheng. Why hadn't the two of them shown up?

"You handle this. I'll go take a look!"

Leaving behind these words, Hou Yuxiao leaped up and rushed towards Zhao Qingxue's residence.