Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 186: 125. Rampant Qinglong Association

Zishi, late night

Although Tongling County doesn't enforce a curfew, the streets were mostly empty at this hour, and the shops were gradually closing their doors, making the area quite desolate.

Even the bustling Shengxin Residence, which normally teemed with voices and was a hustle and bustle of incoming and outgoing carriages, was now deserted.

The servant, assigned to the night shift at the entrance, was listlessly yawning when he suddenly noticed three figures approaching from around the corner. He hurriedly summoned up his energy and went to greet them.

However, as the three figures came closer, the servant, recognizing their attire, instantly lost all sense of drowsiness, his nerves taut with alertness.

All three were clad in black robes.

The one leading, an elderly man with half-white hair, had the largest stature and carried a long staff on his back.

The person to his left was robust, like an iron tower, with a four-foot long blade hanging at his waist.

The individual on the right was agile and slim-waisted, clearly a woman.

What made the servant uneasy was the masks covering their faces; the leading old man with half-white hair wore a mask depicting the double-headed evil spirit of the Azure Dragon, while his companions each wore a mask that had an ordinary fierce ghost's countenance.

People arriving at the Shengxin Residence at this hour to seek accommodation wasn't unheard of, but showing up wearing such sinister masks, and three of them at that, was certainly not normal. They were likely not here to stay the night!

Their footsteps were light, making no sound as they approached the servant, who stood still as they calmly looked at him through their masks.

"May I ask what brings the three of you here?"

"We are here to find someone. Dear brother, may I know where Yan Sannu resides?"

The elderly leader, with a voice that was aged yet kind, instantly made the servant feel a bit more at ease. He replied with a smile, "Vice Sect Master Yan resides on the third floor. I shall go and inform him, please wait here momentarily."

Yan Sannu, Deputy Sect Master of the Yinling Sha Yin Sect from Yinling County, was a significant figure. The servant, recognizing the importance of these masked visitors and feeling the situation was somewhat improper, cautiously went upstairs to make the announcement.

The servant entered Shengxin Residence, expertly navigated to the third floor, and found Yan Sannu's room, getting ready to knock.

Suddenly, a wrinkled, withered hand tapped his shoulder. Startled, the servant sharply turned around, only to find that the three figures from the entrance had followed him upstairs; it was the half-white-haired elder who had touched him.

"Thank you, young man, you may go back downstairs now!"

The sight of the three masks filled the servant with an intense unease. Hearing the elder's somewhat stern tone, he dared not say a word, simply nodded, and turned to head downstairs, his expression one of fright.

Just as the servant descended the stairs, the door in front of the three slowly opened, revealing a burly middle-aged man in a black robe, looking at them with a puzzled expression.

Yan Sannu had arrived in the prefectural city just two days ago. With both the Qinglong Association and the threat of demons stirring trouble in Tongling County, the neighboring Yinling Sha Yin Sect naturally wouldn't miss out on the action.

Based on the current situation, the Qinglong Silver Order might only suffice to exchange for the life of a master on the Tiger List; such allure wasn't particularly strong for a second-rate power like the Sha Yin Sect, thus no need for him, a Master Third Realm deputy sect master, to come personally.

His presence was more about gathering intelligence on the demons.

Recently, the activity on the third floor had escalated; occasionally, he could sense auras at night that slightly terrified him even at his advanced level of cultivation. To avoid unnecessary trouble, he seldom ventured outside, so not many should be aware of his presence here.

What could these three possibly want with him...

"Who are you?"

Seeing the double-headed Azure Dragon ghost mask on the lead elder, Yan Sannu felt a flicker of familiarity but couldn't place it, so his brow furrowed slightly as he spoke gruffly.

"May I ask, sir, are you Vice Sect Master Yan Sannu of the Yinling Sha Yin Sect?"

The leading elder, maintaining propriety, seemed oblivious to Yan Sannu's hostility and simply bowed and asked a question.

Recognizing the polite gesture, Yan Sannu, unsure of the identities of the three, also raised his hand slightly in a return gesture and nodded, "That is me. What brings you to me?"

"I am Fang Longxiang, Second Dragon Head of the Qinglong Association. Today, I am here to request the borrowing of an item from Sect Master Yan, hoping you would agree!"

Qinglong Association's Second Dragon Head, Fang Longxiang?

Yan Sannu's face momentarily stiffened, then his gaze sharply shifted to the double-headed Azure Dragon ghost mask on the elder, a realization flashing through his mind, awakening him to the fact that the mask worn by the Third Dragon Head of the Qinglong Association, Fang Jinghong, was actually a triple-headed Azure Dragon ghost mask.

To borrow something?

That sounded suspiciously unfriendly.

Startled, Yan Sannu's expression changed, but his cultivation as a Grandmaster in the Master Third Realm still gave him exceptional confidence. He slightly released his aura, sensing the cultivation of the three while starting to speak with a light chuckle, "The Qinglong Association's Third Dragon Head, Fang Jinghong, has been the talk of the town lately. It's my honor to meet the Second Dragon Head. May I know what item you wish to borrow from me?"

"From your neck… your head!"

Having uttered those four words, Yan Sannu also realized he could not discern the cultivation levels of the three before him. His eyes narrowed, without a moment's hesitation, he channeled True Yuan within his body, his fingers curved into steel claws, and he lashed out at the air towards the elder in front of him.

As a Master Third Realm Grandmaster, transforming True Qi into Yuan, Yan Sannu's True Yuan claws even directly tore through the opposite wall of the room. Simultaneously, a crystal-clear skeletal demon appeared behind him, his Martial Dao Divine Platform.