Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 194: 127, Plan_2

If it was the former, Tongling would likely face an invasion from Xuzhou, for they had planned this for over a year; predictably, once they made a move, it would be with thunderous momentum. On the contrary, if it was the latter and the Blood Demon was directly eliminated, not to mention others, would the Quasi-Holy Land of Leiyin Temple just walk away obediently!

Hou Yuxiao, who had originally kept his eyes closed, suddenly opened them upon hearing these words and softly asked, "Are you implying that, regardless of the outcome, Tongling would soon descend into chaos, or perhaps even change hands?"

Hou Yujie nodded firmly, a grave look appearing in his eyes, "Of course, although the Rakshasa Holy Sect is strong, facing five Holy Lands plus one Quasi-Holy Land at the same time and still expecting to hold onto Tongling unscathed is nearly impossible!"

Haoran Holy Sect, Ziqing Holy Sect, Wanjian Holy Sect, Bailu Academy, Great Yu Holy Dynasty, plus the most formidable heavenly force, Leiyin Temple—five Holy Lands plus one Quasi-Holy Land—Hou Yujie hit the nail on the head with this statement, and Hou Yuxiao gently nodded.

"Brother, ever since last year's Zhaoyang Disturbance, it's evident that the internal situation of the Rakshasa Holy Sect is terribly bad."

With the situation in Tongling, the Holy Church Headquarters must surely be aware of it; knowing well that people from the five Holy Lands are coming, yet they only sent Master Fanyin and not seen any allies coming to aid, this signifies that the Holy Church now not only lacks manpower but even lacks a Demon Path alliance; the situation probably is worse than we imagine!

The matter of the Blood Demon is clearly just a catalyst, more importantly, it's about how each major Holy Land targets Tongling and even the Rakshasa Holy Sect thereafter. Leaving aside distant implications, let's say if Tongling changes hands, what position should our Hou Clan take?

If it were another Holy Land taking over, it might still be acceptable; but if Xuzhou takes over, then...

Hou Yujie did not continue, as it was unnecessary to say more.

Even without Hou Yuxiao having killed Gu Chenfeng, just considering last year's Zhaoyang Disturbance, if Xuzhou takes over Tongling, the Hou Clan would certainly meet a gruesome fate.

"So you mean, before the downfall of the Blood Demon, we need not be hasty to disassociate ourselves to avoid retaliation and should quietly observe how the situation unfolds,

Meanwhile, the family should secretly pledge loyalty to another Holy Land, to avoid being disadvantaged in the upcoming struggle for Tongling.

If our bet on the Holy Land we pledged loyalty to succeeds and it takes over Tongling, then Zhaoyang will still be ours; even if the bet fails and Tongling changes hands, with the Rakshasa Holy Sect gone, we still have a support to rely on—is that what you mean?"

This statement struck right at the heart, and Hou Yujie, looking back at Hou Yuxiao's expression, immediately knew that his elder brother had long understood his intentions and firmly nodded again.

Hou Yuxiao softly sighed; what Hou Yujie said wasn't complex at all but merely a deeper consideration of the family's situation and future direction. As the Family Head, it was his duty and instinct to think about these matters.

Ultimately, the issue with the Blood Demon had little to do with the Hou Clan; what truly concerned Hou Yuxiao was the post-Blood Demon chaos in Tongling County, a matter crucial for the future development of the family.

Hou Yuxiao pondered for a while without saying anything, finally resting his gaze on Hou Yuduan. Although the Fourth Elder's thoughts were nearly similar to his, he still wanted to hear what Old Fifth would say.

Given that everyone had just boldly claimed the inevitable defeat of the Blood Demon in the presence of Hou Yuduan, yet Hou Yuduan had not uttered a single word of objection and remained silent.

The extent of Old Fifth's relationship with Maiden Hong was unclear to Hou Yuxiao, but he always believed that Hou Yuduan very well knew what he was doing, for ever since childhood, whether in talent or intelligence, Hou Yuduan was definitely the strongest among the five siblings.

Hou Yuduan's no objection to their conclusion about the Blood Demon's definite defeat already showed that he had a clear view from the beginning.

With four siblings staring at him, Hou Yuduan was naturally aware; he looked up at Hou Yuxiao, a hint of hesitation in his voice as he spoke, "Big brother, Maiden Hong has no ill intentions towards us, hasn't been doing evil deeds in Zhaoyang during this time, and even gave us quite a few gifts. The family… doesn't need to act against her."

As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell quiet; all four pairs of eyes were fixated on Hou Yuduan, and no one spoke for a long time.

After a considerable pause, Hou Yuxiao spoke with a somber tone.

"Old Fifth, no one is saying we have to act against her, but her downfall is inevitable, and you're well aware of this, right?"

A flicker of pain crossed Hou Yuduan's face; he hesitated a long while before finally nodding heavily, truly acknowledging the once harrowing truth.

All four were attentive to the changes in Hou Yuduan's expression, and seeing the pain on his face, including Hou Yuxiao, a heavy air passed over everyone's features.

Clearly, they had all somewhat underestimated the depth of Old Fifth's feelings for Maiden Hong!

As Hou Yuduan remained silent, the four siblings refrained from saying anything; he stayed quiet for a long stretch, seemingly struggling to adjust his emotions before finally taking a deep breath and slowly addressing the four of them.

"What Fourth Elder just mentioned is mostly correct; after this, Tongling is very likely to change hands, yet until the end, there are still many uncertainties.

The Main Altar in Yongzhou might still send experts, what exactly Xuzhou has planned, the other three major Holy Lands, and Leiyin Temple's intent to meddle in Yongzhou—all these are yet unknown, including the other four Holy Lands that haven't appeared yet—whether they might send representatives to join in, remains to be seen!"