Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 239: 144. Qinglong Association (12)

Li Sanyun, Bai Yunfan, Nie Xinchuan, and Liu Jianghong, upon hearing Hou Yuxiao's resolute words, all fell silent.

If anyone else had said this, the four of them would never have believed it, considering the tens of thousands of vicious demons sprawled across the hills and plains right before their eyes, with only the barrier of the prefectural city seemingly capable of resistance.

However, it was different because it was Hou Yuxiao who spoke.

Hou Yuxiao was indeed Fang Jinghong. In this current demon chaos, he undoubtedly knew more than anyone else, which was beyond question!

In the secret realm created by the Blood Demon, they had witnessed with their own eyes Hou Yuxiao killing a tiger demon named Xiao Lin, which indicated that he was hostile to the demons at hand and had no reason to deceive them.

More crucially, the copper seals of their four families were still in Hou Yuxiao's possession. Apart from the three individuals besides Bai Yunfan, Liu Jianghong had also been found by Hou Yuxiao while fleeing this way and had been forced to hand over his copper seal.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Hou Yuxiao knew what they were thinking. Showing a slight annoyance, he was unwilling to waste further words.

"You four can rest assured, if you do not wish to follow the Hou Family, I can return your copper seals, but then you cannot seek me afterward!"

Upon hearing this, the four, despite their hesitation, showed much more relaxed expressions.

"Master of Hou Family, I trust you!"

Bai Yunfan was the first to break the silence. Though he was honest and hot-blooded, he was not reckless. He had watched the growth of the Hou Family over the past two years and seen the benefits his Bai Family had gained from it. This was one reason.

Secondly, the personal growth of Hou Yuxiao was somewhat alarming. Just six months ago, Hou Yuxiao had only reached the Ten Layers of Body Openings in his cultivation, but now he had become a martial artist of the Grandmaster Realm. Merely this potential was enough to tilt the scales in his heart.

Currently, demons were swarming towards the prefectural city from all directions. If it turned out as Hou said and the city could not hold against the demons, then if they also went into the city along with everyone else, they would be trapped like turtles in a jar and doomed.

The six elites were still engaged in fierce combat with the Blood Demon above Shili Slope. The outcome of such a high-level battle was still uncertain, and certainly, no results would come out immediately. As long as there was no conclusion, the tens of thousands of demons present were unsolvable. If they really stormed into the city, then blood would surely flood Tongling.

Clearly, Bai Yunfan was not the only one thinking this way. Li Sanyun, Liu Jianghong, and Nie Xinchuan were also continuously struggling, glancing back at the mansion army behind them, then at their own groups of people and the relentless demons, their expressions continuously wrestling with making a decision.

"Master of Hou Family, the lives of the Hongdao Gang brothers, I leave to you!"

"Mr. Li, trusts the Master of Hou Family."

Finally, the voices of two more individuals followed, and Hou Yuxiao slightly relaxed, looking at Liu Jianghong, who had yet to speak. Without saying anything, he took out the copper seal of the West Cloud Escort Agency from his bosom and handed it directly to him.

"Master of Hou Family, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that..."

"That's fine, Big Boss Liu need not say more, Mr. Hou understands."

Liu Jianghong accepted the copper seal, his face showing an apologetic expression. He was about to speak but was directly interrupted by Hou Yuxiao. Seeing this, he felt it inappropriate to say more and merely bowed to Hou Yuxiao, took the copper seal, and left swiftly.

"Patriarch Bai, Master Li, gather all your men to join with the Hou Family. Don't linger once inside the city; head straight for the west gate and leave the city there.

Also, you can now return to the city individually to inform your relatives to pack up and be ready at the west gate, so that we may leave the city together later."

"As commanded!"

Upon mention of their families, warm expressions appeared on the faces of Bai Yunfan and the others.

They too understood that since they had chosen to trust Hou Yuxiao, from this moment on, the lives of the three families were bound together with the Hou Family, and they referred to themselves as his subordinates.

"Fourth Elder, you go back to the city first, gather all those over a thousand people from your clan and the mansion staff too, remember, you must be quick. The demons have already begun to surround the prefectural city; if you're too late, you might not make it out!"

Hou Yujie's face showed a trace of gravity; he seemed to fly on the wind as he quickly headed towards the Prefectural City. The distance left to the city's east gate was no more than three or four li, and traveling with Gang Qi was much faster than riding a horse.

Upon seeing this, Bai Yunfan and the others quickly sprang up among their own troops, each finding Bai Dongning and Li Shiji to give a few orders. Although these two showed puzzled expressions, they did not say anything, quickly gathering their own troops and swiftly joining forces with the Hou Family martial artists led by Hou Yucheng.

The three families each had seven to eight hundred troops. Once they joined with the Hou Family, their numbers skyrocketed to around three thousand, making them immediately noticeable in the retreating crowd.

The forces from the nine faction-aligned families were already at the forefront of the retreat, quickly reaching the eastern gate of the Prefectural City. The city gate had already been opened, with Da Luo Sect Forces led by Ding Peng being the first to enter.

The gates of Tongling County were not small, measuring twenty meters wide and over fifty meters tall. Normally, such a size would be quite spacious for entering the city, but at this moment, there were over forty thousand people outside waiting to enter...

All the city walls in the thirteen states of the world were forged by Great Yu from the finest iron from across the world. Fine iron city walls, unlike stone walls, were extremely smooth, preventing even martial artists in the Gathering Evil Phase from creating temporary footholds to climb unless they used Gangsha, let alone those in the Coagulate Gang Phase dreaming of climbing, and for body-opening martial artists, it was even more of a fantasy.