Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 267: 155. I was too naive.

The slaughter continued...

Previously, it had been demons slaughtering humans, but this time, the roles were reversed. Dressed in white, the handsome Hou Yuduan, wielding the Qingyu Peak longsword, unleashed streaks of white Sword Qi, relentlessly reaping the lives of the demons.

In just over two hundred breaths, dozens of demons had fallen, leaving only the leader, the Eagle Demon, desperately fleeing under the sword of Hou Yuduan.

The Eagle Demon tried to fly away several times, but each time the thought crossed his mind, Hou Yuduan would slash a streak of white Sword Qi above him to seal his escape, then rise into the air and block his path, giving him no chance to flee.

Near the cellar, over a thousand survivors were filled with joy and excitement.

A few martial artists, upon seeing Hou Yuduan ascend into the air, had their excitement instantly transform into shock, their eyes also showing a hint of horror.

"Sss... only a Grandmaster can ascend into the air using True Qi!"

"Hou Yuduan has Grandmaster cultivation..."

"Isn't Fifth Master Hou at the Gang Qi Second Realm, Collecting Evil Phase?"

"I've heard it too, could it be that the strongest of the Hou Family is not the Master of Hou Family, but the present Fifth Master Hou."

...

For a time, the crowd of martial artists began discussing animatedly.

Among them were Cheng Yunye and his sister. Unlike others, both siblings wore expressions of perplexed concern upon hearing the surrounding discussions.

Cheng Yundie, noticing the white light on Hou Yuduan's sword blade, displayed a hint of recognition and quickly turned to ask her brother, "Brother, the white light on Young Master Hou's sword, is it..."

"The Vast Righteous Qi of Confucianism. When we were kids in Longxiang County, father once took me to meet an old man from Yangzhou. That old man had the same aura. Isn't the Hou Family a Demon Path family? Yet he can cultivate Confucianism Qi.

Moreover, he is only a few years older than us at most. To cultivate to a level equivalent to a martial Grandmaster in Confucian Circles at such a young age is truly unbelievable, unbelievable..."

Cheng Yunye, looking at Hou Yuduan, showed both admiration and a hint of inferiority!

In Yang and Yan states, the Confucian Sect now stands as the leader of The Righteous Path, representing it to a certain degree. Therefore, including Xuzhou, the disciples from the Confucian Sect within the Zhengdao Seven States are treated far more superiorly than martial artists, and due to their unparalleled effectiveness against demons, in all states across The World, whenever Confucian Sect disciples are seen, they are treated as honored guests, their status unprecedented!

When he was young, his father also intended him to cultivate the Confucian Path. Unfortunately, he lacked the essential innate ability, thus missing the opportunity to join. Seeing Hou Yuduan naturally sparked envy in him.

As for the feeling of inferiority, it was Hou Yuduan's age that made him somewhat uneasy.

"The ancients say a hero is not judged by his origin. Even a Saint once worked as a Coachman in his youth. Brother, you shouldn't judge others based on their origins. See how cleanly Young Master Hou slays demons. He must detest evil intensely, unlike those Demon Path villains!"

Already feeling inferior, and with his sister Cheng Yundie adding another blow, Cheng Yunye felt deeply wounded. Seeing his sister defending Hou Yuduan so vehemently, he couldn't help but tease, "You keep calling him 'Young Master Hou', but he doesn't even know you!"

Realizing his teasing, Cheng Yundie's face suddenly blushed deeply.

As the siblings conversed, the battle in the sky was also approaching its climax...

Hou Yuduan's face still showed anger, Vast Righteous Qi firmly suppressing the Eagle Demon in midair, with Qingyu Peak pointing at the demon's neck. The sharp blade, brimming with intense Vast Righteous Qi, had already dispersed the Demon Qi that was enveloping the cellar area.

The arrogance previously seen on the Eagle Demon's face had vanished, and now its pupils displayed only fear and submission. Its wing-flapping grew weaker, seemingly realizing there was no hope of escape. Looking at Hou Yuduan, its eyes even conveyed a plea for mercy.

Hou Yuduan was always sensitive to emotions, and he couldn't miss the change in the Eagle Demon's eyes. However, when he lowered his head and saw the scattered limbs around the cellar and the smoke rising from within the city, and heard the wails around him, he still steeled his compassionate heart.

"There's a natural order to everything, all beings have spirits. I know you were born from resentment, but you should also know that every debt has its debtor. At the very least, these defenseless people, you should never have killed them. In your next life, do not become a demon again!"

As Hou Yuduan's voice fell, Qingyu Peak suddenly slashed forth, the Spiritual Artifact longsword, further powered by Vast Righteous Qi, sent a streak of green-white Sword Qi directly at the Eagle Demon's neck.

As the Sword Qi vanished, the Eagle's head hit the ground.

Thus, dozens of demons were killed. The over a thousand survivors around the cellar now realized they were truly saved, cried out of sheer joy, and their gratitude for Hou Yuduan overflowed, with most of the citizens immediately kneeling on the ground.

"The great kindness of Fifth Master Hou, unforgettable for a lifetime."

"Thank you, Young Master Hou, for saving our lives!"

"All those martial artists in the city who strutted around arrogantly fled faster than rabbits at the sight of demons. Only Young Master Hou remembered us commoners!"

"Thank you, Fifth Master Hou."

...

Hou Yuduan slowly descended from the sky, stretched out his hand to lift up the people, looking at their gratefulness, felt immense guilt but remained silent for a long time.

What his elder brother Hou Yuxiao could see clearly, he could see just as clearly. If he hadn't understood by now how tonight's events had escalated to this point, then all those years spent studying the Sages' Book would have been in vain.

The primary reason Tongling City had fallen to the demons tonight, ultimately, was that his Hou Family, under the name of the Qinglong Association, had lured the six masters out of the city, allowing Maiden Hong, who otherwise wouldn't dare to enter the Prefectural City to break the Barrier, an opening.