Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 347: 184, Organize the Army and Join the Battle

It must be said, the explosive development of the Hou Clan, Fan Longhe's compromise, as well as the clan's current absolute control over Tongling City, indeed fostered some inappropriate thoughts in Hou Yuxiao's mind.

He felt that since Zhan Taiqing intended to rely on the Hou Clan, she would definitely compromise with him to some extent, as long as he didn't make any excessive demands, she probably wouldn't refuse.

It was not until he felt the slap on his body that Hou Yuxiao sobered up quite a bit. His personal strength was a joke in front of Zhan Taiqing; even the military and power of the Hou Clan could not compare to the Rakshasa Holy Sect, let alone to the Great Luo Sect before the war.

He had calculated that Zhan Taiqing would summon him, and he had prepared many demands in his mind to take advantage of the opportunity, but he had not expected that she wouldn't even give him a chance to speak; a slap and a sentence had stopped him in his tracks.

Tomorrow at noon, ten thousand people must be present, or your Hou Clan will no longer rule Tongling!

This sentence can be said to have completely grasped the lifeblood of Hou Yuxiao.

Hou Yuxiao didn't doubt at all that the Rakshasa Holy Sect had this capacity and Master Fanyin could make this decision, so he chose to be a man who recognized the timing, and honestly agreed.

Hou Yuxiao arrived proudly with Li Sanyun and four others, and after receiving a slap from Zhan Taiqing, he walked away dejectedly. Fan Longhe, watching this scene, couldn't help but feel extremely thrilled, only slowly managing his expression after Hou Yuxiao and his group had left his line of sight, then turned to Zhan Taiqing and whispered quietly, "Master, Hou Yuxiao is rebellious by nature. Although you have strongly suppressed him this time, he probably still harbors dissent. Now that his Hou Clan holds Tongling, it seems they no longer respect our Holy Church.

During this critical period of war, if the Hou Clan betrays us again, it could become a disaster for our Holy Church. It might be better to kill Hou Yuxiao to prevent future troubles!"

Zhan Taiqing turned her head to look at Fan Longhe, her gaze ice cold, making Fan Longhe gradually feel a chill as she then softly spoke, "Do you think you are very smart?"

Although Fan Longhe knew his minor scheming had been seen through, he still continued stubbornly, "Master possesses penetrating insight, how dare Fan himself claim to be smart in your presence? It's just that, as Master just said, the Hou Clan is involved with the Qinglong Association, proving they're no different from the Great Luo Sect. Now, with the two states fiercely at war, it's not impossible for the Hou Clan to betray. I have only the interests of the Holy Church in mind, which is why I thought as I did. Master, please see the truth!"

Zhan Taiqing heard his words, her cold gaze slightly softened as she raised her eyes to the direction where Hou Yuxiao and his entourage had left, first shaking her head and then laughing coldly twice, saying, "Don't worry, these extremely selfish yet clever people have two traits: one is fear of death, and the other is that they only focus on their own gains and losses. As long as enough benefits are provided, they will serve anyone. Such people, on the contrary, will not be too divided in loyalty.

Since I plan to use him, I will give him enough benefits. In this battle between the two states, Yongzhou is the aggressor, Xuzhou is the defender, and Xuzhou certainly will not pay a high price to buy a Grandmaster from the Two Realms.

I know you want to kill him, but I can make good use of the more than ten thousand troops he controls, so I will not touch him, and neither can you."

"Master's words penetrate deep, striking at the core, your subordinate is thoroughly convinced!"

Although Fan Longhe was very disappointed, he still took the moment to flatter Zhan Taiqing.

Zhan Taiqing clearly didn't take his words seriously, turning directly to look toward the eastern sky, her eyes revealing a hint of worry.

In Wanyang County, a major battle is still raging. Hou Yuxiao will bring his forces tomorrow at noon, and judging by the distance between Tongling and Wanyang County, it will take at least the day after tomorrow to arrive there. It is uncertain how the situation is there now.

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Tongling City, Hou Yuxiao and his party of five hurried to the city center without any delay, immediately summoning all the warriors of the Gang Qi Realm and above within the Hou Clan.

The Blood Demon's original body erupted from the city center; the three major buildings of the Rakshasa Holy Sect—the Shengxin Residence, Prefectural Magistrate's Office, and Prison Admin Department—were naturally the first to be struck, and had already become a pile of ruins.

Fortunately, under the competent command of Li Sanyun and Bai Yunfan, knowing that the reconstruction of the city would take a long time, priority was given to stabilizing the people's hearts by first repairing this area.

The original Prefectural Magistrate's Office was gone, replaced by a temporarily constructed great hall. Hou Yuxiao sat alone at the top of the great hall. Below were Li Sanyun and four others, followed by Hou Yucheng, Hou Yujie, and Hou Yuling, and then more than forty warriors of the Gang Qi Realm.

As time went on, another dozen or so people gradually entered, and by mid-morning, there were precisely sixty-four people in the great hall.

Excluding himself, Li Sanyun and the four others, Hou Yucheng, Hou Yujie, and Hou Yuling, there were a total of eight people, which meant that the current Gang Qi warriors of the Hou Clan amounted to fifty-six individuals!

"Big brother, those who came today do not include the people from the Mansion Army. The Mansion Army also has eleven warriors of the Gang Qi Realm. The Gao family brothers have already joined our Hou Clan, and I kept them in the Mansion Army to continue persuading others. These three days, they have persuaded five more. Given enough time, the remaining three probably won't escape either!"

Hou Yujie clearly noticed Hou Yuxiao's expression, so he moved closer to him and spoke these words, his eyes also filled with excitement. After speaking, he didn't forget to add, "Including the eleven from the Mansion Army, our Hou Clan's total number of Gang Qi Realm warriors should be seventy-four. Together with you, big brother, and Old Fifth, both Grandmaster Realm experts, and that ten thousand-strong army, our current strength can barely match the other two second-rate forces of the Sanling Region, the Shaying Sect and the Shen Clan, only slightly lacking in the number of Grandmaster Realm experts."