Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 439: 215, Hou Yuling's Three Messages_3

Hou Clan wouldn't move, so naturally, Hou Yujie, their Upper Hou Gate Commander, wouldn't either.

"This time neither you nor Old Fifth are going, so it'll suffice if just Second Elder and I go. The issue with the Rakshasa Holy Sect in Hedong isn't that important to us; clan affairs are the top priority," Hou Yuxiao said.

"With Hexi's three prefectures initially settled, you guys should stay and keep an eye on the Famed Sword Sect and Fengbo Hall. Besides, we should start integrating Tongling and the three prefectures of Hexi. Once the warfare in Hedong is over, all four prefectures will belong to Hexi Prefecture!"

"Yes, big brother!"

"Understood, big brother."

Hou Yuduan, who had keener insights than Fourth Elder, immediately caught on to Hou Yuxiao's words and nodded his head in a solemn manner, responding to him.

Even though Hou Yujie felt somewhat dejected for not being able to go to Hedong, after thinking it over, he eventually nodded in agreement.

"Alright, you guys go down first and get together with Second Elder; distribute the two thousand sets of battle armor and weapons to the soldiers, and also the six hundred war horses, we must set out tonight, there's no time to lose!"

The two men bowed and left together.

...

The official road from Wanyang County to Longxiang County was about five hundred li; for twenty thousand men to march at full speed would take at least three to four days. Hoping to reach Tongtian River by tomorrow to join forces with Zhan Taiqing's army was definitely too late.

Hou Yuxiao could only settle for the next best thing, taking those five hundred cavalry to set off first. With horses and just over five hundred people, the speed of their march would be much faster; five hundred li could be covered in at most half a day. Setting off at night, they should arrive by midday tomorrow, just in time to meet the date set by Zhan Taiqing earlier.

In the midst of the four brothers' hurried preparations, Hou Yuling, who had been stationed in Tongling for several months, suddenly rushed to Wanyang County.

Hou Yuling stormed directly into the Hou Mansion, fiery with urgency. The Hou Family Warriors all recognized her, so naturally, no one dared to stop her.

"Quickly, go inform big brother, as well as Second Elder, Fourth Elder, and Fifth Master. Tell them I'm waiting in the main hall with important matters, hurry!"

"By your command, Third Miss!"

Like an ant on a hot pan, Hou Yuling paced back and forth anxiously in the main hall. It was only when Hou Yuxiao and the others arrived, faces filled with confusion, that she showed a look of relief.

"Big brother, I have important news!"

Seeing the gravity on Hou Yuling's face, Hou Yuxiao realized the seriousness of the issue. The Lower Hou Sect was managed by Hou Yuling, and she was also in charge of gathering external intelligence. She would not have come rushing from Tongling if the news were not significant.

"Go ahead!"

Hou Yuling nodded, steadied her expression, and then began to speak slowly.

"There are three pieces of news. First, on the second day of the ninth month, the Military Governor of Nanyang Road, Marquis Qingyang Tuoba Tao, led ten thousand Wolf Slaughter Guards to crush Longguan Prefecture and even invaded Guangling Prefecture City, severely wounding the Sword Chief of Xizhao in front of everyone in the prefectural city!"

Hearing the first piece of news, Hou Yuxiao and Hou Yuduan exchanged a look. They had already anticipated the involvement of Great Jin in the conflict between the two states, so they weren't particularly shocked at the moment.

"Second, the Blood Spirit Demon Sect of Bingzhou completed its Saint Heir selection on the fifth day of the ninth month. Their selection rule is to release a hundred members under thirty years old with the highest cultivation talent from their sect, allowing them to freely fight each other, over a period of three years. The last nine survivors will be the nine Saint Heirs of the generation!"

Hou Yuling first explained the selection rules of the Blood Spirit Demon Sect's Saint Heir, then continued: "By the fifth day of the ninth month, it was confirmed. The other ninety-nine candidates were all killed by a person named Li Yuansheng, which means Li Yuansheng has become the sole Saint Heir of this generation in the Blood Spirit Demon Sect, and he's already confirmed to be their next Holy Master!"

Hisss...

Hou Yuxiao and his brothers all took in a sharp breath. There was no need to elaborate on the difficulty of the Holy Sect's heir selection. Just from what they had seen before from Tian Fazheng, Sikong Yue, Tuoba Huang, and the slain Gu Chenfeng, they could imagine how tough it was.

If Li Yuansheng had merely become a Saint Heir, Hou Yuxiao would have been surprised at most, but not shocked. However, the fact that he killed the other ninety-nine candidates to become the sole Saint Heir and was also designated as the next Holy Master of the Demon Sect was truly astonishing.

"Third Sister, what's the third piece of news?" Hou Yuduan asked further.

Hou Yuling nodded, turned to Hou Yuxiao, and spoke with a weighty tone.

"Bailu Academy and Leiyin Temple have already announced to the world their readiness to send troops to support the Wanjian Holy Sect of Xuzhou. The combined force of the three parties has formed. They've not only declared their intention to recapture the three prefectures of Hexi, but also...

At this point, Hou Yuling paused.

"To completely destroy the Rakshasa Demon Religion!"