Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

When she had just woken up, although she was controlling the Spirit Talisman in her Sea of Consciousness to defend against the Gu insect's invasion, she was clear about the changes in the outside world, and she had heard all the words Hou Yuxiao had said.

"Fairy Zhao, are you awake?"

Zhao Qingxue didn't think she could keep such a small movement a secret, and when called out by Hou Yuxiao, she directly jumped down from the horse, drew her Longsword, and adopted a highly vigilant expression, watching Hou Yuxiao.

"How could I be here, Ren Feng, are you in cahoots with Gu Chenfeng?"

"Fairy Zhao, you know my identity, don't you?"

When she entered Zhaoyang yesterday, the little Daoist nun's slip of the tongue gave it away, and Hou Yuxiao realized that she knew he was Fang Jinghong, so now she didn't bother to feign ignorance and got straight to the point.

Seeing Zhao Qingxue nod, Hou Yuxiao continued with clasped hands, "Mister Fang has never offended Fairy Zhao, and my Qinglong Association has not offended the Holy Sect either!

This time Fairy Zhao has gathered so many experts in Wanyang County to trouble my Qinglong Association, I had no choice but to strike first. But I dare not offend the Ziqing Holy Sect, so I have no ill intentions towards Fairy Zhao, and I hope you can see that."

Hearing Hou Yuxiao refer to himself as Mister Fang, Zhao Qingxue instantly realized that he still thought she only knew his identity as Fang Jinghong. A strange emotion rose in her heart, and she nodded slightly, saying, "Continue!"

"Originally, I wanted to capture those seven people in one fell swoop, then make peace with Fairy Zhao, turning our fight into friendship. However, last night I saw some villains attempting to do something reprehensible to Fairy Zhao. Though I lack the heart of a chivalrous hero, I could not stand such behavior and thus intervened on Fairy Zhao's behalf and drove that person away."

Hou Yuxiao couldn't dare reveal the killing of Gu Chenfeng, so he altered the story, suggesting he had driven Gu Chenfeng away. Seeing no visible change in Zhao Qingxue's expression, and after hesitating for a moment, he continued, "But before the man left, he took advantage of my unpreparedness and inflicted a poison known as the Infatuation Gu on me. Having traveled the martial world in past years, I happened to have heard of this type of Gu insect."

Upon hearing the words "Infatuation Gu," Zhao Qingxue's expression suddenly froze, then her complexion turned deathly pale as if she had suffered a tremendous shock. She looked at Hou Yuxiao with a trembling voice, anxiously asking, "The Mother Gu, is it on you?"

Hou Yuxiao, seeing the change in Zhao Qingxue's expression, sighed softly in his heart, thinking the young girl must have been frightened, and gently said, "Please rest assured, Fairy Zhao. I know my own station is low and I dare not entertain any improper thoughts. If chance allows, I will surely find a way to remove this Gu poison."

Upon hearing this, a glint of light briefly flashed in Zhao Qingxue's eyes, and she looked at Hou Yuxiao, with a curious change arising in her heart.

"I'm telling the truth to Fairy Zhao today, first to lessen the hostility you hold against my Qinglong Association, and second to clarify in advance that if Fairy Zhao harbors any emotions towards me that you shouldn't, they are most likely the effect of the Gu poison's influence. I ask you to not take it seriously and not to dwell on it..."

"I understand."

Zhao Qingxue interrupted Hou Yuxiao with a single sentence after hearing this.

"Since that's the case, I will say no more. As for Fairy Zhao's companions, you will hear from them shortly. If there's nothing else, I advise that Tongling is perilous and it would be best for Fairy Zhao to return to Xuzhou."

Hou Yuxiao did not wish to linger any longer, leaving these words, he mounted his horse, turned around, and raced toward the direction of the Prefectural City in the west.

"If I were affected by the Gu and devoted to you, would that really be such an inconvenience to you? You bastard, are you afraid I'll cling to you? Hmph!"

Left standing there, Zhao Qingxue watched Hou Yuxiao's retreating figure, murmuring to herself a few sentences, stamping her foot lightly, as two blushes rose on her cheeks.

Looking at the transparent Gu insect in her Sea of Consciousness, which she could kill by activating the Spirit Talisman, Zhao Qingxue hesitated for a long time, bit her lip, but still couldn't bring herself to do it.

"I'll be the one to cling to you, just to see what you'll do!"