Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Ding Dian's expression remained unchanged as he detected Fan Longhe's gaze. Without speaking, he first looked at Hou Yujie with a cold laugh, then glanced at Yu Guixin and Tong Yun.

The two, upon seeing Ding Dian's look, although hesitant, still retracted their weapons for the first time and continued to glare angrily at Hou Yujie.

"Nine days ago, a group of righteous martial artists from Wanyang County claimed they would come to Tongling to eliminate the Qinglong Association. When those people passed through Zhaoyang, Fang Jinghong of the Qinglong Association appeared and captured them all. The little bastard from the Hou family was also caught, which is why he couldn't come!"

Hearing how Ding Dian referred to Hou Yuxiao, Hou Yujie and Hou Yuduan, although they didn't speak, their eyes slightly drooped.

On the other hand, after hearing this, Yu Guixin and Tong Yun immediately showed a schadenfreude smile, especially Tong Yun, who looked at Hou Yujie and let out a cold laugh.

"Fang Jinghong is not a simple person. Now that the master of the Hou family has been captured, he'll likely not escape without losing a layer of skin, hahaha!"

His brother, Tong Long, was killed by Fang Jinghong, his hatred for the Qinglong Association deep to the bone. However, as the Qinglong Association's influence continued to grow over time, he had abandoned certain inappropriate thoughts. Now, hearing about Hou Yuxiao being captured by Fang Jinghong, he felt elated.

However, there were even happier things for him evidently.

Ding Dian also let out a cold laugh and said, "Family Head Tong may not know yet, but the Qinglong Association has already declared that they will publicly execute those righteous martial artists on Rakshasa Festival. That little beast from Hou family is also among them. It will be difficult for him to escape death now!"

Upon hearing this, both Hou Yujie and Hou Yuduan's faces turned ashen, their eyes filled with despair.

Seeing the reaction of the two brothers, the smiles on Yu Guixin and Tong Yun's faces became even more unbridled.

Meanwhile, others like Fan Longhe showed a hint of regret. Ding Buhai remained indifferent, clearly unconcerned about Hou Yuxiao's situation, while Bai Yunfan, Liu Jianghong, and Nie Xinchuan all shook their heads slightly, clearly sighing.

Fang Jinghong has been too prominent recently. Chen Feng of the Iron Fist Sect, brothers Helian Wuji of Divine Sound Sect, and Zhaoyang's three Great Grandmasters and five Warriors of the Dan Embracing Phase nine days ago.

Keep in mind, Fang Jinghong was just the Third Dragon Head of the Qinglong Association.

Being captured by such a person, Hou Yuxiao's fate was almost certain, hence these expressions on their faces.

At the same time, no one was surprised by the despairing expressions on the faces of Hou Yujie and Hou Yuduan, considering the current strength of the Hou family, there was no chance whatsoever to save Hou Yuxiao.

While showing a face of despair, Hou Yujie also silently observed everyone's expressions, sneering inwardly.

The plight of the Hou family was, after all, their own business. Even Fan Longhe, who used to be on good terms with Hou Yuxiao, as well as the Great Luo Sect, which had dealings with the Hou family, maintained a stance of indifferent detachment regarding this matter.

Even other third-rate forces friendly with the Hou family, upon learning that Hou Yuxiao was captured by the Qinglong Association, kept a distance from the Hou family without exception. They were clearly afraid of Hou Yuduan asking for help and becoming entangled with the Qinglong Association.

Seeing everyone had arrived, Fan Longhe obviously didn't want to waste any more time, cleared his throat, and spoke.

"Since the Hou family has also arrived, then as the County Magistrate, I will get straight to the point. The current situation in the Prefectural City, I presume everyone is witness to!

The Qinglong Association is rampant, declaring they will issue ten Qinglong Silver Orders on Rakshasa Festival in my Tongling. Now Jinling, Yinling, Tongling, and Wanyang's martial communities are stirred up, and many people have arrived here recently; you all must have a clear idea by now, right?"

Ding Buhai nodded, taking over his words, "Jinling Shen Family, Yinling Sha Yin Sect have already sent people here, currently staying with us in the Great Luo Sect. On the surface, they are all warriors of the Dan Embracing Phase, but it's hard to say if there are any Grandmasters behind the scenes.

Additionally, I received news that among that group of righteous martial artists from Wanyang County who claimed to eradicate the Qinglong Association, includes Tong Hu, the Young Sect Master of Tianding Sect from Wanyang County. Since the Qinglong Association intends to publicly execute him on Rakshasa Festival day, Tianding Sect will definitely send people, and it's highly possible that his father, Tong Wudi, will also come."

This speech made everyone's expression become somewhat grim.

Ding Buhai mentioned the Shen Clan and the Shaying Sect, both second-rate powers of the Sanling Region, while Tianding Sect of Wanyang County needs no mention. Divine Fist Iron Hand Tong Wudi, a long-renowned great grandmaster, is illustrious in the martial world, ranking alongside Ding Dian.

At this moment, Liu Jianghong from the West Cloud Escort Agency interjected, "Additionally, almost all notable third-rate powers from the Sanling Region have sent people here. To my knowledge, this includes Iron Fist Sect from Yinling County, Beidou Association from Jinling County, Divine Sound Sect from Wanyang County, and nearly thirty other third-rate forces, totaling nearly a hundred people, all of whom are warriors of the Gang Qi Realm."

"Furthermore, many loose cultivators from other places have entered Tongling, who are also gang qi warriors. Recently, the number of experts in the prefectural city has been increasing exponentially each day. Some are here seeking the Qinglong Token, others to trouble the Qinglong Association, and some from the Righteous Path have proclaimed their intent to slay demons and purge evil, each harboring different motives."

"I have heard that there are sect members from the Holy Land in Wanyang County coming here, and my own sect members have recently seen monks; I am unsure if they are affiliated with the Buddhist Sect!"

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Once the discussion turned to recent changes in the prefectural city, everyone immediately became all talkative. Hou Yujie, who was sitting aside, looked somewhat relieved, though he still wore a worried expression and was intently listening to the discussion, remembering the mentioned forces for future reference.

Fan Longhe didn't interrupt the crowd and waited until the noise had quieted down before he turned to look at Ding Dian.

The two seemingly shared a tacit understanding. Despite their usual disagreements, Ding Dian, noticing his gaze, leaned slightly forward and spoke to the crowd, "Lately, the activity of the demons seems not so frequent. You must have all noticed, haven't you?"

The crowd was startled by his words, unsure why Ding Dian suddenly brought up the demons, but they all thought back and nodded in agreement.

Indeed, since the demons began blockading Tongling and following the gradual escalation of the Qinglong Token issue, the incidents of demon abductions had indeed become less frequent.

What was the reason for this?

"Do you not feel that there might be some connection between these two matters?"

Upon Ding Dian's soft query, everyone's expression changed, and they looked up in shock, especially Hou Yujie and Hou Yuduan at the back, who, besides their shock, also showed a hint of sinister intention in their pupils.

"Are you suggesting that the matter of the Qinglong Token is related to the Blood Demon?"

Ding Dian chuckled lightly, "You all are natives of Tongling and somewhat familiar with the Blood Demon affairs from the late Wuzong era. Do you not feel that today's situation is eerily similar to that time?"

Everyone bowed their heads in deep thought, and upon being reminded by Ding Dian, they all remembered the records about the Blood Demon. Looking up again, their expressions changed drastically.

Hou Yujie and Hou Yuduan, seizing the moment while everyone was deep in thought, exchanged a glance with subtle movements, each discerning a mix of concern and seriousness in the other's eyes.

Hou Yuxiao had arrived in the prefectural city five days earlier, though he had not revealed his identity. However, he had already informed them of what they needed to know, so they were more or less aware of the situation.

The matter of the Qinglong Token, although Maiden Hong had intervened, making it technically no longer a family affair, still required their personal handling. They had already discussed how to manage it on the day of the Rakshasa Festival.

They never expected that Ding Dian and Fan Longhe had already guessed the connection between the Qinglong Association and the demons and had been planning countermeasures...

Now that they knew, did the high-level members of the Holy Church know too, that yet unseen Master Fanyin, and the grand masters from the Righteous Path mentioned by the elder brother?

One must not underestimate the heroes of the world!

The thought flashed through both Hou Yujie's and Hou Yuduan's minds as they sat quietly in the private room, intently listening to the subsequent discussion between Ding Dian and Fan Longhe.