Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

The token must have been tampered with; Hou Yuxiao said this only to find out if Hou Yuduan was aware of the meddling.

"I really don't know!"

Hou Yuduan nodded his head. He knew the token had been tampered with, but he really wasn't clear on what exactly Maiden Hong had done.

After investigating for a while, Hou Yuxiao remembered Maiden Hong's cultivation and decided to give up on trying to understand. He simply finished checking the tokens in the bag, then looked up, puzzled, and said, "What about the ten silver and three gold ones, didn't she prepare those?"

Tonight was about more than just these one hundred Qinglong Bronze Orders. These were merely tokens for assassinating Warriors of the Tenth Level of Body Opening, good at most for collecting some minor wealth for the clan. The real money makers were the gold and silver Qinglong Orders. After all, it was these latter two that truly attracted so many martial artists.

Maiden Hong surely must be aware of this!

"She only gave me these hundred. The other thirteen might be with Yang Xin and Lv Luo, or she might personally bring them out at Shili Slope..."

Upon hearing this, a shadow crossed Hou Yuxiao's face. Firstly, Maiden Hong had made money with the other thirteen Qinglong Orders but hadn't given them to him; secondly, not entrusting him with something so crucial was not a good sign.

It was clear that Maiden Hong no longer trusted him as before...

Thinking of the incident where he killed Gu Chenfeng, Hou Yuxiao shook his head helplessly, feeling like he had shot himself in the foot.

"Second Elder, you go ahead and call everyone in from outside the door!"

Hou Yuxiao didn't dwell on this problem. Noting that it was almost time, he instructed Hou Yucheng to lead the over seven hundred people to the Prefectural Magistrate's Office to find Gui Yutang.

Hou Yucheng nodded in compliance, got up, and walked outside.

Seeing the eight people standing outside, Hou Yucheng immediately showed a slight smile. Without waiting for them to salute him, he simply waved his hand and said, "Come in!"

The eight men nodded slightly and all slowly walked into the room. Seeing Hou Yuxiao standing in the hall, their expressions immediately showed a hint of emotion as they bowed in unison.

"Subordinates, pay respect to the Family Head!"

The eight individuals were Hou Fei, Hou Ying, Hou Cun, Wang Gong, Gao Cheng, Gao Hu, Xiong Nutao, and Zhang Kong. Hou Yuxiao felt the fluctuations of Gang Qi from the eight and his face immediately showed a spark of excitement.

Including himself, along with Hou Yucheng, Hou Yuling, Hou Yujie, Hou Yuduan, and adding Su Li who had gone to Wanyang County, the clan currently had a total of fourteen martial artists above the Gang Qi Realm.

Counting the more than two thousand warriors in the clan, with over seven hundred at Five Levels of Body Refinement and above capable of being soldiers, this was already a terrifyingly powerful force.

Within Tongling County, this force was undoubtedly the most powerful next only to the Prefectural Magistrate's Office, Prison Admin Department, and the Great Luo Sect, without any question.

All of this had just been in less than a year's time.

Still, it wasn't enough, not nearly enough; this was merely the beginning. The Hou Clan's rise was just setting the stage, and the upcoming Rakshasa Festival was the signal for another increase in strength for the Hou Clan!

A wild ambition flashed through Hou Yuxiao's mind. He took out twelve masks from within his bosom, handed one to each person, and watched as everyone put on their masks. Lastly, he also took out a mask depicting a three-headed blue dragon and demonic spirit and covered his face with it.

These masks, delivered by Yang Xin on behalf of Maiden Hong, were clearly not ordinary. Once put on the face, they seamlessly fused with the skin, completely isolating external aura. Since they isolated the aura, they must also prevent others from probing.

This Maiden Hong, she really had a lot of treasures...

After expressing his admiration, Hou Yuxiao looked up directly at his people and said in a deep voice, "Let's move out!"

"Subordinates comply!"

The group of twelve, all changed into new sets of azure martial attire and dispersed upon leaving Hou Mansion. Then, taking advantage of the gradually dimming night, they headed toward the eastern direction of Shili Slope.

The annual Rakshasa Festival arrived as scheduled.

In Tongling Prefectural City, lanterns and streamers were everywhere, bustling with crowds.

Every household displayed statues of the Respected Rakshasa God.

Just like the New Year, regardless of martial artists, citizens, the elderly, children, whether from poor or wealthy homes, everyone donned new clothes, went out to the streets, and wished each other peace.

"The Rakshasa is immortal, the Holy Church for all eternity

All my disciples behold the Five Aggregates

Good and evil are empty, the God descends everywhere

The endless hell, the Ten Directions underworld

Rakshasa Female Honored, carrying us through suffering

Holy Light guides the way, into a world without hardship"

As Hou Yuxiao mingled in the crowd heading east in the city, he heard the low murmurs of countless Rakshasa followers ringing in his ears, observing the crowded throng, his eyes slightly revealing a trace of complexity.

"A world without hardship, does such a place really exist in this world?"