Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Song Yang didn't say anything, just threw Tong Hu over to Maiden Hong. She had already mentioned this; they would listen to Hou Yuxiao in everything today.

Hou Yuxiao caught Tong Hu, grabbed his skull, and lifted him up, facing the direction of Tong Wudi, and spoke harshly.

"Sect Master Tong, do you have many children?"

Tong Wudi had just punched Yang Xin in the shoulder when he suddenly heard Hou Yuxiao's question. He turned his head, stopped his action immediately, and his face turned extremely somber.

"Fang Jinghong, do you really want to play with fire?"

Tong Wudi's tone was low and filled with threats.

He had been observing in secret all this while. Since the moment Fang Jinghong mentioned ransom for a hostage, he had guessed that the Qinglong Association wouldn't dare kill his son, which was why he had the confidence to attack Yang Xin directly.

As he forced Yang Xin to retreat step by step, Tong Wudi grew even more confident that the Qinglong Association wouldn't dare touch Tong Hu, given his strength, they wouldn't dare offend their Tianding Sect.

Therefore, even though Hou Yuxiao was now holding his son's life in his hands, he still didn't yield, only threatening Hou Yuxiao to make him comprehend the severe consequences.

Smack...

However, Hou Yuxiao responded to him with a slap, although it struck Tong Hu, it felt as if it were fiercely slapped across Tong Wudi's face.

Tong Wudi's white hair fluttered without wind, his cheeks burning a bright red, his eyes fixed on Hou Yuxiao, his fury seemingly reaching its peak.

"Would you dare to bet your son's life against mine?"

Hou Yuxiao spoke eerily, his right hand exerting slightly more strength, and though Tong Hu was in a coma, rapid gasps still emerged from him.

"What do you want?"

Eventually, after thinking for a long time, and looking at Lv Luo and Song Yang behind Hou Yuxiao, Tong Wudi still couldn't bear to gamble with his son's life.

After all, Tong Hu was currently the most likely heir to inherit his mantle. Despite his rage, he still suppressed his voice and, at the same time, withdrew the True Yuan around his body, deciding not to attack Yang Xin any further.

Although Fan Longhe and his companions had foreseen it, seeing Tong Wudi give up still made them sigh internally, a flicker of disappointment crossing their eyes.

The freed Yang Xin didn't say anything, just looked deeply at Tong Wudi, then silently walked next to Hou Yuxiao.

Hou Yuxiao saw Tong Wudi's fury and couldn't help but sneer secretly.

With Tong Wudi's fiery temperament, if Tong Hu were returned to him, he would likely turn hostile immediately; while having Tong Hu in his grasp, Hou Yuxiao naturally had other plans in mind.

Not just Yang Xin, but Lv Luo, Song Yang, and the other seven demons couldn't expose their identities. However, the situation was complex as not only Tong Wudi was present. There were also Fan Longhe and Ding Buhai with their six Grandmasters, plus Tongling's top expert Ding Dian, whose reputation surpassed even Tong Wudi's, and his strength might even exceed his as well.

If Tong Hu was confirmed safe, once Tong Wudi made his move, others would also join the fray, exposing Yang Xin and others' identities, and with all five Masters taking action, the situation would spiral out of control.

"Mister Fang has mentioned, my Qinglong Association only seeks wealth and does not intend to make enemies. As Sect Master of Tianding Sect, you must also have considerable wealth. I initially valued Young Sect Master Tong's life at seventy thousand, but now thinking it over, that seems too low, let's settle for a flat rate of two hundred thousand taels of silver, Sect Master Tong, what do you say?"

Tong Wudi clenched his fist tightly, his eyes wide with fury, almost unable to resist striking again!

The means for second-rate forces to make money are actually very similar since the territories are already defined.

A county can support a third-rate force, and even at its strongest and most prosperous, might only make slightly over forty thousand taels a month, with annual fixed revenues barely reaching under five hundred thousand taels. Ordinary ones might just be over three hundred thousand, while the poorest barely reach over two hundred thousand.

Second-rate forces cover an entire county and naturally are much stronger. Even then, they are only about twice as strong as first-class ones. Wanyang County, located on the western frontier of Xuzhou, certainly counts as a good location compared to Tongling; yet even so, Tianding Sect's annual revenue barely goes over eight hundred thousand taels. After deducting expenses for the sect, what left isn't much.

Of course, as an established second-rate force, Tianding Sect has accumulated quite a fortune over the years. Yet even so, two hundred thousand taels was not a small amount for him.

The key point was, Hou Yuxiao had initially set it at seventy thousand taels, but after he made his move, the price went straight to two hundred thousand taels, clearly warning him.

Tong Wudi's expression was dark, his fist clenched under his sleeve for quite a while, before he slowly relaxed and drew a stack of silver notes from his clothes, pointing at Hou Yuxiao, and said, "Money handed over, person handed over!"

After all, as a sect leader, his actions were still very cautious!

Hou Yuxiao sighed, shook his head, and chuckled lightly, "Handing over the money is fine. This handing over of the person, right now, isn't possible."

Tong Wudi's brows furrowed deeply, and he immediately shouted in anger, "Are you daring to fool me?"

"Rest assured, Sect Master Tong, as long as the money is paid, Mister Fang will surely return your son unharmed. As for the reason, you, Sect Master Tong, are a wise man and probably do not need me to explain further."

Tong Wudi realized that he had been completely manipulated by Fang Jinghong, his chest heaved with volatile emotions, clearly on the verge of erupting.

"I have been in the martial world for many years, how could I be deceived by you? Money exchanged for the person, or there is no deal. If you dare touch my son, from now on, my Tianding Sect will be at irreconcilable odds with your Qinglong Association!"