Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

This was precisely why Hou Yuxiao dared to be so reckless, effectively winning people over right in front of Fan Longhe and Gui Yutang!

While Hou Yuxiao watched Fan Longhe and Gui Yutang tactfully leave, the smile on his lips persisted, but a faint cold light still flashed through his eyes.

To be fair, he had a rather good impression of these two, especially since both had helped him previously when Ding Dian had targeted him. As long as they remained sensible, Hou Yuxiao had no interest in dealing with them.

But if they were not sensible, he naturally wouldn't be lenient...

"Big brother, these two are probably going to complain to Master Fanyin. Should we..."

As Hou Yuxiao pondered, Hou Yucheng suddenly came over from the side. When he turned and saw Hou Yucheng gesture across his neck, his brows immediately darkened.

"You certainly are ruthless, always thinking about killing. Can you even defeat them?"

Hou Yucheng chuckled and patted the Demon Blade Black Extinction at his waist, excitedly saying, "Fan Longhe is severely injured, and Gui Yutang is just at the Dan Embracing Phase of cultivation. I alone should suffice, but if not, I still have you, big brother!"

"Go on, go on. Hurry back to the city to handle affairs. You only have three days. Notify the third brother, the fourth elder, and the clansmen. You must build good relations with those Mansion Army soldiers, especially those three brothers we just met. Also, pick out some clever people from the Mansion Army. Even if it costs more money, these might be our people in the future. Understand?"

Although they couldn't kill Fan Longhe and Gui Yutang anymore, hearing Hou Yuxiao's words, Hou Yucheng's expression was still very excited. He clearly understood the meaning behind his big brother's words and knew how beneficial this was for the family. He nodded emphatically and led the people behind him towards the city.

Hou Yuxiao turned back to look at the direction where Fan Longhe and Gui Yutang had left, a slight coldness rising in his eyes. He, of course, knew that they were going to complain to Master Fanyin, but this was all part of his plan.

By winning over these Mansion Army soldiers right in front of Fan Longhe and volunteering to take over the lifesaving efforts, it wasn't so simple. Currently, there were about over four hundred thousand alive within the city, plus another hundred thousand people outside the city, nearly six hundred thousand people in total in Tongling. If handled properly over the next three days, the reputation of the Hou Clan could rise another level in the hearts of these people.

After all, besides the warriors of the Hou Clan, it was these Mansion Army soldiers who had been saving lives. Not to mention the warriors of the Hou Clan, just seeing how grateful those Mansion Army soldiers were, their reputation could certainly climb another step after three days of rescue work.

The support of six hundred thousand citizens of the city, plus the over ten thousand warriors under their command, even if these two went to complain, they should not be able to stir up any trouble. Hou Yuxiao's performance during this disturbance in Tongling was notable. Although Master Fanyin may suspect that he had sided with Ziqing Holy Sect, from beginning to end, he hadn't committed any act of obvious betrayal.

On the contrary, he had killed the traitor Ding Dian and helped Fan Longhe defend the city, all of which could be seen as loyal acts towards the Holy Church. Zhan Taiqing had no reason to act against him.

Furthermore, Peng Yuhu was still besieging Wanyang County City. Zhan Taiqing would definitely set out to help in three days. With the war intense in Yong and Xu States, although the power under the Hou Clan wasn't the strongest, it was still a force to reckon with, and Zhan Taiqing shouldn't overlook it.

Next, he just needed to wait for Zhan Taiqing to seek him out...

After sorting out his thoughts, Hou Yuxiao did not linger any longer and leaped, heading straight back to the small courtyard of the Hou Clan in the northeast corner of Wanyang County City.

Actually, after this night had passed, besides that section of the city wall, at least eighty to ninety percent of the buildings in the city were destroyed; the Hou Clan's small courtyard had also turned into a pile of ruins, but Hou Yuxiao still found a secluded spot near the small courtyard, sat down cross-legged, and submerged into his Sea of Consciousness.

Seeing the situation in his Sea of Consciousness, Hou Yuxiao suddenly looked startled...

In the Sea of Consciousness, atop the nine-layered dark mystical platform, there should have been only a thirty-foot-tall Demon Ape Martial Spirit. Unbeknownst to him, a golden Demon Dragon with red eyes had somehow entwined itself around the Demon Ape.

Hou Yuxiao had only recently broken through to the second realm of Divine Communication and condensed the Martial Dao Spirit; it had been less than five hours. He remembered very clearly that previously, his Martial Spirit only consisted of the Demon Ape; how did a Demon Dragon suddenly appear?

Right, the Canglong Staff. It was the Demon Dragon Soul in the Canglong Staff...

Hou Yuxiao tried to communicate with the Demon Dragon Soul entwined around the Demon Ape, but after many attempts, he received no response. After feeling around with True Qi, he found that the Demon Ape Martial Spirit showed no irregularities and that the Demon Dragon Soul posed no threat. After thinking it over, he decided to let it be.

After examining his Martial Spirit, he then turned his gaze to the lower part of the platform where a golden piece of paper floated quietly. It was the Merit Gold Page given to him by Sikong Yue.

A flash of excitement appeared in Hou Yuxiao's eyes as he looked at the golden page:

Merit: 592109

Karmic Obstacle: 1912011

Sss...

Seeing these astounding numbers, Hou Yuxiao gasped in shock.

The good and evil deeds of Hou Yucheng and Hou Yujie were also recorded under his name, something he had known for a long time. Therefore, when the city was full of mourners and Maiden Hong died, he had already felt his merit and karmic obstacles skyrocketing, but he had always been in a state of high tension and, with the battle raging, had no time to check.

Before his breakthrough, his two values were 120,000 and 390,000, respectively. He had anticipated a sharp increase, but such a huge jump was far beyond his expectations.