Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Hearing these words from Hou Fei, Hou Yuxiao was momentarily stunned. He couldn't even hear what came afterward; his mind was completely occupied by what had been said before.

Giving the Righteous Alliance Army a chance to react!

Indeed, it was intentionally giving the Righteous Alliance Army a chance to react. The only explanation was that, instead of seizing the opportunity of a great victory at this moment and annihilating Gu Tianyun's forces to capture Guangling Prefecture, they were intentionally delaying.

It had to be so. Both the Great Jin Dynasty and Rakshasa Holy Sect were purposefully granting the Righteous Path time to react, allowing them to send significant reinforcements.

For what purpose?

Hou Yuxiao's gaze turned northward, and as the words 'Great Yu Holy Dynasty' flashed through his mind, enlightenment flooded him like a divine revelation—all became clear.

The Great Jin Dynasty and Qinjian Villa were currently attacking Great Yu from the east and west respectively. If the ultimate goal of Great Jin was to bring about the downfall of Great Yu, they should extend the Battle of Yongxu as much as possible to keep the focus of the Righteous Path entirely fixed here.

Zhan Taiqing did not care about the life and death of Great Yu. To be precise, it was the Rakshasa Holy Sect that didn't care. What they wanted was to strike at the living forces of the Righteous Path as much as possible. Considering this, they simply facilitated the intentions of Great Jin, waiting for reinforcements from Bailu Academy, Wanjian Holy Sect, and Leiyin Temple.

Suddenly, Hou Yuxiao understood the causes and consequences of the matter. Although his mind was much clearer, a sense of helplessness still inevitably rose in his heart.

After all, this extensive Battle of Hedong was merely a game among holy lands. Even if he could deduce quite a bit through some clues, there undoubtedly remained many details that were beyond his understanding.

There was no helping it; strength dictates one's horizons. The current strength of both the Hou Clan and himself determined that these matters could only be speculated upon and not directly influenced by him.

Next, it would be interesting to see how the Three Righteous Factions would respond!

Hou Yuxiao took a deep breath, set aside the tangled thoughts in his mind for the moment, and asked, "Let's not talk about this anymore. How were the casualties in the Battle of Long Guan, where Yucheng led those twenty thousand troops?"

"Dreadfully tragic!"

Upon hearing these words, Hou Yuxiao did not show a surprised expression; he simply nodded and continued to listen to Hou Fei.

A hint of helplessness appeared on Hou Fei's face as he said, "Before I came here, I thought that even if those twenty thousand troops couldn't compare to the elite forces of the holy lands, they should at least be a match for the Mansion Army. But once the battle began, the difference was just too great."

In the defense of Long Guan, nearly thirty percent of those twenty thousand troops died, and another thirty percent were lost while retreating to the riverbank. Now, less than eight thousand of those twenty thousand troops are left!"

Hou Yuxiao slightly shook his head, not out of disappointment—he had anticipated this situation. Not to mention that three-quarters of these twenty thousand troops were hastily assembled from the three regions of Hexi, even the five thousand men from the Hou Clan had never been on a battlefield before. That such a result was normal.

However, these numbers of casualties also indirectly indicated the brutality of the Battle of Long Guan, and it was no wonder that the Demon Sect had lost two hundred thousand troops.

"How did our Hou Clan men fare?" Hou Yuxiao's gaze flickered as he inquired in a low voice.

"The second elder did his best to protect our five thousand men, but still, more than a thousand were injured, leaving just over four thousand. Among the remaining seven thousand plus, more than half are martial artists from our Hou Clan."

This was right!

A trace of satisfaction appeared in Hou Yuxiao's eyes. The martial artists from the Hou Clan, in comparison to those hastily assembled from the powers of Hexi, were not regarded equally in his view. This had already been anticipated and planned before departure, so naturally, he was aware of this.

"As I expected, no large-scale battles will break out for a long time to come. You go back to Hexi and notify the third elder and the rest to take advantage of this period to rotate our clan's martial artists to Hedong side, consider it a military drill."

"Understood!"

Hou Yuxiao paused for a moment, his expression becoming slightly sinister as he continued, "Additionally, have the third elder gather all the influential powers from Hexi and inform them about the casualties here."

Immediately catching on, Hou Fei's face also showed a trace of grimness as he nodded and said, "Family Head's intention is to continue to have them contribute manpower?"

"With such a good opportunity, how can we not exploit them completely!"