Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 494 - 235, Coincidental encounter

In the heart of Yunmeng County City, a young Taoist dressed in a white Taoist robe, carrying a Seven-Star Precious Sword on his back, and with handsome features, was scanning his surroundings with raised eyes. He watched as disciples from the Ziqing Holy Sect dressed in plain yellow Taoist robes slowly gathered around him, and a look of anticipation briefly crossed his face.

Regrettably, as the young disciples approached him one by one and spoke, the anticipation on his face vanished in an instant, replaced by deep worry and tension.

"Brother Qi, we’ve inquired at every household in the north of the city, but there’s no trace of our senior sister at all,"

"The south of the city is the same,"

"We’ve covered the east and the west of the city as well, and there’s no news!"

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"The last known place where our senior sister provided aid was Yunmeng County. Without Master’s command, she would definitely not leave on her own. She’s not in the homes of the townspeople either, so where else could she go!"

Qi Qingyun’s face was filled with concern. Having been alone when he first joined the Ziqing Holy Sect as a child, his senior sister had taken great care of him, and he had always regarded her as his own sister. The Lingyuan Prefecture had just been taken over by the Wuwei King and was teeming with enemy spies; it was far from stable. The disappearance of his senior sister at such a time filled his heart with dread.

Moreover, although Master Moxuzi had over thirty disciples, everyone knew his most beloved was Zhao Qingxue, whom he had raised personally. If his senior sister was indeed lost, the master would certainly not spare him upon his return.

"Brother Qi, Yunmeng County is under the jurisdiction of Hou Zhan, the second son of the Wuwei King. He should know the whereabouts of our senior sister!"

"Do you think I haven’t asked? Hou Zhan said that our senior sister only visited him once before going about the town on her own. He doesn’t know where she went either, and he told us to find her ourselves,"

After finishing his words, Qi Qingyun noticed the ordinary disciple who had reminded him looking somewhat uneasy, as if there was something he found hard to say. Qi Qingyun’s brow furrowed. After pondering for only a moment, he realized something and his expression changed.

"Are you suggesting that Hou Zhan lied?"

The six counties of Lingyuan Prefecture were all governed by Wuwei King’s six adopted sons. Although there was no war at the moment, the region had only recently stabilized and, considering the Wuwei King had taken Lingyuan Prefecture by force, there were still many loyalists to the Wanjian Holy Sect and spies from Xuzhou within the counties. The control over each county was extremely stringent. With Zhao Qingxue’s special status, how could she just disappear without reason in the city? And most importantly, Hou Zhan, the Commandant in charge of Yunmeng County, was actually unaware?

Hou Zhan definitely lied!

"Qingning, Qingcheng, go to the prefectural city immediately and inform Master. The rest of you, come with me to the Sword Control Bureau to find Hou Zhan. He must know the whereabouts of our senior sister,"

Although Qi Qingyun was furious, he hadn’t lost his rationality. The current Yunmeng County was under the control of Hou Zhan’s army, and a direct approach was certainly not feasible. Sending people to the prefectural city to notify the master and going to Hou Zhan himself was a strategic two-pronged approach to ensure they found their senior sister.

Qingning and Qingcheng, both his fellow disciples, might only be at the Gathering Evil Phase of cultivation, but that was sufficient for them to go to the prefectural city to pass on the message.

Both understood the gravity of the situation and, not daring to waste any time, took their leave and rushed toward the prefectural city to inform Master Moxuzi; Qi Qingyun, on the other hand, led the remaining hundreds of disciples towards the Sword Control Bureau.

Yunmeng County was part of Xuzhou territory, and, like other places in Xuzhou, the county seat was governed by the Sword Control Bureau, now naturally occupied by Hou Zhan, the de facto ruler. The disciples’ imposing rush towards their destination immediately attracted the attention of many onlookers.

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"Young heroes, the six counties of Lingyuan are now each guarded by one of Wuwei King Hou Jing’s six adopted sons. In charge of Yunmeng County is his second son, Hou Zhan, who also led the army that took over Yunmeng. I’ve heard quite a few patrons say that Hou Zhan, despite his young age, has cultivation at the Second Realm Grandmaster level and is the most favored among Hou Jing’s six adopted sons. The other five each brought thirty thousand troops, but he brought fifty thousand alone!"

"Six adopted sons? Doesn’t the Wuwei King have any biological children?"

"I’m not sure about that, I’m just a servant at the Spring River Restaurant; I couldn’t possibly know such details. Please forgive me, young heroes,"

"What are the names of the Wuwei King’s six adopted sons, if you know?"

"I just heard about it; the six adopted sons, ranked from eldest to youngest, are reportedly named Hou Hong, Hou Zhan, Hou Fei, Hou Xing, Hou Ren, and Hou Ning. The eldest son Hou Hong has the highest cultivation, supposedly at the Yuan Dan Realm, and even the weakest among the five other adopted sons have achieved the Gangqi Third Realm Bao Dan Period. Truly powerful heirs of a military family!"

"What’s Hou Zhan’s character like?"

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"Tsk tsk, being the most favored by the Wuwei King, he’s a bit arrogant because of the favoritism. The very first day he entered the city, he injured the Chen Family’s eldest son and even imposed a curfew throughout the city. I haven’t heard of the other five counties implementing such a thing. This second son really does things his own way, causing public dissent. People have a lot of complaints against him,"

"Thank you for the trouble, young man. Take these few taels of silver as a token for you to enjoy a drink,"

"You’re welcome, you’re welcome. However, I ask that the young heroes please keep what I’ve said to yourselves, or I fear for my life,"