Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 495 - 235, Chance Encounter_2

"Don’t worry, I won’t say a word."

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In the main hall of the Spring River Restaurant, Hou Yujie watched the servant leave with a pocketful of broken silver and then turned to Hou Yuxiao, asking softly, "Six adopted sons, shouldn’t a man over 400 years old, like the Wuwei King, have descendants? Normally, someone of over 400 should be having generations of offspring, even if he abstains from pleasures of the flesh!"

Martial artists, for the sake of cultivation, mostly do not marry before breaking through the Gang Qi Realm. A few, in order to preserve their essence, might remain celibate even before reaching the Grandmaster Realm. Therefore, it is common to have one or two centuries between generations.

Being over 400 years old and without progeny is indeed unusual.

After Hou Yujie had asked, and upon receiving no response for a long time, he looked up again only to realize that Hou Yuxiao’s gaze was still fixed upstairs. He thought it was because the servant had mentioned Hou Zhan being upstairs, so Hou Yuxiao was looking in that direction, and he whispered, "Big brother, do you have plans concerning Hou Zhan?"

Hou Yuxiao shifted his gaze, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Of course, he had no plans regarding Hou Zhan. Normally, he would have visited to understand whether the Wuwei King had any connection to the Hou Clan. Now, since the Rakshasa Holy Sect and Great Jin were allies and the Hou Clan was part of the Holy Church, even if Hou Jing had no relation to the Hou Clan, they wouldn’t make things difficult for him.

The Chen Family was the only second-rate power in Yunmeng County. On his first day in the city, Hou Jing had beaten up the eldest son of the Chen Family. According to the servant, Hou Jing was evidently a typical spoiled heir, likely similar to what they had encountered years ago in Zhaoyang County. If he rashly offended such a person, he could expect significant trouble.

However, the problem was that Zhao Qingxue was upstairs!

Thud thud thud...

Suddenly, a series of footsteps came from outside the restaurant. Hou Yuxiao and his brother turned their heads to look and saw a group dressed similarly to the gate guards boisterously rushing upstairs, heading straight for the private room where Hou Zhan was pointed out by the servant.

Hou Yuxiao’s expression subtly changed as he pulled out an Azure Dragon demonic ghost mask from his chest and handed it to Hou Yujie.

Upon seeing this, Hou Yujie’s face displayed a flicker of excitement. These masks were given to them by Maiden Hong last year, including three with the Azure Dragon demonic ghost design. Hou Yuxiao taking this one out meant that they were to act in the capacity of the Dragon Head of the Qinglong Association.

So it seems, big brother indeed has plans for Hou Zhan!

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Top floor, private room

Nine people were seated around a round table, the leader a young man clad in golden armor, with a handsome face and an indomitably proud expression; a treasured sword hung by his side.

Sitting next to the young man on both sides, four men also in armor and looking middle-aged, clearly military figures with a calm demeanor. They intermittently scanned their surroundings, their expressions quite vigilant, obviously the young man’s personal attendants of high standing.

Apart from these five, the other three sat directly opposite the young man, centered by a middle-aged man dressed in a yellow and white brocade robe. His presence seemed even deeper than that of the young man’s party, suggesting his cultivation was the highest. On his left and right sat two elder men, their presence slightly weaker than the middle-aged man and bearing a family resemblance, clearly his seniors at a glance.

Beyond these nine, behind the round table was a girl dressed in white, bound and stuffed into a sack. Her hair was styled in a Taoist bun, and her strikingly beautiful face looked delicate and elegant but with slightly seductive almond eyes. Anyone seeing her would surely remark on her breathtaking beauty.

Nevertheless, the girl’s eyes were tightly shut, clearly unconscious.

All nine at the table focused on the girl, especially Hou Zhan, whose eyes clearly showed wicked intentions as he observed her graceful figure.

"Second young master, Mr. Chen has really caused a mess this time. If Taoist Priest Mo finds out I captured his disciple, a hundred heads of the Chen Family won’t be enough to appease him. I ask for nothing in return, just don’t forget the merit of the Chen Family after you succeed," said Chen Qingfeng, his forehead streaming with large sweat beads as he knelt humbly before Hou Zhan, his expression extremely tense.

Normally, being the Family Head of the Yunmeng Chen Family and a Master Four Realms expert, he shouldn’t be so unnerved. Yet, everything depends on the circumstances. Personally capturing the successor of the Ziqing Holy Sect’s Taishang Forget Love Way, such a grave offense didn’t even require the Ziqing Holy Sect’s knowledge; if Taoist Priest Mo alone became aware, his family would undoubtedly be doomed.

But he had no choice. If he didn’t capture Zhao Qingxue, Hou Zhan would immediately threaten the lives of everyone in his Chen Family. Even though he knew he was being used as a scapegoat, he could only accept it reluctantly.

Who can fight against the prevailing circumstances?

By capturing Zhao Qingxue, at least Taoist Priest Mo wouldn’t come immediately, and he could demonstrate loyalty to Hou Zhan, possibly winning favor from the Wuwei King if he gambled correctly.

Thus he knelt there with an anxious heart, waiting for Hou Zhan’s response.

"Rest assured, as long as I succeed, Taoist Priest Mo won’t be able to touch your family!"

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Whew...

Chen Qingfeng finally exhaled a deep breath of relief, quickly saying with an excited expression, "Thank you for your understanding, Second Young Master. From now on, the Chen Family will surely serve before and behind you!"

Although the Chen Family was a second-rate power and had been influential in Yunmeng for many years, having witnessed the Wuwei King’s mighty army, he deeply understood that before those Holy Lands, especially before the might of Great Jin, the Chen Family was less significant than a tiny grasshopper. Coupled with the recent disturbances across The World, if he could really align with this Second Young Master and cling to the coattails of the powerful Great Jin Wuwei King, it would undoubtedly be all benefit and no harm for the Chen Family.