Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 501 - 237. The Mysterious and Unpredictable Wuwei King (Subscribe in November)_2
Once great changes befell Hedong, the Rakshasa Holy Sect, Bailu Academy, and Leiyin Temple—mighty forces in their own right, including your esteemed sect—as well as Great Jin, have nothing to fear. But we of the Hou Clan are weak and our strength is minute. A single misstep could spell disaster upon us. I only seek a way out for the survival of the Hou Clan.
During the chaos in Tongling, I, Mr. Hou, had intended to join your honored sect, but unfortunately the demons’ strength was too overwhelming, and with the emergence of many powers from the Holy Lands, the matter had to be set aside. If Miss Zhao does not mind...
During the chaos in Tongling, Hou Yuxiao had already arranged to meet Moxuzi in advance, and had indirectly proposed the Hou Clan’s allegiance to the Ziqing Holy Sect. As he explained, the situation rapidly changed, and the matter was left unresolved.
However, after saving Zhao Qingxue from Gu Chenfeng, Moxuzi should have a rather good impression of me now!
With Zhao Qingxue mediating, it shouldn’t be too difficult for the Hou Clan to gain the protective pledge of the Ziqing Holy Sect.
Everything was as Hou Yuxiao had anticipated. His words were indeed sincere, and even a clever person like Zhao Qingxue should find no fault in them, let alone this girl whose thoughts were still somewhat naive.
Zhao Qingxue pondered for only a moment before nodding to Hou Yuxiao, saying, "Elder Brother Hou, rest assured, I will definitely..."
Regrettably, before she could finish her sentence, Hou Yuxiao abruptly looked up into the sky, his pupils revealing shock as his face turned pale...
It was a purple palm seal, swiftly attacking from above. The seal as intense as the Ziyang sun; feeling the powerful aura it emitted, Hou Yuxiao’s hairs on his back stood on end. The palm seal struck too quickly for him to even dodge, and a shadow of death immediately loomed over his heart. In a daze, he didn’t manage to react.
"Master, no!"
Upon hearing the words "Master," and then seeing Zhao Qingxue shielding him, Hou Yuxiao felt a wave of relief and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
With Zhao Qingxue in front, the purple palm seal instantly retracted seventy percent of its force and shifted its trajectory, barely missing Hou Yuxiao’s ear as it passed by.
Boom...
Even with just thirty percent of its strength, the already dilapidated temple collapsed into dust for at least one tael in the vicinity instantly. Hou Yuxiao glanced over with just a slight turn of his head and beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead.
This palm, had it struck him, would have left him close to death if not dead.
The newcomer had a foot-long beard, dressed in a purple Daoist robe, holding a white whisk. His face was thin but not in a way that gave off a mean impression. Even with an angry expression in his eyes, one could tell his features were naturally calm. This person was none other than Moxuzi Daoist, the current patriarch of the Ziqing Holy Sect’s Taishang Dao Lineage, Forgetful Way.
Hou Yuxiao had seen Moxuzi more than once, but the previous encounters were nowhere near as dangerous as this one. Previously, Moxuzi’s cultivation was at the Full Completion of Yuandan, but that palm seal, as intense as the Ziyang sun, clearly indicated that his cultivation had broken through to the Qianyang realm.
"Junior Hou Yuxiao, greetings to the esteemed Moxuzi senior!"
"What’s going on? Why is this boy here? And you, Qingyun said you were missing in Yunmeng County, so how come you’re here? And who are those two?"
Seeing that Moxuzi didn’t bother with him but instead rapidly fired a string of questions at Zhao Qingxue, Hou Yuxiao, who was bowing, felt slightly awkward for a moment.
Standing by his side, Zhao Qingxue revealed a slight smile and hurried forward to take Moxuzi’s hand, softly narrating her ordeal. As she spoke, she gestured toward Hou Zhan and Hou Yuxiao. Each time she pointed at Hou Zhan, her face clearly showed anger, but when it came to Hou Yuxiao, her expression was full of shyness and joy. Such an overt reaction made Hou Yuxiao somewhat embarrassed, but of course, he was quite pleased internally.
"You mean to say, that Hou Zhan gave you a strong poison, trying to..."
Moxuzi didn’t finish his sentence and watching Zhao Qingxue nod slightly, his face showed no concern, but his eyes suddenly held a chill.
He, of course, was not worried—with Zhao Qingxue as the only heir of Forgetful Way, he had long since obtained a protective Spirit Talisman from the sect leader. Unless facing a great power, no method would work against Zhao Qingxue.
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But worry aside, attempting such a vile act against the heir of the Ziqing Holy Sect...
Moxuzi looked down at another side where Hou Yuxiao had already summoned the Fourth Elder to his side, leaving only Hou Zhan, clad in golden armor, standing alone. Moxuzi’s gaze flickered back and forth as he seemed to ponder something, remaining silent for a long time.
At this moment, Hou Zhan’s heart was in turmoil, his back already drenched with sweat. Having fought Hou Yujie for half the day without success, he was already on edge, constantly fearful that Hou Yuxiao would intervene. Now, seeing Moxuzi, he knew all his deeds were exposed and he was naturally terrified, fearing Moxuzi would take action against him.
Hou Yuxiao’s gaze never left Moxuzi. Seeing Moxuzi stare at Hou Zhan for a long time without taking action, he faintly guessed.
Could it be that the Ziqing Holy Sect, being in alliance with the Wuwei King, made Moxuzi hesitant to act against Hou Zhan for fear of affecting their relationship?
No, that can’t be right. The Wuwei King might be powerful, but he was merely a noble of Great Jin, whereas the Ziqing Holy Sect is a Holy Land. The Ziqing Holy Sect acts independently without any need to consider the Wuwei King. Besides, this matter was completely Hou Zhan’s fault; even if he acted, what could the Wuwei King possibly object to?
