Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 563 - 263, Take the Initiative to Attack

The Hou Clan's yard occupied more than a mile, fully accommodating the over four hundred members. Hou Yuxiao returned late at night and saw that most people had already lain down to rest. His expression flickered as he found the room where the Jiang siblings were staying and silently entered.

The siblings were both young, so they were arranged to sleep in the same room. Hou Yuxiao first approached the bed of the younger brother, Jiang Yun, on the left side. He placed his palm on the youngster's forehead and faintly released a sliver of True Yuan, sensing that his cultivation was only at the Third Level of Body Opening; then he moved to his sister Jiang Li's bedside and repeated the same action. Her cultivation level was equally unproblematic.

Having confirmed that the two did not conceal their cultivation levels, Hou Yuxiao's face finally showed a relieved expression. He gently turned and exited the room, heading back to his quarters.

After he left, the room remained silent, but after a hundred or so breaths, suddenly, a soft voice rose.

"Sis, this Hou Yuxiao has started to suspect us,"

"It must have been when those two Ninth Grade demons came earlier; we gave ourselves away in front of the servants. From what we've learned these days, Hou Yuxiao is no simple character. It's normal for him to come for an investigation."

"Raising a minor clan of no significance in Tongling County to rival a first-class grand family is indeed impressive. It's just that his cultivation is a bit lacking, far from enough to see through our disguise."

"Looking at his age, he's not yet thirty, a Tian-level Great Grandmaster. Even if his talent is no match for ours, it's already top-notch in the outside world."

"What should we do now?"

"They seem to be planning to help the Lu Family deal with those two demons first, then return to Yongzhou. Let's follow them for now. The two Ninth Grade demons should not be too much trouble for the Lu Family to handle. Once it's over, we can follow them across the river to the south."

"After crossing the river, should we head straight for Yangzhou?"

"No rush. I've become a bit interested in this Hou Clan. Let's go to Hexi first!"

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New Yu Era, year 1325, the beginning of February, the eighth day.

The day after Hou Yuxiao arrived at Baiming Ferry, he convened the Hou Clan members, as well as the seven thousand-strong Rakshasa Holy Sect's Brahman Purifying World Army, led by Han Feng and Peng Yuhu, to proceed to the ferry crossing and join forces with the Lu Family's army.

Han Feng and Peng Yuhu were not surprised. After all, they could tell yesterday that Hou Yuxiao wished to help the Lu Family. Since they had already submitted, they knew they were going to fight against demons and, though not pleased, they did not protest and obediently followed Hou Yuxiao.

The Hou Clan members were much more casual about it. They naturally complied with the Family Head Hou Yuxiao's orders, and although they were somewhat afraid of facing the two Ninth Grade demons, they felt more excitement than fear.

Frankly, in terms of their attitude towards demons, the Hou Clan members did have some fear, but compared to ordinary martial artists or even higher-level sect members, their courage was undoubtedly greater. The reason was Maiden Hong.

The chaos caused by Maiden Hong's demonic uprising, from start to finish, left Tongling County least affected by the demons, with the smallest casualties. From that time, the Hou Clan's fear of demons was not too strong, considering Maiden Hong was a Third-Grade demon of the Undying Realm. Compared to her, these two Ninth Grade demons, despite their strength, still found it difficult to truly evoke their fear.

"Family Head, we've seen those two demons. With just the people at the ferry crossing, at best, we can only hold on for some time. Without reinforcements, there could be a breakthrough at any moment. Are we going to just sit here with the Lu Family?"

Upon hearing Hou Cun's enquiry, Hou Yuxiao didn't answer directly but counter-asked, "Besides those two Ninth Grade demons, are there any other formidable characters?"

Hou Cun, who led the Zishu Faction and had seen those two demons, pondered for a moment before shaking his head and responding, "Aside from the Black-Patterned Poisonous Serpent and the Gold-Backed Giant Crocodile, the rest of the thousands are manageable. Right, Lord Han Feng participated in the battle that day; they should know better than I do."

Han Feng, knowing Hou Yuxiao was probing for the demons' strength, nodded and said, "There are about forty-plus demons comparable to the Grandmaster Realm, Eighth and Seventh Grades, along with two Sixth Grade demons. The rest are Ninth Grade or below. In fact, the Lu Family's army can handle these demons easily, it's just those two Ninth Grade demons that are the real problem."

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Sixth Grade demons are equivalent to martial artists of the Yuan Dan Realm; Seventh Grade are above Grandmasters; Eighth Grade are Grandmasters below the fourth level. Hou Yuxiao mentally calculated for a while, nodded slightly, and continued to lead the group without a word.

The Lu Family's seventy thousand troops consisted of ordinary soldiers who, joined together, could almost handle two Sixth Grade demons, but would struggle against Ninth Grade demons comparable to the Qiányáng Realm.

The seven thousand soldiers who had studied the Holy Army Code from the Brahman Purifying World Army were strong, but given their numbers, at best they could handle Sixth Grade demons. There were quite a few Grandmasters among their ranks; together with him, they summed up to fifteen, which was also not bad. But compared to the demons' forces, they were far too few. When Hou Yuxiao visited the main camp yesterday, he had observed that the Lu Family's army had just over twenty Grandmaster Realm martial artists. Adding these numbers together, the demons' side was clearly stronger. Hou Cun was right; without reinforcements, they could only defend, and that might not hold over time.

As everyone proceeded, they reached the main camp near the ferry crossing. Looking up at the river, they suddenly saw a massive craft, which evoked a chorus of astonished exclamations: