Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 585 - 271, it’s a bit troublesome_2

Hearing Wanyan Liang's proposal, Zhuge Yuan seemed to be moved. He pondered for a moment and was about to speak, but before he could, a gentle voice came from the dragon throne, interrupting him.

"Never mind, as heaven has its ways, such a tight net and yet these siblings have escaped: it just shows that heaven's will does not forsake the Jiang Family. Sending more people would be futile, no need to waste any more effort. Focus on governing the Divine Capital instead. Long Yu's real body was slashed by one of my corners; it will return soon enough. Prepare well to deal with it and fulfill the ten-year covenant; that is the urgent matter at hand."

"We will obey your command, Great Emperor."

"Alas, this old one will follow the Great Emperor's decree."

Unlike the brisk and respectful responses of the six from the Marquis of Pingyang, Zhuge Yuan's voice carried a faint exhaustion and helplessness. He sighed softly, his tone full of regret.

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New Yu Era, year 1325, the first day of the fourth month, Baiye Camp

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Hou Yuxiao, who had returned almost a month ago, had been constantly worrying about this place. After all, under the current circumstances, there was no place that could give him more peace of mind than the Baiye Camp. Had it not been for Tongling Clan affairs entangling him, he would have rushed over long ago.

It was only after returning to Tongling that he learned just how much Hedong and his clan had changed in the three-plus months he had been away. In just over three months, the population of Hexi Four Counties had skyrocketed from just over ten million to more than thirteen million, a thirty percent increase.

And this explosive population growth was all due to young and strong adults and their offspring migrating from the Northland, among whom were not a few martial artists with cultivation. This brought great benefits to the Hou Clan.

Originally, when he had left, the total number of martial artists in the Hou Clan was just over 140,000. Upon his return, the number had shockingly increased to 260,000, and that was even after Hou Yuduan had intentionally raised the recruitment standards. If the clan had been open in recruitment, the number of martial artists could have easily surpassed 300,000 already.

"Big brother, guess how many people the Zhaoyang Army has now?"

The one leading the way this time was Hou Yucheng, Old Second, who served as the Commander of the Hou Clan's Zhaoyang Army. He was in charge of the Baiye Camp and was naturally the most familiar with the situation here. Taking advantage of the fact that they were about to enter the camp, he deliberately asked Hou Yuxiao this question.

Hou Yuxiao pondered for a moment. He remembered that when he had left Hedong more than three months ago, the Baiye Camp had a total of 50,000 Zhaoyang Army soldiers and an additional 5,000 Red Flame Army soldiers. At that time, there were just over 140,000 people in the clan. Now with 260,000 clan warriors, if counted proportionally, the number of Zhaoyang Army soldiers...

"One hundred thousand?"

When Hou Yuxiao uttered this number, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat. A troop of one hundred thousand was nothing compared to the powers he had seen in Hedong and the Northlands. But considering that in just over three months the clan's forces had doubled, this estimation, no matter how one looked at it, still seemed a bit bold.

However, to his surprise, Hou Yucheng and Hou Yuduan exchanged a glance, their faces brimming with smiles. After leaving him briefly puzzled, Hou Yucheng finally spoke softly, "Add another fifty thousand!"

Hou Yuxiao's pupils sharply dilated. Before he could exclaim in surprise, Hou Yucheng continued in a tone as if determined to shock, "Among them, fifteen thousand are newly added to the Red Flame Army, the total number of the Red Flame Army now reaching twenty thousand. Old Fifth has personally tested it, and under my command of these twenty thousand Red Flame Army soldiers, I am no weaker than a Martial Artist of the Gang Qi Realm. If the number were to double, I wouldn't even fear those of the Xuanyin Realm."

"How can there be so many people?"

"Two reasons. One is that among the Northland refugees flowing into Hedong, there is a significant number of martial artists. These martial artists, bringing their families to an unfamiliar place without a means of living, find joining the Hou Clan the best option. A large proportion of them, whose cultivation has surpassed five levels of body refinement, have been incorporated into the army.

The second is that with the increasing number of clan martial artists, their cultivation began to breakthrough in a surging fashion. Almost every day, hundreds of people breakthrough. Just in these short three-plus months, at least forty or fifty thousand people have broken through the five levels of body refinement, and more than ten thousand have passed the Ten Layers of Body Openings. Coupled with external influx, the Zhaoyang Army was able to triple in number in such a short time."

Hearing Hou Yuduan's answer, Hou Yuxiao's expression turned excited, and he even became a bit worried. An army of one hundred and fifty thousand, including twenty thousand trained in the Holy Army Code of the Red Flame Army—this force, although not yet at the standard of an Earth Level power, was probably not far off.

The key issue was, how long had it been?

If the trend continued, the growth rate of the Hou Clan was far too astonishing. If people with an agenda were to find out, it's uncertain whether this would be a blessing or a curse for the Yu Family.

"Big brother, rest assured, we have never let our guard down in Baiye Camp. The three brothers of the Gao Family now possess Grandmaster Realm cultivation, and big brother, you've just broken through to the Master Third Realm.

Additionally, with the newly joined, there are more than twenty Grandmaster Realm experts alone within the Zhaoyang Army, and the number of Warriors of the Gang Qi Realm is as many as five hundred, with almost daily breakthroughs, the number is increasing.

Big brother, you must have noticed on your way here that within tens of miles around us, there are our secret sentries—anyone who approaches will be immediately detected. If they truly harbor ill intentions, they will be discovered and dealt with promptly. In these three-plus months alone, you have personally caught more than a dozen waves of people coming to snoop, including those from the Xingnan Prefecture's Xiong Yun Gang, those from Jianye Prefecture, those from Zhaotong Prefecture; various First-Class forces have sent them, and without exception, all have been apprehended by us!"