Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

The county government's main hall was filled with tension as, apart from Cheng Yue entangled with Lu Fangweng, the other three Gang Qi Realm Elders were feeling a shock deep in their hearts. Their entire cultivation had vanished without a trace, an occurrence so eerie that none of them had ever even heard of such a thing.

However, before they could come to terms with their situation, the air was split by the incoming attacks of three weapons—a blade, a sword, and a whip. Gleaming with the might of nine tigers, these relentless attacks were unleashed by the Hou Family siblings who had been holding back all night.

Hou Yucheng's face bore a sinister smile. With a leap of his robust frame, he yanked out the large blade fastened to his waist. A four-inch beam of light, swift as lightning, streaked out, aiming straight for the man to his left.

Taken aback, the man raised his longsword to block. Though his profound Gang Qi had been stripped away by the barrier, his cultivation of the Ten Layers of Body Openings was still intact. His peak physical strength, endowed with the power of nine tigers, erupted. The longsword clashed with the blade light, and immediately a metallic clang resonated in the air.

Splat...

But Hou Yucheng's blade was too fast, inconceivably fast. Upon contact with the longsword, it didn't stop; instead, it continued to tear upwards along the blade, instantly notching several gaps into the double-edged sword.

"Impossible, my Green Frost is a fine weapon, how could it be notched by a common blade...?"

The Elder cried out in horror, his gaze dropping to his own fine Green Frost Sword, then lifting to Hou Yucheng's great blade, eyes brimming with disbelief.

"Trash, even with a fine sword, remains trash!"

Hou Yucheng let out a cold sneer. Although his mouth mocked, there was not the slightest pause in his blade, which whooshed once again into the elder's pupil, slashing from the flank for a second time.

"Stop dazing out. This kid is extremely tricky!"

The elder lunged to the side to dodge and turned to call for help from the other two Mountain Sword Sect elders, only to realize after speaking that the two were already entangled by an eerily tricky a soft sword and a two-zhang long whip.

Hou Yujie's slender soft sword danced in the air, leaving behind a trail of star-like afterimages, not Gang Qi or anything else, but merely the swift movement of the sword tip. In an instant, he pierced out dozens of luminous points, densely packed like raindrops, attacking another Elder.

And Hou San, in her purple skirt, her enchantingly beautiful figure was fully revealed in the process of cracking her whip. The edges of the whip were lined with sharp reverse blades, and every time the other elder's body made contact, a bloodstain was torn open, flesh and skin dragged out along with it, creating a rather gruesome scene.

"How can these three be so young yet possess such high martial arts prowess!"

Lu Fangweng, locked in combat with Cheng Yue, hadn't lowered his vigilance towards this side. Seeing the three Gang Qi Realm Elders get suppressed by Hou Yuxiao's three siblings in an instant, his pupils flickered with a hint of fear.

He was of the highest realm, naturally had the best eyesight, and could discern the critical issue at a glance.

Whoosh...

The sound of forceful wind and heat brushed by his ears, and Lu Fangweng's pupils constricted as he turned his head only to find a one-zhang black staff, brimming with the immense power of nine tigers, already at his ear.

He had been focused on Hou Yucheng and the others but failed to notice that Hou Yuxiao had also kept an eye on him. The staff's approach instantly filled him with rage. Instinctively, he tried to circulate his Gang Qi to defend, but the realization struck – he was within the barrier where Gang Qi couldn't be summoned. His rage turned to sheer panic, and he desperately tried to evade.

However, Hou Yuxiao would not easily let slip such a long-awaited opportunity. He had been proficient with the Ape Demon Staff for over two years, smoothly changing direction, the sound of the staff cutting through the air thundered once more.

Bang... Bang...

Lu Fangweng's head was drenched in blood, a buzzing noise filled his ears, and in an instant, darkness filled his pupils; he became deaf to the world around him. A tremendous pain emanated from the side of his head where he had been struck by Hou Yuxiao's staff, rendering him deaf.

Thanks to still possessing the physical cultivation of the Ten Layers of Body Openings, it was only hearing he lost. Otherwise, that staff blow could have crushed his skull.

Although his head hadn't split open, Lu Fangweng's body had already slumped to the ground, thoroughly devoid of any fighting capacity.

"Hou Yuxiao, you dare attack me!"

Cheng Yue's anger was sky-high, his voice echoing around the county government.

His left half of the face had swollen into a pig's head shape. Just moments ago, when Hou Yuxiao had struck down Lu Fangweng with his staff, the momentum didn't halt; it continued ferociously with another swing, smashing into his left cheek.

Hou Yuxiao suddenly revealed a hint of embarrassment, retracted his staff hurriedly, and with full apology, bowed his hands and said, "Magistrate Cheng, I am so sorry, so sorry... in my eagerness to defeat the enemy, I failed to retract in time, and it was truly inconsiderate of me... my apologies..."

Watching Hou Yuxiao's feigned grievance, Cheng Yue's hatred surged to the point where his eyes nearly split, and he clenched his fists until they bled. If he could, he would undoubtedly rush forward to kill Hou Yuxiao without hesitation.

Come at me... Come at me...

At this moment, Hou Yuxiao was inwardly calling out, hoping that Cheng Yue would take the initiative to step forward. Yet Cheng Yue merely glared at him for more than a dozen breaths, his body nearly moving forward, but in the end, he abruptly turned around and stepped out of the courtyard wall.

"This ball-less son of a turtle really doesn't have the guts..."

As Cheng Yue stepped out of the courtyard wall, he heard Hou Yuxiao's scornful mockery, his body trembling fiercely. He paused for more than a dozen breaths without moving, but in the end, he still held back and left through the gate.

"It seems he's not completely useless after all!"

Hou Yuxiao watched Cheng Yue's departing figure, a colder glint flashing in his pupils.

Meanwhile, the three Elders of the Mountain Sword Sect found themselves in a desperate situation, under siege by Hou Yucheng and two others, and began contemplating escape.

Unfortunately, with Hou Yuxiao watching from the side, they had not the slightest chance.

With the three Elders defeated, Hou Yucheng's blade flashed, ready to decapitate the Elder in front of him with the Green Frost Sword when a long staff blocked in front of the Elder's body.

"Don't kill these four yet, tie them up. The situation in the East City has yet to be resolved!"

Hou Yucheng was taken aback, looked up at the sky at the Barrier, and questioned with uncertainty, "The Zhaoyang Barrier has been initiated, they must have lost already, what waves can they still make?"

Hou Yuxiao shook his head; it wasn't that he knew something, but the Good and Evil Divine Lotus in his mind had given no feedback on any merit gained.

By logic, activating the Barrier should have saved the people in the West City at the very least, yet the Divine Lotus's lack of reaction indicated that the Battle of Zhaoyang was far from over, and the citizens within the city had not yet escaped the danger.

Besides, there were still formidable players that hadn't yet made an appearance. Tian Linong had gathered so many Sect Members, clearly determined to seize Zhaoyang County; how could it end so easily!

Finally, Hou Yuxiao turned his head to look toward Shengxin Residence, a sharp light crossing his eyes.

The Holy Maiden of the Rakshasa Sect had never shown her face from the beginning to the end, which only indicated one thing – that the current situation didn't yet require her intervention to resolve it.

A trace of solemnity flashed through Hou Yuxiao's mind, and he turned to address the others.

"You guys go ahead and call back all our forces from the Hou Mansion first, then lead them to purge the West City and rescue other Martial Artists and civilians. There are not too many infiltrators in West City now. Try not to kill the Sword Sect Members if possible; capture all of them alive and then bring them to the vicinity of East City,"

"Yes, big brother!"

After giving his orders, Hou Yuxiao saw Hou Yucheng and the others depart, then turned to knock out the four Elders with a dull thud of his staff, hoisting the unconscious men over his shoulder and hurrying toward the edge of the Barrier in the direction of East City.

Fu Ling was still battling Tian Linong on that side, and this Holy Church maid clearly had the Dan Embracing Phase cultivation. It was uncertain who was stronger between her and Tian Linong!

The clash between these two represented the highest-end power struggle in the chaos of Zhaoyang thus far; whoever triumphed could indeed reveal much about the situation.