Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 121 - 102, Songyang Town’s Terrifying Experience

The Lei Kun Sword wielder, Shen Xiao, was no small name in the Prefectural City; after all, he was the Fifth Elder of the only second-rate power in town, the Great Luo Sect.

Apart from the Sect Master Ding Buhai, the Great Luo Sect had three other Grandmasters and seven Dan Embracing Phase Elders. With Shen Xiao being 363 years old and ranked fifth, his strength was considerable, and within the Great Luo Sect, he was not to be taken lightly.

Just now, when he was teaching Qin Kai a lesson, he had displayed the cultivation of a Half-Step Master. This clearly contradicted the outside world’s speculation that his cultivation was only at the Dan Embracing Phase, a significant discrepancy.

For such a person—with age, strength, experience, and a not insignificant status—to be so dreadfully afraid of death that he almost shed all semblance of dignity was truly unheard of.

Ever since the five of them left the Official Road and began to explore the wilderness twenty li east of the county, Shen Xiao had indeed done just as he said he would: letting Hou Yuduan and the other three take the lead while he lagged behind on his own, exhibiting an extreme caution that left those in front stunned.

"A Half-Step Master facing an Eighth Grade demon wouldn’t necessarily win, but at least he could escape without issue. Does he really need to hang back more than a li behind us? This guy is so ridiculously cautious; no wonder he’s lived so long!"

Amidst the dense forest, Bai Dongyu cast a glance back at Qin Kai and Liu Jianghe, who were a hundred meters behind, and then at Shen Xiao, who was more than five hundred meters away, before complaining helplessly to Hou Yuduan.

Hearing this, Hou Yuduan chuckled softly without saying a word, his gaze constantly sweeping the surroundings with vigilant attention.

Discretion is the better part of valor, and while Shen Xiao’s timidity may not sit well with him, he couldn’t deny that Shen Xiao’s extreme caution was something worth learning.

Of course, the key issue was that the four of them were far weaker than Shen Xiao; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been pushed to the front as live targets.

It was nearing Zishi, the deep silence of the night made every rustle of the trees in the dense forest tauten one’s nerves. Despite his dissatisfaction with Shen Xiao, Bai Dongyu, knowing he was powerless to resist him, resignedly joined Hou Yuduan in taking the lead.

After another five hundred meters, Bai Dongyu let out a slight sigh of relief.

"Another li ahead, and we’ll be at the biggest town near the city!"

Hou Yuduan nodded and also sighed in relief, "Songyang Town, located to the north of the Official Road on the east side of the county, with more than seventy thousand inhabitants, is the largest town beyond the four cities of Tongling County."

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As the two spoke, Qin Kai and Liu Jianghe, who weren’t far behind them, had caught up and each gave a salute before leaping to the front.

The four had previously agreed to take turns scouting a one-li range in pairs. Now that Qin Kai and Liu Jianghe had finished their section, they were nearing Songyang Town, and it was time to switch.

Compared to the uninhabited wilderness, the densely populated town was naturally much safer, which was why both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they hadn’t encountered any danger on the way, when dealing with demons, they couldn’t count on Shen Xiao, who was nearly a li behind. Relying on just the four of them, even facing the weakest Rank Nine Demon would result in an immediate life-or-death crisis, hence their heightened nerves.

After walking another three hundred meters in the middle, they could see the dense lights and houses to the east from a distance. Qin Kai and Liu Jianghe, who were ahead, suddenly quickened their pace. Hou Yuduan and Bai Dongyu assumed they were eager to reach the town and saw no reason for suspicion, so they quickened their step as well.

With that, the pace of the entire group accelerated significantly.

After a hundred more meters, just as they were almost at the entrance to Songyang Town, Hou Yuduan and Bai Dongyu figured it was time to take over and sped up to catch the pair in front.

"Wait, something’s not right!"

Suddenly, Hou Yuduan reached out to grasp Bai Dongyu, his gaze towards the front pair growing increasingly solemn.

"What’s wrong now?" Bai Dongyu’s face was full of confusion.

"It’s too quiet. Qin Kai and Liu Jianghe haven’t said a word since we started moving. Let’s not get closer, let’s wait and see."

Hearing this, Bai Dongyu nodded, his face taking on a hint of suspicion as he continued to hang back a hundred meters behind the other two with Hou Yuduan.

They moved on for another hundred meters or so.

"I knew there was a problem!"

Bai Dongyu saw Qin Kai and Liu Jianghe pass the five-hundred-meter mark without stopping to wait for them to take over. Instead, they continued into Songyang Town, and his own tone became serious.

Hou Yuduan didn’t speak. Instead, he looked back at Shen Xiao and shook his head slightly, before continuing forward with Bai Dongyu to near the entrance archway of Songyang Town. They realized they were no longer in sight of Qin Kai and Liu Jianghe, which sent a chill through their hearts.

Although enveloped in the darkness of night, the houses lining the streets of Songyang Town still had many lights on, appearing no different from any ordinary town. From the outside, nothing seemed amiss.

A cold breeze passed by; the two exchanged glances, each feeling a bit intimidated and not daring to enter the town.

"Possessed by evil spirits, those two must have been taken over by demonic influences!"

Suddenly, a voice tinged with schadenfreude entered their ears—it was Shen Xiao, who had been lagging behind and had now approached.

His gaze was also fixed on Songyang Town, clearly having noticed the strangeness of Qin Kai and Liu Jianghe from before.

"All this way and not a single demon has shown up; I thought nothing would happen tonight. Turns out we’ve been watched all along. I was wondering... With you two being the weaker ones, why those evil creatures didn’t come for you and instead went after them..."