Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 130 - 105. The increasingly bustling Prefectural City

Prefectural City’s Northeast Corner, Marquis’s Mansion

The mansion was first bought by Hou Yuling. Three months ago, as soon as it was confirmed that the Hou Clan was elevated into the nobility, the Bai Family packaged and sold the area within two hundred meters nearby to the Hou Family.

After all, the Hou Family had become a third-tier power, and a mere mansion was naturally not sufficient to serve as the family’s base in the Prefectural City.

When Hou Yuxiao left with his people at the beginning of March, Hou Fei spent a great sum to begin replanning and reconstructing this area.

The whole yard had been divided into three parts: the left side was given to Wang Gong for the use of the Zhaoyang Escort Agency’s station, the central original courtyard was expanded to twice the size, becoming much more magnificent, and on the right side, over ten neatly arranged houses were built as residences for the Hou Clan martial artists staying in the Prefectural City.

In the main hall, Hou Fei hurried in.

As soon as Hou Yujie saw him, he immediately stood up, a trace of worry on his face as he asked, "How is it, is there any news from the other three families?"

Hou Fei nodded and said, "It’s confirmed. Hongdao Gang’s deputy Gang Leader Qin Kai, West Cloud Escort Agency’s Chief Escort Liu Jianghe, and the Bai Clan’s Bai Dongyu haven’t returned. Only Shen Xiao came back. I had some Sect Members from the Great Luo Sect inquire, and this Shen Xiao is an Elder of the Great Luo Sect, with a Half-Step Master Realm cultivation, known as the Lei Kun Sword. Among the five, his strength is indeed the strongest!"

A shadowy expression immediately surfaced on Hou Yujie’s face.

There shouldn’t be any problems. If that goat-headed, human-bodied demon is so powerful, and yet just a subordinate of Maiden Hong, then it matches what Big Brother and I have guessed. The Blood Demon must be Maiden Hong. So, if Old Fifth encountered demons, they wouldn’t dare to do anything to him, they certainly wouldn’t dare...

"Fourth Brother, I’m back!"

As if to confirm his thoughts, before he could finish his sentence, Hou Yuduan’s voice came from outside, and joy immediately appeared on his face. He quickly went out to meet him with Hou Fei.

Seeing Hou Yuduan’s clothes stained with quite a bit of blood and his slightly disheveled appearance, Hou Yujie’s face suddenly darkened, and he stepped forward to inquire about last night’s events.

Hou Yuduan was very forthcoming, revealing all the events of the previous evening, including the Buyu Monk from the Jizhou Thunder Sound Temple.

Hou Yujie quietly listened from beginning to end, his expression unchanging. Only after Hou Yuduan finished speaking did he say, "The Jizhou Thunder Sound Temple, is that the rumored Chan Sect Holy Land, a heaven-level sect?"

Seeing Hou Yuduan nod, Hou Yujie stood up, walked over to the bookshelf at the back of the main hall, pulled out a booklet, flipped through it for a while, then presented a page to both of them.

The Dragon List

113th: Buyu Monk

Age: 142 years old

Origin: Ji Province, Xiling Path, Thunder Sound Temple

Cultivation: Great Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm

Battle Record: New Yu Era 1285, July, killed the Eighth Grade demon Shocking Roar from Penglin Prefecture; New Yu Era 1296, February, defeated Yuwen Yue from the Great Jin Conglong Guard; New Yu Era 1321, June, battled the Seventh Grade demon Red Fox Essence from Chiling Path of Xu Province and won.

Upon seeing this information, especially the last part about the battle record, all three faces suddenly revealed a hint of shock.

They might not be very clear about demons, but they were aware of the Conglong Guard. Last year, Great Jin’s Tuoba Huang came to Zhaoyang County. Based on the circumstances then, Tuoba Huang should also have had a Second Realm Grandmaster level cultivation.

If you were to deduce from this, the Buyu Monk seems to have only defeated a Second Realm Grandmaster expert, not quite so formidable.

The problem is, you have to look at the earlier date, which is 1296.

It’s now 1322, which means 26 years ago, this Buyu Monk already had the strength to defeat a Second Realm Grandmaster...

"A Great Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm, and judging from the battle record and ranking, this Buyu Monk might even be stronger than Ding Dian!"

A sharp glint appeared in Hou Yujie’s eyes; the arrival of someone potentially stronger than Ding Dian wasn’t a simple matter.

"Fourth Brother, he was still active in Xu Province last year!"

Suddenly, a remark from Hou Yuduan caused his gaze to change slightly. He also noticed the Buyu Monk’s last battle record.

Chiyang Dao oversees three prefectures: Chongde, Mingzhen, and Jianyun, among which Wanyang County is under the administration of Mingzhen Prefecture, bordering their Tongling County.

"Are you suggesting that this Buyu Monk might have come to slay demons after hearing the news of demon emergence in our vicinity?"

Hou Yuduan nodded, then shook his head, slowly saying, "It’s not unusual for a person of the Chan Sect to slay demons. This Buyu Monk also candidly said that he had other business to attend to, but he was unwilling to tell me what it was."

"Then let’s just wait for now. Since this man has saved you, he’s a friend rather than a foe. Hou Fei, have the brothers pay good attention, and if they see a monk coming to the Prefectural City and confirm it’s Buyu, make sure to receive him well and not neglect him."

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"Hou Fei, at your command!"

After arranging things with Hou Yujie, he no longer pondered over the Buyu Monk but looked towards Hou Yuduan, a flicker of unusual light in his eyes, asking, "So you’re saying, this Lei Kun Sword Shen Xiao, has offended all four of you at once. He thought the four of you were surely dead, but none of you came to harm; you all came back. Are Qin Kai, Liu Jianghe, and Bai Dongyu all back home by now?"

Hou Yuduan nodded and, noticing the look on Hou Yujie’s face, immediately grasped his meaning, slowly saying, "Fourth Brother, are you thinking of using this opportunity to win over the three families to start distancing ourselves from the Great Luo Sect together?"

The Great Luo Sect and the four families had been part of the County Magistrate’s camp. Shen Xiao had greatly offended all four families at once. Hou Yuduan had already thought it through when he came back, recognizing a good opportunity.