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Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 696: Wolf’s ambition, obvious to all_2
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment before continuing to argue, "At the very least, only the Hu Clan controlling the four counties of Hexi Prefecture can be excluded from the Demon Path, whereas the five counties of Xingnan Prefecture definitely fall under the Demon Path."
"Oh, how naive. Haven't you heard the recent discussions around us? Nobody is optimistic about the Hexi Alliance. There are even some who assert that the alliance won't be established. Yet, our master had us send congratulatory gifts in advance. Why do you think that is?"
Qing Yuan's expression froze, and he immediately realized the problem.
Master Moxuzi's information channels were certainly more formidable than theirs. Judging by the fact that Master directly asked them to send congratulatory gifts, the establishment of the Hexi Alliance was a certainty. Since that was the case, this went against the common perception of the outside world.
If one were to adopt Master's perspective as if it were that of the Ziqing Holy Sect, it would be evident that the sect had known about the Hexi Alliance beforehand. If they were merely regarding the Hu Clan's face, there would be no need to send gifts under the name of the sect, and as for Moxuzi himself, the Hexi Alliance had nothing to do with him, after all, only the Hu Clan was related to him.
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Moxuzi himself had instructed them to congratulate the formation of the Hexi Alliance in the name of the Ziqing Holy Sect and to bring a congratulatory gift. This act carried a meaning that was far from ordinary.
Qing Yuan's face became serious, and after pondering for more than ten breaths, he suddenly looked up, his pupils contracting as he gazed at Mo Qingning. He glanced around before transmitting a message to her,
"Little senior sister, are you saying that the Hu Clan might be the one calling the shots in this Hexi Alliance?"
"Shh..."
Mo Qingning made a silencing gesture, nodding slightly, with a trace of shock on her face, but more than that, there was excitement.
"I started collecting information about our eldest senior sister's fiancé last year. In just five short years, he rose from a non-influential family leader in a county town to ruling over a prefecture. This is a rare feat among men;
In the battle at Longxiang Ferry, he defeated the army of Leiyin Temple and defended the land of Hexi and Xingnan Prefectures. Now, he even effectively controls both prefectures. Furthermore, the Shen Clan, Xiong Yun Gang, and the soon-to-join Hexi Alliance's Pingtian Gate, three powerful first-class forces, are all very likely to be personally controlled by the Hu Clan. This, in terms of both territory and strength, is comparable to an Earth Level force already."
"Our eldest senior sister's fiancé is indeed extraordinary!"
Hearing her junior brother Qing Yuan's exclamation, Mo Qingning's eyes sparkled with a peculiar light. When Hou Yuxiao came to Lingyuan Prefecture to propose last year, she had secretly followed behind her eldest senior sister and witnessed it herself, which had infuriated her.
Although she didn't like either of the Wuwei King's sons, at least they came bearing significant betrothal gifts, which showed respect for her eldest senior sister. Hou Yuxiao, on the other hand, came empty-handed and shamelessly claimed he hadn't brought any betrothal gifts, and yet, to her dismay, her eldest senior sister eventually accepted him...
Mo Qingning and her eldest senior sister, Zhao Qingxue, grew up together and were both pampered by their master, Moxuzi, which engendered a deep bond between them. Although she could see her eldest senior sister's affection for this Hou Yuxiao, she was unwilling to see her beloved senior sister be humiliated.
Therefore, when she volunteered to assist Master with his affairs, her intentions weren't pure.
She had to find a good way to make Hou Yuxiao embarrass himself.
However, after arriving in Hexi, she discovered that the Hu Clan's situation far exceeded her expectations. The battle of Longxiang Ferry had already spread in Lingyuan Prefecture, but from her point of view, most of it was exaggerated false news.
The combined armies of the three families defeated the army of Leiyin Temple; Hou Yuxiao single-handedly fought against a peak Xuanyin Realm expert from Leiyin Temple, Wufa; even Fahai World Honored One's intervention couldn't stop Hu Clan's allied forces.......
These messages, each more exaggerated than the last, she knew without thinking were false. Besides, Master Moxuzi said that the real reason behind the victory at Longxiang Ferry was the River Lord of the Tongtian River and its powerful demon crowd.
As for other rumors, they were nothing but unfounded gossip, turning molehills into mountains.
While Hou Yuxiao certainly possessed talent and could be considered exceptional, to say he had reached the Xuanyin Realm Peak at his age was something Mo Qingning absolutely did not believe. After all, in her eyes, her eldest senior sister Zhao Qingxue was an unparalleled genius and yet she had only reached the Yuan Dan First Realm, and even with frequent praise from Master, she herself was only a Great Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm.
Hou Yuxiao, at most, possessed Yuan Dan Realm cultivation.
The Yin and Yang Saint Realm, impossible!
She could doubt Hou Yuxiao's strength, but she couldn't deny the might of the Hu Clan of Hexi. Setting out from Lingyuan Prefecture, the fastest route was to cross Tongtian River to reach Longxiang Ferry, then pass through Longxiang and Wanyang to arrive at Hexi Prefectural City, and finally to Xingnan Prefectural City. From the moment they crossed the river and learned that only Hu Clan's boats could sail the Tongtian River, she and her junior brother had already distinctly felt the Hu Clan's influence.
Not to mention their journey through Hexi, from cities to the Official Road, it could be said that Hu Clan's influence had permeated every aspect of the four counties of Hexi, especially the Martial Registry system, a legal framework that treats martial artists and commoners differently, and the various innovative management rules and regulations of the Hu Clan. Mo Qingning could distinctly feel that, in Hexi's four counties, both martial artists and commoners showed an allegiance to the Hu Clan that far surpassed what she had seen in other places she had visited before.
Determined to ridicule her eldest senior sister's fiancé, she heard nothing but tales of Hou Yuxiao's legends along the way. Instead of quenching her thirst for revenge, these only intensified her eagerness to embarrass Hou Yuxiao as soon as possible.