Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 73 - 060, Merit Gold Page [Request for additional reading!]

When Hou Yuxiao finally left Shengxin Residence, he mounted his horse with a beaming face and rode back toward Hou Mansion.

"Greetings to Master of Hou Family!"

"May Lord Hou be safe and sound."

"Old Master Hou."

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Along the way, all the martial artists and common folk who recognized him bowed and paid their respects. The humility he had to accept from Sikong Yue was compensated for by the greetings of these people, and Hou Yuxiao felt quite comfortable in his heart.

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"Miss, are you really planning not to let the prefecture set up a County Lord and Magistrate in Zhaoyang? If that's the case, won't this place become entirely Hou's City?"

After Hou Yuxiao left, Fu Ling, who had always been in attendance, could no longer hold back and gave voice to the doubts in her heart.

Just now, Sikong Yue had actually agreed to Hou Yuxiao's request not to dispatch a County Lord and Magistrate from the prefecture to Zhaoyang. In Yongzhou, such a thing was completely unprecedented, and Fu Ling couldn't help but find it somewhat inconceivable.

The Rakshasa Holy Sect strictly controlled the whole territory of Yongzhou, and what was it that they relied on, if not the yamen and Prison Admin Department in every region? For Zhaoyang County to do without them was preposterous.

Sikong Yue, clad in blue, stood still in front of a window, watching Hou Yuxiao as he greeted the pedestrians on the street. She spoke with a smile, "Do you think this man would be willing to serve the Holy Church wholeheartedly, or to put it differently, how much do you believe what he just said?"

Fu Ling also glanced at Hou Yuxiao, following her gaze, and shook her head, "Of course not. He dares to collude with The Righteous Path, and then turn around to attend to your matters. This proves that although he is clever, he has no real allegiance — he's a true petty person who won't get up early if there's nothing in it for him. Naturally, he won't be willing to work for the Holy Church."

"Then you tell me, to make this kind of person serve us, what method should we use!"

"Naturally, it's to offer enough benefits, Miss..."

At this point, Fu Ling had already caught on, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Is it Miss's intention to bestow Zhaoyang to him unreservedly, making him see Zhaoyang as the private property of the Hou Family, so that he will stay here more loyally?"

Sikong Yue nodded and said, "He has been eyeing Zhaoyang from the very beginning. That escaped County Lord, I suspect, has long been killed by him. Since he wants it, I will give it to him. Zhaoyang County won't stay peaceful for long anyway; whether it can be preserved is up to him now."

Hearing this, Fu Ling became curious, "Didn't Miss already defeat Tian Fazheng and Gu Chenfeng? Are they planning to come back?"

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"If it's a probe, then there can't be just one attempt!

The other day, I intended to make a move and kill both to serve as a warning to others. Unexpectedly, even Tuoba Huang showed up, disrupting my plans. Who would have thought even Great Jin is now coveting my Yongzhou, ah..."

Seeing Sikong Yue sigh ever so slightly, Fu Ling immediately showed a touch of concern.

"The trouble with Xiayuan Path isn't resolved yet, and now there's bad news from the Shangyuan Path and Jiuling Prefecture. Miss, shouldn't we let the Headquarters dispatch another true disciple instead?"

Sikong Yue shook her head and said, "I am the inheritor of the Holy Church of this era, and most of these troubles have been caused by inheritors of other Holy Lands. It must be me to resolve them. Most others in the Headquarters lack the capability, and the few who do have it are not of appropriate seniority!"

"Miss..."

"Enough, make preparations. We are leaving for Shangyuan Path immediately!"

"As you command!"

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The whole of Zhaoyang County was bustling with reconstruction. After Hou Yuxiao had paraded through the streets to his home, he dove straight into the main hall and placed the two items given by Sikong Yue onto the table. His originally excited expression slowly calmed.

"Unexpectedly, Sikong Yue even agreed to such a demand as not appointing a County Lord and Magistrate. It seems that the Holy Church truly has no one else to rely on, huh!

"Knowing that my relationship with Tianling County can no longer be eased and that they're nominally giving me Zhaoyang, they're actually using me to guard this place well. Clever...indeed clever..."

In this Zhaoyang Disturbance, Hou Yuxiao forcefully killed four Strong Qi Elders of the Mountain Sword Sect, as well as nearly half of the accompanying sect members. If there were to be another major conflict, the possibility of him wanting to switch allegiance to Xuzhou was now slim.

However...he hadn't thought about switching sides anymore...

Recalling the humiliation that Gu Chenfeng and Tian Fazheng brought to the Hou Family, a cold glint flashed in Hou Yuxiao's pupils. This was the core reason why he discerned Sikong Yue's intentions, but still gladly accepted her offer.

He had long coveted control of Zhaoyang County. One county's land is not much in the grand scope of the entire state, but for the Hou Clan, it was too important, especially at this crucial juncture when they were about to rise to a prominent force.

Hou Yuxiao first picked up the bronze token. The front side of the token had the words "New Moon" engraved on it, while the back featured a meaningful depiction of a starry sky and a waning moon.

"Although the Holy Church New Moon Division is only a newly established secret organization by Sikong Yue, its powers are not small. With this New Moon Token, in case of emergency, one can command sect members of the same rank within the Holy Church. Two individuals carrying the New Moon Tokens can sense each other as long as the distance between them does not exceed ten miles!"

The effectiveness of the New Moon Token was secondary; the main point was that Hou Yuxiao was now truly a member of the Rakshasa Holy Sect. Although he couldn't reveal this affiliation under normal circumstances, at least his safety now had an added layer of protection.

After all, inside Yongzhou, those who dared openly confront the Rakshasa Holy Sect were generally tired of living.

Storing the token in his sleeve, Hou Yuxiao focused his attention on the second item, and his expression finally surged with excitement.

When Sikong Yue took out the Gold Paper, he had already sensed the thin merit force within it. Now, holding it in his hand, the white merit force in his mind immediately began to merge with the Gold Paper.

In just two or three breaths, the Gold Paper melted completely into the palm of his hand, along with the white merit force, rushing into his mind...

"Merit Gold Page, this is... Can it show how much merit and karmic obstacles I have?"

Hou Yuxiao's pupils shrank, and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face, but he quickly calmed down and focused on the Gold Page in his mind.

Merit: 326

Karmic Obstacle: 139

It actually materialized the numbers...

Hou Yuxiao infused his merit force into the second white lotus petal and watched as the merit dropped by 15 points, only to reveal a Minor Rejuvenation Pill. While it was somewhat painful, after trying out the other two petals' functions, he couldn't help but reveal an expression of delight.

Understanding the merit points was a minor matter, but the issue was the huge karmic obstacle brought on by the third black lotus petal's function. He didn't know how much merit would be needed to offset it. This was potentially fatal.

Now he finally understood how much merit was needed to use each function.

The transformation function required only 1 karmic obstacle point.

Each Minor Rejuvenation Pill cost 15 merit points, which was not expensive.

The ability absorption function required karmic obstacles depending on the opponent's cultivation. For the Warrior of the Gang Qi Realm, at least 10 karmic obstacle points were needed. It's worth noting that the karmic obstacles incurred after absorption were a hundred times higher than the expended value.

In other words, if he used 10 karmic obstacle points to absorb another Warrior of the Gang Qi Realm's cultivation, his internal karmic obstacles would surge by a thousand points.

Then, to eliminate this surge of karmic obstacles, he would need to spend an equivalent amount of merit...

If the ratio of his internal merit to karmic obstacles fell below 1:20, meaning the karmic obstacles were too high, he would end up like that day where, at the minimum, he would lose his senses or, at worst, die instantly.

Is this what they call the consequences of one's misdeeds...?

This feature, as overpowered as it seems, clearly isn't meant for reckless use. Either he must have a sufficient reserve of merit, or he must use it judiciously.

Looking at how the Gold Page instantly clarified his merit and karmic obstacles, as well as the lotus petals' function consumption, Hou Yuxiao felt happy. However, as the image of the figure in blue robes suddenly emerged in his mind, his mood was no longer as good...