Cultivation in the Family: Everyone is a villain

The fifth day of the seventh lunar month in the year 1332 of the New Yu Calendar

On the official road outside the city of Jiuxian County, two handsome young men, dressed in black, each riding a strong mane and carrying swords at their waists, seemed to have come after a long journey and were watching the entrance and exit of the city gate.

pedestrians, their eyebrows and eyes full of curiosity and agility.

Most pedestrians had noticed the two young men, but almost without exception, after taking one look at them, they immediately turned their attention elsewhere.

Not to mention the value of the high-grade Fierce Manes the two of them were riding, the clothes they were wearing seemed to be just ordinary black clothes, but if you take a closer look, you will find that the material is obviously higher than what ordinary people wear.

It's so much better, not to mention the swords on their waists and the jade ornaments hanging on their bodies. They just have the words "My family is rich" engraved on their foreheads.

Coupled with the childishness between their eyebrows and the simple aura of being ignorant of the world, it is obvious that these are two young men of noble birth who have just entered the world.

A few years ago, if you encountered this kind of young master, a ruthless person from Jiuxian County, you would have had some evil thoughts. Some people who were not afraid of death would have taken risks to see if they could get something good from these two people.

That won't work now.

Since the implementation of the Hexi New Deal in Jiuxun County, all warriors have been registered as martial artists. If you commit crimes, the Xuanting Division in each city will not spare you. Moreover, the punishments for warriors are often higher than those for ordinary people.

It is much more serious, ranging from being deprived of military qualifications to being directly executed.

The deprivation of military status sounds like a trivial punishment, but in fact the impact is extremely terrifying. Under the rule of the Hexi Alliance, there are three prefectures of Xingnan, Hexi, and Nanping. Whether they are local or from other places, all warriors must

Registration, without a military registration order, you can't enter any city in the three prefectures, buy anything used by warriors, and you can't even go to the official channels between various places.

The Hexi Alliance uniformly calls this kind of warrior a black householder. Anyone who goes to a black household will be wanted by the Xuanting Division in each city. It is better to be caught by the Xuanting Division. If you are unlucky, you will be caught by the Hou clan masters or the Hou clan.

If Fourth Master's Black Feather Guard catches him, he will be executed directly without trial.

Basically, being deprived of the military status order is equivalent to being expelled from the three prefectures of Hexi. There is currently a war in Xuzhou in the east, and Leiyin Temple in the west has blocked the entire territory. There is no news at all. In this world, there is a peaceful place to stay.

It is not easy, especially if there is no war at all in the three prefectures of Hexi, it will be even less.

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"Brother, what are you doing standing there in a daze? Are you going into the city?"

Hou Wuji was excited and had just taken two steps when he found Hou Wuji standing still and didn't move. He turned around and called him in confusion.

"Wuji, why don't we go back? We've been playing for two days and it's almost done. If uncle and dad wake up from seclusion and find that we are not here, they will definitely be furious!"

"I won't go back. I stayed in Five Elements Heaven for more than 20 years. I spent all day and night doing nothing but cultivation. I'm almost going crazy. I finally came out this time. I won't play for a year and a half.

That's weird. If you want to go back, you can go back on your own. No matter what you say, I won't go back."

When Hou Wuji said he wanted to go back, Hou Wuji immediately became furious.

He looked to be in his twenties, but because he had been cultivating in Five Elements Heaven for more than twenty years, his mental age was completely inconsistent with his actual age. After he finished speaking, he did not wait for Wu Wuji to respond, and rode on his horse.

He rushed towards the city gate.

Seeing that Hou Wuji couldn't listen to his words, a trace of helplessness suddenly flashed across Hou Wuji's face. He himself had been in Five Elements Heaven for more than 20 years, and he was indeed very uncomfortable. He thought that the two of them were not out anyway.

There should be nothing going on in the Hexi area, so he followed Hou Wuji and rode towards the city gate.

"You two gentlemen, please show me your token!"

The soldiers on duty at the city gate were dressed in black armor. The two of them could tell at a glance that they were soldiers of the Zhaoyang Army. Without saying anything, they directly took out the false identity tokens they had prepared in the clan. The gatekeeper

The soldiers did not notice anything unusual and directly let the two people into the city.

"Jiuxun is the westernmost county of Xingnan Prefecture. Because it is adjacent to Jianye Prefecture and has to guard against Leiyin Temple, more troops are stationed than in other places. If I remember correctly, there are 500,000 Zhaoyang troops stationed here.

, the leader of the army is Uncle Cheng Yunye, who is at the second realm of Yuan Dan with magical powers; the city lord is Uncle Gao Huan, who is a great master at the fourth realm."

Hearing these two names, Hou Wuji's face suddenly showed a smile. During the twenty years of Five Elements Heaven, his father had been in seclusion for a long time, and his mother only came out occasionally. He and Hou Wuji spent most of their time with other senior members of the clan.

Living together, the two of them received guidance from many people on their cultivation, Cheng Yunye and Gao Huan were one of them.

"Uncle Cheng used to serve in the Xiahoumen of my aunt. His cultivation has improved rapidly in the past few years in Wuxingtian. It was my father who recommended him to command the troops in Zhaoyang Army. Unexpectedly, he was directly transferred to Jiuxian

Here comes the county; Uncle Gao Huan seems to have been following Grandpa Gao Cheng in Qinglonghui before, but now he has actually joined the Qiancheng Division and been sent to Jiufong County to be the city lord."

Hou Wuji's tone was filled with doubts. Cheng Yunye and Gao Huan were both direct senior members of the Hou family. It was not normal for them to be transferred to a sensitive place like Jiufong County at the same time.

Hou Wuji's expression suddenly changed, and he turned around and whispered: "Brother, have you forgotten the news we heard along the way? The battle on Jiangdong Road in Xuzhou has become intense, and King Wuwei's army has all pressed forward. Do you think...

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"You mean, uncle is going to take action against Leiyin Temple?"

Hou Wuji reacted quickly and immediately realized what Hou Wuji was thinking. Thinking back to what he had seen and heard in the previous two days, he nodded immediately and realized that Hou Wuji's words were probably right.

"In all likelihood, I heard Uncle Wu say before that my father has long wanted to take action against Leiyin Temple. Due to his strength and the lack of movement from King Wuwei in the east, he has been holding back. When we came out, in the Five Elements Heaven

The Red Flame Army has already begun to leave the border in batches, and I guessed at that time that there was going to be some action, so I came to Jiufong County."

Seeing the proud expression on Hou Wuji's face, Hou Wuji immediately knew what he was thinking and warned in a low voice: "Wuji, don't mess around. If this is the case, then the uncle and father should both be released from prison.

And it’s very likely that we’ll be here soon, and it’s not safe here in Jiuxian County. In my opinion, let’s go back, right?”

Hou Wuji refused in his heart without even thinking about it, but this time he changed his words, with a hint of mystery on his face. He came close to Hou Wuji and whispered: "Brother, we are about to start a war with Leiyin Temple. We will also

We need help. If we can make meritorious deeds, maybe my father and fifth uncle will be willing to let us join the Red Flame Army. Then we won’t have to be locked up in the Five Elements Heaven to practice. That would be great!"

"But………"

"Don't worry, I've already thought about it. Let's rest in the city for one night today and leave the city tomorrow morning. Didn't I hear my aunt say before that if the Marquis can't get any news back from Jianye Mansion, let's go to Jianye Mansion.

Go to Ye Mansion to explore the reality of Leiyin Temple, and maybe we can cooperate with the clan’s army to capture Jianye Mansion in one fell swoop. By then, the two of us will be great heroes!”

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Hou Wuqi was a little frightened by what he heard, and he instinctively resisted in his heart. Leiyin Temple had been entrenched in Jianye Mansion for five or six years, and his uncle and father had nothing to do with them. They had to take advantage of King Wuwei's escalation of the war in Jiangdong Road to dare

It is unreasonable to go to Jianye Mansion with just the two brothers and to explore the reality of Leiyin Temple.

But Hou Wuji's words really moved him.

If you are really lucky and make great contributions to the family, your father and uncle will definitely look at you differently. Both of them dream of joining the Red Flame Army. As long as they succeed, maybe the uncle will really do it.

The key is that they don't need to go to Leiyin Temple to trouble, as long as they can get some specific information about Jianye Mansion.

"What if we are caught by bad guys?"

Hou Wuji is only three years older than Hou Wuji. He was also in the Five Elements Heaven like Hou Wuji for more than 20 years, and his mental age is not much different from him. Being able to ask this question actually means that he has feelings for Hou Wuji.

I'm already tempted by the proposal.

"Based on the cultivation of the third realm of our grand masters, as long as we don't meet the Yuandan realm warriors from Leiyin Temple, who is our opponent!" Hou Wuji's face was full of pride. The two brothers were on the twenty-fourth day of the Five Elements Heaven.

Years have not been wasted.

A master of the third level of martial arts in his twenties. According to those uncles in the clan, his father Hou Yuxiao was only at the Gang Qi level when he was twenty-four years old. He is now much better than his father back then, and in his heart.

Naturally very proud.

Hou Wuji was the same, with a hint of arrogance on his face. He also had strong confidence in his talent. In the past twenty years, the two of them had almost been promoted simultaneously in the Five Elements Heaven. The entire Hou family was of the same age.

Among the warriors, he and Hou Wuji were indeed the most talented.

"Okay, let's talk about it first, Wuji, we must be cautious in our actions. Once we get any news from Jianye Mansion, we must come back immediately!"

Seeing that his brother agreed to his proposal, Hou Wuji's face was suddenly full of smiles, he nodded heavily, rolled his eyes, and said:

"Then let's get ready now. We'll go shopping in the city tonight and change our clothes. Don't let Uncle Cheng and Uncle Gao find out. We'll leave the city early tomorrow morning and go straight to Jianye Mansion."

"good!"

The two of them made the decision enthusiastically. Without mentioning Hu, they changed their outfits directly in the city. In order to cover up as much as possible, they deliberately chose not to stay at the Jinfeng Xiaoyu Building and chose an unknown inn.

When they were young and frivolous, the two of them made up their minds to go to a completely unfamiliar place. They were nervous and excited at the same time. They didn't fall asleep until midnight, and their thoughts were all about how their father and three uncles had to return home after they had made contributions to the family.

My aunt looked at me with admiration, and she didn't fall asleep until after midnight.

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The next day, Jiuxian County was twenty miles west.

The moment Hou Wuji opened his eyes, he realized that he was in an unfamiliar environment. His body suddenly trembled. He instinctively grabbed his sword from the bedside and subconsciously called his brother Hou Wuji on the other side.

"Wuji, wake up quickly!"

Hou Wuji was sleepy. He slept too late last night and was still a little lost. His face was a little unhappy when he was woken up by his elder brother. But he raised his head and looked around, and soon realized that he was not in the room last night.

In the inn.

"This... seems to be a military tent. Why does this military tent look familiar!"

Hou Wuji looked around and saw the white cloth structure with an arched dome. His eyebrows narrowed for a moment. Then the two of them raised their heads at the same time and looked directly above the military tent. Their expressions were suddenly stunned.

Right above the military tent, there is a two-color divine lotus pattern.

While the two of them were stunned, a dignified woman in a purple skirt came from outside the tent in a hurry, slapping her head and covering her face with curses.

"You two brats, you just ran away without paying attention, you just sneaked out to play for two days, but you still want to sneak out of Hexi and want to go to Jianye Mansion, don't you think your life is too long?"

Seeing Hou Yuling's stern expression for the first time, the two of them immediately lowered their heads like eggplants beaten by frost and said in unison:

"Auntie, we were wrong!"

When Hou Yuling saw the two boys being frightened, a smile flashed across his eyes, and he pretended to be serious: "It's useless to apologize to aunt. My eldest brother came out of seclusion and found out that you two had escaped. He was very angry. He said this

If I catch you for the first time, I will punish you severely. I estimate that you will have to stay in the Five Elements Heaven for another twenty years."

"ah!"

When they heard that they would stay in Five Elements Heaven for twenty years, their handsome little faces turned pale with fright. They looked at each other and hurriedly stepped forward to hold Hou Yuling's arms, pleading with tears.

"Auntie, help me beg dad for mercy. Wuji will definitely stop running around in the future. I don't want to go to Five Elements Heaven anymore. Just let me stay outside. I beg you."

"I don't want to go in either. Auntie, help me tell my uncle. I will definitely be obedient and not run around in the future. Even if I stay in Hexi, I won't go there."

Hearing the pleadings of her two nephews, Hou Yuling could hardly hold back the smile in her eyes. Fortunately, she still held it back, pretending to consider it, coughed twice and said: "Forget it, I'll wait for it later."

I’ll give you a few nice words, and follow me to see my eldest brother first, let’s go!”

"I knew that aunt was the best..."

The two of them followed Hou Yuling. The moment they walked out of the tent, a strong force of energy and blood hit their faces. Their bodies shook violently, and their holes suddenly shrank.

The two of them had stayed in the military tent before and did not take the initiative to explore the situation outside. When they came out, they discovered that everywhere they could see were military tents. They could see thousands or even tens of thousands of people with just the naked eye.

top.

Most military tents can accommodate ten people each, which means that there are more than 100,000 soldiers entrenched in the area they can see.

There were endless military tents, and countless soldiers were passing through. They were all wearing red armor. They were clearly Hou's elite Red Flame Army. The soldiers passing by along the way kept bowing to the three of them.

"Greetings to the eldest young master and the young master!"

"Meet the commander."

"You two gentlemen are awake. How did you sleep last night?"

"Greetings to the two gentlemen!"

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He arrived last night. When Hou Wuji heard the greetings from the soldiers, he immediately looked at each other. They clearly slept in an inn in Jiuxian County last night. How could they come here? The key is that they don't know that they are now alive.

Where.

Also, how did they get here?

The two of them were full of questions and followed Hou Yuling forward. Not long after, they arrived at the door of a huge military tent. Looking at the white-clothed guards standing on the left and right of the military tent curtain, Hou Wu and Hou Wuji immediately recognized each other.

They recognized that it was the Bai Yuwei who had been following Hou Yuxiao all year round. When they realized that Hou Yuxiao was in the military tent, the two of them immediately shrank their necks and subconsciously hid behind Hou Yuling.

"The head of the family is discussing matters, and no one is allowed in until he has been summoned. Miss Third, and the two young masters, please wait a moment!"

Hou Yuling nodded, turned around and looked at the two brothers who were silent behind him, his eyes full of smiles and joking.