Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 144: Can a gentleman be deceived with a square?

"Bang!"

"Father, you must not agree to them."

With a loud noise, Hou Hua, covered in blood and in a sorry state, burst in from outside.

As he entered, the first sentence he uttered revealed a murderous intent in the eyes of the demonic cultivators.

"Young Master Hou, a wise man knows the times. I think you should reconsider."

"Join us, and you will become a great disciple of the Holy Sect. We are even willing to have a fairy marry you."

"But if you don't join... hehe, annihilating your 200,000 Black Mountain Army and one million soldiers under your command is not difficult for our Holy Sect."

"You wouldn't want Black Prison City to become a barren land, would you?"

Using the same method, first offering a sweet date, then striking with a big stick.

If the ambush by the Thousand Spirits Demon Sect had been successful, even if Hou Hua had understood their intentions, due to their inferior strength and fear of the old demon behind them, they would still have to submit reluctantly.

But at this moment, facing the threat of the demonic cultivators, Hou Hua's eyes showed no fear, only... pity.

This kind of gaze made the several demonic cultivators who were playing the role of the good guys feel uncomfortable.

"Kid, if you dare to look at this lord with that kind of gaze again, you can forget about those tricks of yours."

"Hmph!"

With such a threat, Hou Pengfei stepped forward and stood in front of the demonic cultivators, blocking them from his own son.

At the same time, taking advantage of the opportunity to step forward, he also asked his own son, "If I don't agree... did the ambush by the Thousand Spirits Demon Sect fail? Did the support team from the Dao Sect avoid them?"

Using ordinary reasoning to deduce, Hou Pengfei felt that as long as they encountered the three thousand Black Armor Army cooperating with the ambushing demonic cultivators from the Demon Sect, they would be able to defeat the Dao Sect reinforcements and upset the balance of power between the two sides.

Therefore, only if the ambush failed would his own son speak up to stop him from joining the Demon Sect.

Thinking this way, Hou Pengfei breathed a sigh of relief and felt that this was the best outcome.

For himself, as well as for the Dao Sect.

But soon, he realized that his imagination was still too limited.

"Avoid them? No, when I arrived, the Demon Sect and the Dao Sect had already fought a battle, and the battle between the two sides had ended."

As he said this, before the remaining members of the Demon Sect could show joy, Hou Hua's expression became trance-like, and he said with some bitterness, "But the result of the battle was not what we expected. The people from the Demon Sect lost! They were defeated!"

"The ambush by over a hundred Demon Sect cultivators against the Cloud Firmament Sect, as well as the three thousand Black Armor Army, resulted in the deaths of most of them. The Dao Sect cultivators... all survived!"

"Impossible."

As soon as these words were spoken, there were immediate voices of doubt.

The ones expressing doubt were not the demonic cultivators. Upon hearing about their defeat, they were slightly panicked.

But upon hearing that almost all of their own side had died in battle, while the other side had all survived, they burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, Martial Artist, are you trying to make me laugh to death? All of our members died in battle, while all of them on the other side survived? How did you come up with such an absurd idea?"

"Hey, if you're going to lie, at least give me a good reason!"

"I've always heard that Martial Artists, compared to us cultivators, have a bit of a dull mind. Now it seems that it's not just dull, but stupid!"

The people from the Demon Sect mocked, and Hou Pengfei, who was the first to question, couldn't bear it on his face.

However, just as he was about to reprimand them, he saw his brave and martial eldest son with fear and regret on his face.

"Hahaha..."

The Demon Sect laughed, and he laughed too, with a bitter laugh filled with regret and sorrow.

"Yes, this feeling, this reaction... Such exaggerated achievements, you don't believe it, and I don't believe it either."

"Even if you listen to me recounting it, and I witnessed it with my own eyes, seeing corpses everywhere, seeing blood flowing everywhere!"

"But subconsciously, I still don't believe that the Dao Sect could be so strong."

"Hahaha... Wuwuwu..."

First, there was a bitter laugh, then a painful cry.

Zhong Cang shattered the mental defense line, making Hou Hua, whose mind was already fragile, burst into tears.

He regretted, regretted why he had challenged Zhong Cang before.

"It's my fault that they're in this state!"

Regret, despair... and a deep fear from the bottom of his heart.

Hou Hua, whose emotions were extremely abnormal, made everyone in the room feel that something was wrong.

Subconsciously, the mocking laughter of the Demon Sect cultivators became slightly quieter.

On the other side, Hou Pengfei grabbed Hou Hua's shoulder, lifted him up, and looked directly into his eyes, saying, "Stay calm, I'm here for everything. Tell me, what exactly did you encounter?"

The father's authority made Hou Hua, whose mental defense had been broken, calm down a bit. With bitterness, he revealed the most regretful and fearful thing.

"I didn't want to believe that the Dao Sect was so strong, and I wanted to give them a deterrent. After seeing their victory, I didn't stop, but ordered the cavalry to charge, intending to scare them."

"They made a move?"

"Yes, they did, but it wasn't them, it was only 'Him,' that person... No, that monster. With just one step, the ten thousand heavily armored cavalry I led were suppressed like ants, countless casualties."

"...Hahaha, I didn't expect that, Xiao Hua, you would also make jokes, but this statement is not funny..."

At first, Hou Pengfei laughed awkwardly a few times upon hearing this.

However, as he looked at the despair and regret on his eldest son's face, Hou Pengfei's dry smile slowly disappeared.

He knew that his most satisfied eldest son would never deceive him with such an absurd matter.

But wiping out an army with a single step, such a result was too bizarre, like a myth. No matter what, he couldn't convince himself.

Therefore, in the end, Hou Pengfei turned his gaze to the people from the Demon Sect and began to inquire about the situation from their leader using their various methods of long-distance communication.

"Hehe, General Hou, you don't actually believe this absurd statement, do you?"

Although they instinctively refuted, the laughter of the several demon sect cultivators in the room was somewhat forced, lacking confidence.

And without General Hou's reminder, they had already used various means to contact their respective leaders.

However, most of their contact methods received no response.

This silence, like water in the deep sea, pressed down on them from all sides, causing immense pressure.

Soon, they couldn't even force a dry laugh, their faces only showing cold sweat and fear.

"Why haven't you responded, Lord Wushan?" they called out repeatedly, but finally, a lucky demon cultivator managed to contact a living fellow disciple through a bone talisman.

The two of them were even Dao companions.

However, before that cultivator could feel happy, a bone talisman emitted words filled with endless horror.

"Escape!!!"

The message that came back was only this one. When the demon sect female cultivator wanted to contact again, she found that the bone talisman had already shattered - which meant that the other side had voluntarily cut off contact.

This scene poured endless chill into the hearts of the demon sect cultivators in the living room, like a bucket of cold water.

They understood the meaning behind the other side's actions - they were afraid that people from the Dao sects would find them through talismans.

Their companions who went out to attack were so cautious, which indirectly proved one thing... they had lost, and lost miserably!

Some demon cultivators refused to believe it, not understanding how they, who had such a huge advantage, could lose.

But more demon cultivators exchanged glances and then, with a "bang," used various methods to quickly escape.

This scene stunned both the Hou father and son.

Among them, Hou Pengfei reached out to command his subordinates to intercept, but in the end, he hesitated and didn't do so.

Hou Hua, on the other hand, gave the order.

"Capture them, don't let them escape!"

Unfortunately, no one followed his command.

This also made Hou Hua anxious.

"Father, give the order to surround and annihilate them quickly."

"Hehe, Hua'er, there's no need to rush. This is their fight, we don't need to intervene."

"There's no fight anymore, the demon sect has already lost. We must make a choice and do it quickly!"

Hou Hua, who was speaking, didn't look at his father, but turned his gaze towards the door.

It wasn't his father who had refuted him just now, but the other vice generals of the Black Mountain Legion.

Hou Hua was anxious, but upon receiving the command, they, who had returned from the search, were not in a hurry at all.

Even though they knew that the Cloud Firmament Sect would win here, they remained calm.

"We don't need to be anxious since we know that the Daoist sect will win..."

"..."

As soon as the relaxed person spoke halfway, Hou Hua understood their thoughts.

A gentleman can be deceived.

Compared to the Demon Sect, although the Cloud Firmament Sect also invaded the mortal realm, as a reputable orthodox sect, they still maintained some dignity. When they encountered resources and minerals, they would collect them. If they hired people below them, they would even be willing to share some benefits.

At the same time, the cultivators of the Cloud Firmament Sect, overall, were somewhat arrogant and aloof. However, this kind of personality also made them almost completely ignore the people of the mortal realm and have no intention of deliberately causing trouble.

Some cultivators would even give some "adventures" to mortals based on their whims, or help mortals by clearing disasters (such as demonic beasts, extinguishing fires, and opening rivers).

This kind of behavior gave them a misconception, making them think that they could reason with the Daoist sect.

Especially, they believed that they still had some strength and could influence the outcome of the battle between the Daoist and Demon sects. This made them even less anxious.

Some people even had the idea of protecting the people of the Demon Sect and not letting the Daoist sect exterminate them completely.

"By the way, since the Demon Sect suffered such a miserable defeat, should we lend a hand?"

"We can help, but we need to be discreet..."

"Also, when I came back, I saw that we have many Black Armor soldiers who were injured by the Daoist sect. Their methods are too cruel."

"Who says they're not? We only wanted to intimidate, but they directly attacked, and their methods were so ruthless. This is going too far. We must report this and let the Daoist sect punish the cultivator who attacked."

"Tell them that if they don't give us a satisfactory answer, we will never join them. Black Mountain also has its dignity..."

Listening to the words of several deputy legion commanders, Hou Hua felt somewhat powerless and self-mocking.

The reason for this was because he had thought the same way before.

He believed that the Daoist sect could be deceived with reasoning. Therefore, even if the Cloud Firmament Sect was unhappy, he thought they wouldn't take action.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated.

When Heavenly Heart was activated, Zhong Cang, who had no humanity, was extremely domineering. He would do whatever was most advantageous to himself.

The emotions of mortals... pity, kindness, and everything else would not have the slightest influence on Zhong Cang.

The result of that miscalculation was that half of his ten thousand heavily armored cavalry under his command suffered heavy casualties, and the sound of wailing filled the air.

Now, his father and uncle were also making the same mistake as him.

Thinking of that gaze that regarded everything as insignificant, like the heavens themselves, Hou Hua trembled all over.

He had a strange feeling that if Zhong Cang's demands were not met, the Black Mountain Army would most likely be completely wiped out.

"No, we can't do this!"

"Absolutely not!"

(End of this chapter)