Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

New Yu Era 1325, December 18, late at night

Xingnan Prefecture City, headquarters of Xiong Yun Gang

In the main hall, Wan Renfeng and Wan Renshan, both looking at their nephew, who had just taken over the position of Gang Leader from his elder brother Wan Renjue, had eyes filled with puzzlement and incomprehension.

"Xingyun, did I hear you correctly?" you want us to lead the gang's army now, alongside the Hou Clan's army, to Hexi Longxiang County, and to arrive within a day?"

"Considering the battle at the Prefectural City," at least ten thousand plus of Shen Clan's army remain, and now we are to go to Hexi via the Official Road. We must pass through Jinling, and even adding the Hou Clan's one hundred and ten thousand troops, if Shen Clan defends the city, whether we can get past Jinling is still in question, let alone reaching Longxiang County within a day!"

Upon hearing their words, Wan Xingyun remained composed and spoke softly, "Please rest assured, uncles, Shen Clan's army is no longer in Jinling, and this time, we don't need to take the Official Road when accompanying the Hou Clan to Hexi."

Not take the Official Road?

Wan Renfeng was momentarily stunned, recalling the appearance of the one thousand Red Armored Cavalry from the Hou Clan, his facial expression changed several times in an instant.

"Xingyun, these past few days, you've been very close to Lord Hou, the Fifth Son. Tell me honestly, does the Hou Clan have the backing of a Holy Land behind them? Those one thousand Red Armored Cavalry couldn't possibly be an army they trained themselves, right?"

Shen Clan's alliance with Leiyin Temple and their intended advance into Xiayuan had already been spread by the Hou Clan. Moreover, the three monks, Buyan, Buyu, and Buyu, had shown their true forms when the western gate city fell. Wan Renfeng and his companion weren't fools; with these events, they had already deduced a lot.

If they had known earlier that Shen Clan's attack on the Prefectural City was really because Leiyin Temple wanted to move into Xiayuan, Wan Renjue wouldn't have led the Xiong Yun Gang's army to defend so fiercely. After all, that was the strongest force in the world, and with Xiong Yun Gang's resources, facing them would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

It was their ignorance that led them to resist Shen Clan, but what about the Hou Clan?

Initially, when the Hou Clan came to their aid, the two couldn't see what was really happening. But once the siege of the Prefectural City was over and they had come out of mourning for their late brother, they started thinking deeper and immediately sensed something was wrong.

First, Shen Gufan was stationed in Chi Shui County with thirty thousand elite troops of Shen Clan. How did Hou Yuduan manage to bring one hundred and ten thousand troops to aid the Prefectural City?

Second, where did the Hou Clan get so many troops, including those one thousand elite Red Armored ones?

Last, why did the Hou Clan dare to come and help the Prefectural City?

Hou Yuduan broke through Buyan Monk's Illusion Array at the western gate, which they had both witnessed. That meant, given the resources of the Hou Clan, how could they possibly have trained Hou Yuduan to become a Mystic Realm Master;

Moreover, not to mention those one hundred thousand troops, just those one thousand Red Armored Cavalry, each with cultivation beyond Ten Layers of Body Openings and riding top-notch war horses, couldn't possibly be trained by the Hou Clan which had only risen four years ago.

The one thousand Red Flame Army of the Hou Clan was absolutely an elite force from a Holy Land!

The two of them made this judgment in their hearts, and suddenly everything clicked.

The Hou Clan must have, like the Shen Clan, relied on a Holy Land as well. Only this reason could explain why the Hou Clan's strength was so formidable.

They knew that Leiyin Temple wanted to move south, intending to use the Shen Clan's help to take over Xiayuan, so they came timely to aid the Prefectural City. Shen Clan had Leiyin Temple behind them, and the Hou Clan also had a Holy Land behind them, which gave them the courage to provide support.

The question they asked at this moment was actually intended to confirm their own guess from Wan Xingyun's mouth. Seeing that Wan Xingyun only pondered briefly before nodding slightly, the two immediately fell silent.

"So to speak, heading to Longxiang County with the Hou Clan was also the idea of that Holy Land. Xingyun, do you know which Holy Land stands behind the Hou Clan and why they want us to go to Longxiang County at this time?"

Wan Xingyun shook his head and answered, "I'm not sure which Holy Land the Hou Clan is backed by, but I do know why we need to go to Longxiang County."

He paused for a moment, then looked up at the two uncles and said seriously, "Both uncles know about Leiyin Temple's move southward. Xingyun would like to ask, after Leiyin Temple moves down, what should our Xiong Yun Gang do?"

Upon hearing this question, Wan Renfeng and his companion suddenly looked up at Wan Xingyun, their faces filled with shock.

Should Leiyin Temple move south, what else could Xiong Yun Gang do but gracefully hand over the Prefectural City and obediently submit? There was no other way out.

The key point was, now that Wan Xingyun had brought up Leiyin Temple's southward move, them leading the large army alongside the Hou Clan to Longxiang County must have a very obvious purpose.

They also knew about the ferry crossing in Longxiang County.

If Leiyin Temple was planning to land in Longxiang County, them assembling a large army with the Hou Clan and heading there at this time could only mean one thing.

They were going to confront Leiyin Temple...

"To just hand over the Prefectural City that we finally got control of would be too easy, and if we let them rule over Xiayuan, being one of the three divine forces there, Leiyin Temple, a force of The Righteous Path, would surely oppress us, seeing us as aligned with the Demon Sect, and risking the downfall of our gang.

Now that the Hou Clan has the support of a Holy Land, if we just follow them and repel Leiyin Temple, the Prefectural City would still belong to our Xiong Yun Gang, and we could continue being one of the three dominators of Xiayuan. Moreover, we could make a good relationship with the Holy Land behind the Hou Clan, and if we could gain the protection of the Holy Land, we'd really be secure in Xiayuan in the future!"

Although Wan Xingyun's voice was very enticing, and his words were very appealing, Wan Renfeng and his companion were indeed very tempted, but they did not immediately make a decision.