Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 218

"It's really the first time Wanyang County has been decided and things are busy. Hou is a little late now. Please forgive me for Peng Fu Yin!"

"I'm serious about my words. The Hou family is now in charge of four counties. The head of the Hou family is about to become the lord of Hexi Mansion and will soon assume a high position of power. Peng is not qualified to blame..."

"Master Peng's words are really serious. My master has ordered me to take charge of the affairs of the four counties temporarily. I don't dare to talk nonsense about being in charge of the land of the four counties!"

Even when he was leading the army to fight, Peng Yuhu was still dressed in white, holding a folding fan, and looked indescribably suave as he walked from a distance. He was not like a high-ranking governor, but more like a proud middle-aged scholar.

Peng Yuhu's flattery with a smile on his face made Hou Yuxiao feel wary. He and Zhan Taiqing proposed to establish a new Hexi Prefecture and transfer Tongling that originally belonged to Xingnan Prefecture. This move obviously damaged Peng Yuhu's Xingnan Prefecture. The interests of Fu Yin.

He had been mentally prepared before. This time, Peng Yuhu would definitely not have a good look on him. Unexpectedly, Peng Yuhu not only looked normal at this moment, but even flattered him.

The more polite a person is to you in person, the more likely he is holding back bad thoughts. If he doesn't take precautions, he will definitely suffer a big loss.

Peng Yuhu walked up to Hou Yuxiao and suddenly his expression changed. He glanced down at the horse he was riding, then looked at the horse with more than 500 people behind him, and suddenly made an exaggerated expression of surprise.

"Hiss, Patriarch Hou is generous, more than 500 war horses, looking at all the influent forces in Xingnan Prefecture, I'm afraid it's not common!"

This sentence is indeed true, and Hou Yuxiao also knows in his heart that there are probably few people in the entire Xingnan Mansion who can produce more than [-] war horses, except for the Xiongyun Gang.

"Thanks to the master's respect, I, the Hou family, are allowed to participate in this war. I must do my best, otherwise I will not be able to live up to the cultivation of the holy religion!"

Peng Yuhu nodded as usual. He noticed that there was an aura exploring here, and a faint light flashed in his eyes.

"Hou Yuxiao and Peng Yuhu, come to the camp to see me."

"Yes, master!"

"Subordinates obey!"

Hou Yuxiao naturally had no need to express his loyalty to Peng Yuhu. The main reason was that he noticed Zhan Taiqing's aura. It would be a shame not to take this opportunity to express his loyalty.

"Stand where you are, while I go to pay my respects to the master first."

"Yes, master!"

After Hou Yuxiao ordered his people, he took the lead to walk towards Zhan Taiqing's camp. Peng Yuhu followed behind, looking at Hou Yuxiao's back, his expression flickered several times, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.

While walking towards the main camp tent, Hou Yuxiao also looked around and roughly checked the soldiers around him. The Holy Cult attacked the three counties in Hexi and deployed a total of 17 troops. Counting the loss of 15, there should be 6 people entrenched on the river bank now. Thousands of people, but after looking around, he found that there were only [-] or [-] people at most.

"Master Peng, could it be that the army has already begun to cross the river?"

Looking at the dozen or so unmoving boats on the river bank, Hou Yuxiao turned around and asked Peng Yuhu.

Peng Yuhu nodded and said: "On the third day of September, the army has already started to cross the river. There are too few boats, and only 3 people can be sent across the river every day."

"On the third day of September, 3 people cross the river every day?" Hou Yuxiao thought he had heard wrongly and was stunned for a moment.

"Master Hou doesn't know. In this attack on Hedong, in addition to our 15 troops from Xingnan Prefecture, the Holy Cult has mobilized 16 troops from Jianye, Pingjin, and Zhaotong Prefectures. In addition, General Yongdu has also The 20 reinforcements at the altar, led by Duanmucheng, the deputy commander of the Prison Department, should arrive by the end of the month at the latest."

16 from the three prefectures, a total of 48, plus 15 from Xingnan Prefecture, that is 63, plus the 20 reinforcements from the general altar, the total is... 83 troops.

83 troops?

Is this... a war between holy lands?
Hou Yuxiao thought about it in his mind and couldn't suppress the shock in his heart. He suddenly took a breath and fell into a trance.

In fact, when he learned that the Holy Cult was going to cross the river to fight, Hou Yuxiao had already guessed that there would not be only 15 people in Xingnan Prefecture, but in his mind, he could only double the number of people, and 30 should be enough. Oh my God, I never expected that the Holy Cult would dispatch more than 80 people. If you include the seven or seventy-eight people, it would be almost a million troops...

"Master Hou, there is no need to be surprised. We, the Holy Sect of Rakshasa, sit on the land of a state, with three districts and eight prefectures in the whole state. The total army of Guangfu is nearly 500 million, not to mention the Yongdu main altar with millions more. Elites, a mere million-strong army, any holy place in the world can take it out!"

Probably seeing Hou Yuxiao's shock, Peng Yuhu chuckled from the side, and popularized the Holy Cult's military power for him.

Hou Yuxiao just nodded slightly and said nothing, but the solemn look in his eyes became deeper and deeper.

Any war has its goals, and depending on the size of the goal, the intensity of the war, the amount of troops invested, and the losses they are willing to bear will be determined. Just from the dispatch of millions of troops, the Rakshasa Holy Cult can also be seen. This time they are serious about it, but they just don’t know what they want to achieve...

Hou Yuxiao quickly arrived at the main camp tent and met Zhan Taiqing.

To be honest, Hou Yuxiao didn't have a very good impression of Zhan Taiqing.

First, this woman was too powerful, even stronger than Sikong Yue, and Hou Yuxiao felt very insecure in front of her;

Secondly, this woman had a calm face most of the time. She gave him the feeling that she was very similar to Sikong Yue. Of course, in order, Sikong Yue should be the one who looked like her.

Thirdly, after the Tongling Rebellion, this woman threatened him and even used force. At first, Hou Yuxiao did not want to participate in this war at all. It was just because of Zhan Taiqing's threat that he had to settle for the next best thing. The proposal to establish Hexi Prefecture was originally intended to be rejected by Zhan Taiqing, but unexpectedly she agreed.

Of course, just because the impression was not very good did not mean that Hou Yuxiao could express these emotions. When he walked in front of Zhan Taiqing, he still had a submissive look on his face and half-knelt down to salute her respectfully.

"I paid my respects to my master. Due to the delay in the journey, I was worried that the 24 troops would not arrive in time, so I took the lead in leading [-] horses. The [-] troops will arrive before the [-]th at the latest. Please forgive me, master."

After Hou Yuxiao finished speaking, he waited for more than ten breaths but did not hear her response. He looked up and met Zhan Taiqing's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. He quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any further.

"For the [-] troops, Patriarch Hou shouldn't have sand mixed in, right?"

She absolutely knew, she absolutely knew, otherwise she wouldn't have asked this question as soon as they met. Realizing this, Hou Yuxiao immediately became nervous.

Fortunately, he had already thought of his words.

"The three counties in Hexi have been initially decided. There are still two second-rate forces in the county, the famous Jianzong and Fengbotang. Although half of their troops have been mobilized, there are still a lot of people left in total. The subordinates are worried that all the elites in the clan will be exhausted. This will If the two families are causing trouble behind the scenes, it will be detrimental to our expedition to the east of Hedong, so we only use [-] people of our own clan, and have no intention of adding sand to the army. Master knows this!"

Zhan Taiqing looked down at Hou Yuxiao with a wishful expression on his face, sneered twice and said, "Your excuse is pretty good..."

Hou Yuxiao immediately tried to continue to quibble, but unfortunately Zhan Taiqing didn't give him a chance. After saying this, he immediately changed the subject and continued talking.

"However, I didn't take your [-] troops seriously at first. The battle between the three counties in Hexi shows that you do have some talent. This is the reason why I brought you with me to attack Hedong this time.

Hou Yuxiao, you heard me clearly, I don’t care even if your members of the Hou clan don’t go to the battlefield in the Hedong battle, but when I need your advice, if you dare to push back or have ulterior motives, then Don't blame me for being rude.

It should be noted that I can make the decision to hand over the three counties of Hexi and Tongling County to the Hou family, and I can also take them back at any time. If you really dare to play tricks on me, let alone taking back these things, it is everything your Hou family has, including The lives of all clan members do not need the Holy Religion to take action. I can take them at any time if I want. Do you understand? "

Hou Yuxiao, who was half-kneeling, heard Zhan Taiqing's words. He immediately knelt even lower and said in a very surrendered tone: "But please rest assured, Master. Although I am not talented, as long as I have the opportunity, I will do my best." , I have ruined my life for the Holy Religion and have died. I will never dare to play tricks with my master, let alone be half-hearted!"

Seeing Hou Yuxiao's respectful surrender gesture, Zhan Taiqing's beautiful face suddenly showed a trace of satisfaction. After a while, he nodded, raised his hand and said: "Get up!"

What she didn't notice was that Hou Yuxiao, who had his head lowered, had a respectful tone, but his eyes were full of coldness and solemnity.

It has to be said that Zhan Taiqing's words touched his bottom line, especially the sentence about the fate of all Hou family members, which made Hou Yuxiao's heart instantly turn cold.

But the moment he raised his head, the abnormality on his face disappeared completely, as if nothing had happened, he asked Zhan Taiqing, "When my subordinates came over just now, they noticed that there were only 6 or [-] people left on the river bank. It only takes two days to send them all to the east bank. May I ask Master, will we start a war with Xuzhou immediately after crossing the river?"

Seeing Hou Yuxiao getting into the mood immediately, Zhan Taiqing showed a satisfied smile on his beautiful face, shook his head gently and said: "Don't be in a hurry, we still have to wait for someone. They should be here soon, so you can stay here during this period." Wait here with me!"

"Subordinates obey."

Hou Yuxiao bowed his hands and was about to say goodbye and leave, but Zhan Taiqing spoke first to keep him.

"Wait a minute, there's someone who wants to meet you!"

After Zhan Taiqing finished speaking, a pretty woman in black suddenly walked out of the screen behind the tent, holding a double blade, and looked at Hou Yuxiao with a smile on her face.

"I haven't seen you for such a long time. Mr. Hou doesn't remember me, right?"

"Sister Peony is as beautiful as a fairy, hard to find in the world. I am afraid that Hou will never forget her for the rest of her life, how could she not remember her!"

When Hou Yuxiao saw the girl for the first time, he recognized her. She was none other than the Sword Attendant Peony among the Seven Jue Attendants under Saint Sikong Yue. Speaking of which, when Hou Yuxiao pretended to be Cheng Yue and sneaked into the Sacred Heart Residence, he mistakenly Mudan mistook her for a holy aunt and made a big mistake.

Among the three maids that Sikong Yue showed up that time, Hou Yuxiao had the deepest impression of Mudan.

After a thousand times of trouble, Hou Yuxiao's high EQ answer made Mu Dan smile immediately.

"I haven't seen you for such a long time. Not only has Mr. Hou's cultivation improved, but his mouth has also become sweeter!"

After hearing about Xiuwei, Hou Yuxiao subconsciously sensed the scent of Peony. Upon sensing this, his face suddenly stiffened, and a strong sense of frustration suddenly arose in his heart.

Mudan's cultivation level is actually comparable to his and she is at the second level of Grandmaster...

During the Zhaoyang Rebellion at the end of last year, he remembered that Mudan and the other two maids were only at the Dan level. Unexpectedly, in just nine months, they had reached the second level of Grand Master!
Of course, compared to Hou Yuxiao, Mudan's cultivation level is not growing fast, but the problem is that in Hou Yuxiao's heart, the target he is targeting is not the Mudan in front of him, but the perverted Sikong Yue.

He originally thought that since he was progressing so fast, the gap between him and Sikong Yue would be very close. But now he realized that with his frantic practice and the ability to swallow the divine lotus, he was still only able to catch up. How could someone's maid not feel frustrated in her heart?

Peony has arrived, is Sikong Yue...

Hou Yuxiao suddenly woke up and began to look around the camp.

"Young Master Hou, don't worry too much. The young lady is in southern Xinjiang. This time, I was specially entrusted to bring a few words to Young Master Hou."

Sikong Yue, give yourself a few words?
"Sister Peony, it doesn't matter."

"Qinjian Villa in Jizhou originally planned to join forces with Bailu Academy in Yanzhou at the end of this year to send troops together to first destroy Dayu, then unify the six states of Zhengdao, and then compete with the Jin Dynasty for supremacy. Unexpectedly, Ji Yanzhi died in Tongling, which angered the world's scholars and raised the alarm. In order to quell the anger of scholars in the world, Bailu Academy in Yanzhou had to unite with Xuzhou and start a war with Yongzhou.

Although there is no hope of uniting with the White Deer Academy, the Battle of Hedong has affected the six holy places so far. The scale is unprecedentedly large, and it is bound to last for a long time.

Qinjian Villa saw that there was no longer any threat to the south of Jizhou, so at the beginning of this month, it began to send troops from the east to attack Zhongzhou. If nothing happens, they will be able to capture Dongyuan Road in Zhongzhou by March next year at the latest. "

After hearing the first four words "Qinjian Villa", Hou Yuxiao's face visibly stiffened, and the following content added a touch of gloom to his expression.

While Mudan was speaking, her eyes were always focused on Hou Yuxiao's face, always paying attention to him. Seeing the change in his expression, there was a look of understanding in his eyes, without any surprise, and she paused for a while before continuing to speak.

"There is also news that Emperor Wanyan Cheng of Yuliang, one of the three emperors of the Jin Dynasty, will personally lead a million-strong army over Cangyuan Mountain in October and start attacking Lincang Road in Zhongzhou from the west."

Hou Yuxiao was silent for a long time before taking a deep breath and asked, "Is that all?"

Mudan nodded and said: "That's all, the lady asked me to tell you specifically."

He actually asked Peony to tell him this.

This Sikong Yue can really control herself...

Thinking of the Zhaoyang Rebellion, facing Sikong Yue's powerlessness, Hou Yuxiao felt helpless in her heart, and said nothing. She just remained silent for a long time, then raised her hands to the two of them and said, "Thank you, Sister Mudan. Please help Hou." I would like to say thank you to the holy lady, Master. I have not yet settled down with my subordinates, so I will leave first. I will stay on the river bank these days. If anything happens to Master, I can call you at any time."

"Go!"

Master Fanyin watched Hou Yuxiao leave calmly, and then asked Peng Yuhu to leave the camp. After Mudan was the only one left, she asked in a low voice: "Yue'er said, if you tell Hou Yuxiao this news, he can truly be my saint." Did you teach hard?"

Mudan shook her head and said: "Miss said, this man is very ambitious. Although he has great talents, he is lawless and lawless. No matter whether he is coerced by force or promised huge profits, he can only serve for a short time and not for a long time." .

His only shortcoming is that he has irreconcilable resentment towards Qinjian Villa. What the lady just wanted to express in the news is nothing more than the battle in Hedong. The longer it lasts, the more profits Qinjian Villa will make. The resentment of Qinjian Villa naturally does not want to see this. After all, the stronger the Qinjian Villa is, the less hope the Hou family has for revenge.

In this way, he will definitely be more anxious than us about the war in Hedong. "

"Does Yue'er take Hou Yuxiao too seriously? He's just a master of the second realm. Although he does have some strategies, I'm afraid it's not to the extent that he can affect the battle in Hedong?"

Zhan Taiqing had some doubts in his eyes. She had never questioned Yue'er's wisdom, but the current war in Hedong involved six holy places. It was impossible for Hou Yuxiao to play a role in it with his strength.

"Miss, you can't be wrong. Since she said that Hou Yuxiao has this ability, she must have seen something from him that we can't see!"

When it comes to her young lady, Mudan's eyes are extremely pious. This is not just about her identity. She has grown up with her young lady and knows that her young lady's wisdom is unparalleled in the world. She has never questioned Sikong Yue's words.

(End of this chapter)