Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

But once the Leiyin Temple's army arrives, what those three are doing now will be meaningless.

It seems that just the three of us alone, trying to capture a prefecture, is still too difficult...

Wrong, there's still hope!

Although Buyan felt somewhat defeated in his heart, he quickly adjusted his mindset. As his mind and spirit stirred, he respectfully addressed Hou Yuduan, "Without concealing anything from Fifth Young Master, the three of us monks originally did not wish to participate in this great battle. It is because I have been good friends with Shen Feitian, the young master of the Shen Clan, for many years. He asked for help, and I could not refuse, which is why I brought the two elder brothers with me. Now that the Shen Clan has been greatly defeated, may I ask you to do me the honor of handing over Shen Feitian to me?"

"Shen Feitian?"

Hou Yuduan's mind stirred, and he almost instantly understood Buyan's intention. To rescue Shen Feitian and return him to the Shen Clan would be a good explanation to Shen Gufan—in his heart, he was still not willing to give up on the Xingnan Prefectural City!

"Since the master has spoken, Mr. Hou must indeed do you this favor. However, the current situation on the battlefield is perilous, so I must trouble the three of you to find Shen Feitian yourselves. Once found, you may take him away, and also, I request that the three of you please do not attack the Hou Clan's army."

Hou Yuduan's cooperation made the three of them somewhat uncomfortable, but thinking of the backing they had from Leiyin Temple, they quickly accepted with peace of mind, thanked him with a bow, and then turned to look at the entwined soldiers under the city gate, searching for Shen Feitian's whereabouts.

The city gate was already occupied by the Hou Clan's Black Armored Army. The elite red cavalry had already driven the Shen Clan's army into the city. Around them, there was hardly any of Shen Clan's soldiers to be seen, and those that were, had already surrendered. As for those still resisting, they were almost entirely surrounded by the Hou Clan's Black Armored Army and were not far from death.

Among the three, Buyan had the highest cultivation. He activated his Divine Origin and scanned for more than a hundred breaths, yet he did not find Shen Feitian. The other two were even less likely to find him.

Hou Yuduan, seeing the three had not found Shen Feitian, kindly stepped forward and raised his True Yuan from his dantian, calling out to the Hou Clan's army, "Brothers, if you see the young master of the Shen Clan, Shen Feitian, spare his life!"

Buyan and the others turned to look at Hou Yuduan with a peculiar expression.

They were trying to rescue Shen Feitian now in order to continue collaborating with the Shen Clan and plan for the upcoming battle over Xiayuan Path. And here was Hou Yuduan helping them...

Was he really being naive, or was he pretending?

"Old Fifth, what did you say?"

But suddenly, a slightly effeminate voice came from inside the city gate, Buyan and the others recognized it immediately—it belonged to the person who had been the most vicious in the first wave of the Hou Clan's attack, the young man in a dark red tight-fitting jacket who had appeared with Hou Yuduan.

It seemed to be Hou Lao Si, Hou Yujie!

"Fourth Brother, it's these three fellows who asked us to spare Shen Feitian's life!"

Hou Yuduan, also recognizing his fourth brother's voice, replied loudly. The voices from inside the city gate immediately quieted down, followed swiftly by a dark red figure leaping from within, rushing towards Hou Yuduan and Buyan's direction.

Hou Yujie appeared to be clutching something round under his arm. Hou Yuduan was the first to see clearly, his expression still calm. But when Hou Yujie came to a stop in front of them, the now clear-eyed Buyan and his companions suddenly stiffened.

The round object turned out to be a head with eyes wide open in anger and a face full of terror, freshly severed not too long ago. Moreover, the owner of the head was none other than the Shen Clan's young master, Shen Feitian!

"Fourth Brother, what are you doing bringing a head here?"

Hou Yuduan looked perplexed and asked. Seeing his fourth brother did not reply, but only shook his head with a smile, he turned again to Buyan and the others, seemingly just realizing that their expressions had completely stiffened. Out of curiosity, he asked, "Gentlemen, what's with that expression?"

Old Fifth, he really knew how to act!

If he continued to act, he would soon give himself away. Hou Yujie, unable to help it, said, "It would have been good if Old Fifth had spoken earlier. I was too caught up in the killing and didn't notice. I accidentally killed Shen Feitian."

"This..."

Hou Yuduan suddenly became tongue-tied, looking at Buyan and the others with a full face of apology.

"It's us three who spoke too late, Fifth Young Master need not mind!"

Although Buyan felt indignant inside, he knew that in such a large-scale battle, anything could happen. He gave Hou Yuduan an out, saying solemnly, "If that's the case, then we three will take our leave first. Fifth Young Master, if fate wills it, we shall meet again."

"Certainly, gentlemen, please take your time!"

Watching the three leave without a hint of disguise, directly passing through the fighting ranks and heading towards the eastern side of the Prefectural City, Hou Yujie's eyes grew cold as he said, "They're not accepting the defeat, planning to seek out Shen Guyun. Indeed, just as Big Brother predicted, these three really are persistent."

Hou Yuduan shook his head with a light chuckle, saying, "After all, they are Leiyin Temple sect members; it's normal for them to have some arrogance. Besides, I reckon they do not take the four families of Xiayuan Path seriously. A single defeat doesn't really prove anything. With Shen Guyun's twenty thousand elite troops having already won on the western side, and with at least sixty to seventy thousand potentially having escaped from the eastern side of the city, these roughly eighty thousand men, along with the thirty thousand troops of Shen Gufan from Chi Shui County, indeed still have some room to maneuver around Xiayuan Path."

"The three of them are indeed stubborn. If they had simply waited for the Leiyin Temple's army, none of this would have happened. But as Big Brother said, it's also because of their overconfidence that our Hou Clan has found this opportunity," Hou Yujie said regretfully.

"With Big Brother in Chi Shui County, Shen Gufan is likely doomed. His son, Shen Feitian, has also been killed by you. This way, these three can only rely on Shen Guyun; on the western city side, the Shen Clan's twenty thousand army trained in the Golden Sword Chant, Wan Renjue, probably won't be able to hold out. It's just unknown whether Shen Guyun will be able to successfully kill him. If Wan Renjue dies, we put in some effort, and Wan Xingyun succeeds as Gang Leader, there shouldn't be any suspense!"