Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 538 - 252, Murder in the Dark

The fleeing children were a sister and brother duo, both dressed in tattered clothes, with dishevelled hair and dirty faces, obviously refugees who had escaped from the direction of Zhongzhou. The moment Hou Yuxiao saw them, he immediately used his breath to sense the condition of their bodies, and a glimmer of light instantly rose in his eyes.

For two children under the age of ten, surviving even a minute while being pursued by six martial artists at the Three or Four Levels of Body Opening would be a miracle. Judging by the condition of the brother and sister, they had clearly been on the run for a long time, which was even more astonishing.

The girl was at the Three Levels of Body Opening in her cultivation, and the boy at the second level. Noticing that Hou Yuxiao was scrutinizing them, their eyes filled with wariness, but when they glanced back at the six ferocious pursuers behind them and realized they were facing a dead end, the vigilance in their pupils instantly disappeared, leaving only a deep color of despair.

"You two, how old are you?"

Despite his best efforts to sound kind, Hou Yuxiao’s voice was still that of Ren Feng’s old and withered face, with a gaunt facial structure and grim eyes, not exactly offering a sense of closeness.

The two children held back for a long time and didn’t speak, clearly distrusting him, but the six pursuers spoke up first.

"Old thing, mind your own business!"

Hou Yuxiao lowered his gaze towards the six of them. His Good and Evil Divine Lotus could sense the Karmic Obstacles of people, and these six were shrouded in a murky black aura, each carrying numerous blood debts. Considering the misery he had witnessed among the refugees earlier, he had little regard for these six to begin with, and was shocked that they were bold enough to speak first. He immediately prepared to take action.

However, before he could act, Zhan Taiqing inside the carriage spoke up first.

"Hou the Great Benefactor, if we keep rescuing more people, we won’t have to hurry to the Divine Capital. With these disaster victims everywhere, can you really save them all?"

Hou Yuxiao frowned and said in a deep voice, "I am not any great benefactor, and I can’t save many of these disaster victims, but since I have seen them, I cannot stand idly by. Doing what I can is one thing, whether or not to do it is another!"

Seeing that Zhan Taiqing inside the carriage remained silent for a while and didn’t respond, and unsure whether she had taken his words to heart, Hou Yuxiao decided not to bother with her and prepared to rescue the two children.

The children, realizing that the old man driving was about to save them, immediately showed hopefulness and hurriedly moved closer to him.

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"Oh, it’s a girl! Brothers, we’re in luck, haha."

...

Hou Yuxiao, who was just about to act, saw their reaction to Zhan Taiqing’s voice and immediately felt extremely bewildered.

Thump... thump...

A Vigorous Qi shot out from the inside of the carriage, circulating around the six pursuers and causing six crisp explosions. The six men, who just a moment ago were smugly confident, were instantaneously turned into six plumes of blood mist, completely dissipating between heaven and earth without leaving a trace of their bodies.

This is called, having the way to heaven but choosing not to walk it!

If he had acted, at most the six men would have just been beaten, not necessarily to death, but these fools had gone ahead and provoked Zhan Taiqing and, as a result, ended up with no remains.

They truly got what they deserved!

"We are deeply grateful for our elder’s life-saving grace!"

Hou Yuxiao looked at the siblings prostrating before him, lifted them up gently with True Qi, and asked softly, "What are your names? And you haven’t answered my previous question yet."

The older girl, apparently bolder, thought for a moment before stepping forward and replied in a clear voice, "Elder, my name is Jiang Li, I am nine years old, this is my brother Jiang Yun, eight years old."

Hearing the ages of the two, Hou Yuxiao couldn’t help but show a touch of amazement in his eyes. The boy at eight years old was at the Body Opening second level, and the girl at nine at the third. This level of talent, even compared to the five members of his Hou Clan, was certainly not inferior.

"Hou the Great Benefactor, these two little ones are remarkable. Be careful not to invite trouble for yourself. The north is aflame with war and trouble can be found everywhere. If you offend some great figure, this Master won’t be able to save you!"

Hou Yuxiao’s brows furrowed, he was well aware of the warning in Zhan Taiqing’s words. Given the siblings’ high talent, it was likely they were descendants of some powerful force that had been destroyed.

"Mr. Hou acts alone and will face his consequences alone, so Master need not worry."

Faced with the sarcasm of the Old Devout Woman, Hou Yuxiao was truly losing patience and responded with a touch of irony. However, no sooner had he spoken than he immediately regretted it, fearing that the Old Devout Woman would strike him again.

Luckily, there was no sound from inside the carriage for a long time. Seeing that Zhan Taiqing was no longer arguing with him, Hou Yuxiao turned to look at the siblings with blank expressions, his heart softened slightly, and he sighed.

For two such young children to have escaped from the pursuit of six adult martial artists all the way to this place, they had already shown great difficulty. If he didn’t have any other pressing matters, he would have truly liked to help... But unfortunately...

Hou Yuxiao pondered for an instant, then took out a clan token of the Hou Clan from his chest and flicked it into the little girl’s hand, saying softly to the two, "I would indeed like to help you, but sadly, we must continue northward, to the very place you fled from. You have finally escaped here, you probably wouldn’t want to follow me back there, would you?"

Seeing the frightened expressions on the siblings’ faces, Hou Yuxiao knew their answer. He shook his head slightly and continued, "If that’s the case, then it’s up to fate. There’s a large crowd of refugees heading south. If you can survive and make it to Baiming Ferry, show this token and look for someone named Hou Fei—he will lend you a hand. If you don’t survive to reach Baiming Ferry, well..."