Chapter 153: Sudden Descent

  After the most romantic and affectionate moment, Hu Wushuang didn't forget about tonight's main event. She pushed away Hu Gao who was sticking to her like a piece of sticky candy, then took out three white porcelain bottles and two blue-and-white porcelain bottles from her spatial ring and handed them over to Hu Gao.

  Hu Gaohao weighed the ceramic bottle in his hand, shook it again, and smiled: "What kind of medicine is this? Is it something like Ailicai?"

  Hu Wushuang didn't know what Aili was, and seriously explained: "Do you still remember those heavenly treasures you brought back? These elixirs were refined using the materials you brought back. The alchemist of our Hu family saw so many materials that his eyes turned green, and he didn't rest or sleep until he finished refining them today, after which he fainted."

  "Cut... What an ignorant guy, he's even scared of this little material." Hu Gao slightly despised the alchemist in his heart.

  "This white porcelain bottle contains second-grade solid pellets, specifically used for practitioners who cultivate the Body Refining Realm to strengthen their physical body. Our Hu family's alchemist is quite skilled, having extracted the essence of hundreds of black fire lotus seeds and condensed it into these dozens of pellets. It can be said that these few bottles of pellets are completely free of impurities. This blue porcelain bottle contains third-grade solid pellets, which have been mixed with white fire snow lotus. Not only can this third-grade solid pellet assist in strengthening the physical body of those who have reached the Yuan Boundary, but it also has the effect of a Revival Pellet, helping the consumer quickly recover their strength." Hu Wushuang carefully explained to Hu Gao, fearing that he might not understand the preciousness of these pellets.

  "Got it, got it." Hu Gao responded with a lack of enthusiasm.

  What's the use of even the best elixirs? They can't compare to the wonderful effects of Xiao Wu's dragon aura. In the end, these elixirs will still be used to feed Xiao Wu, and then Xiao Wu will convert them into pure dragon aura for me to temper my body. Before Xiao Wu wakes up, these elixirs are useless and can only be looked at.

  ……

  The elite forces of the Hu family guard quickly gathered under the command of Hu Wushuang. Due to the heavy losses suffered by the guards on the night of the fox demon, many guards are still lying in bed, so it's not easy to gather five middle-level cultivators and ten lower-level cultivators.

  The nine elders did not join in this action, he still needs to stay at the Hu family to protect other elders who have not yet recovered their ability to act. On this point, both Hu Gao and Hu Wu Shuang had no objections. The elite of the Hu family were all out, and it was still necessary for a strong enough person to be left in the house to calm the scene.

  Before leaving, Yunfeng quietly walked to Hu Gao's side and said in a low voice: "That female blood slave of yours just came by, but she left again when you and your wife were quarreling. I think...she's jealous..."

  "Has she been here?" Hu Gao was slightly stunned, "Jealous? Kidding! How is that possible!"

  Although he had a soul-stirring memory with Hu Caihong, Hu Gao himself was very clear that he had used the power of the Blood Slave Oath to forcibly control Hu Caihong to serve him, and it was not Hu Caihong's willingness. Due to the existence of the Blood Slave Oath, it is impossible for Hu Caihong to hate herself afterwards, but if she were to be jealous, that would also be absolutely impossible.

  When it comes to Hu Cai Piao, Hu Gao finally finds something strange.

  Since that moment of losing his soul, he could still feel the effect of the blood slave oath between him and Hu Caihong, and he could easily convey his thoughts to Hu Caihong through his divine soul. However, he was no longer able to sense Hu Caihong's location as freely as before.

  Can't figure it out.

  Hú Gāo shook his head, the power of the oath was mysterious and elusive. Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided not to think about it for now. As long as there was no possibility of backlash or cancellation, a small change like this was still acceptable to Hú Gāo.

  ……

  Before the dawn broke, the night raid teams of the Hu and Zhu families had completed their assembly. The Zhu family's team was much larger than that of the Hu family. Led by Zhu You Tian, there were four high-ranking cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage, and more than ten in the Foundation Building stage. In comparison, the nearly thirty low-ranking cultivators in the Qi Refining stage were nothing to be surprised about.

  "Hmm... The power of the Zhu family is indeed impressive!" Hu Gao nodded in satisfaction.

  Hú Wúsuāng heard Hú Gāo praising the Zhū family and felt somewhat displeased: "What's the point of being good? In the end, everything still becomes yours. Moreover, during my Hu family's heyday, we were infinitely stronger than the Zhū family. Not to mention the elite forces from the Qīng Yuán mine vein, even the nine elders who stayed behind to guard the Hu family were all high-ranking Tongtǐ realm cultivators - how could other families compare?"

  "Yes, yes, yes!" Hu Gao rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. Hu Wushuang's insistence on competing with him was no different from children arguing over whose father is the strongest, leaving them tongue-tied and speechless. For a moment, Hu Gao didn't know how to respond.

  Just in time, Zhu You Tian walked over and helped Hu Gao out of the predicament.

  "Are both families' powers gathered? Shall we set off now?"

  Zhu You Tian did not refer to Hu Gao as his master, this was something they had agreed upon beforehand. Although Zhu You Tian held great authority in the Zhu family, it would never allow a blood slave to become the head of the household. Therefore, Zhu You Tian's status as a blood slave must be kept secret from others, and as for unconditionally cooperating with Hu Gao's actions, it could be completely covered up under the pretext of long-term cooperation.

  "Set off! Before dawn breaks, the Wu and Wei families must disappear from Ning City!"

  Half a time later, the Wu family's mansion was in an uproar as the allied forces of the Hu and Zhu families suddenly and unreasonably killed their way in, annihilating all of the Wu family's night watch guards in a very short period of time. But immediately afterwards, a feeling of unease took hold of the hearts of Hu and others.

  Because apart from the night watchman, Wu's family inside and out couldn't find a second person!

  After completing the search work, people from Hu and Zhu's families gathered again in the most spacious martial arts hall of Wu's mansion. Doubt and worry were written all over everyone's face.

  "What's going on? Did they know we were going to attack in advance? It doesn't make sense!" Zhu You Tian looked at Hu Gao for help, but saw the same confusion on his face.

  "No matter what reason the Wu family is not at home, tonight's action has already failed, retreat!" Hu Gao made a decisive decision.

  Just as everyone was about to leave, a sudden loud shout made everyone's movements simultaneously stiffen.

  "Want to leave? Can you really leave?"

  As soon as the words fell, dozens of black-clad figures suddenly appeared from all sides, surrounding the people of the Zhu and Hu families in the middle.

  Zhu You Tian recognized a familiar figure at a glance and sneered, "Master Wu, the entire Wu family has been mobilized, wearing black clothes and masks, evacuating the elderly and children. It seems that you've made a big deal tonight..."

  After carefully observing the dozens of figures, Hu Gao's pupils suddenly contracted and he shouted: "Black clothes, masked faces, everyone is injured. It seems that tonight's war academy was attacked, and there is also a share of credit for your Wu family. I just don't know how much benefit this credit can bring to you..."

  Although he spoke lightly, his heart was not light at all.

  After the attack on the war temple, Hu Gao's greatest concern was that the Wu and Wei families would join forces with the external attackers. If Hu Gao's speculation was correct, these external attackers were actually people from the Lang family of Yuecheng. Now that the Wu family had clearly colluded with outsiders, the situation for the Hu family, which had a long-standing feud with the Lang family, became extremely dangerous.

  Hu Gao's voice attracted the attention of the Wu family head, who was dressed in black and had his face covered. He cast his gaze at Hu Gao, sizing him up: "So you're the Hu Gao who has been so arrogant lately? It seems that your temporary glory has made you forget yourself. You seem to have forgotten that the current Hu family is not the same as it was a few days ago. Look at these people, the ones from the Zhu family are the real main force. I really can't understand why the Zhu family suddenly allied with you Hu family. Zhu family head, can you give me an answer?"

  "This is a matter of the Zhu family, and it's not for the Wu family to point fingers. Zhu You Tian's tone was no longer polite, "Do you think that with just your Wu family's strength, you can stop us? Looking at your battered and bruised state, shouldn't I consider defeating you head-on?"

  "Can you defeat him?" Another loud voice came from afar.

  After counting their breaths, dozens of black-clad figures with masked faces rushed in from the west and joined the encirclement. Seeing their uniform attire and each of them having injuries on their bodies, even a fool would understand that tonight's raid on the war institute was not just the doing of Wu family alone.

  "House of Wei?" Zhu You Tian's pupils suddenly constricted. "So you two families have already formed an alliance! It seems that even if I didn't come to attack you tonight, you would still take action against my House of Zhu immediately!"

  "You think you're the Zhu family? No, no, no! Your Zhu family's power is nothing to us. At least, Lang Shao looks down on your Zhu family." The Wu family head shook his finger.

  Upon hearing the two words "Lang Shao", Hu Wu Shuang's body shook violently and he retreated three steps back, muttering to himself in a low voice: "Could it be... could it be... could it be..."

  Hú Gāo hastily supported Hú Wú Shuāng who was about to fall over and nodded solemnly at him with a serious expression.

  "You... Hu Gao, did you know all along?" Hu Wu Shuang grasped the front of Hu Gao's robe tightly, like a drowning person clutching at a lifeline.

  "I don't know." Hu Gao shook his head and nodded again. "But from the timing of their attack and the distance between Ning City and other nearby cities, it's easy to infer that the people who attacked the War Institute tonight are the same ones who planned the Hu family's fox demon incident. Besides Lang Jie, I don't have a second guess."

  "Not bad! It's indeed the Lang family of Yue City!" The master of the Wu family also heard Hu Gao's speculation and said with pride, "Lang Shao planned the events in Ning City for the past few days. Our Wu family and Wei family are all allies of Lang Shao. As for the Guo family, they're just a poor thing that was kept in the dark. It's laughable to say that they actually thought the Lang family was cooperating with them! Hahaha!"

  "Break through!" Hu Gao made a swift decision, this place was no longer suitable for them to stay!

  "Where are you going?" Wu Jia stretched out his hand and pointed to the firelight in the southeastern sky, "Haven't you noticed that the firelight just lit up?"

  "That direction..."

  Everyone's face in the Hu family changed color! Because that direction was exactly where the Hu family was located!