Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Boy, stop talking nonsense!”

Hua Beisheng’s heart trembled with shock as to why this youngster knew so much, yet anger surfaced on his face, and it seemed he realized something.

”Why do you say there is poison in the wine when you’ve been drinking it for so long with no problems at all?”

At this moment, Hua Beisheng had discovered the bizarre situation. Without pondering why the youngster was fine, he instead used it as leverage to counter Yun Xiao’s accusations.

Upon hearing this, Hu Yuqing and the other Hu Family members’ faces all revealed a hint of confusion, secretly thinking that it was indeed strange. If the wine was truly poisoned, why was the youth unaffected?

Hu Yuqing was aware of the Hua Family Head’s might; if he indeed used poison, it wouldn’t be ordinary—perhaps even poison of the Earth Rank tier. Although Yun Xiao was odd, he couldn’t possibly have Immunity to Hundred Poisons, right?

”I’m fine, but what does that have to do with whether the wine is poisoned or not?”

In response to Hua Beisheng’s retort, Yun Xiao was utterly unfazed, and after a light chuckle, his right hand, still holding the wine cup, pressed against his own abdomen.

Pfft!

In the next moment, a Water Arrow shot out of Yun Xiao’s mouth, seeming to target the Hua Family Head Hua Beisheng, who was within close reach. Everyone pondered upon seeing this.

”Despicable boy!”

Seeing this scene, Hua Beisheng’s face darkened as if water was about to drip from it, but how could he let the Water Arrow hit him at this moment?

First, there was poison in the wine, and secondly, the filthy substance vomited out by the youngster was something Hua Beisheng, with his dignity as Family Head, could never allow to touch him.

Woosh...

A gust of wind swept by, and Hua Beisheng’s speed was undoubtedly swift. A Water Arrow grazed by his face and finally hit a wooden pillar behind him.

Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!

Yet in the next moment, everyone’s gaze shifted from Hua Beisheng to the huge wooden pillar. When they heard a strange noise and saw smoke rising from the pillar, their faces changed drastically.

For the wooden pillar struck by the Water Arrow had been corroded with a large hole so quickly, one could even see what lay behind it, indicating just how strong the corrosive effect was.

Human flesh, even for specific Cultivators who specialize in Body Refinement, cannot claim their flesh and blood to be harder than iron or sturdy timber.

Also, the giant wood used as the main hall pillars in the Hu residence is likely not ordinary. If such durable wood could not last even a moment, what fate would befall those who ingested such poison?

Crash!

Almost instantly, many of the Hu Family members subconsciously stood up and took a step back, with Meridian Qi flowing behind them. Their gaze towards Hua Family Head Hua Beisheng was fiery with anger.

Originally, they thought that after the Hu Family was destroyed, their days of bleak wandering would come to an end after arriving at the Hua Family. But they didn’t expect a mere welcome banquet would nearly lead them to a wrongful death.

It was clear to everyone that if it weren’t for Yun Xiao’s sudden intervention, after Hua Beisheng toasted with a drink, they would have likely downed their cups without hesitation. By now, only about a dozen bodies of the Hu Family members would be left in the hall.

”Hua Beisheng, what is the meaning of this?”

Hu Yuqing, who also stepped back, suppressed the rage in his heart and asked incredulously. Why would the Hua Family Head, who has a marriage alliance with the Hu Family, commit such a vicious act?

Such behavior, even more lowly and shameless than the Yang Family’s outright destruction of the Hu Family, left Hu Yuqing and many Hu Family members utterly baffled, desperate for an answer.

”Right, uncle, why... why would you do this?”

As for Hu Ying’er next to him, her pretty face had turned pale, and her voice trembled slightly. Perhaps compared to the other Hu Family members, she was more heartbroken.

”Haha, why? Why?”

Seeing how matters had escalated, Hua Beisheng no longer feigned his hypocritical demeanor, instead bursting into loud laughter towards the sky. Except there was no trace of mirth in it, but rather a hint of bitter fury.

”I, Hua Beisheng, had a sister who married into your Hu Family and ended up dead without a whole corpse, Hu Yuqing, tell me, what was it all for?”

Hua Beisheng glanced briefly at Yun Xiao, then turned his gaze to the face of Hu Yuqing, the Great Elder of the Hu Family. His words, indeed, had some semblance of reason.

Regardless, Hua Beisheng’s connection to the Hu Family was merely through his sister who married into it. Now that the Hu Family was annihilated, with the Family Head and his wife both having met with foul play,

one could say that apart from Hu Ying’er, the Hua Family had no other ties to the Hu Family. Instead, the tragic deaths of the Hu Family Head and his wife had instilled a sense of resentment towards them in Hua Beisheng’s heart.

”Hua Beisheng, my elder sister clearly died at the hands of someone from the Yang Family. Instead of seeking revenge on the Yang Family, how can you deal us such a poisonous hand?”

Hu Yuqing was not so easily fooled. Within moments he had cleared up the logic before and after, and as he said, the arch enemy of both the Hu and Hua families should be the Yang Family. Infighting like this only pleased their common enemy.

”Hmph, I will naturally deal with the Yang Family, but before that, I must first take care of you ineffective people of the Hu Family!”

Hua Beisheng clearly did not want to discuss this matter further. With a cold snort, he lightly clapped his hands. To everyone’s surprise, countless figures suddenly appeared on all four sides of the hall, several of which streaked into the room, their presence imposing. One of them was even almost as strong as Hu Yuqing.

”Hua Beisheng, you were indeed prepared!”

Seeing these sudden arrivals of the Hua Household’s strong men, Hu Yuqing realized that he probably walked straight into a trap. Previously they thought the Hua Family was their last refuge, not knowing they had left the wolf’s den only to enter the tiger’s lair.

”Hehe, our esteemed Family Head Hua has probably been colluding with the Yang Family all along, and you still expected him to seek revenge on the Yang Family?”

At this tense and dangerous moment, a lazy voice suddenly echoed, and as everyone turned their heads to look, their faces revealed varying expressions.

The speaker was none other than Yun Xiao, now going by the name Xingchen. Somehow, he had already reclined back in his original seat, even casually picking up some food with chopsticks and stuffing it into his mouth, seemingly unconcerned about the current situation.

”Uncle, he... is that true? Are... are you really in collusion with the Yang Family?”

Hearing what Yun Xiao said, Hu Ying’er’s face turned even paler. Although she asked the question, at this point, she undoubtedly trusted Xingchen, whom she had known for just over half a month, even more.

”Ying’er, rest assured, uncle will not harm you. The young master of the Yang Family is deeply affectionate towards you. Once you marry into their family, just wait and enjoy your fortune!”

Seeing everything under his control, Hua Beisheng finally tore off his pretense and spoke candidly. His words staggered Hu Ying’er. Was this the same uncle who had always cherished her? How could he be so heartless?

At this point, the truth was laid bare. It seems that after the Yang Family had overthrown the Hu Family, they had anticipated that the remaining Hu Family members might seek asylum with the Hua Family, so they had approached the Hua Family early on.

The strongest of the Hua Family, Hua Beisheng, was merely a Cultivator at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm. Under the pressure of the Yang Family Head’s Early Stage Origin Seeking Realm power, to avoid the Hua Family from being annihilated like the Hu Family, compliance was the only option.

As for plotting against the Hu Family members, for Hua Beisheng, there was really no psychological burden at all. His own younger sister was dead, and apart from Hu Ying’er, there was no connection whatsoever to the Hu Family. So why not preserve the Hua Family?

Moreover, Hua Beisheng had always been an opportunist. Initially, he married his sister into the Hu Family because he deemed them a good match. Now that the Hu Family had fallen, he had set his sights on Hu Ying’er.

Just right, the young master of the Yang Family sent word that he had taken a fancy to Hu Ying’er. That suited Hua Beisheng just fine. It never crossed his mind what kind of inhumane torture and humiliation Hu Ying’er would suffer if she were truly captured by the Yang Family.

Regarding the so-called ”deep affection,” that was merely an excuse Hua Beisheng fabricated to soothe his conscience. Perhaps, in the eyes of the young master of the Yang Family, a girl like Hu Ying’er was nothing more than a plaything for a time.

”Uncle... no, Hua Beisheng, how can your heart be so cruel?”

Despair flooding her heart, Hu Ying’er could no longer call him uncle. Yet how could she, with her pure heart, comprehend such ruthless schemes? She couldn’t fathom how such blood relations could turn into such bitter enemies.

”Am I cruel? I am simply not as foolish as that Hu Yunshuo,” Hua Beisheng argued. Hu Yunshuo, mentioned by Hua Beisheng, was the former Family Head of the Hu Family, Hu Yuqing’s elder brother, and Hu Ying’er’s biological father. In his view, Hu Yunshuo had some merits in the past, but after the annihilation, all appreciation dissipated.

As the Family Head of the Hua Family, Hua Beisheng’s primary concern was still the safety of his entire clan. Under the oppression of an Origin Seeking Realm cultivator, he knew that any act of defiance would result in his family being eradicated by the Yang Family, just like the Hu Family.

A person like Hua Beisheng, with such mentality, there was nothing he couldn’t forsake—not even his own sister or his niece. They were his bargaining chips for preserving the Hua Family and today was the day he had been waiting for.

”Heh, does Family Head Hua really think he has everything under his control today?”

Amid Hua Beisheng’s smug satisfaction, another familiar soft voice came from somewhere, slightly muffled, obviously with mouth filled with food. These words sparked a glimmer of hope in the hearts of the many despairing Hu Family members.