Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Time rewinds to four days earlier...

New Yu Era, 1332, July 15, late at night

Jiuchi County City, all was silent, as hundreds of carriages silently entered through the east gate, continuing down the street to the Red Flame Army camp. Hou Yuling, who led the front line, beamed with delight when she saw Hou Yuxiao and the other three waiting at the camp entrance.

"Big Brother, all one million sets of armor have been delivered. You've just conquered two counties and already expanded the army by a million; isn't that a bit too fast?"

Hou Yuxiao shook his head and said, "What are you thinking? Even a regular army couldn't expand by a million, let alone the Red Flame Army. These million sets of armor aren't meant for expanding the army."

Hou Yuling, who had just arrived, didn't understand the situation, but seeing the thrilled faces of the four, her heart was filled with joy as well.

"Second Elder, take the army out of the city immediately. Remember, when my army is stationed east of Yeyun County tomorrow, you will start making a detour from the south to Jianye Prefecture City. Be sure to scout the sentries on the way in advance, and do not let Yeyun County get wind of it beforehand."

"Rest assured, Big Brother. I've already sent people to thoroughly investigate the sentries along the route. We've taken a big detour from the south; those fools in Yeyun County are nervously watching the areas around the city, fearing a sneak attack from us. They haven't set up any secret sentries in the south, so there should be no problem!"

"That's good. Gao Cheng, Gao Hu, Su Li, Nie Xinliu!"

"Present."

"The combined ninety thousand Zhaoyang Army of your three divisions will now change into Red Flame uniforms and join the Red Flame camp. Together with the one hundred thousand Red Flame Army transferred from Hexi, the total forces will be a million strong, and tomorrow you will march to Yeyun County with me."

"Yes."

"Also, make sure the one hundred thousand Red Flame Army from Hexi are at the forefront."

"Yes!"

"Second Elder, how long do you estimate it will take to reach Jianye?"

"Three days, by noon of July 19; we should be able to make it!"

"Good, I will hold Yeyun County for three days. Once you arrive, attack immediately; do not delay even for a moment. Caught Leiyin Temple completely by surprise."

"Yes, Big Brother!"

......

The one hundred thousand Red Flame Army, and the ninety thousand Zhaoyang Army dressed in Red Flame attire, pulled off a grand deception for a total of one million troops. In reality, this plan had many loopholes; if only Jin Guang and Nu Yuan were a bit cautious, they could easily sense the cultivation level of the Red Flame Army and see through it.

Hou Yuxiao gambled on the thirty thousand new troops' rebellion to draw all of Jin Guang and Nu Yuan's focus, first trapping them in the dilemma of whether to leave the city or not. Additionally, by having the front line ten thousand Red Flame troops temporarily condense a portion of their Qi and Blood Red Cloud, he lulled them into further complacency.

The facts proved this strategy succeeded!

Jin Guang and Nu Yuan were entirely fixated on him launching a siege, completely forgetting that Hexi's main target was the entirety of Leiyin Temple, rather than merely a single Yeyun County City.

This time, Hexi was determined to take the entire Jianye Prefecture, aiming to obliterate Leiyin Temple or at least drive them away. They had no reason to engage in a futile battle over Yeyun County; lost in the forest for the trees, Jin Guang and Nu Yuan were obsessively defending the city, putting aside the broader issue.

......

New Yu Era, 1332, July 19, at noon

"Kill..."

"Where did such a powerful army come from?"

"Their cultivation is all at the Ten Layers of Body Openings, even stronger than our temple's Earthshade Monastic Soldiers!"

"It's Hexi... It's Hexi's Red Flame Army..."

"Weren't we supposed to support Yeyun County? Why did the Hexi army appear halfway?"

"Run, this is unwinnable; we need to deploy the Earthshade Monastic Soldiers!"

"Hurry back to the city, quick, brothers at the city gate, quickly!"

......

The thunderous sounds of battle filled the air outside the south gate of Jianye Prefecture City. In the midair over nearly a hundred miles, the Qi and Blood Red Cloud had covered the entire prefecture inside and out. A torrent of scarlet clashed furiously against the Huang Chan Army of Leiyin Temple, who had just emerged from the south city gate.

If the Red Flame Army was a fiery torrent, then the Huang Chan Army was a mere rabble; the Red Flame Army hadn't even employed formal military tactics yet. The soldiers relied on their warhorses and cultivation to smash through forces equal in number to the Huang Chan Army, completely dispersing them.

Being scattered like this spelled disaster for the million-strong army...

"It's really as if one searches high and low only to find it effortlessly—the moment we arrived, we ran into a million Huang Chan Army troops leaving the city. They must have been heading to reinforce Yeyun County. Ha ha ha, brothers, continue the charge, ensure not a single armor piece remains!"

Gao Changlong, exerting all his might, finally killed a Martial Artist of Yuan Dan Realm Great Perfection, boosting his confidence. Seeing the Red Flame Army gaining the upper hand, he was filled with pride. At his order, countless Red Flame soldiers surged forward, closing in rapidly on the south gate of Jianye Prefecture City.

Hovering in mid-air, battling two honored ones from Leiyin Temple, Hou Yucheng never lost sight of the battleground below. Spotting the Red Flame Army now within three miles of the south gate, his expression tensed slightly. He sent a transmission to Gao Changlong: "Watch out for threats from within the city, they still have a million Earthshade Monastic Soldiers to deploy, be cautious of an attack!"

"Yes, Second Elder!"

A sudden golden light rushed from the right, prompting Hou Yucheng to abandon further instructions to Gao Changlong. He raised the Black Extinction Demon Blade to block the right side, simultaneously moving back swiftly to dodge an incoming palm strike.

"With two honored ones joining forces, Mr. Hou will have quite the tale to brag about in the future!"

Hou Yucheng halted, looking at the Southern Medicine Master and Qian Cheng, two great Buddhas before him, his demeanor full of mockery. Though only at the Xuanyin Realm Peak cultivation, to have Southern Medicine Master and Qian Cheng, two Broken Realm powers, team up against him was indeed a source of pride.