Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 722 - 322, Qingxue, I’m here to marry you_2

According to the Hou Clan, after the wedding feast on the eighth day of June, all these ornaments would be freely given to the families along the way, turning them into the custodians of these trees, who then put even more effort into decorating them.

The great gate of Hexi Prefectural City had already been painted with a layer of vermilion, and the entire eastern city wall, like the gates of Hou Mansion, was fully adorned with ornaments and red cloths to ensure that the marriage party could see the city at first glance upon their return. Not only did this highlight the Hou Clan's emphasis but also rendered the marriage alliance more grand and solemn.

Now, whoever set foot in Hexi Prefectural City would know about the wedding at first instance, and as people came and went, the news also fermented and spread wider, almost to the point where everyone knew.

The Hou Clan's invitations, through secret agents of Hou Yuling from the Lower Hou Sect, were sent to various places in Shenzhou, from smaller second-rate forces to Earth Level major forces, and even to Holy Lands. The Hexi alliance notified everyone, naturally only those with whom they had relations and had interacted.

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New Yu Era 1327, the second day of June

Hou Yuxiao stood on the East Gate Tower of Hexi Prefectural City, looking at the sprawling carpet of red that stretched out of sight, then glanced at the decorations on the city walls below his feet, and looked at Hou Yuduan with a somewhat peculiar expression.

"Isn't this fuss a bit too much?"

Hou Yuduan smiled and shook his head, "The idea was indeed to spread the word far and wide, so the bigger the commotion, the better. Relying on ourselves to spread the word isn't as effective as using others' voices. Lately, every martial artist who has come to Hexi was shocked by this scene, luckily these people went back to help us promote. Otherwise, making this widely known in such a short time would not have been easy."

Though Hou Yuxiao understood that this was to solidify the relationship between Hou Clan and Ziqing Holy Sect, seeing all the bustling activity in the city stirred up by his own wedding, he was still somewhat unaccustomed to it.

"Moreover, the bigger the fuss, the more it shows our regard for this marriage alliance, or rather our regard for the matter with Ziqing Holy Sect. It also causes those with ill intentions to take it more seriously. This fits perfectly with big brother's strategizing!"

Upon hearing Hou Yuduan's words, Hou Yuxiao nodded, a hint of cold light flashing in his eyes. He asked in a low voice, "Who all are invited?"

"Four families from the Holy Lands: the Great Jin Holy Dynasty, Rakshasa Holy Sect, Bailu Academy, Haoran Holy Sect. Five major Earth Level forces: GuJiang Lu Clan, Black Profound Gate of Yongzhou Zhongyuan Path, Nine Sha Heavenly Sect of Shang Yuan Path, Qing State's Xuantian Gate, Xuzhou Dragon Fist Heavenly Sect. As for the Earth Level forces, aside from our neighboring Earth Spirit Demon Sect, we've invited the surrounding eight families. We also sent invitations to the Nanjiang Temple, though it's uncertain if they will come."

Having four Holy Lands involved demonstrated the current confidence of the Hou Clan, but what Hou Yuduan mentioned wasn't everything yet.

Tongtian Prefecture and the Wuwei King were of course essentials for this alliance, vital to both the Ziqing Holy Sect and the Hou Clan; Hou Yuduan would naturally not miss out on them. His lack of response was simply because these invitations were personally extended by Hou Yuxiao himself.

"These are enough, we're stirring up a storm in the south. Anyone with clear sight can see that Hexi's plan is to align with these four families. It remains to be seen if Leiyin Temple will seize this opportunity!"

Hou Yuduan revealed a confident smile, asserting firmly, "They can't afford to forfeit. If our four families really unite, Leiyin Temple would then be sandwiched firmly between Jianye Prefecture by Rakshasa Holy Sect on the west and us and Ziqing Holy Sect on the east. Spoiling the marriage alliance is their last chance; if they do not seize it, the decline of Leiyin Temple is absolutely determined."

This alliance in Hexi had stirred the entire south, aiming to make Hexi, Tongtian Prefecture, Wuwei King, and Ziqing Holy Sect form a bloc. It was clear to discerning eyes, and naturally, Leiyin Temple would see it too. Peculiarly, Hou Clan's invitations reached even the farther west Rakshasa Holy Sect but deliberately excluded Leiyin Temple.

The strategic alliance of Hexi with these four families was evident to all.

This was in fact Hou Yuxiao's overt scheme, a clear plot aimed against Leiyin Temple. Not sending an invitation was a message to Leiyin Temple that aligning with Ziqing Holy Sect by the four families of Hexi was specifically against them.

How could they not react...

The key point was, Ziqing Holy Sect had tacitly approved Hexi's actions.

If Leiyin Temple sabotaged this marriage, offending Hexi might not be a big deal, but that would mean directly confronting Ziqing Holy Sect, thus making their reaction costly.

Not reacting would cost even more.

"Leiyin Temple only has one choice now: to destroy the marriage alliance either by killing me or killing Zhao Qingxue. Only by causing this marriage alliance to fail can the four families be stopped from uniting, thus securing a future for Leiyin Temple. It just remains to be seen whether they target me or Zhao Qingxue."

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