No one knows why Hou Wuye and Hou Baye, who were fighting back and forth before, suddenly called a truce.
However, everyone in the Hou family was a little uncomfortable with their withdrawal.
After all, the outcome is about to be decided between the two. Whether it is the conservatives who are waiting for the birth of the new head of the Hou family, the radicals who are betting behind them, and the group of wallflowers who want to fish in troubled waters, they are immediately confused. They were all dumbfounded.
We are all waiting here eagerly, why don't you fight if you don't want to fight
How does this work
So someone found Hou Baye.
"Eighth Master, we have the upper hand now, let's just let it go. If there is any change on Master Hou Wu's side... all our preparations during this period will be in vain!"
This man was originally a master who was loyal to the clan elders. However, the Hou Ye disappeared and the family was fighting within the family. After careful consideration, he chose to join Hou Ba Ye's command. During this time, he did a lot of things.
Hearing this person's question, Hou Baye stood in the pavilion, grabbed a handful of fish food, rubbed one fish between his fingers, and said with a smile: "My fifth brother was the first to show sincerity, and we can't be stingy. Anyway, we are all As a family, there are some things that we cannot do without mercy, and we must be lenient and lenient."
After that, he sprinkled a handful of fish food and watched the fish competing for each other. There was no expression on his face, just like a rich man who was living his whole life and was deaf to what was going on outside the window.
The grandmaster standing behind him was silent for a moment, and then said: "Eighth Master, those of us chose to follow you in the first place, not because you are better than Fifth Master, but because you are more ambitious and more powerful than him. Know the trade-offs.”
"Among the current people in the Hou family, you are the one who is most like Mr. Hou. We also believe that under your leadership, the Hou family will continue to be glorious."
The grandmaster squinted his eyes and looked at Master Hou Ba's back, "But now you are acting more like a cowardly old man. He has begun to care about blood and family ties, and even cares about such illusory things as face. Answer me, Ba Master, are you old?"
"Everyone ages."
Master Hou sprinkled the remaining fish food into the pond, clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, whom you worship as a god, is already old, so what reason do I have for not growing old?"
"If you want to be the leader of the Hou family, you must not grow old."
The grand master said solemnly: "When Mr. Hou controlled the Hou family, he did not dare to show any weakness. If you can't do this, then you are not worthy of sitting in that position!"
After that, he took half a step back and said with stern eyes: "Although Mr. Hou Wu was the first to show his kindness to you, I believe that as long as enough people continue to support him, he will be ecstatic and be the first to do so." Time will drive you out of the Hou family. Master Eight, I hope you don’t forget that the people who can influence this struggle are not you, let alone Master Five, but us!"
He pointed at himself and said word by word: "Whoever we support can be the head of the Hou family!"
"oh?"
Mr. Hou raised his eyebrows and smiled kindly: "According to your opinion, if Mr. Hou wants to continue to be the head of the family, I have to ask you to nod?"
"Do you want to control the entire Hou family through a puppet head?"
Although these two sentences were neither salty nor cool, the hint of murderous intent in the words still made the master feel a little nervous. He looked around, and even released his spiritual sense to explore, and found that there was no Hou Baye nearby. The man felt a little calmer and said coldly: "A puppet cannot be the head of the family, but a weak person cannot be the head of the family either!"
He met Hou Baye's eyes and said, "You can't even solve the struggle within the clan. If anything happens to the Hou family in the future, who can count on you?"
I have to say that there is some truth in what he said.
As the saying goes, kindness does not control soldiers, it is equally effective when used to govern a family.
The head of the family can be generous and kind, but he must not be weak.
When a weak person takes the position of the head of the family, it is no less than a disaster for the entire family.
Since ancient times, there have been infighting within families and feuding between brothers.
Was it because of kindness that Mr. Hou was able to win the position of head of the family from the eight sons of the Hou family
But don’t forget why the other five disciples named Hou cannot stand here!
"Hey, so in your eyes, this is what I am?"
Hou Baye put his hands behind his back and suddenly sighed: "What a pity."
"What's the pity?"
The grandmaster seemed stunned for a moment as if he didn't react.
Master Hou turned to look at him, showing a very regretful smile, "It's a pity for you."
"No matter what, you are the master of the Hou family. Training a strong master requires a lot of resources and countless years of time."
"It's a pity that he died like this."
The grandmaster's heart tightened and he immediately wanted to escape!
But as soon as he moved, Hou Baye reached out his hand like thunder and strangled him directly by the neck. His powerful zhenqi spread freely and suppressed his attempts to escape on the spot, as if by a huge force. Nails driven into the ground!
boom!
Following Hou Baye's explosion, the small pavilion was instantly covered with cracks and collapsed in the blink of an eye. The gravel rolled into the water and scared away countless swimming fish.
Wow!
The water waves rolled up by the ruins of the pavilion were like a heavy rain, pouring all around and instantly diluting the smoke and dust.
Within the ruins, Hou Baye was carrying the grandmaster like a dead dog, with a faint golden light blooming in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "Do you think I can't kill you without my people around here?"
"Ba...Ba Ye...spare your life!"
The other party really didn't expect that Hou Baye would take action as soon as he said it, and... his strength was actually so strong!
After all, he was also a strong man in the middle stage of Mingyou, about to enter the later stage, but he was suppressed by Hou Ba Ye with one move... The strength shown by Hou Ba Ye was not far from the top!
"Are you wondering how I can be so powerful?"
Hou Baye's eyes met with his, and he immediately understood what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "This was originally a trump card left to deal with Master Hou, but I didn't expect that before I opened it, Hou He is already dead."
"What a pity. I was supposed to kill a top trump card, but when I revealed it for the first time, I ended up killing a waste like you."
As he spoke, Hou Baye shook his head, and his true energy surged directly into the opponent's body!
Realizing that Hou Ba Ye's murderous intention was not a lie, the Grandmaster immediately wanted to beg for mercy, but Hou Ba Ye was no longer interested in hearing it.
That terrifying energy was injected into his body, and the meridians all over his body were immediately torn apart, and his internal organs were twisted into mud. Even Xuanmen Youfu had no time to use it. His body trembled for a while, and he died in a horrible state of bleeding from all his orifices.
Hou Baye took a deep look at him, and then threw him into the water.
Plop!
When the blood dyed the water red, the fish that had been frightened away by the rocks rushed in again. After the chaotic fight, the blood spread even brighter. The body was already in disrepair, and there was no trace of a human being at all.
"They all say that dust will return to dust, and dust will return to dust. But your ending is a bit miserable." Hou Baye stared at the red-stained pool and said lightly: "In this world, everyone is greedy, but before you want to be greedy, , you must first look at yourself and know how much you weigh. Otherwise... you will end up with a dead body like this."
After Master Hou finished saying this, which was half a sigh, half a joke, he looked up at the sky and said inexplicably: "It's going to rain."
…
While walking on the street, Lu Li suddenly raised his head and found that the sky was dark and covered with dark clouds. He smiled and said, "It's going to rain. Find a place to take shelter from the rain."
Shi Yan, who was following him, changed his expression slightly and said in confusion: "Master Lu, don't we want it?"
"Shh!"
Lu Li put a finger to his lips and said with a smile, "Some things just won't work if you say them."
When Shi Yan heard this, although he was still a little confused, he fell silent and did not continue to ask questions.
The smell of an approaching storm made the vendors on the street close their stalls early, and pedestrians hurried home. Before long, Lu Li and Shi Yan were the only two people left on the long street.
Shi Yan felt something was wrong and looked slightly wary. Just when he was about to remind Lu Li, Lu Li smiled and said, "When I was worried that I had nowhere to take shelter from the rain, someone took the initiative to invite us to visit."