Chapter Fifty-Four: The Ancestral Home

  The person who spoke earlier was taken aback by the scar-faced man's words and hastily said, "Hu Lao Da, you promised me that you wouldn't kill anyone in the village."

  The scar-faced man revealed a sinister smile on his face and pushed away the person who was speaking.

  "Alright, I did promise you, but now I've changed my mind."

  "Old Hu..."

  That middle-aged man from Mojia Village wanted to obstruct.

  "Get out!" Hu Lao Da slapped the man from Mo Jia village and sent him flying.

  "You're something that doesn't know whether it's dead or alive!"

  Old Hu spat out a mouthful of saliva, and the scars on his face looked even more sinister.

  "Brothers, don't waste any more time, charge in and grab it! After getting that thing, the National Master will reward each of us brothers with a single immortal pill..."

  Hú Lǎodà's original name was Hú Liào, and he was originally a Jianghu rogue. Seven years ago, he was taken in as a nominal disciple by Zhao Guóxiān Shī Xiāo Nán. This kind of nominal discipleship is basically just for show and doesn't involve teaching anything. The only reason to take him on was to make it easier to do some shady dealings.

  Hu Shuo, although not highly skilled, was a man of great strategy and was deeply appreciated by Xiao Nan, who promoted him to be his first disciple. After the fall of Zhao, Hu Shuo led his group of followers to surrender to the immortal master of Chu.

  Because of his past surrender, Hu Yue has not been reused for many years. However, Hu Yue is a clever person and soon discovered that the immortal master of Chu State likes to frequent several brothels, after spending a lot of money to buy off the immortal master's favorites, Hu Yue's existence was finally noticed by the immortal master. Coming to Mojia Village to retrieve the treasure is actually Hu Yue's first task in many years, it is said that this task is extremely important and was assigned by the original sect of the immortal master, if done well, he may become the immortal master's confidant.

  For this, Hu Yue can be said to have put in a lot of effort. First, he contacted his old friends and acquaintances, then later sent many people to ask around, and finally two months ago, found out that the thing was in a place called Mojiacun Village.

  The middle-aged man who was slapped by Hu Ye, named Mo Jia Niu, is a notorious rascal from Mojia Village. He does not work honestly and wants to be the village head.

  When Hu Shuo found Mo Jia Niu, he was drinking heavily in a small town outside the village. Hu Shuo first disguised himself as a wine guest and drank several pots of wine with him, chatting about some irrelevant topics. In his intoxication, Mo Jia Niu casually mentioned wanting to be the village head, and upon hearing this, Hu Shuo immediately put on a good brotherly appearance, patted his chest and said he would bring his brothers over to support him in becoming the village head.

  After sobering up, Mo Jiaoniu felt some regret, but considering the 'brotherly' relationship, he decided to bring Hu Shuo and his group into Mo's village.

  The mountain road to Mojia Village is extremely remote, and if Mo Jiacow hadn't led the way, Hu Shuo and the others would have been unable to find the location of Mojia Village. After two days of walking, everyone finally arrived at Mojia Village before sunset.

  Hu Yue was very cautious, after entering Mo's village, he didn't rush to take action, instead, he first sent someone to inquire about the situation in the village, and only after confirming that there were no formidable figures did Hu Yue bring his brothers to Old Man Mo's home, preparing to ransack the ancestral house and search for that thing.

  "How dare you!! Cough...cough..." The old man's angry voice came from inside the house.

  An old man wearing a gray and white robe came out with a cane.

  The old man, who had passed the age of Peng Zu, had a head full of silver hair and his face was covered with wrinkles, as if a gust of wind could blow him down. However, when Hu Yue and others saw the old man, they still couldn't help but take half a step back in their hearts.

  The old man is like a pine! His turbid old eyes scanned every person in the yard, and an intangible pressure spread out.

  This is a spiritual momentum.

  "You old...old thing, are you looking for death?!" Hu Yan unconsciously touched the steel knife behind his back, and after feeling the cold blade, he calmed down and shouted.

  "I'll just stand here and see who dares to move the ancestral house." The old man didn't pay any attention to Hu Shuo's intimidation, he just stood there, motionless.

  Hu Yue saw this and a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes.

  "Cut off this old man's head for me!" With a flash of his steel knife, he slapped the back of the hatchet-wielding man behind him.

  Gou Er hesitated for a moment, took two steps forward, but soon stopped and turned back to say, "Master Hu, what if this old thing is an expert?"

  "Isn't Laozi standing right behind you?" As soon as he finished speaking, Hu kicked his foot and landed it on Gou Er's butt.

  Suddenly, he rushed forward several steps and pounced on the old man's face.

  "Spare my life, grandfather spare my life......" Gou Er threw the iron shovel aside and begged for mercy.

  In his opinion, the old man was absolutely a master, otherwise how dare he face so many people alone.

  The old man leaned on his staff and stood with his eyes closed.

  "Rubbish!" Hu Yue saw the situation and personally drew out a steel knife, walking towards the old man.

  At this moment, Mo Jiaoniu, who had been hiding behind, suddenly rushed up and hugged Hu Dian, shouting at the old man.

  "Ancestor, you'd better leave quickly!! This guy will really kill you......"

  Mo's Village was originally a family inheritance, and everyone in the village had the surname Mo. If you really count it up, more or less they all have some kind of kinship relationship.

  "Get out!"

  Hu Yue slapped a palm on Mo Jia Niu's face, knocking out one of his front teeth. Fresh blood gushed from his mouth.

  But Mo Jia Niu seemed to have made up his mind to fight desperately, and he didn't know where the strength came from. He grasped Hu Shuo tightly, refusing to let go. For the people of Mojia Village, Old Man Mo was not only the village head but also their elder and the person they respected the most. Although Mo Jia Niu was idle and lazy every day, he still had a deep respect for Old Man Mo in his heart. Moreover, Old Man Mo had never been stingy with him before.

  "Ancestor... You'd better leave quickly, Jia Niu is a good-for-nothing, sorry to you, sorry to the villagers."

  Pfft!!

  Hu Yue was also furious, and with a palm that had accumulated the power of ten layers, he heavily slapped Mo Jia Niu's chest, directly causing his chest to cave in by a large patch, blood gushing out like a spring.

  The old man heard the sound and opened his eyes, a hint of sigh flashing in them.

  "Stop."

  Hu Shuo heard the sound, and a hint of triumphant smile flashed in his eyes, but when he turned around, his face was still ferocious.

  "What? The old man changed his mind?"

  The old man remained silent for a moment before speaking up and saying, "Let him go first."

  "You still dare to negotiate with me." As he spoke, Hu Yan raised his steel knife again, making a chopping motion.

  The old man sighed and said, "Alright, alright. I can hand over the things in the ancestral house to you, but first, you must save him."

  Hu Yue heard this and put away his steel knife, grabbed Mo Jia Niu's collar, and threw the already unconscious Mo Jia Niu to his subordinates behind him.

  "Put some ointment on his wound." He said and turned back again, facing the old man "Alright, old fellow, where's the stuff?"

  The old man glanced at Mo Jiaoniu who had fainted and turned around, walking towards the inner room.

  "Come with me."

  Hu Shuo was overjoyed when he heard this and walked towards the inner room.

  But just as he lifted his foot, a terrifying pressure came down from the sky. Hu Shuo, who had just taken a step, felt as if a giant mountain was pressing on his shoulders, and his knees involuntarily knelt on the ground.

  "This house, you can't go in..."

  A voice, clearly entered Hu Yan's ears.

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