Chapter 221: Inheritance
“What if my offspring grows up to be an idiot?”
Hua Xiaocheng felt this was truly a profound question.
“Should I learn from my father, have several children, and beat the stupid ones to death?”
“That way, only the smart ones would be left.”
“But… that was his father’s way, not the way I want to raise my son.”
“Big Brother!” While Hua Xiaocheng was pondering, he heard Hua Xiaomei’s voice from outside the window, “It’s almost time, we should depart!”
“Alright!” Hua Xiaocheng casually handed his son to his woman.
She was an ordinary-looking woman, but her smile was radiant, like a sun-drenched afternoon, instantly warming Hua Xiaocheng’s heart.
When Hua Xiaocheng saw her, he felt that this woman was the mother of his child.
As for what this woman’s name was, whether she agreed or not, it didn’t matter.
The woman took the child from Hua Xiaocheng’s hands and silently soothed her son.
She frowned slightly. Since coming to the Hua Family, she hadn’t smiled much in several years. She constantly worried about her own family.
After Hua Xiaocheng pushed open the door, he saw Hua Xiaomei, dressed in a black robe, holding a folding fan, and looking elegant.
“Let’s go!” he said.
The two brothers left the Hua Family estate, leading a group of people from the Demon Sect who were already waiting outside the estate, and headed towards Luoyang.
Today, they were going to take Luoyang in one fell swoop!
They were all martial arts experts, so naturally, they didn’t need to ride in carriages. Instead, they used their True Qi to travel.
Yu Province had a total of five cities. Besides Luoyang, the other four cities were each occupied by one of the four families of the Demon Sect.
Luoyang had always been under the Demon Sect’s control. The so-called Three Kings of Luoyang were nothing more than three survivors from the previous generation of the Demon Sect.
The three of them had banded together, belonging to the Demon Sect while still having their own agendas.
Therefore, when Luoyang was occupied by the Great Wisdom Cult, resulting in one of the three being killed, one injured, and one escaping, the Demon Sect was secretly pleased.
The only thing they hadn’t anticipated was that even after so long, the Demon Sect themselves hadn’t been able to take back Luoyang.
The Great Wisdom Cult leader empowered himself with the strength of his followers, making him far more formidable than an ordinary True Realm martial artist!
Even when the Great Wisdom Cult was still weak, they could kill True Realm martial artists. Now that they had taken Luoyang and gained several times more followers, the leader’s wisdom was even greater.
The Demon Sect families had joined forces and tried several times but couldn’t conquer Luoyang. It was only after Hua Xiaomei persuaded Hua Xiaocheng to take action that they decided to seize Luoyang with lightning speed.
Besides the two of them, there was also Huang Wufeng from the Huang Family, Jiang Ning from the Jiang Family, and some wandering martial artists.
Among those wandering martial artists, only one bearded man was at the True Realm. The others were all at the Qi Sea or See the Truth level, not even a single Celestial Cycle martial artist. This made Hua Xiaocheng frown.
How could such weaklings accomplish anything?
And these weaklings were deliberately slowing down their pace to wait for them.
“Why isn’t there even a single Celestial Cycle martial artist?” Hua Xiaocheng asked.
“I don’t know!” Hua Xiaomei was also puzzled. He said, “Recently, it’s been rare to recruit Celestial Cycle martial artists as retainers.”
“Forget it, it doesn’t matter.” Hua Xiaocheng said, “It’s all insignificant anyway.”
Cannon fodder, those who wave flags and shout slogans to boost morale, were naturally inconsequential.
“Is there still no news from the Xiong Family?” Hua Xiaocheng asked again.
“A few years ago, Xiong Ba had a major fight with Jiang Ning, and then Xiong Ba disappeared. Many suspect that Jiang Ning killed him.” Hua Xiaomei glanced back at Jiang Ning behind him and whispered.
“Xiong Ba is the only heir of the Xiong Family. If this continues, the Xiong Family will be left without an heir. The four families of the Demon Sect will become three.” Hua Xiaomei added.
Hua Xiaocheng shook his head and said, “That’s not a good thing! If we really can’t find Xiong Ba, then adopt someone from the branch families of our three families.”
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“What?” Hua Xiaomei didn’t understand Hua Xiaocheng’s decision.
Wouldn’t it be good for the Demon Sect to become three families instead of four?
“After we take Luoyang, you go back and handle this matter.” Hua Xiaocheng didn’t explain, but instead instructed.
From the continuation of a family to the continuation of a clan, Hua Xiaocheng thought further ahead than Hua Xiaomei.
If the Demon Sect became three families today, they could become two families tomorrow. Would it eventually become one family dominating, leading to internal strife and gradual decline?
Although Hua Xiaomei didn’t quite understand, he still nodded and agreed to handle the matter.
Not far behind them, Huang Wufeng approached Jiang Ning and said, “Sister Jiang, they’re discussing whether you killed Xiong Ba or not.”
Years had passed, and Jiang Ning’s expression had become cold. She glanced coldly at the androgynous True Realm martial artist Huang Wufeng and said, “Don’t get so close to me.”
“Sister Jiang, I heard you’re looking for a handsome young man to marry. I wonder, what do you think of me?” Huang Wufeng asked.
“…”
Jiang Ning didn’t know how to deal with such a shameless little fatty.
Handsome young man? How could that possibly relate to you?
“Hey~ This little brother can be both male and female, both offensive and defensive, truly versatile. Exactly what you need, Sister!” Huang Wufeng boasted shamelessly.
“…”
Jiang Ning couldn’t be bothered to respond to this weirdo.
How could the Huang Family have such a strange person? Why not practice the perfectly good 《Great Zhou Heavenly Flame Technique》, but instead practice this androgynous technique?
“Sister, who understands a girl’s heart better than a girl like me…” Huang Wufeng was still chattering away when he heard Hua Xiaocheng say from the front, “Shut up!”
Huang Wufeng immediately shut his mouth!
Everyone in the Demon Sect wanted to kill Hua Chonglang, but only Hua Xiaocheng truly dared to do it!
Especially since he was Hua Chonglang’s son, it could be said that Hua Xiaocheng was the most ruthless person in the Demon Sect. He didn’t dare to talk back to him.
Walking in front, Hua Xiaocheng heard Huang Wufeng’s incessant chatter from behind and felt a headache coming on.
At this moment, he suddenly understood Hua Chonglang’s thoughts a little.
If his own child grew up to be like this…
Then… it would be better to strangle him early on.
But from another perspective, he also knew that one couldn’t choose the circumstances of their birth.
Could he, Hua Xiaocheng, decide what kind of family he was born into, what kind of environment he grew up in, whether he liked men or women, or whether he was talented in martial arts?
People like Huang Wufeng were simply born that way.
From an outsider’s perspective, the Huang Family had produced a laughingstock. But from Huang Wufeng’s perspective, the Huang Family’s tolerance of him, allowing him to cultivate that nonsensical 《Heavenly Human Transformation Record》, was already the greatest kindness.
If someone like Huang Wufeng were in the Hua Family, perhaps they wouldn’t even live to adulthood in their second life?
Thinking about all this nonsense, Hua Xiaocheng pondered: What did father, son, family, and inheritance truly mean to an individual?
This was his recent question.
As for the enemy in Luoyang, he never gave them a second thought.
He couldn’t defeat Hua Chonglang, but could he not handle the Great Wisdom Cult leader?
Guan Shan, who had changed his appearance, followed the group, observing these dozens of people and silently calculating in his heart.
Academy Head Shi should be waiting for them in Luoyang by now, right?
Waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree.
