Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 550 - 550: 257. Zhan Taiqing's Abnormal Reaction_2

"Those four characters?"

"Respect but keep a distance!"

Zhan Taiqing obviously wasn't surprised by his words, and after bowing his head in silence for a long while, he suddenly looked up with a mocking smile and spoke.

"For someone as clever as you, you must have guessed quite a bit about the situation with the Holy Church. Let me ask you, if Yongzhou were to split and govern separately, would the Hou Clan plan to follow me, or would you cast your lot with someone else?"

Faced with such a loaded question, Hou Yuxiao had experience and now, right in front of Zhan Taiqing, he didn't even need to think before he replied, "If that really were the case, the Hou Clan would surely follow Master to suppress the disloyal, please rest assured, Master!"

"It sounds good now, but you'll need to be able to do it when the time comes."

"If Master doesn't trust me, Mr. Hou can swear an oath right now."

"Get lost, get lost, get lost."

Hou Yuxiao had been waiting for that "get lost" for a long time. Seeing Zhan Taiqing wave his hand impatiently, indicating for him to leave, Hou Yuxiao felt a weight lifted off his shoulders and left without even saying goodbye.

If he didn't leave now and stayed here, he guessed he'd probably get beaten up later.

Watching Hou Yuxiao's retreating figure, Zhan Taiqing's eyes betrayed a hint of complexity. He waited until Hou was out of sight before his face gradually turned grim, and a few strands of cold light flickered in his pupils.

"Yue'er, you're not even regarding Aunt Qing. Are your wings truly hardened, thinking that with your father around, you can be fearless?"

...…

Zhan Taiqing also had the skill of Facial Transformation, and though not as adept as Hou Yuxiao, he could still create a convincingly deceptive guise, which is what helped them escape the Saint Heavenly Fist Sect's several rounds of

No wonder, no wonder Zhan Taiqing has been emotionally unstable recently, and even frequently hitting me. It was all a pretense, that's right, that's right. The lady was previously pregnant, which would definitely make her mood unstable. Zhan Taiqing's impersonation makes sense, no wonder it didn't raise any suspicion amongst us Yunding Gang members.

Brilliant!

Hou Yuxiao suddenly understood Zhan Taiqing's actions during this period, feeling a sense of admiration in his heart while also regretting not having realized it earlier.

Luckily, I didn't blow up, or I might have given the game away!

"You can go now, I'll take these to the lady myself."

"Yes, Gang Leader."

Hou Yuxiao took the plate, composed himself slightly, stepped forward, and knocked lightly on the door, whispering, "My lady, I am coming in!"

"Come in, and close the door behind you."

Zhan Taiqing's tone was much lighter this time, which surprised Hou Yuxiao a bit. After entering and closing the door, he turned his head to see Zhan Taiqing sitting in the chair, not looking aloof at all this time, but instead with an indescribable gentleness...

Gentleness?

Hou Yuxiao thought he was seeing things, steadied his expression, and looked again, finding truly a trace of gentleness on Zhan Taiqing's face, which made him even more surprised.

"What is it?"

...

Hou Yuxiao was completely dumbfounded. Every time he had come in before, Zhan Taiqing would start with the same sentence, but always after giving him a solid slap. This time not only was there no slap, but Zhan Taiqing's tone was also far from the previous coldness, and it even sounded somewhat charming; he could even detect a hint of tenderness.

A hint of tenderness?

This Old Devout Woman could be associated with the word "tender"?

Could it be she's harboring some ill-intention inside her?

Definitely, she must be trying to lull me into a false sense of security, to then give me a thrashing later on. Has this woman's psychology become so twisted?

After much thought, seeing a flash of impatience on Zhan Taiqing's face, Hou Yuxiao mustered the courage and placed the fruit plate in front of Zhan Taiqing, his voice tinged with a hint of apology as he tentatively said, "Previously, Mr. Hou was wrong to doubt the Master, I ask for the Master's forgiveness."

Zhan Taiqing looked surprised and said, "Forgive what?"

"Li Yungao's wife is three months pregnant. Master disguised herself as her to deceive others, intentionally acting so emotionally unstable, hence the reason you hit me repeatedly. I thought the Master was dissatisfied with me and harbored resentment towards you. Now it seems, I was indeed small-minded!"

...

Upon hearing Hou Yuxiao's words, Zhan Taiqing's face instantly stiffened, piecing together the earlier conversation at the door, and immediately understood Hou Yuxiao's meaning. Then, with a look of astonishment in her eyes, and as she faced Hou Yuxiao, her expression turned grave.

Thump...

Hou Yuxiao found himself flying toward the wall, and despite feeling a pang of pain in his chest, a sense of relief spread across his face.

That's more like it, get the hitting done early, so we can get down to business. If I had really been fooled by this Old Devout Woman into thinking her attitude had changed, the beating later would have been even worse, and the mental letdown ever greater...

"Don't overthink it, I just have a problem with you, that's why I deliberately hit you. I had no idea about the lady's pregnancy!"

Upon hearing Zhan Taiqing's words, Hou Yuxiao showed no sign of reaction, just stood up, brushed the dust off himself, and asked, "Master, the capital's banquet is tomorrow, shouldn't we be leaving soon?"