Chapter 757: 336, A Series of Murders in Qingmiao City
The year that Rakshasa Holy Sect was plagued by the strife between Zhan Taiqing and Sikong Yue for the Sect Hierarch's position, was also the year Cheng Yunye arrived in Yongdu. In addition to bringing back news of Zhan Taiqing's defeat and Sikong Yue's victory, Cheng Yunye also had news of the New Holy Child.
It was the first time Hou Yuxiao had heard the name "Gu Yu Grandmaster".
However, at that time, he didn't know that the Grandmaster's family name was Zhan Tai.
It was not until Old Fifth sent a message back that he learned the Holy Child's name was Zhantai Wuyuan.
What's key is that Zhantai Wuyuan was only six years old!
What did being six years old imply?
If Hou Yuxiao remembered correctly, the internal strife within the Holy Church happened in December of the New Yu Era 1325, and this year was 1331, making it exactly six years. What did this mean?
It meant that Zhantai Wuyuan was either not yet born at that time or was still a baby in swaddling clothes. Under such circumstances, he was designated as the Rakshasa Holy Sect's Saint Heir?
The moment he heard the name, Hou Yuxiao immediately thought of Zhan Taiqing.
The founder of Rakshasa Holy Sect, Zhan Taiyuntian, had only two daughters, one of whom was Zhan Taiqing. So, this Zhantai Wuyuan definitely wasn't a descendant of Zhan Taiyuntian.
The problem is, aside from the identity of being a descendant of Zhan Taiyuntian, there's no other explanation for Gu Yu Grandmaster being named the Holy Child from birth.
Right, talent is also a possibility!
The message from Old Fifth mentioned that Zhantai Wuyuan, at the age of six, had already reached the Seventh Level of Body Opening. For an ordinary Martial Artist, six years old is just the beginning age for cultivation. To speak of the Seventh Level of Body Opening, even reaching the First Level would be difficult.
To this day, Hou Yuxiao actually had greatly reduced his interest in so-called Sacred Land Successors. Early figures such as Gu Chenfeng, Tuoba Huang, Tian Fazheng, and the nine Saint Heirs of Wanjian Holy Sect, didn't amount to much in his eyes now. The reason he was interested in Zhantai Wuyuan was only because he was the Rakshasa Holy Sect's Saint Heir.
Zhan Taiqing and Sikong Yue both had been the Saint Heir of Rakshasa Holy Sect, and Sikong Yue was still a tremendously powerful presence in Hou Yuxiao's eyes to this day, which was why Hou Yuxiao found the Rakshasa Holy Sect's New Holy Child so captivating.
"Big sister-in-law, try the lotus seed soup I just made for you!"
"Mom, let Wuqie bring it to great-aunt, let Wuqie bring it to great-aunt…"
"Alright, alright, be careful, take it slow."
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Lost in thought, Hou Yuxiao had already made his way to the living quarters behind the main hall, where the voices of two women and a young child in conversation could be heard. A smile appeared on his face as he slowly pushed the door open and walked in.
"Husband!"
"Big brother."
Zhao Qingxue and Yue Qianfu both got up in a hurry when they saw him approach. Hou Yuxiao quickly nodded to signal them to sit down. Before he even reached them, a small figure stumbled and rushed into his arms with a whoosh.
The little figure was a three-year-old boy, dressed in a miniature brocade outfit of gold and white, holding a small wooden sword less than one foot long. His chubby little face was extremely childish. Now cradled in Hou Yuxiao's arms, he looked up with two sparkling big eyes,
"Uncle, Wuqie hasn't seen you for a long time!"
"Ah... How long is a long time?"
The boy's eyes immediately showed confusion, then he extended his fingers, counting one by one, muttering "one day, two days, three days", trying to tally for quite a while but still not figuring out the exact number of days. He simply looked up at Hou Yuxiao and said in a sweet voice, "Wuqie doesn't know how long, just many, many days. Uncle, don't you like Wuqie anymore?"
"Hahahaha, how could that be? Uncle likes Wuqie the most. In fact, today, because uncle missed Wuqie so much, he came out to find you!"
Hou Yuxiao, not minding that Zhao Qingxue and Yue Qianfu were there, picked up Hou Wuqie and kissed his little cheeks twice, eliciting giggles from him.
Over these four years, many things happened in the Hou Clan, but the two events that made Hou Yuxiao happiest were first, the birth three years ago of Hou Yuduan's son, the new eldest son of the Hou Clan, Hou Wuqie.
The birth of a new life and a new generation not only signified the Hou Clan's prosperity but also gave the five of them, including Hou Yuxiao, even more motivation to strive. The Hou Clan till this day, controlling two manors and commanding over a million people, wielding power over more than twenty million lives, had really become a great family with a significant business. Yet, the real core of the clan, apart from the five of them, Zhao Qingxue, and Yue Qianfu, astonishingly didn't include any other people.
The Hou Clan was indeed very short on people.
The birth of Hou Wuqie brought many changes to the family.
Besides the birth of Hou Wuqie, there was another matter.
Hou Yuxiao turned his head to look at Zhao Qingxue's slightly bulging belly, his smile growing even brighter.
"Four months along, calculating the days, you should be due next February, right?"
Zhao Qingxue nodded gently, her right hand softly caressing her belly. She revealed a tender smile and nodded again, then added, "I can feel it, the child is growing quickly, occasionally kicking me."
Yue Qianfu, who was sitting by the side, immediately brightened up and said, "That's wonderful news. When I was pregnant with Wuqie, he also started moving around more at four months. It seems that big sister-in-law is also likely carrying a boy!"
Hou Yuxiao shook his head, "It doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl, as long as they're safe. That's enough."
He truly didn't mind, especially considering his and Zhao Qingxue's cultivation. Both were young enough that they could still bear children even after a thousand or two thousand years. Deciding whether they wanted a boy or a girl wasn't difficult.
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