Chapter 43: Inner Gang

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  That night, after all the guests had left, a group of people gathered together in secret. These people, mostly young members of the Huo family, were led by none other than Huo Yan, a master who had reached the Spiritual Bone realm.

  Huo Yan's age was approaching thirty, and this time was his next chance to participate in the trial. Luckily, along with a few people assigned by his family, he finally obtained some points, and could even bring one person into the academy together.

  But the points that Haoke brought out, including the rumors that Haoke spread later, made him jealous. Why? It's just because of his noble birth, so he gets all kinds of better conditions than himself. Where can't he compare to these amnesiac idiots? Is it just because of his background, whether it's resources or quotas, they are prioritized for these nobles.

  "No way, absolutely can't be like this." Huo Yan's eyes were slightly red, and seeing the people gathered over, he smiled very sinisterly.

  In the Huo family, the orthodox power is very weak, at least in number. Compared to these collateral branches, the power is simply insufficient. Now that they are gathered together, it's necessary to surpass the master of the house, Huo. It absolutely cannot end like this.

  Huoyan said loudly: "This time, everyone's purpose is the same. The family has such a powerful hidden weapon technique, why not hand it over and let everyone learn. After Huohai lost his memory, he was able to learn so quickly, are we all idiots?"

  This sentence instantly resonated with everyone, and they all started discussing it. Soon, the matter here caught the attention of the upper echelons of the Huo family. With so many people gathered together inside the Huo family, if they still didn't know about it, that would be truly strange. Having just finished dealing with things outside, these guys were actually causing trouble within the family, and Huo Kai's mood was somewhat irritable.

  "What are you all doing, gathering together for? Hurry up and go back to cultivate. With this bit of strength, won't you be embarrassed if you go out?" The Huo family places great importance on individual martial arts abilities. Because the Huo family was originally established through martial prowess."

  Other elders furrowed their brows, what's going on here, why are all these people gathering together. But they couldn't say anything either, because many of them were actually their descendants.

  "Head of the family, we request that the family's hidden weapon techniques be taken out and taught to everyone. Such a powerful thing can greatly enhance the overall strength of our family, why can only Huo Hai learn it, but not us?" Huo Yan loudly questioned, as if he had plenty of confidence. These words instantly caused Huo Kai's face to change color.

  "Hmm, you all want to learn the art of hidden weapons." The crowd nodded in agreement. As the saying goes, "the law does not blame the masses." With so many people gathered together and a leader emerging, they naturally began to conform, which was beneficial for them.

  "Hmph, with your kind of temperament and abilities, you think you can learn advanced techniques? You think the family is something to be trifled with, and now you dare to gang up on me?" Huo Hai wondered if he had been too lenient with them, allowing these guys to become so bold.

  Huo Kai shouted again: "Master, you can't say that. Huo Hai has lost his memory for such a short time and can still learn, can we not learn? Or are you going to keep this thing, only the direct descendants can learn, use it to suppress the collateral branches. You don't trust us, who doesn't know, our Huo family is the most united." This statement was actually correct.

  But the unity of the Huo family is not because the people in the Huo family have no thoughts of their own. It's just that among the top families, the Huo family was established for the shortest time and has the fewest people. If they don't unite, it's easy for other families to take advantage of them.

  Now, with the increasing strength of the Huo family, especially after this incident, many people's thoughts have begun to emerge. Especially these young men, who are even more eager to win, no one thinks they are inferior to others.

  Huò Kāi's face turned iron-green, and Huò Yán's words were already tantamount to a death sentence. After Huò Yán spoke, the other elders also began to ponder, and some of their eyes revealed greed. Indeed, Huò Hǎi was able to learn so quickly, and according to rumors from outside, the dark weapon techniques he displayed were impossible to dodge even for those at the Líng Gǔ (Spirit Bone) boundary.

  Once they have made their move, wouldn't the entire Western Territory be left with hardly anyone who could rival them? At that time, the Huo family would truly be the number one family. In fact, they could even leave the Huo family and establish a new one.

  As long as the secret method is obtained, nothing will be feared at that time. The eyes of several elders began to change. Even secretly pushed away and left a distance from the family. Several loyal elders who were loyal to the family seemed to have seen some signs, their faces looked bad. Hidden in the middle to protect the master. Is it that the prosperity of the Huo family will end today?

  "Yes, Master Ho, they're right. Such good things should be shared. This isn't some secret war spirit technique, just ordinary skills, shouldn't only the direct descendants be able to learn?" In reality, there wasn't a big difference between the direct and collateral branches of the Ho family.

  An elder beside him also said with a smile: "What they said makes sense, such good things should be learned by the whole family. You have hidden it too well, so many years, even we elders haven't learned it. We didn't even know that there was such a high-level technique in our family. As long as we learn it, who dares to say that our Huo family can't use hidden weapons?"

  The Huo family relied on martial arts to establish their reputation, and naturally looked down on hidden weapons. The outside world knew this point, the Huo family would not use hidden weapons. Unexpectedly, this time Huo Hai's matter thoroughly broke their perspective.

  The Huo family not only knows how to use hidden weapons, but they are also extremely powerful. Even the elderly members of their own family do not know about this. In recent days, due to outsiders constantly visiting and paying respects, they have been busy and haven't had the time to think about this matter. Today, it's just right to take advantage of this situation to force Huo Kai to surrender. Once we get what we want, even if we really can't stay in the family anymore, we can leave.

  Huo Kai's face turned increasingly ugly: "Fine, fine, I didn't think that our Huo family was any worse than the He family, and yet we've produced people like you. Don't even mention that the Huo family doesn't have any secret weapons or techniques; even if we did, I wouldn't give them to people like you."

  The faces of all the elders began to look bad. How could there be none? What did Huo Hai use, were they all fake?

  "House owner, this statement is not right. There are rumors outside and many people have seen it. Even the wounds on their bodies were caused by special hidden weapons. If you say there's nothing, who will believe us? You'd better hand them over, otherwise, no one will look good."

  Huò Kāi's anger suddenly flared up. "You want to fight? I'll accompany you, even if it means dying together. I said there was no hidden weapon, and the technique was something Xiǎo Hǎi came up with himself. If you dare to use force, whoever makes a move will be eliminated by me." Huò Kāi had truly gone mad, drawing his sword from its scabbard. His entire body emitted a killing aura of spiritual energy, releasing it without any restraint.

  Next to them, several elderly men loyal to the family also showed signs of wanting to take action. It was only then that everyone remembered that Huo Kai was not an ordinary person, but a high-ranking master in the spiritual realm. These people with ideas didn't even have one spiritual realm.

  If they really started fighting here, all of them put together wouldn't be a match for Huo Kai. Moreover, there was also the previous head of the household who was currently in seclusion trying to break through. If this old man were to come out, it would be bad.

  The old master's temper was notorious, and everyone knew it. Huo Kai could hold back and not take action, but the old master would definitely not hesitate to take action and wipe them all out. At this time, even Huo Yan felt that something was off.

  Originally thought that gathering so many people could force Huo Kai to surrender, but unexpectedly Huo Kai was so stubborn. He would rather turn against them and kill them all than reveal the secret of his hidden weapon technique. As for saying that Huo Hai created it himself, who would believe that? If it were that easy to create, wouldn't they have already done so? In reality, Huo Yan looked down on Huo Hai, the legitimate heir, from the bottom of his heart.

  "Household, calm down, we're just a bit anxious, it's all misunderstandings. Look, since Xiaohai created this technique himself, why not take it out and let everyone help to perfect it."

  Upon hearing the elder's words, Huo Kai, who had initially calmed down, was once again infuriated. For so many years, for the sake of the family's overall situation, he had not disciplined them. Did they really think they could get away with being disobedient?

  With a wave of his hand, the long sword in his hand swung out, and the spiritual energy of the sword pierced through his body. The sharp sword energy made the elder who had just spoken suddenly break out in cold sweat, and a huge sense of crisis enveloped his mind in an instant. Fortunately, he was also a master of the Spiritual Bone Realm, and his reaction speed was not slow. Moreover, Huo Kai's sword did not use full force, and with a dodge to the side, he avoided most of the sword energy.

  The remaining part swept across his shoulder, leaving a deep wound on the shoulder. "Ah." The elder who was just talking, retreated with a pale face. No one expected that the master would actually take action.

  Without hesitation, without mercy, if they dare to continue like this, the master of the house might really start a purge on the family. The Huo family has been established for so long and there hasn't been a purge within the family yet, it's time to clean up now.

  "Master, calm down, how can you lay hands on the family elder... Alright, alright, we'll leave." Seeing that the master was about to strike again, no one present was a match for him. With no other choice, they could only retreat. This matter seems like it will have to be discussed at length later. If the master himself doesn't speak of it, probably not many people would know.

  In the face of absolute power, all plots and schemes are illusory. Under the pressure of the master's might, these people had no choice but to retreat in defeat. However, the internal conflicts within the family have already been exposed, and this matter will not be so easily settled.

  "Hmph, this is infuriating. This matter must be told to Father, and also, Xiao Hai's side must be protected well. These bastards, it seems that the family really needs a good purge. Although I don't want to, it can't be helped. Every family, from its establishment to standing at the peak, has gone through countless internal purges, constantly eliminating those bad sprouts."