Chapter Forty-Four: The Conspiracy Begins

  The turmoil within the Huo family had just begun, but was quickly extinguished. From the outside, it still seemed like a prosperous and harmonious family, with all members united as before. However, secretly, stormy weather was brewing.

  Everything in the dark was covered up under the exceptionally prosperous appearance at this time. Every day, there were a large number of families or scattered cultivators visiting. The overall strength of the Huo family seemed to be rising every day, although this rise was not rapid.

  The original deficiency of the Huo family's foundation was made up for by a large number of gifts. It can be imagined that after this matter is over, the Huo family will usher in what kind of development prospects. Other families also saw such things, but were powerless to do anything about it. The strength of the Huo family is something that other top-tier families do not want to see.

  On the surface, it can no longer be stopped, so it can only come secretly. A group of people, in a deserted small house on the edge of Xijiang City, met like this. The clothes on these people's bodies didn't look like they should be lurking around here at all.

  It was unclear when, but another group of people entered. "You've arrived, we've agreed to your plan, but Hao Hai must be eliminated. I don't want to see him leave alive," a voice rang out.

  This man was indeed He Yan, and behind him were some young masters of the Huo family, as well as their loyal subordinates. Many of these subordinates were private soldiers rather than people specifically assigned to them by the family.

  "Hmph, Ho Hai's strength, we're more aware of it than anyone. You don't think that we can take him down, do you? Besides, it's your side that's asking for cooperation now, if there's no sincerity, we won't agree." The one speaking this time was He Ya, the second young master of the He family. Speaking of which, He Ya and Ho Hai didn't have a good relationship either.

  Huo Yan nodded and said calmly, "I know you also want that hidden weapon technique. We're the same. Don't worry, as long as that kid hands over the technique, we'll each get a copy."

  A faint smile spread across his face: "Very good, those who know the times are heroes. I like people like you. Don't worry, such a powerful technique will only be known to our two families. Our two families are the strongest in Western China."

  He's representing the first generation of the He family this time, and in fact, he can represent the entire He family. The prestige of the first generation of the He family is very high now. But this won't last long, if the first generation wants to gain control forever, they must have a stronger deterrent power. This special hidden weapon technique is what they need.

  The young masters of the Huo family also had this idea. Huo Hai was able to easily kill a high-ranking expert in the Spiritual Bone Realm with his initial entry into the Spiritual Blood Realm, and this strength made them envious, and at this time they couldn't care less whether he was from the main line of the Huo family or not.

  As long as you have the strength, you are the orthodox one, and can't be bothered with so much. What's the point of cooperating with the He family? If they don't cooperate, they will be the ones to die. The elders behind everyone's back aren't fools, and everyone can sense the actions of the head of the household.

  Now the family master's strength is too strong, they can only temporarily delay like this. Until they get the dark weapon technique. Several elders use it together, even if it's the family master, under this attack, they can't resist. From Huo Hai's ability, it can be seen that at this time, not resisting is death, in order to survive, let alone the family master, even the national master will be killed without hesitation.

  "Alright, we want the stealthy moves, hope you guys won't cheat us when the time comes. Now let's plan how to capture Huo Hai. That little guy doesn't dare step out of his house now, and we can't just barge in."

  The Huo family is very powerful, and secretly making such small moves doesn't matter, but if they directly attack, the Huo family will fight back to the death. The confrontation between two top-tier families would be devastating. Even if they win, the outcome would still be a severe loss of vitality. As for other families, would they just watch them recover?

  After the last incident, the defensive strength of the Huo family became stronger day by day. Outside the Huo Hai courtyard, a large number of Huo family guards protected the three layers inside and outside. It was because Huo Kai worried that someone would try to get Huo Hai's hidden weapon skills and take risks to find trouble with Huo Hai. Huo Hai's protection is now stronger than his own as the master of the house.

  It's simply a pipe dream to think of getting Huo Hai out from under such tight protection. Even if a master with the Lingzhe boundary were to personally take action, it would still be impossible. And as for Huo Hai himself, he's not exactly a good person either - who knows what will happen in the end?

  Their time is almost up. After the test, the college won't let them leave immediately. Because once they leave, unless they leave the college, they can't go home for a long time, this is the rule of the college.

  This period of time is the last time they will be with their families. The next time they meet, it's unknown how many years later, or maybe never again. In just one month, Huo Hai and others will follow the main army to set out for the Academy. This is the last chance, Huo Kai is a Lingzhu boundary, not easy to provoke.

  Who knows the realm of the spiritual master's dark weapon technique is so powerful. Among those who know now, only one person can use this technique, and that is Ho Hai himself, the absolute heir of the Ho family.

  Huo Yun'er, they didn't consider it at all. A girl will eventually get married and leave the family, how can such an important thing be taught to her?

  Huo Yan sneered, "The defense at the entrance of Huo Hai's courtyard is very strong, we can't handle it, but Huo Yun'er is different. This is Huo Kai's biggest weakness. Given their relationship, as long as we capture Huo Yun'er, he will definitely surrender."

  He Da's words made He Ya feel very satisfied: "Very good, but we still need to make some preparations. If we let Huo Hai escape, none of us will have a good ending. Tell me, what do you plan to do? I think you must already have a way to capture Huo Yun'er." As soon as he thought of Huo Yun'er, He Ya felt a burning fire in his heart. What a pity, such a young girl was going to die.

  At this time, Huo Yan's face completely changed and became fierce: "It's simple. Every day, Huo Yun'er will go out to stroll on the street. This is our best opportunity. As for Huo Yun'er herself, she doesn't have any real power. At that time, I'll get other people to leave."

  He paused for a moment, and Huo Yan's voice became even colder: "At that time, as long as we put Huo Yun'er here and lure Huo Hai over, we'll set up explosive spirit stones around us. After getting what we want, we can detonate them directly. Even if Huo Hai is very strong, it's impossible for him to leave alive. I think, you, the Second Young Master of the He family, won't be unable to find even a dead soldier, right?"

  Blasting Spirit Stone is a technique that processes the Spirit Stone with special means, causing the spiritual energy inside to burst out instantly. The bursting of spiritual energy will form a massive explosion. Unfortunately, this processing method is only known by very few people.

  Even the He family had purchased some explosive spirit stones from elsewhere, just in case. The reason they used dead soldiers was that once the explosive spirit stones were detonated, they would explode within a short period of time.

  If someone were to run outside at this time, knowing it was wrong, Huo Hai would easily escape. Those who had not reached a certain level of cultivation and could not control their spiritual energy over long distances could only detonate the explosive spirit stones nearby.

  This way, the explosive spirit stone is only a useless thing for most people, even if it's used for sneak attacks, it won't have much effect, at most it can be used to blast rocks. But with a Dead Warrior, it's different. A Dead Warrior who detonates an explosive spirit stone will also die himself. Huo Hai, who didn't react in time, naturally wouldn't survive this explosion.

  "It's really ruthless, if someone like you becomes the head of the household, we won't be at peace either." He narrowed his eyes and said lightly. This person is really too ruthless, able to do such a thing to their own family members.

  "We're just taking what we need from each other, that's all. I think you've already gotten such a huge bargain for free, so surely you won't make me pay for the Explosive Spirit Stone as well?" Huo Yan said this very naturally, without any hint of calculation.

  He nodded in agreement, relying on Huo's words that this guy wouldn't be able to obtain the Exploding Spirit Stone. After all, the Exploding Spirit Stone was an accumulation for those below the Spiritual Realm. However, for those at the Spiritual Realm, it could already be used as a sneak attack method. A Spiritualist could release their spiritual power from a distance and even control it freely.

  The two of them exchanged a smile, and this transaction was indeed a win-win situation. After the transaction is completed, both parties can gain great benefits. If everything goes smoothly, it can indeed become one of the largest families in the two western cities.

  "Alright, it was a pleasure doing business with you. Tomorrow at noon is when we make our move. At that time, I hope your side has everything ready here, I don't want any problems to arise then." Huo Yan said one sentence and left with his people.

  After Huo Yan left, He Ya's face completely darkened. "Second Master, we really have to cooperate with that Huo Yan, that little brat is simply a sinister little man, I don't like him at all." An old man beside He Ya frowned and said this. This matter was of great importance, so the He family naturally sent out an expert to protect He Ya's safety.

  He shook his head, with a look of disdain: "Cooperating with him? Ha! It's using him that's more like it. Something this good should naturally be in our own hands. That little brat will disappear when the time comes."

  He was extremely delighted that this time he had succeeded, and it wouldn't be long before the Huo family would also disappear. What a great achievement! Once this matter is settled, the next head of the household will basically be his own.

  Moreover, this despicable person, Huo Yan, is so ruthless to his own people, let alone others. How could He Yao possibly allow someone like him to exist and develop further? Before heading to the Imperial City Academy, it would be better to kill him offhand. Regardless of what happens to him in the future, for now, Huo Yan is just an ordinary high-ranking expert in the Spiritual Bone Realm.