Me and My Cold CEO Wife

Chapter 1515 - 1504: Entering the Hu Family

Although there were no gains, Ning Fan was certain that the Hu Family's base was located here.The reason lies in this Five Peaks Mountain, where five towering mountains encircle together, perfectly matching Hu Dawei's description.

The Hu Family's base is situated in a valley, with only one passage.

"Perhaps from the air..."

Looking up at the peak piercing the sky, Ning Fan shook his head; the mountain was too high to fly over.

Unless he ascends and crosses over.

But considering the time factor, Ning Fan decided to give up.

Just then, Ning Fan slapped his forehead and immediately regretted, "With a barrier covering, the cave must be no exception."

Ning Fan once again searched along the mountain wall and indeed found a questionable spot.

Compared to other moss-covered mountain walls, this spot was too clean.

Testing it with a wisp of True Qi, Ning Fan smiled knowingly.

The mountain wall in front was actually an illusion, with another space inside.

"Even at death's door, you still played this trick on me."

Hu Dawei didn't lie; he just hid a bit of information, so Ning Fan didn't notice the oddity.

The Hu Family's ancestral barrier included this mountain cave, which led to the "fake" mountain wall.

"That's just right. Otherwise, an old farmer climbing the mountain might die of curiosity over this cave."

Passing through the illusion barrier and entering the cave, Ning Fan was somewhat prepared, but still startled by the scene before him.

Before his eyes lay a mass of poisonous creatures: toads, venomous snakes, spiders, etc., densely piled together, covering the ground entirely.

"Hu Dawei, you wretched fiend, is this what you mean by a little bit?"

Before coming, Ning Fan knew there would be poisonous insects, but he didn't expect them to be this many.

Although the cave's venomous creatures weren't the Hu Family's refined life-bound Gu, they were also cultivated through Gu Art.

Compared to their kind, they were more ferocious and bloodthirsty, launching relentless attacks upon sensing a living presence.

Hence, the Hu Family didn't need guards stationed in the cave.

The commotion from the poisonous creature attack was enough to alert the Hu Family experts.

"No wonder the Hu Family doesn't defend the entrance; this is a completely natural barrier."

In this low cave where Ning Fan had to stoop to enter, aerial mastery couldn't be used to fly over.

The Hu Family had secret techniques to safely bypass poisonous creatures, but Ning Fan did not, and he didn't dare to make a move, fearing he would provoke the creatures and draw Hu Family members.

Faced with these slippery bugs, Ning Fan had no choice but to steel himself and step forward.

"Heart as still water, heart as still water..."

Ning Fan silently recited these four words, restraining all his aura within.

The best way to avoid disturbing these poisonous creatures was to blend in with the environment, trying to become one of their kind.

Ning Fan moved forward at a turtle-like pace.

When finding footholds, he sometimes inadvertently stepped on spiders or scorpions on the ground.

The bloody scent of these small poisonous creatures' deaths would stir the swarm of venomous creatures into chaos.

Only until these starving wretches completely devoured the flesh would the swarm calm down again.

At such moments, Ning Fan's heart would race.

Any release of aura would leave him surrounded by a sea of venomous creatures, like being trapped in a forest.

These were tolerable, but the colorful venomous snakes frequently slithered around Ning Fan's calf, making his back tingle.

"Disgusting."

The Hu Family was, without a doubt, the most disgusting family Ning Fan had encountered.

For a mere 300 meters, Ning Fan spent nearly an hour to traverse it.

Breathing in the fresh night breeze, Ning Fan felt as though he survived a catastrophe, gasping deeply.

Apart from the mutants' terrifying red eyes, the cave was utterly dark.

Without ventilation and filled with the stench of poisonous creatures, it's almost suffocating.

Having experienced this place once, Ning Fan never wanted a repeat.

Seeing the scene before him, Ning Fan sighed, "Truly the distinction between paradise and hell."

Under the moonlight's glow, Ning Fan took in the whole valley.

Exotic flowers, lush bamboo forests, the shimmering lakes and mountains, displaying the vitality of nature.

The air was filled with floral scents, refreshing aromas, invigorating to inhale.

"The Hu Family know how to find a place; this is wholly Hundred Flowers Valley."

Though the scene before him resembled a picturesque spring landscape, Ning Fan noticed a subtle hidden danger behind the vibrant bloom.

Countless poisonous creatures lurked within this sea of flowers.

"This is truly a paradise for poisonous creatures."

Ning Fan shook his head and turned his gaze to the center of the flower sea, seeing a lake with pavilions and towers - the ancestral ground of the Hu Family.

Ornate structures, fairy palaces, surrounded by fog, appearing dreamlike like heavenly palaces.

"Good place, truly a good place."

Ning Fan exclaimed repeatedly, he instantly fell for it; this was his ideal retreat.

As for the poisonous creatures in the flower sea, Ning Fan didn't concern himself.

In the heart of Western Hunan, with such abundant vitality, encountering these small creatures was inevitable.

Ning Fan stroked his chin and muttered, "Ning Family Retreat. This seems like a fitting name."

In that instant, Ning Fan felt the urge to occupy it.

"This is not stealing; the Hu Family is wicked beyond measure. I'm just doing justice; this place is recompense or spoils."

Ning Fan smiled broadly, "In the future, I'll bring my wife and sister-in-law here for vacation; just imagining it feels wonderful."

Thinking of this beauty, Ning Fan grew increasingly motivated, stealthily heading toward the retreat under the night.

The Hu Family is not a sect but a cultivation family.

Only the true family scions can reside in this valley.

The twelve households hidden in Hu Family Village are collateral clan members.

The Hu Family elder Ning Fan killed earlier was a collateral clan member.

If a core family member were harmed, the Hu Family would've sent its Five Great Guardians out to investigate.

"Fortunately, the Hu Family came after me. Otherwise, if they sought me out themselves, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Thinking of this, Ning Fan felt a surge of relief.

According to Hu Dawei's information, the Hu Family's current focus is entirely on the Corpse Herding Sect, so they disregarded the collateral members' fates.

Once they rid of the Corpse Herding Sect, the Hu Family will deploy core experts.

With the Hu Family scions' power, if they trace back to Ning Fan, everyone besides Ning Fan would face the fiercest retaliation.

The Hu Family scions' power was indeed terrifying.

The Hu Family scions aren't numerous; counting men, women, and children, there are fifty-eight, a large family.

Yet these fifty-eight are all cultivators, even children have True Qi cultivation.