Hu Qu had actually been somewhat curious about these outsiders. As for the affairs of the mountain people in the southwest, they Han Chinese had heard plenty, but had actually seen very little.
He had seen poison use, poison identification, and even venomous insects, but someone transforming from a human into a snake—this mountain man before him was the only one he had ever seen do so.
Therefore, when Hu Qu saw Zu Liming come knocking again, he actually wanted to capture him and study him properly.
Moreover, in just a few decades, this fellow had gone from a Houtian Martial Artist directly to above Xiantian Second Order. How was that possible?!
As a Xiantian First Order Martial Artist, he understood perfectly well how difficult cultivation was. He had cultivated through untold hardship, even giving up the thirteen concubines who doted on him, all for cultivation.
Yet after working so hard, he had only advanced to First Order High Stage. How could he not envy Zu Liming's cultivation?
Cultivation was not something that yielded results merely through buried-headed training. Perhaps one needed talent, methods, even Cultivation Methods—none could be lacking. If he captured this outsider, he might uncover something valuable.
At that moment, numerous Hu family Masters had already come out and surrounded Zu Liming, preparing to attack this fellow who had come to provoke them.
"Hold your hands!" Hu Qu shouted, stopping the many Xiantian Masters of the Hu family who were about to make a move.
"Elder Qu, why?" The Hu family members surrounded Hu Qu and Zu Liming. One man who was clearly of relatively high status did not understand what was happening and asked Hu Qu.
He also waved his hand, signaling everyone to hold off for the moment. Hu Qu was an elder of the