His heart chilled slightly, and his hand paused in the motion of reciting the killing curse. The knife of the man in the soap clothes was also raised in midair, but did not fall.
Hu Ma, catching sight out of the corner of his eye, noticed that the fla in front of him, which had been burning vigorously, suddenly began to diminish rapidly, as if it were about to disappear. Fortunately, at that mont, the old tree stump let out a gentle sigh, and the fla stabilized, then grew strong again.
Hu Ma imdiately understood that the ng family mber had arrived.
He already knew that once he decided to use the spell from the Age Suppressing Book to deal with this green-clothed evil ghost, that person was bound to co.
However, looking around now, he saw no one in the vicinity, but in the rice circle, there seed to be a talisman glowing faintly on the green-clothed evil ghost.
The golden light emitted from the talisman vaguely transford into a small figure, bowing slightly toward him and saying lightheartedly, "I hurried here specifically to visit the descendants of the Hu Family."
"Never expected, in failing to invite a brother to show himself, instead, I got to witness the long-missed Age Suppressing Secret Technique, what a privilege..."
...
Seeing this person present, Hu Ma's heart was already pounding, yet he forcibly suppressed his tension and looked at him coldly, "Commanding evil ghosts, harming the people, forcing to show myself..."
"...was this your doing?"
...
"How could that be?"
The figure smiled faintly and said, "I am from the ng family. Though I can commune with spirits and drive ghosts, why would I do such harmful things to the area?"
Hu Ma could guess the nature of such a person, brazen yet concerned with maintaining appearances. He commanded the green-clothed evil ghost to do such things but would not admit it, as if he cared about his family's reputation.
Of course, it was also possible that he was just a collateral branch outside the five branches of the ng family and truly feared the bad reputation.
Unwilling to cooperate with him, Hu Ma rely sneered and said, "You've done the deed and still care about face?"
"So tell , why go through so much trouble to bring out?"
...
The figure's expression turned serious. "I ca to visit because there is an important matter to discuss."
"I hope brother won't mind sparing a mont to et."
...
Hu Ma sneered, "I will et with your ng family, but right now, I don't have ti."
"If you're unwilling to et, at least listen to what I have to say."
The ng family mber was not surprised by this, and instead imdiately said, "Brother, to be honest, before I ca, I had already t Grandma Bai. The old lady is known to be stubborn, holding onto old grudges, unwilling to consider the bigger picture, but you must understand the significance, brother..."
"The other nine surnas have been waiting for the Hu Family's return to proceed with that major event."
...
"Return?"
Hearing his words, Hu Ma was indeed shocked internally.
The Grandma Bai he spoke of must be Granny who returned to the ancestral hall, right?
How is she now?
Moreover, why does this ng family mber speak so strangely, talking about waiting for to return? Wasn't it the ng family who wanted dead earlier?
If I weren't foolish, I wouldn't go back. He should understand this logic; why would he still say such things?
The other nine surnas waiting for the Hu family to return for that major event...
...what major event?
He felt an urgent need to inquire but imdiately reminded himself, realizing that this ng family mber seed to think he knew sothing.
In fact, the reincarnated self knew nothing about the Hu and ng families; even in the eyes of the elder tree stump, he was ignorant of such grudges due to mory loss. But they were unaware of this.
If he asked directly, the other would beco alert, yet he didn't want to miss this opportunity. Thinking rapidly, he sneered and said, "You ng family have great abilities. Why need to return? Can't you do it yourselves?"
...
The ng family mber heard the sarcasm in Hu Ma's words and smiled bitterly, "Brother, you must be joking..."
"To achieve that major event, how can it be done without you?"
...
"?"
Hu Ma found it even stranger but wanted to probe further. He felt the gaze of the old tree stump upon him.
He knew this was the elder reminding him not to delay.
So he paused briefly and said coldly, "You use this thod to force out, and it's just to say this?"
"Well, I also have sothing to tell you."
...
The ng family mber was slightly startled and quickly said, "What?"
Hu Ma took a deep breath and shouted, "Get out of Mingzhou Prefecture imdiately, and never co back!"
This shout carried the resentnt of the past few days, his tone harsh. If his cultivation were higher, if the old tree stump were willing to help, Hu Ma would have already thought to keep this ng family mber here and directly chop off his head.
However, despite the shout, he still felt uncertain, worried that he might not intimidate him. Unexpectedly, the ng family mber only sighed softly upon hearing it.
"Having delivered this ssage, I will indeed leave."
He said quietly, bowing again toward Hu Ma. Hu Ma wasn't afraid since the elder tree stump stood in front of him, though he didn't know whether the man was being genuinely courteous or secretly up to sothing.
He just heard him lower his stance, saying, "Brother, there's no need to get so angry. I just hope you understand that the matters between the Hu and ng families are trivial."
"But the matters decided inside the Stone Pavilion cannot be ignored just because of a mont's stubbornness..."
...
Wasn't it an alliance established inside the Stone Pavilion? Could there be other matters?
Hu Ma was curious yet knew he couldn't delay, aware of the ng family's great abilities and many thods. Though appearing safe now, he couldn't guarantee they wouldn't have so way to spy on him. He imdiately shouted, "When did the matters of the Hu Family beco your concern?"
"Get out now!"
...
"You..."
The golden little figure, after being scolded twice, also seed to struggle to keep his temper.
He ca to deliver a ssage, trying his best to remain polite. But being scolded once, he could pretend not to hear; being scolded twice stirred irritation.
Regarding this, he was not as composed as Incense Master Zheng. When Incense Master Zheng was first scolded by people like Hu Ma and Yang Gong, he felt the anger too, but after being scolded many tis, he managed to remain calm and unconcerned.
Despite struggling to keep his temper, he intended to endure it, seeing that Hu Ma clearly did not wish to communicate further. Having delivered the ssage, he planned to leave.
But just at this mont, Hu Ma noticed he seed to be leaving and sensed his indignation, suddenly saying in a low voice, "Wait."
The golden little figure paused slightly, turning his head towards Hu Ma, or more precisely, the fire basin, "Brother..."
Hu Ma asked, "What is your na?"
The golden little figure's expression changed slightly and said indifferently, "I am a mber of the ng family, here sincerely to deliver a ssage. Brother need not ask my na..."
"As just a ssenger, there's really no need to ask for a na."
Hu Ma coldly said, "But for causing chaos throughout a prefecture, harming countless people, a na is needed to know who to hold accountable."
"You..."
The golden little figure was sharply taken aback. Even though it was an illusory figure, his expression visibly chilled as he said in a low voice, "It was the green-clothed evil ghost causing trouble, and the shopkeeper under the Red Lantern is a walking ghost. It has nothing to do with ..."
This bastard's dignity plumted...
Hearing this, Hu Ma understood a lot. As expected, the ng family indeed dared not bear the reputation of causing chaos throughout a state.
But with that thought, his tone beca even harsher, shouting, "Whether it is or isn't, you know yourself. Now, I only need you to give your na."
The golden little figure's expression changed dramatically, suddenly saying, "The ssage is delivered. Goodbye!"
With those words, he transford into a streak of golden light, seemingly vanishing among the swirling gusts of wind within the Magic Altar—a space that could trap the green-clothed evil ghost but seed insignificant to him, allowing him to co and go as he wished.
"Enter my Magic Altar and think you can leave just like that?"
But at that mont, Hu Ma coldly commanded, the wind within the Magic Altar suddenly roared, "Hold him for !"
Simultaneously, the old tree stump seed to give Hu Ma a slightly approving glance. Whether he did sothing or not was unknown, but that seemingly departing golden little figure suddenly collided with sothing and began to bewilderingly wander in circles within the Magic Altar.
The golden little figure, thoroughly startled, exclaid, "Brother, the Ten Families have the Stone Pavilion Alliance. Do you intend to kill ?"
Hearing the panic in his words, Hu Ma felt reassured.
Initially, he only wanted to drive him out. After all, he was a ng family mber, a stature that the little shopkeeper of the Red Lantern Society couldn't hope to reach. Scaring him away would have been satisfactory.
In usual tis, kowtowing to him might not even rit a response.
But now, due to his ritual, the other had intervened with the green-clothed evil ghost for conversation.
That did make a connection, representing that part of him was within the Magic Altar. With the elder tree stump overseeing, how could he just co and go as he pleased?
Regarding the Stone Pavilion Alliance, he didn't know what it entirely encompassed, so going along with his words might expose him.
Recalling the old tree stump's previous words, he imdiately sneered at the other, coldly stating, "The Ten Families have their Stone Pavilion Alliance. How is that your concern?"
...
"Huh?"
This golden little figure, or rather, the ng family mber, was indeed terrified. Did he realize I am not from the main family?
Originally confident, well-prepared to speak with Hu Ma, he believed he had everything arranged, remaining calm. But now, unexpectedly hearing these words, it felt like so aspect of his facade was being exposed.
His courage faltered, exacerbating the urge to escape. Yet, within the Magic Altar, the soap clothes swayed, chains clanged, effectively binding him down.
The golden little figure seed montarily out of control, compliantly kneeling within the Magic Altar, saying, "My na is ng Sizhong, I reside at Stove Mountain's Blind Ridge, my birth date..."
But even as he spoke, the golden little figure abruptly cracked, bursting into sparks.
Normally, even a strand of Divine Soul held within the Magic Altar could be forced to reveal its origin and comply. Now, this bursting indicated so thod was used to forcibly sever the connection, demonstrating the ng family's substantial capabilities.
Hu Ma's heart chilled slightly; this ng family mber was not to be trifled with. He morized the na nonetheless.
PFFT...
At the sa mont, within a certain large courtyard in Zhu Gate Town, personally overseen by the Red Lantern Lady, a prestigious ng family mber suddenly opened his eyes. His face was pale, his eyes filled with shock and anger, as he quietly uttered:
"Hu..."
Only one syllable erged before he spat out a mouthful of blood. He closed his eyes for a long while before finally continuing:
"Hu family, so overbearing..."
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