Chapter 1 The Meng Family

Since they knew the Meng family was outside, it wasn't surprising that the little ghost sent by the One Coin Sect to deliver messages had been intercepted.

The One Coin Sect's initial response was actually fine. Knowing that the Grand Warden Tie Jun was outside, they didn't dare use living people or even living creatures to deliver messages. Instead, they found a little ghost to take the path through the underworld. The Grand Warden might be powerful, but he couldn't do anything to them.

But unfortunately, the Meng family were experts in this area, sealing the underworld route even more tightly than the mortal one.

Of course, the so-called taking the path through the underworld was intriguing. There was no Gate of Ghosts in this world, or according to folk legends, the Gate of Ghosts was already closed, which was why humans, ghosts, demons, and monsters were all mixed together.

But it was also true that there were some mysterious places in the world, such as the road to the underworld. Back then, the Dongzi Li family's young lady could lead people to the Gate of Ghosts, and when she led souls in dreams, she didn't take the mortal road, and in the mortal world, they couldn't find the "black door" she spoke of.

Little messenger ghosts sometimes took the mortal road to deliver messages. To outsiders, it looked like a gust of yin wind passing by. But if the road was long and urgent, they would also take the road to the underworld. Some powerful ones could travel a thousand *li* in half a day.

However, after all, what Hu Ma had learned was unrelated to this, so he had only vaguely heard of it, but didn't understand it.

Of course, just the two sentences he said so calmly were enough to shock both the Wonderful Benevolence Fairy and the White Fan eavesdropping not far away.

It was already frightening enough that the messenger ghost had been intercepted, but now hearing that it was the Meng family sealing the road seemed very reasonable. But the key was, why did the sect leader look so calm when he mentioned the Meng family?

The Meng family, they were the ancestors of the Spirit Bearers...

If they had only known earlier that Grand Warden Tie Jun was coming to seal the town, they would have just been afraid and panicked, and wanted to ask for help. But hearing that there was a member of the Meng family, they almost fell into despair.

How could their small One Coin Sect withstand the attack of the dignified Ten Families?

Fortunately, this was being said in private. If it were said in public, just the identity of a member of the Meng family would probably scare everyone out of their wits.

But now, at least the Wonderful Benevolence Fairy was not from an ox-eating background and was somewhat immune to the Ten Families. In addition, this news was coming from Hu Ma, and he seemed so calm, which allowed them to hold on a little.

"Hoo..."

But after going out the door, Hu Ma didn't look at the One Coin Sect's sect leader, but took a deep breath, looked at the gloomy night sky, as if vaguely smelling the lingering scent of blood, and sighed softly, saying, "There's still trouble."

"Tonight, that demon corpse will probably still attack the village!"

"..."

"Ah?"

This reminder startled the Wonderful Benevolence Fairy and the White Fan eavesdropping not far away. They had been worried about this, but Tie Jun's arrival had distracted them. Hearing this, they panicked.

"Then I..."

The Wonderful Benevolence Fairy hurriedly said, "I'll go invite Grandpa Sun and Altar Lord Tang over. Upper Altar Lord, how many of our Talisman Armor Army are still usable?"

It was embarrassing to say, but the One Coin Sect had been preparing a method to deal with the demon corpse all day, but the sealing of the town had caused panic, and the Talisman Armor Army that went out to find the demon corpse had suffered heavy losses. It looked as if they hadn't done anything all night.

Hearing that the demon corpse was coming, they could only think of asking these few to enter the manor and help with the *shousui*.

"No need."

But hearing their words, Hu Ma shook his head and suddenly said, "When the demon corpse comes, I'll deal with it. You don't need to interfere."

The Wonderful Benevolence Fairy was very surprised, "This..."

"Just arrange what you need to do."

Hu Ma put his hands behind his back, thinking about the idea given by Monkey Wine, and felt a slight tremor of excitement mixed with anticipation, nervousness, and other emotions. He said in a low voice, "Have the items and manpower inside the town been inventoried?"

"Also, there are many ordinary people and experts in this town. Although they came for the One Coin Sect, you must be careful whether they are all trustworthy and reliable."

"Don't let internal strife break out while there are strong enemies outside..."

"..."

"Ah..."

Hearing Hu Ma's reminder, the Wonderful Benevolence Fairy seemed to have just remembered and nodded repeatedly. The White Fan next to her even interjected at the right time, saying, "Could it be that we're going to take this opportunity to make all those who are untrustworthy jump out and wipe them out in one fell swoop?"

"Wipe them out in one fell swoop?"

Hu Ma almost laughed in anger, looked at them with the superiority of a transmigrator, and said, "You still want to do great things?"

"If you are at a disadvantage, no one is trustworthy. Even those who were loyal to you will think about tying you up and sending you outside the town to exchange for a chance to live."

"If you give them confidence, even the most untrustworthy people will help you fight against those outside."

"You don't even understand such a simple principle?"

"..."

Saying that, he sneered, "This Grand Warden came to make trouble for you, it is indeed an unexpected disaster, but who can say that this disaster is not an opportunity?"

"If the One Coin Sect is destroyed by him, then it will be unlucky. But if you can force this Grand Warden back, wouldn't it be a good time to make the One Coin Sect famous and show the surrounding people your skills?"

"At that time, the Grand Warden's deterrent force will be swept away, and how many people who didn't want to rebel will rebel, and how many people who didn't trust you will come to join you?"

"..."

"My God..."

The Wonderful Benevolence Fairy and the White Fan looked at each other, their excitement already unbearable.

Things could develop in this direction?

The principle was not complicated, it was explained in one sentence, but the pattern of being able to think in this direction was really not something that ordinary people could have. The White Fan kept looking at the Wonderful Benevolence Fairy, just curious, who was this Blood Food Gang shopkeeper?

What kind of deal did he have with the sect leader, and why did the sect leader suddenly become so obedient and respectful to him overnight?

And this shopkeeper, how did he suddenly stop pretending, and know more about the kind of rebellion we in the One Coin Sect are specialized in?

As for the sect leader of the One Coin Sect, her eyes were just shining, her body excited and uncontrollable, her mind just thinking: "It's him, it must be him, I was still worried that the sect leader wouldn't be recognized by the senior brothers..."

"But those who can say such things are naturally our sect leader!"

"Could it be that, as in the legend, he passed the three passes and twelve tribulations, entered the Ghost Cave, paid homage to the God Platform, and received the secret teachings of the Patriarch, and suddenly became enlightened?"

"..."

"..."

"Aren't you going yet?"

Hu Ma had heavy things pressing on his heart, so he couldn't take care of the human affairs and sophistication with them, it was better to be quick and straightforward. And these two, now just liked this kind of thing, hurriedly agreed, and immediately left.

Soon, a burst of noise rang out in the town. The remaining members of the sect were acting on orders, appeasing the people, merchants, and allies in the town as much as possible, concentrating them in the town as much as possible, so as not to lose their lives inexplicably when the demon corpse attacked.

And on the periphery of the town, the members of the sect who were wearing talisman armor and holding swords and bows were replaced, preparing talismans, and taking buckets of dirty blood from the big vat, lying in ambush everywhere, ready for battle.

While they were busy, Hu Ma was not idle either. He paced around the town, taking out items one by one from the basket next to Little Red Hibiscus from time to time, burying them in various places in the town, ready to set up an altar at any time.

But this was just an insurance, he didn't plan to really set up an altar, and he didn't plan to reveal his identity to the Meng family outside.

This night was a test, and also an opportunity for himself, but the opportunity of the Blood Food Gang shopkeeper of the *shousui* sect had nothing to do with the descendants of the Hu family.

Only after he had finished these arrangements did he come to the east end of the town, looking at the stone horse in the distance. He always remembered that Da Hongpao had reminded him that there seemed to be something hidden inside the stone horse, but he had to solve this trouble before he could find it.

And the Wonderful Benevolence Fairy and the White Fan, leading those Dharma Kings and sect members who had lost their cultivation, were making other arrangements at the same time. Here, according to Hu Ma's words, they had placed a Grand Master's chair and prepared a large brazier.

Lanterns were lit next to it, illuminating the surroundings with a pale light. The night wind blew over, illuminating the surroundings with a chaotic floating shadow.

Hu Ma first checked the brazier, and seeing that it was full of dry firewood, he poured black oil and threw in a torch, which would definitely burn very brightly. Only then was he satisfied, and he handed a torch to Little Red Hibiscus, telling her to be ready to light the brazier at any time.

After arranging everything, he sat on the Grand Master's chair, looking at the dark night outside, and glanced at the Wonderful Benevolence Fairy, who was faithfully guarding his side, her face still showing a look of fear. He suddenly remembered something and said, "Fairy, take off the clothes you're wearing!"

"Ah?"

The Wonderful Benevolence Fairy was taken aback and glanced at Little Red Hibiscus next to her, saying, "There's a child here..."

"My clothes are torn."

Hu Ma raised his sleeve, which was torn into several strips with handprint-shaped holes burned by Da Hongpao earlier. He didn't plan to stay here for long, so he didn't bring a change of clothes.

He looked at the Daoist robe on the Wonderful Benevolence Fairy and smiled, "Your clothes are made wide, just right for me to wear!"

"Oh, oh..."

Only then did the Wonderful Benevolence Fairy understand, and she turned her back to take off the Daoist robe. She first put on Hu Ma's robe, and then called a little messenger ghost to go to her room to get ordinary clothes to wear.

Hu Ma, who had changed into the Daoist robe, also looked down at himself, and sighed in satisfaction, "I've been in this world for so long, and I've dealt with a lot of strange things, but this Daoist robe is really the first time I've had the chance to wear it..."

Instantly, he felt that there was nothing to be afraid of in this world of monsters and demons...

(End of this chapter)