“Three days, three days at most, and you can come to pick her up.”

Seeing that Hu Ma had agreed, the Five Ghosts Shopkeeper didn’t say much. He just sighed, asked the staff to bring the contract, wrote everything clearly, and pressed his handprint.

Looking at Hu Ma's appearance, he felt a bit melancholic, shaking his head and sighing, "In these three days, we can always help her stabilize her soul, but you two are also in the know, so you should understand that whether it's good or not depends on whether she can come back."

"But bringing her back is beyond what our Caoxin Hall can do."

He solemnly looked at the old steward and said, "If it is as the old brother said, and she is from the Dongzi Li family, then as long as an adult from her family comes, they should be able to cure her. But whether to send her back or wait for her family's adults to come here is up to you."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Shopkeeper."

Hearing this, not only was the old steward thanking him repeatedly, but Hu Ma on the side also nodded secretly.

Miss White Wine was helping him secure this favor from the Dongzi Li family, and now it could be considered done.

But whether to send the person back or wait for her family to pick her up was the same to him. However, waiting for her family to pick her up would save him trouble, but Miss White Wine's request would be difficult to handle.

But at this critical moment, he couldn't say anything else. Seeing that things were settled at Caoxin Hall, he said to the old steward, "Now I can only trust you."

"I'm relieved that Xiang丫tou's condition can be stabilized. You can take care of the rest here!"

"I think you should send a letter back sooner rather than later."

"I already had someone send her personal letter back earlier. If the Li family doesn't send anyone, and you send a letter and people come, it will also confirm your identity and resolve a major concern for us."

"...Of course, pay the consultation fee for me too."

"..."

"Ah, yes, yes..."

Seeing Hu Ma's straightforward behavior, the old steward felt a little ashamed, thinking about his previous evasiveness.

Hu Ma glanced at him and suddenly smiled, "I still find your arrogant and condescending appearance more pleasing to the eye. That way, I can harden my heart and ignore you."

"Now that I've paid for your young lady's consultation fees anyway, it doesn't hurt to spend a little more to find someone to look at your leg!"

"..."

Hearing this, the old steward felt even more ashamed and wished he could disappear into the ground.

In fact, Hu Ma's previous assessment was accurate. As the steward of the Li family of Ghost Dongzi, he always had a sense of vigilance and distrust towards these shopkeepers in the Blood Food Gang.

Of course, he also knew that Hu Ma was his young lady's savior, and he had secretly asked the doctor on the first day if he could tell whether his young lady was still a virgin.

After receiving a definite answer, he was already extremely excited.

Originally, he did have some arrogance of a wealthy family's steward in his bones, but after a few days of interaction, this arrogance finally dissipated, replaced by a strong sense of shame.

For some reason, looking at this young shopkeeper, he didn't seem like a small shopkeeper in the Blood Food Gang, but rather had the aura of someone from a large family.

Hu Ma didn't pay attention to what the old steward was thinking. He said he would go back, and he really went back.

It wasn't that he really wanted to abandon Xiang丫tou. Miss White Wine was helping him keep an eye on things here, and everything would be clear.

Moreover, this matter also involved the task of delivering a letter for Miss White Wine. The two of them had some concrete things to hand over, so he had to wait until he returned to the manor before doing so. That was much better than being in this city with so many people and eyes.

Therefore, he acted like he was truly giving without expecting anything in return. After paying the medicine money, he immediately set off back to the manor.

The old steward watched from afar, his eyes full of gratitude. The Five Ghosts Shopkeeper, sitting next to him holding a smoking pipe, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Old brother, your young lady is lucky to have met this young brother from the mountains."

"In this world, there aren't many people with pure and kind hearts..."

"..."

The old steward could only nod in agreement, feeling quite emotional.

After traveling for three or four hours, Hu Ma returned to the manor, and it was almost evening.

He saw the workers in the yard practicing their stances with Zhou Datong. The red lanterns next to them were also lit, preparing to go out on patrol. Now, Zhou Datong had also taken on the responsibility of manager and was quite considerate in his handling of affairs.

However, as soon as he saw Hu Ma, he immediately turned back into a child and, along with a group of workers, dropped their knives and hurriedly surrounded him, asking, "How is Xiang丫tou?"

"Her condition has stabilized, but it's hard to say how exactly."

Hu Ma comforted them and said, "I've been traveling all day and haven't eaten anything. Make some food for me."

"Okay, okay, quickly ask Brother Wa Zi to come."

Xiang丫tou's illness had forced Li Wa Zi, who had been recuperating for two months, to recover.

There were so many people in the manor, so there couldn't be no one to cook.

But now, he cooked every day, but he was lazy about cooking for the workers, only loving to stew chicken and boil eggs.

Even during his previous period of recuperation, he didn't spend less time lying in bed. He would jump out of bed and busy himself in the kitchen for a while, then leave with two big roosters or a pot of brown sugar eggs. Sometimes, he even had to bring two bottles of wine with him!

But none of the workers dared to control him. If other workers wasted the manor's food, they would be scolded.

Only Brother Wa Zi could buy as many chickens as he wanted and boil as many brown sugar eggs as he wanted, all on the public account.

Of course, Brother Wa Zi's status was different now, but he was still willing to cook for Hu Ma. In a short while, he brought a pot of stewed chicken, several large steamed buns, and a plate of stir-fried vegetables.

Hu Ma saw that only half of the chicken was in the pot, probably because the other half was taken outside as a tribute, but this was originally what he had promised, so he didn't care. He just ate a few bites hastily and sat down to wait.

Xiang丫tou's matter was a minor detail. If this favor was done, there would naturally be many benefits.

But even if it couldn't be done, he wouldn't lose anything.

But Miss White Wine entrusting him to deliver a letter was an important matter. His method of advancing in the Shousui Ren (Night Watchman) path all depended on her helping him find it.

But thinking about the changes in Miss White Wine during this period, Hu Ma was actually curious: What kind of letter was it that was worth such a generous reward for a simple errand?

Also...

...Miss Red Wine?

...The Di Gua Shao (Sweet Potato Liquor) didn't match, so that must be the code name, right?

Since Di Gua Shao didn't match, what kind of person would this Miss Red Wine be?

Ming Prefecture City was small, with few people. Only four Zhuan Sheng Zhe (Reincarnators) had been discovered so far. What about An Prefecture City?

In a place that had already formed a Reincarnator organization, the number of people must be very large, right?

If he could meet them, it would be extremely helpful in broadening his horizons.

He was silently planning in his heart, and seeing that it was already night, he wondered if Miss White Wine would look for him tonight, or if the letter she mentioned would be sent to him by a small spirit messenger today.

He had just lit the oil lamp on the table, planning to wait while reading a book, when he suddenly saw a crooked figure walking into the yard from outside, wearing a huge hat on its head.

It was only a little over a foot tall, walking on two legs, looking like a little person.

Before it even crossed the threshold, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol. When it came to him and looked up, he suddenly saw the smile on the hat, and suddenly words came out of its mouth:

"Little Shopkeeper, do you think I look like a person?"

"..."

"What?"

As soon as Hu Ma saw it come in, he knew that it was definitely not a person and was about to take action.

Hearing its words, the voice was slightly unfamiliar, but the tone and familiarity were really familiar, and he was suddenly shocked.

"Feng Zheng (Apotheosis)?"

Miss White Wine had mentioned it once last time, and he had paid attention to it and inquired about it several times.

He already had some understanding of this Feng Zheng method.

The so-called Feng Zheng was that these evil spirits and monsters, after eating human fireworks, gradually gained magic power, but this could not be called cultivation. They needed to pass a threshold to be considered to have entered the path, and this path was the process unique to evil spirits and monsters: Feng Zheng (Apotheosis).

This one that came, drunk and staggering, was also the first time directly meeting Hu Ma.

But Hu Ma recognized it at once. This was Seventh Granny...

Their family, during the Qing Yi (Green Clothes) haunting, because they couldn't escape, simply borrowed Li Wa Zi's body and helped the surrounding people exorcise evil, and their merit was similar to those foreign Zou Gui Ren (Soul Catchers).

And the Zou Gui Ren left after finishing their work, but their family was still here. Because they became famous during the haunting, they also received the incense of the surrounding people and began to recognize them as immortals.

Could it be because of this incense that Seventh Granny's cultivation had greatly increased and reached the time of Feng Zheng?

But this...

...Isn't this a mess?

We have a friendship, but you should at least let Li Wa Zi come over and say hello first, so I can prepare!

The Feng Zheng method was extremely dangerous.

If he said "yes," it would pass this threshold. If he accidentally said "no," its cultivation would be destroyed!

And she actually didn't say hello and, taking advantage of being drunk, stole a hat from somewhere and swaggered to his manor to ask for Feng Zheng? Was she drunk?

...It seemed like she really was drunk.

Hu Ma had to admit that this really fit their family's unruly nature!

He couldn't say no, because saying no would destroy its cultivation.

But he didn't know much about this Feng Zheng. If he said it looked like one, he didn't know what cause and effect he would bear.

Hu Ma suddenly became a little nervous. Sitting in the hall, he stared straight at its dark eyes, looked at it frankly, and said, "Seventh Granny, I know it's you. You've helped the people and gained incense. You're a good family."

"But the thing you're asking is too important. I have to think about it. Come back to me in two months and ask me this question again. Do you think that's okay?"

"..."

His heart was in his throat.

If it said no, he would have to answer now, and that would be troublesome.

Unexpectedly, as he was worrying, Seventh Granny scratched her forehead, took off the hat, and said, "Okay!"

Then she turned around and left.

"?"

Hu Ma was stunned. This was the most important thing in your cultivation. Could you show a little more respect?

Chapter 14 Apotheosis and Red Wine