"Qi of immortality? What is the qi of immortality?"

Wu Ya and Zhou Datong were both puzzled by these words. The young master was clearly an ordinary child, and looked incredibly weak. How could he exhale the qi of immortality?

Hu Ma and Old Suanpan exchanged a few words, confirming each other's suspicions. The faces of the old and young man darkened.

Hu Ma had seen immortals before and even fought them, so he was very familiar with them. He was sure that the aura that the young master exhaled was very similar to the aura of those so-called immortals. He just didn't understand the cause and effect.

"Has the Yan family really expanded to such an extent that they dare to do this behind the backs of the Ten Families?"

Old Suanpan thought even more, and even felt a chill down his spine. He quietly tugged at Hu Ma and whispered, "If the toad gu that is popular in this city is really related to that qi of immortality, then the waters of Guazhou are probably even deeper..."

"Isn't it obvious?"

Hu Ma squinted, looking at the dark sky in the city, and said, "They also mentioned the legend of the Snake God Temple before. It's not hard to guess further."

"Since this is the only way to cure these children, then it seems many children infected with this toad gu will be sent to the Snake God Temple, probably to use that one night to collect the tainted qi that these children finally exhale."

"If this breath is exhaled cleanly, then they will die immediately, so most of those who enter the Snake God Temple die."

"There will also be some special cases, not completely collected, but exhaled most of it. They are half-dead and useless, so the toad gu is removed. Although the person looks useless, the toad disease on their body is also cured..."

"Hehe, this is still earning from both sides. Although they have done something that harms nature and reason, the incense is getting more and more prosperous..."

"..."

"Alas, this tainted qi, in the human body, is the purest thing, but when a person dies and exhales it, it is the most filthy thing."

The calmer Hu Ma appeared at this time, the more flustered Old Suanpan felt. He hurriedly whispered, "Although I, old man, have seen a lot, I have never really seen this qi of immortality. I just feel that the aura is evil..."

"Can you really see that it is the qi of immortality?"

"If so, then what kind of thing was it that was almost unable to restrain itself just now because of the qi of immortality?"

"..."

Hu Ma did not answer. He was also thinking in his heart that he had only seen immortals, but had not seen Zita Sui with his own eyes, and could not be completely sure whether this was the same thing.

But this aura did indeed have the same temperament as the immortals he had seen, extremely evil and strange. And if there was something that lived on this thing, things would be interesting.

"In any case, since we are here, we cannot ignore it."

He thought for a while before saying lightly, "Anyway, there is still a day and a half before it is time to collect life, isn't it?"

"It's just right to do it together."

"..."

"Ah?"

Old Suanpan asked about this matter just because he was afraid that Hu Ma would think like this. His expression became a little depressed, and he said, "You must not underestimate the Yan family of the Iron Gate..."

"Do you think their name came from? It was because their ancestors once led troops to fight, blocked 100,000 barbarian soldiers outside, and the late emperor bestowed an iron threshold, which was stained with imperial qi. Ghosts and gods dare not enter, and demons and monsters detour. People in the know must kowtow before leaving."

"Your identity as a Zougui Dazhuodao is not entirely sure to kill the Snake Ghost. If you want to bring the Yan family along, then it is not something that Zhuodao can handle..."

"At least the owner of the Zhenchufu must personally come forward to get the Yan family to sit down and talk. This is just talking. If you want to punish the Yan family, you must investigate the whole matter clearly and have all the facts..."

"This matter is棘手 (jí shǒu, troublesome)..."

As he spoke, he became more and more headache and sighed, "If it is against the Yan family, it should be more appropriate for Shuoli and Wenshi to come over first. Zhuodao's actions are often inconvenient..."

"In the future, you must also remember that the Ten Families and the Four Great Hall Officials each perform their duties. Most of the time, Shuoli and Wenshi come forward. The Zhuodao who shouts and kills are always sent out when there is no other way..."

"It's just that you Zhenchufu have only reopened for a few days, but the Zhuodao are running back and forth..."

"..."

Seeing that this old guy was originally trying to persuade him, but as he spoke, he became complaining again, Hu Ma smiled wryly and said, "I understand the principles you old brother said, but judging from the current situation, doesn't Zhenchufu have no choice?"

"They haven't been out of the world for twenty years and are almost forgotten. The soldiers and horses that were appointed twenty years ago don't obey orders. How can this be reasoned with? Only our Zougui Dazhuodao can come out to handle the errands."

"But don't worry, I won't underestimate the Yan family, but I won't overestimate them either."

"There are such evil things in Guazhou, I don't believe it has nothing to do with the Yan family, and I don't believe that the Yan family is desperately protecting this Snake Ghost because of some friendship. 得道多助，失道寡助 (dé dào duō zhù, shī dào guǎ zhù, the just cause enjoys abundant support, while the unjust cause finds little support). As long as we determine that they have a fox's tail, we can definitely find out..."

"..."

Old Suanpan felt a little helpless when he heard this, and frowned, "Why are you so sensible sometimes and so naive sometimes?"

Wu Ya, who was next to him, listened carefully. Although he didn't understand the matter, Hu Ma's words made him a little崇拜 (chóngbài, admire), and he said, "Shopkeeper brother's words are really nice and reasonable..."

Old Suanpan hurriedly said, "This kid just utters amazing words from time to time, but don't listen to him."

"Great principles are for coaxing children."

"As long as the means are secret enough, who says you can't do shameful things while being a kind benefactor?"

"If you don't really understand other people's intentions and want to move them, see who suffers in the end?"

"..."

At this time, Hu Ma was too lazy to pay attention to this old guy who was teaching his apprentice. He just waited for the master of the mansion to arrange someone to take care of the young master, and then returned to thank them a thousand times and offered them four hundred taels of silver, and then arranged for a guest room to stay in.

He didn't mention the words of thanking him with half of his family property. Hu Ma and others didn't care. They just rested separately. The thing that they had been thinking about since entering this Guazhou City came in handy.

"The waters of Guazhou are deep, with hidden dragons and crouching tigers, but it is also a good stage..."

Lying on the bed, he thought silently in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel some anticipation. He closed his eyes and sank into his natal spirit temple: "It's time to let those guys who are best at stirring up the water come out, right?"

He knew that Guazhou was different from other places now and must be lively, but when he entered the natal spirit temple, the liveliness surprised Hu Ma. As soon as he entered the natal spirit temple, he suddenly heard all kinds of voices, rising and falling, in a chaotic mess:

"Da Qu, Da Qu, calling Da Qu, I am Te Qu..."

"Zheng Liu, are you there? Zheng Liu, are you there? Among so many people, is there no code name Zheng Liu?"

"What the hell? You are called Wu Jia Pi? My code name is Wu Jia Pi. You dare to steal my code name. Do you dare to meet up and sword fight?"

"Is Laozhao wine? I'm asking you, is Laozhao wine?"

"..."

"What the hell is this mess?"

Hu Ma was used to the atmosphere in the natal spirit temple, which was mostly dead silence, and he could only occasionally hear familiar people calling him. He felt a little uncomfortable as if he had entered a vegetable market all of a sudden.

But listening carefully, he suddenly felt a little more comfortable in his heart. He had a feeling of group chat from his previous life. He silently listened for a while, and then stepped forward and pressed his hand on the incense burner: "Code name Lao Bai Gan is calling in Guazhou. Is there anyone willing to take a job?"

"..."

After calling, he waited for a while, sure that there were so many reincarnators in Guazhou now that someone would definitely hear him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished shouting, he found that...

...No one paid attention to him!

"Wu Jia Pi, Wu Jia Pi, I want to remind you that Wu Jia Pi is a kind of Chinese medicine, not wine."

"You're full of shit. We have a kind of wine called Wu Jia Pi. You don't understand."

"My San Bian Jiu is calling in Guazhou. I found a brothel here. Are there any brothers willing to go exploring with me?"

"Is Laozhao wine? I'm asking you, is Laozhao wine?"

"..."

"This..."

Hu Ma was a little numb all of a sudden. The familiarity he had just felt began to dissipate, and his head was buzzing with noise.

His hand was still pressed on the incense burner. He mustered all his strength and suddenly shouted, "Lao Bai Gan is calling here. Is there anyone who wants to earn extra money?"

This sound directly used the power of the Four Pillars of Daoism. The voice suddenly became heavy and powerful, and instantly suppressed the noisy sounds around. The chaos just now suddenly became extremely quiet.

Even Hu Ma's eyes lit up, and he realized that it was good to have a high level of Daoism. When calling, you can suppress the voices of others.

But it was only quiet for a moment, and then countless voices sounded again, even more chaotic than before: "Who is shouting so loudly? Don't the neighbors need to sleep? People still have to go to the ground tomorrow..."

"This little brother is full of energy and vigorous firepower. I, San Bian Jiu, appoint you to go exploring with me..."

"Is Laozhao wine? I'm asking you..."

"..."

Hu Ma couldn't hold it anymore and wanted to quit directly, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a familiar voice: "He is the initiator of this gathering. The most valuable news is in his stomach. Everyone should respect him."

"However, little brother Lao Bai Gan, it's not the day we agreed on yet. Why are you so anxious?"

"..."

"Miss Red Wine?"

Hu Ma was relieved when he heard this. At this time, he saw the outside suddenly become noisy, and countless people shouted, "Ah, it turns out to be the initiator. Excuse me, excuse me..."

"San Bian Jiu, you are unlucky. You dare to drag the initiator into the water. The initiator is about to kick you out of the reincarnator circle..."

"Ah, initiator, come, come and connect with me once to occupy a friend spot!"

"Initiator, get out. I'm asking you: Is Laozhao wine?"