Hearing this, everyone was tempted. Hu Ma also understood that this tea party was actually arranged by the young owner of the Zhi Shou Pavilion, under the pretense of showing off some novelties.

With a slight shift in his mood, he also turned his gaze over, and heard the young owner of Zhi Shou Pavilion laugh: "Why be so impatient? What about waiting for nightfall?"

Zhao Sanyi on the side couldn't hold back. Usually, he was the one performing tricks for others, but today he was being kept in suspense.

He nudged Chen Abao's shoulder, giving her a look. Chen Abao raised her head and spat out the grape skin in her mouth.

Zhao Sanyi hurriedly caught it for her and placed it on the plate.

Then, Chen Abao puffed out her cheeks and blew a mouthful of black gas into the air.

A whooshing sound could be heard as the black gas swelled and dissipated, but it remained pitch black. In an instant, it had covered the entire garden. Although it was clearly midday, the sky had darkened directly, as if it were the middle of the night.

Not far away, some servants were so frightened that they thought it was a ghost and ran around in a panic.

The young owner of Zhi Shou Pavilion's face had already darkened, and he shouted into the distance: "Rude things! Light the lamps!"

Only then did the servants realize what was happening, and they hurriedly went to light the lamps.

When Zhao Sanyi saw this, he knew it was his turn to shine, and he laughed: "Why bother with such trouble?"

He picked up a round dish from the table, wiped it a few times, and suddenly threw it into the sky.

The dish flew into the night sky, swaying gently, emitting a brilliant light, like a round moon.

He showed off this skill, looking around smugly.

When the young owner of Zhi Shou Pavilion saw this, he laughed: "As expected, everyone possesses extraordinary skills and is knowledgeable. I was just afraid of making a fool of myself!"

"But since I have invited everyone here, I do have something to recommend. The Upper Capital today looks desolate, but twenty years ago, before the evil spirits caused chaos in the Upper Capital, it was a lively and prosperous place. Speaking of this Upper Capital, there are three legendary wonders:

"Bai Niang's voice, Chen Gu's waist, and Su Jie'er's pipa are the most flirtatious..."

"Today, to entertain everyone, I spared no expense to buy this Su Niangzi's pipa."

"..."

As he spoke, he had a servant bring over a package, which was unwrapped layer by layer, revealing a pipa inside.

When everyone saw it, they were puzzled and said, "What's the use of just buying the pipa?"

"Where's the person?"

"..."

The young owner of Zhi Shou Pavilion laughed: "Everyone, please, do you know why I chose to entertain guests here?"

"To be honest, twenty years ago, when the Upper Capital was in chaos and bandits were rampant, Su Niangzi was frightened and died by drowning in this pond."

"It's a pity that things have changed, and the people in the building have dispersed. To this day, no one has collected her remains."

As he spoke, he picked up a fishing rod, held it in his hand, and waved it gently. With a swish, the fishing hook went straight into the pond. He moved it back and forth a few times, and with a gentle lift, he actually fished up a skeleton from the pond.

All that could be seen was that the flesh and blood had long since rotted away, covered in mud. It was placed inside the pavilion, and a foul smell could still be smelled, causing everyone to frown.

The young owner of Zhi Shou Pavilion turned to the two women from the Wu Chang Li family and said with a smile: "Sister Mo, could you please give me some *bu mian* (ghost ledger surface)?"

The people from the Wu Chang family already knew what he was going to do, so they bit their fingertips and flicked a drop of blood essence onto the skeleton's head.

The young owner of Zhi Shou Pavilion smiled, leaned close to the woman's corpse, took out a medicinal pill from his sleeve, slowly placed it into the woman's remains, and then silently chanted, blowing a breath of air over it.

A puff of purple air gradually dissipated and then slowly converged. Everyone stretched their necks to look and saw that as the purple air disappeared, a lithe female figure gradually appeared, but she was not wearing a single thread.

The young owner of Zhi Shou Pavilion smiled, reached out and tapped her forehead, and said softly: "Wake up."

A soft moan rang out in front of him, from the skeleton.

The young owner of Zhi Shou Pavilion then stood up with a smile and stepped aside, clapping his hands and said: "After being separated from the world for twenty years, Su Niangzi has returned..."

"Quickly, bring Su Niangzi a set of clothes. We are fortunate to appreciate the pipa performance that moved the Upper Capital..."

"..."

"Resurrecting the dead and restoring flesh to bones?"

Seeing this scene, everyone present, even those with extraordinary skills, couldn't help but be shocked and widened their eyes to look at the lifelike young woman.

Zhi Shou Pavilion is the ancestral property of the Undying Wang family, and their medical skills are naturally amazing, but who would have thought that their skills would have reached this level?

And upon closer inspection, it could be seen that Su Niangzi was just crying softly. The maid next to her had already brought the prepared clothes and draped them over her body, and then leaned close to her ear, as if chanting a spell, as if whispering a few words of instruction.

Su Niangzi then dazedly took the pipa and sat on a small stool, strumming it delicately.

But after all, she was newly reborn, and her bones and fingers were not flexible, so the sound was not very mysterious. Even the sound was always covered with a layer of shrill ghostly energy.

It couldn't be said to be pleasant to listen to, but everyone was now just amazed by the means of this young master of the Wang family.

After a song was finished, Su Niangzi was still just hanging her head there, waiting quietly. The people next to her couldn't help but clap their hands in admiration, but this admiration was given to the young owner's methods.

The young owner also smiled, very pleased with himself. He stood up and bowed slowly to everyone. Finally, he suddenly turned to Hu Ma and smiled, "I'm just making a fool of myself. Now, we still need to see the divine skills of the Hu family."

Everyone didn't expect this and turned to look at the same time.

They heard the young owner of Zhi Shou Pavilion say: "The road of reincarnation is broken, so her soul has been in the underworld, never having been reincarnated or entered the netherworld."

"I had already cast a spell to determine that her soul was there, and borrowed the blood essence of Sister Li to help her pass through the Gates of Hell. Then, I used the Wang family's Mystical Rebirth Pill to create a physical body for her. Once the physical body is formed, the corpse-guarding soul will naturally condense."

"It's just that her karmic soul has long been scattered and is not in the mortal world, so she cannot stay in this world for too long. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, she will probably disappear without a trace."

"Now, the only thing that can save her is the Hu family's method. Set up an altar, burn incense, and offer it on the altar. After forty-nine days, the soul will be solidified, and karma will naturally arise. She can also truly be reborn."

"But whether Hu family's brother is willing to save her depends on whether brother has a heart for cherishing beauty."

"To be honest, Hu brother's identity is extraordinary, and I dare not be presumptuous. I originally thought of waiting for the right opportunity before boldly asking brother for advice. Now that brother happened to arrive, it also proves that this woman's life should not have ended, and that's why she had this fate, isn't it?"

"..."

"Amazing, amazing..."

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at Hu Ma, with some barely suppressed anticipation in their eyes.

Resurrecting someone who had been dead for twenty years was already amazing. Now, hearing that they could actually turn her into a living person, everyone present was amazed beyond words.

This was no longer a method within the *men dao* (sect/family tradition), but truly the means of immortals.

At this moment, they were also somewhat impatient, wanting to see if they could really see the dead person from twenty years ago return to the world after Hu Ma helped.

And facing the Wang family's young master's respectful invitation, Hu Ma frowned, his eyes turned slightly, and he swept over Miss White Wine without a trace, seeing her remain calm, but the cat in her arms nodded slightly.

This was what she wanted him to see?

However, seeing it now, he had only seen the surface. The essence of this method was still lacking. He guessed that what she wanted to do by borrowing the identity of his Hu family was like this.

Thinking in his heart, he looked up at the Wang family's young master and said lightly: "How many people's lives did you sacrifice to save this one person?"

"Huh?"

As soon as these words came out, the joyful atmosphere that had just been there couldn't help but freeze slightly.

Even the Wang family's young master's face was a little embarrassed.

Hu Ma snorted lightly, and suddenly, he narrowed his eyes, and the sleeves of his robe suddenly swayed into the air.

He had nine pillars of *dao xing* (cultivation), dignified, upright, and brimming with yang energy. As soon as he swept it out, he saw the night sky being torn apart by the rolling pure yang energy on his body, dissipating in an instant.

The bright moon in the sky also clanged and turned into a plate, falling to the ground and shattering.

The next moment, the gray sunlight in the daytime shone on the woman. She subconsciously raised her hand to cover the sunlight, but as the sun shone on her body, her expression became distorted and ferocious, and her pink and white skin cracked.

Clumps of flesh and blood fell from her body, leaving only a skeleton, which, along with the pipa, fell back to the ground.

And those clumps of flesh and blood were not dead, but wriggled and changed on the ground, merging into one place, and suddenly a fierce look appeared. It suddenly jumped up and bit the Wang family's young master.

This young master was not good at fighting and was caught off guard. His face changed drastically, and he staggered back.

Staring at the lump of rotten flesh, Hu Ma understood instantly. He looked at Miss White Wine from the corner of his eye and saw that she was also looking at the lump of flesh with a slightly cold expression.

This was the truth of so-called resurrecting the dead and restoring flesh to bones, and also the essence that Miss White Wine wanted to see by borrowing his identity.

She must also know about the Wang family's immortal pills, but with her status, it was difficult to see the essence. Hu Ma directly summoned the sun, and under the exposure, the truth was revealed, just like a trick in the trickery world being exposed to the bottom.

"Chih!"

Seeing that the lump of rotten flesh was about to pounce on the Wang family's young master's face, Zhu Youqin from the Zhu family next to him suddenly raised his foot and stepped on it, instantly turning it into blood.

He raised his head, his face already showing anger, and shouted at Hu Ma: "Young Master Wang is just showing us his *dan fa* (elixir method), the art of creating life, just for fun. How dare you break his spell and put him in danger?"

"Hu brother, you are too ignorant of etiquette."

"..."

All around, everyone looked at Hu Ma again in shock and confusion.

One was because this matter was sudden, and the other was that this ghost-walking Hu family member didn't even set up an altar. With a wave of his sleeves, he broke three people's spells in a row. Wouldn't this be the same as being able to kill whoever he wanted to kill?

And facing everyone's shocked gazes, Hu Ma turned his head coldly and looked back: "It's clearly evil magic, but it has become your means of showing off?"

"I really don't understand this kind of etiquette!"

(End of Chapter)