Chapter 530 Gold and Silver Babies

In everyone's eyes, this Master Yang Gong was already known for his bravery. But unexpectedly, those three were also astonishingly skilled in martial arts, looking like demons who had descended to the mortal realm.

The round-faced one, seeing several horses approaching, trying to sandwich Yang Gong in the middle, actually pressed down on the saddle with one hand, flew up, and kicked a horse's butt. The mighty steed's bones cracked and popped, and it was sent flying.

It knocked down seven or eight people before it finally stopped.

Another, wielding a pitchfork, seemed to make simple moves, but whenever he found an opportunity, he'd thrust the fork down.

The ordinary wooden fork was used by him with astonishing power, skewering three or four people like a kebab.

The last one used a whip. When a small True Meaning Church leader ordered his subordinates to surround them, he slipped behind him and with a single whip, split both the man and the horse he was riding in half. The bloody gore that splattered out was horrifying.

"This… this Master Yang Gong went out for a trip and brought back three truly capable people…"

Among the mountain folk, some recognized them and shouted excitedly, "Those are the legendary Shou Sui (Year Watchers)! These people have the strength of a thousand catties and kill people like chickens!"

"…Quick, quickly kill our way out to meet them!"

"…"

From this charge alone, one could see the abilities of the Shou Sui and their advantages compared to other sects. Many of their abilities related to gods and ghosts became useless in a military formation.

But the Shou Sui's moves were solid and practical. Zhou Datong and the others were all Deng Jie (Ascending Steps) and hadn't even trained their Five Viscera, but when placed in a crowd, they were exceptionally brave.

However, as they charged deeper into the mountains, the small leaders and altar masters of the True Meaning Church reacted. Some grabbed their weapons and approached them, while others shouted orders. Tripwires and nets were spread out to capture them.

And the brothers in the mountains, although some immediately decided to rush out to meet Yang Gong, were few in number. They had only rushed out a short distance before they were surrounded and fought with extreme difficulty, not only unable to get closer, but also being forced back.

"This kind of fighting is indeed different from in the village…"

Seeing that there seemed to be more and more enemies surrounding them, with hidden arrows and open attacks, impossible to defend against, Zhou Datong felt a heavy and growing pressure.

Zhou Datong was startled. "Before we came out, Brother Ma Zi told us to be careful. I didn't really care, thinking we had real skills and wouldn't be afraid of these starving people."

"Now I know, when there are too many people, it's actually so scary…"

"…"

But fortunately, he had the treasure that Hu Ma had given him, so he didn't panic. Seeing that they had already rushed past halfway, and ahead in the mountains, he could faintly see those loyal to Yang Gong killing their way out to meet them.

More people were on the hillside. Although they didn't dare to rush down, they were anxiously concerned. Knowing that the time had come, they shouted loudly and untied the bundles on their backs.

With a shake in the air, the contents of the bundles fell out, one golden and the other silver.

They were actually two gold and silver dolls, held by Zhou Datong, one on each side. With a puff of his cheeks, a burst of gold and silver qi sprayed out towards the True Meaning Church followers.

Gold and silver qi is most likely to confuse people's senses.

Now he was right in the middle of the enemy formation. As this qi blew over, from near to far, groups of True Meaning Church followers hurriedly covered their eyes, feeling a wave of dizziness.

When they opened their eyes again, they seemed to be better, but everywhere was the light of gold, silver, and jewels, as if the ground was covered in treasure. They even forgot that they were in the middle of a battlefield, and like madmen, they squatted down and picked up gold and silver from the ground.

Yang Gong and Zhou Datong's pressure was greatly reduced, and they killed their way straight through the crowd.

Those who came out to meet them didn't know what was wrong with the True Meaning Church followers. They seemed to have gone crazy all of a sudden, only caring about squatting on the ground, stuffing stones and mud into their arms. Some even drew knives and slashed at each other over a piece of cow dung.

They seized the opportunity to hack and kill, becoming more and more courageous, and quickly cut out a bloody path, quickly meeting Yang Gong.

Even those watching from the mountains suddenly saw that they had gained a great advantage. The True Meaning Church followers seemed unable to fight back, and they all rushed down from the mountains, beating a dog in the water.

"Quick, retreat, call people back…"

On the True Meaning Church side, some knowledgeable altar masters saw it from afar and were already terrified. "These mud legs actually have someone who can practice the Jin Yin Sha (Gold and Silver Poison)?"

"Quickly, withdraw the troops…"

"…"

The True Meaning Church people began to retreat, and the people who killed their way out of the mountains became even more fierce.

Just the day before, more than 300 of them had been killed and suppressed, scattering most of their brave bloodlust. They had been forced into the mountains by the True Meaning Church's increasingly numerous troops, trembling with fear. But with Yang Gong's return, they suddenly gained a great victory.

Seeing that their opponents had been killed and covered in blood, and hearing the cheers, their courage grew greater and greater. They directly routed these arrogant True Meaning Church heretics, chasing them for more than ten miles.

If they weren't such a ragtag bunch, unable to follow orders, they would have been in disarray after chasing so far. Otherwise, this unexpected attack alone could have earned them a great victory.

"General Bao Liang (Grain Protector), General Bao Liang…"

With this great victory, after bringing Yang Gong into the mountains, the Grain Protector Army on the hillside below raised their weapons and shouted, their voices shaking the clouds. Everyone's face was filled with extreme excitement and joy.

Yang Gong looked at so many smiling faces, feeling the surging morale around him. He was excited and grateful. Just yesterday, he had been enlightened by Hu Ma, and now he had borrowed Hu Ma's treasure and earned such a great victory. How could he not be grateful?

He had previously felt that the True Meaning Church had too many people and was irresistible. Now he discovered that it seemed that his side was unstoppable…

Taking advantage of this morale, he ordered people to ride horses and beat gongs in all directions, calling back those who had chased too far. They made fires and cooked food on the hillside, thanking Zhou Datong and the others for their help. At the same time, his heart was firm. Looking at the vast sunset, he thought to himself:

"Brother Hu Ma taught me yesterday that neither of us has trained our troops, and we are both just rabble. Whoever can force out the courage of his own people first will have a chance of winning."

"Now that I have the treasure he lent me, and these powerful brothers helping me, why should I shrink back in the mountains? I need to look further afield…"

With that, he gritted his teeth and shouted loudly to the Grain Protector Army brothers who were looking at him like a god descended from heaven, "I have scouted out the situation outside. What True Meaning demons? They are simply not worth mentioning…"

"Brothers, what's the point of just staying in the mountains?"

"Those who are brave enough, follow me out and kill our way directly to Ming Prefecture City and take back all the grain of our Ming Prefecture!"

"…"

Coming from the mountains, most of them had never even been to the legendary Ming Prefecture. Just hearing about it made them feel inferior. But with this great victory, everyone cheered at the same time, so excited that they left the mountains on this wave.

Even Yang Gong himself couldn't say what changes this moment of leading his men out of the mountains represented in terms of fate and luck…

……

……

"I've been holding out for so long, not seeing me, plus the losses Yang Gong inflicted in the battlefield. Counting the days, those guys who don't eat beef are about to arrive in Ming Prefecture…"

At the same time, Hu Ma was staying in the Zhuangzi (Manor), using the wind blowing from Old Yin Mountain. He knew that Yang Gong had gained a great victory after returning, and that he had taken the opportunity to leave the mountains. He wasn't surprised.

"But I always feel that this excitement is still lacking a bit, so… let's add a little more firewood?"

Regarding what to do with the Demon Suppression Golden Mace after obtaining it, he gradually had some ideas. But thinking about the weight of the Demon Suppression Golden Mace, he felt that the situation in Ming Prefecture wasn't hot enough.

Well, that didn't matter. If it wasn't enough, he would personally light this fire?

Looking at it now, with Yang Gong leaving the mountains, both his distant relatives and that self-proclaimed Heavenly Mandate General would be forced into an extremely awkward position. But in Hu Ma's opinion, this pressure wasn't enough…

And the key later was to look at those strange people and exceptional individuals from these sects…

Both sides were now rabble. Although they could be fierce and have brave spirit, and could break some evil arts, it was extremely easy for those with real skills to harm these Grain Protector Army, who were mainly ordinary people.

In this way, the key lies in the Red Lantern Society?

He thought about it carefully and already had a plan in mind. He sat cross-legged in the room and slowly sank into his Natal Spirit Temple, pressing his hand on the incense burner, and slowly said, "Miss Di Gua Shao (Sweet Potato Liquor), can you hear me?"

"Yes!"

Di Gua Shao's voice was almost like it had been following his call, full of seriousness. "Senior, I've been waiting for you. For the past half month, I haven't done anything else, not going out, just waiting for your arrangement."

"This…"

Hu Ma was a little surprised to hear that. In the past, whether it was Miss Er Guo Tou (Double Distilled Liquor) or Miss White Wine, they didn't dare to let Di Gua Shao participate in anything, for fear that she wouldn't be honest.

Now it seemed that there was a way to make her behave honestly, but he had to find the right method…

So he smiled and said, "Very good, I'm becoming more and more satisfied with your performance. Now, it's time for us to do another big thing. Are you ready?"

"Okay, okay…"

Di Gua Shao shouted excitedly, "Senior, whether you want me to kill or set fires, just tell me!"

"Very good, very energetic!"

Hu Ma was also energized by her attitude and said, "Kill and set fires, we want everything. Within three days, I want Ming Prefecture to be in chaos. Do you have the confidence?"

(End of this chapter)