Chapter 554 Mountain Lord's Regret "All rise!"

Watching the black sedan disappear into the misty fog, and feeling the chilling, bone-piercing yin wind, Hu Ma finally understood what gift his distant relative had brought him.

He took a deep breath, then shook the Judge's Blade in his hand and suddenly spoke.

His voice was like a thunderclap, as if instantly awakening the sleeping people around him. These people, suddenly jolted awake, then influenced others. The army kneeling on the ground, lost in a daze, finally rose to their feet, opened their eyes, and looked around, their faces filled with confusion.

They clearly remembered winning a great victory, even seeing that the General of Heavenly Mandate was trapped in the formation, and they were about to take him down in one fell swoop.

Why had they suddenly fallen asleep? Now, looking again, the True Doctrine soldiers and horses had all disappeared, leaving only confusion on the ground.

The previous charge and battle all seemed like lingering shadows from a dream.

Moreover, looking at each other, their faces were all green. In their dreams, there was also an image of a huge god overlooking everyone, towering above the entire Ming Prefecture city. Its power still lingered in their hearts, making it difficult to breathe.

But now, looking in the direction of Ming Prefecture, they couldn't even see the city. The image also seemed like a hallucination.

But what did this kind of anomaly represent? Hong Deng Niangniang (Red Lantern Matron) shuddered, faintly seeing a man in palace attire bowing deeply outside the red light: "And since you can't leave, then the Eight Dao Seventeen Zhou (Eight Circuits and Seventeen Prefectures) naturally cannot be regarded as unclaimed territory. In some places, the Meng family has newly appointed a Prefect, seizing the title. In other places, they have been occupied and cannot be recovered."

"You left the society and entered the mountain, so you are no longer considered a Jianghu (Martial World) person."

"..." "Being restricted everywhere, forced to hide in Old Yin Mountain..." As he spoke, he slowly got up, and Yang Gongjun smiled: "Not only that, the senior has said before that he does not want the disaster of war to fall on Ming Prefecture. Please rest assured, senior, I have always kept that sentence in my heart."

Xiang Shan listened and sighed softly, as if feeling a sense of loss.

"You brat, your life is good ah." Hu Ma had already guessed it, and was not affected by Su Xin's entanglement. Instead, he dispelled the last of his doubts and smiled: "Senior doesn't need to worry, just sit on the high platform and watch this grand play."

Xiang Shan nodded slowly: "Ming Prefecture, what it will become, you care, I care, even the Bao Liang Army (Protect the Grain Army) cares, only they will not care."

After carefully instructing him, he sighed and said, "However, I finally know why he advised me to help him."

Hu Ma said: "I knew early on that they had left a backhand, so if I didn't force out this backhand, I wouldn't dare to meet them. But earlier, I didn't expect that their backhand would be so overbearing. Ming Prefecture, shouldn't it be the senior's territory to enjoy incense offerings?"

Hu Ma understood in his heart, took it, and smiled: "While I still don't understand, tricking me into using the imperial seal to smash walnuts."

Hu Ma sighed softly: "I can't stay."

"But as long as..." "But Ming Prefecture is both in the embrace of the mountain and too close to Old Yin Mountain. They gave us a little face and didn't directly appoint a Prefect there."

"I have an idea."

"Everything is determined by the heart, just occupy a word of reason, then there is nothing to be afraid of."

"It's just that, they are clear about one thing, you are taking over Zhenchong Prefecture, the place you are hiding is Ming Prefecture, and once the Guan Prefecture Prefect comes, and the Hungry Ghost Army comes, Ming Prefecture Su Xin will be completely defeated. Your life is light, your luck is weak, but the Mountain Lord is the shallowest. If that's the case..." In the night, it looked magical, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant. Even the Hong Deng Niangniang of Zhu Men Town only dared to glance at him secretly, before turning back to continue watching a group of young people in a daze.

"Yes."

"Seeing that I am not righteous, now I am a little anxious and defeated. The Prefect has revealed his appearance in front of people, and the 80,000 Hungry Ghost Army has also moved into Ming Prefecture. This is clearly too lazy to say more, and wants to turn Ming Prefecture into the seventh Guan Prefecture."

Xiang Shan sighed softly and said, "It was also from that time that I could only stay in this mountain."

Hu Ma had heard Xiang Shan say before that many people were watching him, and his every move was restricted. Now he knew that the pressure on him was even greater than he had imagined. After a slight pause, he lowered his voice and said, "But why did this Guan Prefecture Prefect come to Ming Prefecture?"

Hu Ma calmly stepped aside. This old guy usually didn't accept his salute, but now he came to salute him? "Besides, I do have the need to stay in the mountain and guard some more important things."

As he spoke, he didn't say anything more to anyone. He strode through the many soldiers and horses, and even Su Xin and Xu Xiangzhu (Xu, Master of Incense), Zhou Datong, and others didn't speak, only exchanging glances.

This saying made even Xiang Shan stunned on the spot, his expression becoming sorrowful. The shadow under the tree stump slowly got up and bowed to Hu Ma: "Thank you, Hu family master of Zhenchong." At this point, he paused slightly, but Hu Ma had already understood, took a light breath, and said, "Hu family..."

"...Of course, I may not know either."

"Moreover, I took the opportunity to see the Dharma form of the Guan Prefecture Prefect. It seems... not very clean ah." "..." This Prefect was also sealed at the same time as me, but the Old Yin Mountain territory, although it is also difficult to protect itself and the calamities are constant, barely occupies a bit of the Mountain Lord and can barely survive. But Guan Prefecture has been suffering from famine for years, and its weight has fallen too low."

"Huh?"

Xiang Shan glanced at Hu Ma and said, "Being able to see through their tricks and not taking the bait, people should praise you for it. Your eyesight is indeed much better than before."

"I know." And in the field, Hu Ma also sighed loudly. After awakening everyone, he turned around with his blade and said to Seventh Aunt and Zhang Agu (Zhang Aunt): "I need to return to the mountain and inform that esteemed person. This matter is entrusted to the two masters, Shuoli (Reasoning) and Wenshi (Inquiry)."

Hu Ma's heart also had some wry smiles. The reason why he could endure it was, to put it bluntly, because he knew that the Meng family was behind him and had an advantage in information. Therefore, facing this Hu family collateral line, no matter what he did, he had to be careful. It was just a slight setback.

The shopkeepers and several enshrined ones inside and outside the seven places said yes and crowded around Fu Ze, heading towards Zhu Men Town.

... Fu Ze hadn't reacted yet: "That's family." "It's just that, that was before, when the world was not in chaos. Seventy years ago, or even earlier, people from the Tongyin Meng family visited me. I refused, and it was difficult for them. Seeing that I was old, they didn't make things difficult for me, but because of this, I have to be restrained..." After a long silence, he lowered his voice and said, "If it is clean, how could Guan Prefecture end up in such a state?"

"However, its identity should not have come to Ming Prefecture so easily."

Seeing Xiang Shan, Hu Ma turned around and Yang Gongjun bowed halfway. Just that half of a courtesy made Su Xin frown.

Hu Ma nodded lightly, and Yang Gongjun, senior, said: "I came here just to ask the senior, are you willing to leave the mountain?" His voice seemed to carry a bit of wry smile: "Obviously, there is no need to give me that face anymore." Xu Xiangzhu lowered his voice and said: "I don't understand the rules of the Jianghu. You can see who is coming, and I can see it. Zhou Datong and a few others can also see it. It is said that Hong Deng Niangniang also knows..." As he spoke, he cupped his fists in all directions and said, "Old buddies, we followed the Bao Liang General to protect Hong Deng Niangniang's carriage. Now that the True Doctrine heretics have left, isn't it time to go to the town and kowtow to Hong Deng Niangniang?"

But just when he didn't know what was going on, the little head with pigtails stretched into his temple again: "Ne, take care of them." "It's not high or low." "Now that he can come, it only means that someone invited him, and the only one in the world who has the ability to invite the Guan Prefecture Prefect is the one who is best at inviting gods and ghosts, that is..." Xiang Shan nodded and lowered his voice: "This is the real plan to wipe out the family. If he can't persuade you to listen, he will force you to move your nest. Perhaps they also know that they can't stop you from taking over this Zhenchong Prefecture, so they simply did it when you just took it over." "The Bao Liang Army's real opponent has come..." And Xiang Shan didn't know that he would know about this, but slowly said: "But in any case, the Ming Prefecture altar, the Hungry Ghost entering the border, must not destroy the luck and cut off the Mountain Lord's path. You should also seriously consider it."

Hu Ma also sighed and lowered his voice: "But I have to say that when they raised that altar and invited that thing, I was indeed angry and almost smashed it with Zhenchong."

"Now, you should have a clear understanding of the situation in Ming Prefecture, right?"

"And after leaving Zhu Men Town, Hu Ma borrowed the foot strength of the Liangtian Boots. In a short hour, he had already arrived in Old Yin Mountain. This time, it was not necessary for him to burn incense to invite him. Xiang Shan's shadow had quietly appeared beside him.

Su Xin paused, and after a moment of silence, she said softly: "In theory, I should help you to fight against the Guan Prefecture Prefect, but the other party is probably already counting on that." "Why?"

It was as if he had always been on the edge of Old Yin Mountain, watching what was happening in Ming Prefecture, and had been waiting for Hu Ma to enter the mountain to speak with him: "The people have difficulty surviving, eating their children. That Guan Prefecture Prefect is also burdened with sin, and his golden body is defiled. Now, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is a puppet of the Tongyin Meng family." As he spoke, his expression became slightly cold: "Not only did he invite the golden body of the Guan Prefecture Prefect to Ming Prefecture, but he even meant to let him fill the lack of the Seven Killings."

Xiang Shan listened and chuckled, saying, "It's a bit vulgar, but the analogy is good."

"Not only Ming Prefecture, but also Gun Prefecture, Qing Prefecture, Gua Prefecture... The Eight Dao Seventeen Zhou, all places connected to the Old Yin Mountain's luck, are my incense territories."

And now Hu Ma, after turning around, strode forward. Not far, he had already borrowed the Liangtian Boots, and his figure became even faster.

Seeing this, Fu Ze subconsciously wanted to stop him, but Xu Xiangzhu calmly grabbed him: "Don't shout, don't ask."

"However, as long as he wears a mask, you can't recognize him. As long as he wears a mask, he is not the shopkeeper of our Red Lantern Society. This is not pretending to be awake, this is our contempt for the nobleman in the mountain!"