Chapter 118 Tai Sui

The question of Tai Sui blood meat was actually very complex.

Now his understanding of Tai Sui blood meat was inherently complex.

If we were talking about familiarity, he had been fed this stuff for the first seven days after arriving in this world. Now, he was very skilled with blood meat, able to tell at a glance what the quality was like, how it tasted, whether it steamed well, and whether it was good for medicine…

But if we were talking about unfamiliarity, then he was like everyone else, not knowing where this stuff came from or why it had all these wonderful uses…

He didn't even understand why it was called Tai Sui, why it maintained characteristics like a living thing year after year, yet could be cut off and eaten.

"Hiss…"

Ertou Guotou heard the question and couldn't help but suck in a breath, saying, "Brother, you're really different from before. How come you're so curious about everything… Don't you know curiosity killed the cat?"

"I don't keep cats…"

Hu Ma said, "Besides, I'm about to enter the Fu now, and I plan to take a trip to the blood meat mine for our Red Lantern Mother Society. How can I do that without understanding it clearly?"

"Who told me to be born in the mountains and contact a transmigrator so late…"

"…"

"You were born in the mountains, but that's why you had the chance to latch onto that big shot…"

Ertou Guotou muttered, then thought carefully for a moment before explaining in a low voice, "But if you ask me this question, after thinking it over, I can only tell you one thing."

"I don't know!"

"…"

Hu Ma was greatly surprised, "What the hell?"

"I don't know!"

Ertou Guotou sighed and said, "This isn't an excuse, and I'm not keeping secrets from you. I really don't know."

"Don't think I'm just in the business of blood meat. I only know it's good to eat and profitable to sell. As for where it comes from and why it has these benefits, I really have no idea…"

"Actually…"

At this point, he gave a wry smile and said, "This world has sinister evils,妖精 (yaojing) ghosts and demons, all sorts of evil methods, and us transmigrators who don't know what's going on."

"But frankly, I've always thought that Tai Sui blood meat is the most bizarre thing in this world."

"It's just that it's everywhere, and the people in this world are familiar with it and have adapted to it, so they don't find it so strange."

"But think about it, such huge and bizarre blood meat appeared inexplicably in various locations around the world, and its flesh has unexpectedly miraculous effects, some strengthening the body, some healing injuries, and some nourishing the soul."

"Not only that, but it grows back after being cut, and you don't even need to fertilize it…"

"…This thing is totally unscientific!"

"…"

He became more and more confused as he spoke, sighing, "Of course, we only know it's good to eat because we weren't the first to eat it. The experience has already been summarized by others."

"But don't just see the benefits. Tai Sui blood meat has various classifications. Black, white, cyan, and red are just the four basic types. There are even some more mysterious ones that can break the shackles of cultivation."

"People in the know have to climb the ladder to enter the Fu, cross the bridge to return home. Those in the halls have ranks like An, Tai, Fu, and Dian. The邪祟 (xiesui) in the countryside also have levels like You, Xie, E, and Feng. To learn great skills, who doesn't have to honestly climb the ranks step by step?"

"But some Tai Sui blood meat can make people rise to the heavens in one step."

"Of course, that's just the benefit. There are countless drawbacks, such as turning into evil spirits or being driven mad…"

"But even the people in this world don't understand it. How can we know everything?"

"…"

"Speaking of which, that's really the case…"

Hu Ma listened to his sigh and also sighed silently, having to admit that he had a point.

The Second Master in his village had been cutting blood meat his whole life, but if you asked him what blood meat was, he could only point to the mountain of meat and say that was blood meat…

After confirming that he couldn't get anything out of Ertou Guotou, Hu Ma had to give up for now. Ertou Guotou was clearly stirred by Hu Ma's words, thought carefully for a long time, and then prepared to leave to think it over.

Before leaving, he suddenly thought of a question and said, "By the way, what about Yang Gong? What's his status in the eyes of that noble person now?"

Hu Ma considered this question seriously and said, "At least, he's been remembered by that noble person, right?"

"I understand…"

Ertou Guotou sighed slowly, and a wisp of incense separated.

The cleansed generation of transmigrators, the mysterious Tai Sui Master who brought various evils and bizarre powers, the defunct imperial court, and the birth of the new emperor…

The Zhen Sui Fu, which led the cleanup of transmigrators, and the Shi Ting Alliance, which caused the undercurrents of the Ten Surnames to surge…

For a moment, even Hu Ma's heart felt heavy. He vaguely sensed that something was close at hand, and perhaps he could figure it out if he went just a little further.

But now, should he search for the traces of the previous generation of transmigrators, or should he first figure out the secret of the Zhen Sui Fu? Or should he cultivate the emperor?

No!

Thinking about these questions, Hu Ma gradually calmed down. Perhaps what really needed to be prioritized now was the Tai Sui Master…

This was the source of all the weirdness and mystery…

Even putting aside these questions, didn't he need a large supply of blood meat to truly enter the Fu and give himself the capital to explore the secrets of this world?

"It's time to really take a look at the blood meat mine. Otherwise, I'll always be too far away from the Tai Sui Master…"

He silently remembered something. He had already made an appointment with Hall Master Xu to go to the blood meat mine, and it should be about that time now.

After silently sorting things out in his mind, Hu Ma confirmed that everything was still relatively quiet and began his next plan. Everything else was easy to say, but he wanted to see Yang Gong before leaving. However, he didn't expect that the kid hadn't shown his face since he entered the mountain that day.

But on this day, just after finishing his meal and preparing to call Li Wa Zi in to give some instructions, a gust of yin wind blew into the hall, and then Little Hong Tang jumped down from the roof beam with a whoosh.

She kicked something out with a flying kick, and then slowly ate her blood meat pill on the side.

Hu Ma immediately opened his eyes and looked at Little Hong Tang with her bulging cheeks, "What was that? What did you kick out?"

"Nothing!"

Little Hong Tang rolled her eyes and was about to climb back onto the beam.

"You're really useless…"

Just then, someone walked in from outside. It was Yang Gong, who was holding a lame little ghost in his arms. Before entering the threshold, he was already happily bowing to Hu Ma in his arms, "Lord Hu, good fortune…"

Yang Gong looked at the flattering little ghost with disgust, threw it aside angrily. Little Hong Tang also slid down from the beam, scaring the lame little ghost to run outside again.

After running outside the threshold, he still turned around and kowtowed to the hall, "Lord Hu, all the best…"

"Ah, this…"

Hu Ma looked a little speechless and turned to get some 青食 (qing shi) for it, but Little Hong Tang had already chased it out. Yang Gong didn't feel bad seeing his little messenger ghost being beaten on the ground, but just cursed:

"Serves you right!"

"You've eaten so much 白食 (bai shi) and 青食 (qing shi) every day, and you still can't beat a little girl…"

"…"

"If you calculate it that way, it's definitely no match…"

Hu Ma was a little speechless. He pulled Little Hong Tang away, stuffed a large piece of 青食 (qing shi) to the lame little ghost, and then turned to look at Yang Gong, smiling, "Why are you here?"

He hadn't seen Yang Gong for a few days. Now, he was wearing a decent brocade robe, and he couldn't see the sinister appearance he had when he was a Red Incense disciple. Instead, he looked a little dazed, with dull eyes, and walked in confused.

He hurriedly led him to sit down and looked him up and down curiously. He didn't seem to be injured.

Why did he look so listless?

"Brother Hu Ma, I'm here to tell you something important…"

After drinking half a bowl of tea, Yang Gong recovered his senses and said to Hu Ma with a solemn expression, "First of all, I…"

"I've been kicked out of the Red Lantern Society…"

"…"

"Huh?"

Hu Ma pretended to be surprised, "What big mistake did you make?"

He knew in his heart that Yang Gong's departure was inevitable. It would be strange if the Red Lantern Society dared to keep him now.

"No, it wasn't because I made a big mistake…"

Yang Gong said quickly, but looking at him, he still seemed a little confused, "It's just that I helped the villagers in the mountains to get rid of those bandits before, and I didn't handle the errand assigned by the Mother well."

"But I don't know why, the Hall Master and the Left Guardian came to me. I thought they were going to punish me, but I didn't expect them to just return my life talisman and let me act freely in the future, without having to obey the Mother's orders…"

"Look, it sounds nice, but isn't this just kicking people out?"

As he spoke, he became a little indignant and a little disappointed, "We Red Incense disciples have no home, no job, no support. We all rely on the Society to eat. Who isn't afraid?"

"…"

"Yes, yes, yes…"

Hu Ma understood the Red Lantern Society's current thinking, but he thought about it from Yang Gong's perspective. He probably couldn't understand the changes and the Red Lantern Society's attitude.

Although he had gained fame and turned his luck around, he still had a Jianghu perspective. In his opinion, the families in the mountains were just ordinary people. In terms of status, they were far inferior to the Red Lantern Society!

But he didn't rush to explain, just followed his words and said, "What's the other thing?"

Yang Gong's lips trembled as he heard this, as if he had suffered a great injustice, "I… I got married."

"What the hell?"

Compared to the first question, Hu Ma was really surprised this time.

Yang Gong became even more aggrieved when he heard this, "I couldn't defend against it. I just had a drink, got very drunk, and woke up to see a naked girl sleeping next to me…"

"…Brother Hu Ma, when you encounter this kind of thing, don't you think it's scary?"

(End of Chapter)