“You can’t be too careful.”

Erguotou seemed instantly excited upon hearing Hu Ma's reply, hastily saying, "Old brother, you've really made it, haven't you?"

"I saw you sitting at the same table, drinking with that little official? Her manner, her bearing, I couldn't see through her at all. It's obvious at a glance that she's a master."

"..."

Hu Ma hadn't expected Erguotou to be so eager. Knowing that he had set up this gathering, he should now properly establish his persona, making it easier to reveal information or seek help in the future.

So, he smiled and said, "If we're being honest, you could say I have."

"I knew Seventh Aunt a while back, but we weren't exactly close. During this incident, I honestly showed her what I could do. The things she asked me to do, I handled smoothly. And the person I asked her to save, she saved."

"Now, it seems she thinks highly of me. In the future, we can be considered our own people."

"Of course..."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice, saying, "The most important thing is, this time I followed her and finally saw the mountain master again. I even sat at the same table with him for a while."

"Ah?"

Erguotou also hurriedly lowered his voice, anxiously asking, "So, the master who beheaded the Five Fiends Gods is really the mountain master you mentioned?"

"I didn't see that part."

Hu Ma honestly said, "But I did see him appear in Huang Gou Village and fight with the Five Fiends Gods. A vast, green curtain surrounded the entire village, confusing the little devils following the Five Fiends Gods, making them squeal and unable to find their way."

"But the one who beheaded the Five Fiends Gods didn't seem to be him, but a Da Zou Gui (Great Wandering Ghost) that I've seen before who set up an altar. But I know that Da Zou Gui, and he doesn't seem to have the ability to behead the Five Fiends Gods."

"Anyway, there were many Yin秽 (Yin filth) that were captured by the Five Fiends Gods to the wedding banquet, and they all saw it. You have great skills, why not summon them and ask?"

"..."

"Just borrowing an altar to behead a god."

Erguotou sighed deeply, saying, "Forget about summoning evil to ask questions. I have the ability, but how dare I summon them? Even if I dared to summon them, they would have to dare to speak. Involved in the affairs of such figures, they would probably be torn to shreds after saying only a word or two."

Hu Ma also sighed, saying, "Yeah."

Anyway, having said the things he just did was enough. There was no need to say more, as saying too much would reveal the truth, and too much detail wouldn't allow others to use their imagination.

Imagination is a great quality.

Erguotou, having received confirmation from Hu Ma, also took a deep breath and hurriedly lowered his voice, saying, "Those evil spirits don't dare to speak, but we Reincarnators don't have that problem."

"Tell me, what kind of personalities do that master and that little official you're trying to curry favor with have?"

"..."

"I don't know much about that master, but this little official's leg is quite easy to grab."

Hu Ma said, "I feel like she's a bit muddled. She speaks incoherently and doesn't seem to have much skill. When I ask her something, she just pretends to be confused. Sometimes I even wonder if she's really stupid."

"..."

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Erguotou was suddenly shocked, his voice serious as he said, "You must not think that way!"

"Muddled? If you think she's muddled, then you're the one who's muddled."

"Think about it. That master hid in Mingzhou for who knows how long. The first time he took action, he beheaded the Green-Clothed Evil Ghost. The second time he made a move, he sealed such a little official. To be seen by such a master, how could she really be muddled?"

"In the future, when you're in front of this little official, you must be careful and not let her play the fool to get to the bottom of you."

"..."

"Pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger..."

Hu Ma tried hard to imagine Seventh Aunt pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, but it was hard to imagine.

She was quite good at pretending to be a tiger to eat a pig.

But listening to Erguotou's earnest advice, he still nodded solemnly, saying, "I understand. I'll definitely be careful."

"Indeed, such figures, whether they are muddled, pretending to be deaf and dumb, or even deliberately hiding their identities, all have their purposes. We're too far apart in level, so it's best not to make wild guesses."

At this moment, another clear and cold voice rang out. It was Miss White Wine.

Hu Ma then realized that not only Erguotou and her but also Sweet Potato Wine had come in.

Previously, every time they solved a problem, he would take the initiative to find them to discuss it, as they were more composed than him, being seniors. But this time, they actually came at the same time that night, showing how concerned and anxious they were about this matter.

"Like this time, we thought it was just a fight in the martial world, fighting the Five Fiends Altar Envoys, making the Five Fiends Gods suffer a loss and retreat. Who knew it would turn out so big?"

Miss White Wine seemed to have some feelings as well, sighing, "Clearly, he was a lord in the court, but suddenly he was beheaded."

"I've been in this world for quite some time, and I've experienced a few things, but I've seen lords in court being punished and banished, but being directly killed? Honestly, this is the first time."

"At first, we were worried about being too high-profile and being targeted!"

"Looking at it now, we were thinking too much. Such a big event, we can't even stick our heads out, even if we stand on tiptoes."

"..."

Listening to her words, everyone agreed. Before this, they hadn't even thought about the possibility of the Five Fiends Gods dying. For people in the Jianghu (martial world), it was good to not suffer a loss in front of a lord in court. To make a lord in court suffer a loss was a great achievement.

Who would have thought that they would see a temple god being beheaded? How frightening was that?

After expressing her feelings, Miss White Wine turned to Hu Ma and asked, "Has the goal you set up for this gathering been achieved?"

"Yes."

Hu Ma sighed softly, saying, "Of course, it depends on how things are arranged later."

"This time, I handled things well, and this little official was very satisfied. After she was full of food and drink, she also gave me a hint, telling me to go to Old Yin Mountain these few days and kowtow to the mountain master to show my loyalty."

"If things go smoothly, I might be able to get a job."

"..."

"Go into the mountain?"

Erguotou was extremely serious when he heard this, saying, "To let you go over and kowtow, it seems that he really values you. Listen to me, you must be careful."

"The importance of this matter is no less than dealing with the Five Fiends Altar Envoys."

"If you can really directly grab that master's leg, we don't know how much useful information we can earn in the future."

"..."

"Understood, understood."

Hu Ma hurriedly agreed and then quickly asked in return, "What about you? Did you all get the benefits you wanted?"

"Those treasure hunters must have a lot of treasures, right?"

"..."

Erguotou was stunned for a moment, saying, "Treasures? What treasures?"

"I managed to get something."

Miss White Wine sighed softly, her voice seeming to carry a hint of a smile, saying, "I caught a ride on the bandwagon and also earned an opportunity."

"Brother Erguotou, the treasure you wanted to retrieve from Fox Coffin Village, half is with you and half is with me. When the time is right, you can take my half back. Of course, the accounts must be clear. If you want to take it back, you have to give me equal compensation."

"Ah?"

Erguotou was obviously a little surprised, saying, "You don't need the things from Fox Coffin Village anymore?"

"Does that mean you got something better?"

"..."

"Hehehe..."

Before Miss White Wine could confirm the answer that made him envious, Sweet Potato Wine, who had been holding back for a long time, suddenly laughed triumphantly and said loudly, "I got it too!"

"Thanks to Senior Lao Bai Gan for giving me such a good opportunity, and thanks to Lord Five Fiends for his generosity. I caught the Fortune Fiend Altar Envoy and earned a few treasures, and I also caught that Luck Fiend Altar Envoy. The treasures on his body are simply..."

"..."

"Holy crap."

Before Sweet Potato Wine could finish speaking, Hu Ma was already a little dazed. This guy caught two of them alone?

That's not right, she's clearly the least skilled of the Reincarnators, neither having entered the Fu (officialdom) nor having any powerful backing, and she's even got a limp in her leg...

When did she catch the second Fiend Altar Envoy? When they discussed it earlier, didn't she say that she was most afraid of the Luck Fiend Envoy?

Moreover, because they only needed to destroy the Five Fiends Altar, their initial energy wasn't even focused on catching all five of them, so they let one go. But it turned out that this guy picked up the leak?

"Then... then does that mean..."

But before Hu Ma could say the words of surprise, Erguotou's voice trembled, sounding a bit dull, "Does that mean... you guys all earned something?"

"No, I also put in a lot of effort. I borrowed the name of the Red Lantern Society to mobilize all the Jianghu sects in Mingzhou!"

"These past few days, I've been running around every day, leading people to hunt down the Five Fiends Altar Envoys, turning the entire Mingzhou Jianghu upside down. I couldn't eat well, I couldn't sleep well, and I even had to coax the Red Lantern Maiden when she was having a tantrum."

"But as a result, you all earned something, but I didn't get any benefits?"

"..."

It's not like you didn't get any benefits.

Hearing his words, Hu Ma couldn't help but think: Is the Red Lantern Society about to produce an emperor?

"Hehe, if you say you didn't get any benefits, that's not wrong."

Hearing Erguotou complain like this, Sweet Potato Wine immediately didn't dare to say anything, afraid that this senior would want to divide her spoils, but Miss White Wine directly sneered and said, "Although these past two days have been very chaotic, I haven't been neglecting the movements outside."

"You made a lot of noise, but you let that Wealth Fiend Altar Envoy run around everywhere, using a pair of golden and silver dolls to create evil, which is why you caused such a big commotion."

"If you hadn't been careless and personally dealt with him, how could he have escaped? Wouldn't that pair of golden and silver dolls have fallen into your hands?"

"..."

Hearing this, Erguotou was speechless.

The other two also had a bit of schadenfreude, saying, "You, Erguotou with the thick eyebrows and big eyes, also have this day."

(End of Chapter)