Chapter 332 Eyesight and Overall Situation (First Update)

On the first day the Five Fiends Envoys entered Mingzhou, they selected a site for their altar and began the ritual of *biebao* (gathering treasures) to create evil, proceeding with great success.

On the second day, the Five Fiends Envoys watched the evil rise and clapped their hands in celebration.

On the third night, the Life Fiend Envoy's altar was discovered by a wandering ghost in Mingzhou. The ghost was fried in a pot of oil, its *sha* seed seared. The Life Fiend Altar Envoy went out that night to find the wandering ghost, and has been missing ever since, his fate unknown.

On the fourth day at noon, the Longevity Fiend Altar Envoy fought with the Sacred Hand of Caoxin Hall over the *diaoming hu* (Life-Fishing Pot), a strange treasure. He was killed, causing an uproar in Caoxin Hall, which found this insult intolerable. They declared that they would go to Shuoli Hall to demand an explanation.

On the fourth night, the Wealth Fiend Altar Envoy clashed with the Left Protector of the Red Lantern Society, summoning the Red Lantern Goddess, who issued a Jianghu Decree for the arrest of the *biebao* demon.

On the fifth night, the Fortune Fiend Altar Envoy performed a blood sacrifice on the people of three villages, creating a land of evil. Mingzhou was shaken. Countless Jianghu figures spontaneously organized to arrest the fiend, but the Fortune Fiend Altar Envoy was nowhere to be found, not even a hair of his head could be located.

On the sixth day, a secret letter from the Five Fiends Envoys was delivered to Plum Blossom Alley. After a long silence, a roar was heard: "What nonsense is this?"

When Old Man Mei received the news from all sides, he was completely dumbfounded: "The Five Fiends Envoys, rare opponents in the entire Mingzhou, are now either dead, missing, or being hunted down like dogs?"

"Are the Jianghu people of Mingzhou so brave? How come I didn't know that before?"

"..."

"The Five Fiends Envoys are too arrogant..."

Yan, the Dharma Master, his third disciple responsible for gathering information, hurriedly said, "I've investigated the situation at Caoxin Hall thoroughly."

"They were originally going to get a medicinal primer, but they happened to encounter the Longevity Fiend Envoy using lifeforce to create evil. Caoxin Hall didn't dare provoke him and prepared to retreat, but the Longevity Fiend Envoy became greedy and wanted to steal their treasure, which led to the fight."

"Anyone with eyes can see that Caoxin Hall probably sensed the Longevity Fiend Altar Envoy's whereabouts and was worried that the place where they obtained their medicinal primer would be destroyed, so they made a special trip to check on it. It just so happened that the village was targeted by someone under the Five Fiends God."

"Out of respect for the Five Fiends God, Caoxin Hall would have tolerated the destruction of the medicinal primer, but the Longevity Fiend Altar Envoy had to try and snatch their Life-Fishing Pot. How could they tolerate that?"

"Those doctors are good at saving people, but they're also good at killing..."

"..."

He sighed and continued, "As for the Red Lantern Goddess Society, it's even harder to say. It's one thing to set up an altar, but he stole their blood offerings and seduced their Left Protector."

"The Red Lantern Goddess not only refused to release the man, but also said she wanted him to serve her in bed..."

"Even if she came from a small, wicked background, the Red Lantern Goddess has now built a temple. To be humiliated like that in front of so many people, how could she not be angry?"

"Of course, the most important thing is the evil deed of the Five Fiends Altar Envoy sacrificing three villages, a full three hundred lives. A blood pond was filled in an instant. How many years has it been since such an evil deed occurred in the entire Mingzhou Prefecture?"

"After receiving the Red Lantern Society's letter, many Jianghu figures were actually paying lip service."

"But after the blood sacrifice, many people couldn't sit still. Even here, the pressure is not small, and they're all asking us why we aren't doing anything..."

"..."

"I underestimated the ferocity of the Five Fiends God."

Even Old Man Mei sighed softly, "I thought that when his men came, they would only gather treasures and create evil, harming a few people, but they wouldn't be so brazen. Who would have thought that his men would be so crazy?"

Yan, the Dharma Master, listened with concern and hurriedly asked, "What about now..."

Old Man Mei sighed, but also smiled coldly, "Hehe, now we have to see to what extent that noble hidden in our Mingzhou Prefecture is prepared to take this matter!"

Yan, the Dharma Master, was stunned, "That noble?"

Old Man Mei nodded lightly, "These things seem coincidental, and they all have a beginning and an end, but I don't believe there are such coincidences. Perhaps that noble is secretly interfering. People at his level won't let you see any traces of their actions."

Yan, the Dharma Master, was even more moved and whispered, "That noble didn't even show his face, and the Five Fiends Envoys are either dead or fleeing, the altars are ruined, and the magic is ineffective. The things we talked about before..."

"The matter has now reached a critical moment."

Old Man Mei's face darkened slightly, and he whispered, "The result depends on his ability."

"Hmm?"

Hearing the strangeness in the old man's tone, Yan, the Dharma Master, was stunned. The man didn't even show his face, yet he destroyed the Five Fiends Envoys' prestige. Isn't that ability great enough?

"Hehe..."

But at this time, Old Man Mei sneered, "With that noble's status and his ability to kill the Azure-Clad Evil Ghost with a single sentence, wouldn't it be simple to get rid of the Five Fiends Envoys? No matter how beautifully he does it, there's nothing to boast about."

"But if he really thinks that he can just rely on these Jianghu people to get rid of the Five Fiends Envoys, then he..."

He paused slightly before saying indifferently, "At best, he's just a Jianghu-level figure. With the great momentum about to rise, I'm afraid he's not enough to be taken seriously..."

...

...

"Sure enough, it's easier to get things done with the help of the reincarnated ones..."

On the other side, after resolving the Life Fiend Altar Envoy, Hu Ma was also paying attention to the good news from various sources. Hearing about the miserable state of the Five Fiends Envoys, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The Five Great Incense Burners under the Five Fiends God, figures who all had strange treasures for self-defense, had their prestige destroyed by the people of Mingzhou Prefecture in just a few days. It would be hard to believe if it were said out loud.

If it weren't for the reincarnated ones' methods, it would have taken him who knows how long to deal with them one by one.

He might even have failed and fallen on his face.

But now, the Five Fiends Envoys came to set up altars and create evil, originally with the intention of demonstrating and provoking, but now it's good, in less than seven days, the altars have been destroyed and the people killed. With things having reached this stage, the matter he promised the Mountain Lord has been completed.

The Five Fiends God's plan to descend on Mingzhou with the power of the Five Fiends Altar can be said to have fallen through.

And to really talk about who contributed to this matter, Miss White Wine had great skills and acted the most decisively. Brother Erguotou was very cunning, shouting slogans loudly, stirring up the Jianghu of Mingzhou, but the Wealth Fiend Altar Envoy he was dealing with hadn't been caught yet.

Of course, the altar had been completely destroyed, so it could be considered a job well done, but he hadn't stained his hands with the lives of the Incense Burners under the Five Fiends God.

But when it really came down to it, the biggest contributor was Sweet Potato Wine.

That little girl is really...

...ruthless enough!

Although she explained on the night she finished the job that the three villages were all bandit villages, the men in the villages had blood on their hands and the women helped to guard the hostages and distribute the money, and were skilled at chopping bones to feed the pigs.

She released the news, and they came, so she conveniently killed them and filled the blood pond, saving the lives of many passersby.

But even so, the other three were silent, not knowing what to say for a while.

They vaguely thought that maybe her leg should continue to be lame...

Of course, it must be admitted that if she hadn't created such a big incident, the current pursuit of the Five Fiends Envoys by the Jianghu factions of Mingzhou Prefecture wouldn't have reached this level.

But all in all, the early goals have been achieved, so why does he still feel uneasy, feeling like he's overlooked something?

"Little Hongtang, what did Seventh Aunt say?"

After thinking silently for a long time, Hu Ma called Little Hongtang to his side and asked in a low voice.

Little Hongtang had two blood food pills stuffed in her mouth, her cheeks bulging, and said as she spoke, "Seventh Aunt said that at Huang Gou Village, they've set up a banquet, and she's waiting there to eat, but for some reason, the tables and chairs have been set up, but they just won't serve the dishes..."

"Setting up a banquet, what do they want to do?"

Hu Ma silently speculated that getting rid of the Five Fiends Envoys and destroying the Five Fiends Altar was only the first step.

The final highlight still depends on the Five Fiends God, but even the Mountain Lord can't quite figure out the Five Fiends God's true purpose, and isn't even sure if it will come after the Five Fiends Altar is destroyed.

But looking at it now, the other party will still come.

The Five Fiends Envoys each messed up one place, and the Qing Shi Town area is the center of the Five Fiends Altar, corresponding to the five Fiends Altars from afar.

It can also be determined that that is where the Five Fiends God will descend.

But that place, unlike the other five places, didn't set up an altar to create evil, and there were no spiritual treasures. And the Wei family didn't do anything strange, they just set up tables and chairs, sent out wedding invitations, and said they would hold a wedding in seven days.

What kind of wedding is he holding?

During this time, Seventh Aunt has been guarding there, and she will definitely be the first to know if there is any movement.

But now that the Five Fiends Envoys are almost dead, there's no reaction there, doing what they should do, so what kind of medicine are they selling in this gourd?

No, that's not right.

Hu Ma combed through the information he had learned again, and vaguely, he caught something. He slowly turned his head to look at the meat seller leaning on the haystack beside him, smiling non-smilingly, "So, your master doesn't really care about your lives?"

The Life Fiend Altar Envoy, who had been tied up by him, was also an unyielding man. When he saw Hu Ma's gaze, he showed a fierce look and shouted, "Since I've been captured by you, kill me if you want, cut me if you want."

"We are burning incense for the Five Fiends God, how can we be afraid of death?"

"..."

"If your eyes weren't rolling around and your voice didn't tremble a little when you spoke, I would have really believed that you were a fearless man..."

Hu Ma smiled and looked at him, "But killing you is something I will definitely do, but I'm not in a hurry now. I have some questions to ask you. If you answer honestly, I'll give you a quick death. How about that deal?"

"What?"

The man was stunned. He had been in the Jianghu for quite some time. Where did such a negotiation come from?

But before he could say anything, Hu Ma continued, "That's right, you probably don't know what method I used to tie you up, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have tried to struggle."

"It doesn't matter if I tell you, it's called *jia zhou* (fetters curse), from the *zhen sui shu* (book of suppressing misfortune)."

(End of Chapter)