Is it a savior?

Or…?

Zhang Agu, as a seasoned Da Zou Gui (Great Wandering Spirit), had seen and experienced much, but at this moment, she was deeply shaken.

She looked at the Seventh Grandmother sitting proudly on the sedan chair, surrounded by ferrets playing music with all their might, displaying great pomp, and then at Hu Ma, who was supporting her with a smile. She was completely bewildered.

For a moment, she didn't know whether this old woman was saving her, or…

But Hu Ma didn't wait for her to say more. He helped her up, lifted her by the waist, and placed her on the horse's back.

Following Seventh Grandmother, they walked towards the outside of the village.

The intertwined green tents were like a maze, trapping even the Five Fiend Gods' rolling evil aura and the crowded little ghosts, preventing them from escaping. But they walked out easily, completely unhindered.

However, just as they were about to leave the village, they also felt the rolling evil aura behind them, rising endlessly like the night mist.

The Five Fiend Gods descended majestically, looking down on everyone, but they were trapped by the green tents. They were clearly enraged, and roared, "Now that you've come, you only use these petty tricks to trap me?"

"Why don't you bring out your drum and let me see the Mountain God's drumming prowess again?"

"…"

He laughed loudly while striding through the tents, shouting, "I really thought you weren't afraid of those rules, but since you don't dare to attack, I'll see how you can stop me with this borrowed power!"

As he spoke, the Five Fiend Gods, or rather the Wei family's son-in-law, suddenly looked up to the sky and roared. It seemed to shake the night sky, and all the wild ghosts and wronged souls everywhere cried out loudly with the roar.

"Hmm?"

Hu Ma and the others, who had just walked out of the village, also suddenly looked up at the night sky when the roar sounded.

The wind howled, the clouds scattered, and waves of dark clouds swept back and forth.

At this moment, everyone felt a chill down their spines, and their breathing was suppressed.

The Five Fiend Gods brought this gloomy and oppressive aura that made people unable to breathe as soon as they descended, but what they brought themselves was already trapped in the Yellow Mud Village behind them by the green tents. But now it seemed to surge in endlessly from all directions.

It felt as if there were Yin soldiers gathering outside their field of vision, condensing rolling evil aura and turning into weapons pointing at them from afar.

"Not good…"

Zhang Agu, who was still very confused, suddenly raised her head and exclaimed, "The evil spirit's offerings are here!"

"Oh?"

Hu Ma curiously looked up at her. He saw that her face was full of horror, her face pale. She was originally a dark-skinned beauty, but now she didn't know what had been smeared on her face, making her face white and her lips red, making her even more beautiful.

She pointed into the distance and said, "It's the evil spirit's altar. He has been creating evil in several places these days, just to build an altar so that he can be even more tyrannical when he comes over…"

"…"

Hu Ma also squinted his eyes and looked, and said with a smile: "Weren't his altars all destroyed?"

"I even helped Seventh Grandmother destroy one…"

"…"

Seventh Grandmother next to her was also confused for a moment, feeling that this matter was so big, how did she seem to not have helped?

But when she heard Hu Ma say this, she raised her head again, feeling that she had helped…

"Destroying the altar is useless, the evil aura has already been generated…"

Zhang Agu thought that Hu Ma really didn't understand, and explained to him anxiously: "That evil spirit has no one to worship him in Mingzhou, but he doesn't need anyone to worship him."

"Where fortune nourishes, the gods are naturally present; when evil aura arises, ghosts come uninvited."

"Those places are full of evil aura, destroying the Feng Shui, and full of malice. Even if they don't worship this evil spirit, this evil spirit is still receiving their blood food offerings…"

"…"

Hu Ma sighed softly. He had already understood when he destroyed the Five Fiend Altars but did not see the evil aura in Mingzhou subside.

To the extent of the Five Fiend Gods, although they were guests of honor who could feed on incense, they were unwilling to do so. Instead, they preferred to feed on evil aura. The destruction of the foundations in those five places caused great chaos, with bandits rampant and people dying everywhere. This was a natural offering for them.

Zhang Agu's words were saying this.

In places with fortune, there is no need to invite gods, and the gods will come by themselves.

In places with evil aura, evil spirits already exist, but ordinary people do not know it.

And the Five Fiend Gods are so fierce that they don't care at all even if the Five Fiend Envoys are killed. This is the reason.

"It's finally starting?"

At the same time, when the fierce aura was rising from all directions in Mingzhou, Mr. Mei, in Mei Alley, was sitting in the courtyard, guarding the well. Lanterns were lit by the well, so he could see the appearance of the well.

He could see that the clear well water had become a little turbid, and even the goldfish in it looked listless.

Beside him were a black-robed Taoist priest and even a few yamen runners, all looking at him nervously.

"Don't look down on fierce gods for not being offered sacrifices. Without these fierce gods, nothing can be accomplished!"

Mr. Mei usually cherished the fish in the well very much, but now he looked at them dying and didn't seem to care at all. He said in a deep voice:

"That noble person is hiding well, and we can't afford to offend him. But if we can't afford to offend him, there will always be someone who dares to offend him. Now that the Five Fiend Lords have come to destroy Mingzhou's luck and Feng Shui, chaos is about to arise. I want to see if such a noble person can still hide."

The yamen runner next to him said nervously: "But how long will this chaos last, and how many prefectures and counties will be in chaos?"

"It has only been seven days, and nearly half of Mingzhou has been in chaos. I don't know how many people have died, how many houses have been burned, how many fields have been burned, and how many granaries have been burned. If we don't care…"

"…"

Listening to his words, everyone gathered in Mei Alley nodded repeatedly.

They were not the kind of Jianghu people, and they understood the seriousness of the problem and even felt panic.

Mingzhou was chaotic now, but where did this count? The important thing was that this chaos destroyed countless farmlands and houses, killed countless people, and no one would cultivate the land next year. If they couldn't eat, there would be even more chaos.

This thing was a festering sore that would spread.

It was still something they could control now, but even so, they had to open granaries to release grain and hire people to suppress bandits, which was equivalent to cutting their own flesh. Of course, it was not impossible.

At worst, they could take back more fields afterwards. If they calculated carefully, they would still make a profit overall. According to past experience, they might make even more.

It was just that Mei Alley would not let them take care of it, so things would be troublesome. If they dragged it on, by the time next spring came, these mud-legged people would rebel!

"Let them go."

Mr. Mei lowered his eyes in the midst of everyone's panic and said lightly, "First, this evil aura comes quickly and goes quickly. I know it well."

"Second, even if we need to cut more flesh to fill the hole next year, it doesn't matter. The weather has been good these past few years, and we have also borrowed the Red Lantern Society's Lady to suppress the Jianghu ways. Everyone has saved a lot of wealth. Are you unwilling to give up this bit for that important matter?"

"…"

"That important matter?"

Hearing Mr. Mei's words, everyone present was shocked and looked at each other, all realizing what he was referring to.

"Moreover, if we take care of this matter now, how will we see that person's opinion?"

Mr. Mei didn't continue that mysterious topic, but sighed slowly and said, "After all, this evil aura is also coming towards him. If he doesn't take action, can we take action on his behalf?"

"Hehe, even if we take action on his behalf, people may not appreciate it. In that case, why not remain still and wait and see?"

"…"

"But that person has already taken action…"

Someone next to him finally couldn't help but said in a low voice: "The Red Lantern Society, the Grass Heart Hall, and the Jianghu gangs who have some reputation in Mingzhou have already taken action. Even the people under that Five Fiend Lord have died almost…"

"Yes, yes, yes…"

Someone immediately echoed: "If we don't care, won't we let those lawless Jianghu mud-legs take the lead, and even receive that person's favor?"

"Yes, I heard that there are many treasures that have been unearthed in this chaos, but they have all been taken advantage of by those Jianghu people…"

"…"

"If he really expects those Jianghu people to accomplish anything, then it can be seen that he is not very capable."

Seeing that these people were all eager to move, Mr. Mei suddenly sneered and interrupted them. A rare trace of cynicism appeared on his face: "On the contrary, if he really has such a pattern and vision, he will never borrow the power of those Jianghu people."

"At this moment, he should come to knock on the door of Mei Alley, come to order us to take action, help eliminate the evil aura in Mingzhou Prefecture, and help him drive out the Five Fiend Gods!"

"And if he really comes, we will honestly kowtow to him, and we will do whatever he says."

"…"

"Kowtow?"

Everyone present was shocked, and suddenly felt a lot of pressure. They all looked carefully at the gate of Mei Alley, feeling a little apprehensive in their hearts, worried that the door would suddenly be knocked open.

But after waiting for a long time, the black door was silent and was not knocked open.

"Yes…"

Mr. Mei also glanced at the door before sighing, "We are waiting for a chance to kowtow to him, but he is unwilling to give it to us. If we kowtow to him and work for him, he will not be able to interfere with what we want to do in the future…"

"But since people don't come, it means they don't take us seriously. Then I will drink here. What does the matter outside have to do with us?"

"Hehe, if Mingzhou is in chaos, it is the Five Fiend Gods' innate offering. It must be suppressed by officials to be suppressed. But since he is unwilling to look for us, then let's see what clever tricks he has…"

"…"

Everyone was silent, and peeked at the southwestern sky, only to see dark clouds rolling, and lightning seemed to be about to strike.

(End of this chapter)