“What day is it…”

Hu Ma hadn't expected that Miss Red Wine's attention would be drawn to this question. He was also stunned for a moment, then remembered that he had first encountered this thing two days after leaving Dongchang Prefecture, and whispered:

“Counting like that, it’s the sixth day.”

“The first time I felt this thing appear was at midnight six days ago. I burned incense formations and avoided it.”

“Since then, it has appeared a few times, but I’ve managed to avoid it each time.”

“……”

Miss Red Wine suddenly fell silent.

Hu Ma vaguely felt that she must have guessed something, and he felt a slight worry in his heart as he waited. Finally, he heard Miss Red Wine suddenly say, “Do you trust us?”

“What?”

Hu Ma hadn't expected her to ask such a question.

Miss White Wine had said that the reincarnators of Anzhou were trustworthy, but her relationship with this Miss Red Wine seemed a bit…

“You’re in quite a bit of trouble.”

Miss Red Wine’s voice sounded softly, but with a hint of solemnity, as she whispered, “It seems we’ll have to take this letter in person.”

“But you’ll have to do us a favor and make another trip. Tomorrow, at one quarter past noon, you can come to the Willow Shrine between the two large pagoda trees at the entrance of Embroidered Shoe Lane in the south of Anzhou Prefecture City. I’ll have Burning Blade waiting for you there.”

“Bring the letter. If anything happens, I’ll decide whether or not to tell you after I’ve seen it.”

“……”

Hu Ma was surprised to hear this. “Take it in person?”

Reincarnators have many ways to deliver letters, but taking them in person is the riskiest.

This was his first connection with them, and not only was he unsure whether he could trust them, but could they trust him so easily?

Or was it that Miss White Wine had enough influence to make them disregard the danger?

But then he thought again and realized that this arrangement might be related to the ghost servant she had mentioned. He quickly weighed it in his mind and immediately replied, “Alright, I’ll go tomorrow.”

He left his natal spirit temple and pondered silently for a while, then sat down on a chair and fell asleep.

So the next day, he got up and started making preparations.

Steward Zhou was pretty good. Although he had malicious intentions along the way, he still honestly told him some things when he asked about the tricks.

This included the most basic techniques for the Performing Arts Sect, such as disguise and ventriloquism. Ventriloquism was difficult to practice, but disguise, even if you learned it well, was not easy to master. However, it was simple enough to deal with things on a regular basis.

First, he went to buy a few pieces of pigskin and a few brushes early in the morning, and then went to the pawnshop to get a few pieces of old clothing.

Back at the inn, he worked his magic, smearing and painting his face until he looked like an old man with a white beard. Of course, you could only see it from a distance. Close up, the flaws were still obvious. He had no choice but to wear a bamboo hat.

Firstly, he hadn’t studied these tricks carefully yet, and secondly, he didn’t have enough time.

To make the kind of human skin mask that Steward Zhou had described, he had to make a mold and trace the lines, and then use silver needles to change the direction of the muscle fibers. It was too much trouble.

But he had heard Steward Zhou say that there were experts in the Performing Arts Sect who knew how to paint skin.

That was a complete transformation into another person.

After making these preparations, he instructed Xiang Ya and left the inn, heading towards the Embroidered Shoe Lane in the south of Anzhou Prefecture City. Seeing him so busy, Xiang Ya knew that he was doing something important, so she didn’t dare to disturb him and waited obediently.

He found the south of Anzhou Prefecture City and then the entrance to Embroidered Shoe Lane, but when he arrived, he couldn't help but be surprised.

He had come to the south of the city, to the entrance of the lane, and had even seen the two large pagoda trees that Miss Red Wine had mentioned, and even saw the ancient well, but he didn't see the Willow Shrine they had talked about.

It was empty here, with only a small shrine. Where was the shrine that could accommodate people?

He searched around, staring at the shrine for a long time, and gradually understood something. He felt a slight doubt in his heart, but it was almost one quarter past noon.

“No matter how careful, there should always be a decision.”

“Since I’m here to ask for help, it wouldn’t be good to show hesitation and suspicion…”

“……”

Thinking this, he simply pretended to be a passerby resting and sat down gently in front of the shrine, his bamboo hat shielding him from the sun, his eyes scanning the passing pedestrians.

But after waiting for a long time, he hadn't seen many people pass by, let alone anyone suspicious.

Time slowly passed. It seemed that a quarter of an hour had passed. The sun was warming him up, and the well water next to him brought a trace of coolness. A faint, strange floral fragrance wafted by, and Hu Ma felt a bit drowsy. In the haze, he seemed to hear the charming and panting laughter of women.

Turning his head, he couldn't help but be startled. He saw that in the small shrine next to him, there seemed to be many inch-long little people playing musical instruments.

“Brother Lao Bai Gan, you’re too careful. Come in and have a chat!”

Hu Ma suddenly heard a smiling call from the small shrine, and felt his body lighten. He didn't know when, but he had arrived in a spacious and exquisitely decorated hall, beautifully decorated and fragrant.

Around him were many women in thin纱， rubbing against him.

The voice calling him came from the front. He saw a man wrapped in a flowing black robe, lazily lying on the steps, smiling and waving at him.

Hu Ma was in a state of half-awake, half-doubt, and slightly surprised, he said, “This is…”

“Miss Red Wine’s Yellow Millet Dream…”

The man in the black robe, who seemed to have handsome features, but for some reason, the more you tried to look at him, the less you could remember his appearance, smiled and said, “Although it’s an illusion, she doesn’t use it casually.”

“Meeting in reality to take the letter requires some caution, so we borrowed this technique.”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to Hu Ma and said, “Where’s the letter? Hand it over, and I’ll pass it on to Miss Red Wine.”

Now that he was in an illusion, Hu Ma groped his chest and really found the letter. But just before handing it over, he suddenly became a little more vigilant and looked at the man in the black robe.

The man in the black robe paused and said, “I don’t know where Miss Red Wine’s birthmark is located. I can’t match the code.”

“……I wouldn’t dare to either!”

Hu Ma said, “I wanted to ask you, what’s the name of the dog that the lady keeps?”

“……”

The man in the black robe paused, his expression a little surprised. “She keeps a cat, named Bai La… How could she like dogs? She hates dogs the most.”

“……”

Hearing this, Hu Ma finally felt relieved.

It wasn't that he was too cautious, but he had to be careful about these things. He smiled and handed over the letter, but the man in the black robe just took it and casually handed it to a woman next to him, who floated away lightly.

The man in the black robe sighed and smiled at Hu Ma, “As expected of someone who’s with Miss White Wine, this cautiousness is just like her.”

“But please sit down for a while, I have something important to tell you.”

“……”

“What?”

Hu Ma vaguely guessed and looked up at the other party’s serious eyes.

“Do you know why we’re in such a hurry to see you during the day?”

The man in the black robe whispered, “Tonight is the seventh day. That ghost servant will definitely be able to find you, and that will be troublesome. Brother, I’m not trying to scare you, but if you don’t prepare tonight, I’m afraid you won’t make it through.”

Hu Ma took a deep breath. Things were indeed not simple. They had noticed something when they asked him yesterday.

“Ghost servants aren’t things of the human world.”

Burning Blade whispered, “Ordinary people can’t command that thing. But once it’s summoned, it will definitely find someone.”

“From the first day it started looking for you, you couldn’t escape.”

“Within seven days, even if you use incense formations, or even if you’re an ordinary person, as long as you pay attention in advance, or hide in a dirty place, or hide behind a statue, or even hide under the bed, you might be able to escape it. But only the first six days can be avoided.”

“On the seventh day, no matter how you hide, it will definitely find you.”

“……”

Hu Ma thought of that strange thing, and his heart couldn’t help but understand.

No wonder he could use incense formations to avoid it these days, but he never felt relaxed.

He immediately said, “Then… what can be done now?”

“We’re helping you now!”

Burning Blade sighed and said, “If you want to deal with this thing, you can only ask Miss Red Wine to take action in person. Moreover, it has to be after you see her in reality, and then she can help you deal with it.”

“In other words, even though you’ve only connected once, she has to show herself in front of you, and even reveal her identity.”

“……”

“This…”

Hu Ma suddenly realized why the other party was facing such a formidable enemy.

For reincarnators, this was indeed an extremely risky and embarrassing thing. He was slightly silent and said to him, “Then Miss Red Wine, she…”

“She definitely doesn’t want to refuse, such an outspoken person…”

Burning Blade sighed and said, “I don’t know how many reincarnators have heard of her and come to ask her for help. She doesn’t refuse anyone, but we have to persuade her. We have to be careful.”

“That’s why we need to see the letter first.”

“Only after reading the contents of the letter can we decide whether to spend so much effort and take such a big risk to help you in reality.”

“……”

The other party said it frankly, and Hu Ma felt relieved.

Calculating the time, the letter had been taken away for a while, so he whispered, “Then what’s the result?”

Burning Blade narrowed his eyes slightly and looked into the distance. Suddenly, a light fragrance wafted around, and all the surrounding women disappeared at the same time. The surroundings became extremely quiet.

“Miss Red Wine has already read the letter.”

Burning Blade sighed and said with a wry smile, “It seems that Miss White Wine guaranteed you in the letter. You’re the type who’s worth us doing our best to help.”

“Now, your business is our business.”

(End of this chapter)