Chapter 167 Old Ancestor of the Zougui People

Huma did not explain to Zhou Datong and the others what he was going to do, because even he couldn't be sure.

Now, wailing sounds were rising from the surrounding villages, and various strange shadows could be vaguely seen, emerging one after another. It should have been midday, but everything around was pitch black.

Along the way, Huma saw green-robed children appearing in various villages, rampaging like madmen. He saw zougui people (ghost runners) struggling to fight against those evil spirits that suddenly emerged, their cultivation levels having increased countless times.

But he couldn't care about that now, he just rode his horse, quickly galloping towards the Old Yin Mountain area.

The surrounding area was filled with heavy yin energy, accompanied by countless vague shadows. Some were probably startled by the strong blood qi emanating from the horse he was riding.

There were also some who were probably sent by certain people to keep an eye on the movements here...

"Get out of my way..."

Huma roared and grabbed a handful of soil from his bosom.

It was dug from the base of the Old Mountain Stump, most of it already used, leaving only this little bit.

But Huma didn't care, he scattered it directly around. He didn't know if those things following his horse were the surrounding yin spirits, or the emissary ghosts sent by certain people to watch the movements here, he just served them all with a handful of yin soil.

"Ah ah ah..."

As the yin soil was scattered, wisps of white smoke appeared in the surrounding air.

One by one, painful shadows appeared, struggling and rolling, and were quickly left behind by the galloping horse.

The horse was also afraid in this environment, showing signs of being startled.

But Huma used the skills of a Shou Sui Ren (New Year's Eve Watcher), his legs clamped tightly around the horse's back, one hand gripping the mane, controlling it to gallop in the direction he wanted to go, even if it was startled.

If it suddenly bucked, it would add countless troubles for him at such a critical time.

After a burst of galloping, he could see the Old Yin Mountain area in the distance.

Strangely enough, the villages outside Old Yin Mountain, as well as the entire surrounding area, were already filled with yin winds, as if the sky was dark and the sun and moon were obscured.

Yet Old Yin Mountain, which was usually filled with gloomy atmosphere, was still quiet and serene, seemingly unaffected at all.

The steed under him was panting heavily, running more and more frantically, not at all steady.

But as it approached the Old Yin Mountain area, it seemed to be affected by something, and suddenly calmed down, no longer so bumpy. After rushing into the cypress forest at the foot of Old Yin Mountain, it suddenly slowed its pace and slowly stopped in the forest.

"Senior?"

Huma was in a hurry to enter Old Yin Mountain and burn incense to ask the Old Tree Stump Senior to come over, but when he looked up, he saw it.

The Old Tree Stump was in the cypress forest, closest to the edge.

His eyes blurred slightly, as if he saw the figure sitting on it, looking at him calmly.

"Senior..."

Huma had been running around for several days, coupled with a fierce battle with the green-robed children, and such a gallop on a startled horse, even with the skills of a Shou Sui Ren as a foundation, he was a little dizzy and about to collapse.

However, he didn't even bother to catch his breath, he jumped off the horse and knelt down in the direction of the Old Tree Stump, shouting loudly, "Please, Senior, help me this time!"

"Help you?"

As soon as he said that, Huma heard a voice coming from behind him.

He suddenly turned his head and realized that the Old Tree Stump had appeared behind him, avoiding his bow.

Only the figure on the tree stump seemed a little indifferent: "I said, if your life is in danger, I will help."

"But now, aren't you still fine?"

"..."

"I..."

Huma was speechless for a moment, anxiously saying: "It's not helping me, it's those zougui people."

"They..."

"They are all kind-hearted like Granny, when they see something is happening here, they come to help, but that green-robed evil ghost is crazy, and the person from the Meng family is also crazy, they, they are actually massacring..."

"..."

"That's their business."

The figure on the tree stump interrupted Huma's words indifferently, saying: "The Meng family knows the rules, and has already found a scapegoat in advance."

Huma's heart was slightly anxious: "Can this kind of thing be resolved by finding a scapegoat?"

The Old Tree Stump said lightly: "For the Ten Families, thinking about finding a scapegoat is already considered following the rules."

"You are anxious now, look at this Ming Prefecture, there are many capable people, but they can only save a few lives at most, who cares about what they do?"

"You are just a small shopkeeper making a living in the Blood Food Gang, and you want to interfere in these things?"

"..."

Huma's heart suddenly trembled.

Yes, the Mountain Lord was right, he was just a small shopkeeper making a living in the Blood Food Gang, he couldn't interfere in these things.

But in his heart, he didn't want those zougui people to suffer.

They were different from him, he was interfering in these things because he had the Mountain Lord as his backer, because he could retreat into Old Yin Mountain at any time, but those people were really coming to help, without any expectations...

"Then..."

He even asked with some difficulty: "If a small shopkeeper can't interfere, then... who can?"

The figure on the Old Tree Stump was looming, only a pair of eyes, clearly falling on Huma's face, saying lightly: "Of course, only the descendants of the Hu family can."

"Even, the other party is doing this because they know that the descendants of the Hu family will interfere."

"The method the other party used to force you to show up is actually very simple. The green-robed evil ghost is causing trouble, wreaking havoc in a prefecture, the zougui people will definitely come, this is the rule of their trade."

"And if the zougui people are in danger, if the Hu family is here, they can't really hide and do nothing, because..."

"..."

He paused slightly here, his voice like a silent thunderclap: "The Hu family is the Old Ancestor of the zougui people!"

"The ancestor of the Acrobatics Gate is the Divine Hands Zhao family, the ancestor of the Soul Hunting path is the Impermanence Li family, and the ancestor of the zougui people is your Soul-Suppressing Hu family."

"..."

At this moment, Huma's heart suddenly stirred, an unimaginable shock surged into his mind.

Divine Hands Zhao, Impermanence Li, Soul-Suppressing Hu?

Soul-Suppressing, is that the Hu family's name?

The connection between the Hu family and the zougui people is actually so deep?

His voice was a little hoarse for a moment, he tried hard to meet the gaze of the Old Tree Stump, saying: "Senior, then if... if I don't interfere in this matter, what will happen?"

"If you don't interfere, it means there is no one from the Hu family here."

The Old Tree Stump said lightly, but each word seemed as heavy as ten thousand jun: "Compared to finding you, the Meng family would be happier to see this scene."

But...

Huma understood the words of the Old Tree Stump, and his heart was suddenly filled with entanglement: Didn't you say that the identity of the Hu family members cannot be exposed?

He had obviously struggled for so long, hiding for so long, was he going to offer himself up now, admitting his identity as a descendant of the Hu family to the other party?

But the key point was that even he hadn't really thought about whether he wanted to be a member of the Hu family.

After all, that meant taking on the grievances left by the Hu family.

While he was entangled, the Old Tree Stump just sat quietly, without disturbing Huma's thoughts in the slightest.

And Huma didn't think for too long, he just tried hard to look up at the Old Tree Stump, saying: "Senior, I... I haven't thought it through."

"This matter is too big, and I can't possibly think it through in such a short period of time."

"But I know that people are dying over there now."

"The more I think about it, the more people will die. They are kind-hearted zougui people who came to help, they are the brothers from our village who came out with me to make a living, I can't accept it."

"So, even if I haven't thought it through, I have to make a decision."

"Please tell me!"

He raised his head, standing in front of the Old Tree Stump, saying in a low voice: "I want to interfere, but I don't have enough ability, so, what kind of price do I need to pay to help them?"

The Old Tree Stump's gaze looked at Huma, seemingly with endless majesty.

But Huma raised his head, meeting his gaze, his cultivation and magic power were not comparable to the Old Tree Stump's, but he looked calm.

Then, the Old Tree Stump smiled.

Huma could feel him laughing, and his mood was very cheerful.

Then he suddenly opened his mouth: "No price is needed."

Huma was stunned: "What?"

"No price is needed."

The Old Tree Stump's voice was full of laughter, saying: "If you are not a descendant of the Hu family, then you are not qualified to interfere in such a matter, if you are a descendant of the Hu family, then dealing with such a small matter still requires paying a price, then the descendants of the Hu family are too worthless..."

Huma never expected him to say this, and lost his voice: "Then I?"

"If you can't stand it, then kill it."

The Old Tree Stump said lightly: "The Meng family wants to force you to show up, but why do you need to show up to deal with a mere evil ghost?"

"Since he wants to find a descendant of the Hu family, then tell him that the descendant of the Hu family is indeed here, but with just him, a member of the Meng family, how can he be qualified for you to show up and meet him, and how can he really know who you are?"

"He doesn't know who you are, so of course he won't disrupt your Granny's arrangements."

"..."

"Then..."

Huma reacted for a moment, and then understood the difference in this, and his heart trembled slightly: "What exactly do I need to do?"

"Of course, you have to use the Hu family's method."

The Old Tree Stump said softly: "Isn't it a matter of course for the descendants of the Hu family to use the Hu family's method?"

Huma was struck by lightning when he heard his words.

He was indeed prepared to use the spells in the Town Year Book, and even took out the suppressants that were placed on the donkey cart.

But even if he planned to use it, he didn't think he could deal with the green-robed evil ghost.

What was that, it was a great evil spirit almost as famous as the Red Lantern Lady, capable of wreaking havoc in a prefecture, and although the spells in the Town Year Book were domineering, they were also dangerous.

Earlier, he had only used it on the old turtle of Niu Jia Wan, and he was almost seen through, capsizing in the gutter. Now, to use it on the green-robed evil ghost, wouldn't that be like directly stretching out his head and letting the other party chop it off?

"If you have indeed put in the effort on the Town Year Book, then you don't need to worry."

The Old Tree Stump seemed to see through Huma's thoughts, and smiled lightly: "Just cast the spell boldly, and I..."

"...will personally be your suppressant!"

(End of chapter)