“Regardless, this incident has served as a reminder to us all.”

Seeing that Sweet Potato Spirit had shrunk back, Miss White Wine spoke calmly, “Even a small place like Mingzhou Prefecture, which 二锅头 (Er锅头, a type of strong Chinese liquor), 老白干 (Lao Bai Gan, another type of strong Chinese liquor), and I considered safe, can suddenly become the center of a whirlpool.”

“There may even be dangerous figures among us that we are completely unaware of.”

“After this matter is settled, we need to spread the news about the Meng family’s arrival. We also need to let the other Reincarnators know that the risk level in Mingzhou Prefecture has been raised by at least two levels.”

“……”

“Raised by two levels?”

Hu Ma was a little surprised. Did the Reincarnator community have such a concept?

“It’s just a rough judgment.”

Miss White Wine knew what Hu Ma, or rather, Sweet Potato Spirit, was curious about and explained softly, “Some places don’t even have experts entering the government office, and there are no powerful evil beings. For Reincarnators, it’s like paradise, where they can do whatever they want without being discovered.”

“Er锅头 and I used to think that Mingzhou Prefecture was such a place.”

“But now that there’s such a mysterious expert, we understand that this is not a place where we can do as we please.”

“The danger lies in the fact that if something really happens, even if Er锅头 and I want to save someone, we may not be able to handle it properly in an emergency.”

“……”

Hearing this, Sweet Potato Spirit panicked a little and quickly said, “Then what should we do? Continue to lie low?”

“Not necessarily…”

Er锅头 sighed and said, “After all, we’ve been doing things under their noses for so long. If they were going to find out, they would have already done so.”

“Of course, being extra careful is the right thing to do. In the future, if you… Sweet Potato Spirit, want to do anything, it’s best to ask Er锅头 and Miss White Wine, and only do it after you have our permission…”

“…Of course, there’s also Senior Lao Bai Gan, but don’t bother him easily.”

“……”

“Hiss…”

Hu Ma felt a toothache. Er锅头 never forgot to promote himself, did he…

But he understood that these words were actually the same as Miss White Wine’s advice, ostensibly for Sweet Potato Spirit, but actually for himself.

In fact, as a loosely organized group of Reincarnators, his and Miss White Wine's willingness to give this advice was equivalent to restricting him and Sweet Potato Spirit, but also taking on some responsibilities.

After spending so much time together, everyone had developed some feelings after all…

“Ah, that’s great…”

Just as Hu Ma was thinking, Sweet Potato Spirit became excited and said, “Then the important things I want to do recently, the seniors can still help me with them, right?”

“Important things?”

Er锅头 was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, “What important things do you have?”

“Many…”

Sweet Potato Spirit said, “I want to heal my leg. The reward from Hongdeng Niangniang (Red Lantern Goddess) isn’t enough, so I have to put in a little more myself.”

“Also, I need to find an opportunity to come to the Red Lantern Society. I originally thought they would assign me to manage a blood food mine or something, so I could earn a little on the side. But they just made me an honorary member and gave me some money and food every month, like they were just raising me for nothing.”

“I’m thinking that I don’t have any real power. Maybe they’re just counting on me to be sent to fight with others the next time Hongdeng Niangniang has a fight…”

“Ah…”

She muttered, suddenly realizing, “That’s right, there’s also Senior Lao Bai Gan’s silver.”

“He helped me last time and said he wanted tens of thousands of taels of silver. I haven’t collected it yet…”

“……”

“Hmm?”

Miss White Wine and Er锅头 were both stunned by this sentence.

Everyone was invisible inside the natal spirit temple, but Hu Ma felt like the two of them were staring at him.

He felt a little embarrassed and coughed, saying, “Don’t worry.”

“…If you have it, just give me some first.”

“……”

“Hehe, Lao Bai Gan’s services have always been so expensive…”

Er锅头 also laughed dryly and said, “As for the others, you don’t have to worry. I was also involved in arranging for you to jump from the Qingyi Gang (Green Shirt Gang) to the Red Lantern Society. It’s just that I can’t make decisions about other things. I have to ask the Dharma Protector of the Society.”

“Just be patient for now. Now that Niangniang (Goddess) wants to build a temple and has taken over the business and territory of the Qingyi Gang, there are plenty of opportunities…”

Sweet Potato Spirit nodded repeatedly, “Okay, okay, I’ll wait.”

Hu Ma vaguely heard Miss White Wine snort. He really felt that Sweet Potato Spirit…

…was truly a miserable woman!

His tens of thousands of taels of silver were just something he said casually back then.

Who told her to take it seriously?

Now that she insisted on giving it to him, then he… of course, wouldn’t be embarrassed to refuse.

As for Er锅头, he was clearly the Dharma Protector, but he kept pushing the responsibility away, making it sound so difficult when it was just a word from him.

Maybe he’d help Sweet Potato Spirit take care of it later and then have Sweet Potato Spirit owe him a big favor in return…

Speaking of which, Miss White Wine was more practical?

No!

Hu Ma suddenly realized that Sweet Potato Spirit was so eager for blood food right now for what?

To heal her leg!

Her injury could probably only be treated at Cao Xin Hall in Mingzhou Prefecture, but Miss White Wine was from Cao Xin Hall. Not only did she not say anything, but she also introduced Sweet Potato Spirit to her Cao Xin Hall to treat her injury, accepting the blood food without any remorse…

…Maybe she felt remorse, but she still charged Sweet Potato Spirit a high price of dozens of pounds of blood food.

This was truly too reasonable.

“In the future, we really need to reduce the frequency of our communication and cooperation, and prioritize stability in everything.”

At this time, Miss White Wine interrupted the conversation between the two of them indifferently, saying, “But it’s good to speak about what one needs, like Sweet Potato Spirit. Compared to wasting one’s own cultivation by chatting aimlessly, it’s more meaningful to talk about what each of us needs.”

“…It’s always better to have a purpose. If you speak about what you need, others will help you pay attention. This will make everything more convenient.”

“Indeed.”

Er锅头 was the first to agree, saying seriously, “This is the true meaning of Reincarnators’ communication!”

“However, what I need now is difficult. I once plotted a creation that would allow me to leave the Red Lantern Society without any worries…”

“I almost died before. It was thanks to Brother Lao Bai Gan saving my life that time. That was to find this thing… I succeeded that time, but I only got half of that thing. If I want to solve the problem, I’m still a little short.”

“……”

“Yes, yes, yes…”

Hu Ma said helplessly, “Just take it that I saved your life. You don’t have to keep mentioning it, right?”

“Sweet Potato Spirit has already thought about it…”

“……”

“I know what you need.”

Miss White Wine took over the conversation, saying calmly, “But don’t be impatient. It’s too early to plot this matter now.”

Er锅头 quickly said, “I’m not in a hurry. What about you?”

“What do you need?”

“……”

Miss White Wine said indifferently, “What I need is very dangerous. None of you can help.”

“…Of course, Lao Bai Gan might be able to. He’s a senior, after all!”

“……”

“?”

Hu Ma was shocked. Even she had started to learn bad habits?

“Then, what does Senior Lao Bai Gan need? Tell us. If we can help you with a big favor, we can offset some of the silver.”

Hearing this, Sweet Potato Spirit quickly spoke up.

“Me?”

Hu Ma suddenly understood that there were too many things he lacked.

He lacked the two lamps of the Shou Sui Ren (Year Watcher), and he lacked some unique skills after refining his eyes, ears, nose, and tongue.

He lacked the objects to use for casting spells, he lacked a house, he lacked a carriage…

But he could only maintain his dignity, vaguely feeling that it wasn’t good to reveal everything at this time.

So he was silent for a moment and then said indifferently, “I lack blood food.”

“……”

It was the other people’s turn to be silent, and they all sighed, saying, “That’s true. Everyone lacks it.”

Only Sweet Potato Spirit sighed there, “What a practical senior…”

“Then let’s all help each other pay attention. What we each lack is not so easy to find. After all, there are few people here.”

Miss White Wine said indifferently, “We weren’t familiar with each other before, and we only cooperated when we had the opportunity. Now we are connected to each other, and our interests are somewhat aligned.”

“Moreover, now that there is such a powerful figure in Mingzhou Prefecture, we can’t help but cooperate with each other.”

“……”

Everyone agreed and left.

In fact, everyone understood that although there were no covenants or vows, the four of them had become a small organization since they had spoken about some things.

Of course, the foundation for the establishment of this small organization lay in mutual restraint.

In terms of strength, everyone was unequal, but in terms of restraint, because Hu Ma and Er锅头, Miss White Wine, knew each other’s identities, they had mutual restraint.

As for Sweet Potato Spirit…

…She was just a miserable woman.

After reassuringly withdrawing, Hu Ma didn’t expect that just as he was about to go to sleep, Miss White Wine’s voice sounded again, “I still have some things I need to tell you.”

“Why is Miss White Wine contacting me again alone?”

Hu Ma was slightly puzzled and understood that she had some things she didn’t want Sweet Potato Spirit and Er锅头 to hear. He quickly said, “What is it?”

With a wisp of fate incense connecting them, Miss White Wine pondered for a long time before saying softly, “There is a reason why I came to Mingzhou Prefecture. I originally wanted to get things done as soon as possible, but because of…”

“Heh, that unexpected person’s existence, I have to be more careful. Maybe I will have to leave Mingzhou Prefecture soon to deal with some things, but there are also some important things here, and I am unable to handle them all. I need to find someone here to help me.”

“However, Er锅头 is unreliable. He is too close to Hongdeng Niangniang (Red Lantern Goddess). Once he is discovered, he can only silence that Niangniang (Goddess), which is not worth it.”

“Sweet Potato Spirit is even more unreliable. I don’t trust her with it.”

“So, after thinking about it, only you in our Mingzhou Prefecture can help me do this…”

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