Chapter 446: The Ghost Platform's Recruitment
Chapter 446: The Ghost Platform's Recruitment
"The Meng family's direct lineage?"
Hu Ma had sent Houerjiu to investigate the situation outside, wanting to understand the enemy and himself to avoid blindly getting involved in the One Coin Sect's affairs and suffering a great loss.
However, he never expected that this casual inquiry would lead to such a significant discovery.
The Meng family, one of the Ten Surnames and experts in Soul Channeling, had suddenly appeared here? If it were just the Executioner Magistrate causing trouble outside, Hu Ma wouldn't have paid much attention, as suppressing rebels and chaos was their duty. But the presence of the Meng family members immediately heightened his alertness to several levels.
The Meng and Hu families were age-old rivals, and Hu Ma would never dare provoke them under normal circumstances. But if he happened to encounter them, he wouldn't let any of their actions slip by unnoticed.
Moreover, this place was not far from Mingzhou, and his hometown was in Mingzhou. How could he not suspect something when the Meng family appeared here? He immediately tensed up and focused his senses, just in time to hear the Meng family's blue-robed young master reply with a smile after listening to the Iron Armor General's words, "It seems illogical at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it's all due to life destiny."
"The One Coin Sect is just a small fry. We could have sent a couple of junior magistrates to disperse them. Why did the Zhou family bother to dispatch a general like you?"
"It's said that the One Coin Sect is spreading the New Year Hall technique, which displeased the Zhou family. But this technique is insignificant and not worth the Zhou family's attention. The real reason is that this place is too close to Mingzhou. If chaos breaks out, it might be used by that family to gain an advantage."
"I feel the same way."
"We all know about the person in Mingzhou, and their influence is growing. They first dealt with the traitorous guardian deity of the Hu family, then secretly manipulated others to seize the Fragrant Incense division in Mingzhou. They even managed to open the Evil Suppressing Office once, shocking the entire world."
"Who knows what big move they'll make next?"
"To be precise, no one from the Ten Surnames wants to provoke them at this time. We're all waiting for them to come to their senses and continue with the plans discussed in the Stone Pavilion."
"But if we don't keep a close eye on them, the situation here will only get more chaotic. Not only that, suppressing the unrest around Mingzhou early on can also serve as a warning to the ambitious and unruly in Mingzhou, telling them that rebellion is no joke and not to follow in the Hu family's footsteps."
"..."
"Hehe..."
Hearing this, the Iron Armor General seemed to understand that the Meng family's young master was being courteous and sharing information he shouldn't have, as a way of thanking him.
The general sighed softly and said, "Speaking of which, it's quite interesting. Those monsters from the One Coin Sect will probably never understand, even in death, that their deaths have nothing to do with them or their actions, but are merely connected to the person in Mingzhou."
"What's funny is that they might not even know who this person in Mingzhou is..."
"However, I was ordered to come here to kill, and the reason is simple and reasonable. But why did you, a young master, visit me and ask for three days?"
"..."
The blue-robed young master laughed and said, "I was momentarily excited, and it's related to the demon corpse you captured."
"A demon corpse?"
The Iron Armor General was taken aback and laughed, "That demon was hiding in the forest, sleeping in abandoned graves, and sucking human blood. I happened to come across it and pinned it down. It's just a demon corpse, nothing special. Why did you take an interest in it?"
The blue-robed young master smiled and said, "That's not a demon corpse; it's a Dark General."
The Iron Armor General was stunned, and his face turned slightly odd.
The blue-robed young master laughed, "This Dark General seems to have been plotted against by a capable person and hasn't reached its full potential yet. But for me, it's still usable."
"It seems it emerged before taking shape, which is why it looks neither human nor ghost. But that's not a problem. The Earth Deity didn't give it what it needed, but I can provide it and nurture it to its full potential."
"..."
Tiejun, the junior magistrate, also glanced at the blue-robed young master and whispered, "I've heard of the Dark General. It's said that wherever a Dark General appears, chaos will follow."
"And the only thing that can control it is the General's Order. If you say this is a Dark General, then the General's Order..."
"..."
"That's why I need three days."
The blue-robed young master smiled and said, "This Dark General hasn't reached its full potential, and the General's Order is also missing. If my guess is correct, someone has taken it. I need this time to set up this arrangement and retrieve the General's Order."
"Then..."
The Iron Armor General hesitated but still asked, "Why go through all this trouble? Why not just lead people into the town, find the person, and demand the Order?"
"Or trace the Dark General's origin. Wherever it emerged, the General's Order should be there. Why not just find it?"
"..."
"We can't do that."
The blue-robed young master shook his head lightly and said, "To be honest, before I met you, I had already been to the small Blood Food Mine where the Dark General emerged. But I didn't enter the mine because I saw someone had left a mark there.
Iron Armor General was slightly taken aback, "A mark?"
"Yes."
The man in blue robes smiled and said, "It's a mark left by someone even the Ten Surnames wouldn't dare provoke easily. I saw it along the way, and he even left marks in the surrounding villages."
"It seems we can deduce from these marks that he also entered Stone Horse Town."
"That's exactly why I asked the General to wait for these three days. Otherwise, if you had charged in directly, you might not have gained the upper hand."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Iron Armor General's face changed drastically, "Even the Ten Surnames are wary of him? Is there such a formidable person in Stone Horse Town?"
"It's not that they're wary, his abilities might not be that great."
The man in blue robes shook his head slightly and said softly, "It's just that their origins are peculiar, and they deserve some respect to avoid them causing trouble in our ancestral shrine. But after giving them face and allowing them time to leave, that's all we can do."
Iron Armor General's face turned peculiar as he listened, "What if he doesn't leave after three days, or even claims that this General's Order was taken by him or someone he instigated?"
"Then he's asking for death."
The man in blue robes spoke calmly, "People from that sect can't take sides. Once they do, they lose all face, and no one will care if they're killed."
Iron Armor General couldn't contain his curiosity and asked tentatively, "Who are they? Why are they so special?"
The man in blue robes looked at Iron Armor General and smiled, "Haven't you heard? Outside the Ten Surnames, there is another surname, and outside the Ten Sects, there is another sect."
Iron Armor General's heart skipped a beat, and he blurted out, "The National Tutor?"
"Hehe..."
The man in blue robes didn't want to say more, but just smiled, "In any case, giving them three days is enough face."
"This General's Order is easy to steal, but not everyone can keep it hidden. Having the order doesn't necessarily mean you can control this force of dark soldiers. If the Dark General hasn't been refined yet, it might control the holder, but once the Dark General is refined..."
"A sharp blade threatens the master, and a fierce army foreshadows a rebel leader. To hide the order further, one must consider if they have the luck and strength to suppress this ominous object..."
"..."
Even Iron Armor General's face turned slightly grim as he listened, but the man in blue robes smiled and leaned back slightly, sighing softly, "It's an unavoidable situation."
"We can only use this Dark General to refine the Ghost General Platform, establish it here, and command two hundred thousand dark soldiers to keep an eye on the Mingzhou person. It will be more convenient when the Meng family goes to Mingzhou to handle matters, right?"
"The Stone Pavilion Alliance is crucial for the world's plan!"
"The Mingzhou person has suffered losses before, and his temperament has changed drastically, becoming more ruthless and decisive. But allowing him to cause trouble in Mingzhou is not a good thing. Surely, everyone understands that we can't continue to indulge his whims, right?"
"My Meng family is considering the world's well-being and plans to talk to him."
"If he can understand and continue the Stone Pavilion Alliance, that would be great. But if he doesn't agree, there are many people with the surname Hu in the world, and he's not the only one who can be the master of the Evil Suppressing Office."
"..."
"As for the other disciples, whether they acknowledge it or not, it's not appropriate for them to cause trouble at such a critical time, right?"
As he spoke with a faint smile, his gaze suddenly shifted to Hu Ma, who also felt a slight stir in his heart, realizing that he was looking at the sorcery bug lying in the shadows of the oil lamp on the wall.
"Hmm?"
As he spoke, Iron Armor General also paused, suddenly realizing and angrily said, "How dare you eavesdrop on our conversation!"
"No need for that."
The man in blue robes smiled and lightly lifted his hand, effortlessly stopping Iron Armor General's reaching hand, and said, "This is a Mother-Son Sympathetic Puppet Bug. Even if I crush it now, the words it overheard have already been transmitted."
"It's just that this bug is so well-refined that even I only noticed it after it entered a while ago."
"But since they have the ability to refine such a bug, they shouldn't be ignorant. Letting them hear our conversation will also give them something to consider. They won't go against the flow."
"..."
"..."
At this point, their voices gradually softened, and Hu Ma's vision blurred for a moment before slowly regaining consciousness. He noticed something peculiar.
"Could this be the most direct interpretation of destiny?"
"As a descendant of the Hu family, I've been staying in Mingzhou, but I've already influenced the life and death of the One Coin Sect hundreds of miles away..."
"I never expected that the disaster in Stone Horse Town was brought by me..."
"And I never imagined that this disaster for the One Coin Sect was actually orchestrated by someone from the Ten Surnames to deal with me..."
(End of Chapter)
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