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Chapter 471: Fate and the Grand Scheme
Chapter 471: Fate and the Grand Scheme
"Demons, demons..."
Above Stone Horse Town, drums beat and gongs rang, and a group of demons appeared, their faces painted and their bodies covered in black paint. In an instant, they unleashed their various abilities, swiftly defeating the evil ghost generals who had rushed into the town. Meng Jia Er Gongzi, the second young master of the Meng family, was visibly stunned.
He had used his own essence blood as a medium to summon these beings, and they had clearly already activated their Dharmic powers, even controlling the eight caves of evil ghosts. But this kind of technique was not something ordinary people could contend with, and now, it seemed to have failed without a trace.
As the roaming gods drummed in the town, scattering the various evil ghosts, Meng Jia Er Gongzi suddenly snapped out of his daze, his face contorted with frustration and his eyes bloodshot.
If he were to analyze the situation, he would be at a loss.
How could there be so many Beef-Abstaining Demons in this town?
He had clearly blocked the roads and couldn't even send out messages, so how did these demons get the news?
As for how these demons entered the town, he had no explanation. Earlier, when he saw so many townsfolk entering the town, even the Iron Horse Magistrate thought about dispersing them, but it was Meng Jia Er Gongzi who decided to let them in.
After all, the more townsfolk there were in the town, the more useful they would be for the object he was creating. He never expected to give these demons such an opportunity.
"What should we do now?"
For a moment, he couldn't tell if he felt more anger or fear in his heart.
"I brought the Grass Head Eight Decay Gods here, and I took on this task willingly. But now, the precious Yin General has been lost, and no one will question me about it when I return. But even the Grass Head Eight Decay Gods have been destroyed..."
"How can I explain this to my older brother? How can I face our ancestors? Could it be that I'm truly in a period of bad luck..."
As he thought about this, he suddenly remembered the previous night when he had bowed to the person refining the Yin General.
That bow was meant to destroy the other party, but instead, it was accepted...
...Could it be that because of that bow, his fate was suppressed by the demons in the town, leading to his continuous streak of bad luck?
Could it be that the State Tutor's disciples were secretly plotting against his fate?
He couldn't help but suspect that something was wrong, as he had suddenly become unlucky, and everything seemed to go against him. Either he was too foolish, or something was secretly influencing him.
"Huff..."
As Meng Jia Er Gongzi stood there dumbfounded, his calm and composed demeanor from before now replaced by a pale and defeated expression, the Iron Horse Magistrate beside him let out a low sigh. "Meng Jia Er Gongzi, there's no need to panic."
"Since those demons appeared together, and we were unprepared, it's normal to suffer some losses at their hands."
"It's me who underestimated the foresight of the Life-Preserving Zhou Family Patriarch. I thought this trip would be in vain, as the One Coin Sect wasn't worth my attention. But now, it seems we have a chance to gain something..."
He exhaled slowly and looked towards Stone Horse Town, which was twenty li away. Even from this distance, he could almost hear the cacophony of voices, laughter, and bizarre behavior. Even the air above the town was filled with the demonic aura of the Beef-Abstaining Demons, resembling a menacing bandit den.
"With the gathering of the Beef-Abstaining Demons, and seemingly for a particular demon, if we can eliminate them all, it will be a great achievement for the Ten Surnames!"
"... "
With this thought firmly in his mind, he focused his gaze forward and noticed the timing incense burning in front of him, with only a fingernail's worth left to burn. He slowly exhaled and stood up.
The breath he blew on the incense caused it to glow brightly, and in an instant, it was completely burned, even the small amount of ash on it dispersed into the night sky.
"It's time."
He slowly rose, the iron armor on his body clanking, and his small frame exuded a hint of dignity.
With a sudden roar, he commanded, "Bring me my weapon and harness my Tiger Skin Leprous Head Horse!"
This shout startled even Meng Jia Er Gongzi, who turned to look at the Iron Horse Magistrate. The magistrate's small body was now enveloped in a terrifying and formidable aura.
He was short, and if Meng Jia Er Gongzi stood straight next to him, the magistrate would only reach his belly. It was a comical sight, but the magistrate's aura seemed to surpass that of Meng Jia Er Gongzi.
"Bring the sword to the master..."
"Bring the horse to the master..."
Following the Iron Horse Magistrate's command, several small ghosts nearby began to shout.
"Heave-ho, heave-ho..."
Immediately, seven or eight small, dark ghosts strained to lift a heavy, pitch-black saber, shouting as they moved it.
On the other side, a group of small ghosts surrounded a palanquin, and inside was what appeared to be a tiger skin, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to have been sewn into the shape of a horse's skin, its patterns resembling those of a tiger.
"Swish!"
The Iron Horse Magistrate reached out and effortlessly lifted the heavy saber, holding it horizontally due to his short stature. He couldn't hold it vertically without toppling over.
But at the moment he grabbed the blade, the little ghost beside him had already lifted the tiger skin, and one by one, the little ghosts crawled under it, gradually filling it up.
In the blink of an eye, the tiger skin was propped up, lifelike, and it became a horse, but underneath its belly were not horse hooves but a dozen or so dark, wobbly little legs, constantly moving back and forth, inching their way to the side of Iron Horse Chamberlain, even stretching their necks to nuzzle him.
"Pass on my orders!"
The Iron Horse Chamberlain straddled the horse, and together with the horse, they exuded an extremely sinister and fierce aura. He slashed his large blade downward and roared, "Four-Directional Guards, charge into the bandit den and disperse the commoners!"
"Capture the Overlord of the One Coin Sect, the Dharmaraja, and all the guests in the sect. Those who do not surrender at sight will be beheaded immediately!"
"For the Beef-Abstaining Demons, kill without capture, leave none alive!"
"..."
As he roared, the little ghosts surrounding him also howled, spreading his words.
As the Year-End Guardian Chamberlain of the Year Guard Dao, Iron Horse had eight Junior Hall Magistrates under his command, and each of them had several clerks and runners. This time, he had brought half of his Junior Hall Magistrates with him.
The Junior Hall Magistrates usually guarded various locations and maintained order, and they were not allowed to leave their posts without permission. This time, they had followed the Chamberlain, thinking that they would easily crush the people in the town and finish the job quickly. But they didn't expect it to drag on for three days, and now they were already impatient.
Finally, upon hearing the orders, they immediately leaped onto their horses and let out fierce whistles in response.
"Go!"
The Iron Horse Chamberlain slashed his blade through the air and sat atop his mount. The dozen or so black legs beneath him began to move, and the horse dashed off at an incredible speed.
The heavy aura shook the surroundings, stirring up gusts of wind that blew through the forest, causing dry branches and vines to fly and break. The entire hillside trembled.
Visible to the naked eye, the intertwining branches and the twisted vines on the ground seemed to come to life, shrinking back on both sides as he approached.
...
...
"They're here!"
At that moment, Hu Ma suddenly felt a premonition and looked around.
Although the Year-End Guardians were not the most adept at sensing, and he hadn't learned the Ground Listening skill from Elder Sun, when the Iron Horse Chamberlain set off, he still felt a sudden shock. It was like the feeling of sensing a tiger approaching in the forest.
An instinctive, heavy, and terrifying sense of danger.
"No need to argue anymore..."
He was also on horseback but suddenly spoke to the noisy No Beef Sect disciples in front of him, "I'm just here to learn skills. I'm not after your No Beef Sect's possessions."
"Before learning these skills, I made sure to ask around. No one told me that learning these skills would make me a member of your No Beef Sect. So, do as you please, and I won't ask too many questions."
"But now, a powerful enemy has arrived. If you weren't here, I would have left for the sake of the commoners."
"But since you're here, I can't take your place anymore, right?"
"..."
His words momentarily quieted the surroundings. Then, among the No Beef Sect disciples who were looking at each other, someone suddenly laughed, "Our Grandmaster is afraid..."
"He's pointing fingers at us..."
Another disciple joined in the laughter, "It's understandable to see through but not speak up about it. After all, it's reasonable to be afraid. We can't say that our Grandmaster is cowardly just because he hasn't fully grown his hair yet and has just learned the Great Heavenly General Seal. How much skill can he have?"
"He might not even be able to beat a dog..."
"Haha, no need to speak so harshly. We just tested our Grandmaster, and he's just as cautious as his master. He came here specifically to test our skills..."
"Brothers, let's go and show our Grandmaster our skills..."
"..."
"..."
Amidst the strange laughter, even Hu Ma's face couldn't help but twitch. What kind of lunatics were in the No Beef Sect?
Despite his dissatisfaction, as the laughter continued, someone suddenly shouted, and the demons gathered at the town entrance each picked up their weapons.
Some covered their faces with masks they had been wearing, while others climbed trees or spread their legs wide, looking like a group of monkeys released into the forest, howling as they faced the outside.
"Continue!"
At that moment, in the main hall of the town, an elderly man with a stooped figure nodded and said to Miao Shan Fairy, "The Lantern Festival Fair will continue, and no one will disturb it again..."
"If someone diminishes the blessings of the commoners, we will help restore them."
"For the past twenty years, my No Beef Sect disciples have been hunted, killed, and wanted. We've fought against demons, officials, and the Ten Surnames. We've endured for twenty years, finally awaiting the return of our Grandmaster. It's time to start this grand struggle for fate."
"This grand struggle begins in Stone Horse Town!"
(End of Chapter)
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