Chapter 1 Anxious Thoughts

I'm just a poor, pitiful little shopkeeper, scrimping and saving, who finally managed to get a mining job from Head Xu, hoping to make a small fortune.

But before I could even warm my seat, I was caught up in the mess of the Yiqian Sect and the Wu people. I risked life and limb, putting in a tremendous effort to help Lady Red Lantern protect this blood-food mine.

I feel wronged, but I can't worry about anything else right now.

While thinking, Hu Ma put aside the mining affairs for the moment, hugged Xiao Hongtang, and returned to his room. He told Xiao Hongtang not to run off to play anymore and to watch the door for him. Then, he sat cross-legged on the bed.

The mysterious mine, the Shituo (Stone Balance) that weighs the world, the eerie Yin General, and the lost General's Token are all astonishing discoveries, but they have to take a backseat for now.

From the time he entered the manor, experienced his soul leaving his body, consumed the Black Tai Sui blood-food, and now discovered that even the things in the secret mineral vein were problematic, he couldn't describe the unease in his heart.

"When the year is Jiazi, the world will be blessed!"

That's not a good sign, especially in this world.

No, wait!

The previous owner of this body, for a time, was completely out of Granny's control. When the ghost sent by the Meng family abducted him, he was in their hands for three whole days.

Concentrating his mind, he entered his Natal Spirit Temple and took a deep breath as he looked at the incense table with a burning incense burner and a golden meridian statue behind it.

Of course, it was still weak. Wu Ya's condition was still terrible. He could only help her after he was sure he could cure her. For now, just keeping her stable was ideal.

"Are you sure you can save Wu Ya?"

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The Meng family?

Thinking in this direction, Hu Ma suddenly realized something. He was certain that if there were any strange omens in this body, tracing the root would lead back to before he truly arrived in this world.

He also ate the Black Tai Sui, so it was reasonable for him to have some strange perceptions.

He even thought further about it. When he borrowed the token and reopened the Zhenchong Manor (Suppression Manor), he was bombarded by baleful aura, as if countless cold and wooden gazes were watching him. Did that also mean that the Zhenchong Manor was observing him?

"The azure sky is dead, the yellow sky shall rise."

That eerie thing that was sealed in the mine with the Shituo and could command the Yin General was, as he suspected, already taken out by him, and had even entered his Natal Spirit Temple without him knowing.

The more Hu Ma thought, the more horrified he became.

But although the Zhenchong Manor was solemn, it was not a living thing after all. Could it have been deceived by something?

If he took the Hu family's token in this situation and truly inherited the Zhenchong Manor, would something suddenly appear in this body to seize the power of the Zhenchong Manor?

There were still many questions he couldn't figure out, but Hu Ma was too weak to figure them out. Some things were simple and obvious.

Of course, it was the Zhenchong Manor. Who else could it be, Xiao Hongtang?

As a descendant of the Hu family, he would inevitably come into contact with the Zhensui Book (Suppression Age Book), the Hu family's token, and the Zhenchong Manor. This was not a secret; anyone who understood the Hu family could figure it out.

Hou'er Jiu's (Monkey Wine) voice echoed in the Natal Spirit Temple, waking him from his confusion.

Although he thought this idea was ridiculous, Hu Ma had to guess that way because everyone knew that eating Black Tai Sui would drive you crazy, like those Wu people, who even created a "Wu God" because they ate too much Black Tai Sui.

So, who had such grand plans to make such a scheme? Most importantly, he didn't notice it at all until he suddenly got a surprise this time he entered the manor?

Anyone who could scheme against something like the Zhenchong Manor must be on the level of the Ten Surnames, so the most suspicious person would be

But to make him believe that everything he had heard, felt, and even said to the Yin General was just an illusion?

That was impossible.

He also silently looked at the Natal Divine Statue and suddenly whispered, "Who exactly are you?"

Trying to calm himself down, Hu Ma thought silently: Since there was a problem, what needed to be considered was when the problem occurred and why it occurred.

He needed to admit that there was definitely a problem because, strictly speaking, his soul showed signs of abnormality before he came into contact with the Black Tai Sui

His emotions were already difficult to calm. He suddenly stood up and slowly walked towards the incense table. The huge Natal Divine Statue was behind the incense table, in the heavy darkness, as if it were incredibly tall, looking down on him with a faint sense of oppression.

For example, the words he heard in this Natal Spirit Temple before, didn't they sound like the tone of a transmigrator?

The Zhenchong Manor had looked at him, confirmed that he was a descendant of the Hu family, and then reopened the manor and gave him the power to drive the ghosts and gods of the Zhenchong Manor.

The Shousui Ren (Age Keeper) path was to cultivate this body, turning from life to death, from death to life, all under his control. Therefore, Hu Ma, who began cultivating as a Shousui Ren not long after transmigrating, was certain that he had not been subjected to any secret intrusion.

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He was eager to enter the Natal Spirit Temple to investigate thoroughly before discussing anything else.

But just as he walked to the side of the incense table, Hu Ma suddenly kicked something under his feet. A crisp sound echoed in the Natal Spirit Temple, startling him and suddenly stopping his footsteps.

Hu Ma muttered to himself, getting closer and closer, trying for the first time to bypass the incense table and slowly walk towards the Natal Divine Statue, reaching out his hand as if to touch it.

The more he walked, the quieter it seemed to become. There was a terrifying sense of trembling.

The Natal Spirit Temple suddenly became very quiet, so quiet that it was unsettling. Everything normal seemed to be turning eerie.

"Are you really hiding here?"

Also, why did the thing in his soul suddenly reveal its flaws at the critical moment when he entered the manor? Was it because the things in this mine were too tempting and it couldn't resist?

"Hoo"

Hu Ma was silent for a long time before slowly squatting down, groping slowly, and then touching something hard, grabbing it in his hand.

Silent and soundless, the divine statue outlined with golden threads sat there silently, without the slightest response. Hu Ma seemed to be talking to himself in the mirror.

This thing could drive many evil spirits crazy and was even related to the source of the world's chaos. How could it have fallen into his hands so inexplicably?

What was "he" thinking?

What kind of trouble would the Yin General who escaped from the mine cause?

He slowly got up and looked at the thing he was holding in his hand. It seemed like layers of dark red mist were spreading out in his hand. He could also see clearly what he was holding in his hand. It was a black, blurry token that seemed to be stained with some flesh and blood fragments.

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became: Did the Meng family really just want to wipe out the Hu family?

It would have been too easy to wipe them out. Why didn't they just destroy his body at that time? Why did they leave Granny with the opportunity to summon his soul? The Meng family was hostile to the Hu family, fighting to the death, so how could they not understand the skills that their Granny was good at?

Thinking in this direction, there were still many questions that he couldn't understand for the moment.

Hu Ma suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and an extremely strange feeling emerged in his heart as he knew what this thing was:

"General's Token!"

After closing the door, he first checked Wu Ya's condition and was slightly relieved. Wu Ya's condition seemed to be even better than he had expected.

But also in this extremely eerie silence, a voice suddenly broke into the Natal Spirit Temple. Hu Ma suddenly woke up in shock and realized that he had been standing in front of the incense table all along and had never tried to enter the space behind the incense table.

Speaking of himself, the only thing that could make people care so much was the Zhenchong Manor

Since experiencing that illusion, he felt like there was a shadow in his heart, as if the divine statue was silently watching him.

Having vaguely guessed the other party's purpose, he already felt uneasy.

Holding this black, rusty-looking token in his hand, Hu Ma knew that it was a rare treasure, but he didn't feel any ease or joy. Instead, he looked at the Natal Divine Statue with a more complicated gaze.

With a slight concentration, he understood what was going on. This matter was still related to the Yin General. The semi-finished product had absorbed a large amount of blood energy as soon as it left the mine. Even Wu Ya was within this range and had some of the Black Tai Sui's power sucked away.

Could it be that he was really overthinking things?

If calculated like this, then it happened to the previous owner of this body?

But as far as Hu Ma knew, the previous owner of this body had always stayed in the Dayang Village, staying by Granny's side. If he had been invaded by something, how could Granny not have noticed?

If the Meng family had done something to his predecessor at that time, would his performance have happened to have hidden it from Granny?

Moreover, after the previous owner of the body was found back, Granny tried to save him by summoning his soul, but she summoned him instead. Granny's attention immediately shifted and focused on his unfamiliar soul at that time.

"Clang"

Looking down, the General's Token was still safe and sound in his hand. Hu Ma suddenly fell silent. He didn't answer for a long time, but he didn't pull out the life incense in the incense burner to isolate Hou'er Jiu's voice.

Only after a long silence did he suddenly take a deep breath, adjust his emotions, and slowly answer the incense burner, "I said, I can't guarantee it, but I will do my best."

End of Chapter

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