“Are you all here? Wonderful.”

This was already a troublesome time. The stage was set, and the ghostly spirits were about to make their appearance. Hearing Miss White Wine's words was like a shot in the arm for Hu Ma.

He hurriedly asked, "Where are they now?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a somewhat lazy voice chuckle, "What? Missing your sisters?"

The voice was female, but it wasn't Miss White Wine. Hu Ma looked down and saw another fragrant thread, besides Miss White Wine's, extending in from beyond the dark red mist, connecting with the Life Incense in his incense burner. He felt a sense of relief and smiled, "Miss Red Wine, since our farewell in Anzhou, we finally speak again..."

Connecting to him was indeed Miss Red Wine. She sounded like she was in a good mood, and chuckled, "Why do I hear a hint of guilt in your voice?"

"Back then, I led you to kill Ji Tang of the Beggar Gang. When we returned, I asked you to pass a message to Little White. Did you fail to deliver it?"

"..."

"Huh?"

Hu Ma was stunned for a moment and cautiously said, "I delivered it..."

"Oh?"

Miss Red Wine said, "Then why did she have a stern face when I asked her about it, saying she didn't receive it?"

"?"

Hu Ma was immediately put on the spot. The questions you two care about are so special, one wants to know where the other's birthmark is, and the other cares if the other's bosom is broad enough, yet you make me, the messenger, feel uncomfortable! Fortunately, before he could figure out how to answer without offending anyone, Miss White Wine couldn't contain her anger any longer:

"All of you, shut up!"

"What kind of time is this to be acting so frivolous? Since you all know that this matter is serious and concerns the lives of everyone involved, then take it seriously."

"When the time comes, it will be too late to cry!"

"..."

Hu Ma heard Miss White Wine's anger and quickly fell silent, but Miss Red Wine laughed, "Exactly, exactly."

"I said back then that we were right to be cautious, but we didn't need to be so cautious. The best way to avoid danger is to face it head-on and resolve the crisis."

"It's just that some people didn't believe me and said I was courting death. Now it seems, wasn't I the one who did the right thing?"

"..."

Miss White Wine didn't take the bait, but the temperature noticeably dropped.

Hu Ma quickly interjected, "Miss Red Wine, weren't you preparing to snatch the position of a small hall official in the Acrobatic Arts Gate? Now..."

"That has naturally succeeded."

Miss Red Wine's voice was full of triumph as she said, "Now I am the Blade-Wielding Small Hall Official of the Acrobatic Arts Gate. In the Pingnan region, all the members of the Acrobatic Arts Gate are my disciples and grandchildren."

"Yes, yes, congratulations..."

Hu Ma replied, sighing inwardly, "A position that even dogs wouldn't look at is already outstanding among us?"

"Actually, Little White doesn't need to blame herself so much. Everyone has their own fate. I just acted a little earlier. If you now face the situation squarely, with your skills as the Little Proprietress of the Grass Heart Hall, it wouldn't be difficult to snatch a small hall official position in the Siming Gate. Of course, you have to start as a errand runner, then be promoted to an administrator, and only after that can you fight for this small hall official position."

Miss Red Wine, oblivious to the situation, continued to rub salt into Miss White Wine's wounds, "Alas, we need to change our old habits."

"If we hadn't been so cautious back in the capital and scattered like birds and beasts because of that incident, we might have become one of the people closest to the other shore."

"..."

"Closest to the other shore?"

Hearing her words, Hu Ma was also curious. He knew that they were in the same organization back in the capital, but something had happened.

But Miss White Wine hadn't said what exactly it was. Her purpose in returning this time was also related to that incident.

As they were talking, Miss White Wine's anger had clearly reached its limit, but unexpectedly, a voice that sounded like it was on the verge of collapse suddenly rang out, "What's going on?"

"Brother Lao Baigan, didn't I ask you to help me watch over Little Red Lantern a bit? Why is it that when I come back, Little Red Lantern has become the mother of a hundred children?"

"Didn't I say we should be low-key? How is it that Little Red Lantern has become a Branch Incense Grand Hall Official in just a few days?"

"..."

"Whoosh!"

The voice startled everyone present. Hu Ma looked down and saw another thread of Life Incense connecting. Judging by the voice, it must be Brother Erguotou.

Before he could figure out how to explain, Miss Red Wine, who had just been speaking, was startled:

"Branch Incense Grand Hall Official? Who?"

"Is there such an expert in our Transcender circle?"

"..."

"Heh, not really an expert."

Miss White Wine's mocking voice finally rang out faintly, "It's just a little evil spirit raised by an old brother in our Mingzhou Transcender circle."

"Under our arrangement, he has now become the Branch Incense Grand Hall Official of the Walking Ghost Gate."

"Oh, by the way, there's a key sentence in the information left by the previous generation Transcender, Da Hong Pao, that I haven't told you yet."

"A small hall official, for the problems that Transcenders are facing now, is something that even dogs wouldn't look at..."

"..."

Miss Red Wine: "?"

Hu Ma: "?"

Erguotou: "???"

Hu Ma was thinking: "Wait, Miss White Wine has such a wicked side too?"

Erguotou was immediately dumbfounded: "Who is this elder sister? And, Miss White Wine, did you have a hand in my Little Red Lantern becoming a Branch Incense Grand Hall Official?"

Hu Ma suddenly reacted and quickly said, "Brother Erguotou, this is Miss Red Wine, from Anzhou. She and Miss White Wine are good sisters. I was originally planning to explain the matter of Red Lantern Niangniang to you when you returned. Fortunately, I lived up to expectations and helped her secure this position. Now, it's not just Mingzhou, but the blood food all over the world..."

"Do you think I'm starting a business?"

Erguotou was even more devastated, "Not only are we expanding our business in Mingzhou, but we also want to open up the whole country, right?"

"Concealment! Concealment!"

"Although we are indeed changing, we can't jump so fast all at once, right? I know what kind of person Little Red Lantern is. How did she end up by that noble person's side?"

"..."

"There was no way to avoid it. The atmosphere was too perfect at the time..."

Hu Ma thought helplessly and said, "The truth is, too many things have happened in Mingzhou during the time you've been away. Look at me..."

"...Now I've also become a Blade-Wielding Grand Hall Official of the Walking Ghost Gate, haven't I?"

"..."

"?"

Hearing this suddenly, before Erguotou and Miss White Wine could express their shock and question, Miss Red Wine's voice rang out immediately:

"What?"

Her voice sounded a little trembling, full of confusion: "You... you guys in Mingzhou are so radical?"

"...Wait, Brother Lao Baigan, aren't you from the Night Watch Gate?"

"I even helped you get the Entrance Method..."

"..."

It was clear that Miss Red Wine seemed to have suffered a severe emotional shock. Although Hu Ma had decided not to hide this identity, he was a little embarrassed and said:

"This matter has a long story..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard Miss White Wine sneer and say faintly, "It's not enough to just talk a good game to get things done beautifully."

"How can outsiders easily understand what we are doing in Mingzhou?"

As she said this, she didn't even need Hu Ma to explain. She cleared her throat and said, "This kind of topic is not worth discussing. But everyone, since you have all returned, you should also be concerned about important matters. Mr. Erguotou, didn't you prepare to seek information from the previous generation Transcender, Bi Luo Chun? I wonder if you have found any valuable clues?"

Her voice sounded very rational at this time, and her tone was very calm, but inexplicably, it seemed like one could hear a little bit of smugness.

"No."

Hearing his words, Erguotou sighed and said, "I went to the place where I met him before and called out for a few days, but no one responded."

"I think it's been too long, and he may no longer be there."

"What about you? The capital is the imperial city, and you made quite a splash back then. Have you found any valuable clues?"

"..."

Hearing this, Miss White Wine also sighed softly and said, "Not really."

"I went out this time just to deal with some family matters and find some people I used to work with. I was originally planning to find the Nuer Hong who organized us all together back then, but unfortunately, I also have no clues. He disappeared too suddenly and mysteriously back then. We didn't dare to investigate deeply at the time, and now it's too late to go back."

"..."

It was clear that they were all a little downcast. This was, after all, a sequela left by the overly low-key nature of this generation of Transcenders, which delayed too many things.

Hu Ma took a deep breath and said, "It's already very good."

"Brother Hou Er Jiu analyzed it for us back then. There are only four things we need to do. First, find the previous generation of Transcenders and figure out what exactly happened back then."

"Second, inform more Transcenders."

"Third, contact the those who do not eat beef, and prepare for the goal of slaughtering the Grand Duke and fighting for the Mandate of Heaven."

"As for the fourth point, he took it upon himself, so we don't need to consider it for the time being."

"..."

As he spoke, he slowly said, "Looking at the four goals now, at least two have been achieved. You have notified more Transcenders to come."

"And I am also doing the things related to contacting those who do not eat beef, and now, we have also made some progress in fighting for the Mandate of Heaven."

"I just don't know when these Transcenders we invited will meet with us?"

"..."

"Meeting is difficult, but if we say that we should gather together first and exchange information, it is necessary."

At this time, Miss Red Wine, who had been silent after being hit hard, spoke again and sighed, "We have invited many people, and more will come in the near future, but not everyone is willing to show their faces. Even contacting them through their Natal Spirit Temple, they have doubts. Not everyone dares to enter the borders of Mingzhou..."

"After all, Mingzhou is now the center of the vortex."

"..."

Hu Ma was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said, "If they are unwilling to come to Mingzhou, it's simple. Then we can all agree to meet in Guazhou."