Chapter 1 She's Really Something...

Looking at the originally bare warehouse, now filled with ten large vats added in half a night, some even stacked on top of each other, Hu Ma couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. He asked himself if he could have gone to that distant place and carried back so many large vats, his body would probably not be able to handle it...

"Quick, lock the door!"

Xiao Hongtang, having pulled off this big haul, was clearly happy. Remembering what Hu Ma had said about not letting others see their blood food, she urged Hu Ma to quickly close the door, then climbed up from the ground and held out her small hand, saying:

"Give me, Blood Food Pills!"

"..."

"I will... I'll definitely give them to you!"

Hu Ma glanced at the ten large vats leaning against the wall and took a deep breath. Compared to the ten large vats, Xiao Hongtang's slender and petite figure suddenly seemed mysterious.

When his mother-in-law left, she left Xiao Hongtang to him, but she didn't say that she was leaving him a fierce general...

...Then why was she previously fighting back and forth with infant spirits and cat ghosts?

Although he still had doubts, when he looked at Hongtang-jie again, he was filled with awe. The words, "Hongtang-jie, naturally well-behaved, soft, cute, and less than three chi tall, but her two arms have the strength of a thousand jin..." floated into his mind.

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While Hu Ma was in shock in Qing Stone Town, the chaos between the Red Lantern Society and the Truth Church in the Blood Food Depot area was still raging, and the Left Protector, Shen Hongzhi, was enraged by the Truth Church's sneak attack.

Wielding a chain whip, she forcefully fought back two Truth Church altar masters, protecting the Blood Food Depot and preventing the Truth Church people from getting close.

The two Truth Church altar envoys who had come to respond were initially skeptical, and they had strict orders not to really attack the Red Lantern Society people.

But when they discovered that more than a dozen of their followers had inexplicably lost their lives in this chaos, and the Red Lantern Society people were fighting more and more fiercely, showing no mercy, they were truly angered.

They had never really taken this small Blood Food Gang seriously. Now that the Red Lantern Society was so ungrateful, they began to take things seriously, instantly killing several Red Lantern Society people to deter the others and prevent things from escalating.

But now it was late at night, and they couldn't see clearly. If they had been ruthless from the beginning and revealed their methods to break the Red Lantern Society members' courage, it would have been fine.

But their initial restraint had emboldened the Red Lantern Society people, and when they later became fierce, it was difficult to have an effect. Back and forth, it made the two sides fight even more intensely.

The fight between the two sides was actually very dangerous. Except for a certain bold man, who, although one leg was not fully healed, did not forget to hide in the crowd and scatter paper money to buy his life and earn some money, others were indeed inferior to the Truth Church disciples.

After all, strictly speaking, the Red Lantern Society was just a Jianghu gang, not on the same level as the Truth Church. If the other side wasn't serious, it would be fine, but once they got serious, they showed amazing skills.

There were not many people in the Red Lantern Society who had the courage to fight alongside this Left Protector. At this rate, I'm afraid half of them would be lost here.

However, as this chaos appeared, the commotion had long been spread out, scaring countless people.

"They've started fighting?"

People in the Ming Prefecture area realized that there was a fight here, and their first reaction was surprise: "Where does the Red Lantern Society get the confidence to fight against the Heavenly Mandate General who has nobles backing him?"

"No, this is just a small evil spirit who just built a temple..."

"..."

Some people were surprised by the Truth Church's actions, but they were anxious in their hearts: "Damn it, what is the Truth Church thinking?"

"When they first came, didn't they say that they wouldn't use knives and guns here, but would follow the rules? Now that the two sides are in good contact, why did they directly start fighting without even giving a heads-up?"

"Everyone is going to bet their lives on you. If you break your word like this, who would dare to entrust you?"

"..."

For a time, all kinds of speculations and thoughts made countless people lose their minds and unable to see the situation clearly, only feeling that the pressure in their hearts was getting heavier and heavier.

But just as the chaos reached its peak, and many people on both sides had died, from the direction of Ming Prefecture City, a dull drum sound could suddenly be heard. The sound was majestic and traveled far, as if dispelling a lot of the eerie atmosphere of the night.

From afar, a group of black shadows could be seen coming out of the direction of Ming Prefecture City, heading towards the battlefield in a dark mass.

At the same time, from the direction of Zhu Men Town, someone was also rushing over quickly, holding a red lantern high above their head, which was particularly conspicuous in the night. However, there was no drum sound, and the momentum was much weaker than the people coming out of Ming Prefecture City.

"The Heavenly Mandate General is here..."

"Red Lantern Goddess, Red Lantern Goddess is here to support us..."

"..."

With the appearance of these two groups of people, the crowd in this chaos suddenly cheered up. Those who were hiding in the city or in the nearby villages to observe the situation had their hearts hanging high.

Could it be that the Red Lantern Society and the Truth Church, after enduring for so long, were really going to reveal their true colors on this night?

Amidst their worries, they saw that both sides had quickly approached the location of the Blood Food Depot. The incense burners from the direction of Zhu Men Town were riding on tall horses, a total of more than a dozen people, with the person in the front carrying a red lantern on a pole.

But from the direction of Ming Prefecture City, there were actually more than a hundred people.

The one walking in the front was actually a tall man wearing a brocade robe and having a stern face. He was riding on the back of a red-haired bull that looked like a blazing flame, with a knife pressed against his waist.

Beside him were four altar masters holding green banners, two protectors wearing scarlet cloaks, soldiers in silver armor carrying bows and swords, and a group of nobles and gentlemen from Ming Prefecture City who were following along to watch the commotion, shrinking their heads and looking around.

Among them, several figures could even be seen wearing official robes, seemingly officials from Ming Prefecture.

Arriving twenty zhang outside the front of the chaos, seeing the scene of people killing each other like blood gourds, the Heavenly Mandate General's face already showed a hint of displeasure.

"General, please don't be angry."

Seeing this, one of the altar masters holding a green banner came out and shouted, "I request an order to allow me to lead a group of people to destroy these ignorant Blood Food Gang villains!"

"Don't cause trouble."

The Heavenly Mandate General slowly exhaled, reached out and pressed down, stopping him. Then, he himself glanced coldly at the chaotic situation, and the red-haired fire bull under him slowly moved forward a few steps, and then slowly raised his hands, cupping his fists and said:

"Everyone, friends of the Red Lantern Society, we have been treating each other with courtesy, and we can discuss things. Why hurt our harmony because of a little misunderstanding?"

"..."

These words were spoken with full vigor and a sincere attitude.

But in the process of saying these words, there was a faint gathering of wind and clouds, and a sudden gust of wind rose.

If you were to look at him at this time, you would feel that behind this person, there were rolling dark clouds covering the sky, rendering the entire night a pitch black color. The indescribable wind blew from behind him and swept towards the entire battlefield.

At this time, the edge of the Blood Food Depot had been fought with fire. The watchmen were slashing at each other with knives, and there were also many people with strange arts or magic weapons, with spiritual light splashing everywhere and ghostly aura permeating, making it difficult to separate them.

But when this gust of wind swept over, actually one or two hundred people at the same time felt an unbearable oppression, as if a big mountain was pressing down on their heads.

The watchmen only felt the Yin wind invading their bodies, and the rising fire in their bodies seemed to be extinguished by cold water, instantly extinguished, and even their own hot blood was extinguished. They only had an invisible awe in their hearts, and they didn't dare to breathe loudly.

The spells that were being cast towards the other side, along with the strange treasures that were flying in the air, were also suddenly blown away by the wind at this moment. The spiritual light on the strange treasures dimmed, and they fell to the ground like stones.

Di Gua Shao, who was hiding in the crowd, trying to buy his life, suddenly changed his face. He saw that the paper money he had scattered was originally fluttering like a group of butterflies in the night sky, but now each piece of paper money was extremely heavy and fell down with a rustling sound.

Not only did this battlefield suddenly turn from noisy and fierce to dim and dull, but the people in the fierce battle were also disturbed, their faces turned pale, and they dropped the weapons in their hands.

Even the Red Lantern Society incense burners who had rushed over from the direction of Zhu Men Town were also raising their sleeves to cover their faces, and the red lanterns they were carrying on poles were submerged by this storm and appeared slightly dim.

This time, many talented people from the Ming Prefecture area who were attracted by this fierce battle were frightened by this power and lost their minds, thinking: "This Heavenly Mandate General, could it be that he is truly destined by heaven? Just cupping his fists and bowing has made hundreds of people abandon their swords..."

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But at the same time, the people from the direction of Ming Prefecture City all had smiles on their faces, as if they had seen the scene of the Heavenly Mandate General's power suppressing the entire field and everyone being awed.

Unexpectedly, the red lanterns, facing this storm, appeared slightly dim, swayed a few times, but then stabilized, and the slightly dim red light became brighter again, but instead looked brighter than before, and the light became more and more eerie.

The surrounding surprised and pale faces were illuminated, and not only did the red lanterns stay in the night, resisting the storm brought by this bow, but even the incense burners under the light tightened the reins of their horses.

The storm quietly weakened and slowly disappeared. In the night, only this red lantern remained, quietly swaying, noble and mysterious.

The people around all noticed something was wrong, and when they looked at the red lantern again, a look of shock and panic gradually appeared in their eyes: "The Red Lantern Goddess's attitude is so tough? How can her magic power be so profound?"

"She can actually take my magic power?"

The Heavenly Mandate General, who was riding on the back of the red-haired fire bull, also suddenly changed his face: "Didn't they say that this Red Lantern Goddess is just a small shrine deity? How can she have so much incense?"

"This, I'm afraid even a deity of a prefecture would have no more incense than this..."

"..."

Amidst countless horrified questions, only the Red Lantern Goddess quietly shone in all directions, somewhat confused: "Om?"

(End of Chapter)