Chapter 130 Unspoken Expectations

Originally, the Stone Horse Town, filled with阴 wind and the wails of evil spirits, became silent in an instant.

Countless townspeople stared blankly at the opera troupes, acrobats, and beggars who revealed their godlike abilities. They didn't know what was happening, thinking it was just part of the Lantern Blessing Festival. Some even cheered.

The various gangs of the martial world, initially overwhelmed by immense pressure, felt it suddenly dissipate with the appearance of these strange people. They, too, were somewhat unable to react.

Only a few with great skill rushed to the windows. From the shadows that appeared, they recognized one or two faces they had seen before, revered as deities, shocking them so much that their hearts almost stopped. Their legs felt weak and unresponsive.

"It's them…"

"It really is those people… They've all come?"

"..."

"Ah?"

But the most surprised person in the entire town was naturally Immortal Miaoshan, who was guarding the ten large vats next to the main altar's mansion.

She had only been hoping that the Lantern Blessing Festival would go smoothly and had been trying her best to protect it. However, there were simply too many factors that affected the festival, none of which she could handle.

Just now, for a moment, she even heard the wails of evil spirits and saw the ten large vats in front of her cracking open, with things crawling out. But in that instant, the smoke and clouds vanished, and everything became calm.

So, what just happened?

Filled with countless questions and vague guesses, she turned her gaze tremblingly to White Fan.

White Fan was also shivering and trembling, vigorously waving the fan in his hand, as if trying to fan the outside noises into his ears. When he confirmed something, his whole body trembled.

He hurriedly threw the bundle he was carrying into the nearby flower bushes, turned around, and excitedly said to Immortal Miaoshan, "They've come, they've come. It's…"

"It's my senior brothers and sisters from Bu Shi Niu (Those Who Do Not Eat Beef)! They've all come…"

"..."

"They?"

Immortal Miaoshan took a deep breath, as if her chest was about to burst with intense joy. Her face was so excited that she could barely maintain her earlier composure. But then, she suddenly frowned, with a hint of wronged distress:

"A bunch of lying fellows! They… they came a long time ago but hid, watching me get bullied, weren't they…"

"..."

While happy and complaining, she suddenly thought of something: "That's not right. The little ghosts we sent to deliver the messages were intercepted. How did they receive the message?"

"Little Junior Sister…"

Just as she was wondering, a faint sigh suddenly sounded behind her. A hunched figure appeared behind her, sighing, "You're so muddled…"

"The Fated One has appeared, and the position of leader has been settled. How could you not tell us about such a big thing?"

"..."

"..."

"Huff…"

Also outside the town, Hu Ma looked at the figures who had come before him to pay their respects, and he exhaled softly. In his heart, many doubts were suddenly resolved: "These are the disciples of Bu Shi Niu?"

"Those people were incited by them to come to this town?"

"..."

There were many things that he hadn't understood before…

Like why Bu Shi Niu was rebelling everywhere, yet in Stone Horse Town, the Yi Qian Sect was led by Immortal Miaoshan, who only had a pretty face.

Was Bu Shi Niu really so confident as to let such a naive person be in charge of such important matters?

The movements of Iron Horse Guan Tie Jun were crucial and greatly influential in the martial world. He quietly came to Stone Horse Town. Since Bu Shi Niu claimed to have many disciples and great supernatural powers, didn't anyone receive any news?

And most importantly, Stone Horse Town was facing imminent disaster, yet so many people had come here. It would be strange if no one had incited them.

As he thought about it, he understood these questions. He looked at the Bu Shi Niu disciples who were bowing to him with their hands clasped across their chests, his expression not changing much. He didn't respond to their greetings.

Instead, his face slightly darkened, and he said coldly, "These are your affairs, and this Blessing Festival is also yours."

"Now that a great enemy is at hand, and lives are at stake, you hid, letting an outsider like me fight desperately with such a powerful enemy. What does that mean?"

"..."

These words of questioning suddenly made the Bu Shi Niu disciples who were surrounding him and paying their respects stunned. Their expressions couldn't help but become somewhat awkward.

"Eldest Brother, you…"

Also at this time, inside the main altar's mansion, Immortal Miaoshan turned her head and saw a man wearing a straw hat, hunched over, like an old farmer, standing behind her. She was overjoyed and called out, "You… when did you get here?"

"This morning, or rather, when our leader subdued Yin Jiang (Yin General) last night."

The old man looked at the surprise on Immortal Miaoshan's face, smiled softly, and said, "The Three Gates and Twelve Levels have been passed, and the fated leader has appeared. The secret passages to the Ghost Cave in our hands have all closed their doors. How could we not notice?"

"Ah, you…"

The joy on Immortal Miaoshan's face suddenly turned into grievance: "You came so early, but you didn't show yourselves, only scaring us?"

"There's no way around it. We also need to take a look."

The old man smiled apologetically at Immortal Miaoshan and said, "Among our Bu Shi Niu, there are so many strange and talented people, each with their own high opinions and arrogance. Not many of them are convinced by me, let alone by an outsider who has only passed the Three Gates and Twelve Levels, who can convince them that he is the leader?"

"..."

Immortal Miaoshan was stunned and said, "He not only passed the Three Gates and Twelve Tribulations, but he also cultivated the Dawei Tiangong Jiangjun Yin (Great Might Heavenly General Seal)…"

"...Anyway, I was immediately convinced."

"..."

The old man looked at her and smiled, "You're different. You're Little Junior Sister."

"But it's reasonable for others not to be convinced. No one wants to immediately worship someone whose background is unknown as the leader, let alone hand over all our important affairs to him. So, everyone decided to take a look at him."

"..."

Immortal Miaoshan hurriedly said, "Then what… what do you want to see?"

"See this Lantern Blessing Festival."

The old man sighed softly, looked at the people on the streets outside, and said faintly, "You originally had no chance of winning, and he's an outsider. Even if he abandoned this Blessing Festival and left to save his own life, it wouldn't be anything. As for the lives of the people in this town…"

"Hehe, it's easy to be someone who doesn't kill innocent people, but how many will risk their own lives for unrelated people?"

"..."

"Then…"

Even if Miaoshan was naive, she now understood her senior brother's meaning, and her voice trembled, "Senior Brother, you… you watched this outcome, and what did you think?"

"From the moment he rode his horse, wielding his saber, and killing the Eight Decaying Gods of Straw Heads to protect the people, it was already clear."

The old man also sighed softly, his gaze looking in the direction outside the town, his words seeming to become heavy: "Without a doubt, he is our Bu Shi Niu's leader."

"Regardless of whether his abilities are strong or weak, and regardless of his identity, from this moment on, he is already the leader of our Bu Shi Niu…"

"Our Bu Shi Niu disciples respectfully followed the sage's decree, waiting bitterly for twenty years, waiting for the world to be in chaos, waiting for demons to emerge, waiting for the Ten Surnames to be unable to restrain themselves, and finally, at this moment, waiting for Heaven to send us this leader…"

"..."

Listening to his words, White Fan was already dumbfounded, and Immortal Miaoshan was even dizzy with joy. In her surprise, she didn't forget to say, "That's not right…"

"This leader wasn't sent by Heaven, he was…"

She puffed out her chest and said, "I was the one who picked him out from the crowd…"

"..."

"..."

"Leader…"

Outside the town, receiving the greetings of so many people, Hu Ma didn't have a good expression. The first thing he said was a question.

He could guess why these people had incited so many people to come here, and he could guess why they had only appeared now, but how could he not have the temper he should have?

After questioning them, he waited to see what they would say. But he didn't expect that, with his questioning, these people's faces seemed to show some difficulty. Then, someone sighed deeply and suddenly said, "What the leader said is right…"

Then, he heard them chattering and saying, "There's no problem at all, Leader. This is all the fault of our Eldest Brother…"

"That old thing is harboring evil intentions and disrespecting the leader. Clearly, the leader has passed the Three Gates and Twelve Levels and cultivated the Dawei Tiangong Jiangjun Yin. It's clearly destiny that he is the leader of our Bu Shi Niu…"

"Others may not know, but I'm convinced. If the leader tells me to go east, I will never go west. But only Eldest Brother, that old thing, doesn't believe it. He suspects you, Leader, and even wants to use this method to test you…"

"Leader, just say the word, and I'll catch that old thing and cut him into three pieces to vent your anger…"

"..."

"Huh?"

Hu Ma was a little surprised. It seemed that this reaction was not what he had expected.

"Cut him into four pieces…"

He even heard someone shouting even louder when he said that, "Questioning the leader is questioning our Bu Shi Niu! Kick that old thing out of the sect…"

"Kill Eldest Senior Brother, then tie up Junior Sister Miaoshan and send her to the leader's bed. I can even voluntarily guard the door for the leader…"

"What are you blathering about? We've all calculated Junior Sister Miaoshan's fate. She's incredibly noble. If she's not an empress, she must be a first-rank imperial honor. Where would she need you to tie her up? She'll climb up herself…"

"..."

Hearing these people suddenly chattering and arguing, even almost starting to fight, Hu Ma suddenly felt a headache: "Stop, stop, stop…"

Why are the disciples of Bu Shi Niu so shameless, messing up his emotions…

(End of Chapter)