Meng Jia's Great Master's terror caused quite a stir. When Little Hong Tang's kicks proved useless, Hu Ma was in the village, instructing Zhou Liang and Zhao Zhu in their skills.

After this period of battlefield fighting, the two had a good foundation. In addition to their primordial yang bodies, they had also gained some battlefield aura. In the art of guarding the year (shousui), their talent could be considered quite good.

However, even the grain-protecting army did not have enough supply of blood food. It was only after the Grain-Protecting General quelled bandits and pacified the chaos before the New Year that he obtained two or three hundred *jin*, which were then rewarded according to merit. Only then did Zhou Liang and Zhao Zhu manage to fully cultivate the kung fu of their limbs.

And since the two of them had begun to touch the threshold of the five internal organs, Hu Ma taught them two new unique skills.

One was the Golden Toad Five Thunder Roar, and the other was the Half-Step Snort.

It has to be said that Bottle Shifu (Master Bottle) was still useful. These two unique skills, after their guidance, were modified to look quite decent.

The Golden Toad Five Thunder Roar originally required one to start refining the five internal organs before one could learn it. Now, however, it was possible to explore it in advance, exercising the five internal organs, so that the unique skill and the realm would not be delayed.

Hu Ma taught this unique skill to the steady Zhou Liang, and also told Zhou Liang that he could discuss it with Bald Old Zhang in the future. They both served as generals under the Grain-Protecting General, so there was no need to be stingy with this kind of thing, and it could also build good karma.

As for the Half-Step Snort, it was not only completed, but also renamed Nine Netherworld Bull's Roar.

Perhaps deep down Hu Ma felt that it would be good to teach two *heng ha* generals, so he had them practice hard.

During this time, Second Master, who was busy directing people to prepare for the mountain sacrifice, saw it and came over to listen for a while, feeling very gratified.

But after all, he still couldn't understand it, so he sat for a while and went back.

And when he heard Little Hong Tang's shout, Hu Ma hurried back to the house. The people in the village could not hear the sound from the jar, but they could see the dark jar shaking non-stop, and could feel that the thing inside the jar was almost going crazy with fear.

"Don't shout."

Hu Ma circled around, curiously asking, "Is my jar not sealed tightly? How do you know the Hu family is in trouble?"

"This is not a question of whether it's sealed tightly or not."

Meng Jia's Great Master's voice came from inside the jar, filled with endless panic, "Which member of my Meng family can't feel it?"

"Hu family kid, don't delay, I'm not trying to scare you, this time, this time, a disaster is really coming..."

"That rebellious son, that rebellious son has completely gone mad..."

"So my wife guessed right, he really did invite a disaster, and, and if he only invited one, that would be fine, but, but I clearly feel that there are eleven burdens on my head..."

"You... you hurry, you can only suppress him if you let me go back now, otherwise, otherwise, you let my wife go back, she can always stop him, if you delay, and he sends the disaster over, both of our clans will face annihilation!"

"..."

"Really that ruthless?"

Hu Ma's face wore a faint smile, but Meng Jia's Great Master couldn't see his expression, and could only hear his voice sounding a little surprised, "Heh, I don't believe your Meng family really has the courage to suffer mutually assured destruction with the Hu family..."

"He has already invited the disaster down..."

Meng Jia's Great Master was anxious and terrified, "Fortune and disaster are born, bloodlines are connected, I am a living ghost, and even more so the person in charge of the Meng family, there is no one more clear than me..."

"That rebellious son has already used the Meng family's blood relatives as a guide to invite out eleven disasters!"

"The thirty-six ghost caves all have boundaries between life and death. Once he really sends someone to bring the disaster out of the boundary, even sending it to your Hu family's territory, then everything will be over..."

"..."

Hu Ma said, "Really? I don't believe it."

"At least he is a descendant of the ten surnames, how could he be so lacking in measure?"

In Meng Jia's Great Master's voice, the urgency had turned into exhaustion, "I never liked that rebellious son since he was a child. He was too affected, always pretending to care for his siblings, but behind their backs, he would make his younger brothers and sisters kneel on the ground and use them as mounting stools."

"Every time he saw me, he would kowtow diligently, showing filial piety and respect, but every time I went down, he wouldn't even bother to offer me a stick of incense. He is the most ungrateful person in the world, what's so strange about him doing such a crazy thing?"

"..."

"Wait, is this kid your biological son?"

Hu Ma felt his eyes were opened as he listened, "How come it sounds even harsher than when you scold me?"

"What time is it to still be making sarcastic remarks?"

Meng Jia's Great Master was almost pleading, "Once that damned wretch brings the disaster, the foundations of both families will be destroyed in an instant. Do you think your mother-in-law won't scold you?"

Hu Ma said, "No."

Meng Jia's Great Master: "..."

Hu Ma slowly said, "After all, it was your Meng family who attacked the Hu family first back then."

"The Hu family is now also declining, and you are still thinking about becoming immortals, but we are struggling to even stay alive. You also said that although the Hu family is also one of the ten surnames, they have heavy fates but no blessings, and everyone is actually holding a handle that can lead the Hu family to death..."

"Heh, now the Meng family scares me, and I let you go back, suffering this silent loss. Then the other eight surnames can also come and scare me at any time?"

"..."

Meng Jia's Great Master hurriedly said, "The others won't..."

"Shut up!"

Hu Ma lowered his voice and slowly said, "Gambling with fate is gambling with fate. The Hu family's foundation is not as strong as your Meng family's, but they are not afraid to gamble with you."

"My one life is exchanged for you and the Great Madam, and that is already a profit. What's more, it can also make your Meng family lose the lives of so many descendants? If I risk losing the Hu family and drag your Meng family down with me, I'm afraid I'll wake up laughing in my sleep."

"What's more..."

He said leisurely, "Without the Hu family, there would be no Town Suppressing Manor. You can continue to hope for the stone pavilion!"

"You..."

Meng Jia's Great Master was rendered speechless by his words.

In his heart, he suddenly remembered the Hu family's ruthlessness. The Meng family producing a madman was already terrifying, but now this madman had suddenly encountered a ruthless one, and even someone like him felt despair.

Seeing that the time was right, Hu Ma slowly said again, "Besides, even if I want to settle things and let you go, the disaster has already been invited out, and it has to be taken back."

"This..."

Seeing that Hu Ma's tone had softened, Meng Jia's Great Master was instantly overjoyed and hurriedly said, "No, no, as long as we go back, we can suppress that rebellious son and use the Meng family's blood relative karma to lead the disaster back to the cave."

Hu Ma was surprised, "Can it be led back?"

Meng Jia's Great Master, fearing that he did not understand the importance and severity, explained in the most detailed way possible, anxiously saying, "This is related to the rules of inviting disaster."

"As long as the direct descendants of the ten surnames burn incense, the things in the ghost cave must come out, using bloodline as debt, first demanding from the disaster inviter, then capturing those with shallow blessings. The farther the disaster is sent, the greater the price the disaster inviter pays."

"First hurting the disaster holder, then hurting blood relatives. Now that we send the disaster back, it will hurt the disaster-worshiping descendants, but not the relatives."

"Alas, if we talk about it, my Meng family can carry the ancestors on their backs, and is also the best choice for inviting disaster. That Sun family妖人 (*yaoren*, demon), has been pestering my Meng family, but who would pay attention to these妖人 (*yaoren*)? Every time we invite a disaster, the cost is unimaginable..."

"But now that eleven disasters have descended, but after all, they have not yet left the boundary, they are just arrows on the string. Once they leave the territory, then not to mention the Meng family, even adding the other families, they cannot take them back..."

"..."

Even the matters related to benefiting the Sun family, communicating with the Yin Meng family, and the Hu family, were all explained in detail. During this time, Hu Ma seemed to still have some questions, catching onto the matter of inviting disaster and asking in detail, even asking how to invite disaster, send disaster, and collect disaster.

Perhaps the Hu family was thinking about how to deal with it?

Meng Jia's Great Master simply didn't care anymore, only wanting to make the Hu family kid believe that this was indeed not something the Hu family could deal with.

Hu Ma listened clearly and understood everything, then slowly said, "So, it really is necessary to let you go back?"

Meng Jia's Great Master was overjoyed, "Isn't that right?"

Hu Ma said to this point, but suddenly gave a cold laugh, saying, "But I finally captured someone with so much effort, but now I'm letting them go. Isn't my effort all for nothing?"

"Meng Jia's Great Master also has to abide by the rules of the martial world. You should pay something real to redeem yourselves."

"..."

"I..."

Meng Jia's Great Master understood and was momentarily stunned, trembling, "I am saving your life, saving the lives of your Hu family, and now, you are turning around and extorting me?"

"You are just trying to protect the Meng family's foundation."

Hu Ma snorted and said, "This deal is that simple. I want to ask something, will you give it or not!"

Meng Jia's Great Master was momentarily choked. He had not shown any weakness even when he was being punished, but now he was like a defeated rooster, unable to endure the torment every minute and every second. After thinking for a long time, he completely collapsed.

After a long time, he whispered, "I can tell you, but... will you let me go?"

"..."

"What are you thinking?"

Hu Ma directly said, "You are Meng Jia's Great Master, with great supernatural powers and boundless magic power."

"Let you go, and then come back to kill me?"

"On the other hand, that Madam in charge of your family has no skills, and doesn't count as someone in the know. Moreover, she is after all a woman, and it's not good to keep her here all the time. There are too many bachelors around me, and I'm really worried that something scandalous will happen. It's better to send her back."

"This..."

Meng Jia's Great Master hesitated slightly, then sighed, "It's okay, it's okay. Since she married me, she hasn't enjoyed a few days of happiness. You let her go, and it's okay. Moreover, she can manage that rebellious son..."

"But, can you keep your word?"

"..."

Hu Ma said, "I swear in the name of the Town Suppressing Hu family lineage, how about that?"

Hearing these words, even Meng Jia's Great Master was silent. He had to admit that the Hu family's reputation was indeed better than the Meng family's. Just the four words "Town Suppressing Hu family" made even him believe it.

He sighed lowly and said, "Then, then ask..."

A smile appeared on Hu Ma's face, and he slowly said, "The first thing I want to ask is that Meng Jia's Uncle has vast magic power in the City of Wrongful Deaths, driving ten thousand ghosts. I was a little stunned when I saw it, and I was extremely envious."

"First tell me, how do you Meng family members cultivate your Dao techniques, how about it?"