Chapter 41 The Yellow Paper

The range that reincarnators can call is limited by their level of cultivation.

Roughly, it's about the area of a city. Only Miss White Wine, whose cultivation has broken through three pillars, is different from others, and can call herself from across a prefecture.

But there is also a prerequisite: she can call herself, but oneself cannot call her.

Therefore, Hu Ma's plan was to secretly sneak into Ming Prefecture, but not show himself. In that vicinity, he would call Erguotou, and then make a decision.

In the afternoon, passing by a roadside tea stall, Hu Ma got down to eat a bowl of tea, and also asked the shopkeeper to bring two steamed buns to eat. He also inquired about the road clearly, and then went all the way to Ming Prefecture.

He was alone, driving a donkey cart, which was full of things. When traveling, he was a bit conspicuous, but now he was gradually becoming more skilled, and with Xiao Hongtang following, he was not afraid of bandits or highwaymen.

If they really encountered someone with sharp eyes, staring at his cart, he would just flash a knife, and the other party would be afraid.

After driving for two days in a row, the donkey was quite tired. Because Hu Ma really didn't know how to take care of it, one night he couldn't find a shop, so he only lodged in a village. But the villagers would let you sleep in the woodshed, but wouldn't help feed the livestock.

Hu Ma could only cut a few handfuls of weeds for it to eat. The donkey didn't dare not eat it, but it had diarrhea the next day.

Finally, he arrived at a village located in the northwest of Ming Prefecture. The sky was not yet afternoon, so Hu Ma stopped.

Entering the village, he inquired about the location of the village head's house, saying that he was a merchant entering Ming Prefecture, and was afraid that the journey would be inconvenient, and it would be dark before entering the city, so he wanted to find a place to stay first.

The village head of this village received the silver and enthusiastically arranged for Hu Ma to stay at the home of a young couple in the village.

The young couple was very enthusiastic. The woman cooked for Hu Ma and heated water for him to wash his feet, while the young man was good at taking care of livestock, feeding the donkey with good fodder, which was a comfort to the donkey that had been traveling for several days.

After eating and drinking, Hu Ma settled down to sleep.

When he entered his dream, he entered his natal spirit temple, put his hand on the incense burner, and called Erguotou once.

Seeing no response, he waited another hour and called again.

Seeing that it was already past midnight, and there was still no response, he waited patiently, and called again after an hour.

"I hear you, you're back?"

Erguotou's voice sounded, seeming a bit tired.

"Miss White Wine introduced a job, I went to do it, and just returned to the vicinity of Ming Prefecture."

Hu Ma said, "You usually rest early, why are you so late today?"

"Isn't it all for this competition?"

Erguotou said, "That Qingyi (green-clad) Evil Ghost is really crazy, I don't know how many people he has invited to use dirty tricks. We were sure of winning, but we lost a match. Now even Madam Red Lantern is angry, and we can't sit still."

"We were discussing things at night, and just rested."

"Tomorrow during the day, I'm afraid we'll have to prepare well, and only after winning that match tomorrow night, can we put her mind at ease..."

"..."

"The Qingyi Gang has really emptied their coffers this time..."

Hu Ma thought of what Digua Shao (sweet potato liquor) had said before, and also knew how important this opportunity was to the Qingyi Evil Ghost.

Or rather, it was important to Madam Red Lantern. This Qingyi Evil Ghost was sparing no effort to grab food from Madam Red Lantern's mouth.

In this situation, the winning side was at a disadvantage, because they had to think about what to do after winning, and how to arrange things. But the disadvantaged side was not hesitating to win at all costs, and win first.

"So now is the time for me to show myself?"

Hu Ma said, "There is another matter, and I am not sure about it."

"This time, I saw another reincarnator, and helped her plot against someone. It was a coincidence, that before I went out, nominally to investigate a case, it was the case of the Shen family being exterminated, and I actually found the one who did it..."

"..."

As he spoke, he told the story one by one.

He was prepared to take this credit, but whether he really wanted to take it, he had to ask the senior for advice.

But it was precisely to ask for this experience, so he did not hide anything from Erguotou, and told him everything.

"Huang Guan Zhi (yellow official paper)? You've dealt with people from the Xinghun (punishment soul) Sect?"

Erguotou was surprised to hear this, "Miss White Wine is biased, she hasn't introduced me to any work..."

"..."

Hu Ma didn't know how to answer.

Isn't this the time to talk about this? Besides, why doesn't Miss White Wine pay attention to you, don't you know in your heart?

"Maybe it's because she knows you've been busy lately..."

"..."

"Busy, of course, I'm busy..."

Erguotou hurriedly said, "But, are you really sure that the successor of the Huang Guan Zhi is also coming to compete soon?"

Hu Ma felt a little strange and said, "Yes."

"Great."

Erguotou was overjoyed to hear this, and said, "I was worried about this matter. The Qingyi Gang has paid a lot this time, inviting many old enshrined ones, and阴 (yin, scheming against) us for a while, causing Madam Red Lantern to lose her temper."

"More importantly, we know that they have also found someone, ready to阴 (yin, scheming against) us again. If we lose this round, then the trouble will be big..."

"It's good to know who is coming to participate in this round."

"..."

"That's our reincarnator."

Hu Ma said, "Moreover, she seems to be planning to come and win."

"That's easy to say."

Erguotou laughed, "We'll plan it out properly and give him enough benefits, wouldn't that be enough?"

"Besides, this is not my personal matter. It must be the benefits given by the Red Lantern Society. As long as we can talk to each other, there is no problem that cannot be solved. Everyone is family, and we can talk things over."

"To take a step back, even if she wants to win, it's not impossible, just discuss how to win in a way that benefits everyone."

"Brother, this news is enough to repay the favor of notifying you to avoid the person before."

"Mwah..."

"..."

He could hear that Erguotou was very excited, but the last three words couldn't help but make Hu Ma feel a chill.

He could even imagine a big man pouting at the incense candles.

He hurriedly said, "Then I can't manage this matter. I am too far away from her and cannot talk to her."

"You should find Miss White Wine, she can help relay the message."

"..."

"That's natural."

Erguotou laughed, "Such a big matter, without an intermediary, neither side can be too at ease, right?"

Hearing his tone was very excited, looking impatient, Hu Ma suddenly thought that this guy's happiness was probably not only because he could solve the problem, but also because he had a legitimate reason to contact Miss White Wine, right?

"What about my matter."

He was afraid that Erguotou would be impatient and run away, so he hurriedly said, "What should I do now?"

"Is it time to show myself?"

"Should I take the credit for investigating this case?"

"..."

"Of course, you have to take it, why not?"

Erguotou said, "Not only should you take it, brother, you really have to come over now, so that you can turn this small credit into a big one."

"If you hadn't come to report this message, I wouldn't know how to arrange it!"

"..."

"What?"

Hearing him say this, Hu Ma was shocked.

When he first discovered that the young master Lu was the culprit in the Shen family's tragedy, he was a little tangled.

He was just a small Shou Sui Ren (year-guardian), and suddenly did such a big thing, it was inevitable that he would attract attention. Therefore, he thought that even if he wanted to take credit, he would only bring back a piece of information, and reluctantly take a small credit.

But even this small credit, he would ask first.

But now, according to Erguotou, as long as he came at the right time, a small credit could also be turned into a big credit?

"How to operate?"

Erguotou laughed, "Can or cannot, you have to ask the person first, don't worry, I'll ask clearly and then tell you, after it's settled, you come over again!"

Seeing him like this, Hu Ma could only retreat first, waiting for him to find Miss White Wine to pass on the message. He didn't know how he could get such a big credit.

"Brother, it's done..."

Half an hour later, Erguotou connected with him again, but it was almost dawn.

He sounded very excited, and it seemed that he had reached some kind of agreement with Digua Shao through Miss White Wine.

Then he discussed with him how to go back this time, what to say when he went back, and how to cooperate in the follow-up. Hu Ma also asked about every detail, and finally he was relieved, with a little bit of the bizarre, and woke up in bed.

The young couple got up early, had already boiled water for washing, and also cooked corn porridge, and steamed a cage of sweet potato noodles and wild vegetable buns, and treated Hu Ma as their own guest.

While they were unprepared, Hu Ma buried most of the silver from his donkey cart under the bed in their side room, and also asked Xiao Hongtang to find out clearly and come back to dig it up later. He only left two hundred taels on his cart.

After doing all this, he was not polite, ate a full meal, and扣 (kou, deduct/leave behind) two taels of silver in their bowl.

His mood was naturally good, and he even wanted to sing a song that Er Ye (Second Master) used to sing, but seeing that he was getting closer and closer to Ming Prefecture, he put away the two pillars of life incense, leaving only the most incomplete one.

As a result, the whole person looked listless, his eyes were erratic, and cold sweat came out in layers, looking like he was seriously ill, like someone who was about to lose his life.

When he arrived on the official road outside Ming Prefecture, he didn't enter the city. He just pretended to ask someone, turned the donkey cart, and went straight to Zhu Men (red gate) Town. This town, which was only an hour away from Ming Prefecture, was now filled with a strange atmosphere.

On the east side of the town, red lanterns were hung everywhere, and on the west side of the town, there were several丈 (zhang, about 3.3 meters) long green cloths, filled with ghostly aura.

"What are you doing?"

Next to the red lanterns, there were people with cold temperaments, with red belts tied around their waists. Seeing him from afar, they immediately shouted.

"I... I am Hu Ma, the manager of the Hong Deng Hui (Red Lantern Society) Qingshi (green stone) Town branch..."

Seeing them, Hu Ma hurriedly waved his hands: "Quick, please come over Yang Gong, the disciple of the Three Incenses..."

"Brother Yang Gong, save my life哇 (wa, a sentence-final particle) ..."

(End of this chapter)