It felt incredibly difficult, and he said: "What about Burning Blade?"

Miss Red Wine also walked over slowly, facing Hu Ma's inquiry, she smiled slightly and said: "He's dead!"

She even casually explained: "The Bloodstain Pond isn't easily deceived. Such murderous energy is hard to stir, but we have no choice but to think of ways to stir it."

"After all, the murderous deeds in the human world rise too slowly, and we need to add some fuel to the fire."

"..."

"Dead..."

Although Hu Ma had already guessed, his heart felt heavy and indescribable, even somewhat dazed. Miss Red Wine seemed to be the one familiar with Burning Blade, yet she greeted the news with a smile, leaving Hu Ma feeling unable to accept it...

Just like that, dead?

"It's not necessarily a bad thing."

Miss Red Wine looked at Hu Ma, smiled a bit, and said: "There aren't many things that can completely eliminate a person; the Bloodstain Pond is one."

"So Burning Blade always said he didn't want to suffer eternal punishment and was too lazy to ponder on the methods against Tai Sui; he only sought to use his skills in the most critical places."

"But he..."

For a moment, Hu Ma was confused: "Why didn't he say anything before entering the underworld?"

Listening, Miss Red Wine was silent for a while, then she smiled again and said: "He found it bothersome, afraid you all would act too sentimental."

"Afraid of trouble, really..."

Hu Madou didn't know what to say for a while, feeling both ridiculous and deeply frustrated.

After a long silence, watching the increasingly heavy blood aura on Yang Gong, he slowly turned to look at Miss Red Wine and whispered: "Did Tieguanyin think about doing this for a long time?"

"Why didn't she tell me earlier?"

"..."

"She said nothing to anyone, except me, because telling would cause hesitation."

Miss Red Wine slowly started speaking, looking up at Hu Ma: "This matter is too large, and too ferocious; upon you, it would bear great karma, be forsaken by heaven and earth, and cause many to hesitate."

"Moreover, even among the Reincarnators, not everyone can be trusted, so for some things, it requires decisive actions to cut off people's false thoughts!"

"This matter is a necessity."

"During the month you've led the Food Protection Army out of Mingzhou, you might already understand; to win this, one cannot escape this bloody disaster."

"Maintaining order forcibly is wrong itself."

"The world has always strived to maintain that bit of order — after Douyi comes the ten families, after them the grasshead king, striving for seamless continuity towards a new heaven."

"But that's impossible; only by breaking it completely can true order against Tai Sui be formed."

"..."

"But..."

Then, Er Guotou beside them couldn't hold back: "Didn't that mad monkey agree to duel with the ten families?"

Many among the Reincarnators knew Monkey Wine was clever but also mad; they trusted his judgment. So after the duel was settled, even Er Guotou didn't doubt it.

"That monkey is indeed smart, but he's too rational."

Miss Red Wine laughed and said: "He knows how to calculate cold numbers, yet his skill in understanding hearts is lacking."

"In this area, Elder Tieguanyin excels."

"She's always watched the world with cold eyes, even once considered introducing the supreme doctrines of Buddhism here, but later, she changed her mind."

"She prefers killing to stop the evil rather than Buddhism's way of eradication; she wants to use this Eight Sceneries of Netherworld for herself."

"The ten families agreed to this duel originally, showing their childishness; their ambitions, in Tieguanyin's eyes, are laughable in their naivety. They assume only they have the right to become living immortals, but how could the world's matters be under their control?"

"Now it seems, the ten families dictate, many listen, but when the new emperor ascends and distributes worldly power, how much will their words be worth? "

"Of course, you also must prepare."

Saying this, she looked at Hu Ma, subtly nodding: "The Impermanence Li Family didn't expect us to flip the table during the duel; they were naive."

"And if you truly believe that winning this duel can ensure side's peace and save the world, then you are naive."

"You cannot expect them to truly keep their promises, handing over everything after losing, and not doing those detrimental things to the human world; you must prepare early to guard against them bringing Tai Sui into the human world, causing disaster."

"People have a self-destructive nature; even if they don't think so now, eventually, they certainly will."

"This is the advice Tieguanyin wanted me to bring to you."

"..."

"..."

"Indeed, the karma was too great..."

Hu Ma listened carefully to each word, no need to refute; some things, once spoken, naturally reveal their truth.

However, even so, when he began to speak, he couldn't stop his voice from trembling: "But not letting me bear this infamy, how... aren't you afraid of this karma?"

"Because we've always been seen as evil spirits..."

Miss Red Wine laughed, her bright eyes looking at Hu Ma, said: "Then let's do the deeds of evil spirits, we're long accustomed to it, what's the problem?"

"In Shangjing, you only talked to Tieguanyin about the Luotian Festival and expelling Tai Sui; didn't you consider one thing at that time?"

"In Shangjing, Tieguanyin nearly told everyone everything, but she hid one thing."

Her demeanor appeared very composed, even with a smile, yet her words pressed on others' hearts: "The Luotian Festival will succeed, but we will die."

"We are also part of Tai Sui, this world has no place for us."

"..."

Hu Ma felt something stirring inside: "I..."

"Just be prepared!"

Miss Red Wine raised her hand, stopping Hu Ma's words, smiled, and said: "We aren't doing this because you asked, simply because over these twenty years, we've grown fond of this world."

"Some have had children, some made friends, some married eighteen wives here, while others forged bonds of brotherhood."

"Since we're to die, we won't be pretentious, just do our best before dying, leaving behind a slightly better world."