"Lingering issues?"

Upon seeing the State Preceptor's face, seemingly anticipating the sight of entanglement and tension on his own, Hu Ma was somewhat taken aback.

Theoretically, he indeed should feel the pressure multiply at this moment.

This world, already unable to bear its weight, suddenly had the emergence of the Netherworld Palace, making everyone feel heavy-hearted, wishing they could ignore its existence altogether.

After all, back then, Lao Junmei and Mr. Longjing and the others handled things so artfully, defeating the formidable enemy without resorting to bloodshed; even if they perished, amid this massacre arising in the human world, one shouldn't seek additional trouble.

But upon hearing him mention the Netherworld Palace, Hu Ma had already figured it out in his heart.

His expression barely changed, he merely gave a cold laugh and said, "What is there to fear or not fear about this?"

"What Ten Emperors of the Netherworld Palace, they're probably just a bunch of Evil Ghosts who once tried to betray the world and steal incense; not to mention questioning them, if we need to solve them, it's best to do so early."

This time, Miss Red Wine went to Menghu Pass, besides stirring up this massacre and defeating the Impermanence Li Family, she mainly brought a piece of advice for Tieguanyin:

Don't think you can casually change this world, don't compromise, don't settle.

Solve all problems if you want to solve them.

Be prepared that the remaining families, upon realizing they have no chance of winning, might not hesitate to destroy the human world.

These people possess the terrifying means of bringing Tai Sui into the human world prematurely, compared to which, the ghosts in the Netherworld Palace are insignificant.

"You..."

The State Preceptor was taken aback by Hu Ma's effortless response.

Not only did he not see fear on Hu Ma's face, but this bravado stirred a peculiar feeling in him, and after a long while, he replied in a low voice: "You truly harbor no reverence for this world at all..."

"No wonder you dare let this massacre spill into the human world..."

Seeing him like this, Hu Ma suddenly felt that this person was perhaps not as unapproachable as he seemed.

The State Preceptor in Shangjing was still a scholar whose deeds were comparable to exiled immortals, making people disagree with his actions but admire his abilities and acknowledge his audacity in establishing White Jade City.

He should have been the most knowledgeable person about the Reincarnator group before him, but now he seemed to have insufficient understanding.

He simply didn't know how immense the audacity of a Reincarnator could be once they got serious.

Lao Junmei and the others only acted decisively when they discovered the truth too late; when decisiveness was needed, they were decisive, using skill when skill was needed, completing the burdens on their shoulders without hesitation, and then confidently passing the remaining tasks to the next generation of Reincarnators.

For the past twenty years, the ten families thought they suppressed the Reincarnators and even disregarded them.

But little did they expect, the Reincarnators inherently needed these twenty years.

With these twenty years, Reincarnators not only forged unbreakable ties with this world but also recognized their origins and thus gained the determination to bring about a significant change.

This was an unimaginable force, and it was why Hu Ma was confident in handing over the task of contending for destiny to them.

It was apparent that the State Preceptor brought up this issue intending to trouble Hu Ma, not expecting his reply to destabilize him, leaving him unusually silent after asking the question.

He only brought Hu Ma up a few steps, reaching a stone cave assembled by chaotic rocks; here lay a pool covered in a grey fire, strikingly abrupt.

Most intriguingly, Hu Ma seemed to spot some peculiar traces above this pool.

As if, it had once been shot by an invisible arrow.

This instantly piqued Hu Ma's curiosity: "Could it be this was also one of Mr. Longjing's targets back then?"

Mr. Longjing had shot Seven Arrows at the human world from the City of the Dead; Hu Ma knew some landing points, but some remained elusive.

Now seeing the trace of one of the arrows here aroused great interest in him.

"Wait here. I will go inside to fetch something."

The State Preceptor calmly instructed, then bent over and entered the stone cave, quickly disappearing from sight.

Not knowing what he intended to retrieve, Hu Ma had no choice but to wait here, turning to glance at Calculation, who was also scrutinizing his surroundings with as much curiosity as himself, so Hu Ma didn't pin his hopes on him.

He merely held Little Hongtang's hand and sat on a nearby stone bench, contemplating what the black house Little Hongtang spoke of, or the Netherworld Palace, could possibly be?

Why did it incite such instinctive aversion and fear in Little Hongtang, persisting through the years?

"Oh, you're quite good..."

Just as he was pondering, footsteps rose beside him; Hu Ma knew who it was, thus didn't look, but the other spoke with biting resentment. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Calculation was startled, turned his head to see three or five men, all dressed in silk yet covered in grime, their hair disheveled, glaring at Hu Ma with clenched teeth: "For someone of the ten family lineage, the Master of Ghost!"

"Destroying my White Jade City, undermining the foundation and reputation of the Undying Wang Family, and now blatantly colluding with evil spirits, ruin our world's destiny, and incite such a grand massacre."

"Now even the heavens cry, the killing intent fills the sky, all of this, all of this is because of your doing!"