In the city, chaos had already begun, with strange, silent scenes everywhere.
Yet, when Hu Ma descended from the ancestral hall, his mind was resolute. Turning a blind eye to the chaos, he headed straight to the incense table that had been set up earlier by the State Preceptor and others from the Ten Surnames.
Beside him, Calculation held a set of clothing, helping him to change. Surprisingly, it was a purple Taoist robe, but Hu Ma didn't mind. After putting it on, he looked himself over, then took the Peach Wood Sword.
Looking into the distance, one could see shadowy figures on the rooftops and walls of Shangjing City not far away.
The reincarnators were already in place, possibly in disguise, though what forms they had taken remained unknown.
Meanwhile, in Shangjing City, the Food Protection Army had lined up to guard the city from outside. In fact, by the afternoon of that day, the Long-winning King had also arrived, allowing the Food Protection Army to return to Mingzhou.
