A Plan to Save the World

"Immortal Master Dong Xuan investigated the secrets of heaven by night and suddenly saw a mass of murderous energy, like blades and soldiers, coming from the southwest. He cast a divination and sought answers, then sent people to investigate. They learned that the Everlasting King of Mengzhou had been bewitched by Evil Spirits. Under the banner of exorcising evil, he was heading straight for the Imperial Capital City."

"He has already swallowed up tens of thousands of troops in Yanzhou, stripping the land bare and seizing their grain. His forces are thriving, and the Evil Spirits and monstrous ghosts can change their forms and hide themselves among the army. Their soldiers and deadly arts will bring them here in three days."

"Immortal Master sent me over to urgently ask the Hu Family's head to come discuss an important matter."

Hu Ma had just returned to the old residence when he saw a young Daoist boy riding over on horseback, shouting urgently. Hearing the message, he sneered. "I went to see him just now, and he wouldn't meet me. Now that I've come back, he's in a hurry to discuss an important matter with me?"

He turned his head and looked around. Countless people were still gathered inside and outside the old residence. The moment they saw Hu Ma, both the second patriarch of the Qingyuan Hu Family and his maternal uncle, Great Master Ren, hurried forward and asked, "What happened with the matter of joining the Bridge that we discussed earlier?"

"Even if it's inconvenient for the moment, you should at least settle whether we'll join the Ghost Gate or the Talisman Suppression Mansion."

"If our names aren't right, our words won't carry weight. If we keep delaying like this, we might be driven out of the Imperial Capital City