Heaven-Piercing Methods

So that was how it was. It had always been meant to be this way. Thank goodness.

Although the Old Woman had already told him those things, and his heart had settled ever since, whatever cooperation the Hu Family's ancestors had reached with the National Teacher would no longer affect Hu Ma's decision.

But it was only now, after hearing the hatred in the National Teacher's own words, that his heart truly settled. The people of the Hu Family had indeed not disappointed him, their descendant.

And only now had the answer he had most wanted to find on this journey finally become crystal clear.

If one of the three people at the heart of the plan was to be kept in the dark, the other two sides must have joined forces. The fact that the National Teacher, the plan's originator, had fallen for the deception meant the Hu Family and Old Lord's Eyebrow had joined hands long ago.

So the Hu Family really hadn't done what he'd imagined and sold out their own descendants just to become immortals.

That made everything clear to Hu Ma, and he was finally willing to greet him as a member of the Hu Family.

And with that, he knew even more clearly what he wanted to do: first, make one hell of a scene.

Back at Old Yin Mountain, he'd barely managed to wipe out the Meng Family. He hadn't even had a cup of celebratory wine when this old bastard showed up and ruined his good mood.

Now that he was back in the Imperial Capital City and had figured out the man's dirty tricks, he had all the more reason to get even first.

"Mr. Hu, you may have taken the ghost-walking path, but all you've learned is the Night Watcher's