"A bunch of fools!" At that moment, an old man who had been following behind Hall Master Zhou's sedan chair spoke in a low voice. "The hall master was giving you a hint, and you still couldn't tell? Think carefully. Which hall master is surnamed Liu and started out as a carpenter?!"
The paper effigy makers froze.
Some of the older ones immediately paled. "A carpenter, could it be..."
"That Hall Master Liu from the Luban Sect?"
"I remember now. They say he's mastered the Curse-Banishing Technique and once cursed a Grandmaster of the Nine Provinces to death from hundreds of miles away."
"The Curse-Banishing Technique, that's terrifying. If someone gets hold of even the tiniest personal belonging, you could die an unnatural death a thousand miles away..."
"Hiss. So it's him. No wonder the hall master leaned back earlier and even came in a sedan chair this time. He didn't want to leave the slightest trace!"
"Everyone, check right away. Make sure you haven't dropped any personal items, like hair or scraps of clothing. Be sure to collect them carefully!"
Those with meager strength, like Xie Yujie, dared not make any move.
But some of the stronger paper effigy makers spoke up one after another to warn everyone. The group immediately began checking nervously, not daring to let their guard down at all.
They did not think belonging to the Dark Alliance alongside Hall Master Liu meant they could relax. In fact, hunts within the Dark Alliance were far from rare.
Powerful members often plotted to kill their companions and collect bounties in the Nine Provinces or other major countries.
The Dark Alliance was not a united organization, but an alliance formed by numerous evil factions, both loosely organized and unbreakably firm.
It was loose because there was no