But later, the surplus army had rotten grain issues: if they didn't eat, they'd starve; if they ate, they'd go mad. This already made people anxious, yet Prince Changping remained inactive, as if waiting for the surplus army to collapse on their own, saving the trouble of warfare.

"Don't be so weepy!"

He laughed, patting the Food Begging General on the shoulder, saying: "Keeping a smile brings good luck. Facing problems calmly and they'll naturally resolve. With such a limited perspective, how will you lead the brothers to conquer the world in the future?"

"Resolve all troubles, and let the lotus bloom in your heart!"

The Food Begging General cried even harder: "How can a lotus bloom on an empty stomach?"

The Jianghu Strange Person sneered, saying: "Isn't it just a bit of rotten grain? Contaminated with corpse poison? Steam it a bit, and it's still edible."

"I have the means to remove this corpse poison for you, and the grain will be clean. Not only can it fill your belly, but it's sweet too; eat too much and you might feel a little drunk..."

As he said this, he seemed somewhat proud: "So, tell me, is it the grain or the wine that makes you drunk?"

Who cares if it's grain or wine, as long as it fills the belly. Upon hearing this, the Food Begging General excitedly stood up and grabbed his arm: "Please, sir, save the lives of the people in the four states and seven prefectures..."

Everyone was desperately hungry, and nobody cared if the grain was rotten.

They only needed to eat and not go mad to survive.

"No need to say more, I came here to help."

The Jianghu Strange Person smiled and had the people open the granary, then move away as the tainted grain was piled under the sun.

Thick black water stained every grain, and a strong putrid smell filled their noses. He circled the grain and began chanting. After a while, he suddenly raised a gourd, releasing streams of Purple Qi from it.

The Purple Qi covered the grain, immediately suppressing the stench; even the black water among the grain started to fade away.

Before long, he put away the gourd. When the people looked again, the grain remained soft and sticky, but it looked much better, at least no longer appearing poisonous at a glance.

"All done, start the meal!"

The Jianghu Strange Person smiled, putting the gourd away, and said to the beggar general: "This time, you can only cook it thick."

"Make sure everyone eats well."

"Otherwise, this sort of grain won't keep if you try to store it."

"..."

The beggar general thought, as long as they can get through one meal, it's enough. He hurriedly agreed, arranging for people to take care of it.

Even the cattle and sheep that hadn't died from sickness were slaughtered to reward the troops.

"Brother Laozao, did you really remove the corpse poison from this grain?"

While the whole army celebrated, a young man who had come with the Jianghu Strange Person approached him quietly, full of doubt in his eyes.

The Jianghu Strange Person, or rather Laozao Wine, looked grim, showing a pained expression: "Remove it, my foot. The Chen Family's magic is overpowering; once the grain is tainted with corpse poison, that's it. Just like once someone dies, they can't be resurrected—how could the grain be saved?"

The young man was shocked: "Then you..."

"I cleansed the grain with Purple Qi!"

Laozao Wine's expression turned colder, his face revealing a pained look: "Do you know how much that gourd of Purple Qi is worth?"

"I stole it from Shangjing with my skills; it's just a small amount, using it to cleanse grain is like smashing a walnut with a Jade Seal."

"..."

The young man panicked: "Do you have any left? This is only enough for a few meals!"

"This one meal is enough."

Laozao Wine's face darkened as he said coldly: "I have no other pursuits, just a love for the principle of reason. The Chen Family's Black Magic is truly absolute now..."

"The people of the world are suffering from hunger, especially short on grain, and they choose to destroy it, committing such a heartless act."

"Alright, they're heartless; I'll deal with them heartlessly."

"In today's world, destroying grain is a sin that won't be tolerated by heaven and earth. These surplus troops, even if they're destined to starve, since they snatched the grain, eating it will save their lives. This world even acknowledges that."

"If anyone else destroyed so much life-saving grain, it would be a great loss of yin virtue, deserving of lightning strikes, so why is the Chen Family unharmed?"

"..."

The young man beside him listened and his eyes flickered slightly, whispering: "Before I came, I investigated clearly."

"The Black Magic arts are said to all be extremely demonic, violating natural and human laws, causing great loss to yin virtue. That's why they dare not use them lightly, but because they don't dare use them, they've somehow gained a good reputation in the jianghu, which is indeed rare."

"But now, their family has made a move, and once they move, it's such a deadly tactic. Ordinarily, they can't escape the consequences, but the Chen Family isn't the same as the usual black magic practitioners."

"Their family has the ability to evade karma."

"Various wicked magic that others dare not use, they use casually; with this alone, they are far stronger than others, worthy of the name of the Ten Families."

"..."

"Stealing the Heart of Heaven?"

Laozao Wine sneered: "No wonder they want to change this heaven; it's been pierced into a sieve by the Ten Families."

"But if they dare to play, then I'll play big with them."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes toward the battle formation, not only seeing the beggar general's soldiers eating, but also countless old and weak, women and children outside, all holding broken bowls, waiting, each with a sullen face and empty eyes.

Laozao Wine's face also turned cold: "The biggest problem with the people of this world, as I see it, is that they don't know how to be angry."

"Today I wash the grain with Purple Qi, they feast, then sleep in drowsiness, yet imbued with Purple Qi, their Divine Soul strong; and I, will borrow the Punishment Soul's magic, send ghosts into dreams, to let them all see how the Chen Family uses flying corpses to ruin their life-saving grain."

"Tell me, won't they be angry?"

"..."

The young man heard this and immediately gasped: "This is more than anger; the common people hate this the most, they'll probably grab their hoes and fight desperately?"

"I want them to hate!"

Laozao Wine sneered: "When they hate, they'll get angry, birthing resentment, and when resentment grows, it becomes a curse. I will use the resentment of the people of Four States and Seven Prefectures to show the Chen Family a thing or two!"

"Ask them, is the life of the poor not a life?"

"Can you escape from heavenly retribution, but can you escape from the hearts of the people?"

"..."

"Ah, this..."

The nearby young man Bo Luopi shivered slightly at the words; they came here now, but other reincarnator helpers are still on their way.

By rights, they should first understand the situation, but didn't expect Brother Laozao to start with such a ruthless move.

Spells are not rare; but to borrow the resentment of hundreds of thousands of people from Four States and Seven Prefectures to cast a spell, and to enhance it with Purple Qi, allied with the most hateful desire for grain destruction in the people's hearts, the grudge of severed lives - he could hardly imagine what level this would reach...

Shocked, he suddenly got excited: "Brother, that's tough!"

"Dare I ask the name of this magic?"

...

...

"Petty official descendants, daring beyond measure!"

At this moment, at the Youyou Netherworld Palace, before the Sixth Hall, Hu Ma held a blade and advanced, fighting with the Sixth Hall Emperor Ghost.

This Sixth Hall Emperor Ghost saw Hu Ma's formidable approach, but unlike his son and grandson who ran to the Fifth Hall for help, he initially poisoned his own father to ascend the throne.

Therefore, entering the Netherworld Palace, he always had discord with the Fifth Hall.

Yet, he had slain countless rebel thieves among the people, hence carrying a fierce killing aura; seeing Hu Ma carry the human world's calamity, not only was he unafraid, but coldly smiled: "The mandate of heaven has been granted since ancient times, the emperor's order like a blade, cutting down wild grass across the land."

"You have the intent to disobey, and I am here to show you your weight!"

"..."

Tossing the imperial robe, rolling up a black wind, rushing with the full court of civil and military officials, and the Emperor Ghosts of seventh and eighth halls immediately entangled beside him.

This calamity extinguished the Tenth Hall, Ninth Hall, terrified the Seventh and Eighth Hall Emperor Ghosts; but for him who once with bloodstained hands suppressed a million Rebel Army in the human world, it's merely history repeating.

Facing his arrogance, Hu Ma lazily responded, only the evil blade in his hand, clanging and jumping.

...

...

Human world.

Facing the young brother's look of shock and reverence, Laozao Wine also grinned but then held steady, waved his hand, and said: "I learned various things, studied Punishment Soul, slightly understood Haishou, but this magic, is not of any school."

"Consider this as a creation I made after seeing the Chen Family's methods, I decided to name it:"

Taking a deep breath, he spoke solemnly, earth-shattering: "With reason, not afraid that heaven doesn't accept, causing people's hearts to birth resentment, even heaven fears, letting you know who is dad curse!"