The swift horses delivered the rice, and large pots of porridge were cooking.

Purple Qi washed the grain, and Laozao intoxicated others.

Under the Beggar General's command, the three major granaries mixed the grain washed with Purple Qi to eliminate corpse poison. They then divided the areas and raised large pots, drawing people to eat. Even those pigs and sheep that hadn't died were slaughtered and added to the porridge, stirred with a big spoon.

This was a massive project, not only did the people under the Beggar General work hard at it, but even the No-Eating Disciples lent a hand.

When it got too busy, they even asked the ghostly gods to help transport grain, grind, and heat the pots. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

That night, the soldiers and horses under the Beggar General not only had a hearty meal, but the laborers around, the elderly, and the starving populace also received pot after pot.

For countless people, it had been since the new year that they had such a full meal.

Even though it was porridge and not dry rice, being washed with Purple Qi, its quantity was beyond what these ordinary folks could imagine.

Under normal circumstances, with their fate, even a wisp of Purple Qi would be deadly to countless people.

But this gourd of Purple Qi, distributed among hundreds of thousands of bowls of porridge, was bearable.

Yet still seemed insufficient.

"What?"

Just a hundred miles away in East Ping Prefecture City, Prince Changping's thirty thousand elite soldiers were stationed there, while various clan chaebols had countless private soldiers spread out, with spies coming and going, gathering information.

Given the chaotic mix around the Beggar General, these spies couldn't be defended against, and every move here had long been fully grasped by Prince Changping, who was shocked upon hearing the information.

"They actually opened the granaries and distributed porridge... do they have a death wish?"

This was all grain blessed by the flying corpse spell...

The sheer number of the redundant, endless starving people gathering and roaring about couldn't be killed off or scared away.

Precisely because the other side was so numerous, even with the heavy soldiers in his hands, Prince Changping dared not move recklessly, hence he sought aid from people in the Path, with the Chen Family's Great Hall Official using corpse worship to destroy grain and kill livestock.

The move was meant to let those green-eyed starving folks know: you shouldn't steal the grain.

Even if you steal the grain, you won't be able to digest it.

Digesting it would make your intestines rot, turning you into a madman neither human nor ghostly.

This was a heart-striking tactic, demoralizing the enemy before the battle formation, forcing them to scatter and wait for death in silence.

But if one saw a few of them, ten or a hundred, unable to resist eating the grain and turning mad, seeing them sit waiting for death, it would be no harm, even amusing to watch, laughing at these mud-legged dreamers.

However, if hundreds of thousands, from one end of the Prefecture to another, all go mad and seek death at the same time, what then?

"Hiss..."

"Why does it still feel eerily frightening?"

"..."

"Amid those mud legs, recently there have been No-eating Demon People, all restless from the jianghu."

The strategist beside him immediately stepped forward: "When things go abnormal, they turn demonic, our great army..."

"No!"

Prince Changping almost didn't even think and immediately shook his head to veto: "Be in strict formation, watch the situation silently, just send people to inform those Old Masters with private soldiers that they can send their men over to test."

"Our great army must only be mobilized at critical times, also, since it's people from the Path making a move, the sorcery should have the Chen Family's capable people come up with a solution."

The people around immediately passed down the words, but no one truly moved the troops.

With so many people here, you don't go, I don't go.

After all, it only meant sending more spies to gather intelligence; if those people really intend to collectively seek death, then let them die.

If they don't die, there are still Prince Changping's thirty thousand elite soldiers here, what's there to fear ahead of us?

...

...

"Hehe, once this spell is cast, it's too late."

At the same time among the surplus army, on the hillock, Laozao Wine faced the east and murmured in a deep voice: "Since you employed this Juehu strategy, these starving people have no way out, but they don't understand, do they? When the starving have no way out, can they?"

With a cold smile, he raised the bowl and drank a bowl of the rancid sweet-and-sour rice porridge.

Though the taste wasn't great, thinking about how this was painstakingly stolen Purple Qi washed, he drank another bowl.

With two bowls down, he even felt a bit tipsy, pondering inside: "If it can make one tipsy, how can it not be wine?"

"Those folks are just contradicting me for the sake of it!"

"..."

"Brother Laozao..."

At that moment, someone came up from the hill, bringing three more bowls of rancid rice porridge, distributing them while reporting: "In the Lifebound Spirit Temple, after shouting for two days, there are seven brothers willing to come with us on errands."

"Another four or five replied saying they were nearby and would help in critical times. Besides, under us, we still have part of the Impermanence Li Family's forces under our command."

"No-Eating Disciples, also parts of the Gua Character Sect, and Ping Character Sect are here, waiting for our orders at any time."

"Additionally, Sister Red Wine said that if necessary, we can light incense to ask the Ghost Walking Sect for assistance."

"However, the Ghost Walking Sect watches the world, only acting at critical times for support, hence should be used cautiously..."

"..."

"Hehe, there's no need to mention that."

Laozao Wine said: "If the task fails, just thinking of support, wouldn't that be a disgrace?"

"Moreover, really think facing the Black Magic Chen Family relies on numbers to win? It's about courage!"

"Have you arranged the matter I mentioned?"