Twilight Boundary-Chapter 514 - 506 Little Hongtang Exhausted

"Although it was a bit unfair to the brothers in the Red Lantern Society, what else could be done?"

However, when Di Gua Shao saw the members of the Red Lantern Society scattered by his paper men and panicking, he felt a twinge of guilt, yet his eyes sparkled with excitement. "If there’s going to be chaos, let it be complete chaos..."

"Old White was truly remarkable—scouting, planning, executing, and even thinking about how to dispose of the loot and deal with the aftermath..."

"In this operation, he did ninety-nine percent of the work. All he asked me to do was this one task. If I don’t perform well, how could I have the nerve to ask for a share?"

Ever since Di Gua Shao had met the Reincarnators, he had never had such an easy assignment. He used to think other Reincarnators were just timid with small appetites. This was the first time he felt he needed to look for reasons within himself, feeling like he was falling behind his predecessor’s pace.

In deep self-reflection, what could he do?

Di Gua Shao understood clearly. "Of course, I must satisfy my predecessor. The brothers of the Red Lantern Society can wait..."

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Countless paper men flew towards the Red Lantern Lady’s Club. The soul-calling cries, carried on the eerie winds, unsettled anyone who heard them. Once these soul-calling cries were heard, a wave of dizziness would wash over them, accompanied by the faint sensation of their Divine Soul leaving their body.

And amidst the sweeping, eerie winds, if one’s Divine Soul left the body, it would immediately be blown astray, unable to return for a short period. To an outsider, it looked as if the person, struck by the eerie wind, had become dazed and collapsed to the ground.

This turn of events shocked everyone, especially Left Protector Shen Hongzhi, who was personally guarding the Blood Food Storage. Her eyes blazed with anger. "How dare the Truth Sect act so savagely? How dare they bully our Red Lantern Society like this?"

Just today, she had received a letter delivered by a little ghost from the Right Protector. This usual pillar of support had only said he was occupied with important matters and couldn’t return to handle the situation. However, he assured her that he had made arrangements, told her to be at ease, and also to go and reassure the Red Lantern Lady not to be afraid.

Now that the Blood Food Storage is in our hands, we must guard it well. Doesn’t the Truth Sect always talk about following rules? "You can keep talking about your rules! If you come to ’borrow’ provisions, surely I have the right to refuse, don’t I?"

But who would have thought that, in just one night, the Truth Sect, which had been constantly talking about adhering to rules, would directly send people to rob them?

"How is this acceptable?"

Left Protector Shen Hongzhi immediately pulled out the silver chain-whip coiled around her waist. She swung it forcefully, smashing the paper men drifting towards her into pulp, then shouted fiercely, "Form up and guard the Blood Food Storage!"

"Cut down anyone who approaches!"

Her temper was not good; usually, only the Right Protector could keep her in check. With the Right Protector absent, and after enduring the Truth Sect’s arrogance for so long, her anger now flared up, visibly uncontrollable.

"Quick, form up! Light the torches and burn these paper men running around!"

"Hurry and call for reinforcements! Send all available hands from Zhu Men Town! The Truth Sect is breaking the rules and forcibly attacking the Blood Food Storage!"

The two sides had been in a standoff for days. Suddenly, because of a banner appearing in the dead of night, conflict erupted. The Red Lantern Society’s members were thrown into chaos, while the Truth Sect’s people were clearly bewildered. "Wait, whose banner is that?"

"Why did they attack without even a warning shout?"

But they reacted quickly, vaguely sensing something was wrong, and shouted in unison, "No, hurry and check! Those under the banner don’t seem to be living people!"

"If they are our own, support them. If not, then some demon people are using our name to stir up trouble..."

Puzzled and nervous, they also hurried forward to investigate. Unexpectedly, their movement caused the Red Lantern Society members guarding the Blood Food Storage to misunderstand. In the ensuing chaos, countless hidden weapons were launched at them.

The Red Lantern Society, after all, was merely a jianghu sect trying to make a living. It consisted mostly of old hands, with few who dared to risk their lives. However, those who *did* dare were primarily Left Protector Shen Hongzhi’s trusted followers, many of whom she had stationed by the storage.

When they saw the Truth Sect first send an altar envoy to use an evil skill and call souls, followed by two Altar Masters pressing forward with their men, their blood boiled. How could they possibly let them get close?

The moment chaos was mentioned, it erupted. Yet, no one noticed that amidst the confusion, a small woman, who looked a bit clumsy on her feet, was shouting, "Fight, fight, fight! Kill, kill, kill!"

"The Truth Sect has attacked! Kill these dog thieves!"

Meanwhile, unnoticed, she quietly slipped beside the Blood Food Storage and stuck a yellow talisman on the warehouse wall.

The contents stored in the Blood Food Storage were extremely valuable. Ordinary mischievous spirits couldn’t transport them away. However, if they slipped in, had a feast, and then unleashed their malevolent energy, the losses would still be significant. Therefore, the warehouse walls were inscribed with ghost-expelling and exorcism runes, which ordinary little ghosts dared not approach.

It was for this reason that Hu Ma had Little Hongtang give a talisman to Di Gua Shao, one he had personally inscribed with an Erasure Spell. It could nullify the mana of the runes on the warehouse walls, essentially creating an opening for the little ghost through the warded wall.

And as Di Gua Shao attached the yellow talisman, amidst the surrounding chaos, a faint, eerie wind deliberately wove through the fighting, shouting crowd, blowing straight into the Blood Food Storage. There, it swirled and transformed into a small figure.

Little Hongtang carried a basket in her left hand and a sack in her right. Seeing the items inside the Blood Food Storage, her mouth fell open in astonishment.

One after another, tall black vats, each over ten feet high, heavy and imposing, sat in the storage. Lined up in a row, there were a full ten of them.

"Brother Huma lied..."

After seeing clearly, Little Hongtang looked at the small cloth sack in her hand, then put it back into her basket with a pout. Her little head couldn’t figure it out. "Didn’t you say there was a lot of Blood Food?"

"How come there are only ten vats?"

"One vat can be exchanged for one Blood Food Pill, so this is only enough for ten pills?"

"No, even with the other warehouse, that’s only twenty pills. That’s... not much at all!"

Though dissatisfied, she still stretched out her tiny hands, approached a large vat, and tried to lift it.

Compared to the vat, she was as small as a cat. Her small arms stretched out but couldn’t even encircle a tenth of the vat’s circumference. The weight also clearly far exceeded the little ghost’s limits.

She didn’t think she could lift it; after all, the vat was too big.

But out of a sense of earnest responsibility, she exerted some effort and found she could make it wobble slightly.

A small smile touched her lips. She tried a little harder and found she could actually lift one corner of the large vat.

She didn’t know what this meant, only feeling that although the vat looked very heavy, it perhaps wasn’t *as* heavy as it seemed. So, she puffed up her small cheeks, mustered all her strength, and, using every bit of her power, actually managed to lift the large vat.

Then, wobbling, she took a few steps. Her figure transformed once more into an eerie wind, sweeping up the large vat and suddenly vanishing from the storage.

A short while later, the eerie wind blew in again, and Little Hongtang targeted another large vat, lifting it.

Another moment, another vat.

She was getting more practiced.

And while these enormous vats of Blood Food were mysteriously disappearing from the Blood Food Storage, outside, Di Gua Shao stood guard at the warehouse entrance, clutching a handful of paper money and shouting, "Behold, a Little White Waist of the Red Lantern Society is here! Which Evil Cult member dares to act presumptuously?"

With his shout, the paper money scattered around, not distinguishing between friend or foe, all of it "buying lives."

This display of righteous dedication even caught the attention of Left Protector Shen Hongzhi, who couldn’t help but praise, "Even a Little White Waist is so loyal and hardworking! I’ll promote her to Red Waist later!"

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"Good heavens, such a huge vat?"

Meanwhile, in Green Stone Town, Hu Ma stood in an empty warehouse. Seeing the enormous vat Little Hongtang brought over, he couldn’t help but be stunned. "Aren’t they usually stored in small jars?"

"Why are they using such big vats now? If this entire vat is filled with Blood Food, just how much is in there?"

Seeing Little Hongtang carry a vat ten times her size, wobbling as she came in, Hu Ma felt a pang of distress. He hurried forward to take it, but as he exerted some strength, he felt its immense weight, and his expression changed slightly.

"Damn it, this thing... is there over two thousand pounds in one vat?"

How did Little Hongtang manage to carry this?

Shocked, he turned his head to ask Little Hongtang, but after setting down the large vat, she turned and ran off without paying him any mind.

He turned back to test the vat’s weight again. He found that gripping the rim with one hand and relying solely on his physical strength, it was still a struggle to lift. This shocked him even more.

He had noticed before that Little Hongtang possessed considerable strength—she could even carry him into the room—but the crucial point was...

...Was her strength truly at such a level?

...For a moment, Little Hongtang’s performance even surpassed the shock of seeing so much Blood Food.

While he was still somewhat bewildered, Little Hongtang had already made several trips, bringing back vats one by one. In a flash, the empty warehouse already held seven or eight of them.

"Wait, I think that’s probably enough..."

Hu Ma couldn’t help but want to persuade Little Hongtang. He only needed Blood Food; he hadn’t actually intended to empty the entire Blood Food Storage. However, before he could get his words out, Little Hongtang had already dashed out again.

What is happening... It feels like I can’t even stop her now.

Is she getting carried away?

Watching her make trip after trip, bringing back more and more vats with what seemed like increasing enthusiasm, Hu Ma started to worry. He had sent Di Gua Shao to create chaos, but he didn’t know how long she could keep it up. After all, no matter how bold Di Gua Shao was, she hadn’t yet completed Entering the Mansion.

If the people on the other side calmed down the chaos and then inspected the Blood Food Storage, it would be terrible if Little Hongtang were caught there...

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Little Hongtang laboriously run in carrying two large vats, one stacked on top of the other. She carefully set them on the ground. Only then did she let out a sigh of relief and clap her hands.

"That really wore me out..."