It turned out that the so-called nobles and the so-called Hall Officers were in cahoots, but that didn't concern him at all.
Originally, Hu Ma had not intended to get involved in the matter between the evil spirit in the well and her faithless lover. After all, the grievances between them had been resolved, and seeing that it now involved Hall Officers and noble families, he was even less interested.
Still, one had to be cautious.
In the eyes of the villagers of Dayang Village, he had truly made something of himself. After all, he was now a small manager in the Blood Food Gang, and if they knew he became a Shopkeeper, they'd think he'd reached the sky.
But as his status rose and his experiences broadened, he genuinely began to feel some pressure.
Back when he had mixed well in the Red Lantern Society and became a Shopkeeper, he had felt that in Mingzhou, he could walk sideways. But thinking about it now?
