In less than half a minute, the originally bustling and noisy street fell completely silent.
The moving carriages stopped, the vendors halted their sales, pedestrians froze in their steps, and those who were eating forgot to chew their food. Everyone widened their eyes, staring dumbfounded at the absurd scene in front of the Spirit Hall.
This large area was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard. Many people's minds even stopped functioning, completely overwhelmed by this unbelievable event.
"That is actually Master Ma Xiunuo!" Someone shouted, and suddenly the entire street erupted in noise again, but now the topic of discussion had all turned to Ma Xiunuo.
"Ma Xiunuo is usually such a kind old man; how could he do something so insulting to the Spirit Hall?" Someone still couldn't believe it.
"Who knows what madness came over him? Maybe he's always been like this, a beast in human clothing. I've seen plenty of those."
"Hiss... I remember he's already over eighty years old. Truly vigorous in old age, terrifying indeed..."
"Ah! My eyes are going blind, ugh..."
As soon as this vomiting sound appeared, it triggered a chain reaction. Almost all the men on the entire street vomited, and even the women were rolling their throats, their faces looking extremely ugly.
Jiang Chen, who was drinking tea, directly sprayed it all over Jing Wuming's face, his expression extraordinarily exciting.
Sisi really did it too perfectly, simply tormenting Ma Xiunuo to death.
Such an act that completely ruined the Spirit Hall's reputation, Jiang Chen believed that within a few days, this matter would spread throughout the Heaven Dou Empire and continue to diffuse across the entire continent...
"Sisi, isn't what we did a bit too much? It will cause enormous damage to the Spirit Hall's reputation." Su Yuntao still couldn't help but say.
Sisi shook her head. "The Spirit Hall's powerful strength is the foundation. This joke won't last long."
Time passed, many people shook their heads and left, but even more people surged over.
There were also quite a few intelligence personnel from various forces who had already transmitted the news shortly after the incident occurred...
At that moment, a deacon from the Spirit Hall suddenly appeared and anxiously rushed forward.
"Master Ma Xiunuo, what are you doing?" He went over to try to stop Ma Xiunuo.
However, Ma Xiunuo roared and slapped this unprepared Spirit Hall deacon flying away with one palm.
A moment later, Ma Xiunuo felt immense satisfaction in his heart. He stood up, faced the street, and forcefully stretched his body.
"Life is truly wonderful!" He couldn't help but sigh emotionally.
"Huh? Why is it suddenly so noisy?"
Immediately after, his field of vision changed, from the first-floor hall of the Spirit Hall to the right on the street.
Ma Xiunuo looked at the hundreds upon thousands of onlookers surrounding him, his mind instantly going blank, buzzing, and almost about to explode.
His aged body trembled like chaff, and a mouthful of blood nearly spurted out on the spot, but he forcibly swallowed it back down.
"Wasn't I inside the Spirit Hall? How did I end up on the street? Someone tell me what happened?"
Countless questions surged in Ma Xiunuo's heart in an instant, and he turned his head to search for Sisi's figure.
But when he saw the woman not far away with her eyes rolled back, almost at her last breath, his heart trembled violently. He could no longer endure it; raising his head, he spurted out a large mouthful of blood and fainted on the spot.
"Master Ma Xiunuo!" That Spirit Hall deacon rushed forward, carried Ma Xiunuo into the Spirit Hall, and forcefully closed the doors.
"Wow~" A huge uproar erupted, and the crowd's atmosphere grew even more heated, discussing the scenes from earlier.
"Huh? Why isn't that person moving anymore?" Someone raised a question.
"Yeah, why isn't she making any movement at all?"
"Er Gouzi, go take a look."
A skinny man who looked like a monkey was kicked out by someone. He chuckled without any shame and quickly walked to the woman's side.
Up close, seeing the woman's condition, Er Gouzi's heart jolted. He reached out to check under her nose.
"She's dead!" Er Gouzi shouted in shock.
"Wow~" The crowd boiled again.
"Damn, she actually had that disease."
Er Gouzi retreated in terror and accidentally rolled down the steps.
"What disease? Hurry up and say it."
"You know, that one, oh my god, it scared me to death."
Everyone's expressions changed, and they all retreated in unison. Who wasn't afraid of that kind of disease?
Except for some healing-type soul masters who had countermeasures against it, it was practically incurable. For ordinary people who contracted it, there was only waiting for death.
The body would slowly ulcerate; that was simply the most terrifying torture in the world.
"Damn, Er Gouzi, get the hell away from me..."
Over a thousand people scattered in terror, and this farce finally came to an end.
Jiang Chen had completely lost his appetite for eating. Together with Jing Wuming, he followed the flow of people toward Notting Academy.
"Sisi, that woman died." Su Yuntao said.
Sisi sighed. "I didn't expect the result to turn out like this. Originally, I just wanted her to go to another city to hide, but I never thought she would die here."
"But it's fine. She wasn't far from death anyway. For her, this might be a form of release."
"Just wait. This matter will soon reach the Papal Palace. Perhaps enforcers will come. Have you finished writing that report about Jiang Chen? Once it's submitted, with your merits, you will definitely become the new hall master."
"Sisi, I've never thought about becoming the hall master. I... might not be able. " Su Yuntao said.
Her delicate jade finger pressed against Su Yuntao's lips. "I won't allow you to say you're not capable. You are the best."
...
"Young Master, aren't you going to personally kill Ma Xiunuo?" Jing Wuming asked in confusion.
Jiang Chen shook his head. "Just like this is fine. Just based on today's incident, even dying a hundred times wouldn't be enough for him. The Spirit Hall won't let him go."
"This matter is finally over. Next, I can peacefully cultivate in the academy."
...
That afternoon, the chief deacon Zhou from the higher sub-hall came again, but this time she brought several other deacons along.
Apart from Chief Deacon Zhou, who was at the Soul Elder level, the others had all reached the Great Soul Master realm. As soon as they arrived at the Notting City Spirit Hall, they took Ma Xiunuo into custody.
They had no authority to deal with Ma Xiunuo and would keep him under strict guard here, awaiting the enforcement team from the Papal Palace.
As soon as Ma Xiunuo woke up and discovered the situation, he was nearly scared to death. Fortunately, there was a healing soul master in Zhou's team who promptly saved his life.
And Sisi, as the chief deacon of the Notting City Spirit Hall, naturally took over Ma Xiunuo's duties.
That very evening, a secret document was sent out using the Spirit Hall's special transmission method, heading straight for the Papal Palace.
The next day at noon, the Ma Xiunuo incident finally shocked the Papal Palace. The Pope was furious and immediately ordered the enforcement group to head to Notting City at once, to escort Ma Xiunuo to Spirit City for punishment.