First, if you're going to do it, do it thoroughly to prevent lingering harm to the village.
Second, Hu Ma also needed to make himself appear more like a Ghost Walker rather than a Shousui man.
Third, that mysterious meat vendor still didn't know where he had gone, so bringing him back would obviously require a bit of sincerity.
Utterly destroying his meat evil and provoking him was Hu Ma's way of showing sincerity.
So, under the bewildered gaze of the villagers, he saw the surface inside the pot bubbling up. Then, he softly chanted a curse, holding the large earthenware bowl he had just seized—filled with that piece of meat—and hovered it over the bubbling oil.
Steam rose from the pot, scorching his arm as splashes of oil occasionally landed on his wrist and the back of his hand, yet he appeared not to notice, steadfastly holding the meat bowl.
Gradually, the piece of raw red meat in the bowl seemed to be affected by the heat, slowly writhing, as if coming to life.
