It was during a clandestine meeting in the plum bossom lane, with doors closed and wine being drunk, that as the Five Evil Gods exhaled their baleful energy, chaos had begun to brew near Old Yin Mountain in the Mingzhou area.
Seven days earlier, the Five Evil Altar Envoy had entered Mingzhou to engage in Biebao's Evil Creation, planting the seeds of this great chaos. At first, no one imagined the disorder would escalate to this degree.
The primary force in this disorder was the small Mule and Horse Gang. Originally, they were a group of businessmen rooted in villages and strongholds. Although they ran a considerable business and had some fierce young men, they were ultimately just common folk, not true members of the jianghu.
Previously, when dealing with them, even a Shopkeeper from a Red Lantern Society manor would be served fine wine and tea. A glare from such a Shopkeeper would make them kneel and kowtow obediently, not even daring to ask why.
