Bai Pu didn't eliminate this group of Awakened from the Ma Bang as Misheng had anticipated, but instead recruited them.
Fortunately, Misheng was captured together with the Awakened from the Ma Bang, so the Ma Bang members didn't know it was Misheng who deliberately led them here, though Ma the Third vaguely sensed something was amiss.
Now, Misheng had gained "Bai Yujing's" favor, reaching a neutral level, but also accumulated some troubles.
Ma the Third and others demanded Misheng return the money—they had each paid Misheng six thousand Spiritual Points.
Misheng naturally denied it, believing he had fulfilled the agreement—taking their money to lead the Ma Bang members to find clues about Prince Kang's disappearance.
It's not Misheng's fault that the Awakened from the Ma Bang were too weak to capture the State Preceptor, was it?
