Twilight Boundary

Chapter 89 Lao Baigan calls Erguotou

Aya left the house alone and ignored him. Huma and the shopkeeper quietly left and locked the door.

I don’t know how long it will take for the people in the village to discover the broken corpses and body parts in this house. I think there will definitely be a big mess.

But Hu Ma and the old shopkeeper will not take the initiative to publicize this matter now, because this kind of tragedy has reached the level where the village must report it to the official, but it is not a casual comfort on the counter of the Red Lantern Club. It can be easily passed.

 The murders in the surrounding villages and towns are different from the internal affairs of Huma and his village.

That Zhuangzi is on the counter of the Red Lantern Empress Association. The guys are all selling their lives to the Empress Association. If one or two die, they can handle it themselves and the government will not care about it at all.

But the villages and villages in the ten miles and eight townships are still under the jurisdiction of the government in name. Of course, this is just what they say. Now Hu Ma has already understood that the government in these states and counties is just a decoration.

Since the birth of Tai Sui, the world has been in chaos. The Yi Dynasty has long existed in name only, and everywhere is almost autonomous. These state officials, who are still nominally subordinate to the Yi Dynasty, can't take care of themselves.

To a certain extent, although the Red Lantern Lady is evil, she is more like a serious person in charge of things within a hundred or ten miles.

 Why is it said that our Red Lantern Empress is the biggest evil spirit within a hundred miles?

 Because even the officials paid their respects secretly!

If the Red Lantern Lady doesn't agree, he won't be able to be an official, and he might be killed at some point.

After getting into the dark, I followed the path out of the village and saw Zhou Datong and the others pulling a cart at the head of the village. They were waiting there. I thought the exchange went smoothly. Not only were there a few sheep tied with straw ropes beside the cart, There are also more bottles, jars, salt, pickles and the like.

 “The little lady from the Pickles family is really nice...”

Zhou Datong was chatting excitedly with Zhou Liang and Zhao Zhu when he suddenly saw the old shopkeeper and Hu Ma coming over. Especially the old shopkeeper had a serious face and was too busy to speak.

Hu Ma waved his hand and sat in the car, and everyone hurriedly walked back.

Some pulled, some pushed, and quickly left the village. They were curious about what Hu Ma and the shopkeeper did, but they didn't dare to ask. They couldn't see clearly in the night, but they smelled that there seemed to be some blood on the shopkeeper's body. There was a smell, but a few of them just pretended not to smell it.

　　Back to Zhuangzi, those who tie the sheep tie the sheep, and those who carry the pickles carry the pickles.

Seeing that the night watchman had already taken the initiative to go out, Hu Ma was relieved. Before long, the meal was cooked in the stove and the guys ate it.

Now Hu Ma eats with the shopkeeper at night, and does not cook his food under the stove. Hu Ma has arranged things in the outer courtyard before entering the inner courtyard. When he sees the oil lamp, the old shopkeeper has changed into white clothes. The old servant in the big coat has also prepared the meal.

 Placed at the place where the flax was, was the large bowl of blood food, which was so shiny that it almost stood on its tip.

 “Let’s eat first!”

The old shopkeeper was sitting on the side, smoking a cigarette. He was not in a hurry to say anything, he just pointed at the rice on the table.

Hu Ma had been eating along with him for a while. Of course, he ate in silence without asking any questions. Then he took the initiative to clear away the bowls and chopsticks and sent them to the small kitchen.

 “I think you saw something.”

The old shopkeeper had been smoking silently beside him. After the flax was finished, he said calmly: "Have you seen the methods of those people?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, you could hear the hatred in his calmness. The entire bright and spacious room was filled with the smell of revenge for a moment, and it seemed to become a bit depressed and dark. The oil lamps on the table were blown to a whirring sound.

Hu Ma said hurriedly: "I was just about to ask the shopkeeper for advice, that human skin that can move..."

 “It’s just a shadow puppet show…”

  The old shopkeeper spoke calmly and said: "They can't kill people, extract their bones, and paint their skins to make shadows."

"This is just for ordinary people. If it offends them, any vicious and insidious means will be used."

 In the back room, Hu Ma heard the sound of water.

 It seemed to be Wu He's sister in the vat, her body began to tremble with excitement.

Without the shopkeeper's reminder, Hu Ma thought of the tragic situation of the girl from the Tofu Zhao family, and also understood the viciousness of these people.

This is just an ordinary believer of Tan'er Cult...

 Sighing in his heart, he said bluntly, "Such a person should have been eliminated early."

 “Of course it has to be removed, but it’s not an easy job.”

The old shopkeeper did not see fear or hesitation on Hu Ma's face, and seemed to feel a little comforted in his heart. He said calmly: "I have been waiting for the person from Taner Cult to come back for more than a year."

“I have made a lot of preparations over the past year, but I still don’t have much confidence.”

"Well, I thought they would come over in the new year when there was no one in the village, but I didn't expect that they were more impatient than I thought. They came more than a month earlier and left it for you accordingly. The time to learn skills is also a bit tight.”

　　　…”

Hu Ma just listened attentively, and then said: "Shopkeeper, don't blame me for talking too much."

"Why don't you tell the city about this?"

　　　…”

 “In the city?”

Hearing this, the old shopkeeper sneered and said, "What did you say? That batch of blood food is still here?"

“Haha, if I had said that, they would have only sent people over to find the batch of blood food and transport it back to the city. How could the people from the Taner Cult come back if they had no thoughts?”

"Haha, I don't care if the blood food can be recovered. I don't even care if the shopkeeper wants to do it. But I only care about one thing. I want to help my girl avenge this big revenge!"

　　　…”

Hu Ma listened and nodded silently. He had already thought of this, but it was safer to ask.

He pondered for a moment, then looked at the shopkeeper seriously and said, "Then when they come, what exactly will the shopkeeper want me to do?" At this time, I felt a little strange in my heart.

If you have a fight with someone from Tan'er Cult, the shopkeeper doesn't seem to have to remind you so many times.

The shopkeeper was silent for a moment, but did not answer directly.

Bata took a puff of cigarette, then suddenly looked at Hu Ma and said, "How far has your right leg been trained?"

Hu Ma said: "I feel a little warm already."

Now this right leg has been tempered for a long time. Not only that, he can also move a few fingers on his right hand.

Naturally, the old shopkeeper didn't know the real situation. Hearing that Hu Ma's right leg had already felt the warmth, his mood became a little better. He sighed softly and said, "It's hard for you. It seems that the blood food gave you nothing. Nothing was wasted.”

 “However, this is still too slow.”

"The Tan'er Cult will not wait for us. During this period, you should eat more blood food."

 “When you have finished this leg, come and find me.”

 At this point, he looked at Hu Ma seriously and said, "I taught you to come out just to do this important thing."

"If we can accomplish this, the debt of gratitude between the two of us will be settled."

"But if you can't do it, hey, it's your life, my life, and the same thing, my girl's life."

　　　…”

Hearing what he said so solemnly, Hu Ma felt a little pressure.

 After a while, he nodded and said: "I will try my best, even if it is just to help Sister He get out of this bad mood."

 The old shopkeeper sighed lowly and didn't say much.

It was only when Hu Ma turned around and walked out of the inner courtyard that He Meizi's vibrato voice came from the side room: "Dad, Brother Hu Ma is actually a very good person..."

“How about we tell him clearly?”

　　　…”

 The old shopkeeper just sat silently for a long time before saying, "Don't you think about it anymore?"

There was no sound of conversation in the side room, only Wu He's low sobs could be heard vaguely.

 …

 …

“Why does the shopkeeper feel a little weird?”

After leaving the inner courtyard, Hu Ma was in a depressed mood. Things seemed to be clear. At least it was certain that the Tan'er Sect would really come back. However, for herself, she felt more vague.

 I learned my skills from the old shopkeeper, so I should help, not to mention that I am dealing with such a monster?

 But what exactly does the old shopkeeper want to do by himself, and why does he hide it so deeply?

Furthermore, even if it is confirmed that this batch of blood food has not been transported away, where did the Tan'er Cult people hide it?

Blood food is not a gold or silver treasure, just find a place to bury it.

This thing attracts evil spirits the most. Even if people can't find it, evil spirits will be attracted to it if it stays in one place for a long time.

Of course, the most important question before him is a choice. The old shopkeeper has been planning revenge for a year and is waiting for his help. Brother Erguotou is also waiting for the information about this batch of blood food.

 You are caught in the middle, how do you choose?

This seemed to be a problem, but Hu Ma quickly had his own plan.

He returned to the room and practiced the exercises slowly for a long time, continuing to exercise his right leg and right hand until the large bowl of green food he had just eaten was slowly digested and turned into a life-incense, making up for his lack of energy. The space that has been consumed by hard work over a period of time.

 Then, he fell into sleep and came to the natal temple.

It is not a day of trouble now, but he has decided to take the initiative to enter the temple and wake up Brother Erguotou.

 It’s very simple, isn’t it?

Now, am I helping the old shopkeeper to take revenge, or am I plotting this batch of blood food?

Humah’s answer is to have them all.

 When everything is not yet clear, you must be prepared with both hands.

It is necessary to avenge others, even if it is extremely dangerous to be an enemy of the Tan'er Sect, this is what Hu Ma should do, to repay the kindness of spreading the Dharma.

 But that batch of blood food must also be planned. As a reincarnation codenamed Lao Baigan, this is an opportunity that cannot be missed.

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 …

With this idea in mind, when he appeared in the foggy Benming Temple, Hu Ma slowly came to the incense case. Looking behind the incense case, the left hand of the statue had been entangled with golden traces, almost completely manifested.

 The right hand also has some gold marks, but it is not as complete as the left hand. In addition, part of the right leg sitting cross-legged is also manifested.

These are my abilities and what I rely on in this world...

Hu Ma thought silently, and carefully sorted out the information and plans she had several times, then came to the incense burner and stretched out her hand to press the wall of the incense burner.

Took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice: "Lao Baigan is calling Erguotou. We have something important to discuss. Can you hear me?"

 (End of this chapter)