Twilight Boundary

"What's so precious?"

Hu Ma took the oil lamp, picked up the small porcelain bottle that the old shopkeeper gave her so solemnly, and returned to her room.

He closed the door first, then put the oil lamp on the table, and carefully opened the small porcelain bottle. He immediately smelled the familiar smell of blood. After a slight start, he carefully poured it into the palm of his hand, but he was a little dazed. , and immediately felt dumbfounded...

Blood food pills.

This exquisite and expensive little porcelain bottle contained blood food pills, and there was only one.

The key size is that it is smaller than what her mother-in-law left for her.

Looking at this exquisite little porcelain vase, and then thinking about the jar that my mother-in-law gave me that looks like pickles, this is really...

...One is flashy and the other is plain and simple!

However, after thinking about it, in the eyes of the old shopkeeper, maybe this is really a great thing, right?

Instead, I feel more at ease.

He had been a little suspicious of the old shopkeeper's attitude towards him earlier, but when the girl Wu He mysteriously sent him notes and green food, Hu Ma felt even more uneasy.

This is because you can distinguish between true and false practices.

Otherwise, even if the note is placed in front of me, I will be worried that it is a fraud and will not dare to read it.

However, now that she understood the old shopkeeper's situation and purpose, Hu Ma breathed a sigh of relief.

This world is where you use me and I use you. We shake hands with long and short straw poles to see who can poke whom first.

I'm not afraid that you may be of use to me, but I'm afraid that I don't know what the other person is thinking.

But apart from this, Hu Ma was also a little confused. Judging from what the old shopkeeper said and did, it didn't seem to be a lie at all.

Not to mention the miserable appearance of Miss Wu He.

Could it be that the batch of blood food was really taken away by the Tan'er Cult?

In addition, the old shopkeeper doesn't seem to care about his position as shopkeeper at all. It can be seen that he found someone to help intercede last year. On the surface, he wanted to rebuild the village, but in fact he wanted to stay and take revenge. But in this way Come, but there is a key...

How did he know those people would definitely come back?

And if we really want to deal with the Tan'er Cult, wouldn't it be better to tell the city directly and invite help? Do you need to personally train an apprentice to help?

I already had some guesses in my mind, but I just sorted them out secretly, and kept them in my mind for the time being, until the next day, I would have a chat with Brother Erguotou.

He couldn't decide yet whether he really wanted to pursue this batch of blood meals, but he had to figure this out before talking about it.

I slept for a while that day, and when I got up the next day, my right leg was no longer very flexible.

In other words, dead.

You can practice living only after you are dead. Although Hu Ma does not need to go through this process, he still needs to perform.

So he called Zhou Datong in, asked him to pick up a strong wooden stick with a fork, and cut a branch for him to lean on.

Zhou Datong was very happy to do these things. He just handed over the crutch and watched Hu Ma turn around and jump up and down. He also sighed behind him: "No wonder my grandpa said that you have to hide behind when something happens, but this leader just doesn't It’s easy…”

"My hand was broken earlier, and now my leg is broken."

"Brother Huma, if you continue like this, won't you even have to marry me?"

"..."

Hu Ma was so angry that she wanted to beat him with a cane.

Patiently, he arranged the work in the yard. Now that everyone is familiar with it, there is nothing to arrange. The key point of Hu Ma is to get to the big cart that was pushed back yesterday and keep the salesman behind. Everything was cleaned up one by one.

Unexpectedly, I actually made a small fortune.

In the innermost part of the basket, in a small cloth bag, there were seven or eight small silver cakes placed upside down, and there was even a gold nugget.

Although it is only one or two taels, it is really valuable.

Direct confiscation!

In addition, many other items were also counted. Although the identity of this salesman was just a cover, he had prepared quite a lot of things, such as earthen jars and bronze mirrors, pasta candy figures, shoe-like grates, embroidered purses...

...It's still the kind of fight between fairies.

Hu Ma also opened his eyes a little, so he asked the guys to pack them up one by one and confiscate them all. Zhou Datong's behavior of secretly hiding the purse was just invisible.

In addition, the rattle that the salesman left behind was quite exquisitely made, but thinking that the salesman had used this rattle to perform evil spells, he did not dare to be careless and took it back to the inner courtyard to let the old shopkeeper see what to do with it.

The other party only glanced at it and said: "Objects that cast evil spells must be used with some witchcraft and formulas. It will be useless if others take it. But after all, it is not a good thing. Just burn it."

After saying that, he pondered for a moment and said: "One more thing, this salesman has fallen into our trap. Maybe some of his accomplices will come looking for him."

"Tell the guys to keep a close eye on the new faces that have come nearby recently..."

"But don't act rashly. What they are doing these days is not enough for others to look at."

"..."

Hu Ma agreed and brought the rattle out without burning it.

Since the shopkeeper had seen it and there was nothing strange on it, he thought it would be okay to keep it first, so he put it in Xiao Hongtang’s basket and let her play with it.

I had just told the guys to patrol the surrounding villages more diligently recently, when I heard a burst of gongs and drums outside the village. It turned out to be the village where the baby was lost yesterday. The head of the village brought the villagers and neighbors, carrying a The fat pig burns incense and makes a wish.

It was a big deal for the doll to be lost, but when Hu Ma helped find it, the villagers were naturally grateful.

Not only was he grateful to Hu Ma, but the Red Lantern Lady was also grateful, and she noisily burned paper and kowtowed in front of the village without saying a word.

Although everyone is afraid of others burning paper in front of their own door, they still attack their own door, but for the Red Lantern Club, this is a good thing. As usual, they can't drive people away.

But the old shopkeeper in Zhuangzi never liked the business of setting up a camp, nor did he like the excitement, so he left it to Hu Ma to handle it with a look.

Hu Ma was lame now, and he didn't like to support the camp either, so he winked at Zhou Datong. Zhou Datong, who could no longer hold himself back, immediately greeted him with a smile on his face. When Hu Ma returned to the house, the villagers had already I'm going to take Zhou Datong to the village for a feast.

It's not that Hu Ma doesn't like fun, it's mainly because he knows what he should do.

The people of Tan'er Cult have already shown their heads, and there might be trouble at some point. It's up to you to learn your skills as soon as possible.

The shopkeeper has told me several times that he must at least practice one hand and one leg before he can help.

For Hu Ma himself, the standard has been doubled.

You have to develop your hands and legs no matter what, so that you can have some confidence in dealing with those weird ways.

However, one hand and one leg were practiced openly, while the other hand and one leg were practiced secretly without any delay.

After clarifying this with Hu Ma, the shopkeeper actually fulfilled his promise. In addition to the blood food pill, Hu Ma could also enter the inner courtyard every night and eat with him, and without exception, there was always one on the table. The small bowl of green food was reserved just for him.

Hu Ma had realized earlier that the relationship between the blood food offering and the speed of refining was now even more confirmed.

With a supply of blood and food that is unimaginable for ordinary people today, he quietly cultivated his hands and legs, and the amount of Taoism he consumed was still very astonishing.

Every day, the stick of incense stuck in the incense burner is burning at a speed visible to the naked eye. Instead, the hands and legs are burning. The blood in the meridians is gradually opening up, and the vitality is gradually revived. The ability of the old man is being gradually improved by him. Learn.

Not only has he learned the skills of a watcher, Hu Ma is now not afraid to ask the shopkeeper some questions.

When in doubt, he walked towards the inner courtyard and kicked the door open...

...In fact, I opened it carefully, and then asked him one by one about the corresponding practice principles.

It seems that he is dedicated to studying and asking about everything, but in fact he is preparing himself to understand the annual book of Hujiazhen.

I have memorized every word of that heavenly book in my mind, but if I want to learn it, I still have to put in a lot of effort.

The shopkeeper is not very lecturing. Although he has an agreement with Hu Ma, he will answer any questions asked, but he is obviously not very interested. On one occasion, when Hu Ma asked a question, in the back room, Suddenly Miss Wu He's timid voice sounded:

"Brother Huma, the three points of life mean body, soul, and life..."

"..."

Hu Ma was a little surprised, so she separated herself from the wall and listened to Wu He patiently answering her questions.

When the old shopkeeper saw it, he didn't say anything. He sighed and went to the yard to enjoy the cool air.

Hu Ma, on the other hand, comes often and talks to Wu He through the wall.

Although this Wu He girl is not a ghost walker, some of the basics of the world's sects are similar, and what they have learned can also be used.

I have gradually gained experience in some evil ways in this world, and occasionally I hope that after catching up on this lesson, I may soon be able to try to figure out the contents of Hu's New Year's Book for myself.

…

If it weren't for Tan'er's teaching who could come over at any time, Hu Ma's life would be free now, and he would just focus on learning his skills.

But when he thought of the salesman with witchcraft and the mysterious and strange Aunt Tan, Hu Ma didn't dare to be careless. Not only did he urge the guys to conduct inspections carefully on weekdays, but when the day came this time, he also took care of himself. I told Brother Erguotou what I learned.

However, Wu He's sister's condition was not mentioned, only that the shopkeeper's girl seemed to be injured.

He is now very sure that even the senior officials of the Red Lantern Club don't know about Wu He's sister.

Maybe the old shopkeeper didn't say it on purpose?

Perhaps it involves some subtle emotions such as worrying about others' ridicule and the face of her daughter's family. Hu Ma doesn't understand it, but respects it.

"Tan'er Cult?"

Erguotou was obviously hesitant after listening to Hu Ma's story.

"The same was true for Wu Hong's report to the higher-ups earlier. He mentioned that the Tan'er Cult attracted those evil spirits and stole the batch of blood food. To put it bluntly, it was he who told the story about this group of people and the above-mentioned ones. The investigation of the matter ended in nothing.”

"I didn't expect that these people dared to run out, but brother, you must not be careless when you encounter these people!"

"The Tan'er Cult, the Chong'er Sect, the blind Huazi can summon spirits..."

Erguotou sighed lowly and said, "How many people in the entire Mingzhou Prefecture dare to provoke them?"