Twilight Boundary

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 mutilated 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 Society. It can be easily passed.

The murder cases in the surrounding villages and towns are different from the internal affairs of Hu Ma 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 on their own and the government will not care 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 who is in charge of everything within a radius of a hundred miles.

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

Because even the official paid his 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 her 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.

Returning to Zhuangzi, those who tied the sheep tied the sheep, and those who carried the pickles carried the pickles.

Hu Ma saw that the night watchman had already gone out on his own initiative, so it was relieved. Soon the meal was cooked under 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 next to the flax 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 for a while, so of course she didn't ask any questions, so she ate in silence, then took the initiative to pack up the bowls and chopsticks and send them to the small kitchen.

"I guess 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: "Killing people, extracting bones, painting skin to make shadows, there is nothing they can't do."

"This is just for ordinary people. If it offends them, then any vicious and despicable 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 tank, 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.

These are just ordinary followers of Tan'er Cult...

Sighing in his heart, he said directly, "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 Tan'er Cult to come back for more than a year."

"I've made a lot of preparations over the past year, but I'm still not too sure."

"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?"

"..."

"City?"

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

"Haha, if I told them, they would just send people over to find the batch of blood food and transport it back to the city. How can the people from Tan'er Cult come back if they don't have Nianxiang?"

"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.

After pondering for a while, he looked at the shopkeeper seriously and said, "Then when they come, what exactly will the shopkeeper want me to do?"

At this point, I felt a little strange.

If you are going to 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 is 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've finished this leg, come find me."

After saying this, 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, hehe, it's your life, my life, and the same is my Nizi's life."

"..."

Hearing him speak 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 her bad breath."

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

After Hu Ma turned around and walked out of the inner courtyard, He Meizi's trembling voice rang out 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 movement in the side room, only Wu He's low sobs could be vaguely heard.

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"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 confirmed 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 dealing with such a monster?

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

In addition, 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 no one can 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 was a choice. The old shopkeeper had been planning revenge for a year and was waiting for his help. Brother Erguotou was also waiting for 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 while, continuing to exercise his right leg and right hand until the large bowl of green food he had just eaten 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 Benming Temple.

Now is not the day of dawn, but he has decided to take the initiative to enter the temple and wake up Brother Erguotou.

Very simple isn't it?

Now, is he helping the old shopkeeper get revenge, or is he plotting this batch of blood food?

Hu Ma’s answer is to want them all.

When everything is still unclear, you have to be prepared with both hands.

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

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, carefully sorting 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.

He 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?"