Twilight Boundary

Chapter 62: Getting rid of evil spirits at night

I don’t know what price Xu Ji paid, but the old shopkeeper was obviously biased towards him.

At first Hu Ma had been promised, but in the end it became a competition between two people, with the winner taking all.

 Secondly, the problem given by the old shopkeeper was to get rid of a powerful evil spirit.

Everyone in Zhuangzi knew this. Xu Ji had an old object in his hand, which was a sharp weapon to ward off evil spirits. Who could compete with him?

 “The old guy wants to be both good and good...”

Hu Ma thought silently, thinking that Xu Ji had come back this time and offered benefits that even an old shopkeeper was excited about. The things he had given him before were also valuable and he was reluctant to return them, so he worked hard to get them. Such a problem arises.

 But now that the matter has come to this, what should I do?

Now it’s too late to ask Brother Erguotou for help.

Besides, Hu Ma knows that favors are hard to borrow, so this guy helped him get rid of the background behind Xu Ji, which is already very good.

After all, if he hadn't helped him, he wouldn't have had a chance to compete with Xu Ji. A wealthy young man with a background would be a huge blow against a wild boy from a village.

 If you ask for favors from others, you may not be repaying a favor to yourself, but you will be indebted to others for a favor.

Now, I have to think of a solution first.

If it didn't work out, he could only find a favor to go in and ask Erguotou for help.

While Hu Ma was thinking silently and walking towards the outer courtyard, Xu Ji was uncharacteristically walking quickly with a sneer on his face.

As soon as he could get out of the inner door, he immediately headed towards the side room where the guys lived and shouted loudly: "Huzi, Dalong, you guys, come out and call a few of your favorite brothers to come with me to do something important."

 “When I come back, I will have a lot of things…”

"…Thanks!"

　　　…”

He said it smoothly, and wanted to say that there will be many rewards, but thinking about his own situation, he changed the word "thank you" to "thank you".

"ah?"

Hearing his shout, the guys in the large side room who were curious about why they entered the inner courtyard immediately ran out.

The two followers of Xu Ji were surprised and happy when they saw how confident Xu Ji was now.

 It feels like the Xu Ji from before is back, that is to say, I can live a comfortable life with the help of Xu Ji's thigh, and I don't have to continue to live a life with my tail between my legs?

 “He’s going out all night?”

Hearing this, Hu Ma was also slightly surprised.

 Dusk is the boundary, yin and yang are divided into two parts. People are evil and evil, and everyone goes their own way.

These things are scary in themselves, but at night, they are much more dangerous than living people.

In addition, this is a test for the two of them. They are not patrolling the night with lanterns. They usually carry red lanterns and walk around, which is to borrow the majesty of the Red Lantern Lady.

 But this time, I didn’t bring a lantern and relied entirely on my own ability. Didn’t the risks increase exponentially?

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly woke up.

I'm afraid that the advantage the other party takes advantage of is not just the advantage of old objects.

The other party probably knows what to deal with, and may have made some preparations early...

 …Damn it, you still leaked the question?

He was thinking anxiously, but he also had some concerns. When he saw them looking for someone excitedly, he deliberately laughed loudly and said: "Master Xu Ji, why are you so anxious?"

"The old shopkeeper has given us this problem. Whoever can solve that powerful evil spirit will be the manager of this village. He can also join his apprenticeship to learn his skills. So I will definitely get rid of that thing. I am anxious..."

“But if you take them there for an adventure late at night, how will you explain it to others if something goes wrong?”

　　　…”

 “Get rid of evil spirits?”

 “Whoever wins gets to be the steward?”

 These guys in the outer courtyard were all shocked when they heard this.

They then realized that the conversation they had just had actually determined the future identities of these two people.

 Suddenly they heard that it was to ward off evil spirits at night, and many people became timid.

 “Haha, if you don’t have the courage, what kind of person would you be?”

Hearing this, Xu Ji immediately understood Hu Ma’s intention and actually cooperated with him on purpose.

He said something loudly, then looked at the others, pulled off the wooden sword from his waist, held it in his hand, and said loudly:

“My blood wood sword is an old tree that grew up with the blood of Tai Sui beside Master Tai Sui. It has been used by a ghost wanderer for many years. It is the most spiritual thing and the best thing to restrain evil spirits..."

“With this sword by my side, it doesn’t matter day or night, can’t I kill an evil spirit?”

“Brothers, the main reason I’m looking for you is to build my reputation. If anyone wants to come with me, when I come back, I will..."

　　　…”

 At this point, he paused for a moment before Tie Xin said, "Send him a pound of green food!"

Green food is Qing Tai Sui. When the young people heard this, they were surprised and happy. How many cakes can be exchanged for silver? They were convinced of Xu Ji's strength. They knew that he practiced the moves well, and they had seen his majesty when he got rid of the old yellow leather. Now that they saw him holding the old object, he was full of confidence, and Xu Ji Zhongli, immediately loudly agreed.

Even Li Wazi in the crowd suddenly hesitated. His eyes swept over Xu Ji and the two followers beside him, hesitantly wondering whether to step forward.

 During this period of time, he had been thinking about rekindling old friendships with his brothers in Dayangzhai. Unfortunately, the people in Dayangzhai were simple-minded and could not tolerate people like him who could not distinguish between inside and outside.

Humah has been in an extremely embarrassing situation for a long time since he made the decision.

Seeing that everyone was noisy and lighting up torches, they were about to go out in groups, but they finally followed them ruthlessly.

With this departure, most of the dozen or so clerks in the village were gone at once.

 The only ones left behind were the three companions from Dayangzhai and a few who were really timid and did not dare to go out at night to provoke evil spirits.

“Brother Hu Ma, don’t be afraid, we are going too…”

Zhou Datong looked at it and became nervous. He said to Hu Ma, "How can we do this if we don't work hard for such an important matter?"

　　Not only him, but Zhou Liang and Zhao Zhu also encouraged themselves secretly.

Leng Buding said that he went out in the middle of the night to remove evil spirits. No one was not afraid, but it was about the future situation, but no one cared about it.

"can not go."

Hu Ma said in a deep voice: "We haven't mastered the skill, and we don't know what it is. If we go, it will be for nothing!"

Seeing that they were worried, he also had an idea. He quickly returned to his hut, picked up a few things, and said to Zhou Datong:

 “Lend me your knife, and I’ll go out and see for myself!”

　　　…”

"ah?"

Zhou Datong hurriedly handed over the knife, but obviously he still wanted to try it.

Hu Ma took the knife and didn't explain much. She looked at the dark night outside Zhuangzi and her heart was filled with anger. She grabbed a bamboo hat from the wall and put it on her head. She picked up the knife and strode forward. Out of Zhuangzi.

Now, Xu Ji and the others were extremely anxious and had torches to illuminate them, so they had already left Zhuangzi.

Huma didn’t want to be discovered by them, so she just borrowed a little bit of starlight to explore the path in the dark night, and stepped on the road heading northwest.

　　Gradually leaving Zhuangzi, the surroundings were already dead silent. Even Xu Ji and the others had walked so far that they could hardly see the light of the fire. There was a wilderness all around, and the dark winter mountain shadows in the distance were almost invisible.

Hu Ma took a deep breath, and the fire in her belly rose slightly, and then she gained the courage to continue moving forward.

When he arrived outside Zhuangzi, no one could be seen behind him, so he took out a stick of incense from his arms, blew the fire and lit it, held it in his hand, and continued walking forward. After a while, his clothes tightened, Looking down, he saw Xiao Hongtang.

She tilted her head, as if curious: "Brother Huma, why did you bring Xiao Hongtang here?"

 In the middle of the night, when there is no one around, it is not cold or the middle of winter, and suddenly a little devil grabs the corner of your clothes. How does it feel?

Full of sense of security!

Hu Ma smiled at her, made a shushing gesture, and whispered: "Let's go do something important."

　　“I’ll give you some green food when you’re done…”

"OK…"

Xiao Hongtang was a little disappointed when she heard that it was not red food, but green food was also good, and her eyes lit up: "How much is it?"

Hu Ma said cruelly, "A piece as big as a chicken drumstick, is it enough?"

 “Enough is enough…”

Xiao Hongtang was almost drooling. She stepped forward with her short legs and followed Hu Ma anxiously.

 …

 …

At this time, in Zhuangzi, the old shopkeeper in the inner courtyard was sitting next to the Eight Immortals table. The faint light of the oil lamp illuminated an oil paper bag wrapped in three inner and outer layers in his hand. Inside was clearly Four or five bright red pill-shaped things.

 From a close distance, you can smell the strong smell of blood.

His eyes were on these blood food pills, and he looked back and forth several times, and then he sighed softly: "Old Xu has been a worshiper for so many years, but his family still has some wealth."

"It's a pity that he was so greedy that he dissatisfied the owner of the incense. Now he's in trouble. None of his relatives and friends dare to continue to have anything to do with his family. But even if he's not so desperate, he can't bear to give out such good things. Give me."

"He must have known in his heart. Since he is in trouble, his son can only save him by learning my method and becoming a year-keeper."

　　　…”

 “Sir, who are you going to choose?”

 In the back room, there was a sound of water sloshing, and the girl in the tank asked weakly.

"Haha, one has a clean background, works decently, and gave me a good treasure. The other is at the end of his rope. Not only did he give me the best things at home, he is also willing to accept me as his godfather and swear to take care of me in the future. Farewell…”

The old shopkeeper laughed: "Then how do you choose?"

 “Let’s see which one of them is more capable...”

 (End of this chapter)