Twilight Boundary

Chapter 91 Staying up until the end of the year (Thanks to the new leader recently, the list is attached)

The shopkeeper was sitting in the yard smoking a cigarette with a gloomy face. Suddenly he saw Hu Ma coming in. He was startled for a moment and then stood up suddenly.

Looking at his expression, it seemed that all doubts had disappeared and he was full of joy, as if all the dark clouds in the sky had dispersed.

 “Okay, okay…”

He stood up directly, came to Hu Ma, glanced around, and said anxiously: "I was worried about important things just now, I was just worried that you wouldn't be able to keep up here, but I didn't expect that you would be able to practice it now. "

 “How hot is it?”

　　　…”

“I can use my strength now, but I’m still a little weak and haven’t finished practicing yet.”

Hu Ma responded one by one, twisted her toes a few times, and stepped on a green brick in the yard to create cracks.

"very good…"

When the shopkeeper saw it, he couldn't hide the joy on his face. Even Miss He in the room also cast her eyes over, and you could even feel that there seemed to be some joy in her eyes.

The shopkeeper asked a few more questions back and forth, and Hu Ma answered them one by one without revealing anything. Hearing this, the shopkeeper praised him repeatedly and said with a smile: "You really have put in a lot of effort. It's not in vain." The Dharma teaches you."

“No matter how talented you are, I have taught three apprentices before, but none of them were as good as you.”

“Haha, if these things hadn’t affected me, I would have thought of closing my disciples.”

　　　…”

Look at the way he praised Hu Ma, it was not a lie.

Of course, the three disciples he accepted before would not teach them so carefully, let alone support them with so much blood and food.

 “A lot of effort has indeed been put into it…”

Hu Ma couldn't help but think to herself: "I think about how to hide my true level every day..."

Now, with a sufficient supply of blood and food, and under the sight of the statue of his natal god, he has refined his two hands and two legs. What he showed to the shopkeeper was his right leg and left leg, which were deliberately slowed down. The legs have actually been trained for a long time.

 But this cannot be shown, Hu Ma is planning every day, which step he should reach under normal circumstances.

Now, the right leg is half finished and is barely finished, so it is the most suitable one.

“I was always worried that you wouldn’t be able to learn.”

The old shopkeeper sighed, asked Hu Ma to sit down, and asked the old servant to bring tea, and said to Hu Ma: "But you have lived up to the blood food I gave you. If you can practice to this point, I will I can tell you about my unique skills..."

 “You can learn it, then I can arrange for you to do that thing.”

　　　…”

Hearing this, Hu Ma was a little curious: "Special skill?"

Shopkeeper Wu nodded and said seriously: "We, as watchers of the year, have their own abilities in climbing up the stairs and entering the house."

“Of course, not only us, but other sects also have their own ways of climbing into the palace, but everyone’s methods are different.”

"To put it simply, you have secretly discovered the method of surviving from death. Whether it is a hand or a leg, or a tricky look or an ear, this is considered as entering the door. In the industry, it is called ascending. Upstairs."

“When you refine your limbs, you have reached the second level. If your talent is deep enough and you have refined the five organs and five temples, you have reached the third level.”

 “At this point, we are considered to be very skilled in our profession as a New Year’s Watcher.”

“As for the mind and soul, it’s not easy to refine, but once you refine it, you won’t just climb the steps, but enter the palace.”

“Of course, that’s not something we can worry about. I’ve been practicing for thirty years and have only reached the third level. I still don’t dare to think about opening a mansion.”

　　　…”

 “Sounds like rank?”

Hu Ma couldn't help but think: "If besides the year-watchers, other sects also have this saying, then..."

“What level has my mother-in-law reached?”

　　　…”

Just as he was thinking about it, the old shopkeeper looked at Hu Ma seriously and said: "In the doorway of our Sui Shou people, the steps to enter the house are the same, but how to perform the exercises to drive away evil spirits is different. His unique experience and understanding is called his unique skill."

“In addition to the skills of keeping watch, I also have a unique skill, which was passed down from my master back then.”

“I want you to finish practicing one arm and one leg quickly because this is the lowest threshold for learning this unique skill.”

 “This hand is so good that it can make four ghosts knock on the door.”

　　　…”

 “And this unexpected gain?”

Hu Madu couldn't help being surprised, stood up hurriedly, and said to the shopkeeper: "Thank you, shopkeeper."

 “Don’t thank me.”

Shopkeeper Wu waved his hand and sighed: "Because, when I need you, it comes at the right time."

“I teach you this unique skill so that you can be more successful. Of course, time is tight and I don’t know how much I can learn.”

　　　…”

"coming?"

Hu Ma was deeply surprised. During this period, he had been sending people to watch outside, but there was no movement.

 “Oh, look at it!”

When Shopkeeper Wu said this, he sighed, stood up, entered the main room, and took out a letter with a light yellow envelope. There was a hole in it, as if it had been nailed somewhere.

　　On the signature place, only a jar was drawn with fine strokes. On the jar, there was also a strange scrawled rune, which seemed to be the word "imperial edict".

He took a look and saw something scrawled on it, such as "Good friend, I know you are thinking of us. I will visit you in seven days. Food and drinks are ready." He looked up at Wu with some confusion. Shopkeeper.

"Last night, while I was sleeping, I was nailed to the table by a flying knife." Shopkeeper Wu shook his head slowly and said, "These guys have disappeared for a year, and they are more capable."

 “Leave a letter late at night?”

Hearing this, Hu Ma was indeed a little surprised.

It was a peaceful night yesterday, and neither I nor the staff in the outer courtyard noticed anything.

 And the old shopkeeper who lives in the inner courtyard didn't even notice?

If the other party could sneak into the inner courtyard so quietly, nail the letter in the shopkeeper's room, and leave in a big way, wouldn't it be possible...

"don’t worry."

Shopkeeper Wu waved his hand and said: "It's not difficult for them to send a letter quietly, but it's not easy for them to kill me quietly."

 “I’m not worried about you…”

Hu Ma thought to himself: "If these people are so capable, wouldn't they be just the gangsters in the village and be slaughtered at will?"

  “Even, including yourself?”

　　　…”

Of course, I couldn’t say this. I just hesitated slightly and said, “What did you say?”

The shopkeeper sneered and said, "I know I miss them, so I'll come and visit them in seven days."

"Of course, they also said that they were missing two people, and they also came to me to collect debts."

　　　…”

The shopkeeper said it very casually and didn't seem to take it to heart very much.

But Hu Ma felt a little awkward after hearing this. He could not find the whereabouts of the Tan'er Cult.

 But in the end, they actually issued a declaration of war directly?

 But this is even more strange. It is obvious that their purpose is to get back the blood food, wouldn't it be better to work quietly?

What are you doing with such a big fanfare?

 “Oh, this is where they are being tricky...”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he sneered and said: "I know why they came back. They guessed that I might not know at first, but after killing two people and not even being able to bring back their souls, they also guessed arrive."

"Knowing that I am waiting for them, I simply wrote this letter of challenge and made an appointment, but it is not certain that they will come, or when they will come."

"Perhaps they will really come according to the schedule, or maybe they have done the work in advance, or maybe they just made us nervous for nothing and consumed our minds for a day or two, but then they came over suddenly and killed us."

“After all, it is also delusional to expect these low-income people to be trustworthy...”

　　　…”

 “More likely, or a temptation?”

Hu Ma suddenly thought that they had written a letter of challenge first just to see if the shopkeeper would report it to the city.

 After all, anyone else would probably want to ask for help from above, but this shopkeeper Wu is so stubborn that people cannot understand.

 “You don’t have to be afraid either.”

Shopkeeper Wu looked at Hu Ma and said, "I have been waiting for them for a year and preparing for a year. No matter what tricks they play, I don't care. No matter when they come, I will go over and meet them."

"However, precisely for this reason, I have something important that I must leave in your hands. From the very beginning, I taught you the skills of a year-watcher for this very reason."

Hu Ma's heart sank slightly, she raised her head and looked at the old shopkeeper, and said, "That's what you say."

“We have received your teachings, and you also need to teach me unique skills. No matter what I do, I will do my best.”

　　　…”

“It’s a good one, but it’s a pity that we met at the wrong time.”

When the shopkeeper saw what Hu Ma said, he sighed and waved his hand to indicate that he did not need to continue speaking. Instead, he looked up and looked outside the village. It was still early, and the big red lantern was sitting by the door.

“It’s easy to say, just help me keep the lantern.”

　　　…”

Seeing the surprise in Hu Ma's eyes, the old shopkeeper said: "Normally speaking, when enemies come to visit, the first thing to do is to extinguish the red lantern of ours. This is the difference between victory and defeat on the surface, but in the dark, this is also the key. .”

“I want to meet this group of enemies. It’s not a last resort and I don’t want the higher-ups to know. But if I really can’t defeat them, I still need to ask the Red Lantern Lady to come and save my life…”

"Similarly, those who teach Tan'er will also think of extinguishing my lantern and cutting off my escape route."

"So, what I want you to do is, when that day comes, you need to lead people to guard here. Don't open the door or leave the village. No matter what happens, you must guard this lantern and don't let it go. Once it is destroyed, it will be considered accomplished.”

　　　…”

 “I’m guarding?”

Hu Ma was greatly surprised. He couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart, but he hid it very well and subconsciously said: "You, the shopkeeper..."

 “Don’t ask me where I’m going.”

The shopkeeper's face suddenly darkened. He was silent for a moment and looked at Hu Ma with a cold expression: "Anyway, it's still what I said before. As long as you do this for me, you won't owe me anything."

Hearing this, Hu Ma was stunned for a long time, and then slowly said: "I have already promised the shopkeeper that I will not deny my account."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper’s face softened and he laughed, saying, “In that case, I will tell you about my unique skills!”

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 (End of this chapter)