Twilight Boundary

It is impossible to describe the surprise and paleness on the old shopkeeper's face the moment he saw Hu Ma's face.

Obviously, there were too many things that surprised him that night.

However, no matter how strong the impact was, the corner of his eye swept across the corpses of those who died tragically in the Tan'er Cult around him, and he saw the broken jars one by one, and also saw the red lantern, which seemed to have been staring at it. His own strange eyes.

He suddenly reacted, holding on to his now ragged body, he knelt down towards the red lantern and said loudly:

"Wu Hong, the branch manager of Qingshi Town, respectfully welcomes the Queen of the Red Lantern. Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

"...My Majesty saved my life. Wu Hongwan will die to repay your great kindness to your Majesty!"

"..."

Hu Ma just held a lantern and stood calmly opposite the old shopkeeper, as if these heads were kowtowed to her.

In the red lantern, the light looks strange and smart.

The surrounding night wind swirled around the red lantern, and there seemed to be some rustling sounds ringing in my ears, as if there was an invisible woman whispering in my ears. some words.

So he calmed down a little, looked down at shopkeeper Wu Hong, and said, "My queen asked you, what happened?"

"Yes...it's Tan'er Cult!"

The old shopkeeper's injury was obviously not serious. He was trembling when he spoke, but he still tried to hold on, with a slight hesitation that was not easy to detect: "Tan'er Cult made a bold move last year. They stole my red light and ate my blood."

"Although the empress has never punished me, Wu Hong also deeply felt that he had made a heavy mistake. He has been thinking about atonement for this year. Unexpectedly, he finally found traces of the Tan'er sect's followers, so he thought about taking them down. , send it to the empress to plead guilty..."

As expected of an old Jianghu, he seemed to have no time to think at all, but as he thought about it, his words became smoother and smoother:

"It's just that Wu Hong was waiting for the crime, and he wasn't very sure. He didn't dare to directly ask the queen for help. He originally thought that by quietly taking them down, he could make a contribution to the Red Lantern Society."

"Unexpectedly, I have low abilities. If I hadn't saved my life, I would have..."

"..."

"Eh?"

Hearing this, Hu Ma was slightly startled. He didn't mention blood food at all?

I even made up some words to wait for.

While he was hesitating, a woman's voice floated into his ears again in the dark wind around him.

So, with a straight face again, he sent a message for the Red Lantern Empress, and said to the old shopkeeper: "Is this just what I'm asking you?"

"……yes!"

The old shopkeeper obviously had difficulty answering, but he still nodded.

Now he is also seriously injured, and his mind is not very clear. The matter of blood eating is almost on his lips.

But in the end, he swallowed it with difficulty and just said: "Tan'er Cult has done so many mysteries, I don't know why."

"But my subordinates don't want this. They just want to take them and go back to the Red Light Club to close the case."

"..."

After saying this, he lowered his head and did not dare to look up at the red light.

Next to her, sister Wu He was just kneeling at a distance, also not daring to look at the red lantern.

I was even afraid that the Red Lantern Lady would ask me something.

However, after Hu Ma asked these questions for the Red Lantern Empress, the strange red light flashing in the lantern slowly faded away.

The oil lamp inside the lantern is still on, and it still shines through the red lantern, illuminating the surroundings in a dark red. However, the strange aura in the lantern just now has disappeared, and the indescribable pressure on everyone has also Then quietly retreated.

"The Red Lantern Queen has left?"

Hu Ma thought to herself and breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, Brother Erguotou said that the Red Lantern Empress can see movement within a ten-mile radius centered on the red lantern. As long as Miss White Wine walks out of the ten-mile radius before the Red Lantern Empress arrives, there will be no problem.

Thinking in his mind, he squatted down in front of the old shopkeeper and whispered: "Shopkeeper, are you okay?"

"Uh-huh!"

Facing Hu Ma's inquiry, the old shopkeeper suddenly raised his head and looked at Hu Ma.

As if he could see the answers to all his questions with just one glance.

After a long time, he spoke slowly, his voice seemed a little low: "You... what happened in Zhuangzi just now?"

Facing the old shopkeeper's eyes that looked directly at him, Hu Ma did not avoid it, but also looked directly at the old shopkeeper, with a slightly gloomy expression on his face.

After a long while, he said calmly: "What is the shopkeeper so worried about? Let's talk about it when we get back!"

The old shopkeeper looked at him and felt guilty for a moment. The doubtful look in his eyes just now was slowly fading away.

Hu Ma's behavior at this time was too cold, but this coldness also seemed to be calm, but the alienation and indifference in that calmness made him feel slightly guilty.

After saying that we would talk about it later, Hu Ma had no intention of helping the old shopkeeper up.

He just held up a red lantern and stood aside, looking at the seriously injured old shopkeeper. He pushed his body several times but couldn't get it up. He fell very awkwardly until Sister Wu He ran over and forced him to stand up. The old shopkeeper held on to his weak body.

Zhou Datong, Zhou Liang and Zhao Zhu who were behind Hu Ma felt as if they had seen a ghost when they saw Wu He's appearance.

Coupled with the tragedy and severed limbs around them, they were even more surprised than when Hu Ma first saw Wu He's sister.

"Datong, Liangzi, Zhuzhu, turn around!"

Hu Ma noticed that Wu He was supporting the old shopkeeper, and under the gazes of Zhou Datong and others, she was so ashamed that she was about to shed tears.

Knowing the thoughts of this kind of girl, who is willing to be seen with such an ugly and weird side?

So his face darkened, he gave instructions loudly, and said at the same time: "Also, you should also remember that what happened tonight is a major event in the Red Lantern Club!"

"The Red Lantern Lady has seen it with her own eyes. Don't say a single word."

"I forgot all about it after I went back to sleep."

"..."

Zhou Datong was startled for a moment and hurriedly turned around with the other two, no one dared to look back.

Wu He didn't know why Hu Ma suddenly gave this order, but after hearing this, his heart couldn't help but soften.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

It was hard for her to describe her sudden desire to cry, and she didn't quite understand that although the things Hu Ma did were small, they represented respect.

"Brother Mazi, what happened?"

Hearing the footsteps of the old shopkeeper and Sister Wu He disappearing behind him, Zhou Datong couldn't help but ask cautiously.

"Don't ask yet, this time the matter is a bit big."

Hu Ma whispered to them: "Go back quickly, then call everyone in the village and clean up the place."

"I'll tell you in detail when I get a chance!"

"..."

After saying that, we went back to Zhuangzi together. It stands to reason that this tragic place needs to be watched.

But now it’s the middle of the night, who dares?

He was frightened to let Hu Ma stay here by himself, so he would not let Zhou Datong, Liang and Zhu suffer this fate.

After returning to Zhuangzi, he called out the other guys who were shivering in the house and asked them to light torches and seal the place, leaving the people in the city to come and investigate.

After all, although the Red Lantern Lady asked, she only said a few words casually, and few others came over. Hu Ma himself hung the lantern back in front of Zhuangzi's door, then took the knife and strode into the inner courtyard. among.

The old shopkeeper had been wrapped in cloth strips all over his body and looked very depressed.

The Shousui's physical strength is well-known in all sects. It is rare for him to suffer such a serious injury.

Seeing Hu Ma come in, the old shopkeeper's eyes flashed, as if he wanted to ask something.

Hu Ma didn't wait for him to ask, but looked directly at the old shopkeeper and said, "Only this night did I finally understand what it's like to die."

As he spoke, he directly pulled up his sleeves, revealing the broken arms and traces of wounds.

The old shopkeeper looked at it with his eyes narrowed, and he suppressed what he wanted to ask for the time being.

Hu Ma stood up straight, looked at the old shopkeeper, and said in a very calm voice, "The shopkeeper asked me to protect the lantern and said it was your last escape route, so I protected it with all my life."

"The shopkeeper told me to hide in this formation, so I hid in it. The shopkeeper said that the calligraphy sticker you gave me could save my life at a critical moment. I didn't even care about myself, but stuck it on On to the lantern.”

The more he spoke, the louder he sounded, appearing magnanimous and filled with resentment that he couldn't hide: "I was born in a village, so I didn't have so many ideas. I just thought that the shopkeeper treated me well. The things you told me were so important, so I Even if I fight to the death, I have to help the shopkeeper make it happen."

"but……"

When he said this, he paused and then whispered: "Shopkeeper, I am not a fool."

"If the Red Lantern Empress hadn't been alarmed and took the initiative to come, I'm afraid my little life would have been left in your hands."

"..."

The things he said loudly were exactly what shopkeeper Wu Hong wanted to know.

The shopkeeper originally had a lot of questions in his mind. He didn't teach Huma how to invite the Red Lantern Lady to come, or how she came. She only taught him how to enter the ghost gate, but not how to leave it. , how did he survive?

But now after listening to Hu Ma's words, the doubts in his heart were immediately solved. For a moment, he didn't dare to look directly into Hu Ma's eyes.

"My skills were taught by the shopkeeper. I will not refuse anything you ask me to do."

It was only at this point that Hu Ma looked up at the shopkeeper and said, "I just have a question that I don't want to understand..."

"...Why didn't the shopkeeper tell me directly?"

"Even if you say it directly, I won't refuse your order..."

"..."

After asking this last question, not only did the old shopkeeper's gloomy face suddenly show some complicated emotions, but in the side room, there was a sudden sound of water sloshing, and Sister Wu He's crying voice was already unbearable. : "Brother Hu Ma..."

"...It's us, we can't help you!"

"..."

This cry made the old shopkeeper suddenly feel a little lazy.

He waved his hand feebly and said to Hu Ma, "Don't say any more..."

"I've already taken off my skin, what other decent things can I say?"