Twilight Boundary

"Is it over?"

With one breath, Zheng Xiangzhu was blown away, and the surrounding Yin Qi finally disappeared, and everything returned to calm.

Hu Ma also turned back into the little shopkeeper in the red lantern club at this time, feeling a little unreal.

Looking down, there were only extinguished braziers under my feet, burned into incense, a handful of scattered rice, the Yin Bone Jade pressed on the rice, and a few tattered scarecrows with many tear marks on them. And...a puny old tree stump.

With such a small amount, he could kill the evil green-robed evil spirit who had been causing trouble in Mingzhou Prefecture for decades, occupied many blood food mines, raised hundreds of gangs, and could even fight with the Red Lantern Empress?

... He even helped to deal with an incense owner from the Red Lantern Society.

No matter how she thought about it, Hu Ma felt a little unreal, as if everything she had just experienced was just an illusion.

But he truly knew that the green-clothed evil ghost had indeed been eliminated.

It was killed in this simple altar, not even leaving many traces in the field. There was only a piece of green cloth that looked a little tattered and was thrown on the edge of the rice circle. Such a big evil spirit was killed. Even if you kill him, only this little thing will be left.

As for Zheng Xiangzhu, he blew it away in one breath, leaving nothing behind.

"Senior, I..."

Hu Madu took a few deep breaths, suppressed his emotions, and turned to look at the old tree stump.

Then he discovered that the old tree stump was not looking at him, but was looking at the remaining piece of green cloth in the rice circle with interest, stretched out two fingers, and pinched it.

Turning his head and looking at Hu Ma, he seemed to want to hand it over, but hesitated for a moment. Then he looked behind the bushes not far away, waved gently with a smile, and said: "Little Hongtang girl, come here. .”

Hu Ma turned around and saw Xiao Hongtang squatting on the branch next to her.

In the past few days, there have been many evil spirits around, and Xiao Hongtang has followed him, but he can't be of much help.

After arriving in Laoyin Mountain, she never left, but she only dared to stay not far away, but did not dare to approach the altar.

Now that the magic was finished, the old tree stump called her again, and she slipped out of the tree.

He obediently came to the old tree stump, gently pressed his two little hands on his waist, bowed to the old tree stump, and said obediently: "Good luck to you, Grandpa Tiger..."

"He's a good boy."

It seems that the old tree stump actually knows Xiao Hongtang...

But this shouldn't be a surprise. Xiao Hongtang has been with her mother-in-law for so long and is more familiar with her mother-in-law's old friends than she is.

The old tree stump praised Little Hongtang, and then he carefully pinched the green cloth in his hand. It wasn't like he was afraid, but just a little bit disgusted with it. He gently pulled it a few times and found that the blue cloth was stained with blood or something. The green cloth fragments with scorch marks or cut marks were torn off.

Only the cleanest and smoothest piece in the middle was left. He pulled Xiao Hongtang's arm and gently pricked her wrist.

It was also tied in the shape of a bow.

Then he smiled and patted her and said, "It's okay, let's go play!"

"?"

Hu Ma was shocked: Don't give random things to your children...

That's the evil ghost in blue. What's left after the evil ghost in blue is eliminated. How can it be simple?

How dangerous is this thing for Xiao Hongtang...

...Would you like to give it to me?

"It's not appropriate for you to carry something with a strong Yin energy."

The old tree stump knew the good and evil of people, so he just explained lightly and said: "Let the children watch and play, Xiao Hongtang is very well-behaved."

"I was with Granny earlier, and every time I went out to play in the village, she would salute me when she saw her."

"You took her away from the village later, but I still missed her."

"..."

"Even though you said that, I still feel that you are a little biased..."

Hu Ma thought to herself, but of course she was not jealous of Xiao Hongtang. She was actually thinking about other things.

The Meng family tried to force him to show up, but he didn't get what he wanted, and his identity wasn't revealed, but he spent so much money, entered the altar of magic as a soul, and fought hard to get hurt, just to spread a message to himself?

It stands to reason that there should be a deep hatred between the two parties. Both of them were killed by the Meng family, but he kept saying that he only talked about the Shiting Alliance...

What does the Shiting Alliance refer to? What does he mean when he says that the other nine surnames are waiting for him to return?

He actually knows nothing about the ten surnames now, but the other party came here just to tell him these words in person. He must have his intentions. In other words, he originally thought that as long as he listened, What will you understand in these few words?

But I understand, you big-headed ghost!

"I know you want to ask about the Shiting Alliance."

The old tree stump noticed Hu Ma's eyes, and said softly: "But I can't answer this question for you. It's a matter of the ten surnames, and I know nothing about the content."

"The ten surnames cannot attack each other. This is what your mother-in-law told me before she left Laoyin Mountain. A large part of the reason why she went back was to make this covenant effective for the Hu family again."

"Of course, she wasn't so reassured before, so she asked me."

"Looking at it now, this covenant still has some effect. At least, the people from the Meng family this time do not have murderous intentions towards you."

"..."

"Don't you have any murderous intention towards me?"

Hu Ma silently thought about this sentence, and on the surface it was indeed true.

Although it is possible that the Meng family just realized that they really cannot see through him, it is also possible that he is not sure.

This time it was just a conversation, no assassination.

However, the more this happens, the more ridiculous it becomes. He actually just wanted to force himself to show up and talk to himself for a few words, but just for these few words, a big evil spirit from Mingzhou Prefecture died. The incense owner of the Red Lantern Club, and more importantly...

...How many ghosts and civilians died?

In fact, the reincarnated person is no stranger to this kind of thing of treating human life as a number and a bargaining chip.

But after experiencing it personally, I still feel a little depressed.

"So at this time..."

As the old tree stump said, he seemed to show a faint smile: "I want to ask you too."

"How does it feel to be a member of the Hu family?"

"..."

"Feel?"

Hu Ma was a little surprised by the old tree stump's question. She looked up at him and saw the smile in his eyes, but she didn't answer.

"I don't know, senior."

He was silent for a long time, and then spoke in a low voice, with a kind of relaxation brought by the calmness in his voice, and said: "Because I didn't want to join the Hu family, I just did something that I wanted to do."

"..."

"Um?"

The old tree stump was a little shocked by this question. He looked at Hu Ma, sighed softly for a long time, and said: "This answer is surprisingly good..."

"You handled this matter more satisfactorily than I imagined."

"It's not because you can really use the Hu family's method, but I didn't expect you to ask for the name of the Meng family's disciple."

"If it were anyone else, even if your father was still alive, he might be angry, but he would not force the Meng family to stay like you."

"..."

Hu Ma was slightly startled. He had no memory of his father in his previous life. He only knew that he died very young, but the words of the old tree stump made him feel a little strange.

Subconsciously asked: "Why?"

"Because the ten surnames have the dignity of the ten surnames."

The old tree stump said calmly: "I said that this Meng family child is actually abiding by the rules."

"Since you abide by the rules, you usually won't bully others like this. Your mother-in-law's arrangements in Laoyin Mountain were not allowed to interfere with me at first, just because of the rules. In order to protect you, she wanted to go back to the ancestral temple. Follow the rules.”

"..."

Hu Ma was stunned for a moment. In fact, she didn't quite understand what the old tree stump said.

He just took his time, not letting the words in his heart come out smoothly. He used words that were more in line with the world's perception and said slowly: "I didn't think about it that much."

"I just think that everyone looks the same. Is his face a little bigger than mine?"

"..."

"?"

The old tree stump was a little shocked by these words. After a long while, he smiled lightly and said: "Maybe it's because you are from the Hu family, but you have never really grown up in the Hu family. In fact, these words are not consistent. The identities of people with ten surnames.”

"However, I think it sounds very pleasant..."

As he spoke, he laughed, as if he had let go of something in his heart, and said with a smile: "In my opinion, at this time, you are qualified to go to Juehu Village and get that token back."

"..."

"Token?"

Hu Ma was slightly startled: "What my mother-in-law left in Juehu Village was not just a magic weapon, but also a token?"

He was slightly moved: "Senior, can I go get it now?"

The old tree stump said: "Not yet."

Hu Ma was slightly startled: "Why did you change your words again? Why not?"

"Because you are not capable enough..."

The old tree stump sighed and said: "I originally thought you would learn this skill first and then develop this qualification, but I didn't expect that you seem to have obtained this qualification first..."

"But before entering the mansion, you'd better not think about it. You won't be able to carry the token alone."

"..."

"Enter the mansion..."

Hu Ma pondered for a moment, saying that he had just learned the skill of being a New Year's Keeper, and he still had some distance to go before entering the mansion.

As for the skills in the Zhensui book, at a glance, they are all magic altar spells, suppressing evil spirits, and all kinds of techniques, but there seems to be no mention of the corresponding cultivation system such as ascending the ranks and entering the mansion.

Of course, this time Hu Ma also knew that the Zhensui Book was actually in the same system as the ghost walkers. Perhaps the entry into the mansion must be calculated according to the ghost walkers' rules.

There was still lingering uneasiness in my heart, but I also knew that I couldn't stay in the mountains for much longer. There were many things outside the mountains, so I could only sigh in a low voice, cheer up, and thank the old tree stump for its protection. .

He made an appointment to wait until he had the ability to get the things left by his mother-in-law in Juehu Village, and then go back to the mountains to visit the old tree stump. Then he packed up his things and hurried out of the mountain.

Hu Ma rode on the horse, and Xiao Hongtang sat in his arms, looking at the green cloth on her arm, and pulling at it from time to time.

"How does it feel?"

Hu Ma always felt that this green cloth was not simple, so she subconsciously asked.

Xiao Hongtang said: "I don't feel anything, it's just that the flower is not very pretty..."

"..."

Hu Ma didn't know how to answer, so she could only say: "Stay far away, we are still in the realm of Laoyin Mountain..."