Twilight Boundary

The atmosphere suddenly became a little depressing, and the friends around them were a little scared and looked at them worriedly.

Xu Ji, the young master in Jinyi, is not the steward now, but in the eyes of the guys, he is not much different from the steward. Usually the shopkeeper doesn't like to show up. In the whole village, who doesn't have the final say on all big and small matters?

How could anyone dare to offend him and not be afraid of being kicked back?

Regardless of whether they come from the town or the village, if they can join the red light society to earn money and learn skills, it is because their families have put in a lot of effort.

If he is kicked back, he may not even be able to live anymore.

Furthermore, Young Master Xu Ji is very capable. He understands all the tricks taught by the shopkeeper, which is far superior to other clerks. It is really difficult to do it...

"Big brother, there's going to be a fight..."

At the same time when tensions were rising outside the courtyard, in the inner courtyard where the old shopkeeper was, there was an oil lamp burning on the Eight Immortals table in the hall, and in a large vat where herbs were soaked, a pale girl sat in it, with only her head exposed. Said anxiously.

"Well, let's fight!"

The old shopkeeper took a strange piece of meat and squeezed blood into it bit by bit, with a cold face:

"We will fight sooner or later, when we are young and vigorous. If we don't fight, I will think that the guy I hired this time is a bloodless guy!"

"Fight hard and show your skills, then you will know who is reliable!"

"..."

"..."

Hu Ma was ready to take action, and her eyes swept over the opponent's waist intentionally or unintentionally.

He knew that the most powerful thing about Xu Ji was the old thing in his hand.

During this time, he also found out clearly that old objects are treasures for people like them who have been dealing with evil spirits for many years.

To deal with evil spirits and monsters, watchers, ghost walkers, or other masters with special skills, in addition to relying on their own skills to attack them head-on, often use some tools or weapons, and they use them. Things that have passed away are old objects.

Because these things were chosen by them because they were more resistant to evil spirits. In addition, they had used them for so many years and soaked in their aura, so the objects became more spiritual.

To put it simply, an object used by a more powerful mage becomes more powerful the longer it has been used by someone.

Of course, the old objects were powerful against evil spirits, but they had limited effect against people. This was why I dared to fight Xu Ji.

When it comes to Tao Xing, I am much taller than Xu Ji and have stronger strength. I am also proficient in the moves taught by the second master. Even if I need to suppress some Tao Xing to fight with him, I will not necessarily suffer a loss.

Unexpectedly, just when he was ready, and even started to perform the martial arts in secret, he saw Xu Ji'er just staring at him. For a long time, seeing that Hu Ma had no intention of retreating, he suddenly sneered: "Broken village. Those who come out are quite arrogant."

"If you want to be beaten, I will grant it to you."

"But don't alarm our old shopkeeper, and don't delay the night patrol for the Red Lantern Lady."

"..."

As he spoke, he lifted the hem of his robe and turned to leave, but turned back to Hu Ma and said, "If you are really brave, let's leave the town together tomorrow afternoon and have a good fight under the poplar tree next to the ditch over there. Whatever skills you have, just use them."

When all the guys heard this, they all looked at each other in shock. Are you going to stop fighting now?

"This thing is so fierce and weak, it's more useless than I thought."

Hu Ma was thinking in her mind, and when she saw that he was about to leave, she also spoke directly: "I don't want to argue with you, but we all finally joined the Red Lantern Lady Club in various places, all in order to gain more knowledge and learn some skills. No matter what, it doesn't work. Also make some money."

"We have no problem with you coming a few days earlier than us to arrange on-duty drills, but you have to be fair at least in order to convince everyone."

"We're all the same guys, why do we have to buy you wine and meat so that you can go on night patrol?"

"..."

The waiters were all a little surprised when they heard this, and were stunned and silent.

When I first heard Hu Ma's words, I thought he was timid. But when I continued to listen, I suddenly felt that these words had entered my heart.

Not only those from Dayangzhai, but also those from other places were exploited by them.

Even if you dare not say it with your mouth, how can you be convinced in your heart?

"snort!"

When Xu Ji heard this, his expression suddenly became intense, and he stared at Hu Ma: "When tomorrow comes, don't be afraid anymore."

After saying that, he suddenly turned around and shouted to others: "What are you doing standing there in a daze?"

"Who should be on patrol at night? Why don't you go quickly?"

"..."

All the waiters were startled, hurriedly picked up their lanterns, and set off quickly.

…

Hu Ma then put down his arrogance and returned to Zhuangzi. According to the original arrangement, he was supposed to feed the horses in the evening, but he went straight back to his room and ignored him completely.

This challenge was all planned out. Erguotou had already decided to take action. Of course, he could wait until Master Xu Ji had no more backstage before doing this, but by then, I'm afraid this would have the same effect. That's not even close.

You have to stand up while the other party is at the peak of their power and say some nice words to achieve your goal.

"Brother Hu Ma, are you sure you can beat him?"

Zhou Datong also ran back quickly and asked with concern on his face.

Hu Ma smiled and said: "You don't even know whether I can win by beating you, so you dare to go over and stir up trouble?"

"Then what's there to be afraid of?"

Zhou Datong said: "My grandpa told me before I came here, saying that although I can do it, I am just a blind person who makes trouble and has no brains. You are different. You are cunning, lazy, greedy, evil-tempered and extremely evil." Refuse to suffer a loss.”

"Although you look equally bad, you are the bad one with brains."

"So he gave you thousands of warnings and instructions. He will listen to you when he comes out. If anything happens, let's come together..."

"..."

"Why can't I understand whether this is a good word or a bad word?"

Hu Ma shook his head and looked at the other two, but they were Zhou Liang and Zhao Zhu.

These two guys who came from Dayang Village are both honest and don't usually say anything, but they just got into it.

The two of them looked at each other and said, "No matter what else, we are all in the same village."

The simple boy in the village...

Hu Ma couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and smiled at the two people: "Yes, let's shoulder the trouble together and enjoy the blessings together."

"Brother Hu Ma, you... you can't beat him..."

Just as he was talking, a voice called Qi Qi Ai came from outside the door, but it was Li Wazi who leaned against the door and spoke cautiously.

When Zhou Datong saw him, he was furious and shouted: "Get out of here, aren't you familiar with them?"

"Take your bedroll and go sleep in their room!"

"..."

Li Wazi burst into tears and was speechless.

But seeing him like this, not to mention Zhou Datong, even Zhou Liang and Zhao Zhu ignored him.

The young man born in the village is simple-minded and straightforward.

One night passed, when the guys got up, they followed Xu Ji's arrangements as usual and were busy with their own affairs, but their minds were focused on the gambling battle between Hu Ma and the boy in Jinyi, and they were somewhat absent-minded.

In my heart, I felt that Hu Ma would definitely lose, the gap was too big.

The few young men who were born in Dayang Village were really poor, and only a few of them could scrape together a knife.

As for Young Master Xu Ji, not only was he wearing brocade clothes and bringing old things, but his two followers were also very wealthy.

But he felt that Hu Ma was confident if he dared to challenge, and besides, he was speaking for everyone.

With such an undercurrent surging, Xu Ji became even more harsh on the clerks, shouting at them that this place was not clean, that they were not doing well, and so on.

But Hu Ma was an exception. He didn't show up all day. After finishing lunch, he stood up straight, asked Zhou Datong to borrow a knife, held it under his arm, and walked straight out of Zhuangzi without saying hello.

"He really dares to go?"

The guys suddenly became excited and exchanged glances, all a little surprised.

Xu Ji, on the other hand, looked at Hu Ma's back and just sneered. He deliberately finished his meal slowly and leisurely, chatting and laughing with the two followers. He also went into the inner courtyard to talk to the old shopkeeper for a while, as if he didn't care. It makes people feel more responsible for Hu Ma.

With things on their minds, the guys were in no mood to work.

They all quickly cleaned up the work on their hands, fearing that they would not get the chance, so they sneaked out of Zhuangzi.

When we arrived at the head of the town, we saw Hu Ma holding a knife in his arms and standing under a poplar tree from a distance.

This calmness and calmness also made people vaguely admired, and they inexplicably had a little more confidence in Hu Ma.

Gradually, the sun turned westward, and most of the guys rushed over, anxiously waiting for the agreed-upon contest.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for half an hour, Xu Ji did not show up.

After waiting for an hour, there was still no one coming from the direction of Zhuangzi.

Waiting until the sun was about to set, all the waiters were already impatient, and then in the direction of Zhuangzi, a waiter who had sneaked back to see what was going on ran over, out of breath, with an indescribable look on his face. Surprised: "Xu...Master Xu Ji can't come..."

All the guys were stunned for a moment, and Hu Ma under the poplar tree in the distance also looked over.

The guy said anxiously: "I said it was an emergency, so I went directly to the supervisor to ask for leave and went back to the city..."

"ah?"

Everyone was confused: "What is so important? We have already made an appointment..."

"I didn't say anything, so I was very nervous and ran away..."

"..."

At this moment, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and the guys looked at each other in disbelief.

"Since he won't come, forget it."

It was only then that Hu Ma came back with the knife in hand and said to the guys who were staying aside: "There are still so many jobs waiting for you in Zhuangzi, so don't stay here."

"Datong, Zhao Zhu, Zhou Liang, and you, you, plus you, you guys will patrol with me at night."

"You, you, you, feed the horses at night and clean the yard."

"You guys, take care of the work under the stove. The soup the old shopkeeper wants must be boiled in time. Don't let it get cold or get hot."

"..."

Suddenly seeing him arranging a job, the guys around him couldn't react for a moment.

After a while, Zhou Datong yelled and agreed, and the other clerks suddenly understood something and nodded repeatedly, having no objection to Hu Ma's arrangement.

Hu Ma took the lead and walked towards the village, thinking silently: "Lifting this lantern will bring you one step closer to the person watching the year."