Twilight Boundary

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.

But everyone in Zhuangzi knew that Xu Ji had an old object in his hand, which was a powerful tool 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 for help from Brother Erguotou.

Besides, Hu Ma knew that favors were hard to come by, so this guy helped him get rid of the background behind Xu Ji, which was already very good.

After all, if he hadn't helped him, he would have had no chance to compete with Xu Ji. A rich young man with a background facing a wild boy from a village would be a huge blow.

If you ask for help from others, you may not be repaying the favor to yourself, but you will be indebted to him for the favor.

Now, it's up to you 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 came 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 good brothers to come out with me to handle something important."

"When I come back, I will have a lot of..."

"……Thanks!"

"..."

He said it smoothly, and wanted to say that there will be rewards for many things, but thinking of his own situation, he abruptly changed it 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.

Xu Ji's two followers were surprised and happy to see how confident Xu Ji was now.

It feels like the Xu Ji from before is back. In other words, I can use Xu Ji's thigh to live a comfortable life without having to continue to live 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 his 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 wander 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?

While I was thinking about it, I suddenly woke up.

I'm afraid 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, you actually 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 out there for an adventure late at night, how are you going to tell them if something goes wrong?"

"..."

"To get rid of evil spirits?"

"Whoever wins gets to be the steward?"

When the guys in the outer courtyard heard this, they were all shocked.

Only then did they realize that the conversation they had just had actually determined the future identities of these two people.

Then suddenly they heard that evil spirits were removed at night, and many people became timid.

"Haha, if you don't have the courage, what kind of person would you be?"

When Xu Ji heard this, he immediately understood Hu Ma's intention and actually cooperated with him on purpose.

After saying something loudly, he looked at the others again, 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 Tai Sui beside Master Tai Sui. It has been used by a ghost walker for many years. It is the most spiritual thing and the best object to restrain evil spirits..."

"With this sword close to me, it doesn't matter day or night, can't I kill an evil spirit?"

"Brothers, the main reason I am looking for you is to build my reputation. Who would like to go with me? When I come back, I..."

"..."

Having said this, he paused for a moment before Tiexin said, "Send him a pound of green food!"

Qing Shi is Qing Tai Sui. When the young people heard this, they were suddenly surprised and happy. How many cakes would they get in exchange for money?

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 couldn't tell the difference between inside and outside.

Ever since Hu Ma took charge, he had been in an extremely embarrassing situation for quite a long time.

Seeing that everyone was noisy, lighting torches, and about to go out together, he finally followed them heartily.

With this departure, most of the dozen or so waiters 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 watched and became nervous, and said to Hu Ma: "It's such an important matter, how can we do it if we don't work hard?"

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

Leng Buding said that going out in the middle of the night to ward off evil spirits would scare everyone, but no one could care about the future situation.

"can not go."

Hu Ma said in a deep voice: "We haven't mastered our skills, 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 very anxious and had torches to illuminate them, so they had already left Zhuangzi.

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

Gradually they left Zhuangzi, and the surroundings were completely 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 shadows of the mountains in the distance were almost invisible in the dark winter.

Hu Ma took a deep breath, 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, there is no one around, it's not cold or the middle of winter, and suddenly a kid grabs the corner of your clothes. How does it feel?

Full of security!

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

"When it's over, I'll give you green food to eat..."

"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 enough?"

"That's enough, that's enough..."

Xiao Hongtang was almost drooling. She opened 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.

As you get closer, you can smell the strong smell of blood.

He looked back and forth at these blood food pills several times before sighing softly: "Old Xu has been a worshiper for so many years, but he 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."

"I think he must have known in his heart that since he fell into trouble, his son can only save him by learning my method and becoming a New Year's 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?"

"It depends on which one of them is more capable..."