Twilight Boundary

"Haha, brother Hu, it's not fun for your clan to hold a memorial ceremony for the mountain, but you didn't send me a note!"

The two groups of people were both on horseback, and they came very quickly. As soon as they arrived, they reined in their horses and walked forward with a big smile.

One has a gray beard, a pale head and a broad back, and the other has a pale face and narrow eyes, but they are clearly the current left-wing general Sun Tongsun in the White Armor Army, and the master Tang of the Great Shanbao, nicknamed Tiejianzi.

Compared to General Guo Liang, the people in the village didn't know the details of the two of them, so they were less afraid of them. However, the surrounding figures were all frightened when they saw these two people. Surprised, they all came forward to pay their respects.

"My...my God..."

In Xianci, the old patriarch, the second master, and Iron Hand Peng and others in the village were already stiff with shock.

How could a figure like General Guoliang be willing to condescend to come to Dayangzhai to watch the ceremony?

The most important thing is that this boy from the Hu family has never even held an official position, so why does the wife of the general who protects food salute to him?

"It's broken, it's broken..."

And further away, the iron-hand Peng had just squeezed in front of the entrance of the village, and he was already dumbfounded. He sucked it in and didn't dare to spit it out for a long time.

The disciples next to him also realized something was wrong and hurriedly said: "Master, these two look like they are from our sect, but I can't tell what their abilities are. You... do you recognize them?" "

"That, that's..."

Tie Shou Peng stuttered a little when he spoke: "That's Mr. Sun Sui from Gunzhou. The man next to him should be Mr. Tang from Dashanbao. Both of them are great masters who have entered the palace. He is the top figure in our sect..."

"They, how come they are here?"

"..."

In this room, Mr. Sun and Master Tang met with Hu Ma and General Baoliang. Mr. Sun smiled and said: "Brother Hu, I have long wanted to come to your village to visit the master, but I didn't know that your master, Mr. Zhou, , are you in the village now?"

Hu Ma smiled, helped the second master over, and said: "This is my master, Mr. Tuesday."

Mr. Sun suddenly looked surprised: "Seriously?"

"Is this still false?"

Hu Ma smiled and said: "I have only worshiped this one master, and it is true!"

"oops……"

Without saying a word, Mr. Sun immediately lifted up his robe and bowed down: "Senior, please accept my bows."

The second master was so frightened that his face changed color, and he said anxiously: "No, no, I can't bear it..."

"It should."

Even Hu Ma felt that Mr. Sun shouldn't have to bow to him this way. After all, at his age, he looked older than the second master, so this bow to him seemed a bit awkward.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Sun was an elder, the most disciplined, and said sternly: "Brother Hu and I are on equal terms, and I admire his abilities. I have long said that I would come to see the master, and now this is the first time I have met the elder." , and it’s such a big event as offering sacrifices to the mountain, how can you not worship?”

After saying this, he bowed respectfully.

When Yang Gong next to him saw it, he immediately reacted.

He came from a poorer background and had no one to teach him when he was a child. However, he was not familiar with these etiquettes, but he did not make any pretense. When he saw that this man was Hu Ma's master, he knelt down and said with a smile: "It turns out that he taught my brother this kind of etiquette." If you are a powerful master, then I have to kowtow.”

As they knelt down, and the second master could no longer support them, countless people at the entrance of the village were all dumbfounded.

It seemed like countless necks were being strangled around, and no one even made a sound.

The people in Dayangzhai and the neighboring villages were naturally frightened to death. Many people secretly pinched their thighs, wondering if they were dreaming in broad daylight.

The second master, who is being supported by Hu Ma and being worshiped by such important people, still looks like the familiar old bachelor of the Zhou family, but why does it seem like he has met him for the first time?

"It's a mess, it's a mess..."

And the iron-handed Peng, whose white beard was tangled in the wind, couldn't even breathe at this moment.

His face turned green and white for a while, and his neck felt chilly.

"Master, here we are..."

The disciple next to him was also dumbfounded and said, "Would you like to go up and say hello too?"

"Oh my god, the general who protects food and the great master who keeps the year old are all kowtowing to you, my disciple. With your face, aren't you going to go to heaven?"

"..."

"A hello..."

But Iron Hand Peng was frightened when he heard this. He raised his sleeves to cover his face and whispered: "Let's go before anyone sees us yet!"

"ah?"

The disciple next to me was surprised: "Didn't you say that you have to gain a position so that you can speak in the future?"

"That was before!"

Tie Shou Peng had already squeezed into the crowd, lowering his voice and lecturing, as if he was crying in annoyance: "Theoretically, as long as he calls us Master, that means he has taken advantage of the truth."

"Have you never heard of the saying that great power deceives reason?"

"Who knows what kind of incense is burned in the ancestral tomb in Dayangzhaizi? With such dignity, we can't rush to explain this reason. If we insist on sticking it up, it will bring disaster to ourselves. …”

"Let's go quickly. You don't have to worry about your official status. You can't stay in Mingzhou Fucheng any longer. Let me go to find a living somewhere else..."

"..."

As he said that, he had already squeezed out of the crowd calmly. He was about to leave, but he didn't dare to go to the entrance of the village and had to climb out from the fence behind.

Before leaving, he suddenly thought of something and asked his young disciple in a low voice: "I left the diagram for you to ponder. Do you have it with you? Take it out quickly and leave this work in the village."

"From now on, it might be a favor that can save my life!"

"..."

When the disciples saw that what he said was so serious, they hurriedly took it out, placed it on the table, and hurriedly found a place to slip out of the village. The carriage and sedan chair were all thrown here.

Hu Ma also invited everyone to sit down inside the village. General Baoliang, Mr. Sun, Master Tang, etc. were all sitting on the flowing mat outside. General Baoliang's wife was in the inner room, surrounded by several villagers. The woman inside chatted with him.

Although everyone knew the basics, the identity of the food-protecting general was here, and it was natural that he should take the seat. However, Yang Gong did not dare to take Master Hu Ma's seat, but pushed the second master, the head of the family, to the distinguished guest's seat.

The second master felt guilty when so many big shots praised him. He kept stealing glances at Hu Ma, while Hu Ma lowered his head to drink. How should I put it, he was quite happy to see the second master in such embarrassment now.

How come the old man's heroic spirit is gone now, and he is as shy as a little daughter-in-law?

During the greeting, he also glanced briefly, but he didn't see the iron-handed Peng again. He just saw a volume of albums that were specially left behind, so he calmly asked Zhou Datong to put them away, but he was not in a hurry. Tell the second master now.

It's a happy event now, so there's no need to rush to find a venue. Anyway, now that I know Iron Shou Peng's name, I'm not afraid that I won't be able to find him when I get to Mingzhou Mansion.

The second master, on the other hand, also wanted to ask the iron-handed Peng, but Hu Ma only reassured him. In addition, everyone around him talked with the second master, so the unhappiness in his heart gradually diluted.

This day was the most glorious moment in the history of Dayangzhai. Whether it was the general who protected food, the majestic Mr. Sun, Mr. Tang, and all the people who had heard of it before but had never seen it before, All the respectable gentlemen came to the village.

Not only were the people in the other villages completely convinced of Dayangzhai's qualifications to offer sacrifices to the mountain, but even the tribesmen in Dayangzhai were as happy as if they were in a dream.

Now I peeked at Hu Ma again, and finally understood what Zhou Liang and Zhao Zhu said.

But during this banquet, the whole village was filled with people and joy. With the lights brightly lit, even the deep and quiet Laoyin Mountain seemed to become much more peaceful.

"Second Master said that popularity can ward off disasters, and happiness can ward off disasters. Although this is an old saying in the countryside, the scene in this village now really seems like it can ward off anything."

Hu Ma couldn't help but think of the second master's words. For a moment, she intuitively believed the second master's words, and for a while, she laughed in her heart. If it was so easy, her original father would not have to lose his life.

During the banquet, the atmosphere gradually increased. As we all know, General Baoliang loved telling jokes, but now that his wife was around, he did not dare to tell them. Everyone started talking about the situation in Mingzhou and world affairs, and the table was full. The aura of iron-blooded killing.

At this moment, the candle lit in the middle of the table suddenly burst into flames, interrupting the conversation.

Everyone was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "The candles are exploding, and a happy event is coming. This is really the right time."

Before he finished speaking, suddenly, the candle on the candle in the center exploded again, and then the candle dimmed dimly and gradually went out.

Everyone was silent for a moment, and a dark wind blew from far away, making the wind chill to the bones.

"Um?"

Hu Ma glanced at the extinguished candle, and her eyes instantly became much colder. She slowly turned her head and glanced towards the mountain, feeling a slight warning sign in her heart.

And in the direction where the gloomy wind was blowing, everyone followed and looked, and suddenly saw in the shadows, at some point, several people with stiff bodies and livid faces came silently.

The one at the front was Iron Shou Peng. He had his hands behind his back and walked slowly. Little by little, he came to the table. His eyes swept over everyone's faces, and finally fell on the second master's face. On his face, he said in a sinister voice: "Zhou Huai, you really don't know etiquette."

"In the early years, you kowtowed in front of me and called me master, and you became my disciple. Now that master is here, you are holding a banquet but you don't come to invite me, and you sit on the top of the table with great dignity. How is this inappropriate? "

"I have taught several apprentices, but none of them came to kowtow to me as a master. What kind of rule is this?"

"..."

There was deathly silence everywhere, and countless eyes were looking at him. In such a late night, everyone felt a chill in their hearts and an inexplicable horror.