MTL - Twilight Boundary

Chapter 51 Three Pillars of Incense Under the Red Light Altar

"you say!"

As soon as Hu Ma heard what he said, she became serious.

He also knew that when he came to the city, he would be close to the reincarnated person codenamed Erguotou. If he wanted to meet, it would be easy to arrange, but he also vaguely guessed that these reincarnated people seemed to be quite concerned about meeting in reality. I was cautious, so I didn’t have high hopes.

Now that I heard that he was going to tell me something, I didn't dare to neglect it. When I was confused, I knew the importance of this information the most.

"When you arrive, you should have discovered that the Red Lantern Club opens an altar, and the people who collect it are all kinds of people."

Erguotou smiled and said: "Strictly speaking, there are many clerks in the Red Lantern Society, but few of them are found in the village."

 Humah has also discovered this problem long ago.

He observed silently these days and found that the guys who came this time were generally divided into several categories. One of them was the tall and sturdy ones. They seemed to be members of the Red Lantern Society. They grew up in the city and were all He has been trained since childhood and has a very solid foundation.

 After all, the Red Lantern Club has been operating in Mingzhou Prefecture for decades and is very powerful. Many of the associates have married and married, and the second generation has already been born.

In addition, there are some descendants of merchants and common people, dressed in brocade clothes. They are the liveliest and most playful ones. They shout and make noises about being the best in everything, and they are the most eye-catching.

 They join the association thinking they can find some protection or learn some skills.

It’s the ones in ragged clothes who don’t know where they come from.

“First of all, you have joined the gang, but don’t really think of it as some kind of gang that licks blood with its blade...”

Erguotou said with a smile: "The Blood Food Gang relies on the blood food mines to make a living. The core is the business. If you join the Blood Food Gang, I won't support you in vain. I have to think about how to use you first." , and then I will consider teaching you my skills."

Hu Ma breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I can spare this."

"That's good. Among us reincarnated people, some of us can't figure it out clearly when we are human beings for the second time."

Erguotou sighed with approval and said, "There are some things that I have to worry about. When you join the Red Lantern Club, the first thing you do is to open an altar and burn incense. Whichever incense stick you burn will determine which path you take."

“You should be cautious about this. There are three pillars of incense under the red lamp altar, white incense, green incense and red incense.”

“Hong Xiang is naturally the best. He learns skills quickly and eats well. Bai Xiang is the most stable, but what I want to tell you is..."

　　　…”

Hu Ma's heart moved slightly: "Burn green incense?"

Erguotou laughed and said, "Yes, only Qingxiang is the right way."

“Only by burning green incense can you have a chance to come into contact with what you want to learn. Of course, green incense is also relatively safe.”

　　　…”

"take note of it…"

Hu Ma took a long breath and said, "Brother, please teach me more?"

Erguotou smiled and said: "Then what else is there to say? You should learn some skills as soon as possible so that we can cooperate on other things..."

 …

 …

 That night, after chatting with Erguotou, Hu Ma had an idea.

 He stayed here patiently, waiting quietly. He only took one blood pill every three days and slowly performed the exercises to strengthen his foundation.

Gradually a few days passed, and the surrounding houses were full of people, lively and noisy all day long.

As the time approached February 28th, that night, a few strong men suddenly came to the yard surrounded by a steward.

It was the old man with a mustache. He smiled and said: "Tomorrow is the opening of the altar. Maybe you are all impatient to wait."

"Go to bed early tonight and put on clean clothes tomorrow. Our host will prepare a banquet for you..."

　　　…”

 When the young men heard that there was a table to eat, they were overjoyed and scratched their ears.

On the second day, the young people gathered early, and many of them took out the clothes they had packed in their bags and changed into them, or shaved each other's heads to look more energetic.

As a result, after waiting for most of the day, the steward came over again in the evening, and took the young people out with a smile. After passing through three or five streets, they saw a large open space in front of them, surrounded by red lanterns.

 In the middle of the lanterns, there are more than a dozen tables, some covered with red cloth, some covered with green cloth, some covered with gray cloth...

 …Probably because white cloth is so rare in this world.

 …

The Kankan people had all arrived, and the steward with a mustache turned around from the table a few steps above where the red lanterns were lit.

He said to the young men: "There are three pillars of incense under the red lantern altar. Everyone has his or her own destiny. If you can join our red lantern party, you will all have a good life. Today, our incense master will personally come to help you open the altar and open the altar for you." A table has been set for you..."

 “But our banquets are also different.”

"Looking at the tables in front of you, if you want to eat meat and wine, you can sit at the red cloth table in front. If you want to eat steamed buns, just sit at the green cloth table. If you want to eat black noodle steamed buns, you can sit at the tables covered with white cloth. Just sit down, the rules are that simple." "After a stick of incense, the banquet begins, how about you guys show off your skills?"

　　　…”

 When all the young men heard this, they couldn't help but be startled.

Before others could react, the stocky young men in black robes suddenly rushed forward without saying a word.

They were originally members of the gang. They thought the adults at home had taught them and were prepared. Not only them, but also some of the young men in brocade robes immediately stared at the red cloth table in front of them and rushed forward, thinking they were also prepared in advance. I got the news through certain channels.

The ones who were the slowest to react were the ragged teenagers, but when they understood, their eyes turned red.

With a shout, they all rushed to the red cloth table.

“Mom, you want to eat here, but you still want to rob me?”

Beside Hu Ma, Zhou Datong was stunned when he heard this: "Why is it worse than our Dayangzhai village?"

Several other teenagers were also nervous for a while. Seeing that everyone else had rushed forward, they couldn't help but feel anxious.

 “Follow me, and no one will run around.”

Hu Ma was already prepared. She whispered her instructions and rushed out immediately. The other teenagers were anxious and hurriedly followed.

However, Hu Ma had no intention of rushing towards the red cloth table. Instead, after walking a few steps, he occupied a green cloth table in the corner and instructed everyone to surround him and not run around.

At the red cloth table, there was a huge fight. Heads were shaking and hisses were loud. There was silence around the green cloth table.

They took it easily, and the rest just defended it, and then watched others fight for it.

Beside the red table, the beating became more and more fierce, and people fell out from time to time.

The group of stocky young men, with heavy shots, the young men in brocade clothes, have a wild temper, but are very smart, but the most eye-catching ones are the ragged young men.

They are usually honest and honest people, living in the worst stable house. When distributing meals, they wait until all the young people in Dayangzhai have finished taking them, and then rush forward to grab the soup and water.

Unexpectedly, at this time, they suddenly burst out with amazing power. They attacked each and every one of them ruthlessly and refused to let go. They were also the largest in number, with dozens of people, all for those red cloth tables. The fight was brutal.

Hu Ma looked at him coldly, becoming more and more frightened.

This group of ragged young men is actually far inferior to others in terms of foundation. It is even doubtful whether they have eaten blood food.

 But naturally, there was a fierceness, like a ghost, and most of the tables fell. They had the upper hand and pushed the others back.

But at the same time, Hu Ma also noticed that those who were vying for the red cloth table were not all that interested. Some people grabbed it for a while and then moved back. Some even sat on the green cloth table or even the white cloth table from the beginning. Beside the table, watching this scene coldly.

 Seeing that the stick of incense was about to burn out, the number of people around the red table had already been determined, and the people who had been defeated by the red cloth table also became anxious.

The green cloth table immediately became popular, and those who came back from the previous defeat gathered around the green cloth table and started fighting again.

But Hu Ma and others reacted quickly and occupied the green cloth table early. Now the five of them gathered around the table, advancing and retreating together. They were waiting for work after others had fought, but they managed to hold on with difficulty.

Others saw that this table was difficult to grab, so they subconsciously backed away from the table next to it.

Not long after, the time for the incense stick came, but there were still many noisy people who did not sit down, unwilling and unwilling, glaring at everyone.

"OK OK…"

The steward in front smiled and clapped his hands: "The steamed bread with mixed noodles can also fill your stomach. There is no need to grab it today."

 It was only then that a waiter brought a stool, and everyone had a headrest under their buttocks.

Glancing around, I saw many shabby young men sitting at the red cloth table in front of me. Everyone had injuries on their faces, but each one had a bit of ruthlessness. Next to the green cloth table, there were also people with dusty bodies, all kinds of people. Kicking footprints, or torn clothes.

Beside the white cloth table, most of them were young men dressed in brocade clothes, and the other half were young men in ragged clothes. Most of the young men in ragged clothes were the ones who were most seriously injured, but also had the strongest look of reluctance on their faces.

Hu Ma and his party of five were all sitting at the green cloth table, and they were all in good order.

 “Okay, let’s serve it!”

The steward with a mustache smiled and clapped his hands when he saw the noisy teenagers sitting down.

Around them, baskets began to be brought up one by one.

Unexpectedly, what was in this basket was not food, but pillars of incense.

The incense served on the red cloth table was all scented with blood, mixed with cinnabar, as red as blood. The incense served on the green cloth table was green incense, with a bluish color. However, the incense served on the white cloth table had no idea what it was mixed with. Yellow but not white.

The young men all looked dazed, and each brought a stick of incense in his hand. Next to the table in front, a large vat had been moved, which was full of incense ash and talisman fragments.

 “Welcome the Lord of Incense…”

Also after the big vat was put out, two rows of girls in white carrying red lanterns led a man in rich clothes to come out, boarded the stage covered with red cloth, and sat on the two In the middle of the lantern, which was as red as blood, he slowly nodded to everyone.

Hence, Mustache made a high-pitched and slightly shrill voice that resounded throughout the whole place: "Three pillars of incense under the red lamp altar, each one has his own life!"

 “Send incense…”

 (End of this chapter)