MTL - Twilight Boundary

Chapter 53 Evil spirits attack people

“This is the counter where our Red Lantern Lady Club will be located.”

The steward knocked on the door of the house and introduced it to Hu Ma and others with a smile: "Although it is a small place, it is an important place. How many things come from here every spring?"

 The teenagers around him nodded in confusion, not knowing whether they understood or not.

 But Hu Ma has already sorted out this situation and understood that the blood food gang's livelihood depends on blood food. Whether it is harvesting in the mines, or transporting by mules and horses, resting and transporting, every link is extremely important.

Perhaps this is a warehouse, or a post station, where blood food was transported when worshiping Tai Sui?

Not long after, the door of the house was opened, and a young man in brocade clothes came out. He said with a smile: "Master has been waiting for you for a long time, and I am worried that you will not be able to make it before dark. Come in quickly, master has prepared wine and food..."

Hearing this, all the young men suddenly became anxious. After walking for a long time, their stomachs were already empty.

Entered the house, and sure enough, they saw a table of wine and food already set up in the main room. A fat old master came out from a distance and held his hands towards the steward who had brought them over.

The young people were in a hurry to take their seats, but suddenly they heard the young man in golden clothes who opened the door shouting: "No rules! Who told you to break in? Your food is in the kitchen, go and eat by yourself!"

It was then that the young men understood that sharing the food and wine was for the receptionist and had nothing to do with them.

They came to the kitchen silently one by one, and saw the dark steamed buns in the basket, with not even a pickle next to them. Good guy, they are not even as good as Dayangzhai.

In the main room outside, the young man in brocade clothes had already sat down with the steward who had brought them here, and the fat old master. Everyone was drinking and drinking, chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very good.

Hu Ma and a group of friends sat or squatted in the yard and each ate two dark steamed buns.

This bun is thick and hard. After one bite, your mouth is full of dregs and it is really difficult to swallow.

After eating steamed buns, we fetched a bucket of cold water from the well and shared the drinks. The young men waited in the courtyard. In the main room, the old master, the young man in brocade clothes and the steward were chatting happily. These first arrivals The young people who had just arrived did not dare to disturb him.

More than half an hour passed before the young man in brocade clothes walked out of the hall with a smile.

 But when he arrived in front of the young men, the smile on his face had disappeared, and he said with a straight face: "Come in with me!"

 “You have to know some rules in front of the shopkeeper.”

　　　…”

　　The young men then came to the front of the main hall, carrying their own bed rolls.

Looking at the big, spacious and bright house that was not magnificent, I felt fearful. Before entering the threshold, I wiped the mud on the soles of my shoes and then stepped in carefully.

 “Boys, keep your eyes open and look for it.”

The steward who had brought Hu Ma and the others here was already flushed with wine and food. He smiled and said, "This is the old shopkeeper of our Red Lantern Lady Club, Master Wu Hong. He is the guardian of our Red Lantern Club." You can be very ruthless in this village."

"You will be under his command from now on, but you have to be more diligent. He will be happy and teach you two skills, which will be enough for you for a lifetime."

Having said that, he turned to look at Shopkeeper Wu and said with a smile, "I'll bring him here for you. You can watch and train him."

 “Easy to say.”

Shopkeeper Wu was smiling and had a very kind expression. His eyes swept over Hu Ma and the others, and then fell on the young man in brocade clothes sitting on the round stool next to him. He said: "You, Xu Ji, and a few of his This fellow countryman is the one who was transferred here at the Red Light Festival."

"Xu Ji came three days earlier than you. I have already taught him many rules, so you can learn from him."

"I'm so quiet. I have nothing else to do. Don't disturb me. But as long as you work diligently, I will teach you what I need to teach you."

"But if laziness causes trouble, I will send you back."

　　　…”

 Hearing the shopkeeper mention him, the young man in brocade clothes quickly stood up.

Only then did the young men realize that this young man in brocade clothes was the same person as themselves, but he had come earlier.

The steward was also listening and interjected: "Why do you want to send me back?"

“If they are disobedient and do not understand the rules, they will be killed directly. That is their fate.”

　　　…”

“Haha, I am just a shopkeeper after all. How can I decide their lives?”

The old shopkeeper answered with a smile, and then waved his hand, ready to let the young man in brocade take Hu Ma and the others down. However, before he could go out, he suddenly heard a rapid knock on the door, and someone cried: " Red Lantern Lady, help me, Lord, help me..."

 “Someone has been attacked by evil spirits...”

　　　…”

"Um?"

 Everyone didn't know what was going on and turned to look at the main room.

The old shopkeeper who had already raised the cup was also startled for a moment, glanced at the steward next to him, stood up and said:

 “Bring in!”

　　　…”

The young man in brocade went to open the door latch of the courtyard, and saw torches flashing, and a group of people poured in.

They were a group of people wearing hooded clothes and dirty faces. They were panicking and crying. In the middle was a hard door panel carried by two people, with a person on it, and they were brought to the front of the main room.

When he got close to the torch and shined it, he saw a man about thirty or forty years old lying on the door panel. He was tied to the door panel with a straw rope. His body was curled up and he was shaking like a shiver.

What's scary is that the index finger of his right hand is stuffed into his mouth, his front teeth are exposed and he keeps chewing, and only the bones are left.

The old shopkeeper left the table, came over, and gave a condescending look: "What's going on?" "We don't know either..."

The villagers nearby were in a mess, and the brave ones replied: "This Liu Dayong family went to the fields in the afternoon, and when they came back in the dark, it turned out like this."

"He was in a daze and didn't speak, and bit anyone who touched him. We tied him up, and he chewed his own fingers. We wanted to pull him back, but he bit him twice, so we had to tie him up and let him go. Master, let me take a look."

The old shopkeeper took a few steps around the door, as if he already knew what he was doing, and said, "Put it down and untie the rope!"

The villagers were shivering, and no one dared to try to solve it.

On the other hand, the young man in brocade suddenly took out his sword and picked it on the straw rope, breaking it directly.

 “Hoo!”

As soon as the straw rope was loosened, Liu Dayun's family suddenly sat up, frightening the villagers and neighbors nearby and dispersed.

 But the man sat up, but did not do anything else. He just concentrated on chewing his fingers.

 In other words, it’s not chewing, but knocking.

 The squeaking is loud and tasty, just like a rat squeaking on a corn stick.

Shopkeeper Wu raised his sleeves and asked the villagers to step aside. He looked around the man and saw that the man was loosening his ties and chewing his fingers faster. He had already replaced one.

He was not in a hurry and said with a smile: "Don't eat it yet, let's have sex."

 “Whose family do you belong to and where do you live?”

　　　…”

The man knelt his fingers, but paid no attention to anyone, and did not even raise his head when he heard the words.

 “I’m so ignorant…”

Seeing that he ignored him, the old shopkeeper slowly knelt down in front of him. Some people around him couldn't help but want to remind him.

Suddenly, the man who was chewing his fingers seriously suddenly raised his head when the old shopkeeper squatted down and was very close to him. A sinister look flashed in his eyes. He stretched out his hand to grab the old shopkeeper's shoulder and opened his mouth. Bite.

But the old shopkeeper was unhurried and suddenly stretched out his hand. He actually held a pair of chopsticks in his hand. He raised his hand and held it on his fingers.

The old shopkeeper came out just as he was eating, but no one noticed. He was still holding chopsticks in his hand.

The most important thing is that he held the man's finger like a carrot. It didn't look like he was using much force, but the man who was about to bite him suddenly stiffened and his acupoints were tapped. As if, his body was crooked, unable to move, and he kept crying:

“Sir, please forgive me, I’m from the village under the big rock at the west end of the town…”

　　　…”

The old shopkeeper smiled half-heartedly, but held him hostage and said, "You just moved here? Why do you want to hurt people?"

 “It’s not that I want to harm him…”

This man's voice sounded strange and sharp, with a sinister flavor: "He first poured water into our house, set fire to it, and put smoke in it."

“If I don’t teach him a lesson, then from now on, everyone from all over the country will be able to run wild on me.”

　　　…”

I don’t know why, but listening to the Liu Dayun family talking with a tight voice, the villagers around me shuddered.

The old shopkeeper kept the smile on his face and said with a smile: "What you said is true, but when did your family move here? Have you worshiped our Red Lantern Lady?"

 “My family just moved here…”

Liu Dayun's family tilted their heads and twirled their bones: "My family only worships the old lady, not the red lantern empress."

The old shopkeeper’s smile did not fade and he said: “Then this means your family doesn’t understand the rules…”

As he spoke, his face suddenly sank and he said: "East corner!"

At the same time, he raised his other hand that was beating down and slapped the man on the forehead.

 “Tsk!”

His move seemed ordinary, but Hu Ma now has almost two pillars of Taoist skills and is sensitive to Yang Qi. However, he clearly noticed that his movements were similar to those in the old moves taught by the second master. The hand gesture of "opening a mountain" is a bit like starting a fire with the hands.

It’s just that his movements are so skillful and calm that there is almost no trace of his old tricks.

 After this shot, something seemed to be taken out of the lean man's body, and a dark wind blew elsewhere.

The lean man was held by his fingers, and his tense body suddenly relaxed.

 It’s not over yet.

Hu Ma clearly felt that after the evil spirit in this man's body was forced out, it suddenly blew to a certain place.

Looking in the direction, it was exactly the "east corner" the old shopkeeper said!

The yellow shadow flashed there, but there was something. Suddenly surprised, it jumped up from the ditch and was about to climb over the wall.

He had no time to think, and stepped past Zhou Datong with a "swish" step. He took out the knife tied to his waist and smashed it with the sheath.

 There was only a shrill sound, and something quickly climbed over the wall and disappeared.

 (End of this chapter)