Twilight Boundary

They all have to use force against things in the river...

Hu Ma could see clearly that this was actually not a stalemate between two forces, but three parties.

If it weren't for the threat of the thing in the river, the people from the Tsing Yi Gang would have swarmed up and hacked Yang Gong and his companion to death in the Water Temple.

Even though the two Hongxiang disciples have learned some skills, they are far away from the Red Lantern Empress now. How can they stop so many people?

And what Hu Ma was thinking about was that when it came to manpower, his side was far inferior to the other side, and he didn't want to risk his life against the Tsing Yi Gang just for this credit. Therefore, the only way to make ends meet was to borrow something from the river. force.

If I had only learned the skills of a New Year watcher, I might not be able to do anything to the things in the river, but there is a way in the book to control the New Year's Eve.

The New Year's book that his mother-in-law left for him should be very implicated, and Hu Ma learned it very carefully. But this time when he returned to the village, he first saw the village where his mother-in-law left him, and then got a reminder from the old tree stump. He also knew that he It’s time to work hard on the New Year’s book.

What the old man said before leaving came to her ears again. She was waiting for herself to learn the skills in this book so that she could go back and help her.

But I have to learn, but I have to admit that the method in this year-old book is quite strange. It is not as tangible and tangible as the skills of the year-watchers, but involves some mysterious and ethereal contents.

To put it simply, one is gong, which is in the body.

One is Dharma, which is outside the body.

Normally speaking, ghost walkers also need to be led by their elders, so that the younger generation can watch more, learn more, and accumulate experience. Only when they are confident will they be allowed to try on their own.

But Hu Ma had no choice. He couldn't reveal the book to others. If he wanted to learn it, he could only figure it out on his own.

He had learned some basic things from Sister Wu He before, worked hard on his homework, and then understood the Zhensui book, and then learned these methods to attract evil spirits.

But I just remember, I figured out how to do it, but I haven’t tried it yet.

There is no way to do this. The calligraphy of Zhensui is strict, so the method to deal with evil spirits can only be used on evil spirits. You can't try it even if you want to.

Thinking in his mind, he slowly walked into the fishing village on this side of the river and found a fisherman's family who was making food outside the door. He smiled and said hello, "My dear fellows, I am Xiaoliang." I'm here from the county to deliver an urgent letter to Mingzhou Prefecture."

"I'm anxious to cross the river, but I don't know what's going on ahead?"

"Looking at a lot of vicious people wandering there, we are too timid to go there."

"..."

When the fisherman asked, he waved his hand and said in a low voice: "It's okay if the guests don't come."

"This gang of people is so vicious. They made a scene in the village all night yesterday, and now they are all gathering at the Water Temple!"

"..."

"Water Temple?"

Hu Ma was taken aback and whispered: "These people are so bold. Isn't the Water Temple a place belonging to the Immortal Family?"

"They dare to go there and use knives and guns?"

"..."

When the fisherman saw what Hu Ma said, he sighed helplessly, waved his hands and said, "You don't know, guest, that this Water Temple has been abandoned for a long time."

"Just let them make trouble, we can't control it. We just don't know when it will be over, and it will delay fishing."

"..."

"Abandoned?"

Hu Ma was a little surprised and said: "There are no immortals in this river?"

But perhaps seeing that he asked too many questions, the fisherman didn't say anything and just lowered his head to make rice.

Seeing this, Hu Ma directly opened the way with money.

He took out a smaller silver pancake, about one tael or so, and handed it over quietly, saying, "Fellow, I was on my way very early in the morning and I'm hungry. Keep this money and buy you a bowl of porridge." …”

"ah?"

The fisherman didn't expect such a good thing, so he refused and refused to accept it. He also said that he would just give him a bowl of porridge for free.

The flax was forced into his hand, and he was directly invited into the room. The table was cleaned, and not only was a full bowl of porridge served, but also a plate of pickled fish to go with the porridge.

He asked while eating. Facing this simple fisherman, he didn't need to make up any elaborate lies. He just said that he would probably come and go on this river often in the future. After asking clearly, he felt at ease.

After the fishermen collected the money, they couldn't help but sigh and said: "The things in the river have their origins..."

Hu Ma listened carefully and felt that it was eye-opening.

According to the fisherman, there is indeed something in the river, and there has always been something.

Water ghosts and water monkeys were often encountered in the early days. Fishermen have been making a living on this river for generations, and they all know some tricks and can cope with it.

But I don’t know which year started, a powerful fish suddenly appeared in the river. Since then, it has become more and more difficult to catch fish. Occasionally, if someone falls into the river, no one can come out alive again. Fishermen on both sides of the Taiwan Strait also became afraid.

In order to seek peace, they began to offer sacrifices to the river, first with chicken blood, then with pigs and sheep, and they also paid for themselves.

But this didn't work. It became more and more violent. At the worst time, many people died, and some dolls were even stolen from the villages on both sides.

Until later, a capable person passed by here and asked about the situation. He privately gave the fishermen an idea to build a temple on the river bank for the things in the river, and offer incense to them all year round.

The fishermen were not happy at first, but the elders in the village understood, listened to this, and built the temple. On the first day of the new year, the things in the river were quite happy.

Some fishermen who used to burn incense also said that sometimes they would see traces of water appearing in the temple, and the sacrifices would also show signs of being eaten.

During that time, it seemed like the things in the river were showing mercy and the catch was a little better.

But not long after, one night, there was a sudden burst of thunder and a howling wind. At dawn, someone saw that half of the water temple was broken, and there was still a trace of blood in the river.

The villagers pretended not to know, and after repairing the water temple, they still went to pay tribute. However, the tributes in the temple were never eaten by anyone, and the thing in the river became much more honest after that. There was obviously less trouble making, and they no longer dared to ask for tribute.

After a few years, the water temple gradually became deserted. However, the fishermen on both sides of the river and the things in the river were at peace with each other.

Occasionally I would burn incense and throw some chickens and ducks into the river, but it never happened like before.

"This guy has been tricked..."

After hearing this, Hu Ma had more or less ideas.

I had thought earlier that the strangeness of this water temple was confusing.

Not to mention such a monster in the river, is the Red Lantern Lady ruthless?

The only harm in Mingzhou Mansion.

Not only was she ruthless, but the guys in the villages all over the country also helped the neighbors a lot. How many people came sincerely to kowtow to the Red Lantern Queen and burn incense, but even so, the Red Lantern Queen did not dare to build a temple.

In Zhuangzi's various places, that is a "cabinet", which is used for doing business, not for collecting incense. According to the old shopkeeper, this temple is easy to build, and you have to be able to withstand it.

The spirits in the river have openly built a temple for themselves. Isn't this looking for death?

I think that the capable person who passed by the fishing village was extraordinary in knowledge, not only in words and deeds, but also in his ability to destroy this majestic spirit without using a sword or a gun.

After understanding this, Hu Ma had an idea in mind, but he still couldn't be anxious, and he didn't tire of the complexity. He asked carefully about the surrounding river conditions and other rumors about underwater things. Regardless of whether it was true or false, he asked special questions. thin.

It wasn't until he finished eating the porridge and had a certain understanding of the underwater things that he got up to say goodbye to the villagers and buy some things.

Among them, there was a basin, a bowl of rice, and in the corner of his house, there was some red paper left over from writing the couplets during the Chinese New Year. I also begged for some. I brought the incense with me, but I didn’t use it. There was no pen and ink in the fishing village. You can use other methods instead.

Hu Ma took his things and left the fishing village. He pulled a handful of straw from the rice stacks beside the village and knitted it casually as he slowly came to the river.

It's still a little far away from the Water Temple, but neither side can see clearly.

Hu Ma poured out the rice, filled the bowl with a bowl of river water, then turned around and found a secluded place.

The river water was placed on the ground, and the rice was scattered around, leaving a gap toward the river.

The scarecrows I had just made were placed on both sides, two on each side.

Fortunately, I was in college in my previous life and participated in a handicraft club, so my hands are quite good.

Of course, it looks ordinary and can be used as a makeshift one.

Normally, it would be more suitable to make paper figures. My mother-in-law actually has a skill in making paper figures, but it’s a pity that Hu Ma didn’t have the opportunity to learn it.

After doing this, he took the fire folder, placed a brazier in front of him, lit a fire in it, took a branch from it, and used charcoal ash to write the word "Edict" on each piece of red paper one by one. After sticking to the straw man's body, he sat facing the direction of the river.

"Xiao Hongtang, you have to keep an eye on me..."

Before doing all this, Hu Ma called Xiao Hongtang over and gave her the mahogany sword.

"If it goes well, then so be it. If it doesn't go well, just throw it away!"

"..."

After thinking about it for a while, I still felt that I was not safe enough, so I gave the silly little Hongtang one more instruction: "If things don't go well and you can't control this business, then run away."

"Don't look back. The faster you run, the better. Don't worry about getting lost. When you turn around, I will burn incense to attract you back..."

"...At that time, I will have to run away, and I may not be able to care about you."

Xiao Hongtang hugged the mahogany sword and nodded vigorously: "Yeah, I will definitely run away, regardless of you."

"What's weird?"

Hu Ma smacked it and felt that Xiao Hongtang seemed to understand it well, so she stopped talking and silently thought about the method in the book on New Year's Eve.

After thinking silently for a while and making an emergency plan, Hu Ma took a deep breath, burned three sticks of incense beside her, and began to chant silently.

"The sky is so dense, the earth is so dense, avoid strangers, the sun and moon are dim!"

"I'll set up an altar and call the river god!"

"Hurry up and meet the River God. Don't delay!"

"...I have given you my word, why don't you come soon?"