Twilight Boundary

Everyone hurriedly entered the town. They were carrying a coffin, but they couldn't stay in a hotel directly. Fortunately, there was a coffin shop in the town, so they transported it there first and stored the coffin and donkey cart here.

Then several people were assigned to ensure that someone would be guarding the coffin at all times. The others went to have a full meal first, and then found an inn to stay.

First, I asked the store to bring hot water and took a good shower. After all, my body almost stunk...

Of course, for people in this world, it is actually the norm.

Not to mention that the handlebar type and the guy didn't take it seriously, even Agu Zhang endured it silently.

Among the group of people who couldn't help it, it was Hu Ma and Housekeeper Zhou. One of them maintained some of the habits of the reincarnated person, and they also worked as housekeepers in the Li Mansion, so they were used to living a refined life.

After sleeping first, Hu Ma went out with Aunt Zhang and walked with her to the paper shop in the city, buying some items needed by the ghost walkers, such as incense candles, yellow paper, paper figurines with white flags, cinnabar talisman paper, soaked Black dog bloody red rope wooden nails and so on.

Although they had exchanged some with the caravan earlier, they were only regular ones, barely usable, but not enough for Agu Zhang to use her skills.

She brought a lot of money with her for flax, and Aunt Zhang was used to spending it sparingly, so there was no problem in purchasing it.

But Hu Ma was also curious, and no matter what Aunt Zhang bought, she always wanted to ask about its effects. Aunt Zhang had a good temper, so she told him everything.

Not to mention the incense candles and yellow paper, the paper figurines are used to burn to the evil spirits and serve as servants, the cinnabar talisman paper is naturally used to ward off evil spirits, and the red rope wooden nails soaked in the blood of black dogs can ward off ghosts. It can also ward off evil spirits.

Even those copper coins that have been used by others and have missing corners are useful. They are stained with popularity, which can determine a person's life and soul and can be used as a lure.

"Is this a weapon used by ghost hunters?"

Hu Ma thought of the descriptions in the Zhensui book, and felt that many aspects were indeed related to the ghost walkers, but the ghost walkers' paths were more complicated, and the descriptions were down to earth.

"At most, it can only be regarded as a negative object, not a town object."

Aunt Zhang seemed a little surprised that Hu Ma actually knew the name "Zhen Wu". She smiled and explained to Hu Ma: "Zhen Wu has magic power and can restrain evil spirits to a certain extent, help people on the altar to cast spells, or Just use it as a guy."

"In addition to usual experience and methods of survival and defeat, the most important thing for a ghost walker is to have a counterweight. With a counterweight, things can often be done easily."

"What we buy now are just some commonly used things. At most, they are things with a little bit of popularity or yin energy. They are not considered to be town items. Of course, the usage is pretty much the same."

"..."

Hu Ma remembered everything in her heart.

But I discovered the difference between the Zhensui book and Agu Zhang's method. They used magical things to assist their own practices, but this link was not included in the Zhensui book.

According to the Zhensui Book, if something like this is placed in the altar, it is a Zhenwu.

Of course, I have discovered a long time ago that the more powerful the suppressing object is, the better the effect of the method will be, so I have already started to pay attention to it and collect it.

Now I just took this opportunity to see how Aunt Zhang chooses these items, what kind of incense is good, what kind of paper is good, what kind of cinnabar should I buy, and how to find suitable ones from old items.

Aunt Zhang is very experienced and has her own way of selecting.

Some of them were well-founded and reasonable, and she understood them once she talked to Hu Ma, but some of them were not clear to her. It seemed that Aunt Zhang only knew that they were useful, but she couldn't explain why they were useful.

This is a characteristic of the ghost walk.

The ability of a watcher is learned once you learn it. Regardless of the early moves, sealing the furnace, or the later refining life for death, you may not be proficient yet and lack experience when you start to use it, but this skill is already within you.

But ghost walkers are different. They have to use their abilities. The more they use them, the more experienced they become, and the greater their abilities become.

In addition, they do not shy away from teachings and can teach them when asked.

Of course, the same applies to other people's skills. If they are useful, they will just pick them up.

"This is a skill beyond the ordinary..."

Hu Ma listened to Aunt Zhang talking a lot, and she suddenly became curious in her heart: "What is the skill of walking in the ghost world?"

Asked other questions, Aunt Zhang answered casually, but when asked this question, she glanced at Hu Ma.

"Did I ask too bluntly?"

Hu Ma couldn't help but think in her heart, thinking that if Agu was angry, she would immediately accompany her. Agu had such a good temper, she shouldn't be angry with herself.

Just as he was worried, he heard Aunt Zhang say: "Ghost walkers don't really know whether they are in or out of the family. Anyway, ghost walkers deal with enemies from all walks of life. The more you deal with them, the more you know how to do it."

"But if you insist on saying it, you have to ask a spirit."

She slowly said to Hu Ma: "Just knowing some ways to deal with enemies is not enough. After all, not all enemies can talk to each other and be reasonable."

"So, if you want to become a real ghost walker, you must be able to set up an altar."

"Only when you set up an altar can you know how to distinguish between enemies, know what the rules are, and then you can try to invite spirits, inquire about spirits, and summon spirits."

"However, once you invite an enemy, I'm afraid you will never be able to separate from these things again."

"It is said that ghosts who have been summoned by ghosts will have some temperament in them that enemies can recognize, and they will come to you."

"..."

"This is probably the reason why ghost walkers are most affected by karma, right?"

Hu Ma thought about it carefully and finally understood that this ghost man, whether inside or outside the door, had one characteristic, and that was that he got into trouble.

When you are outside the door, no matter how many methods you learn, the more you use them, the more effective they become. The more you use them, the more you know what's going on. This means you are destined to deal with all kinds of strange things. But after you enter the door, you don't want to find them yourself. Enemies, enemies come by themselves.

Back in the village, Xiao Hongtang said that ghosts do not drive away evil spirits, but only attract evil spirits. This is probably the same truth.

"Of course, ghosts don't just invite spirits."

When Aunt Zhang said this, she also sighed lowly, her expression seemed a little sad, and said: "You have come, but you have to send them off, and you can't just invite one person. You can give offerings after the invitation, but you can't keep them."

"Otherwise, the ghost walker will no longer be a ghost, but will become a negative spirit person..."

"..."

"Yes, I noted it down."

Seeing that Aunt Zhang was serious about what she said, Hu Ma quickly thanked her, but she suddenly felt a little curious: "Look at it this way, setting up the altar is the first step for walking as a ghost, and inviting spirits is the key."

"So, Agu is not very old, but she is an old man like Old Man Zhao. If she calls her a ghost, she must have some abilities that are different from ordinary ghosts. I wonder what kind of spirit she will invite?"

"..."

However, this question was not asked directly, which was a bit too probing.

No matter how good-tempered my aunt is, it's not good to ask about such secret things... It's better to observe secretly by yourself!

"Then let's go!"

First, she accompanied Aunt Zhang to buy things, then went to refill the food and water, and replaced the clerk who was guarding Xiang Yatou in the coffin shop. After everyone rested peacefully for a day, Hu Ma decided on the next day's itinerary before moving forward. After walking thirty miles, we have to cross the Shasha River.

After crossing the Shazi River, you will find the prosperous place of the old capital. I think it will be a lot easier to walk there.

It has been almost half a month since we came here. Although we have experienced some dangers, everything can be considered smooth.

Now that they are halfway through the journey, even the old housekeeper feels a little more relaxed.

Early the next morning, after paying the rent, we hitched the donkey cart and had a feast of steamed buns stuffed with mutton and soy milk at a roadside stall. After a day's rest, everyone set off on the road in high spirits.

After walking for about half a day, after noon, we could already see a vast river in front of us from a distance, coming from the west and running straight to the east.

The slightest trace of water vapor makes people's faces feel cold.

Before they set off, they had inquired and specifically came to this narrow part of the river. There was a big stone bridge just across the river.

But when I got here, I found that there were some people gathered at the bridge, but no one was crossing the river.

I could hear everyone talking. Some said they should turn back and wait for a few days before going over. Others said that if they couldn't collect some money to buy some offerings, they might as well make offerings to Mr. Qiao before going over, so as not to accidentally fall in. In the river.

"Brother, what happened?"

Hu Ma saw something strange, so she accompanied Xiaolian and asked a kind person to inquire.

"Hey, weird things are happening everywhere these days."

The old man also had a sad look on his face and said: "Earlier, there were many tourists coming and going on this bridge. We went to deliver food to the restaurant opposite. We had to walk there several times a day. Everything was fine. But just a few days ago, something happened. , this bridge has become evil."

"I don't know what's on the bridge. If people want to cross the bridge, halfway through, they will fall into the river in a daze."

"Yesterday, a man who was riding in a sedan chair was hit by a strong wind and fell into the river along with the sedan chair. When he was fished out, he was dead."

"..."

"Is there such a thing?"

Hu Ma, however, felt a little trembling in her heart. She quickly glanced at the bridge, but saw that there was no collapse or cracks. A dark stone bridge spanned both sides of the Shasha River, and there was no problem.

He curiously asked the old man: "Then there is no other way to cross the river?"

"Yes!"

The old man said: "Either you go downstream and find someone to hire a boat to sail across, or you have to go over there and buy offerings..."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and glanced at the teahouse not far away. He could vaguely see seven or eight vicious men there, with their breasts exposed and armed with swords, guns and sticks. They were drinking tea in the thatched shed and said: "The offerings are what they are selling."

"Some people say that this is the murderous gang who deliberately invited evil spirits to block the bridge and buy passage money here!"

"We don't know what's going on. Anyway, we don't want to buy offerings from them. We can't find a way to find a boat to cross over, so we have no choice but to give birth on this side of the river..."

"Even if you really have to buy offerings, they would be so expensive..."