Twilight Boundary

Sure enough!

You see!

Even before arriving, Hu Ma was worried that if she sent someone back to the Li family in Dongzi, he would be favored by others and ask for her to be their son-in-law.

It is because of this worry that as soon as I arrive in Anzhou, I first contact the reincarnated people here.

Sure enough, what he was most worried about happened.

Just when he was dumbfounded, the girl Xiang suddenly turned red with embarrassment and pushed Mr. Li.

The Li family man also laughed and said to Hu Ma: "It's just a joke. Don't pay attention, young gentleman. I stay here all day long and don't have many opportunities to talk to others."

"Besides, since Yu'er will come back, it means that I have lost the bet I made before. Although she is the eighth generation, she will continue to pay off the debts of the ancestors of the Li family after all. If she wants to leave, I am afraid that her fate will Not allowed."

"this……"

Although he was joking, there was still a trace of deeply hidden regret in his eyes.

Hu Ma was silent for a moment, then stood up and saluted, saying: "Old sir, I sent the young lady back because I just thought it was the right thing to do. When there is injustice on the road, I drew my sword to help."

"There are many poor people in this world. I, a small shopkeeper of the Blood Food Gang, can't take care of too many things. But she is destined to me and to my brothers in the village. Since I have the opportunity to send her back to reunite with the master, Then I sent it back."

"only……"

After a moment of hesitation, he smiled bitterly and said, "Why does it seem like I did something unnecessary and harmed the young lady?"

"ah?"

Hearing this, Xiang Yatou was already a little panicked and eager to explain.

Mr. Li patted her arm and told her not to worry. He sighed softly and said to Hu Ma, "Young gentleman, please don't say that."

"I still understand the truth that human affairs and destiny should be discussed separately. Guidongzi will not let go of me, the eighth generation of the Li family. That is a secret matter and a debt of the Li family. But after doing the right thing, The problem is sir, this is a favor to the Li family."

"..."

"Destiny of personnel?"

Hu Ma's heart tightened slightly, and she thought of the previous conversation with Butler Zhou.

In my opinion, everything is just a coincidence. Even if I change my thoughts slightly, the fate of Xiang Yatou will be different.

But Housekeeper Zhou believed that there was some hidden force driving these things. If Housekeeper Zhou was inferior in ability after all, the Li family master seemed to believe it more than him.

Even I actually vaguely believed it.

"Ghosts and gods cannot be bullied!"

The master of the Li family also glanced at Xiang Yatou, with deep helplessness in his eyes, and said: "She can be rescued by you, and she has lived a comfortable life in your Zhuangzi for a few months, which is a rare lightness in her life. "

"The fact that you worked so hard to escort her back is a testament to the virtue accumulated by the Li family of Dongzi who have guarded the ghost cave for generations."

"Actually, although I had this thought at the time, I regretted it afterwards. It is hard to disobey the emperor's order, and no ghosts or gods can deceive her. I was just afraid that because of me, she would not be able to escape, but would suffer extra pain and torture..."

"..."

As he spoke, he seemed to let go, and sighed softly, saying: "The Li family will never be able to live without this cave."

"This debt can be repaid in more than seven generations."

"..."

"debt?"

Hu Ma heard these things from Xiang Yatou before, but she wasn't very clear about it.

He looked up and could see that the inside of the cave was very deep, as if there was a huge deep well. When looking from the outside, he could see a huge round stone sitting on the mountain. Now inside, he could see it clearly. .

It is more like the boulder is directly pressing on the well, and this cave connected to the outside world is the only hole that can lead to the outside world after it is pressed on.

What debt are the Li family paying by staying here?

He kept saying that the emperor's orders were hard to disobey, but the emperor had been skinned, and now the government was in name only. How could the Li family be so determined to pay off their debts after they were prisoners?

The Li family master could notice Hu Ma's eyes looking inside, and he could also feel his doubts.

He seemed to be pondering slightly, thinking about whether he should tell him. After thinking about it in his heart, he looked at Hu Ma and said slowly: "There is a reason why Dongzi's Li family stayed here. Young sir, have you ever heard of this?" Are there evil spirits crawling out of hell and hiding in the human world, doing evil?"

"Evil ghost, hiding in the human world?"

Hu Ma was startled for a moment, then her heart suddenly jumped: "Are you talking about us reincarnations?"

At this moment, Leng Buding felt a little numb, but he controlled his face and changed his expression to slightly surprised, saying: "Of course there is."

"Evil spirits are everywhere in Mingzhou. There used to be evil spirits in blue who wreaked havoc in the area and the people suffered greatly."

"We in the Blood Food Gang make a living by harvesting blood food, but we are all responsible for controlling these evil spirits and preventing them from causing harm."

"..."

"Haha, that's not what I mean."

The master of the Li family did not become suspicious. He smiled faintly and said: "The evil spirits you mentioned are just some evil spirits in the world. They have been affected by Tai Sui and have changed. Some of them are indeed very harmful, but in the end they are If you know its origin, you can restrain it.”

"The evil ghosts I'm talking about are the most difficult to understand and the most terrifying type."

"They are everywhere, hiding in the world. They are standing right in front of you. You can't see their true face, and you can't understand what they are going to do..."

"..."

As he spoke, he paused, sighed softly, and said, "Of course, it's a good thing that you don't know these things."

"These evil spirits are extremely vigilant. Once someone knows of their existence, they will kill them."

"..."

‘Really you mean us? ’

Hu Ma was extremely shocked. While thinking to herself, she also looked at the deep well hidden in the darkness in front of her with surprised eyes. Endless shock and questions welled up in her heart.

Did the reincarnated person really crawl out of this place?

Is the Li family guarding the ghost cave just to prevent more reincarnations from coming to this world?

If so, what is at the other end of the ghost cave? Could it be the place where the reincarnated people come from, or their previous lives?

She was extremely shocked, but she tried hard to control her expression, pretending to be trying to understand, and slowly said to the Li family master: "Then what do these evil spirits have to do with the debts borne by the Li family?"

"The emergence of the ghost cave is related to the ancestors of the Li family. Of course we have to repay the debt."

The Li family master sighed lowly and said: "That year, when Tai Sui was born, evil spirits were spreading. The Imperial Master invited all the strangers to come to the capital for a grand ceremony, and set up thirty-six large altars in various places to worship the earth, worship the heaven, and ask questions about ghosts and gods. I want to know the origin of Tai Sui’s flesh and blood.”

"Unexpectedly, the origin of Tai Sui was not revealed, but it caused chaos in the world. The yin and yang were out of order, evil spirits multiplied, and the world became as evil as it is now."

"The ancestors of my Li family were one of the people who participated in that great ceremony."

"They should have been beheaded for causing such a big disaster, but these places still need someone to guard them. Only then did they get a chance to live. They were sent here to guard them for generations."

"The Imperial Master once said before my ancestors of the Li family came here that this debt can be repaid in seven generations."

"But thinking about it, the Imperial Master also made a mistake. It seems that this will last for more than seven generations, and it will last for eternity..."

"..."

"The Capital Festival?"

This was the first time Hu Ma heard this word, and she couldn't help but feel curious.

This ghost cave was one of the altars used for the great sacrifice that year?

Was it really because of that great sacrifice that the reincarnated people came to this world and struggled to survive?

For a moment, the curiosity in my heart reached its peak, and I didn’t know how many questions I wanted to ask.

But the master of the Li family smiled helplessly and suddenly said to Hu Ma, "Young gentleman, you really don't want to marry Yu'er?"

"Seeing that you are curious, you will know all these things after you married Yu'er."

"..."

"ah?"

Hu Ma was stunned for a moment, why was this man joking again?

But it was also from his smiling eyes that he remembered what Xiang Yatou had told him back then.

Don't ask too much about the ghost cave. If you ask too much, you will be taken away by the things in the cave.

Now that I am in a ghost cave, I won't ask too many questions about this, and I will be left here directly, right?

Secrets are important, but lives are even more important.

"call……"

Also thinking about this problem, he became a little more alert and felt the dark wind blowing out from the deep well.

It feels like sitting in an air-conditioned room with cold air in winter.

I am a person who watches the New Year's Eve, and I feel uncomfortable all over. I really don't know what it will be like for the people who watch here.

Feeling the chill in his body, he hurriedly looked down at the candle and saw that the candle in his hand had burned down to only a little bit, but the flame was still steady, and it didn't seem to be a big problem.

But after checking the candle and then subconsciously looking at the thread tied to his left arm, he was suddenly surprised.

The three red wires are all loose. Could it be that all three red wires are broken?

Damn it...

This shock was so big that Hu Ma's body stiffened.

"Ha ha……"

It was at this time that Mr. Li also noticed the red line on Hu Ma’s arm, laughed silently, and said:

"Young gentleman is very righteous, but there are not many people in my Li family who can accept this love..."

"..."

Hu Ma was originally worried, but seeing that Mr. Li was relieved and even the girl Xiang didn't get nervous, she stopped worrying.

He just smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that the rules in the master's house are not so strict."

"Blame me."

The master of the Li family smiled and said: "For generations, the gatekeepers who enter Dongzi are the heads of the Li family of Dongzi, and those outside are considered waifu. But the longer people stay in this place, the less they care about the people outside. Things are relieved.”

"Too many things are just left to outsiders to handle, and the authority naturally gradually weakens. The rules in the family are not as strict as they were at the beginning."

"They don't go into ghost caves, but even the life in this mountain is enough. They want to hide from this debt."

"But how could they have imagined that this debt cannot be avoided?"

"..."

As he spoke, he sighed, glanced at Hu Ma, nodded slightly, and said, "However, I don't really want to meddle in outside affairs, but it's not that I can't."

"Yu'er, please take your benefactor out. You still have to do some face-saving things."