Twilight Boundary

No one expected that the Yiqian Church's Lantern Festival would start as scheduled.

The whole street was lit up with stars and lamps. People in ragged clothes, carrying their children and holding daughters, knelt on both sides of the street. Yiqian in paper clothes walked among the crowd, setting up tents and cooking pots. Runes were given out, steamed buns, incense and candles were distributed, all for free.

In this town, any larger courtyard or open space has been occupied by a stage and acrobats, who dress up as gods and ghosts, beat gongs and drums, and it is a bustling scene. The top tanks change faces and each show their unique skills.

Not only was it done, the momentum was even greater than imagined.

Among them, the most confused ones were Mr. Sun and Master Tangtan of Dashanbao. They also knew that it was about to be the third day, so they came to the street anxiously. They thought they would see a sad scene, but they were This was exciting and shocking.

"There are court officials sharpening their knives outside, and the ghost fog has sealed off the town. Even the people killed by the monster corpse have not been collected and buried yet. Why are you in such a hurry to hold this blessing party?"

"Yeah, I thought there would be thirty or fifty people, just barely bearable. Why are there so many people here all at once?"

"..."

For the people in the doorway, the watchdog outside brought great pressure. This was because they didn't know that the Meng family had also come, otherwise they might have been frightened and rebelled directly.

But the people in the doorway were so scared, and these common people seemed not to notice at all. Seeing this crowded crowd, the aroma of fried seeds and the sweet smell of candied haws made him feel in a trance, as if this The excitement in the world has dissipated the pressure.

Even Hu Ma had figured it out and was walking casually down the street, following the crowds.

No one in this town is in a hurry, so why should I be anxious?

Anyway, as a New Year watcher, what I am best at is running away. At most, I only need to consider taking Master Ma, taking the donkey, taking General Yin with me when escaping. Oh, to be on the safe side, the stone outside the town You have to take the horse with you too...

...If conditions permit, I can bring my old abacus with me again!

As long as he could run away, he felt much more at ease. He took a deep breath, feeling that it was inappropriate to think about these things in this atmosphere, and instead put his eyes on a candied haws skewer next to him.

Xiao Hongtang was lying on her shoulder, looking at the candied haws, her eyes already drawn.

Hu Ma sighed helplessly, and generously took out some broken silver from her arms, and bought the two largest bunches of red ones. She gave one to Xiao Hongtang and took the other in her hand.

Seeing Xiao Hongtang's satisfied look, she smiled and said, "After eating this bunch of candied haws, you can no longer ask for blood pills from me..."

"Hey, Uncle Hu, Uncle Hu, here..."

As he was watching, a shout of surprise suddenly rang out not far away. He looked around and saw the seventh son of the Sun family, dressed in a decent brocade robe and accompanied by several servants, standing outside the inn with his head hanging down. , as soon as he saw himself, his face was filled with joy.

Hu Ma took Xiao Hongtang and squeezed through the crowd and asked him, "Why are you here too?"

When Mr. Sun held a banquet here earlier, he didn't let the Seventh Lao come over. Besides, now that Shima Town is already in troubled times, why would he come to join in the fun?

"I have already been scolded by my father..."

The seventh son of the Sun family was a little happy when he saw Hu Ma. When he heard Hu Ma ask, he suddenly looked embarrassed and whispered: "I was counting on the knife that Uncle Hu asked me to make. It's almost ready. I specially I sent a jar of Tai Sui's blood to welcome it out of the oven."

"But I didn't expect that no one said anything to me before I entered the town. But when I entered the town and saw my father, he scolded me, saying that I shouldn't come in to seek death."

"But I don't know anything. I didn't encounter any trouble when I entered the town before, and he didn't send Aunt Chu to remind me..."

"..."

‘Aunt Chu? ’

Hu Ma was startled for a moment, then realized that he should be talking about Mr. Sun's ghost. However, he couldn't blame Mr. Sun for this. Even if he wanted to deliver a message outside to inform his people of the danger here, he couldn't. arrive.

The Meng family has set up a dragnet outside. If the little messenger goes out to deliver a message at this time, it is no different than seeking death.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "The town is full of ghosts and mist outside. You didn't notice anything unusual when you came in? How did those people get in?"

"There is fog in the mountains, but I can see it."

The seventh child of the Sun family said honestly: "But the fog was just ordinary. When it came in, nothing happened. Besides, during the day, the road into the mountain was full of people, like all the people on the Xiling Road. They all came to watch the lights."

"When there are more people, I don't think it's a big deal. Some people in the crowd are saying that this fog is the magic power of the Dharma King of Yiqian. It has blocked disasters for those who participated in the welfare meeting..."

"..."

"This is really nonsense..."

Hu Ma sighed helplessly after hearing this.

The people's thinking is also very divergent. The demonic fog that has sealed the town can be said to be a blessing to ward off disasters. Of course, the clay tire guarding the tomb outside the town can also be said to be an old general who saves the suffering. Mount?

However, after asking this question, he looked at the seventh child of the Sun family with some expectation and said with a smile: "Is my sword finally forged?"

"yes!"

Hearing this, the seventh child of the Sun family immediately nodded heavily, with a bit of excitement on his face.

The old man of the Sun family was afraid of frightening him. Seeing that he had already arrived in the town and could no longer run away, he simply didn't explain too much. He didn't know that the receptionist was outside, so all his thoughts were focused on it at the moment. On the knife, there was quite a sense of asking for credit:

"When I hired this knife from Uncle Hu's mine, I immediately sent it to Shima Town. The master who is the best at forging knives in our Sun family iron shop is here."

"The old master was very happy to see such a good swordsman. He decided to show off his skills and served the old man well. He also said that this was a good opportunity for him to make a name for himself in the world."

"But the knife is difficult to hit, and he put forward a lot of conditions, such as a heavy hammer that has killed people's brains, an old furnace that has burned people to death, and other fine iron and charcoal, needless to say , even quenching requires pure Tai Sui blood.”

"We have taken out all the good things in the house, but the Tai Sui blood is not pure enough, so I have to go out and find it elsewhere."

"This is Uncle Hu's business. I don't dare to be careless. I quickly went out for a run and bought a jar, which was delivered to this town."

"I saw my father here, and heard that Uncle Hu was also here. I thought I could get together and watch this old man come out. Unexpectedly, the knife was still a few hammers away from being healed. Instead, I was scolded by my father first. It’s so bloody…”

"..."

"It's just a knife, but it's so complicated?"

After hearing this, Hu Ma also smiled and nodded, but she looked at the seventh child of the Sun family a little apologetically, wondering why the seventh child of the Sun family could rush to this town at this time, and it was actually related to her?

If something happened to him, wouldn't it be considered that he lost his life because of himself?

I was thinking in my heart, and was about to tell him something, but I saw Mr. Sun hurriedly walking out of the inn at the back. He first glared at the seventh son of the Sun family, and shouted: "Get out of here, you are in the way." ”

Then he hurriedly said to Hu Ma: "Brother Hu, where have you been hiding these past two days? I have been worried that something will happen to you..."

As he said that, he glanced at the crowds of people on the street outside, and hurriedly invited Hu Ma to talk inside. He came to a quiet guest room, and asked the seventh child of the Sun family to stay outside. Then he lowered his voice and said to Hu Ma: "This I think you know what happened in two days."

"There are lobby officials outside, and the people in the church are also in unison. I estimate that this lantern festival will definitely cause a big mess. We New Year's Watchers need to consider a few more steps when something goes wrong. If something goes wrong, we will still It’s best to go.”

"Tonight, don't go too far. If something happens and chaos breaks out, I'll help you find a way out. You can go out together with my seventh son."

"..."

Hearing this, Hu Ma looked at Mr. Sun with some emotion and said with a smile: "Brother is still caring about me until now. I will keep this feeling in my heart."

"This has nothing to do with feelings..."

When Mr. Sun heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "I made a wrong bet!"

"I have been taught by the senior brothers in Bushi Niuli, and I am willing to follow them to do big things and have a good fight, but I didn't expect that this will cause a big disaster all of a sudden. I am afraid that I will lose everything here."

"I can't just drop everything and run for my life, otherwise I will survive. The senior brothers who don't eat cows came to find me, and I have no shame to see them again, so no matter what happens tonight, I will be able to It’s a matter of fighting.”

"But brother, you are different. This is the first time you have followed me here. You are young and there is no reason to stay here. I just hope that when you leave, you can take care of my seventh child. If you can escape with your life, I only ask you to... "

"...Introduce them into your red lantern club, even if it's just to sit and burn incense for a while, keep their name anonymous, at least you can save his life!"

"..."

These words were heart-wrenching, but Hu Ma was startled when he heard them, and since Mr. Sun was waiting here, he sighed and said: "The old man also thinks that this welfare meeting is over, and a penny teaching will not end well? "

"How can it end well?"

Mr. Sun gave a wry smile and said, "Others don't understand, but we don't understand yet? The Yiqian Sect seems to be quite popular, but now it's just a grassroots team..."

"At first we were hoping that we would be able to invite those senior brothers who do not eat cows to help. The leader and Bai Fan also said that they have already been invited."

"But how do they invite them?"

"In the past few days, I don't know how many people have secretly sent little messengers to deliver letters. As a result, even the little messengers have not returned. This means that the road to the underworld has also been sealed. The inside and outside are isolated. People in this town want to If you want to escape, you have to force your way in..."

"But forcefully break out and try to steal the way from the watchdog? Hehe, we just watch the Sui Sui, how can we still care about it?"