Twilight Boundary Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Recruiting Evil Dharma for New Year's Eve

You 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 a three-party conflict.

If it weren't for the threat from 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. 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 you only learn the skills of a New Year's Watcher, I'm afraid you won't be able to do anything to the things in the river, but there are ways to control the New Year's Eve in the book.

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 **** the New Year's book.

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

You have to learn, but you 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-keeper, but involves some mysterious and ethereal contents.

 Simply speaking, one is gong, which is on the body.

 One is Dharma, which is outside the body.

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

But Hu Ma had no choice but to show the book to others. If he wanted to learn it, he could only figure it out on his own.

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

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

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

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 in a hurry to cross the river, but I don't know what's going on ahead?”

“Looking at the many fierce-looking 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 over."

“This gang of people is so fierce. 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, 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. He just lowered his head and made 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 did not need to make up any elaborate lies. He only 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, it was hard not to talk about it. They sighed and said: "The things in this river have their origins..."

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

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

Early on, there were frequent hauntings of water ghosts and water monkeys. 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 in the river, first with chicken blood, and then with pigs and sheep, and the blood was also counted.

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

Until later, a capable man passed by here and asked about the situation. He privately gave the fishermen an idea to build a temple on the bank of the river 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 that the things in the river were showing mercy, and the catch was more.

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.

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

Occasionally, we would burn incense and throw some chickens and ducks into the river, but we never had any trouble like before.

 “This guy has been tricked...”

After hearing this, Hu Ma had a more or less idea.

I had thought earlier that the appearance of this water temple was weird and confusing.

 Forget about such a monster in the river, is the Red Lantern Lady ruthless?

 The only harm in Mingzhou Prefecture.

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

In Zhuangzi all over the country, that is a "cabinet", which is used for 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 built a temple for themselves in a grand manner. Isn't this looking for death?

Think of the capable man who passed through the fishing village. He was very knowledgeable, not only in words and deeds, but also in his knowledge. Without using a sword or a gun, he destroyed this strange spirit.

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.

 After finishing the porridge and having a certain understanding of the underwater things, he got up to say goodbye to the villagers and bought 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.

Humah 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 while slowly arriving at the river.

This place is still a little far away from the Water Temple, but both sides can't see clearly.

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

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

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

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

Of course, it looks ordinary, so you can just use it.

 Normally speaking, it is more suitable to make paper figures. My mother-in-law actually has a skill in making paper figures, but it is a pity that Hu Ma has no chance 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. Run as fast as possible. Don't worry about getting lost. I will burn incense to attract you back when you turn around...”

“…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.

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 the moon are dim!"

 “I set up an altar and call the river god!”

“Hurry up and meet the River God, don't delay!”

“…I've said it, why don't you come quickly?”

 (End of this chapter)

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