Twilight Boundary Chapter 235

Chapter 235: The rules of ghost walking

“Auntie was looking for a little angel, and she picked one like this…”

Hu Ma has been watching Agu Zhang's words and deeds since she set off. Her heart is full of curiosity, and now she can't help but ask:

 “…chic?”

 “I originally thought that if there were many ghost walkers, they would always choose the more obedient ones.”

He remembered hearing from Yang Gong that there were many little messengers in the Red Lantern Lady's Association. Some could move money, some could bring news, some could detect bad luck and danger, and some could pray for blessings and prevent disasters for the master's family.

Of course, there is also the one raised by Yang Gong who can only say auspicious words, and the little one in my house, Hongtang, can do everything...

 But what's going on with Agu Zhang's one?

If we call it smart, all the brains are gone. If we call it clever, the paper man's head can be lost at any time, and he doesn't look very clever.

 Is it scary?

Aunt Zhang came back after burning incense, took out a piece of cake from the bag, held it in both hands and ate it slowly. When Hu Ma asked, she said, "If I don't pick it, it will be eaten by the big ghost, but I think the shopkeeper also has it." One, it looks quite cute..."

Hu Ma also turned around and took a look, only to see Xiao Hongtang squatting aside curiously, looking at the headless kid.

 Agu Zhang sits in an honest manner, and so does this headless kid.

Just squatting next to the incense that Aunt Zhang lit, and kept inhaling the wisps of aroma.

Little Hongtang next to me took a stick and poked it, but it didn't respond.

 “This one I raised is just an ancestral one.”

Hu Ma was also full of pride when he talked about Xiao Hongtang and said: "My mother-in-law passed it on to me. In fact, my mother-in-law was also a ghost walker, but she died early and didn't have time to teach me."

"It can be seen that your little angels have not suffered any hardships and have developed spiritually."

Agu Zhang nodded and said, "But not every little angel is so lucky. Their lives are not that good."

Hu Ma was slightly startled: "How do you say this?"

“Raising little ghosts was originally started by ghost walkers, and was later learned by people from various sects.”

Aunt Zhang said: "The reason why the wandering ghosts raise little angels in the first place is because they are pitiful."

“As my mother said, I don't know when it started. There was a saying that the underworld was closed. Anyway, there were more evil spirits in this world.”

“There are too many evil spirits, and it's not just strangers who suffer, but also these little ghosts.”

"They are pitiful. They have not enjoyed the blessings of the human world for a few days. After death, they cannot enter the underworld or reincarnation. Even if they are floating in the night, they are bullied by big ghosts, and some are eaten by other evil spirits."

“It is said that because of this, the ghosts take some pitiful little ghosts with them, raise them, and feed them some incense.”

"As time goes by, some spirituality can be born, helping to run errands and do some things. If there are more little angels, some people will discover the benefits of the little angels. They are obedient, easy to coax, and can do things. , and diligent.”

“Because there is such a source, now when raising little angels and ghosts, it is usually to pick little ghosts.”

“Of course, there are also dedicated recruiters to support them.”

As she spoke, she looked at Hu Ma with some curiosity: "Why didn't I see you lighting incense? What does the little angel eat?"

Huma didn't know how to explain it for a moment...

 … Our little angel doesn't even care about green food anymore, let alone being fragrant. He only wants to eat blood food?

 “It's been a hard day, Auntie.”

With his knowledge, he was polite and took out the water bag and dried meat. He handed them to her and said, "You eat these."

"Need not."

Aunt Zhang said: "I baked a few kilograms of cakes last night and took them with me, but I haven't finished them yet."

“Then let's switch meals, and I'll try Agu's pancakes too.”

Hu Ma still smiled and broke off half a piece of cake from the other person's hand, and then gave her the buns and dried meat. Now that the buns were a little cold, they could be grilled and eaten.

Of course, it's not a big problem even if you eat cold food. The ghosts who often travel around and the old-timers who have practiced the five internal organs have weak stomachs. Even the housekeeper Zhou who is guarding here with them is also from the magic family. Jianghu.

Aunt Zhang saw the enthusiasm for the flax, so she had no choice but to take it. After eating a little dried meat, she was obviously a little surprised.

 But she didn't exaggerate, she just thanked Hu Ma gently.

At night, they stayed beside the carriage and fell asleep, surrounded by branches planted by Aunt Zhang and the incense array she burned. After all, it was the first day that Huma came out, so he didn't dare to sleep peacefully. The sword was always by his side.

 But after this period of time, no evil spirit came over, which is a bit miraculous.

People are prone to encounter evil spirits when walking at night, especially when they come out with coffins.

 When they got up the next day, everyone shared some food, relieved themselves, and prepared to set off.

Hitched the donkey, turned around, and saw that Agu Zhang had pulled out the branches, destroyed the "yangzhai", and burned some paper money on the spot.

 Holding incense in his hand, he burned it while praying specially.

Hu Ma waited for her to finish, came to the car, and asked curiously: "Auntie burned incense yesterday to ward off evil spirits. We understand, but we are leaving today, who should we burn it to?"

Aunt Zhang said: "Give it to the friends around here, thank them for not disturbing us last night!"

Hu Ma asked curiously: "Does etiquette need to be so thorough?"

    “What would happen if we left without burning?”     …”

 “It's probably okay if you don't have a fever…”

Aunt Zhang's dark red face showed some doubts, and said: "But these are all rules. This is what my mother taught me at the beginning, and the ghost walkers I met later also taught me this way. Anyway, whatever method works, just What method should be used?"

Hu Ma was curious about some questions when he was haunted in Qingyi earlier, and took the opportunity to ask: "The ghosts seem to follow the rules?"

“Whether you are a ghost or not, or in any sect, you must follow the rules...”

Hearing this, Aunt Zhang looked at Hu Ma in surprise and said, "Without rules, there is no way to do things. Anyway, when I usually help people get rid of evil spirits, I have to follow the rules first."

“Heed the advice and pull it up, and it will go away. If you want to light incense or sacrifice, I will give it to others and leave.”

“Everyone is having a hard time, just stick to the rules and just talk about anything, and it won't be difficult for anyone.”

Hu Ma said: "What if the living person abides by the rules, but the enemy does not?"

Aunt Zhang glanced at Hu Ma and said, "When you encounter someone who doesn't obey the rules, you have to know how to treat them."

 “If you can't cure it, you won't be able to live as a ghost.”

“So, this rule…is for better communication?”

Hu Ma vaguely understood.

Since the main focus is communication, of course there must be rules in place to facilitate communication.

With dusk as the boundary, those who come out in broad daylight are unruly, and when it comes to being reasonable, they are unreasonable.

With Yin and Yang divided into two parts, evil spirits would not dare to intrude on living people, and living people should certainly not be disrespectful to ghosts and gods.

 The speaker will take a step back, both parties will be fine.

Of course, this is just the most basic. Maybe the ghosts have to follow the rules when making offerings on the altar. For example, when making offerings, they have to forgive people, and they have to do things after collecting things.

 But rules require strength to maintain. Where does the ghost man's strength come from?

 It's not enough to think about yet, but I'm not in a hurry.

For a moment, I felt that I had found the right ghost walker this time, especially the unattractive Aunt Zhang, who seemed to be a ghost walker inherited from the family. She was knowledgeable and honest. She was not wary of herself and asked questions. told myself.

Setting off again, the group followed the main road, traveling day and night to find their way to Anzhou.

To be honest, traveling these days is hard work, and even if you are willing to spend money, you may not always find comfort.

  Sometimes I can't catch up with accommodation and need to stay in a wild store or stay overnight in the village.

 It is good to have a basin of hot water to wash your feet at night.

Especially, Agu Zhang is an extremely pious and honest person, who moves, sits and lies in a well-behaved manner, and everyone respects her as a supporter of spirits, so all the rules are obeyed by her, which makes it even more difficult.

Looking at her many actions along the way, some Hu Ma thought she was reasonable, while others thought she was actually pedantic or even dull, but they all listened.

 In my heart, I only advised myself that I came out this time to gain knowledge and learn something, so I felt a little bit tired and didn't talk much.

Until this day, because it suddenly rained at noon, the donkey cart got stuck in the mud. Hu Ma helped lift it up several times. Although the rain stopped, it still delayed the trip and failed to make it to the third day. Go and stay near a village ten miles away.

Having no choice but to rest, the group of people could only find a sunken stone depression between the cliffs beside the forest.

It was not easy to get wet firewood and the sky was gloomy. It took a long time to light a small fire and roast clothes and dry food to eat. This rocky depression is not big, so I don't want to use the dry area, and I have to give it to the donkey first. Others Everyone only occupied a corner and were huddled together, so naturally it would not be very comfortable.

 But after a day of exhaustion, being heated by the fire, and eating some hot dry food, I was still sleepy and fell asleep quickly.

Since setting out, Hu Ma has been vigilant at night, sleeping until midnight and suddenly waking up.

Inexplicably, I felt a gust of cold wind blowing on my face, and I subconsciously wanted to touch the knife.

But suddenly he felt a hand pressing his arm, and Agu Zhang whispered: "Don't move..."

 Hu Ma reacted quickly, stopped immediately, and looked outside.

It was late at night, and there were no stars or moon. Hu Ma hadn't trained his eyes yet, so he couldn't see clearly. He only felt that everything was dark and wintery around him. Looking from a distance, two lights floated out of the deep forest ahead.

With a closer look, he saw two maids holding lanterns and combing their hair.

They came to the outside of the forest lightly, and walked around in a circle, whispering: "Are there any passers-by?"

“It's cold outside, why don't you come with us to the village to have a rest and have a bowl of hot soup?”

As they spoke, they turned around in a circle and went back with the lantern. Just when Hu Ma was about to speak, Agu Zhang's hand was still holding his arm. As expected, after a while, the two maids came out again. woods.

Looking at it again this time, it turned out to be a paper man, but it was still floating upright. It held the lantern and turned around, saying in a dull voice:

 “There are passing guests...”

“It's cold outside, why don't you come with us to the village to have a rest and have a bowl of hot soup?”

 (End of this chapter)

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