Twilight Boundary Chapter 280

Chapter 280 The Great Altar

 Sure enough!

You see!

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

 Because of this worry, I had to contact the reincarnated people here as soon as I arrived in Anzhou.

Sure enough, what I 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, a trace of deeply hidden regret still flashed through his eyes.

Hu Ma was also 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. If there is any injustice on the road, I draw 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…"

He hesitated for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Why does it seem like I did something unnecessary and harmed the lady?"

"ah?"

Hearing this, the girl Xiang was already a little panicked and wanted 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."

 “The fate of human affairs?”

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

From my own point of view, everything is just a coincidence. Even if I change my thoughts slightly, the fate of Xiangyatou will be different.

But Butler Zhou believed that there was some hidden force driving these things, and if Butler Zhou was inferior in ability after all, this Mr. Li's family seemed to believe it more than him.

Even myself, I actually vaguely believed it.

 “Ghosts and gods cannot be deceived!”

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 spend a few months of comfortable life in your Zhuangzi, which is a rare lightness in her life. "

“You can spare no effort in escorting her back, which is a testament to the virtue accumulated by the Li family of Dongzi who have been guarding 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 have let go. He sighed softly and said, "The Li family will never be able to live without this cave."

 “This debt can be repaid in more than seven generations.”

 “Debt?”

Huma 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. .

The boulder seems to be 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.

By staying here, what kind of debt are the Li family paying?

He keeps saying that the emperor's orders are hard to disobey, but the emperor has been skinned, and now the government is in name only. Since the Li family is a prisoner, how can they be so determined to pay off their debts?

Mr. Li 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 **** and hiding in the human world, doing evil?"

 “Evil ghosts, hiding in the world?”

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

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

“Evil spirits are everywhere in Mingzhou, and there used to be evil spirits in blue who wreaked havoc in an area, causing great harm to the people.”

“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 spirits I am talking about are the most difficult to understand and the most terrifying type.”

“They are everywhere, hiding in the world. They are standing 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 referring to 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?

The Li family guards the ghost cave, is it 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?

I was extremely shocked, but I tried to control my expression. I just pretended 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 great 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 sacrifice.”

“Those who caused such a big disaster should have been beheaded, but these places still need someone to guard them. This is how they got a glimmer of hope and was sent here to guard them for generations.”

“Before my ancestors of the Li family came over, the Imperial Master once said that this debt can be repaid in seven generations.”

“But thinking about it, the Imperial Master also miscalculated. It seems that this will last for more than seven generations, and it will last for eternity…”

 “The capital festival?”

Huma heard this word for the first time and couldn't help but feel curious.

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

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

 For a time, 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 from his smiling eyes that he remembered what Xiang Yatou had told him back then.

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

Now I am in a ghost cave. Isn't it possible that if I ask too much about these messages, I will be left here directly?

 Secrets are important, but life is even more important.

Having also thought about this problem, he became a little more alert and felt the gusts of 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 a 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 startled.

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

 What the hell…

Hum was so shocked that Hu Ma's body stiffened.

"Ha ha…"

It was at this time that the Li family's master 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 left to outsiders to handle, and the authority naturally gradually weakens, and the rules at home are not as strict as they were at the beginning.”

“They don't go into the ghost cave, but even the life in this mountain is enough, and they want to avoid 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 external 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."

 (End of this chapter)

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