Twilight Boundary Chapter 457

Chapter 457 The Legend of the Stone Horse

 'West Kunlun? '

Hu Ma's heart moved. He had already entered the palace and was not easily confused. Now he has cultivated the Dharma and his soul is strong. He is like a guest in the hall. Even if he didn't notice it for a moment, he would have reacted with a slight change of mind.

I knew there was something wrong, but I didn't point it out immediately. I just looked at him and said with a smile: "The name of my hometown is nice, but it doesn't sound like it's close..."

 “Not far, not far…”

When the white-bearded old man heard this, he immediately waved his hand with a smile and said: "On the mountain behind, on the hill where large red jujubes grow, there is a dried pond. They grow there. Later, he was brought to the house by my young master."

"Back then, the young master was naughty and chose random names. The mountain in the west was called Xikuncang, the bare Donghua Mountain in the east, the pond in the south was called Yaochi, and the pavilion on the top of the mountain in the north was all named after Where is Lingxiao Palace..."

“We don't know what it is, but it sounds pretty good.”

“I also grew up and watched my young master grow up, until he later committed a crime, which affected everyone in the family, young and old, and was cursed to death. However, no one cared about me, so I survived.”

"Later, the town became desolate, but some of the young master's friends and disciples came here a few times, and gave some rags and broken bits to me for safekeeping. Later, it was this group of people who exchanged tung slabs for blessings. Ze's came over and moved into this house."

“I don't know how it happened, but in the past year or two, the town has become lively again. I look at them and feel happy. It seems that the place has become lively and the young master will come back..."

"Um?"

Facing Hu Ma's serious inquiry, the old man with a white beard laughed, waved his hand, and said, "This was originally made up by the naughty young master back then..."

“Of course it's the legend of an old general who resigned and returned home, riding a horse to kill plague ghosts…”

 “Stone horse?”

 If it is just a clay sculpture, how can it be awakened?

"I remember clearly that there were no old generals or horses to kill plague ghosts. These stone horses were originally built to guard the tomb of a wealthy gentleman in the town when he was relocating. They were a pair at first. But then the other one broke."

He shook his head calmly, throwing away this strange feeling of familiarity. He just looked at the old man, thought slowly, and said, "Then you should know this Shima Town very well, right?"

“Is there some way to wake up this stone horse again, and even it will continue to follow the old general, kill the plague ghosts, and benefit the people?”

The old man with the white beard also looked at Hu Ma with a smile and said: "It's just a mud tire, what's the legend?"

Hearing this, Hu Ma was suddenly a little surprised. As a result, things were indeed a little different from what he had thought before.

The old man with a white beard smiled and said: "If you talk about understanding, I know it best. There have been several generations of people in this town, but I am the only one who has always been here to guard."

Hu Ma looked at him and slowly told the legend he heard from the old abacus, and said: "Now that the old general has returned, he can't even find his grave, but this stone horse still guards this town. Isn't it?”

 “You said this…”

There seemed to be a bit of closeness and a very familiar feeling in those eyes, which made my heart skip a beat.

Hu Ma's heart moved slightly, and she looked at him and said, "So, have you ever heard of the legend about the stone horse in this town?"

 “The old man has always lived here?”

“The person who carved this stone horse is also a rural craftsman. He is not a master craftsman. How can there be any magic in it?”

After listening to the words of the old man with the white beard, Hu Ma suddenly understood something in her heart. She took a deep look at the old man with the white beard and saw that his face was also blurred and he was looking at her with a smile.

Dahongpao was so anxious at the time and wanted to leave this news to himself. Could it be that he was confused and didn't really understand the matter, or that he didn't make it clear?

He hesitated, looked at the old man with a white beard, and said, "But why did I hear people say that this stone horse can be awakened?"

"Then I can only ask the young master. He made up these words in the first place. My young master has been clever and smart since he was a child. When he was young, he would say things that people didn't understand, but they made sense afterwards. "

The old man with a white beard said with a smile: "Just like at that time, there was a plague ghost in this town and in the mountains next to it, which caused disasters. But the young master made up this story, so everyone went to worship the stone horse. Unexpectedly It's true that apart from the plague, the people are at peace.”

"Later, the people in this town had died twice, but I don't know why, but the saying of worshiping the stone horse remained. As long as there are people in the town, there will be people who will burn incense."

The old man's voice was a bit garrulous, which made it difficult to tell the truth from the lie.

Hu Ma just listened silently and asked him slowly: "So, what did you say someone asked you to keep before? Who gave it to you?"

 “It's just some old things used by the young master.”

The old man with a white beard said: "After the young master committed a crime, the whole family died, and everyone in the town fled. However, two or three years later, some of the young master's friends came here to pay homage to him, leaving behind those few Something old.”

"Afterwards, people came one after another, and some of them kowtowed to me, as if they wanted to ask for these old things, but I can't make the decision!"

“This belongs to the young master. Of course, the young master must take it away. How can I give it to others casually?”

"..." Hu Ma frowned and looked directly at his face, but found that she couldn't see clearly. The familiar feeling was getting stronger and stronger, and there was an inexplicable depression in her heart. She exhaled slowly and said in a deep voice: "Then what if your young master can't come back?"

 “I'll be back…”

The old man with a white beard said with a smile: "The people who sent the young master's things back said that the young master will definitely come back, because the world will become lighter and lighter, and those people will always realize his importance."

　　　　People need him. "

“It's just that he also said that he hopes the young master will not come back too late, otherwise, there will be nothing he can do if he comes back...”

 “Will the world become lighter and lighter?”

 The incomprehensible words made Hu Ma's heart suddenly tighten: "What does this mean?"

The old man with the white beard smiled and shook his head, saying: "I'm just a janitor, so I don't know this anymore, but I think the young master will definitely understand it when he comes back..."

Looking at Hu Ma, he seemed to want to ask again, but he waved his hand and suddenly said: "I would like to say more, but there are guests coming to this town. The young master is not here now. Can you please help me take care of him?" "

"guest?"

Looking at the smiling old man, Hu Ma seemed to see many familiar things on his face. He calmed down slightly, but before he could answer, he felt the cool breeze blowing on his face, and he woke up.

Slightly surprised, he saw that the door in front of him had not been opened. The old man with the white beard and so on just now were just an illusion. He was moved, stood up, opened the door, and saw Outside there is a big tree that blocks out the sky and the sun.

The treetops were trembling in the wind, and the few things hanging on the top of the treetops were also rising and falling, as if they were about to fall.

 “There is falsehood among truth, and there is truth among falsehood.”

Hu Ma stared at the big tree intently for a long time before sighing and saying: "The Yiqian Sect seems to be a trick school, but even within the trick school, there are nine falsehoods and one truth..."

“You gave me the seal of the mighty God General from the very beginning. Could it be that you were waiting for me from then on?”

 “And the guests…”

 “Leader, ah no…Uncle Master, Uncle Master…”

I was standing under the old elm tree, thinking quietly, but suddenly I heard a burst of joy and shouting from outside. I turned around and saw the Miaoshan Fairy Girl coming again. The expression on her face was both a little surprised and a little confused. Some excitement.

Hu Ma frowned: "What?"

When he saw this, Immortal Miaoshan immediately seemed more honest, but she still couldn't restrain her excitement and said: "Come here, I didn't expect so many people to come..."

"Um?"

Hu Ma was also slightly surprised. He followed her out of the house and went up to a high ground. When she looked out, she couldn't help but be a little surprised. She saw that the sun had risen long ago, shining brightly all around.

On the mountain road leading to this town, I don't know when there were many groups of people. Some of them were in ragged clothes, some were pushing carts, some were leading skinny donkeys, carrying children and girls, carrying the elderly and the weak on their backs. , from a distance, it looks like a swarm of ants, heading towards the town.

There were already a lot of people in Shima Town, but now it looks even more bustling and crowded. The number of people seems to have suddenly increased ten times, not to mention that there are more people who are constantly pouring in. Come to this town.

Hu Ma also changed his expression immediately and said in surprise: "Isn't the road outside already closed?"

"yes!"

Immortal Miaoshan said hurriedly: "No one can go out, but I didn't expect that it would be okay to come in. We have already publicized the lantern blessing party we held before. Now that there are powerful enemies outside, we originally planned to keep a low profile." ”

"But because the news inside couldn't get out, the people outside didn't know it, so they came here in time for this day."

“What we didn't expect is that people from hundreds of miles around came here. Just looking at it now, this lantern festival is ten times more lively than we imagined.”

"We have made a three-day appointment, and the officials from outside are about to come in. With their ability, it is not difficult to disperse the people who want to come in, so why do they let them in?"

Even Hu Ma felt a little surprised. He concentrated for a long time and looked at the vast crowds of people around him. He breathed out in a low voice and said, "Let me go out and take a look. If you want to arrange something, I can arrange it myself..."

"Yes, yes, it's about the guardian spirit on the altar..."

 “…wait!”

 (End of this chapter)

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