Twilight Boundary

After making up his mind, he stood up and dressed, and at the same time asked Xiao Hongtang to call Zhou Datong out.

After putting on his shoes and socks, he heard a "pop" sound in the side room opposite. Not long after, Zhou Datong came out of the room covering half of his face.

He complained to Hu Ma: "My brother Mazi, can you just call me next time?"

"I dreamed about a pretty little lady, and when I was about to go up and kiss her, she turned around and gave me a kiss..."

"Isn't this a good thing? It will save you from venting your anger in your dream!"

Hu Ma suppressed her laughter and said seriously: "I asked you to come out because there is business."

"I need to go out and do some errands. I'm not sure when I'll be back. I'll take care of tomorrow's affairs."

"Solve it if you can. If there's anything that can't be solved, just go into the inner courtyard and see the old shopkeeper. If he wants to ask me where I've been, he'll just say that I went out to do some small things and I'll be back in a day."

"Also, let me use your sword."

"..."

Zhou Datong agreed, went back to the room, took out the knife, and said, "Where is my knife? Isn't this your knife?"

Hearing this, Hu Ma felt embarrassed and said with a smile: "If you get used to it, I'll give you a clean one later."

Nowadays, all the guys in Zhuangzi are equipped with knives, but Hu Ma has done several things with Zhou Datong's knife, which is very easy to use.

Moreover, the knives provided in Zhuangzi have the Red Lantern Society's mark on them.

As for Hu Ma, who went out to do errands this time, she hadn't yet decided whether she was in the open or in the dark, so she used Zhou Datong's unmarked knife first, which would be safer in case of trouble.

Hanging the sword on his waist, he also wrapped the mahogany sword with a strip of cloth and tied it on his back.

Then Hu Ma tied his calves tightly, put on his bamboo hat, called Xiao Hongtang, and strode out of Zhuangzi.

According to what Yang Gong said, he wanted to bring the guys over to meet him.

However, Hu Ma felt that the situation was not clear and that this trip was quite dangerous, so he went there to see for himself first.

There was a horse in the trough, so it was okay for Hu Ma to take one out and ride it to do errands, but he still decided to walk over on two legs.

It's still night, and evil spirits are rampant. The horse is a dragon, and when it runs, its blood boils, so it won't cause unnecessary trouble.

When he came out of Zhuangzi, he knew the direction, took two legs, and strode forward, but he was equally quick.

On the country road, the night wind was low, and along the way, I didn't know how many dark things were disturbed.

But Hu Ma used the skill of a watcher, turning his legs from life to death. Not only was he extremely fast, but he also made those things in the dark unable to tell what he was.

Before he had time to test, Hu Ma had already passed, and the journey was smooth. At dawn, he had already arrived at Niujiawan.

From a distance, you can see a large white river coming from the west, twisting here, and flowing down again.

There are dozens of fishermen's families in the bay, with fishing nets hanging out to dry and several wooden boats moored.

"The Water Temple is on the other side?"

Huma tried to combine what she saw in front of her with the signs on the map, thinking silently.

Being close to water, it makes sense to have a water temple here.

However, there are very few temples in this world, and Hu Ma has never seen a few in total, so she is somewhat curious.

He lowered his hat and walked into the fishing village, thinking about where to start.

Nowadays, fishermen have already gotten up, sewing nets and drying fish to dry, but there are no fishers in the water.

Seeing Hu Ma, a new face, enter the village, they all looked over curiously. They did not take the initiative to greet or ask, but just looked at the person up and down with their eyes.

Hu Ma met this look and took the initiative to speak, and said to a dark man cleaning the boat next to him: "Brother, I'm from Mingzhou Prefecture. I'm delivering a letter to Xiaoliang County for our boss."

"I was in a hurry. I set off as soon as the rooster crowed and got here."

"I want to ask you, should we go from here to Xiaoliang County? Why can't we see a ferry for such a big river?"

The fisherman just looked at Hu Ma before asking. When he saw Hu Ma talking, he stood up hurriedly and replied: "When we go to Xiaoliang County, most people cross the river here. Usually if there are guests, we will send them there." ”

"But you can't get across today. There are people making noise on the other side of the river. We don't dare to go into the water today. If you want to cross the river, you have to walk another 40 miles east to find the next village..."

"It's too late..."

Hu Ma pretended to be anxious: "The letter is urgent, otherwise I won't be able to leave before dawn."

"Brother, why don't you show mercy and give me a ride?"

"..."

"Don't dare, don't dare..."

The fisherman waved his hand and said, "The people in the nest are so fierce that I don't dare to hit them."

Hu Ma frowned and said, "Who is making trouble?"

"I don't know."

The fisherman lowered his voice and said: "Those with knives and guns are very fierce. Wu Xiatou from the village bumped into them yesterday. The boat was robbed. He said that he would return it after finishing the work. How could Old Wu give up the boat? Before I could cry, the opponent's knife was revealed..."

"I think it has something to do with Yang Gong's incident..."

Hu Ma thought silently, and glanced at the white river from a distance. It was probably several tens of feet long, and she couldn't really see the other side.

He thought about it carefully and then whispered to the fisherman: "I'm actually in a hurry. I've wasted my time. Maybe my boss will have to fire me."

"How about this, brother, I have five taels of silver here, I will deposit it with you first."

"You lend me the boat, and I will cross the river quietly by myself. After crossing the river, I will tie the boat to you on the other side, and you can paddle back by yourself."

As he was thinking about it, he felt that he was too generous and too fake, so he said again: "I have to come back in a few days. We are all honest people. You can keep these five taels of silver in your hands until I come back." Give me back three taels, and the other two taels will be regarded as a payment of gold, how about that?"

"Is there such a good thing?"

Seeing Hu Ma take out a small silver cake, the fisherman was also startled.

I never thought that this could happen to me before.

If we really have these five taels, even if the boat is rowed away, it won't be worth it, so he said: "You wait."

Hu Ma was a little confused, wondering what he wanted to wait for.

The fisherman returned to the low hut and came out after a while, followed by an elderly man. He held a handful of incense and a piece of paper in his hand, handed it to Hu Ma, and said: "This incense is for you." Take it, you are not from the bay, don’t disturb the things in the water."

"When you get to the center of the river, if you can't sit still, you'll be on fire and say something nice... I can't read either, so I'll give you a fingerprint on this piece of paper."

"You go back and take this fingerprint and come to me to ask for the remaining three taels of silver."

"...Actually, you don't even need two taels, one tael is enough."

"..."

"An honest person..."

Hu Ma sighed, but insisted on making an agreement with the other party. Then he took the incense and asked in detail about the details of the water.

The fishermen told them one by one, but they didn't dare to bully the students.

Firstly, he is a kind person, and secondly, he probably saw Huma carrying a knife and looking like a wanderer.

Hu Ma pushed the boat into the river, sat on it, took the wooden oar, and pulled it back and forth twice. The boat could indeed move forward.

Fortunately, I swam in the lake in the park in my previous life and knew how to paddle.

Of course, the level is definitely not as good as those fishermen who rely on the water for their livelihood, but the current of this river is slow, windless and waveless. It is no problem to cross the river by myself, so I paddle slowly and gradually towards the other side of the river.

After listening to the fisherman's reminder just now, he also knew that there might be something in the river, so he was always vigilant.

But the result was smooth, and I didn't encounter anything. I squatted on the bow of the boat and looked at the little red flower in the water, but there was no reaction.

Not long after, he was close to the other side of the river. From a distance, he saw several small boats on the river, surrounding them and guarding a wooden building on the river bank.

That wooden building must be the Water Temple. It was built next to the helm on the other side, facing the river on one side.

Those small boats surrounded the Water Temple, and there were people standing on each boat. One of them was shouting to the Water Temple:

"Brother, you've endured the whole night, so you're probably tired and hungry. What's the point of us wasting it?"

"Why don't you take out your things, let us have a meal and drink for you, and then go our separate ways?"

"..."

"Fuck you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud shout in the Water God, and it was Yang Gong's movement.

He directly yelled: "We men snatched this blood food with our heads. There is no owner of the meat mountain. Why do you want to take it away with just one word?"

"If you are really capable, just rush up and I will throw the blood food into the river, and you can fish it out!"

"..."

"hey-hey……"

The people on the boat were scolded, but they were not annoyed and sneered: "You threw it into the river, we can't catch it."

"But don't even think about keeping that head on your neck to eat."

"..."

Yang Gong was not afraid at all and said loudly: "If you want to steal the blood food, you are robbing me of my life. Do you think I am willing to throw it in?"

"..."

When Hu Ma just landed on the shore, he understood it after hearing it briefly, and he couldn't help but be surprised in his heart.

Blood eating is indeed true.

And looking at it like this, the two sides are in a stalemate.

Yang Gong was hiding in the Water Temple. He couldn't see his appearance, and he didn't know how many people were around him. But there were twenty or thirty people outside, on the boat, and on the shore, and they all brought swords and guns. They were smart. Fierce.

If they wanted to fight, of course Yang Gong would be defeated. However, Yang Gong actually had an underhanded trick. He threatened them by throwing blood food into the river, so that no one dared to act rashly.

The river is deep, and there are no monsters. Even fish and shrimps will probably go crazy if they smell the smell of blood.

Therefore, once Yang Gongzhen throws the blood food into the river, everyone's work will be in vain.

"But, how should I pick him up?"

Thinking about it, he turned around and glanced at Xiao Hongtang, who was sitting on the bow of the boat behind him, with his back to him and swaying his two little feet, and his heart moved slightly.

After raising Sister Hongtang for so long, it’s time to instruct her to do some work.

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