Twilight Boundary

Chapter 597 A breath of immortal energy (third update)

Zhenzheng Mansion does not kill living people. This is a rule, and many people know it.

Hu Ma was not sure if this was one of the reasons why the Yan family dared to provoke the Zhencong Mansion, but he understood that there were three exceptions to the Zhencong Mansion's rule of not killing living people: One was that those who were in the ghost sect People who respect the Zhencong Mansion can be killed if they break the rules. Second, those who broke the order of yin and yang and violated the prohibitions can also be captured by the Zhenzheng Mansion and beheaded in the name of sinners.

Third, there are ghosts and gods who complain about grievances. After finding out the grievances, they need to be killed to give justice to the ghosts and gods.

 Earlier, the Yan family had recruited so many people from all walks of life and piled them up everywhere. Hu Ma was naturally angry because they were causing trouble.

 But there is a saying that this kind of practice is just a rule of the rivers and lakes. As far as the Zhencheng Mansion is concerned, it is not a violation of the prohibition.

But if the Yan family is really brave enough to allow such wild gods to build temples and receive incense privately, not only will they take action if they find out, but even if the Meng family finds out, they will not let him off lightly.

Earlier, Hu Ma was still thinking that if the Tiemen Yan family was so arrogant, they might be instigated by the Meng family behind the scenes. But now it seems that this is not the case. In fact, the Tiemen Yan family has simply become a little inflated.

He just thought he was building a temple for the little snake god, but he didn't know that he had violated the taboo of two of the ten surnames.

Seeing Hu Ma's seriousness, the old abacus next to him also felt a little uneasy for a moment.

At first, he only thought about killing the wild gods and ghosts under the supervision of the Yan family, and then he would establish his authority.

 But now looking at it, if we want to directly kill the Yan family members...

…horrible!

He could no longer imagine what kind of big fuss this would cause.

 But if it is a small matter, he will also speak out to persuade. However, such matters involve the responsibilities of each family, but he cannot speak out to persuade.

I hesitated several times in my heart, but I could only helplessly look outside the yard: "Why isn't this person even served at the banquet?"

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a group of servants coming in carrying bowls of food.

This family had only temporarily gathered some food and wine to entertain them, which was not considered rude, but they were getting ready when they saw Wu Ya and Zhou Datong coming out and said to them: "Is there a snake market here? Or? It’s fine if it’s prepared in a big restaurant.”

"Go and buy a few. The more poisonous the better. Just remember not to make it public. Once the news gets out, it won't work."

　　　…”

The old man had been guarding outside, but he was embarrassed when he heard the words: "There are people in our city who worship the earth god, so they don't dare to eat snakes, and no one dares to sell them."

After hearing this, Wu Ya said, "Then there's no need to buy it. I'll call you in the evening. You order them to rest early at night. Sprinkle realgar and lime on the door and window sills, and don't come out if you hear any noise."

“In addition, before going to bed, prepare a large vat, mugwort, and clean cloth to create a spacious ground.”

“Tonight, I will treat your young master!”

　　　…”

When the master of the mansion heard this, his eyes widened in shock, and he realized that the guest did not want to eat snake soup.

He hurriedly ordered people to prepare it, and hurriedly ordered the cook: "Don't bring these things to send people. Bring the good wine and food."

"Go to the cabinet again, ask someone to get four hundred taels of silver, cure the disease, and quickly offer it..."

　　　…”

"ah?"

When the housekeeper heard this, he was shocked: "Master, do you want to give me so much?"

The old man said: "Are you a fool? If you don't offer your money before the wise man asks, do you really want me to give you half of your family property?"

The group of people hurriedly prepared and gave orders, feeling nervous in their hearts.

I don't know if this beautiful witch girl is really capable of curing the young master. But considering the time, she only has two or three days to live. Even if she is not sure, she still has to force herself. The scalp was treated, but fortunately, the young master was carried to the backyard, and when the quilt was taken off from him, he suddenly started crying, making the people next to him feel distressed and helpless.

When Wu Ya saw it, he just said: "Fill that vat with water. Use pond water or river water, not well water."

 “Then put him in, and he will stop crying.”

　　　…”

　　A group of servants hurriedly went to fetch water from the river outside, filled half of the tank, and put the crying young master in. Sure enough, he stopped crying.

He also squatted in the tank, letting the water in the tank flood his head and blowing bubbles in it.

Seeing that Wu Ya's words were so accurate, the people in this house also became more confident. Not only were they entertained with good wine and delicious food this night, but they also followed orders for other matters one by one. They did not dare to be careless at all, except for this. Except for the master, the rest of the family rested early.

After three rounds of drinking, it was already late at night. Wu Ya had to save people at night, so she only ate a few mouthfuls of food, then squatted outside the living room, lit a small incense burner, and took it out of her purse. Put something into the incense burner, and then fan it gently. Soon, even the people in the hall smelled a sweet and greasy smell, emanating from the incense burner.

Not long after, I felt a fishy smell coming from outside the house, and there were hissing noises everywhere. When it was almost time, Wu Ya held the oil lamp and looked out. She was shocked to see that the whole courtyard was actually covered with snakes and insects, some red, some green, all vomiting condolences and praying to the courtyard. He pointed in the direction of the incense burner, squirming with his head and tail.

She spotted one, took out a bone whistle, and blew it loudly.

The red venomous snake followed her footsteps and crawled towards the house. Wu Ya put down the whistle and reached out to grab the snake's seven inches. Unexpectedly, the red snake was extremely ferocious and cold. He turned around and bit Wu Ya on the arm. Hu Ma had been watching from the side, so he stretched out his foot and trampled the snake under his feet. He turned the snake's head over and bit him on the leg.

"fine."

Seeing that everyone around him was looking over worriedly, he waved his hand, grabbed the snake and handed it to Wuya.

 I am a person who watches the New Year's Eve, so what are you afraid of?

Zhou Datong, who was next to him, said: "Brother Mazi, don't be so careless. The place where the snake bit you just now is two inches higher..."

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Hearing this, Hu Ma couldn't help but glare.

What is my ability now? It’s like being a Shou Sui in the government. I’m not afraid of this thing in my whole body...

 …But one thing to say, it still hurts a bit if it is really bitten.

Wu Ya caught a few venomous snakes and drove away the others. Then, in front of everyone, he nailed the snake's head and peeled off the skin. He asked Zhou Datong to help hide the snake in the water tank and blow bubbles. The young master picked it up and wrapped the fresh snake skin around his body. Then he wrapped it in cloth strips and tied his hands and feet together. Then he lit mugwort and smoked it back and forth on his body.

After a while, the young master's body trembled non-stop at first, as if he was struggling hard, and then his movements slowed down. At the end, his stomach suddenly growled a few times, and he suddenly opened his mouth wide, with a puff of purple gas in his mouth. I spit it out quickly...

"oops!"

When Wu Ya saw this purple energy, she was startled. She covered her mouth and nose and took two steps back.

Huma also stood up suddenly, stood in front of her, and looked at her intently, her expression suddenly became extremely strange.

I saw this purple energy that was extremely weird, meandering in the air, slowly getting into the night, dissipating very slowly like a spiritual snake.

The most important thing is that as if this purple air flow turned into the night sky, they actually felt that the ground under their feet was shaking slightly, and they seemed to hear heavy breathing in their ears, something strange and mysterious. The weird laughter of things.

It was as if there was something weird deep in the city of Guazhou, and it was instantly awakened by the purple energy, making people salivate.

 Lao Abacus and Zhou Datong were also frightened by the movement, and their bodies became a little stiff, unable to move.

 But fortunately, this movement seemed to be just an instinct. Until the purple energy dissipated, nothing really came out.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　…　　

It wasn't until the little young master who was wrapped like a rice dumpling called out in a weak voice that everyone realized from the mysterious and depressing hallucination just now. Mr. Liang, who was about to put his head under the table, also hurriedly ran away. He came over and looked at the young master who was calling him, helpless. Wu Ya helped him untie the cloth strips and two pieces of snake skin from the young master's face.

Everyone stretched their heads to take a look, and saw that the young master had woken up, but he looked extremely weak.

The abscesses and pimples on his face still existed, but they were significantly smaller. They seemed to be healing and no longer scary.

"oops…"

The old man wanted to go up and hug his son again, but he was also anxious to turn around and kowtow. He was so impatient.

 “The young master’s illness has been cured, and he will just take care of himself from now on.”

Hu Ma asked Wu Ya with his eyes, then took out a small piece of meat from his sleeve and said: "You can stew this into soup and feed it to him. I know you are impatient, so you don't have to stay here with us all the time. Take him to the room quickly and take good care of him!"

The master didn’t know what the meat strips were, so he just went there with a lot of thanks.

It was only after he left that Hu Ma looked at Wu Ya and just noticed what she seemed to want to say.

“Brother, shopkeeper, he, this poison on him is being raised by others..."

Wu Ya glanced at the night sky outside and seemed a little unsure, hesitant and unable to explain clearly.

  “See it.”

Old Abacus, on the other hand, suddenly took over the conversation, turned to Hu Ma and said, "Did you see the last breath he exhaled? It's called 'disaster', and it's often the last breath a person takes before death, and it's also the last breath a person takes. Living is the most important breath, but the little boy's breath was forced out, and because of the toad, the breath changed..."

 “So, I saw it correctly?”

Hu Ma nodded slowly, with a gloomy look on his face, and whispered: "Does the breath he exhaled look like... the fairy energy we talked about before?"

"And in this city, I'm afraid there are people who feed on this fairy energy..."

PS recommends platinum writer Zhai Zhu’s new book, Above the Road, a fantasy folklore work in which the protagonist Chen Shi embarks on a fantasy adventure journey between the Yin and Yang realms. The story begins with the protagonist's grandfather standing in front of his memorial tablet and eating candles...

 (End of this chapter)