Twilight Boundary: Chapter 119 River water temple

Chapter 119 Water Temple by the River

Having made 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.

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

“I dreamed about a pretty little lady in my dream, 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 a smile and said seriously: "I asked you to come out because there is something serious."

“I need to go out to do some errands. I’m not sure when I’ll be back. I need to take care of things tomorrow.”

"Solve what can be solved. If there is anything that cannot be solved, just go into the inner courtyard and see the old shopkeeper. If he wants to ask me where I have been, he will just say that I went out to do some small things and will be back in a day."

“Also, let me use your sword.”

　　　…”

Zhou Datong agreed, went back to his room, took out his 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 did several things with Zhou Datong's knife, which was very easy to use.

 Besides, the knives provided by Zhuangzi all have the mark of the Red Lantern Society on them.

Huma went out to do errands this time, and had not yet decided whether he was in the open or in the dark, so he used Zhou Datong's unmarked knife first, which would be safer in case of trouble.

He hung the sword on his waist, wrapped the mahogany sword with a strip of cloth, and tied it to his back.

Then Hu Ma **** his calves, put on a 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.

But Hu Ma felt that the situation was unclear, and the trip was quite dangerous, so he went there to see for himself first.

There were horses in the trough, and 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 is still night, evil spirits are everywhere, and the horse is a dragon. When it runs, its blood boils, so it does not cause unnecessary trouble.

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

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

But Hu Ma used the skill of a watcher, turning his legs from life to death. Not only was he extremely fast, but the things in the dark couldn't tell who he was.

Before there was time to test, Hu Ma had already passed, and the journey was smooth. At dawn, they 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 sitting in the bay, drying their fishing nets and mooring several wooden boats.

“The Water Temple is on the other side?”

Hu Ma tried his best to combine what he saw in front of him with the signs on the map, thinking silently.

 It is quite reasonable to have a water temple here as it is close to water.

It's just that there are very few temples in this world, and Hu Ma has never seen a few in total, so he is somewhat curious.

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

Now, fishermen have already gotten up and are sewing nets and drying dried fish, 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 say hello or ask, but just looked 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 I go from here to Xiaoliang County? Why can’t I 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 there are guests, so we will send them there." ”

"But you can't cross 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 go another 40 miles east and find the next village..."

 “It’s too late…”

Hu Ma pretended to be anxious: "The message is urgent, otherwise I can't 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: "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’s related to 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 in his mind, and then whispered to the fisherman: "I am actually in a hurry, and I am wasting my time. Maybe my boss will fire me." "How about this, brother, I have five taels of silver here. I’ll bet it on 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 row back safely."

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.

With these five taels, even if the boat was rowed away, it would not be unworthy, 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, just burn it 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.”

　　　…”

 “O honest man…”

Hu Ma sighed, but insisted on making a two-liang agreement with the other party, then took the incense and asked in detail about the details of the water.

The fishermen said it one by one, but they didn’t dare to deceive the students.

 First of all, he is a kind-hearted person, and secondly, he probably saw Hu Ma carrying a knife and looking like a traveler.

Hima 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 across 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 and there is no wind or waves. It is no problem to cross the river by myself, so I row slowly and gradually towards the other side of the river.

Hearing the reminder from the fisherman just now, he also knew that there might be something in the river, so he was always vigilant.

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

Not long after, he had approached the other side of the river. From a distance, he could see a few 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 opposite bank, with one side facing the river.

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 wasting it?”

“Why don’t you take your things out and let us have a meal and drink and go our separate ways?”

　　　…”

 “Fuck you!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud shout rang out from 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 in the boat were not annoyed when they were scolded, and sneered: "You threw it into the river, we can't fish it out."

“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 blood food, you are robbing me of my life. Do you think I am willing to throw it in?"

　　　…”

When the flax was leaning on the shore, he heard it slightly, and he understood that the bottom of his heart could not help but surprise.

 The matter of eating blood 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, Yang Gong would certainly be defeated. However, Yang Gong actually had a destructive trick. He threatened them by throwing blood food into the river, so no one dared to act rashly.

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

So, 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 his head and glanced at the little Hongtang 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 give her some instructions.



　　

　　

 (End of this chapter)