Twilight Boundary: Chapter 223 Five Ghost Shopkeeper

Chapter 223 Five Ghost Shopkeeper

It was only when Hu Ma saw this person that she understood why Miss White Wine asked him to come over at this time, and who she was talking about.

The old shopkeeper was slightly startled when he saw Hu Ma, as if he was thinking hard about something.

Hu Ma immediately smiled and asked Zhou Datong and others to hold the old housekeeper. He stepped forward politely, bowed to the old man, and said with a smile: "Senior, I haven't seen you for a long time. I wonder if you still recognize him." its me?"

 “Hey, don’t say it yet…”

The old man hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him and said: "I also look familiar to you, and I will remember it right away..."

Seeing him like this, Hu Ma knew that it was difficult for him to remember.

 Smiled directly and said: "The shopkeeper has forgotten that when you went into the mountains last year, the second master and I helped you lead the way?"

"ah!"

The shopkeeper slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "You're really a fool, you look familiar to me. Why are you dressed like a Blood Food Gang?"

“You can’t blame me for my bad memory. It’s only been a year since I last saw you, and you’ve changed so much...”

　　　…”

It turns out that this shopkeeper is not someone else. Last year, Miss White Wine went to Laoyin Mountain to look for a fox coffin, and she took him with her.

He also tried to use the five ghost skills to help Hu Ma find her mother-in-law. Unfortunately, his skills were not very effective in Laoyin Mountain, but it undoubtedly showed that he was also a member of the door. Hu Ma was not surprised to meet him here. , after all, he is the shopkeeper of this herbal medicine shop.

Hu Ma smiled and said, "Thanks to you and Miss, when I went back last year, I ate blood food to help make a living."

“At that time, you gave me a roll of cloth to help me restrain my mother-in-law. I still remember this affection.”

　　　…”

“That’s to respect your mother-in-law, so there’s no need to be so polite.”

The old shopkeeper also laughed and looked at Hu Ma up and down: "You are really good, you have become a steward? I just heard the noise, I wonder what happened?"

　　　“She’s my sister.”

Hu Ma hurriedly whispered: "I'm suffering from apathy, and I want to ask the doctor in Caoxin Hall to take a look at it."

The old shopkeeper was startled for a moment and said: "If you lose your soul, just let the ghost walker scream. Your mother-in-law is a ghost walker, how can she not understand?"

Hu Ma said: "It's not that simple. I can't call him back."

"so…"

After hearing this, the old shopkeeper frowned slightly and waved to Hu Ma: "Then it's useless for you to go to the medical clinic. Take me here!"

Hu Ma was overjoyed and hurriedly asked Zhou Datong and the others to bring Li Xiangyu over. The old shopkeeper led him to the second floor and placed him on a soft couch in the hall.

The shopkeeper raised his hand, and a waiter came up from below and brought him a basin of water. He washed his hands in it, placed an incense stick in the incense burner next to him, and then gently opened the incense girl's eyelids. Look.

 After looking at her eyes, her face turned gloomy. He looked at the red spots under her skin, then turned her palms over and pressed them.

There was a waiter following him, but he didn't sing like a doctor, but he said while watching: "To check for the disease of panic and suspicion, first explore the center of the earth. If the center of the earth floats quickly, it is the first disease, and if it floats slowly, it is a long-term disease."

 “The reason why a friend jumps sharply while eating is because he is frightened at the intersection.”

“The tail finger jumps at the beginning of the joint, which means it is frightened by the animal, and the animal is covered with many furs. The little finger jumps at the beginning of the joint, which is mostly a monster with scales.”

“If the center of the earth is normal, look at the two sides of the first joint of the long finger. If the long finger jumps quickly, it means being hit by a ghost. If the middle joint jumps fast, it means that the yellow willow is possessed. Use chopsticks to pinch it to get rid of the evil..."

　　　…”

He was very methodical and spoke while making the diagnosis. However, after a few squeezes on Xiang Yatou's hand, his face became a little ugly and he stopped talking. Finally, he checked many places and slowly straightened up. Come and say to Hu Ma:

“Little brother, we are half old friends. It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I’m afraid we at Caoxintang won’t be able to see the girl you brought.”

　　　…”

Earlier, he met Huma in the village. At that time, Huma was just a child in his mouth, and he didn't even have a name.

Now I see that Hu Ma has joined the Blood Food Gang, and he does not dress like an ordinary gang member, but more like a steward, and he talks a lot more politely.

But being polite, his last attitude made Hu Ma suddenly startled. He remembered that the old shopkeeper was quite capable, and he seemed willing to help, but why did he say he couldn't see it at the first glance?

The old shopkeeper also seemed a little confused. He paused and then whispered: "It's so strange that she lost her soul."

 “Our Cao Xintang helps people with their illnesses, but we don’t help them with their grudges.”

　　　…”

Looking into his eyes, Hu Ma immediately heard the implication: "Is Xiang girl's soul really taken away?"

With a slight doubt, he turned to look at the old housekeeper, vaguely guessing something.

The old housekeeper, who had always been a little worried, originally wanted to find the person in command when he arrived at Caoxin Hall, but he couldn't find him. However, when he saw an acquaintance of Hu Ma helping him, he was overjoyed and waited patiently. Now that he saw the other party and refused to look at him, he became a little anxious again.

He hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to the old shopkeeper, and said, "Old sir, please take a step to speak."

The old shopkeeper was startled after hearing this, and turned to look at Hu Ma. Hu Ma remained calm and said, "This is a relative of my friend, but... we don't know each other very well."

 “Then let’s talk about it here!”

The old shopkeeper turned to the old housekeeper and said, "Both of us are suffering from this patient. We, Caoxintang, do things according to the rules. Why should we betray others when we speak?" The old housekeeper suddenly hesitated and looked around, unsure for a moment.

But the old shopkeeper of Caoxintang ignored him, and just turned to Hu Ma and said: "Little brother, it's not that we don't miss our old feelings, it's just that your patient has a strange illness. I think you should find the root cause first." Bar!"

“Cao Xin Tang has Cao Xin Tang’s rules, and there’s nothing we can do about it.”

　　　…”

 His polite tone revealed decisiveness, which made the people around him panic for a moment. The old housekeeper was even more panicked, looking like he was hesitating to speak.

"There must be a reason why Xiang girl suffers from this soul-losing syndrome, and maybe it has something to do with attracting souls in her dreams."

Hu Ma was also thinking silently in her heart: "Cao Xintang must have noticed something abnormal. Maybe Xiang Yatou was held hostage by something. They didn't want to offend her, so they asked me to find the root of the disease."

“Normally speaking, I should just leave at this time and not embarrass Miss White Wine.”

“But Miss White Wine also said before that she will show up when necessary. So, should I leave now or not?”

　　　…”

Just as I was thinking about it, no one noticed at this moment. When Hu Ma and others carried Xiang Ya to the second floor, there was a cat lying lazily between the stairs on the third floor, with amber eyes. , seeing everything in his eyes.

The atmosphere on the second floor was a little stiff, but from the third floor, a pair of slender feet wearing white embroidered shoes appeared. A pair of slender hands reached down and picked up the cat. The white embroidered shoes walked downstairs lightly.

Hearing the sound of the stairs, everyone turned around subconsciously and suddenly opened their eyes.

I saw a woman in white clothes coming downstairs holding a cat. She was bright and beautiful, but her temperament was very light, with a faint herbal aroma.

As if he accidentally went downstairs and saw someone here, he took a look. When his eyes fell on Hu Ma, he was slightly startled. Then he looked at the shopkeeper Wu, as if he was asking a little bit. .

 “The boss…”

The shopkeeper quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Do you still remember this kid?"

“Last year when we went into the mountains, he guided us. Now he is working as a steward in the Blood Food Gang.”

　　　…”

Hearing this, Hu Ma stood up and bowed politely.

 I was thinking about how beautiful Miss White Wine is.

　　She had never left the sedan chair in Laoyin Mountain before, but this was the first time I saw her in person.

 Actually, we are all very familiar with each other, but when we meet in real life, we still have to act, and we cannot show our familiarity, so we just bowed politely and looked at each other furtively.

"This is not a steward. Look at this robe, he looks like a shopkeeper."

Miss White Wine was better at acting than Hu Ma. She just turned her eyes to him and said: "Back in the village, I saw that this child was good. When I was in trouble in the forest, he knew how to help me at a young age. Yes, good character."

 “Shopkeeper?”

The shopkeeper of Five Ghosts was slightly surprised when he heard this and looked at Hu Ma again.

　　When we met last year, Hu Ma was just a child in the village. Now, he has become the boss of the Blood Food Gang?

This climb is not slow...

Of course, he himself is the shopkeeper of Cao Xintang, so he may not necessarily look down upon the boss of the Blood Food Gang, but no matter what else, they are obviously on equal terms with each other.

While I was surprised, I also vaguely thought: "It's not easy to climb so fast. Are you selling your body or your life?"

But thinking about it in his heart, he also smiled and bowed his hands to Hu Ma, saying: "That's just me, my little brother is very capable. Now that you are in the city, come to my place for tea if you have nothing to do." .”

 “Senior has promoted me.”

Hu Ma also hurriedly returned the gift. Seeing the surprise of the five ghost shopkeepers, he thought of something else.

 It’s almost enough to climb to the position of shopkeeper. You can’t do anything too extraordinary.

Last year, I was just a miserable young man in the village. In just over a year, I climbed up to become the boss of the Blood Food Gang. Even though everything I did on the surface was logical, in the eyes of others, I still looked like a person who had risen to great heights. of.

  might be determined that there might be something wrong with him and causing trouble for nothing.

 From now on, it is better to do some things in darkness.

When seeing Hu Ma greeting the Five Ghosts shopkeeper, the white wine lady also looked uninterested, as if she had just recognized Hu Ma, asked briefly, and then didn't take it to heart.

Just lightly asked the shopkeeper Five Ghosts, saying: "Since we are old friends, Shopkeeper Five Ghosts will treat you well and let people have dinner at noon!"

“The Red Lantern Empress is building a temple now, so it’s not considered a wild move. Interacting with the little shopkeeper of the Red Lantern Club is still an old acquaintance, so it can’t be considered as breaking the rules of Cao Xin Tang.”

　　　…”

Hu Ma said hurriedly: "Miss Boss, we have a patient here. Look..."

Miss White Wine said: "If you have a patient, just let Shopkeeper Five Ghosts take a look at it. You can't save the consultation fee. We repaid the favor in the woods last year."

Hu Ma immediately felt relaxed and said with a smile, "That's natural."

 (End of this chapter)