Chapter 11 It's Not Too Early, Hurry Up and Pull It Out…

"It's not too early, hurry up and pull it out…"

At this time, on the north side of the village, Second Master paced anxiously. Seeing that no one had tugged on the grass rope after waiting for so long, he finally couldn't help but darted over.

The surrounding people were still hesitant. After all, they had agreed in advance that someone inside would tug on the rope, and then those outside would pull. But Second Master said anxiously, "How big is this Juehu Village? Even crossing it would take this long. Something must have happened!"

As he spoke, he pulled hard, but he didn't expect it to become looser the more he pulled, only drawing out the end of the rope.

Whether it was Old Sheepskin, the clan elder, or Zhou Datong and the fellow villagers behind them, they were all stunned.

"My goodness…"

Second Master groaned, his body trembling. He tore open his coat and shouted as he rushed into Juehu Village.

"I'm going to find him!"

"…"

"Calm down, Second…"

Old Sheepskin hurriedly stopped Second Master and shouted, "With your meager skills, how dare you闯 (chuǎng, recklessly barge into) Juehu Village?"

"Even an old stove would be blown out by you…"

"…"

"Even if I'm blown out, I have to find him…"

Second Master was so anxious that his eyes were wet. He shouted loudly, "If Xiao Huma is in trouble, how can I face his grandma?"

"Never mind me, even if I die, don't bury me in the old fire pit…"

"…"

As he spoke, he actually strode into the village, no matter how hard the people from the two villages tried to hold him back.

But just at this moment, a voice said, "What's dead or alive?"

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads and saw Huma, safe and sound, returning from a small path beside them. They were immediately surprised and delighted, and hurriedly greeted him. Looking left and right, seeing that it was indeed him, they were all surprised and delighted, "You went in from here, how did you come back from there?"

"I got lost."

Huma said, "I took a detour."

The people next to him were stunned when they heard this, "You can get lost in a ghost village?"

But seeing Huma return safe and sound, they were relieved. The old clan elder also took the opportunity to quickly put the cotton-padded jacket on Second Master.

Only Old Sheepskin, having seen many evil things in this Juehu Village, was still vigilant in his heart. He quietly pinched Huma's palm. Huma knew what he was thinking, and deliberately withdrew the vitality from his hand. With this pinch, he only felt ice-cold and piercing, not like a living person's.

"Ah yo…"

Old Sheepskin's face turned green with fright, and he staggered back. Huma reached out and grabbed him, and laughed, "Be careful."

At this time, the vitality returned, and his palm was warm and moist. Old Sheepskin was stunned for a moment.

Then he suddenly understood that this kid was playing with him, and he felt a little relieved in his heart: "It's okay, it's okay…"

"How can Yin demons be so mischievous?"

"…"

"There was a little situation, but at least I came out smoothly."

Huma then explained to everyone, "Now my skills are not yet fully learned, so wanting to solve the problem here is just bragging. However, I at least understand what's going on. I'll make more preparations later and see if I can find a way."

"That's right, that's right…"

Second Master said, "Grandma said earlier that we should seal the village and eliminate ten years of resentment. It's only been seven or eight years."

"It's still early. If this shepherd wasn't so impatient, why would we need to take this risk?"

"…"

Just now, he was still worried that the two villages would fight, calling him Old Sheepskin Brother, but because of this false alarm, Second Master was no longer polite and immediately exposed Old Sheepskin's past.

And Old Sheepskin was not on the right path. The shepherd became a shaman, and without a master to teach him, he especially disliked others saying this. But now he felt very guilty and said softly, "Kid, Second is right, we were narrow-minded."

"We should have known that the grandson of the ghost婆婆 (pópo, grandma), wouldn't be bad…"

"…"

This sentence can be regarded as定性 (dìngxìng, defining the nature) of this matter.

The leading figures of Mang Village apologized to a little baby, and in the future, the people of Mang Village would have to respect Huma when they saw him.

The old clan elder smiled and said, "Don't argue here, it's almost dark."

"Xiao Huma's godmother hasn't eaten her incense yet. I've never seen anyone run out to do other things after sacrificing halfway."

"…"

"Right, right, right…"

Old Sheepskin also hurriedly said, "Your godmother accepting you as a godson is not just a matter for one family, but a major event for our neighbors."

"Let's go, let's all kowtow."

"…"

"Alright…"

The words flowed so smoothly that even Second Master and the old clan elder were surprised. Looking at this old fox in sheep's clothing, they secretly thought, is he climbing up the pole?

He must have had this in mind from the beginning, right?

It's just that he can't save face by rushing up to kowtow, and he also wants to see if Grandma's little grandson is someone who remembers old grudges…

It is said that Willow's mother was just pushed onto the duck's back, and she didn't understand the situation at all. Seeing these people leave, she thought that she had survived this ordeal.

Suddenly, she saw a mass of people returning, and there were even more than at noon. They came over and kowtowed and burned incense. How could she have ever seen such a big battle? She shivered, and her few pitiful branches trembled. Fortunately, this group of people finished their sacrifice and agreed to go to Da Yang Village to drink, ignoring her.

But Second Master took advantage of the unpreparedness of others and quietly came over again when he left, picking up a red rope and tying it to her body. Last time, he only tied a red thread, but this time it was as thick as a finger.

This was to prevent Willow's mother from being frightened and running away.

She can't run away. This time is just the beginning. In the future, when the children become successful and properly sacrifice to the forest, 太岁 (Taisui, God of Fortune), and even Laoyin Mountain, she will have to be there…

At night, the village set up a flowing feast again to entertain the neighbors of Mang Village.

For the poor people in the village, this was really too extravagant. Throughout the year, there were only a few countable feasts, during the New Year, or when there were weddings and funerals. But this year, there were one feast after another, and even the clan elder's daughter-in-law felt distressed.

It would be better to have Datong and the others take these things to the city after the New Year and fill your few holes.

"You women who married from Mang Village are just petty."

Seeing his daughter-in-law's face fall, the old clan elder smiled and scolded, "寅吃卯粮 (yín chī mǎo liáng, eating next year's grain this year), is not good."

"But you have to see what奔头 (bēntou, prospects) there is in this卯年 (mǎo nián, year of the rabbit)."

"What do you know? You are eating now, just watch, it will be back in less than a year…"

"…"

"…"

"What does it mean to leave things in the stone box?"

And Huma was actually a little tired of this kind of feast.

Now he was dealing with this lively scene, but he was thinking about the tree stump he encountered at the entrance of the village, and what it said.

That tree stump was called an acquaintance by Grandma, and

He is Grandma's grandson, but not yet considered a descendant of the Hu family…

…Could it be that the Hu family descendants look at ability, not bloodline?

He vaguely felt that the things Grandma faced were far more complicated than he thought, and the arrangements she left behind were more than he imagined.

For example, the matter of Juehu Village. In the eyes of the surrounding villages, Grandma suddenly passed away, so she left such a thing behind, without time to solve it, and they became afraid.

But Huma realized that it was not that simple as soon as he heard about it.

Because Grandma didn't die suddenly at all, she just returned to the ancestral hall, and the time was still up to her. With her kind nature, if this Juehu Village really had such a big hidden danger, she would have solved it in advance, or at least left a method.

It shouldn't have been left behind, but it was left behind, it can only be said that it was left for him.

Thinking about what Grandma said when she returned to the ancestral hall, she was going to help him stop those things from the Meng family. She herself didn't know how long she could stop them, she only hoped to buy more time for him, until he learned a body of skills…

…The current him is still slow, too slow.

Thinking silently in his heart, the pressure increased. But all in all, now that this matter is over, he should go back to the village earlier.

First get that batch of blood food, after all, that is the root of everything…

After the feast, many of the people who came from Mang Village had relatives in Da Yang Village, and they went to find relatives to stay. Those who didn't have relatives also found a few empty houses for them to sleep in. Huma also helped the drunk Second Master back to his house and made tea for him to drink.

Some of the things Grandma left behind are very deep, and he can't detect them.

But fortunately, Second Master is by his side. He doesn't know what Grandma left behind, but he will guide him in the right direction.

Huma has always been grateful to him, and knows what his heart disease is.

"Ouch…"

However, Second Master was directly scared awake as soon as he heard the words "守岁人 (shǒusuìrén, Watcher of the Year)" from Huma's mouth.

He hurriedly stared at Huma and said sternly, "Hu boy, don't talk nonsense, Second Master didn't hear anything… No, you kid be alert, why haven't I asked you even though I know you've learned some skills?"

"Learning the skills passed down by the master is kindness. Without the master's permission to pass it on, it's a deadly sin."

"You just say it, don't you want to live?"

"…"

"It's okay."

Seeing Second Master's nervous appearance, Huma smiled, "Our skills are ours."

"I've already repaid the master, I don't owe anyone."

"…"

Second Master was a little hesitant when he saw that he said it for sure, knowing that Huma had experienced more things than they came back and said.

Moreover, the skills of this Watcher of the Year are indeed his lifelong heart disease.

"Second Master, to put it bluntly, it's just a keyword."

Huma smiled, leaned close to Second Master's ear, and whispered a word. Second Master's eyes suddenly widened.

Just such a word, to Second Master, was like being struck by lightning.

His face was sometimes dazed, sometimes doubtful, sometimes as if he understood, and sometimes even more confused. In the end, his pair of old eyes were slowly a little moist.

He turned his back so that Huma couldn't see him crying, but his voice was full of endless emotion, "I've pondered it for a lifetime, a whole lifetime…"

"But no one thought that it would be this way…"

"…"

Seeing Second Master like this, Huma also felt emotional and wanted to pass on all the methods, but Second Master waved his hand.

"It's too late…"

"Hu boy, you think too much. Twenty years ago, I could still refine it, but now, this body can't handle it anymore…"