Who wouldn't want the Shou Sui Ren (Twilight Boundary Keepers) entry method?

But even the Dongzi Li family, with all their capabilities, couldn't help him obtain it.

They said that the entry methods all required a lineage. The Li family might occasionally obtain it from corpses around Anzhou, but they wouldn't dare pass it on. If they did, they might offend someone within the Twilight Boundary Keepers.

So, in the end, they could only give him a few unique skills, and he'd have to find a way to enter on his own.

Find a way, but how?

The logic was simple: become a disciple. Find a high-level Twilight Boundary Keeper who had already entered, become their disciple, serve them well, and wait for them to be happy enough to teach him.

It was like walking the old road in Qing Shi Town all over again.

Of course, compared to simply entering the sect, the entry method was much more difficult, on a completely different level.

Hu Ma had originally planned to solve this problem on this trip, but the closer he got, the more he realized it wasn't simple. He hadn't planned to bring it up, but then Miss Red Wine mentioned it, and he immediately became excited and asked:

"Could it be that you have the Twilight Boundary Keepers' entry inheritance here, Senior?"

"..."

"What's your relationship with the Dongzi Li family?"

"The Beggar Gang?"

Miss Red Wine looked at him and suddenly smiled, lowering her voice, and said, "Isn't killing and plundering treasures our specialty as transmigrators?"

"..."

Hu Ma was reminded by her frankness, and frowned slightly, saying, "Normally, he wouldn't, but now I've already sent Miss Xiang Yu back..."

Miss Red Wine slowly said, "A person who will kill you whether you kill him or not, the Beggar Gang leader of Pingnan Province, Ji Tang!"

This answer was quite unexpected for Hu Ma.

"But you left, and you took the generous gift from the Li family. You have to pass through Pingnan Province on the way back. Do you think he won't attack you?"

After a moment of thought, he quickly said, "Kill who?"

"Those are all Beggar Gang elders or honorary members, all of them capable subordinates who help him make money. Gangs rely on their subordinates to do things. You silently eliminated all of his subordinates. How could he accept that?"

"But does it matter to us? We can rob him!"

Miss Red Wine smiled faintly and said, "Don't think too simply of the martial world. No one is a fool."

"If you became the Dongzi Li family's son-in-law and stayed in Big Rock Cliff, maybe he really would swallow his anger and never think about troubling you again."

"?"

Miss Red Wine said indifferently, "Don't forget, you were able to find me for help because you killed those few demons on Pingnan Road, what's-her-name Cui, the White Bone Whip, the Artisan Li..."

After a slight pause, she continued, "Does he dare offend the Dongzi Li family?"

Hu Ma's heart skipped a beat. Could it be done like that?

"Heh heh, that's the one."

Miss Red Wine frowned slightly when she heard this and laughed, "I'm from the Ba Xi Men (Variety Arts Sect), how could I have the Twilight Boundary Keepers' entry method?"

"Besides, after this trip, everyone understands."

"The Dongzi Li family's abilities are indeed not small, and no one dares to offend them, but their young lady was lost, and you were the one who escorted her back the whole way. The Dongzi Li family didn't even send anyone out of Lingshou Prefecture to meet her..."

"...Doesn't this mean that it's difficult for the Li family to come out in the first place?"

"..."

Miss Red Wine smiled faintly at this point, and said, "Speaking of which, even the people in the martial world around Anzhou now know that you have good things on you. They're all smiling on the surface, but many are secretly plotting against you, let alone that Beggar Gang?"

"Now, so many of his subordinates are dead, and he's also offended the Li family in name. I doubt he dares to stay in Pingnan Province."

"From what I know of him, he'll definitely try to make a fortune off you before fleeing far away."

"..."

Hu Ma listened to Miss Red Wine's speculations and sighed softly, "You know them very well, Senior?"

"I wanted to get rid of this Beggar Gang before, so I've been investigating their background."

Miss Red Wine said indifferently, "As far as I know, the Beggar Gang leader, Ji Tang, is about forty years old. As a Shou Sui Ren (Twilight Boundary Keeper), he rarely showed his face for almost two years, leaving his subordinates to handle gang affairs."

"I guess he was hiding in order to enter the Twilight Boundary. In the days after you left Pingnan Province, I also picked up some rumors. Many beggars from other places have appeared in Anzhou Prefecture, asking around. I suspect he sent them to gather information."

"This also shows that he has emerged from seclusion and has plans for the next step."

"..."

"The Beggar Gang has already sent people to gather information?"

Hu Ma was somewhat surprised. It had only been less than ten days since he eliminated Cui's group.

They were quick.

Of course, their quick action indicated that someone was indeed directing them from behind.

But after hearing this, a very surprised thought emerged in his mind: "The Beggar Gang leader..."

"...Is actually a Shou Sui Ren (Twilight Boundary Keeper)?"

"..."

"Heh heh, gangs, sects, families, incense followers, they're all different."

Miss Red Wine explained to Hu Ma, "These gangs, including the Blood Food Gang, are all gathered together for benefits and a place to belong. So, these martial world forces are mixed, not restricted to anything. They just look at who's capable, and whoever is capable rises to the top."

"However, because most of the Beggar Gang are from the Ba Xi Men (Variety Arts Sect), what they initially learn is mostly some scraps and unique skills from our Variety Arts Sect, so the martial world generally recognizes that the affairs of the Beggar Gang should be managed by our Variety Arts Sect."

"I wanted to get rid of him long ago, but he had been hiding, and I wasn't confident in finding him, so I dragged it out. It wasn't entirely to raise livestock."

"..."

Only then did Hu Ma understand why Shao Daozi was so happy when he heard that he had fought with those demons on Pingnan Road, saying that Miss Red Wine would definitely be able to help him.

So, what Miss Red Wine had said before wasn't just pandering to him, she had really wanted to get rid of those demons on Pingnan Road a long time ago...

But at this point, another curious question arose: "Miss Red Wine, you just mentioned..."

"...Manage?"

"..."

"That's natural."

Miss Red Wine smiled faintly and said, "Didn't I tell you just now? *Zhuo Dao Wen Shi, Shuo Li Fen Xiang* (Executioner, Interrogator, Orator, Appraiser), the Four Hall Officers manage the martial world order."

"Among them, executioner kills, interrogator mediates, orator receives grievances, appraiser registers."

"And I am the Zhuo Dao (Executioner) of the Ba Xi Men (Variety Arts Sect), responsible for cleaning up our sect. Within the territory of Anzhou Prefecture, anyone who causes trouble using the skills of the Variety Arts Sect, I must ask them about it. Killing or creating beasts, it's all a matter of a thought."

"And if I kill someone, neither the government nor the prestigious people in the martial world will question it."

"..."

"Doesn't that make you someone who works exclusively for the sect?"

Hu Ma was even more surprised. He had seen that Miss Red Wine had made a name for herself in Anzhou, but he didn't expect her to have such a title.

"Heh heh, actually, the identity of Zhuo Dao (Executioner) is very useful in many places."

Miss Red Wine sighed softly at this point and said, "It's a pity that the transmigrators are all hiding."

"Because becoming a Zhuo Dao (Executioner) is equivalent to entering the view of the Ten Surnames, and they wouldn't dare take that risk."

"But I'm different. I can't stand these things anyway. Whether I have this identity or not, I would have eliminated those demons. However, if I hadn't taken on this position, my actions of creating beasts and killing people would have long attracted the siege of these people in the martial world."

"..."

Thinking carefully, all of this seemed reasonable.

Hu Ma thought of the gang of bandits he had encountered on the way here, the Nüren Danzi Mountain bandits who had been completely wiped out...

Were they also killed by a Zhuo Dao (Executioner) from a certain sect?

He just didn't know which sect's person had done it.

He sighed softly and said to Miss Red Wine, "So, your plan is for me to help lure out the biggest demon on Pingnan Road, the Beggar Gang leader, Ji Tang, then eliminate him, and then extract the Shou Sui Ren (Twilight Boundary Keeper) inheritance from him?"

"That's right."

Miss Red Wine smiled faintly and said, "If this person can enter the Twilight Boundary, then he must have an inheritance on him."

"If a Shou Sui Ren (Twilight Boundary Keeper) wants to enter the Twilight Boundary, they only have two choices."

"Either become a disciple or seize the method."

"If you want to become a disciple, you have to be controlled by others and waste time. If you want to seize the method, you have to be careful of the person's disciples coming to seek justice."

"But this Beggar Gang leader is a rare opportunity. He has done many evil deeds and deserves to die. Seizing his method will not be questioned by anyone. Even if someone really comes to ask, you can just shut them up with a single sentence."

"'He's your disciple, why didn't you show up when he was doing evil on Pingnan Road?'"

"So, seizing the method from him will not only save you a lot of trouble, but you can even earn a good reputation..."

"..."

"That's right!"

Hu Ma thought about it carefully and couldn't help but feel excited.

But at this moment, he thought of another point, took a deep breath, and looked at Miss Red Wine, saying, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, but I'm also curious..."

"Why are you helping me so much?"

"..."

"Hmm?"

Miss Red Wine looked back at Hu Ma when she heard this, paused slightly, and then smiled, saying, "Helping you is helping you, of course, but it's not entirely for you..."

"I've been a Zhuo Dao (Executioner) for several years, and I've done a good job, but I'm not satisfied with just that."

"Besides Ji Tang, you get the inheritance, and I won't lose out either. Uprooting the Beggar Gang is also a great achievement for me. With this achievement, and with the friendship of the Dongzi Li family, not to mention being just a Zhuo Dao (Executioner), I might even be able to aspire to the position of a small hall officer of the Zhuo Dao Ren (Executioners)..."

"..."

"Ah?"

Hu Ma was really impressed. Miss Red Wine was already a Zhuo Dao (Executioner), and she still wanted to climb higher?

Climbing higher wouldn't that get her closer to the Ten Surnames?

(End of chapter)