Twilight Boundary-Chapter 632 - 623: Cutting Melons and Vegetables

"Ah..."

"walking ghost? Zhensui? Hall Officer?"

Nanny Xia, who had just been silent and looked sinister enough to send shivers down one's spine with just a glance, was now so startled by Er Guotou's words that the black coarse cloth draped over her fell off, revealing her graying hair and a face full of horror. Simply put, she was scared out of her wits.

She hurriedly went to kneel and beg for mercy, but suddenly realized, Oh no, the person has already been sent down to him...

The bunch of greedy ghosts down there are probably waiting. Perhaps there's not even a bone left now; begging for mercy is useless!

Then she suddenly shouted, "Old brothers and sisters, troublemakers have come!"

As she shouted, she raised her sleeve to cover her face and quickly retreated into the house. She was afraid of being seen by the walking ghost and having them come looking for her.

RUSTLE, RUSTLE...

Indeed, as soon as she shouted, ghostly shadows and eerie sounds suddenly appeared all over the courtyard. From the jars in the corners came the sounds of something stretching its spine. On the Chinese scholar trees outside the courtyard, pale little faces peeked out. In the mud below, mounds kept rising. Even in the water tanks, bubbles began to GURGLE, GURGLE up.

"Quite a collection of items, huh?"

Watching the countless bizarre things around him, Er Guotou laughed aloud and suddenly straightened his body. With one foot grounded, he turned his body, drawing a circle with his toe. With a light touch, an altar rose instantly.

He stood in the center of the altar and formed a Magic Seal with his hands. As his large sleeves gently shook, all the ghostly shadows that had just begun to wriggle inside and out of the courtyard suddenly cried out. They had initially wanted to pounce on Er Guotou, but now they couldn't stop their momentum and were directly pulled out.

One by one, he collected them into his sleeve. With a shake, the cries stopped.

The old nanny didn't even look back, hurriedly rummaging under the bed for the Golden Silk Tai Sui package. When she suddenly realized the commotion outside had vanished, she was filled with fear. Turning around, she pushed the coarse cloth maid out the door while clutching the bundle herself. She then crashed through the back window and rolled down the gentle slope behind the house.

The maid was pushed out the door, just in time to face Er Guotou. Seeing that escape was impossible, with a fierce heart, she suddenly let her hair down. Her face turned an ashen gray, her lips black. Even her nails suddenly grew several inches long, sharp as knives, as she viciously lunged for Er Guotou's face.

Er Guotou raised his hand and pinched her neck, immobilizing her instantly. Then, still holding her neck, he traced upward with his hand, his fingers changing. He quickly measured her mouth, jaw, and cheekbones, seemingly gauging the lengths and dimensions of her face with his knuckles. Within seconds, he had figured it out.

With a smile, he looked at this ghost-like maid and said, "So you were already dead, just a lingering ghost stuck in the human world."

"...Such a pitiable soul!"

The maid was stunned for a moment, instinctively wanting to beg for mercy. But then she saw the man's bearded face suddenly change as he sinisterly said, "Pity, from your facial structure... your feet aren't pretty!"

Having said that, he exerted force. CRACK! He snapped the living ghost's neck.

As the body went limp, he hurriedly squatted and yanked off the cloth shoes, shaking his head repeatedly. "Truly not pretty."

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Outside, the old nanny rolled down the slope where a prepared sedan chair was hidden in the grass, quickly carried by little ghosts. In a hurry, they rushed to a village thirty miles west of Ye State City.

There, she saw darkness ahead. But as the sedan chair, carried by the little ghosts, neared, donkeys within the village, sensitive to the yin qi, began to HEE-HAW, HEE-HAW urgently.

She ignored everyone else, directing the little ghosts into the village, shouting, "There's trouble, there's trouble..."

"Jun, oh Jun, Chen San, Chen San, get up quickly, lend a hand..."

"Nanny Xue, why are you here early? Did the Xia Family find out?"

In the village, several houses quickly lit oil lamps. Then someone lit torches as people rushed out. Judging by their appearance—some carrying swords, others with strange items on them, all dressed as Martial Artists—there were twenty to thirty of them.

"The Xia Family didn't notice, but the walking ghost came..."

Nanny Xue didn't have time to catch her breath, shouting loudly, "There's no time to earn that Xia Family girl, let's go!"

"walking ghost? How many came?"

"One... no, two, and one was already sent down..."

In the rush, only a few words were exchanged. The people in the village were annoyed, angrily saying, "Nanny Xue, you invited so many fellow travelers here! You said that after taking the Xia Family girl, we could control her father and earn a large sum of Silver Coins, as capital for us little grandmas to start something."

"Now, we haven't even started, and you're scared by one walking ghost and want to run?"

"No, no, I think that walking ghost is powerful, not something an ordinary walking ghost could have..."

Nanny Xue saw their eager stance, as if wanting to fight it out. She hurriedly exclaimed, "Moreover, it's a Hall Officer..."

"If we don't leave, I'm afraid the Golden Armored Warriors will come for our heads..."

"What's a Hall Officer matter?"

The leading Jun sneered, "Who doesn't know the Four Great Hall Officials of the walking ghosts are a joke?"

Someone nearby said, "Jun, you're behind on the news. I heard the Four Great Hall Officials of the walking ghosts are jokes."

"But the small hall officers under them are each highly skilled..."

The leader was momentarily torn, unable to decide. Just then, they saw a line of torches approaching from the distant shadows, followed by thundering hooves. A voice from the crowd yelled, "Nanny Xue, don't worry, I'm here to help..."

Everyone was momentarily stunned. Recognizing that the voice seemed to belong to Young Master Xia, they were dumbfounded. Is this Young Master Xia this foolish?

We're planning to plot against his family's Silver Coins, and he takes the initiative to come help?

At the same time, some were secretly delighted. He brought soldiers! Their rich blood qi is just right to restrain the walking ghost!

In the chaos, no one questioned how Young Master Xia arrived so quickly. Some subconsciously thought Nanny Xue's affair in Ye State City had directly brought him here.

Before they could dwell on it, they watched the torches quickly move closer. A troop of valiant warriors on horseback spread out, surrounding the village.

Those slow to react were still internally thrilled. The Xia Family, with substantial assets, secretly trained troops in Ye State to avoid attention! They fed them well, armed them with good weapons and armor, rewarded them with Silver Coins, and raised a strong troop of Private Soldiers.

Though previously cautious of that Long-winning King in Shengzhou, rarely seen, he has now brought them all out. No matter if it's a walking ghost or an Evil Ghost, up against these troops brimming with vital qi, what chance do they stand?

Amidst the excitement, someone suddenly realized, Wait, why are they surrounding us too?

Before the words fell, they saw the soldiers surrounding the village abruptly draw their bows and notch arrows. In an instant, flaming arrows rained down, illuminating everything like daylight. The pungent scent of burning oil filled their nostrils as the fiery barrage descended.

"Ah..."

The people were shocked and scattered in panic. Nanny Xue screamed, "Good disciple, why..."

"Haha..."

Within the crowd, a man rode forward two steps. It was indeed Young Master Xia, laughing, "I know Nanny has many acquaintances below, so I came specifically to send Nanny down to fetch reinforcements..."

Oh no...

Hearing his words, Nanny Xue and the Martial Artists in the jianghu simultaneously felt their souls leave them. They understood internally, Our affair was exposed! He must have known all along we were after his family's Silver Coins and this troop of Private Soldiers...

In panic and rage, being skilled Martial Artists, none dared sit idly by. Each jumped up to flee.

Unexpectedly, the soldiers surrounding the village, after firing two waves of arrow showers, raised their long spears in unison. In groups of four, they galloped thunderously into the village, their momentum so fierce it seemed they would lift the very roof of the village.

These young warriors, brimming with fiery qi and potent blood qi, instantly impaled the Martial Artists. Despite their apparent skills, they were riddled with bloody holes at the first clash.

Among them, some were fiercely capable. One such was a Shousui wielding a large knife, who possessed the skill of cultivating the Five Organs. He swung his great knife, cutting down four or five mounted warriors in succession. Just as he was about to break out of the village and escape, he was caught by soldiers hidden in the darkness outside. Fishing nets laden with hooks enveloped him, layer upon layer.

"Shousui man? Immortal?"

Young Master Xia sneered coldly as five sturdy horses surrounded the Shousui man. Iron hooks were attached to his limbs and head.

With a whip CRACK, the horses pulled in five different directions, tearing the Shousui man into five bloodied pieces. No part was left alive.

"How dare you? How dare you?"

The Martial Artists who had gathered near Nanny Xue, mostly Ascension level, with some Entering the Mansion, albeit few, panicked at the brutal soldiers surrounding them. Jun screamed, "I am a strategist for the Long-winning King in Shengzhou..."

"You're raising Private Soldiers and harming us! If the Long-winning King finds out, he will surely..."

"Long-winning King?"

But the young playboy on horseback merely picked his ears, blew the dust away, and offered a cold smile. "King? What damn King?"

"That's my Dazed Donkey big brother..."

"Really..."

"If I hadn't attended this gathering, I wouldn't have known the Long-winning King I've been wary of for three or four years is actually one of our own..."

Holy crap...

As the massacre unfolded, Er Guotou, watching from behind a distant tree, was shocked. He thought to himself, Five Skin really is ruthless... So many Martial Artists, mowed down like vegetables?

Soldiers on the battlefield truly do have some restraint over men in the Path world. Even I...

To kill them all would take at least One Incense time!

Turning reluctantly, he suddenly remembered, Oh no, too caught up watching...

My Old White brother is still waiting below...