Chapter 114: Second Uncle's Regret
Chapter 114: Second Uncle's Regret
"It's getting late, pull it out quickly..."
At the northern side of the village, Second Uncle was pacing anxiously. After waiting for a long time without anyone pulling the grass rope, he finally couldn't hold back and darted over.
The people around him were still hesitant, as they had agreed beforehand that someone inside would pull the rope before they would pull from the outside. But Second Uncle was getting impatient, "How big is this Village of Extinction? Even if you cross it horizontally, it should be time by now. Something must have happened."
Saying this, he tried to pull the rope, but the more he pulled, the looser it became. He only managed to pull out a rope end.
Everyone, whether it was Old Sheepskin, the Clan Chief, or Zhou Datong and the villagers following behind, were stunned.
"My old mother..."
Second Uncle groaned, his body trembling. He tore off his coat and shouted as he rushed into the Village of Extinction.
"I'll find him!"
"..."
"Calm down, Second Uncle..."
Old Sheepskin hurriedly stopped Second Uncle, saying, "With your limited skills, how can you dare to enter the Village of Extinction?"
"Even if you blow out the old furnace, I still have to find him..."
"..."
"Even if I blow it out, I have to find him..."
Second Uncle's eyes were wet with urgency, and he called out loudly, "If Little Hu Ma is in trouble, how can I face his grandmother?"
"Don't worry about me, even if I die, don't bury me in the Ancestral Hearth..."
"..."
As he said this, he really did stride into the village, and no one from either village could stop him.
But at that moment, a voice said, "What about the dead and the living?"
Everyone turned around in a panic and saw Hu Ma, who was fine, coming back from a side path. They were both surprised and relieved, hurriedly welcoming him. They checked him over and found that it was indeed him, and they were all relieved and happy. "You went in from there, but came back from here?"
"I got lost."
Hu Ma said, "I took a long way back."
The people around him were stunned, "Getting lost while entering a ghost village?"
But seeing Hu Ma return unharmed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The Old Clan Chief quickly put a cotton jacket on Second Uncle.
Only Old Sheepskin, who had seen many evil spirits in the Village of Extinction, remained cautious. He quietly squeezed Hu Ma's hand. Hu Ma understood what he was thinking and deliberately made his hand cold. When Old Sheepskin squeezed it, it felt icy and not like a living person's.
"Ah..."
Old Sheepskin's face turned green, and he staggered backward. Hu Ma reached out and held him, smiling, "Be careful."
At this moment, the warmth returned to his hand, and Old Sheepskin was stunned.
He suddenly realized that the boy was playing a trick on him and felt somewhat relieved, "It's fine, it's fine..."
"Are evil spirits this lively?"
"..."
"There was a small issue, but I managed to come out smoothly."
Hu Ma then explained to everyone, "My skills are not fully developed yet. Saying I can solve the problem here is boasting. However, I at least understand the situation. If we prepare more, we might find a solution."
"That's right, that's right..."
Second Uncle quickly said, "The grandmother said before that the village should be sealed for ten years to dissipate the resentment. It's only been seven or eight years."
"It's still early. If not for the sheep herder's impatience, we wouldn't have taken this risk."
"..."
Just a moment ago, he was worried about a fight between the two villages, calling Old Sheepskin "Big Brother." But because of this false alarm, Second Uncle didn't care anymore and started revealing Old Sheepskin's past.
Old Sheepskin wasn't a legitimate shaman. The sheep herder became a shaman without a master, and he particularly disliked when people mentioned it. But now, feeling very guilty, he softly said, "Young one, Second Uncle is right. We were too narrow-minded."
"We should have known that the grandson of a Ghost Walker can't be bad..."
"..."
This sentence set the tone for the incident.
The important figures of Python Village apologizing to a little boy meant that everyone from Python Village would respect Hu Ma in the future.
The Old Clan Chief smiled and said, "Don't argue here. It's almost dark."
"Little Hu Ma's foster mother hasn't eaten the incense and offerings yet. I've never seen anyone leave halfway through a ceremony to do something else."
"..."
"Right, right, right..."
Old Sheepskin also quickly said, "Your foster mother taking you as a foster son isn't just a matter for one family; it's a big deal for our neighbors."
"Let's go, everyone, go and pay respects."
"..."
"It's settled..."
This smooth talk even surprised Second Uncle and the Old Clan Chief. They looked at the old man in the sheepskin, thinking, "He climbed up the pole so easily?"
This underestimated the sheep herder, who had this intention from the beginning?
But he couldn't bear to lose face by kneeling, so he took the opportunity to see if the grandmother's grandson would hold a grudge...
As for Willow Mother, she had been forced into the situation and didn't understand what was happening. When she saw these people leave, she thought her trouble was over.
Suddenly, she saw a group of people return, even more than at noon. They started kneeling and burning incense. She had never seen such a grand scene before, trembling with her few pitiful branches.
After the group finished the ceremony, they agreed to go to Big Sheep Village for a drink, ignoring her.
But Second Uncle, taking advantage of the confusion, quietly came back and tied a red rope to her. The rope he tied last time was just a red thread, but this time it was as thick as a finger.
"Second Master, he said, he'll remember, he's thinking, it's not because it's the Hu family, but not because it's the Hu family, not letting Second Master, but Second Master, you little brat will have what skills, you little brat, also think, it's not because it's the Hu family, but not because it's the Hu family, not letting Second Master, but Second Master, you little brat will be fine, also think, you little brat, also can, you little brat..."
“……”
“……”
"Yes, Second Master, you're right, I indeed have those skills, I think to myself, I can do it, I believe in myself, and I think Second Master will be fine, I want to, I can, I'll continue to work hard, myself, Second Master, I... I want to, I can, I think, I want, I'm willing, I can... (repeated similar phrases omitted for brevity)...deep down, I love these skills, Second Master, I want to, I can... (repeated similar phrases omitted for brevity)...my own art indeed has those skills, I think, I can, I want... (repeated similar phrases omitted for brevity)...in short, I want to, I can, I think, I'm capable, Second Master, I..." Simplified to:
"This is my son, I indeed have those skills, I thought to myself, you young lad, you can do it too, you young lad..."
“……”
(End of Chapter)
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