Twilight's Threshold Chapter 128: Brotherly Righteousness - Novel Cool

Chapter 128: Brotherly Righteousness

Chapter 128: Brotherly Righteousness

"Brother Hu, I’m not much of a talker."

Yang Gong fell silent for a moment before looking at Hu Ma and said, "I, Yang Gong, don't have many friends. I only have a few brothers, and we don’t know when our lives will be lost."

"You are my first friend. I only met you once, but I asked you for help, which might sound strange, but your righteousness made you come over in the night, using this treasure to save our lives. I..."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly stood up, as if he was about to kneel down, "I will remember this kindness..."

"Hey, don’t do that..."

As soon as Hu Ma saw this, he quickly stopped him, and with the other hand, he also stopped Shen Bangzi, who was about to kneel down, saying, "It’s all just a joke, in the end, it’s just a stick of incense. How can it compare to a brother's life?"

"If you really consider me a friend, don’t say such things in the future."

"..."

Yang Gong, hearing these words, didn't know what to say. His eyes welled up with tears, but he forced a smile and said, "I would be heartbroken if you were in my place. I might not have been willing to do the same."

"But I, Yang Gong, have been in the Lady Society for so long and finally met a good brother. The heavens must not be unkind to me."

Shen Bangzi had been listening quietly on the side and now spoke to Yang Gong, "Manager Hu is indeed a good brother."

"People in the city can't be trusted. It’s more reliable to rely on those who have climbed up with us."

"..."

Seeing the two brothers, although they held back some emotional words, their intentions were sincere. Hu Ma also knew the principle of knowing when to stop, so he just waved his hand and said, "Less of these sentimental words in the future. If I can help, I will."

"Now that this jar of blood food has entered the village, you two should be able to claim a great merit, right?"

"..."

"How could it be just that?"

Yang Gong, seeing Hu Ma change the topic, silently remembered his kindness. He patted the jar in his arms and said with a smile, "I know how much blood Ta sui is needed this year."

"Based on the previous situation, even the offerings we made might not be enough. With this jar, at least one of us can burn for three sticks of incense."

"Hehe, that surnamed Zheng is blind. I’ll see how he dares to make things difficult for us from now on!"

"..."

"Offerings to the higher-ups?"

Hu Ma, hearing the details in his words, was slightly moved, "The Red Lantern Lady Association, does it still need to make offerings to the higher-ups?"

"She already has such great Daoist power, who would she be offering to?"

"..."

But these questions were not convenient to ask, so he could only remember them and feel relieved after clarifying these matters.

What he was actually worried about was whether the merit Yang Gong and the others had earned was significant enough. After all, they had lost two people. If the merit wasn't great enough, it might be offset by their losses, or the merit might not cover the losses, making their efforts in vain.

But now that it was confirmed to be a significant merit, he could be at ease.

"Being able to help is good. It’s not easy for us brothers to make a living, and we lack just such an opportunity."

In his heart, he knew that Yang Gong, in the end, had good luck.

According to his initial plan, they were only going to grab some white food and green food, but this jar of bloodta sui was extremely rare. Such luck belonged to those who dared to think and act like him.

Of course, now he could only congratulate them, but if they had really stuck to the original plan, he feared they wouldn’t have earned this merit. However, it was the same, and these two brothers probably wouldn't have died.

"Good, we all have one head, why should others enjoy fragrant and spicy food while we don’t?"

Yang Gong found Hu Ma’s words quite pleasing to the ear and said solemnly, "We brothers, helping each other, will never fall behind others."

Just as they were talking, Li Wa Zi knocked on the door, "The food is ready!"

Hu Ma then invited Yang Gong and Shen Bangzi to come out for the meal. He saw that a square table had already been set up in the yard, with a large bowl of green food, a plate of pig head meat, steaming buns, and several dishes of vegetables. There was even a jar of wine.

But not a single apprentice from the village was in sight. Looking towards the distance, he suddenly felt a mix of laughter and tears.

Now that these people in the village saw Hu Ma return with a few people after a night, and didn’t know what was in the jar, they were full of curiosity...

... all focused on the yellow-haired girl Hu Ma brought back.

For a moment, they paid no attention to what Hu Ma and Yang Gong were doing. Li Wa Zi, now feeling like a sage, found it amusing to see those people crowding by the window, "What's so special about women? Don’t you worry BrotherHu Ma won’t have food to eat?"

But Hu Ma and the others didn’t care about these apprentices. After a busy night, they were quite exhausted and sat down to eat.

Yang Gong was originally happy and wanted to drink, but Hu Ma stopped him, "Don't rush to drink now."

Yang Gong, feeling indignant, said, "What’s wrong with having a drink?"

Hu Ma said, "This is a big matter. I estimate the people from the city will arrive in the afternoon. If you drink and get drunk, what will it look like?"

"Let’s wait until things are settled, then come back to the village to drink with me!"

"..."

Yang Gong, who was indifferent to these matters, had to agree after hearing Hu Ma’s reasoning, "Alright, alright, I’ll listen to you."

The Red Fragrance Disciple who followed Yang Gong, Shen Bangzi, also had the common faults of other Red Fragrance Disciples. He was arrogant and had a biased mindset, looking down on the Blue Robe Disciples from the villages.

But after he was saved by Hu Ma and listened to the conversation between Yang Gong and Hu Ma, he started to treat them differently.

He called Yang Gong "Big Brother," and although Yang Gong and Hu Ma didn't distinguish seniority and were friends, he followed and called Hu Ma "Big Brother."

"Coming, coming..."

When Hu Ma returned to the village, he had arranged an apprentice to keep watch outside. Sure enough, just as they finished a meal and hadn't even had a few sips of tea, the apprentice excitedly ran back: "A lot of people are coming, carrying big lanterns!"

"..."

"It seems the city people also value this batch of Blood Food very much..."

Hu Ma smiled and looked at Yang Gong, who was squatting on a chair and drinking tea, and said, "Still not going out?"

He guessed correctly. After the Blood Food entered the village, they had already informed the city. Normally, this would just be a report from the village. If it were just ordinary things, they would wait until evening, then either the city people would come to pick it up, or the village people would send it to the city.

But hearing that it was so much Blood Tai Sui, the city people couldn't sit still and immediately dispatched several capable hands, riding fast horses, to come and greet them in the village outside the city, to feel at ease.

Seeing Yang Gong, he looked very excited but pretended not to care, holding a jar and rolling his eyes: "Why should I go see them?"

"Let them come in to see me!"

"These guys are all fancy and arrogant, but the Blood Tai Sui they dug up this year might not be as much as I got."

"..."

Seeing his arrogant manner, Hu Ma frowned and said, "What are you pretending for?"

"Listen to me, go out and greet them politely, establish the credit first."

"..."

Beside him, Shen Bangzi couldn't help but glance, knowing that Yang Gong wasn't usually someone who listened to advice.

But unexpectedly, Yang Gong listened to Hu Ma's words and only smiled. Although he said he didn't care, hearing the sound of hooves from outside the village, he knew the people had arrived and said to Hu Ma, "You're right, let's give them this face."

"Come on, Brother Hu, let's welcome our big credit."

"You all risked your lives to earn it, I just helped a bit, I won't take the credit!"

Hu Ma laughed and shook his head, saying to them, "You go, don't put on too much airs."

Yang Gong, hearing this, was slightly stunned, looked deeply at Hu Ma, and sighed, "Good brother, you're great in every way, but you're too honest."

"Like this, you'll suffer in the Red Lantern Association."

"Even here in the village, you've suffered, and actually, everyone in the city knows, they even chat about it in private..."

"..."

Saying this, he sighed and shook his head, then carried the jar and went out. Even Shen Bangzi looked at Hu Ma in surprise and hurriedly left the house.

Li Wa Zi, who had been listening, felt somewhat surprised and looked at Hu Ma.

He didn't expect that this would be a big credit, but why didn't Hu Ma go to claim it, and what did Yang Gong mean by "suffered in the village"?

Hu Ma just silently sat at the table, knowing this was about his and the innkeeper's relationship.

Earlier, the innkeeper killed the people of the Jar Sect, and he also claimed credit, everyone seemed fine on the surface, but in the city, there were many capable people, and some guessed the innkeeper was using him, probably just as a casual chat.

Yang Gong's worry about his honest nature suffering was from here.

Of course, he didn't explain much, just heard the hooves outside, and the sound of conversation arose.

What was being said specifically, he couldn't hear clearly, until Yang Gong's voice grew louder:

"This jar of Blood Food, we brothers risked our lives to earn it."

"Not just me and Shen Bangzi, but Niu Laojiao and Zhu Dachangzi also risked their lives, in front of the Red Lantern Lady, they deserve a stick of incense."

"Of course, we can't forget our brother Hu Ma, thanks to them for coming to our aid, risking their lives to bring us across the river. Otherwise, not to mention this jar of Blood Food, even our lives would have been destroyed by the Blue Robe Gang!"

"..."

Inside the village, Hu Ma, drinking tea, sighed. Yang Gong's temper was bad, and he was rash, but he still had a sense of righteousness...

"Capable people will stand out, no one can suppress that..."

At the same time, in the inner courtyard, the old shopkeeper, who had never shown himself, listened carefully to the conversation outside and couldn't help but feel some emotion. Although his heart wasn't in it, he knew the situation this year.

Who would have thought that the biggest batch of Blood Food was seized by a few Red Fragrance Disciples who just joined the association, and even less expected that his young steward also earned a big credit.

"Girl..."

He looked up in the inner room and sighed, "No need to worry, the two of us can leave with peace of mind..."

(End of Chapter)

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