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Chapter 198: The Ghost walker who travels a hundred miles
Chapter 198: The Ghost walker who travels a hundred miles
If one can resolve each issue one by one, what else can be done? Should they continue to hide in the village and avoid the problems?
If a powerful enemy comes, and one cannot fight back, it's best to flee. However, the situation is such that evil spirits are rampant everywhere, though not all are that powerful.
Resolving each issue is not difficult, but there is no end to it.
Just as they resolved the issue of the crying baby at night, another report came in about a young woman being bewitched. They just managed to rescue that young woman, and another person suddenly disappeared. They had just rescued someone from a well when another baby started crying, and the surrounding fires all went out, unable to be relit.
Hu Ma and the others cannot ignore these issues. Every time they resolve one, they must rush to resolve another. Just as they catch a moment's rest, a new problem arises.
Can they not go?
If they don't go, it will be a minor evil spirit, but it could cause major trouble.
But if they do go, the issues will continue to pile up, leaving no time for rest.
Thus, they are constantly busy, running back and forth, and it has already been two days and a night. Hu Ma and the villagers are all exhausted, and the problems keep piling up.
“……”
“……”
“Still not found?”
While Hu Ma and the others were busy running around the village, the nearby mountain of Zhu Men Town's Chieft Zheng, Zheng Zhi En, was enjoying a meal sent by an old servant. Upon opening the food box, it contained wine and meat.
He picked up a piece of fatty meat with his chopsticks, savoring It, and took a sip of wine.
His expression of enjoyment was as if he were savoring his last meal.
He was savoring alone, while the Blue-Robe Childremained kneeling beside him, their faces pale from the mountain wind.
Someone finally couldn't stand his comfort, giving him a cold glance and asked with a chilling voice:
“What's the rush, Brother?”
Chief Zheng smiled at the Blue-Robe Child and said: “To force someone out, you must apply slow pressure.”
“Look, the Blue-Robe Lord only had to blow a few breaths, and the places fell into chaos. Whether it's Caixin Hall, Mingzhou Prefecture Office, or Plum Blossom Alley, they were originally unwilling to get involved, but they couldn't ignore the pleas of the villagers and eventually had to act.”
“Even the village I thought wouldn't intervene, ended up intervening.”
“I thought he would hide, cowering in a cave, which would make the pot hotter…”
“……”
“What's the point of intervening?”
The Blue-Robe Child, with a somewhat abnormal expression, laughed coldly: “If they didn't intervene, they wouldn't find him.”
“Without their intervention, he would be impossible to find.”
Chief Zheng slowly said: “Once they intervened, it's hard to pull back.”
Seeing his confident appearance, the Blue-Robe Child, whose mind was not quite right, laughed coldly: “But if you keep this up, what if they can't withstand it and die?”
“Die, so what? If they don't die, how can you reach the heat the noble one desires?”
The Blue-Robe Child, standing beside him, suddenly understood Chief Zheng's intentions, his face changing slightly as if he finally saw through the Chief's plans.
Not only he, but even the Wandering Ghosts under the yellow banners and the Demon Masks seemed to emit a chill.
The Blue-Robe Child, seemingly hearing the mask's words, his expression suddenly turned cold and mocking: “Chief Zheng, no matter what, the sin of causing chaos in the Prefecture is not light…”
Chief Zheng Slowly picked up a piece of meat, chewed it slowly, as if savoring every bit, and then smiled mockingly: “Of course, it's not Light. If it were light, why would it be my turn?”
……
……
“Master Wizard, please, the babies are crying again…”
“Master Wizard, come quickly, my mother has summoned something, she's crying and shouting, wanting to jump into the well…”
“Master Wizard, please take a look. The Zhao Family is stuffing salt grains into their mouths, they're about to choke to death…”
One after another, the cries interwove, and Hu Ma couldn't stop running. People kept coming to call him, and some even directly carried the possessed people, blocking the road and bowing their heads.
Even the donkey was exhausted and had to be led back to rest for a while before being brought back again.
Hu Ma no longer wanted to ride the donkey. Using his legs, he ran back and forth.
He couldn't count how many issues he had resolved, but he could feel his body and mind reaching their limits, his head spinning, and the world seeming to blur.
But he couldn't stop helping. If he helped, he could save lives. If he didn't, innocent lives would be lost.
In the midst of this continuous chaos, when he was surrounded by panicking villagers and arrived at Shiyazi Village, his Heart sank in despair…
There were several women with blank faces, their eyes wide open but unresponsive.
"This must be something that called away her soul..."
Hu Ma looked on, his head feeling a bit heavy. He had finally encountered something he truly didn't understand.
In the past two days, he had barely managed to resolve several issues, treating the symptoms but not the root cause.
But now, he faced something he truly didn't understand at all.
Could he just outright refuse to help, saying he didn't know what to do?
Facing the villagers' frightened yet hopeful gazes, Hu Ma was at a loss for words.
He didn't know what the people behind this were thinking, whether they knew how many lives these evil spirits would claim, how many living souls would be lost so easily.
Or perhaps they simply didn't care?
And as for himself, was there really any meaning in his constant back-and-forth, dealing with these seemingly endless problems?
In this world, where the locals didn't care about life and death, why should he, a reincarnated outsider, bother with such matters?
Just as Hu Ma was about to be overwhelmed by the chaotic and complex situation, a man carrying a pole walked through the agitated crowd, seemingly unnoticed until now.
This man had a kettle on one end of the pole, boiling hot water, and on the other end, scissors, razors, towels, and other items, making him look like a street barber.
He squeezed through the crowd, set down the pole, and bowed to Hu Ma with a smile, "Little Master, need a hand?"
Hu Ma was taken aback for a moment, then gathered his spirits and politely asked, "This venerable master is...?"
"I'm just a barber."
The barber smiled, "But among neighbors, when something happens, how can one not lend a hand?"
Hu Ma looked at the man's sincere expression and felt a moment of dizziness.
The barber didn't say much more, just bowed to Hu Ma, then took out a bundle of incense, a few talismans, and a red thread used for shaving from his pole. He bit one end of the thread in his mouth, held the other end in his hand, and approached the soul-lost woman.
He tied the thread around her finger, led her around twice, and called softly a few times. Suddenly, the woman let out a wail and started crying, her soul clearly returned.
"This..."
Hu Ma was so moved by the sudden joy that he felt a bit dizzy.
"Let's go!"
Overjoyed, he bowed deeply to the barber and then hurried to the next place, driving the donkey cart.
However, just as he left the village and entered the small path by the fields, he encountered an old ox. On the ox's back sat a child with a small braid, and the ox was led by a slow-moving old man, surrounded by a few villagers.
Seeing Hu Ma, the old man called out loudly, "Little Master, you don't need to go to our village..."
"The old man helped us resolve the issue with the old lady..."
"..."
Hu Ma was startled and quickly jumped off the donkey cart, bowing respectfully to the old man leading the ox.
"Old Sir, you..."
"..."
"Hehe, no need to call me Old Sir, it sounds too formal."
The old man grinned, revealing a gap-toothed smile, "Little Brother, I heard about what you're busy with here."
"Just now, a villager passed a message, saying things are not peaceful at Hozi Ridge. Let's all go and check it out!"
"..."
Hu Ma immediately agreed, turned the donkey cart around, and followed them. The child on the ox's back turned and smiled at him.
As he and the old man walked towards Hozi Ridge, which was outside the ten-mile radius of the village, Hu Ma didn't really think about it. As they approached, he saw a surge of yin qi in the distance, his heart sinking as he realized the situation was serious.
Just then, he stopped on the hill and looked into the distance, seeing many figures hurrying along the path to Hozi Ridge.
There were hunched elders, armed wanderers, and coquettish, flower-headed women...
Even among them, Hu Ma saw a bent-back old woman with a cane approaching, nodding at him and smiling, "Little Brother, you're doing a good job..."
In a daze, Hu Ma thought he saw his grandmother praising him, but when he rubbed his eyes, he saw a stranger, just dressed similarly, smiling and nodding as she passed by.
"Old Sir, this is..."
This was a common scene, but Hu Ma felt a deep shock, his voice hoarse.
"Just lending a hand..."
The old man leading the ox glanced and smiled, "Wherever there's trouble with evil spirits, the Ghost Walkers must go."
"Someone sent a message with a little servant ghost, letting us know about the chaos here. All the Ghost Walkers within a hundred miles who can move have packed their tools and are on their way."
"In these troubled times, if neighbors don't lend a hand when something happens, how can they survive..."
(End of Chapter)
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