Chapter 15 Are We Almost Home?

“Young master, are we… almost home?”

After entering Anzhou City, Hu Ma took Xiang丫tou, who had changed into coarse cloth clothes and had her hair cut like a tomboy, to stay at an inn. Only then did the two of them relax a little.

Now, they referred to each other as brothers in front of outsiders. Xiang丫tou was pretending to be Hu Ma’s mute brother who couldn’t speak. After traveling for several days, her small face had lost a bit of weight, and was all dirty. Besides the special disguise, the journey was indeed arduous.

Riding a horse suddenly might seem fun, but riding it all day long was torture.

What's more, they had been riding horses for days, rushing on the road, and also avoiding possible dangers, constantly vigilant, not eating well, and not sleeping soundly. It was simply a nightmare-like intensity.

Hu Ma was able to endure it because of the Watchman's body and the blood food pills.

And Xiang丫tou had followed along silently without any complaints along the way. Hu Ma admired this perseverance. After all, looking at the towel she left after wiping her body the next day, it even had blood on it, and the inside of her thighs were chafed raw.

However, after a few days of hard work, the two finally arrived at Anzhou City.

During this period, Xiang丫tou had been staying with Hu Ma in farmers' homes in the village, or finding a ancestral hall to make do, or directly living in the wild. When they encountered evil spirits, they only relied on the incense array to avoid them.

Now that they were about to enter the city, it meant they were close to home.

"Of course."

Hearing her question, Hu Ma smiled and said, "Once we reach Anzhou Prefecture City, it's only a day's journey from Lingshou Prefecture."

"We can send you home soon."

"..."

"That's great..."

A happy smile appeared on Xiang丫tou's face, and the haze that had been shrouding her face all day long diminished a lot.

However, she didn't know that Hu Ma had actually taken her on a detour.

Normally, coming from Mingzhou, one could actually go to Lingzhou Prefecture first, which was a little closer than Anzhou Prefecture City.

But Hu Ma had to come here first to contact the Reincarnator organization in Anzhou. Xiang丫tou had never left her house before, and had no intuitive understanding of the terrain of the prefectures and counties, so she subconsciously felt that if she wanted to go to Lingshou Prefecture, she had to go to Anzhou Prefecture City.

However, Hu Ma himself felt a little fortunate to be able to reach Anzhou City smoothly. Fortunately, after that fierce battle outside Dongchang Prefecture City, he immediately made a decisive decision and took Xiang丫tou with light equipment and rushed over quickly.

If they had traveled in the same way as before, they didn't know how many more battles they would have encountered.

Even so, he had several palpitations along the way, as if he was almost found.

Presumably, the so-called Third Young Master couldn't wait for the butler to meet him, so he became anxious and was using some method to find himself.

Of course, coming to Anzhou City first, in addition to being able to contact the Reincarnator organization, also had some other benefits, that was to mislead the other party. Two days ago, they had passed a major intersection.

At that time, if he wanted to go to Lingshou Prefecture, he could just go north all the way, but he, who seemed to want to send Xiang丫tou home, turned east instead, taking a detour and heading straight to Anzhou Prefecture City.

If the other party was blocking the road at a must-pass place, they would have blocked nothing.

But the closer he got to Lingshou Prefecture, the more anxious the other party must be, but he didn't know when they would find Anzhou Prefecture City.

"The other party's manpower has not spread out a large net. It seems that not many members of the Li family dared to attack Xiang丫tou."

"Perhaps many people resent her and are against the Shou Gui Dongzi (Guarding the Ghost Cave), but most people don't dare to really harm her. After all, she is a young lady!"

"..."

Hu Ma thought secretly in his heart, looking at Xiang丫tou's dirty little face, busy pouring tea for himself, and sighed softly: "What a poor little thing, clearly a young lady, but she is not tolerated, and it's so difficult to go home!"

"Don't be busy."

Thinking about it, he said, "I'll go downstairs to order something to eat, you wipe your body."

"We won't leave tonight, so you can have a good rest and discuss how to send you home tomorrow."

"..."

Xiang丫tou nodded vigorously: "Understood, young master."

"...Or should I sleep on the floor tonight?"

"..."

"No, you can sleep in the bed."

Hu Ma said and walked out.

During this period, he and Xiang丫tou called themselves brothers and sisters in front of outsiders. In addition, there was no telling when danger would come, so they all slept in the same room, one sleeping in the bed and the other on the floor, both observing etiquette.

And Xiang丫tou was a girl after all, and she loved cleanliness. One or two days was fine, but after seven or eight days of being covered in dust, she couldn't stand the smell on her body, so she would occasionally wipe her body.

Of course, her legs were chafed raw, so she had to apply some medicine.

Hu Ma was leaving the time for her.

In this respect, they were not as good as the Watchman. The Watchman sweated less and could withstand the dust better.

While eating something in the hall, listening to the people around him chatting, he didn't hear any special news. However, in addition to listening to other people's discussions, Hu Ma had been consciously looking outside the door. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he was relieved.

On the way here, they had not experienced any fighting, but there had been one dangerous situation.

The most dangerous thing was on the evening of the second day. He was guarding the campfire, patiently staying up all night, when he suddenly felt a chill.

Looking down, even the campfire in front of him had turned green.

Hu Ma was taken aback, and hurriedly lit the incense array, hiding in the incense array with Xiang丫tou, not daring to say a word.

Vaguely, he heard the sound of dragging iron chains passing by on the road outside.

It walked back and forth a few times, but after all, it didn't find them, and then slowly disappeared, and the campfire became normal again.

Xiang丫tou's little face had turned pale at the time, and she said in a low voice, "That was..."

"That was something looking for me."

"..."

It was at that time that Hu Ma perked up his spirits, and was even more careful on the road behind.

In the middle, he did encounter it twice again, and carefully avoided it.

Fortunately, the two were easy to hide, and they changed their route midway, and were far away from the other party. They had not encountered it again in these three days.

Sighing slightly, Hu Ma slowly finished what he had ordered, and asked the waiter to cook a large bowl of noodles with braised meat on top, before going upstairs.

At this time, Xiang丫tou had finished wiping her body, and even washed the towel she used to wipe her body clean, and hung it aside. Earlier, Hu Ma saw blood on the cloth on her body, and asked her. He was obviously just concerned, but it made her blush with shame.

Seeing that she had made the bed well, but she was dressed tightly and shrunk in the chair in the room.

Hu Ma put the food on the table and said, "Aren't you sleeping in the bed?"

"Let公子 sleep in the bed today!"

Xiang丫tou said softly, "公子 has been giving in to me these past few days, but I know you are also very tired."

"I can at least hold on, you just need to have a good rest, don't get sick after I send you back, then how will I explain?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was depressing, Hu Ma smiled and said, "Come over and eat, and then sleep after you finish eating."

Xiang丫tou obediently nodded, came over and sat at the table to eat.

While eating, tears fell into the bowl after a few bites. She wiped them with the back of her hand, and then continued to eat.

"This little girl is not easy either."

Hu Ma saw it, but pretended not to see it, just sat silently by the wall, practicing his seven apertures.

On this road, he was careful, and Xiang丫tou didn't dare to be careless at all, like a frightened bird.

Presumably she was also someone who had been sold once, and even the housekeeper who had taken care of her since she was a child wanted to harm her. The relatives in the Li family didn't want her to go back either, which was a heavy blow to her.

Of course she wanted to go home, but she really felt that her family was not as reliable as Hu Ma.

After Xiang丫tou finished eating the noodles, Hu Ma still let her lie down in the bed, while he silently practiced his skills, gradually relaxing his body, and entering his Natal Spirit Temple.

"Finally, I can call the Reincarnator..."

Thinking of this, he was actually a little excited.

The closer he got to Lingshou Prefecture, the greater the Li family's actions to prevent Xiang丫tou from returning home, and the more severe the invisible danger.

But because he could contact the Reincarnator, he felt more at ease.

He only hoped to find someone smoothly.

Slowly stepping forward, facing the dark depths, only the statues of the five internal organs and the four limbs lit up. Hu Ma took a deep breath, gently raised his hand, pressed it on the incense burner wall on the altar, slightly concentrating, and spoke in a low voice to the incense burner:

"Code name Lao Bai Gan (Old White Liquor) is calling in Anzhou Prefecture City, is there any Reincarnator listening?"

"..."

After calling three times in a row, there was still no movement, and Hu Ma's heart was hanging.

"It can't be?"

If he couldn't contact the Reincarnator, he would have to deal with the Li family's affairs himself...

But just as he was worried and called for the fourth time, suddenly, the incense on the furnace extended outwards.

Immediately, a lazy voice rang out: "No."

"?"

Hu Ma was stunned for a moment, no one heard, then what the hell are you?

While hesitating, he heard the voice say: "Code name Lao Bai Gan? This name is good, why didn't I think of it at the time, I don't know if it's too late to take it over now..."

"...Brother, where are you from?"

"Passing by Anzhou Prefecture, or wanting to take root here, or wanting to make a big deal?"

"If you want to take root, forget it, don't come if you want to make a big deal, there are few monks and little porridge here, we haven't eaten for several days."

"..."

"?"

Hu Ma couldn't help but be stunned again: "Why is the Reincarnator in Anzhou Prefecture City of this style?"

He paused slightly and tentatively said, "I'm looking for someone with the code name Red Wine."

"Brother knows her?"

"..."

As soon as these words came out, the other party's attitude obviously changed. The voice suddenly disappeared, and the atmosphere seemed a little quiet. After a long time, the other party tentatively opened his mouth: "Before I answer..."

"...Brother, you're not at the end of your rope, are you? Coming to her to save your life?"

"..."

Hu Ma was stunned: "Huh?"

(End of this chapter)