txolops Chapter 435 Borrowing a Letter and a Clear Shadow
Chapter 435 Borrowing a Letter and a Clear Shadow
Mo Chengyue pressed down on the end of the hook with the Rain Flower Sword, and the tiger's mouth of his left hand was shaken until it bled.
"It found that the artifacts were insufficient."
"Then who will it pull?"
"Who else could it be? There are only two of us alive here, along with a soul box."
Manager Hu stared at his right arm.
"Don't hand over the blood oath."
"Why would I hand it over? To get it stamped for reimbursement?"
Stop being so sarcastic.
Poverty can save your life.
Shopkeeper Hu was dragged forward again, and the corner of her clothes, which was nailed to the array hook, made a tearing sound. She immediately brought the white paper lamp closer to the small box. The silver light in the soul-sealing talisman was protected by the lamp and did not scatter outward.
A very faint sound came from the small box, as if someone had touched the box wall deep inside the talisman paper.
Shopkeeper Hu's eyes welled up with tears, but he forced himself to keep his mouth shut.
Mo Chengyue glanced at her.
"Don't shout."
Manager Hu said, enunciating each word clearly, "I know."
"Don't cry."
"Know."
"Don't let your tears drip into the cracks of the box."
"Could you please say one less word?"
"No, tears are also water, and the boat can calculate better than you."
Manager Hu forced back his anger, lowered his head and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with the back of his sleeve, not letting a single drop of water fall onto the box lid.
The boat stopped outside the gate when there were no lights.
The abandoned shipyard was so quiet that the only sound could be the soft rustling of the talismans being rolled up by the steam.
Then, a black hand reached out from the side of the ship.
The hand had no palm lines, no nails, and was so black it didn't reflect light. It emerged from under the ship's side, crossed the black water beyond the threshold, and didn't grab Manager Hu or touch the small box. Instead, it followed the talisman ash on the Rain Flower Sword and reached for Mo Chengyue's right hand, which was hanging by his side.
Manager Hu's expression immediately changed.
"It's coming for you."
Mo Chengyue pressed his left hand on his sword and did not retreat.
"I saw it."
"Block it!"
"Your right hand is over there, your left hand is over here, do you think I'm an octopus?"
Shopkeeper Hu wanted to shine the white paper lamp over, but he was afraid that the light would scatter the soul light in the small box, so he could only press the lamp against his chest.
Why is it touching the blood-stained patch?
"It doesn't eat the tents of the red lantern boat, but the blood-stained slip has a hook with my name on it."
"Didn't you just say it doesn't recognize people based on their bloodline or name?"
"It doesn't rely on those arrests."
Mo Chengyue pressed down hard on the Rain Flower Sword with his left hand, and the ash on the sword was blackened by the moisture brought up by the black hand.
"But if the accountant sees a bad account that has been stamped by another company, he will take it away without hesitation."
Manager Hu felt a chill run down his spine.
"What will you do if I take away the blood oath?"
"At the very least, they'll have to carry their own boat tickets when they go out in the future."
"Is it heavy?"
"Don't ask about the serious ones; it'll affect morale."
The black hand had already reached Mo Chengyue's sleeve, and the blood that had congealed inside was drawn back down by the black vapor, dripping onto the edge of the threshold talisman ash, making a faint burning sound.
Mo Chengyue took out the Heart-Cleansing Talisman with his left hand and tried to stick it to his right wrist. As soon as the talisman got close, the black hand's fingertips lifted up, and the Heart-Cleansing Talisman turned black without fire, half of the talisman's surface softened.
Manager Hu hurriedly grabbed the end of the hook, but Black Water dragged him along the hem of his clothes, causing him to slide towards the threshold.
"Mo Chengyue, I can't hook it anymore."
"Don't loosen the box."
"I didn't loosen it."
"Keep the light on."
"Stick it on."
"Don't let your feet stick out of the dry leaf line."
"My legs feel like they don't belong to me anymore!"
"That's perfect, let's rent it to the flooring company first."
Manager Hu was so angry that tears were about to fall again, but he forced them back down by clenching his teeth.
"If you die here, I will write these words of yours in the ledger when I get out."
"Don't write it, it will affect my reputation after I'm gone."
The black fingertip touched the soul-protecting talisman on the outside of Mo Chengyue's right wrist. The talisman's flame was swallowed by the black water as soon as it lit up. The edge of the soul-protecting talisman curled up, revealing the hideous charred bloodstains underneath.
The red lines on the palm of the blood-stained plaque, which had been quiet for a long time, finally lit up, as if an outsider had turned to the bottom of a page in an account book.
When Manager Hu saw the red light, his face turned ashen and even pale.
"Yu Lin Hong is awake."
"She's not asleep."
"What if she takes the opportunity to come out?"
"She met with the accountant as soon as she came out."
"You're still using her as a shield?"
"Any creditor you can use is a resource."
The black hand approached the blood-stained inscription, yet the entire unlit ship remained completely silent, and the black water beneath the ship's hull began to reflect Mo Chengyue's shadow.
The shadow, which had been pressed down by the ashes of the threshold talisman, now broke free from under his feet and crawled toward the ship's side along the direction of the black hand.
After Manager Hu saw it clearly, the white paper lantern in his hand almost tilted.
"Your shadow was pulled too."
Mo Chengyue glanced down, then stuck the Rain Flower Sword into the ground beside his feet with his left hand, the talismanic ash on the sword pinning half of the shadow to his body.
"Take care of yourself first."
"What if your shadow gets on the ship?"
"Then I'll walk more quietly from now on."
"Mo Chengyue!"
"Calling me is useless, calling the ship is even less useful."
The black hand had already crossed the tattered sleeve, and the fingertip was only a short distance away from the blood-stained inscription on the palm.
Mo Chengyue grabbed the talisman with his left hand, wanting to slap it onto his right palm, but his right arm had been tormented by Yu Lin Hong to the point of being uncontrollable. The blood-stained red pattern on the talisman was also held back by the boat without lights. Every time the talisman got a little closer, the black water at the bow of the boat dragged his shadow a little further away.
Manager Hu was pulled to his knees by the hook, still holding the small box protectively in his arms.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Can Ah Sui's silver hairpin block it?"
"cannot."
Why?
"What it wants is the eye. If you take the silver hairpin out to provoke it, it will take the box with it."
Manager Hu tightened his grip even more.
"How about trading my shadow?"
Stop dreaming.
"I'm valuable."
"Things that are valuable cannot be given away."
"And what about you?"
Mo Chengyue watched as the black hand approached the blood talisman. The talisman on his left hand was already soaked with moisture. He tugged at the corner of his mouth but couldn't manage a smile.
"I have a lot of debts, and I can't figure out the details of the ship's debts in a short time."
Manager Hu was about to speak when wet, black characters reappeared on the boat sign outside the door.
Borrowing a post to capture the essence of life.
After reading it, Mo Chengyue's face finally darkened.
Manager Hu didn't dare read it aloud; he just looked at him.
"What do you mean?"
"It wants to use the blood oath to erase my shadow."
What will happen if it's cleared?
"Without the shadow, the person becomes an empty shell on the shore. If the red lantern boat adds another stroke, it can write me into the bottom of the boat."
Manager Hu pressed the back of his hand against the small box, trying his best to keep the lamplight from flickering.
"Then get out of the way."
"My right hand is not under my control."
The black hand's fingertips reached for the blood-stained plaque in his palm, and red lines lit up along the back of Mo Chengyue's hand. Yu Lin Hong's lingering resentment seemed to have been cornered by the ship without lights, and the red light moved rapidly under the skin but did not emanate outward.
Mo Chengyue held half a talisman in his left hand, his fingertips covered in talisman ash and blood.
"Manager Hu, turn off the light when it touches the blood oath."
Manager Hu's expression changed.
"You just said it can't be destroyed."
"We can destroy it now."
"What should we do, Ah Sui?"
"After turning off the light, immediately cover the box with your sleeve to prevent the black water from shining on the talisman."
"And you?"
"I tried to pick myself up."
Manager Hu held the small box, but hesitated to respond.
Mo Chengyue looked at her, his tone devoid of a smile for the first time.
Don't hesitate.
Shopkeeper Hu moved his hand to the lampshade, his fingertips touching the hot paper frame.
"I'll listen to you."
The mastermind finally reached the blood oath.
Just as his fingertips were about to fall, Mo Chengyue's right hand, which was hanging by his side, suddenly rose up on its own.
The blood-stained palm print unfolded towards the unlit ship, a fine layer of lightning marks separating the red patterns from the black water, as if someone had forcibly roused that hand from his bones.
Manager Hu kept the lamp burning below his palm, not daring to turn it off.
Mo Chengyue looked down at his right hand, which was rising uncontrollably, and slowly gripped the Rain Flower Sword with his left hand.
"This time, there's a real problem with queuing up."