“...... Come on, they're going to sink my sister into the river!"

"Come on in the riverside village......

In the middle of the village, next to the house, the eleven or twelve-year-old child spoke with anxiety.

“...... Okay, I'm not going to hang up, I'm waiting for you to come over. ”

As he spoke, the child turned his head again and glanced to the side, only to find that the older brother had disappeared again.

......

On the side, watching the child finish the call, Lian Ge retracted his gaze and walked towards the shade of the tree again.

In the shade of a tree.

The woman tied to the trunk of the tree did not make a sound anymore, but stared at the two middle-aged men guarding her with desperate and frightened eyes.

The wrist that had been tightened by the rope had already been rubbed into a bloody streak in the struggle, and a trace of blood stained the tree.

The shoes on his feet have long been missing, and in the process of struggling, his feet have been scratched one after another, mixed with the dust on the ground, and stained his feet.

And the two men who guarded her were still staring at her,

From time to time, there was a trace of unbearability in the eyes of the two, but after all, they were indifferent and did nothing, just staring at the young woman to prevent her from escaping.

Looking at the woman in the shade of the tree, Lian Ge paused.

Retracted his gaze, raised his head slightly, and looked at the gradually dim night, Lian Ge waited quietly.

......

The night is getting deeper, and under the cover of darkness,

On the road, which was empty during the day, figures gradually appeared, converging from all over the village, towards the center of the village.

Almost no one lit the lamp, and most of them wore dark clothes, as if trying to hide themselves in the crowd, in the darkness of the night.

......

The darkening night had little effect on Lian Ge's vision, and standing in the shade of the tree, Lian Ge watched the figure gathered in front of the tree.

This is the villager of the village, with different expressions on his face,

Some people look indifferent, some people have numb expressions, some people can't bear to show their faces, and some people are very excited.

Looking at this figure, Lian Ge's gaze paused slightly.

......

And just after the villagers in the village gathered by the tree one after another, the young man who was wearing a yellow robe before also reappeared.

“...... Are you ready, as long as you finish tonight's sacrifice and offer the sacrifice to the god of water, the village will be able to calm down again. Just like my grandfather's sacrifice a few decades ago, when the time comes, our village can be favored by the god of water, the six animals are prosperous, the people are prosperous, and the wind and rain are smooth......"

The young man, dressed in a yellow robe from the day, stood in front of the tree and shouted to the gathered villagers.

"Ready ......"

A few excited-looking people in the crowd responded instantly, and the rest shouted after him.

There were only a few people who couldn't bear it, hesitated and didn't respond, but they didn't do anything.

"Okay, ready, sacrifice to the water god ......"

"Sacrifice to the god of water, sacrifice to the god of water......"

The young man looked at the group of villagers in front of him, and his face became more and more excited, as if he was enjoying the feeling of the moment.

......

Glancing at the shouting villagers, Lian Ge turned his gaze and looked at the woman who was tied to the trunk of the tree,

At this moment, the woman opened her eyes and looked directly at the group of villagers shouting in front of her, as if she wanted to remember every face.

Looking at the woman, Lian Ge paused,

Raise your hand, drive the mana, and wave it gently,

Then, the hemp rope that strangled the woman's mouth fell off from the knot.

The young woman who was tied up instantly felt her mouth loosen, and then reacted, and spit out the hemp rope in her mouth.

“...... Do you think it will be useful? If there are ghosts and gods, all of you will go to hell!"

The woman looked at the group of villagers hiding in the night in front of her, and said angrily,

"You're just a bunch of murderers! Why, are you all hiding in the dark, afraid to see people, you murderers!"

The voice fell,

The shouting villagers suddenly fell silent, and immediately followed, as if stimulated by the young woman's words, and the crowd became angry.

"What do you know, it's your honor to dedicate you to the god of water! as long as the god of water likes ......"

"I'm sorry, then you're here!"

The young woman looked at the villagers who were jumping on their feet and glaring at her angrily, and gradually laughed,

“...... You wait, wait, if there are really ghosts and gods in this world, I will come back, turn into a ghost and come back, what are you doing now, I will give you back little by little!"

"We bought you, we can do whatever we want!"

“...... Dream of it, the god of water will protect us!

“...... Sacrifice her and sacrifice her to the god of water!"

As if the last fig leaf had been torn off, the crowd became angry and hysterical, and scolded the young woman one after another.

“...... Okay, sacrifice her to the god of water now!"

Looking at a group of villagers with hideous expressions and angry expressions, the young man in the Taoist robe seemed to be a little frightened,

Then he turned his head and said angrily to the two middle-aged men guarding the young woman,

"What's the matter with you two, don't you stop her mouth from me. ”

"Ho-ho-ho, you murderers, wait to go to hell, every one of you, every one of you can't escape. ”

When the two middle-aged men heard this, they stepped forward, one pressed the young woman's head, and the other held the hemp rope to strangle the woman's mouth again.

......

"Okay, now we're going to sacrifice her to the god of water. ”

"Sacrifice to the god of water, sacrifice to the god of water......"

"Come up and carry the sacrifice to the river. ”

The young man in the yellow robe said loudly.

In an instant, hidden in the darkness of the night, several villagers came out, lowered the young woman from the trunk, and tied the young woman's hands and feet tightly with new hemp ropes.

“...... Now is the auspicious time, as long as we sacrifice our sacrifices to the god of water, everyone in our village will be fine!"

"Now, lift up the sacrifice!"

......

In the middle of the village, the final steps of the festival are carried out.

The young woman, tightly bound and with a stone under her wrist, was carried by several men as she approached the edge of the pond in the middle of the village.

One by one, the villagers hiding in the night shouted as if the last mask had been torn off.

Next to the shade of the tree, Lian Ge quietly watched this scene,

Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge turned his gaze and looked in the direction of the entrance of the village.

After a pause, listening to the madness in the center of the village, Lian Ge smiled slightly.

......

Immediately after, one after another chanted and suppressed the frantic shouts of a group of villagers,

“...... Police, don't move, don't move!"

The police arrived in time, looked at the scene in front of them, and shouted with some anger,

"Don't move!"

Flashlights carried by police officers illuminated the center of the village.

Under the bright light, a group of villagers in dark clothes seemed to be unable to see the light, blocking the light with their sleeves and hands, embarrassed, confused, and running in all directions.

The villagers carrying the young woman were surrounded by several policemen, who could only put the young woman down again, hold her head in the bright light, and crouch down.

The young man in the yellow robe looked even more flustered, tearing, trying to take off his clothes and blend into the crowd, but was directly blocked by a policeman.

“...... Hands up!"

......

"It's all right, girl, it's all right, we're the police. ”

A policewoman stepped forward and reassured while untying the hemp rope that bound the young woman,

The young woman looked at the policewoman, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes.

......

On the side, looking at the villagers who looked more like ghosts in the strong light, and then looked at the young woman who had been rescued,

After a pause, Lian Ge retracted his gaze, moved his steps again, and walked in the direction of the village entrance, not in a hurry.