"Disaster?" I asked, remembering Mizutaro's words, "Is it a disaster like a landslide?"

Xue Wei said heavily: "Although natural disasters are terrible, they are not terrifying, what is terrifying is all kinds of speculation and rumors, and those who establish these are ignorance, the so-called public opinion kills people, whether in ancient or modern times, it is a sharp blade, directly poking at people's vital points." ”

The lingering chill covered my body like the cold air that stretched out its claws to the earth in the early morning, and I swallowed my saliva, imagining the horrific image of those stubborn people in backward villages purging those who contradicted themselves.

A hint of oil appeared on Chen Yu's nose, and he took the lead in asking, "What kind of public opinion is it?"

Xue Wei grimaced his face and said quietly, "Do you remember the crazy words engraved on the wall when I entered a dilapidated house earlier?"

My hairs stood on end, my muscles tensed, and my teeth were cold, "The one who burned my own daughter with fire?"

Xue Wei nodded, he said that in Watergate Village, there are many people with cult thoughts, they speculate on each other, attack each other, and once bad luck comes, they foolishly think that as long as they sacrifice their most precious things, they can stop cursing. And the owner of the house that Xue Wei entered at that time was like this, the owner's name was Shui Yuji, and his wife's name was Li Rong, who was married from the next village, and the couple had a daughter named Shui Xinian. Before the New Year, Shui Yuji and Li Rong had three sons.

Thirty-three years ago, two of his three sons died at sea, and one survived. Shui Yuji and Li Rong fainted on the spot when they saw the bodies of their two sons, and the people in the village were worried about it, because for countless years, they were all tormented by the curse of death, which has been sealed.

The village was secretive, and the unkempt witch Mo Shu cut the throats of his two sons as usual, and at that throat, two heads came out, which were the heads of the sea god who looked like dragons and not dragons. The people in the village are afraid of the sea god, they think that this curse fell on the body of the water in their own family, according to the usual practice, the water in their own family is not good for the year, and it will definitely be bad luck. When this kind of thing happens, the people in the village will ask Mo Shu for help. Coming from the sea, she claims to be a servant of the sea god, she has great powers, she can always see things that others can't, and she expects many terrible results. In order to avoid his own death, Shui Yuji took his only remaining son, Shui Shou, to Mo Shu's residence, begging her to save them from fire and water.

According to Shui Lao, that Xia Moshu did not accept gold and silver treasures, and the things she asked for were very strange, such as a pair of ears, a hand, and an eye for the people she asked for in the village...... Hearing this, I took a breath of cold air, I really don't understand why someone would use cruelty to save themselves, however, Xue Wei said that normal people will resist, but the people who go to ask for Mo Wei actually have no normal mental state, they are attacked by fear day and night, and the remaining spirit is like a slender bamboo pole fluttering in the wind, and there is a danger of blowing it down at any time. When Mo Shu said they had something unclean, they would cut off a portion of their body and give it to her, then watch as a piece of their flesh was scorched in the flames, emitting a disgusting stench. No one will regret this, they feel that they have lost a piece of flesh, that is, they have washed away their sins, Li Rong cut off her breasts at that time, in order to save her son.

Chen Yu was speechless: "This ...... Where is to wash away sins, it's just self-abuse, it's too ignorant......"

I have the same idea as Chen Di, but in ancient times, it was an era ruled by feudal superstition, and for them, the witch in the shadows was the true god sent by God in times of crisis, and everyone listened to her slander, and Li Rong, who cut off her breasts to protect her son, was even more so. And in that environment, the only sober person in Shui Yuji's family was his daughter Shui Xinian, who advised her parents not to believe Mo Xun, let alone hurt herself in order to clear her sins, but her exhortation did not change her parents, but sent herself to the guillotine.

Shui Lao said that Shui Xinian is a simple and kind person, she sees Shui Lao alone, often takes food to see him, washes him but is lonely, but I didn't expect such a good girl, and finally ......

Xue Wei sighed heavily, because Shui Xinian prevented her parents from believing in the witch, so the people in the village said that she was the one who was defiled by evil spirits. Shui Yuji and Li Rong, who were blinded by ignorance, also began to be extremely disgusted with their daughter because of those crazy words, they punched and kicked the mouthy Xi Nian, Shui Xi Nian was broken hands and feet, unable to move, she could only cry and beg her parents to wake up, who knew that this made her parents even worse, in addition to beating, they actually ...... He sewed her mouth with a needle and thread.

The cold crawled from the soles of her feet to the bottom of her heart, and the image of a girl struggling and screaming in a dark room appeared in front of her eyes, she screamed and screamed, her fingers digging deeply at the plank, and it didn't take long for her to whine, blood from her lips to her heart, how could she have thought that she would be so cruel to her biological parents......

For a long time, no one spoke, the air was silent, and after we eased our emotions, Xue Wei continued, he said that no one went to see Xi Nian at that time, everyone thought that she deserved to suffer, living in the shadows, people are not like people and ghosts, she can't eat, and the uncomfortable Shui Lao removed the sutures on her mouth for her, and let her eat some water, but the pus sealed Xi Nian's mouth, and Xi Nian had no way to eat, but fortunately, Shui Lao was a powerful doctor, he secretly medicated Xi Nian, and slowly, Xi Nian was able to eat.

Ordinary people are tortured to this point, and they will have the idea of committing suicide, but Shui Xi Nian is a stubborn person, she did not give up the hope of life, after her hands and feet were healed and her mouth could speak, Shui Lao asked Xi Nian to leave that ghost place and start again. Xi Nian knelt down to thank Shui Lao, but she did not avoid her parents, who were already crazy. Because Xi Nian's younger brother Shui Shouchuan suddenly fell seriously ill, Shui Yuji and Li Rong blamed Xi Nian who escaped, they frantically searched for Xi Nian, and after finding her, they broke her hands and feet again, and then ...... Just like the words carved on the wall, Li Rong's skin that had lost her breasts suddenly began to fester, and the pain made her hallucinate from time to time, Shui Yuji took her to find Mo Rong, and Mo Rong excitedly told them that Li Rong was so the true god of heaven washing away her sins, and the more wounds she had, the fewer and fewer sins she would have.

Hearing this, the Shui Yuji couple, who had been devoured by ignorance, kowtowed to Mo Rong again and again, but the next few days were painful for Li Rong, and the ulcers on her body became more and more serious, and she couldn't bear the pain anymore, so she thought of transferring her sins, so she ......

She tortured her year even more brutally than before.