Chapter 329 (2)
The gravedigger gave Ye Wuqiu a map of Jing Yuan, and watched Ye Wuqiu leave.
Just when Ye Wuqi was about to leave, he turned his head to look at the mass grave with palpitations, and the mass grave at this time showed a slightly distorted blur, just like the transformation of a dream, everything was mixed with the autumn wind and twilight rain in a trance, Xiao Se completed the pulse beating, and turned into a hot current from Ye Wuqiu's eyes and poured into his heart. This scene is somewhat like the dampness in the alleys of the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are always things that can carry the brilliant colors of memories in the fog.
Although the mass grave is a place with awe-inspiring evil intentions, against the backdrop of the story of the gravediggers, there is a sparse man's fall.
The three of them glanced at each other, looked at the surrounding environment, and walked down this post. At this time, their purpose was only partially achieved, and although they knew where the main city of Jingyuan was, if they didn't know why all the people avoided them, I am afraid that even if they could find Taishou, it would only be a bamboo basket to draw water.
With that, the three of them decided to ask the nearby residents about the matter again, and so on they went, until finally a village loomed ahead.
The village was located in the middle of nowhere, so they were prepared to return in vain when they entered, but they were shocked by the truth of the matter.
They walked on the ridges of the fields, where it seemed that the snow had just ended, and some dots of white powder still remained in the ravines, and from a distance they looked like white spots on the sick people's bodies.
There was a group of men at the entrance of the village who were busy with something, and when they looked closely, they seemed to be carrying something, and behind the group of men, the elderly, children and women followed in groups to watch.
"What deserves such attention from the whole village. Ye Wuqiu was puzzled, he realized that the village might be facing some severe test, otherwise they would not be able to keep the whole village running.
"Let's go and find out. Huo Jie said.
The three of them came over in a grand manner, and when the villagers saw the three of them, there was a commotion, and then the men picked up their farm tools and waited for them. Ye Wuqiu and the others looked at each other, it was not the first time they had seen this scene, but what could be so tense in this small village between the barren mountains and mountains?
Seeing that the three of them were getting closer and closer, an old man came out of the villagers, and it seemed that these villagers were listening to him, and the old man shouted to Ye Wuqi and the others when they were far away: "Who are you?
Ye Wuqi shouted: "We are merchants in this neighborhood, we came here because we got lost, what are you doing here, why are you so nervous?"
It wasn't until the night was gone that I could see what the villagers were carrying, and they were carrying piles of grain in sacks.
The old man's beard was white, and although he wore a short brown knot, he was in good spirits, and he said in a loud voice: "It turns out that he is a lost merchant, then you come quickly, there will be a mountain god coming over in a while." ”
The mountain god and this kind of thing looked at each other, although they didn't know what this mountain god was, but it always sounded a little ridiculous, so they cautiously walked into the village for the time being. The faces of the people in the village are very simple, and after seeing Ye Wuqi and the others, they all fully demonstrate their hospitable attitude, and they all take out the turbid wine in the village to entertain them.
"What the hell is this mountain god? Ye asked the girl next to him in confusion.
This girl is plainly dressed and has an ordinary face, with two ponytails, and some freckles on her face, at first glance she is a hard-working girl from a farmer's family, this girl blushed and said when she saw Ye Wuxian staring at herself: "This mountain god is the god who will definitely come to our village at this time of year to ask for food, if they don't give food, they will create natural disasters to punish us." At the same time, we have to sacrifice two maidens to go with the mountain god in order to have a good weather all year long. ”
At this time, the old woman next to the girl came forward and said with a smile: "Young man, you are from the outside world, you must be well-informed, but I don't know if you can fall in love with this girl from my family, she is hardworking and virtuous, and it will definitely not be a loss to be able to marry her." ”
"Mother, what do you say!" the girl suddenly complained hurriedly, "people are new to the city, can you not scare them." ”
Ye Wuqiu was a little embarrassed, he looked at the old woman with a smile, and the old woman smiled from ear to ear and said: "Young man, my girl has reached the age of marriage, but she can't find a suitable in-law for the time being, let her stay in this small village I can't bear it, after all, there is no mother in the whole world who wants her child to have no knowledge." ”
At this time, suddenly a young and strong young man jumped over from the side and said, "Aunt Hong, you see that I have been in love with Hua Qing for so many years, why do you insist on letting her marry a foreigner? If you marry her to me, I can take her to see the outside world." ”
The old woman was about to say something when she was interrupted by a loud trumpet from the village chief.
"The mountain god is coming! Don't talk to each other to show respect for the gods!" With the shouting of the old village chief, the villagers immediately rushed to the entrance of the village, and they all looked forward to it, and the battle was as if they had seen a savior.
With a loud bang in the dense forest opposite the village, a huge light and shadow were launched into the air like a cannonball, and the brilliance was overflowing and beautiful, and the sky and earth were suddenly shrouded in a dreamlike veil.
For this phenomenon, the villagers fell to the ground with admiration, and they knelt on the ground one after another, constantly muttering incomprehensible voices in their mouths. But such a scene fell in the eyes of the three of them who were innocent and made them feel inexplicable, this was obviously the momentum caused by the fighting spirit, could it be said that the gods also used the fighting spirit? And the level of the fighting spirit was so low?
The next scene really made them laugh, only to see a fat man wearing a mask gradually fall from the air, and finally fell to the ground, this fat man pretended to be deep and said: "As God's people, are you ready for your respect?"
The village chief prostrate on the ground and respectfully said, "Respected mountain god, the food has been prepared, and the candidates for the two maidens have been selected, just waiting for you to take them away, so as to bless our village with good weather all year long." ”
The fat man's tone revealed a feeling of relief, which made the villagers feel very happy, randomly, several young and strong men moved the grain out, and the fat man's hand flashed, and a lot of grain magically disappeared in place.
The villagers shouted when they saw the mountain god's magical powers, and they all felt honored to be able to witness such a magical scene with their own eyes.
"Okay, let me see what the two girls are like this year?" the mountain god's rather emotional tone was full of eagerness, "I can say well, if I'm not satisfied, I have the right to replace them." ”
The village chief said respectfully: "Lord Mountain God, your rights are supreme, and you can choose them, that is the blessing of these girls, and they naturally can't ask for it." ”
Saying this, the village chief clapped his hands, only to see a bunch of men hug out two girls with fine skin and tender flesh who looked quite sweet, these two girls' eyes were full of panic, and they didn't know whether they should feel happy or sad about leaving their relatives, in short, their faces were a little complicated, and their smiles revealed the reluctance of the ingredients.
In Ye Wuqiu's opinion, the fat mountain god should have been happy to take in the two girls, but who knew that the mountain god's tone revealed dissatisfaction: "Why are girls like this every year, you can't change your taste!"
Seeing that the mountain god was not satisfied, the village chief's expression changed greatly, and he quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed and apologized: "Lord Mountain God forgive me! Lord Mountain God forgive me!"
The mountain god said helplessly: "No matter what, who let the mountain god should be based on tolerance? This mountain god is broad-minded and accepts all rivers, I hope you can take it as a warning!"
Many villagers hurriedly prostrate on the ground and nodded yes.
In the end, after everyone's discussion, the mountain god decided to choose the girl he wanted again.
In this way, Ye Wuqiu watched with interest as the fat warrior deceived the ignorant villagers by playing tricks, and carried out a ridiculous drama similar to the emperor's beauty pageant, but the next scene made his smile a little stiff.
"That's it!" the mountain god pointed to a man.
Everyone looked back, only to see that this person was the girl who was talking to Ye Wuqiu, she was stunned when she was ordered by the mountain god, and then her eyes exuded a mist in her eyes. And her mother, the woman, was emotionally exclaimed, "No way, my daughter won't be sent out! I won't send my daughter to a place I don't know!"
As soon as these words fell, everyone's faces changed suddenly, and the village chief shouted angrily: "What are you talking about! Let the mountain god choose, that is the blessing of your girl, don't you don't know what to do, hurry up and hand over the girl, save everyone! You don't want to live a good life, everyone still wants to!"
Just when they were deadlocked, the mountain god suddenly sighed, and then saw the mountain god gently pop out his fingers, a streamer flickered, and the stone from a few meters away shattered into powder with a sound. Immediately afterwards, he looked at the villagers with shocked eyes and said: "The majesty of the mountain god cannot be provoked, there are aliens in your village who do not obey the discipline of the mountain god, the mountain god is very angry, and the consequences are very serious!"
As the word "serious" fell with an extra accent, the villagers woke up from their stupor, and immediately became in an uproar, and they strongly demanded that the old woman hand over her girl to the peace of the whole village.