Chapter 42: Human Sacrifice
Ruan Wushuang and Xiao Wuji followed Qu Liufeng all the way to the so-called crime location. It is a small village in the westernmost part of the capital, and it is rumored that the missing woman was swept away by a black wind in the evening.
This matter spread ten times to hundreds, and the more it spread, the more evil it became, and the previous case of the disappearance of the woman was not solved, which made people panic, everyone was in danger, and even some superstitious people said that this was a ghost offended, and they also invited a wizard to do it.
When Ruan Wushuang and the others came, they happened to encounter the so-called wizard practice, and what made people unbelievable was that they actually used people as sacrifices, and it was a white-haired woman who was used as a sacrifice, the woman's hair was very long to cover her face, and the white hair hung down to the ground like a flowing veil, and she was tied to a wooden stake, and there were many wooden blocks for lighting fires around her, it seemed that she wanted to burn the woman to death with fire in order to achieve the purpose of completing the practice.
"Burn her, burn her. The curtain came down on the wizard's so-called incantation party, and the villagers under the altar shouted one after another.
Seeing this, Ruan Wushuang couldn't help frowning, there were still people who believed this? Although the woman had white hair, it didn't mean that she was a "monster", not to mention that she was not a "monster" in the first place, her gray hair was just caused by the cause.
"No, please let her go! she's not a monster, no. At this time, a cold and slightly trembling voice came, looking for a voice, only to see an old woman stumbling through the crowd while wiping her tears.
Hearing the sound of the old woman crying, the woman on the altar raised her eyes slightly weakly, and looked at the old woman in the crowd with a pair of misty eyes, her face was as pale as paper, and even her eyebrows were white, she seemed to want to say something, but she could only see her chapped mouth open and close, but she could not hear a sound.
Is this woman mute?, Ruan Wushuang thought to himself.
"Sister-in-law, you better leave her alone, she is a disaster, since she came to our village, nothing good has happened, anyway, she is a sick seedling, and she has no way to live for a few days, take her as a sacrifice, you can look down on her. ”
Hearing this, Ruan Wushuang couldn't help frowning, why did this sound so uncomfortable? What is a calamity? What is it that can be regarded as a sacrifice by taking people? Looking for prestige, I saw a village woman with a big waist and a round waist holding the old woman who was about to go to the altar, and her words were bitter and mean, and the old woman felt as uncomfortable as a needle prick when she heard it.
"She's a living person, even if it's only been a few days, how can you say such a thing?" the old woman raised her voice as if she was angry.
"Hmph, sister-in-law, I'm talking ugly ahead, if you are messing with the wizard's practices, don't blame our village for not tolerating you. ”
"You ......" The old woman raised her hand and pointed at the scathing woman in front of her, her body trembled with anger, but she couldn't say a word, leaving a pair of deep-seated old eyes staring straight away.
"Lord Wang, this kind of superstitious belief in ghosts and gods is in vain, how should it be dealt with. Ruan Wushuang deliberately opened his voice. When the words fell, a pair of beautiful eyes full of gloom fell coldly on the woman with a big waist and a round waist.
As soon as the words fell, the place where Ruan Wushuang was became the focus of his eyes, Qu Liufeng squinted, was he using him?
"You're using King Laben as a shield?" he whispered in her ear. His warm breath spread in her ears, and Ruan Wushuang, who was already disliking him in her heart, had a flash of disgust in her eyes.
"Or else?" she said lightly.
In the eyes of others, this scene is a whisper between Qu Liufeng and Ruan Wushuang's ears and temples, and those villagers are just that, at most, they think that their regent likes men, but in the eyes of Xiao Wuji, it is different.
His frost-covered peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and with a horizontal lift of his hand, he was blocked between Ruan Wushuang and the wind, he simply didn't want to live.
"My Ah Ruan doesn't like to get too close to people he doesn't know. Xiao Wuji said coldly, and there was even a little anger between his eyebrows. This damn girl is so close.
"Hehe, it's a coincidence, this king doesn't like to help people who don't know each other. Qu Liufeng said with a smile, and his faint and low eyes swept away Ruan Wushuang, who was blocked by Xiao Wuji, and then turned around and walked away.
"Mowgli. Ruan Wushuang's slightly deep voice came from behind him, and Xiao Wuji chuckled in his heart, he didn't expect that Qu Liufeng would let go because of his words, but even if there was no Qu Liufeng, he could still settle it.
"Little girl. He turned sideways and replied with a smile, he was afraid that Ruan Wushuang would annoy him and go away with the wind.
"Good job. Ruan Wushuang smiled slightly, she just couldn't get used to seeing Qu Liufeng like that, even if there was no him, she didn't believe that she and Xiao Wuji couldn't save that woman.
Hearing this, Xiao Wuji was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.
"Please, save Aya!" the old woman staggered towards Ruan Wushuang as if she had seen hope.
Ruan Wushuang saw that the old woman was about to kneel down when she arrived, so he raised his hand to support her in a hurry.
"You can rest assured. Ruan Wushuang said softly.
"Mm-hmm, thank you, Childe. The old woman burst into laughter. While raising his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, he thanked him repeatedly.
"I advise you not to meddle. A burly strong man shouted, looking at Ruan Wushuang with a fierce look.
"Hehe, we are entrusted by someone. Ruan Wushuang sneered lightly, a pair of beautiful eyes met the eyes of the strong man, and there was a breathtaking coldness all over his body.
"I think you're looking for death!" The strong man's fierce words fell, and he saw a bunch of villagers tangled together, looking like they were looking at each other.
"Who died, don't know yet?" Xiao Wuji smiled coldly, and was about to make a move, when he heard a salty and indifferent voice coming.
"Enough. ”
Looking for prestige is the winding wind that goes and returns.
Looking at the winding wind that came like a leisurely stroll, Ruan Wushuang raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart, didn't he walk quite chicly? Why did he come back again? This slap in the face came so quickly.
Xiao Wuji saw Qu Liufeng come back, but there was a touch of disdain in his eyes, he really looked down on him, since he was gone, he came back?
However, the coming and going of the winds suppressed a group of villagers who were ready to move.
"Hehe, don't you help?" said in a low voice.
Qu Liufeng smiled faintly and said, "This king only said not to help unfamiliar people." ”
"We don't know the prince well. Xiaojiji said with a smile but not a smile.
"That's right, so it's not you who are helping, it's my people in southern Xinjiang. "The winds are slow, and the words are reasonable. Originally, he just wanted to see if they would beg him, but it seemed that he underestimated them.
Hearing this, Xiao Wuji choked, the green tendons between his forehead were exposed, and seeing that Xiao Wuji was about to explode, Ruan Wushuang hurriedly pulled Xiao Wuji behind him, and said to the smiling eyes of the wind: "I'm sorry, we just recognized the wrong person." ”
The implication is that they are indeed unfamiliar, and to say so is to reverse the situation in which the original winds have the upper hand.
Hearing this, Xiao Wuji instantly breathed a sigh of relief, a warm current in his heart passed through the hall, and his eyes quietly fell on her unconsciously, he was the one who rushed to the front since he was a child, whether it was standing out among the princes, or the hardships of walking the rivers and lakes, or the situation of assassination, but now her actions made him taste the feeling of being protected, looking at her slender back, a certain feeling for her became more and more firm.
"Huh. Qu Liufeng chuckled lightly twice, although it was a smile, there was no trace of warmth at all.
Ruan Wushuang glanced at the wind, then turned around and took Xiao Wuji's hand.
"Ah Nguyen. Xiao Wuji's heart throbbed for a moment, and the moment she held his hand with a slight cool Rouyi, he felt as if his heart was burning, both surprised and unbelievable.
"Can you go up with me?" Ruan Wushuang pointed to the big banyan tree not far away.
"Naturally. He was anxious and twisted in the face of his beloved girl like a young man who was just beginning to fall in love, and this was the first time he had been like this, and it was only for one person.
"But where is Nguyen going to do something?" he asked. Yu Guang snickered at the softness of her grip on his hand.
"The prince has said so, let's find a place to take a good look, after all, we are the prince's people, let's not be nosy. Ruan Wushuang said slowly.
Hearing this, Xiao Wuji smiled, hugged Ruan Wushuang's waist, lifted his body, totoed a little, and sat on the branches between the banyan trees with his sleeves flipped.
Qu Liufeng's dark pupils condensed, and he glanced at the two people sitting on the tree looking like they were watching a play, and then cast his eyes on the villagers and said, "Let's disperse." ”
Guan is a cold tone, but it contains an unquestionable meaning.
"But the prince, if you don't sacrifice this woman to a ghost, I'm afraid there will be a woman missing. A dignified old man in the crowd said earnestly.
"Nonsense, where did the ghost come from? This king only has one word, either let her go, or this king slaughters the village. "The windswept and breezy way of the wind, the murder is said to be easy and unmatched, and he doesn't take it to heart at all.
Hearing this, the old man's expression froze, not to mention him, even everyone in the world knew the methods of this regent, he slaughtered a village at the beginning, just because the people of that village did not obey him.
"Let her go. The old man sighed, and finally compromised.
"But the village chief, this is the last step away. Someone shouted unwillingly.
"Let her go. The old man raised his voice and said, they can't afford to provoke the master in front of them.
Finally, the white-haired woman was saved.
Ruan Wushuang narrowed his dark eyes, the method of this winding wind was really extraordinary, but the effect was the fastest. It can also be seen that Qu Liufeng is a cold-blooded person, but the best thing is to save people.
Xiao Wuji on the side also had to admit that Qu Liufeng's methods were indeed cruel enough, he had just heard the murderous intent in his words, if these people insisted on not letting people go, I am afraid that Qu Liufeng would really slaughter the village......
"Let's go down. Ruan Wushuang said lightly, Xiao Wuji nodded, hugged her and stepped down in the wind.
"The prince is a good means. Ruan Wushuang said lightly. I can't tell what it means.
"Pavilion Master Miaozan. Qu Liufeng said with a smile but not a smile.
It was really strange that he had mistaken her words for compliments, but she had nothing to say. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
"Thank you, prince, thank you two sons. The old woman trembled and helped the white-haired woman to thank her, the white-haired woman raised her eyes slightly, and saw that she was thanking her, but there was no sound, it seemed that she had guessed well, she was indeed a mute.
"If you want to thank him, thank him. Ruan Wushuang pointed to the wind, it was the winding wind that saved her. Since she didn't succeed, she naturally won't receive this thanks.
"Thank you, Lord Wang. The old woman spoke a few more times to the wind.
"Hmm. Qu Liufeng nodded rarely, and even instructed in words: "She should take good care of her illness and don't catch a cold." This made Ruan Wushuang stunned, these words actually came out of Qu Liufeng's mouth? Even Xiao Wuji looked like a ghost.
"Yes, thank you, Lord Wang. ”
"Let's go back. Quliufeng waved his hand.
After everyone dispersed, Ruan Wushuang glanced at the winding wind and said, "Where is the scene of the crime?"
Qu Liufeng lowered his eyes and looked at Ruan Wushuang, who looked at Ruan Wushuang, this case had already given him a headache for a long time, but now that someone helped, he naturally would not refuse: "It's just ahead." ”
"Hmm. Ruan Wushuang replied, as for them, they just want to find Yun Niang, otherwise they naturally don't have the energy to help him.