In the early years of Tiancong, the world was one.

The new emperor ascended the throne to legislate, and believed in the mandate of heaven, the priest, and once overrode the imperial power.

The people obeyed the emperor's order, raised the trend of sacrifice, natural and man-made disasters, red and white joys and funerals, all need to ask the master to do so, so that they can rest assured.

In August, the scorching sun hung in the sky, and Jinghe Village had been in a severe drought for more than three months.

My throat was chapped as if I was going to cough up blood, and I squinted, sweat rolling down my forehead and dripping onto my "blood-red" wedding dress.

Beside me, surrounded by a group of villagers, they were playing suona and beating drums, and the sound shook the sky.

"Pray for God's blessing, the wind and rain are smooth, so the sacrificial virgin is the water lady, and ask the river god to rain down to save the common people and water and fire!" A thin old man, standing at the front of the crowd, his hoarse voice piercing the sound of music.

"Send the water lady!"

After he prayed, I felt that my body was instantly suspended, and then, with a "poof", I was already tied up by five flowers, and I was thrown into the extremely shallow river.

Before entering the water, I was not frightened, because this was something I had agreed with my sister.

My name is Chu Xiyan, sixteen years old, I am the apprentice of the soul master Ji Yong, and I have followed the master since I was a child, but the master said that my life is unique and I can't enter the yin and yang line, so I am not allowed to learn the magic, I can only watch the senior brother and sister practice.

More than two months ago, Master and Senior Brother received the job of removing spirits and went to Muzhou, but now that more than two months have passed, they have not returned, and my senior sister and I are very anxious.

And it just so happened that Jinghe Village was in the midst of a drought, and the village chief personally came to the door and asked the master to do it.

Senior sister and I can take this opportunity to earn money and go to Muzhou to find Master and Senior Brother.

The village chief must follow the ancient books and sacrifice to the river god as a young virgin, so as to seek good weather and good weather.

It's just that the people in the village don't want to use their daughter as a "sacrifice", so I will play this sacrifice.

The senior sister said that this Xunhe exudes an evil spirit, so it is not a river god under the river, but a river demon.

As soon as I entered the water, I held my breath, thinking that after entering the water, I would untie the rope and swim back to shore, but at this moment, something suddenly seemed to be entangled in my ankle, and I vaguely saw a huge red figure sweeping towards me.

And, pulling me downward, I was already tied with a rope, and I could no longer swim ashore, so I could only kick my legs desperately and struggle, and I choked on several mouthfuls of water in fright.

"River Demon?"

The word quickly popped into my mind, and my body sank rapidly, and endless fear hit me.

"Gollum."

A series of bubbles erupted from my mouth, and my eyes were instantly plunged into darkness.

At this moment, a pair of big hands were on my waist, and the cold lips were also pasted, as if to give me breath, the feeling of suffocation gradually subsided, but the fear in my heart intensified.

I squinted and thought to myself, this is the river demon, right? Immediately afterward, I felt those big hands roaming over my body.

The river was muddy, and I couldn't see his appearance clearly, but I vaguely felt that the outline of this river demon was similar to that of a human, and there was a suffocating chill on his body.

"Huh, Water Lady?"

The playful voice suddenly sounded in my ears, and I gradually lost consciousness and fainted because I choked on several mouthfuls of water.

"River Demon! River Demon! ”

I exclaimed, suddenly opened my eyes, and what caught my eyes was the panicked face of my senior sister Su Yunruo.

"Xiyan, are you alright? Is it still uncomfortable? Senior sister looked at me and asked anxiously.

"Xiyan, it's my senior sister's mistake, I shouldn't let you be a bait!" My sister held my hand tightly and looked apologetic.

"Look! Xiyan, we have the money to go to Muzhou to find Master and Senior Brother! The senior sister took the two taels of silver she got from the village chief and showed me happily.