The convoy ended up being arranged in a larger yard. It is usually used to load and unload goods and firewood, but now because the place is large enough, it has temporarily settled.

On the other side, the village chief has already prepared several tables of banquets to warmly entertain these generous guests. I just don't know if it's a different taste, although the dishes on the table look quite good on the surface, but once you enter the mouth, there is a salty smell that seems to have been pickled, mixed with an earthy smell, which is really hard to swallow.

At least Du Bai couldn't eat it, he quietly put down his chopsticks, thinking that it was better to wait for him to go back and eat the dry food brought by his team.

Glancing at Su Wanmiao from the corner of her eye, she saw that her eyebrows were slightly furrowed and then stretched, and she put down her chopsticks quietly, without any dissatisfaction on her face.

After a long time in the business field, she is indeed very good at dealing with people, and after spending some money, she added two more tables of banquets, and asked the village chief to sit down and eat with a few other village guys who had come to help before, and sure enough, the hostility in the eyes of the other party was eliminated, and the original tough attitude was softened a lot.

"You're welcome!" The slightly chubby village chief laughed, took a big bite of a few dishes that were difficult to eat with chopsticks in the eyes of Du Bai and others, and carefully picked up the wine glass and drank a sip of the wine in the city brought by the Su family's convoy, and a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in his slightly squinted eyes, and he said in surprise, "Good wine, good wine!" ”

The other lads were also amazed.

In the remote villages, they used to only drink home-brewed local wine, which was as light as muddy water, and this mellow taste of wine was long gone.

A bowl of wine in the stomach, and the conversation began.

After the conversation was acquainted, Du Bai casually asked about the sacrifice a few days ago at the dinner table, but saw that the originally warm atmosphere suddenly became cold, and the village chief and several young people had a little sadness on their faces, and even the wine in their hands was a little boring.

When it comes to this sacrifice, it suddenly appeared on a night decades ago.

That night, all the villagers dreamed of a figure covered in golden light, and they must sacrifice a pure virgin in the river every three years from this day onwards, otherwise disaster will fall!

The villagers naturally didn't believe it at first, and the goddess in the village also said that there was an evil desire to harm people, so they set up an altar to do it.

The night was uneventful.

Unexpectedly, after that, strange things happened in the village, and a plague spread, killing many people.

The frightened villagers hurriedly offered a virgin, and the disaster gradually stopped.

In this way, this custom has continued for more than 60 years. As a result, the village has declined from its former bustle to what it is today.

"Speaking of the sacrifice a few days ago, in fact, we have already selected people and planned to sacrifice according to the ancient rites. Who knew that my unfilial son ......" The village chief patted the table with a look of hatred, and his round face was slightly red from wine or anger.

"The unfilial son and the woman had already had an affair, and they couldn't bear to see her being sacrificed, so they found a Taoist priest from outside and smuggled them into the village, saying that they wanted to kill the demon and eliminate the demon......"

"And then, what happened?" Du Bai slightly rotated the wine glass and asked curiously.

In the mouth of the village chief, the Taoist priest may indeed have some means, quietly hiding in the dark to observe, and after the festival began, he slashed down with a sword when a huge black shadow appeared in the river!

In an instant, the foul black slime burst out, like a rancid piece of flesh shattering on the shore!

That night's festival was destroyed, and the girl survived, hugging and crying with the son of the village chief, wanting to thank the Taoist priest for helping, but saw the old Taoist leave with his back in a chic manner, with a chivalrous demeanor.

If this is the end of the story, it may indeed be a good ending. Suwon Village can also escape this terrible curse and regain its life.

However, the next day, the villagers who got up early and planned to sail against a layer of mist inadvertently found a slightly familiar back standing on the shore, but the fog was a little louder and they couldn't see clearly, and they thought that the fishermen who were earlier than themselves were preparing to enter the water.

When I got closer, I was shocked, it was the old Taoist priest last night!

It's just that at this time, he is no longer as chivalrous as before, his legs are strangely twisted and kneeling among the rubble, his whole body has been swollen and smelly by the river, his waist, legs, and arms are wrapped around aquatic plants that only exist in the bottom of the river, and his two eyes are about to be swallowed by fish, leaving only two black holes, and his death is miserable.

And the direction in which this old Taoist corpse knelt was the same direction as last night when he swung his sword and slashed the river god!

After that, there were many strange things in the village, and the family of three who stayed in the old way a few days ago had been found drowned alive in their own beds, and their bodies were wet, as if they had just been fished out of the water, which was strange and inexplicable.

And there is still no sign of stopping. Just last night, another family was killed......

"Shhh

Du Bai subconsciously shuddered, and had a deeper understanding of the brutality of the river god in his heart.

At this moment, a thunderclap suddenly sounded in the sky, which frightened a young man in front of him with a slight sway, and his lips turned white: "Could it be that the river god is angry again?" ”

"It's just thunder."

Du Bai glanced at the sky outside the window, as gloomy as his heart at this time.

The raindrops of beans kept crackling, knocking on the window edge and splashing fine water stains, which also made him feel even more bad.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it couldn't stop for a while. And if the rain had been longer, it would have been hard to say whether it would have caused a flash flood or a landslide, and they would have to stay in this unfortunate village for a longer time.

Just when he was deep in thought, a villager wearing a hat trotted outside the door, came in and whispered a few words in the village chief's ear, but saw that his face changed slightly, and immediately got up a little anxiously, and said: "I'm sorry guests, the dog is messing around again, I have to discipline ......"

After that, he hurried out of the door, leaving Du Bai with only a beloved son's heartfelt but tired back.

He raised his wine glass and took a sip, and a guard behind him took two steps forward and reminded him softly in his ear: "Uncle, I think this place is probably a bit evil, why don't you go and talk to the young lady, let's leave early......"

Du Bai nodded slightly, but it was pouring rain, and it was too early to think about it.

After the village chief and the others left, the village seemed to be quiet except for this courtyard, only the sparse sound of rain outside, and the sporadic barking of dogs also disappeared completely.

It was dark until nightfall, and the rain never stopped, and small puddles had accumulated in the low courtyards, and if it weren't for the fact that the manger was a little higher and would not have been attacked by the rain, they would have to consider whether to change places.