Chapter 272: Sacrifice to the River God
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She looked at Lin Xiao sadly, and suddenly felt that it was cruel for her to say this. After all, what he heard since he was a child is that he is a Snow Countryman, and his lifelong task is to take the restoration of the country as his belief, not only Lin Xiao, but also Lin Xiao's own brother and those Snow Country people who remained after the war.
"Luo Ling, I can promise you other things, but this matter, please forgive Lin Xiao for not agreeing!" After saying this, Lin Xiao hugged Luo Ling seriously and respectfully, which was the kind of salute that a subordinate gave to his boss, Luo Ling had not yet spoken, and then Lin Xiao turned around and left in a mighty general's armor.
Luo Ling stared at his departing back, gloomy and sad, Lin Xiao refused to help in this matter, if she forcibly let people spread a message, I was afraid that it would make Lin Xiao feel cold, if he didn't help Tanglin Changjun, I was afraid that Donglin Changjun would not be able to guard for long.
It seems that she has to find another way.
Hexi Town is not far from Tanglin Changjun, and it will take more than two hours to arrive if you ride a horse, this time Luo Ling knew that the Nighthawk was secretly protecting, and she rode a horse with the Shame Flower to Hexi Town in a hurry, along the way, Luo Ling also teased the Shame Flower from time to time, and raised the signal stick in his hand to summon the Nighthawk and shook it,
"Would you like to see Nighthawk? Well? ”
"Miss, how can you do this?" Shame Flower was a little anxious, and almost fell off the horse with a fierce clamp on the horse's belly, but fortunately stabilized it in time.
"Alright, no more laughing at you! Seriously, Nighthawk is actually quite good, his martial arts are good, and he is handsome..."
"Miss!" Shy Flower blushed and interrupted Luo Ling with a shout.
"Good, good! Don't say... Huh..."
Luo Ling rode his horse and looked at Hexi Town not far ahead, "Shame flower, seriously, Hexi Town is not safe now, I'm afraid you will have to suffer again if you follow me!" ”
"Miss, what are you afraid of? Wherever you go, the slave and maid will follow you! Shy Flower didn't think so, as long as she followed Luo Ling, she felt that everything could be solved.
"Alas...," Luo Ling sighed, "It would be nice if the moon was still here!" ”
These days, Luo Ling will think of the girl who protects her body from time to time, she is still so young, she lost her life in order to save herself, Luo Ling always has a heartache for a while every time she thinks of the closed moon.
"Miss is sad again, if you know under the closed moon spring, you must not want to see Miss sad for her, it's all that Liu Caidie, the slave only hates herself for not having the ability to avenge closed moon!"
Shame frowned, and the hand holding the reins was so hard that she almost crushed the rope.
Luo Ling felt a trace of bitterness in her heart, even the shy flower knew that she wanted to avenge the closed moon, but she had the ability to kill Liu Caidie, but she never really made a ruthless move.
In fact, she has worries, now Liu Caidie is in Tanglin Changjun, if she kills her nonsensically, I am afraid it will cause a lot of commotion, Mo Lao is Liu Caidie's uncle, although he is not close, but he has some dealings with Liu Taishou in Zhangzhou, otherwise it will be with Wen Yun's strength, Liu Caidie has lived in Mo Mansion for so long Mo Lao has never been displeased, but treats each other politely, does Mo Lao really think that Liu Caidie is a powerful nine princesses?
In fact, to put it bluntly, it was not for the sake of Liu Taishou's face that he sold Liu Caidie a face.
In addition, in the eyes of everyone, Liu Caidie is Xiahou Yan's original princess, if Luo Ling rashly moves her, it is not appropriate, what others say she doesn't care, I am afraid that Xia Houyan will bring up this matter in the future, Luo Ling will become a jealous woman, and she can't say anything, so when Luo Ling sees Liu Caidie this time, she can only choose to let her go.
"There is a chance for revenge in the future, and there are some things that cannot be rushed!"
Shy Flower gritted her teeth, and finally let go of her tightly pursed lips, and nodded obediently,
"Well, the slaves and maids all listen to the young lady, and the young lady will do whatever the slave and the maid say!"
The two finally rode to Hexi Town, where a large stone was marked on the side of the road, and it seemed that this natural stone had been washed by time, and there were a few cracks when a few big characters were written on it.
Before coming here, Luo Ling had heard that Hexi Town was a relatively old and poor town, and there was a big river running through the whole town, because it was in this direction when the sun set, so it was also called Hexi Town.
Luo Ling turned over and dismounted, and Shame Flower also dismounted, and then the two led the horse into the town.
At the end of the big river in Hexi Town, there is a stone statue standing just now, as if it is as high as a zhang, and the stone statue is majestic and eye-catching, so that it is difficult for people not to find it.
Underneath the stone statue, there were some fresh offerings of fruit and meat, and the large amount of incense on the incense altar table was thick with smoke, as if it had just been sacrificed by many people.
Luo Ling was about to step forward, when he was stopped by an old woman with cold eyebrows, the woman was about fourteen years old, some dark and a little stout, she was carrying an empty bamboo basket in her right hand, and her left hand was stretched out to stop Luo Ling.
Luo Ling could smell the smell of incense and candles emanating from the bamboo basket, and was about to say something when the woman said fiercely,
"You're from out of town, aren't you? I don't even know the rules of worshipping the river god, and if you anger the river god, I will throw you into the river to atone for your sins! ”
Luo Ling looked at this woman with some shock, although she spoke unceremoniously, but she kindly reminded Luo Ling, in case she really destroyed the customs here just now, the people here are not allowed to throw her into the river?
Thinking about it, there was a chill in her bones, she knew that some small regions had their own beliefs, if they offended the believers, the end could be imagined, Luo Ling, who was a little annoyed just now, changed to a polite smile,
"Thank you aunt for reminding me, it's me who doesn't understand the rules!"
Shame Flower was about to say something to hold Luo Ling's grievances, but was stopped by Luo Ling's outstretched hand. She didn't say anything anymore, and the shy flower was also a little depressed, it was rare to see Luo Ling so kind and polite to an impolite woman.
"Hmph, you're funny! If it weren't for me, you would have walked up to the river god with your shoes on, and you would have died! ”
Although the woman said this, she was still comfortable with Luo Ling's politeness.
Luo Ling found out that none of the people who walked on the platform wore shoes, and some people wore shoes after they got off the stage after worshipping.
"Thank you Auntie for reminding me, can Auntie tell me a thing or two of the rules here, I'm new here, I'm afraid that breaking the rules will cause the dissatisfaction of the river god!"
The aunt glanced up and down at Luo Ling, and saw that Luo Ling was dressed in plain pink clothes, and the simple outfit made people look refreshing and comfortable! Looking at Luo Ling's beautiful face again, the aunt did not feel disgusted, because she had never seen such a standard woman born, and suddenly a trace of thought arose,
"Girl, you're not married yet, are you?"
When Luo Ling heard this, this woman was going to be a matchmaker for her? She also knew a little bit that in the country, older women liked to keep an eye on younger women, and would chatter and match for them when they found the right opportunity.
She maintained a polite smile and said slowly, "Don't hide it, I already have a husband, but now the war is not stopping, and my husband is on the battlefield." I'm here with him, so I'm here to wait for him to end the war and come here! ”
"I see!" A trace of regret flashed in the woman's eyes, "In this way, you are also a poor person, during the previous war, many men in Hexi Town went out to serve as soldiers, but now less than half of them are still alive, and I don't know how long this war will last?" ”
Luo Ling could see the sadness in the woman's eyes, and she reached out and patted her shoulder as a sign of comfort,
"It'll be over soon, they'll all come back safely!"
The woman felt Luo Ling's kindness, "Girl, I heard that the enemy army has captured Fengyang City, and now it is Tanglin Changjun, I'm worried, Donglin Changjun won't last long!" ”
"How so? Isn't there still nine kings in the Great Lord's Kingdom? He has been sending troops to support Tanglin Changjun, and sent generals to help, before I came, I also heard that Tanglin Changjun and the Turks are fighting head-on, and the Turks have not taken advantage! ”
"Really?" The woman's eyes lit up.
Luo Ling nodded, "Well, as long as the Nine Kings are there, Daxun will not be easily captured by the enemy country!" ”
The woman hurriedly closed her palms and bowed to the statue of the river god, "I believe that Queen Ying heard that the Nine Kings are brave and good at fighting, I hope the river god will bless him, this time he can win, and bless my little son will not be killed in battle again!" ”
Luo Ling felt that this woman was honest and direct, and she followed the woman's movements, and secretly thought in her heart, I hope this river god statue is useful and can bless the people she wants to protect.
After the woman finished worshipping, her attitude towards Luo Ling became more cordial, "Girl, you just came, why don't you go to my house, now I am the only one left in my house, and it is too cold to live alone!" ”
Luo Ling looked at her with some surprise, Wang Ying seemed to see Luo Ling's thoughts, she was a little sad, and she explained with a reluctant smile,
"My husband heard that the Alliance State was besieging Daxun, and he thought that Daxun's troops were not enough to deal with the Alliance army, so he took his two sons to volunteer to join the army and went to the battlefield, thinking of doing his part for Daxun, but he didn't expect that his husband and his eldest son died in the first battle, and now there is only the younger son left, I only hope that the Nine Kings can win this battle, and my younger son can... Come back safely! ”
Her hoarse voice choked up, and people couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Luo Ling was also touched by this woman, she didn't expect that in such an almost forgotten town, there were such loyal and courageous people, Luo Ling also secretly admired this woman's husband and son.
"Auntie, your wish will definitely be heard by the river god, and he will also bless your son to come back safely, this war, Daxun will definitely win!"
Although she would not have believed in that sculpture from the beginning, but at this moment, her heart also pinned her place, looking forward to the early end of this war, and when she thought of Xiahou Yan's busyness day and night, Luo Ling felt distressed.
Not only did he have to arrange troops in Los Angeles, but even the various cities harassed by the alliance army would send official documents and battlefield conditions to Los Angeles every day and hand them over to him, just the situation of more than a dozen cities and the solution to the war were enough for him to be busy, not to mention the main force of Liang Guo piled up outside Los Angeles, and now, Tanglin Changjun has also become the most troublesome place for him.