Before last night, the full moon was still fighting with the sky, the earth, and people. %d7%cf%d3%c4%b8%f3 since what happened last night. Especially after seeing the hemp rope blatantly disappear before our eyes, her attitude changed somewhat.

I guess I think that even if there are three of us, we may not be able to fight the river god. So she began to accept her mother's advice and prepared to run away.

When Full Moon didn't agree to run away, the old lady kept nagging. When Full Moon decided to leave, she began to wipe her tears again, and said, "You go again at night, and there will be fewer guards at night." In the afternoon, I'll bake you some cakes, and you can take them with you and eat them on the way. ”

Full Moon said, "You can keep the grain." The money outside is easy to earn, as long as I leave the village, I can't starve. ”

Full Moon's mother began to make peace, and while making peace, she shed tears: "Full Moon, you don't understand your mother's thoughts. You don't know when you'll be back. I don't know if I can come back. This meal may be your last meal at home. I'm going to have to make you eat well even if I say anything. ”

When the full moon heard this, she also began to cry.

I laughed and said, "Wasn't it quite scrappy last night?" Why are you so depressed now? ”

Full Moon wiped her tears and didn't speak.

Mr. Lu said, "Don't worry, we will definitely have a way to catch that river god." ”

Full Moon sighed and said, "I feel like the three of you can choke on the hemp rope." "Fork to brother.

I smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect the image of the three of us to be so bad. ”

Mr. Lu smiled: "If you are really unsteady in your heart, you can escape, but you leave us an address, and I will inform you when we catch the river god." When the time comes, you can come back. ”

Full Moon thought for a while and said, "Ten miles away from Shennu Village, there is a middle school in our township. If you have any news, just go to the gate of the middle school and wait for me, I go there once a day, waiting for your news. ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "That's the best." ”

The mother of the full moon baked the cake. The full moon ate two, wrapped the rest, tied it into a bag, hid it in the cupboard, and then lay down on the bed and slept, it seemed. It's to recharge your energy, and at night, you can escape from here.

In the afternoon, the three of us were bored, standing by the river and watching people fish.

Xue Qian said: "If there is really a river god in the river. So these fish are his descendants, and these villagers are actually fishing here, isn't that offensive to him? ”

As soon as Xue Qian said this, the fishermen cheered and shouted, "Caught, caught." Subsequently. He began to pull the hook hard. After a few seconds, he pulled the corpse of a man out of the water.

The fisherman was startled and hurriedly threw away the rod. Kneeling on the ground and shouting: "The river god spares his life, the river god spares his life." ”

The corpse still had a hook on its body, and it tangled back and forth with the rod in the water, and after a few seconds, the corpse spun and fell into the water.

When the corpse was gone, the fishermen breathed a sigh of relief, and walked quickly towards the village with the fish in the bucket.

The three of us stopped him and said with a smile, "Dude, I want to ask you something." ”

It seemed that the three of us were not very welcome to the fisherman, and he asked impatiently, "What do you want to inquire about?" ”

Mr. Lu said, "What is your origin? How do you catch a corpse while fishing, aren't you surprised at all? ”

The fisherman said lightly: "These corpses are all sacrifices, sunk in the house, serving the river god." Anglers catch one or two from time to time, and it's not surprising that everyone has seen a lot. ”

Xue Qian smiled: "Why did you throw away the fishing rod just now?" Freak out? ”

The fisherman said, "Those sacrifices are not necessarily noble when they are alive, but when they die, they are the close relatives of the river god. If he showed up, it must have been because I wasn't supposed to be fishing here. So throw the fishing rod in and apologize, otherwise, the river god will blame it, and I can't stand it. ”

I thought to myself, "I don't know who passed down these rules." It's hard for these villagers, and they have been abiding by it in peace. ”

Mr. Lu added: "When the corpse is soaked in water, it will soon turn white and swell. But the corpse you just caught, as if it had just died, showed no signs of decay. I want to know, do you know this corpse? When did he die? ”

The fisherman said, "I know, this guy was given to God as a sacrifice last year. As for why his body didn't decay, I don't know. But ......"

He paused and said, "However, the people in the village say that anyone who makes sacrifices and serves the river god will not be damaged for 10,000 years after death. ”

I smiled and said, "The one who spreads this rumor is probably hemp rope." ”

The angler said, "Then I don't know." That's what everybody says anyway. ”

I looked at the rushing river and said, "This water is not slow. It stands to reason that after a person's body is pushed downstream, it will definitely go down the river and be washed downstream. Why has this corpse been near Shennu Village, allowing the anglers to catch it? ”

The fisherman said, "This is the magic of the river god." As for the reason, I don't know, but since the river god's cave is nearby, the people who were sent to serve him certainly can't go far. ”

Then, he hurried out of the place.

Mr. Lu looked at the river and said, "This village is full of weirdness, which is very unusual. ”

I said, "These strange sources are all in the river gods. As long as we find a way to find the river god, it will be easy to do. ”

Mr. Lu nodded and led us back to the full moon house.

In the evening, the full moon had a full meal, carried the burden on his back, and looked ready to go.

Full Moon's mother has been wiping tears from her side. Looking at her, it seems that she will never see her daughter again.

I said, "Since you are so reluctant to give up your daughter, why don't you run away with her?" ”

Full Moon's mother shook her head: "There are people guarding the outside of this village, as long as you dare to escape, you will be arrested, and in a few days, the goddess will say that the river god has an order to let this person be a sacrifice." ”

I couldn't help but be stunned: "Is there such a thing? ”

Full Moon nodded and said, "I have observed this law since I was a child. Moreover, I escaped once. It was because of that time that I was able to go to school outside. After I learned the knowledge, I wanted to come back and save my folks. Who knows that they don't believe in science at all. Not only did no one listen to my advice, but I was put on the list of sacrifices of the river god. ”

Xue Qian sighed: "In this way, you shouldn't have come back in the first place. ”

The mother of the full moon said, "Who says it's not? ”

It was getting dark very quickly. We didn't light candles. A few people were talking in the dark.

Full Moon's mother said, "Three gentlemen, I see that you all have a little bit of effort, can you help in a while?" Give her a ride for me. If someone stops you, help her get out of the way. ”

Mr. Lu said: "Don't worry, this matter is on me." These villagers are not very good, and the three of us can send the full moon out. ”

It's almost midnight. Full Moon said goodbye to his mother in tears. The three of us took advantage of the night to trot and walked out of the village.

When we reached the edge of the village, Full Moon said, "In a while, we will run forward as hard as we can." Only in this way can you rush out. Don't try to look for gaps between guards, you don't know where they are. If you're lucky, you'll escape between the two guards. If you're not lucky, you'll be caught by them. ”

I smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if you bump into them today, you won't be afraid, we have a knife, and when the time comes, we will break a gap for you." ”

Full Moon nodded and said, "Let's go." ”

Then she stooped over, took the lead, and rushed into the darkness. The three of us followed her closely behind and rushed over as well.

I had just run a dozen steps when I heard a voice in front of me shouting, "Who is it?" ”