Chapter 164: Sacrificial Altar

Early in the morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Xiao He, Luo Fanchen and Ling'er stood in front of the gate of Xiaodi's house.

"This must be Xiaodi's home, and the big stone at the door is too conspicuous..."

Long'er said, touched the stone, and felt the coolness from the stone, which was also very comfortable.

Xiao He and Luo Fanchen exchanged glances, he nodded, stepped forward, and knocked on the door:

"Is anyone there, please?"

After a while, the door creaked open, revealing an old man with deep wrinkles on his forehead and his hair curled together in a haggy gray curl.

The old man saw three strangers standing at the door, and asked in surprise:

"Who are you? Do I know you?"

Xiao He just wanted to say something, but was frightened back by Luo Fanchen's glare. Luo Fanchen was obviously afraid that this big stick mallet would be too straightforward, so she bowed down and bowed respectfully to the old man:

"Old man, several of us are from the mainland, and we passed by here yesterday and learned that Miss Xiaodi needs some help, so..."

When the old man heard this, the expression on his face became a little soothed, and he nodded:

"That's right... Xiaodi was taken away by the village chief today, and she wants to participate in the sacrificial activities, and after the sacrificial is over, she is going to go to a far away place to beg for a living, I think you are still..."

Xiao He and Luo Fanchen showed doubts at the same time, this little flute is going to sacrifice, but it is a point of no return, not to beg for a living.

That little flute must have deceived him in order not to make his old father sad... Luo Fanchen thought so, so he asked again:

"Old man, do you know where the old village chief went to worship with the little flute?"

The old man pointed to a huge stone building further west of the village, and let Xiao He and the others see:

"Look there, that spiky stone tower is..."

"Okay, thank you, old man, take care of yourself..."

Luo Fanchen thanked Xiaodi's father and walked to the stone tower with Xiao He and Long'er.

This stone pagoda towers into the sky, which is quite magnificent from a distance, and even more awe-inspiring when viewed up close.

"Long'er, have you seen this stone tower before?" Xiao He asked.

Long Er shook his head, "The last time I went to the Northern Wilderness was a hundred years ago, and I really don't have such a stone tower in my impression..."

"Maybe this stone pagoda is for sacrifices..."Luo Fanchen couldn't help but say.

A few people unconsciously walked in front of this stone tower, only to find that this stone tower actually has more than 20 floors, and there are dozens of people around with spears, who must be its guardians.

Xiao He and the others didn't dare to rush forward to ask, and at this moment, an aunt next to him came over and said to them:

"What are you sneaking around, what are you doing? You won't be here to disturb today's sacrifice, will you?"

"Of course not... This aunt, we are all outsiders, and we are just curious to see this stone tower so majestic..."Xiao He explained.

"This stone pagoda has a history of fifty years, and it was originally built to worship ancestors, but in recent months, it has been used to worship the god of the sea..." At this time, there will be a grand ritual, each floor of the stone pagoda will be lit, and the girls who will be sacrificed will be dressed up, and the priests on the left and right will lead them to walk from the first floor to the altar..."

This aunt is obviously good at gossip, and as soon as she opens her mouth, she talks endlessly, Xiao He heard the key part of it, and saw that she was going to continue, so she hurriedly bowed:

"That aunt... A few of us have something to do, so we won't bother..."

A few people hurriedly hid not far away, and Luo Fanchen really guessed that there was indeed an altar dedicated to sacrifice in this stone tower, and Xiaodi must be on the first floor of this stone tower.

As the time approaches, Xiaodi will be taken to the altar at the top of the tower, and at that time, the retinue of the sea god will definitely appear and take her away.

When Luo Fanchen thought of this, he showed a hint of melancholy:

"We have to come up with a way to rescue Miss Xiaodi before the sacrifice..."

Xiao He thought about it, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and clapped his hands high-five:

"I've figured out a solution..."

"What's the solution, hurry up..."Long Er obviously couldn't wait.

Xiao He looked left and right, and saw that there was no one next to him, so he relieved himself and told Luo Fanchen and Long'er what he thought.

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Fanchen looked disagreeable:

"That's not going to work, why me?"

Xiao He smiled evilly and replied:

"It has to be you... mortal dust..."

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On the first floor of the stone tower, in a room, Xiaodi sat on a stone bench staring at the table full of dishes.

At this time, it was already approaching night, and in two hours it was the time of the child, and she was about to be sacrificed to the god of the sea, and she might never see her father again, and she couldn't help but cry when she thought of this.

At this time, a clear drink came from outside the door:

"What do you look like when you cry, and when the entourage of Lord Seagod sees you crying like this, what if I don't accept you?

Xiaodi immediately stopped crying, and she heard that the person just now was the old village chief, so she said:

"Little Flute understands... But I'm for my father, and when I'm gone, you'll have to settle him down..."

"Hehe... Don't worry, I'm the village head, and what I say still counts... Oops, it's not early, I have to go back to dinner... I'll be back in an hour..."

Xiaodi listened to the footsteps of the old village chief getting farther and farther away, and the anguish in his heart was difficult to vent, and he sighed again and again.

At this moment, there was a "cooing" sound from the feet of the little flute, and the ground also shook, and she was so frightened that she stood up and hid aside.

The hard stone bricks were removed by a large hand, and a familiar human face poked out of the newly opened hole.

"Little flute girl, you are really here, it seems that I guessed correctly..."

It was naturally Xiao He who spoke, and he jumped out of this hole, followed by Luo Fanchen and Long Er.

"It's you—" Flute was visibly surprised.

"Isn't that just us... I said I was going to save you, but I can't break my promise, right?" Xiao He said as he slapped the dirt on his body.

"I said Xiao He, this time I was convinced of you, how did you know that Miss Xiaodi was locked up here?" Long Er showed a curious look.

"With intuition..."Xiao He showed a little smugness, "When I was digging the hole just now, I heard the most dense footsteps here, and I expected that there must be important people locked up here..."

"Big stick, if you guess wrong, aren't we just in the hands of others, why don't you change your reckless problem?" Luo Fanchen said angrily.

"Fanchen, hesitation is not my character, you know..."Xiao He smiled.

Luo Fanchen sighed, looked at Xiaodi, and said gently:

"Little flute girl, don't be afraid, we're here to save you... And you're sure you'll be fine..."

Xiaodi looked at Luo Fanchen, and his heartbeat accelerated again, "Young Master Luo, thank you..."

"The guards must have gone to dinner at this time, we won't be discovered... I think I'd better hide in the closet over there, right?" Luo Fanchen suggested.

"Fanchen, wait a minute, I have some important things to do..."Xiao He suddenly said, turned his head and asked Xiaodi, "That... The dishes on this table, the little flute girl didn't move a single chopstick, isn't she hungry?"

Xiaodi didn't know what Xiao He meant by asking, but she still nodded.

Xiao He Yile sat on the stone bench, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish meat and sent it to his mouth. As soon as he picked up the chopsticks, he was out of control, and while the grease flowed from his mouth, he didn't forget to greet Fanchen and Long'er:

"Why don't you two have some?"

Luo Fanchen's face was covered with black lines, and she wondered how this big mallet could have such a good appetite at all times.

"Brother Fanchen, why don't we also eat some with Xiao He?" asked Long Er uninterestingly.

"Long'er, don't mention that name to me, I don't know him..."Luo Fanchen's hand secretly accumulated strength and replied.