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According to Brother Su's description, the person who was arrested was as thin as a stick of firewood is very likely to be Duanyang, although I don't know why they went to the patriarch's house to make a call, why the patriarch's house caught fire, but now that I know that Duanyang is in danger, I naturally have to find a way to save him.

Only by rescuing Duanyang can I know what happened here, where Chen Xianyi and Lao Tang went, and what danger they encountered? All this, I have to ask Duanyang.

I once remembered that Chen Xianyi called me and told me not to come to Xiangxi, not to come to him. I don't believe that he did this just because he offended the local villagers, and they must have encountered other troubles, including the death of the patriarch, perhaps it was done by others, because Chen Xianyi and they are not bad, and they will not do such an evil thing that takes people's lives.

Brother Su told me that the thin man was locked up in the mage's house, and said that it was difficult for me to rescue him.

I asked him if a mage could convict people at will. Isn't there a royal law?

Brother Su smiled bitterly and said, "In our Shengmiao Village, we have not been in contact with the outside world since ancient times, and the patriarch or mage has the final say in everything. Now that the patriarch is dead, everything is up to the mage to decide. Your friend is locked in the mage's house, and as long as he doesn't hand over the keys, there's no way to save anyone. ”

To be honest, I thought of calling the police, but thinking that Fenghuang County is dozens of miles away from here, if it is late today, even if the police are willing to come, it will be difficult to enter the mountains before the mage's living sacrifice.

However, I still didn't want to give up hope and asked Brother Su: "Then if you call the police, won't the police take care of things?" ”

Brother Su said: "I don't care much about the seedling area, because every time they enter the seedling area, they will be tricked, and now they are already frightened, where do they dare to come?" ”

I said, "What then?" ”

Brother Su was also embarrassed, he thought for a while and asked, "Sir, is that person really your friend?" ”

I nodded, "Listen to what you described, that person is most likely my friend, and I have to get him out anyway." ”

"In that case, there is only one way, and that is to rob people!" Brother Su said solemnly.

"Robbing people?" I was amazed.

"Yes, when it is a little later, the mage will set up an altar and escort your friend out for a living sacrifice, and then we will go and snatch the people back." Brother Su nodded.

In fact, I also have this plan, but I have to deal with the people in the whole stockade by myself, and even if I snatch people down, I can't escape from this stockade.

I told this worry, and Brother Su said: "This is also a helpless thing, I can only come hard then, it really can't work, I will guarantee my husband and friends, and everyone will still give some face." ”

For this, I am very grateful, you must know that now Duanyang is regarded as the murderer of the patriarch, if Brother Su is really willing to go to the guarantee, in case we escape, everyone will find Brother Su.

Thinking that he was willing to use his wealth to save his life, I asked him: "Brother Su, aren't you worried that the patriarch was really killed by my friend?" ”

Brother Su smiled and said, "I believe that sir, sir is a good person, and your friend will naturally not be a wicked person who casually hurts people's lives." And even if the patriarch was killed by your friend, I am willing to get out of trouble for my husband, and without him, my daughter would not be saved. ”

To be honest, when I rescued her daughter before, I was completely sympathetic and did not expect anything in return. However, what I didn't expect was that I just unintentionally helped others, but in exchange for such help, which touched me very much.

However, now is not the time to be polite, I really need Brother Su's help at the moment, otherwise Duanyang will die.

With that up to our minds, we waited for it to get dark. Soon, Sister-in-law Su had already prepared a sumptuous dinner, because she was going to save Duanyang in the evening, so she didn't drink much at dinner.

After dinner, it was already dark, Brother Su said that it was almost time, so he took me out of the door, and when he went out, Brother Su just told his wife, let's go to the altar tonight to have a look.

When he went out, Brother Su pointed to the west of the stockade and said, "Sir, look, the place where there is a fire over there is the place where the sacrifice is held in the stockade." ”

I looked to the west, the dark night sky, not far away there was indeed a great fire, although separated by half of the village, but the sky over there was much brighter, obviously it was very lively.

I followed Brother Su and hurriedly walked towards the altar, and my heart became more and more uneasy, and I was very worried about everything I was going to face next.

After walking less than a bag of cigarettes, Brother Su led me to an altar on the west side of the stockade. He pointed to the burning spot ahead and said, "Sir, this is it." Do you see if the guy tied to the pyre is your friend? ”

I looked up and saw that this was a flat place, with a tower more than three meters high in the center, and it was obvious that this was the place where their village usually used for sacrifices.

Now there are many torches burning around this flat land, and the sky-high fire illuminates the night in red. A large number of people had gathered under the firelight, mostly men, and there were very few children and women, and it was clear that the event of a live sacrifice was also a matter of great fear for the local women.

In the center of the black crowd, in front of the pagoda, there was a long offering table, which was filled with all kinds of offerings, including incense and candles, fruits, and meat such as pigs' heads.

Not far in front of the offering table, there was a large pile of firewood, and on top of the firewood was a man, a man, with his hands tied behind his back, and a rag in his mouth, constantly struggling.

I fixed my eyes and saw that this person was none other than Duanyang!

Seeing Duanyang, my heart suddenly collapsed, seeing his frightened expression, I wanted to shout but couldn't shout, I wanted to run but couldn't run away, it was really called every day, and the earth was not spiritual, you can imagine the fear in his heart at this time.

I nodded to Brother Su and said, "That person is indeed my friend." ”

Brother Su frowned, obviously taking this as bad news, he sighed helplessly, and said, "Then I have to rob it." ”

I didn't speak because I didn't know what to say. My heart was very chaotic for a while, in order to save Duanyang, I was not afraid of being the enemy of the whole village, although Duanyang was not my friend, but he was also an acquaintance, and only by saving Duanyang, could I know what trouble Chen Xianyi and they were in.

What makes me upset is that I don't know whether to let Brother Su intervene in this matter, because I don't want to involve him, if I end up burdening him, then I will be happy for the rest of my life.

In the end, I sighed helplessly and said to Brother Su to go over and see the situation first.

The two of them squeezed into the middle of the crowd, and Brother Su told me that almost all the men in the whole village had come, and it was not easy to grab it.

In fact, I have already seen that there are fifty or sixty people who came, all of them men, and it is not easy to snatch the "murderer" from so many people?

Looking towards the center of the altar, I saw the mage I had seen during the day reciting a spell I didn't understand at the offering table. He was still dressed in a red robe, with a hat on his head, and a copper bell in his hand, dancing under his feet, like a goddess dancing a great god, chanting incantations and shaking copper bells.

I looked around and found that no one was crying here, and it stands to reason that this sacrifice was to avenge the patriarch, and the patriarch's family must miss the patriarch and will cry sadly. I asked Brother Su, and he told me that the patriarch had no family, and he used to have wives and children, but he was killed by Gu Po Gu on the side of Shu Miao in the early years.

Hearing this, I felt a little relieved, because if the patriarch had a family, it would be even more difficult, because his family would definitely fight to the death to let go of Duanyang.

I glanced at Duanyang tied to the firewood again, and now it was closer, and under the light of the fire, I could clearly see that his face was blue and purple, obviously he had been beaten a lot before. At this time, he seemed to be desperate, and he didn't try to call anymore, and he didn't struggle anymore, his eyes were closed with a dead face, and his face was full of despair.

At this moment, suddenly a long horn sounded on both sides, and I looked left and right, and there were already four people walking out, each holding a torch in his hand, as if he was about to set fire to Duanyang.

At this moment, everyone knelt down, and the mantra that the mage was singing became louder and louder, and his tone became more and more urgent, obviously the sacrificial ritual had reached a critical juncture.

For the people in the seedling area, this kind of sacrificial activity is very sacred, but in this way, everyone knelt down, and I stood alone in a daze, but it seemed to stand out, all the people looked at me, but many people recognized me at a glance, after all, I was in the doll hole in the afternoon also made a lot of limelight.

Of course, it wasn't just the kneeling villagers who noticed me, but also the mage who was chanting incantations and doing rituals noticed me, staring at me with a bit of hostility. Duanyang, who was tied to the firewood, also discovered me, and immediately became excited, making a whining sound in his mouth, and constantly struggling, obviously as if he saw the hope of rebirth.

At this time, I only heard the mage singing, and then with a gesture of his hand, the four men with torches were about to walk towards the firewood pile, obviously going to light the fire, where did I dare to delay any longer, I hurriedly ran out, ran to the firewood pile, and stopped the four men with torches to light firewood, and shouted: "Slow! You can't burn people alive like that! ”