Chapter 163: The Maiden's Sacrifice
After an hour, the fainting young woman finally opened her eyes.
As soon as she woke up, the three unfamiliar faces standing around her still startled her, and she couldn't help but scream:
"You... Who are you... What are you going to do with me?!"
Xiao He looked overjoyed, stepped forward, and said straight to the point:
"Don't be afraid, girl, what is the sacrifice you just said in front of the statue of the Dragon King, can you tell us more about it?"
The woman jumped off her chair and was about to run out the door, but was stopped by an arm.
"This sister, we are all good people... Don't be nervous, hee-hee," said the dragon with a hippie smile.
The woman looked frightened and took a step back, only to bump into another person. She turned abruptly, but saw a face that was too handsome to speak, and the man said softly:
"Girl, the three of us are passers-by who stay here at night, please don't be so flustered..."
Seeing that this person spoke softly and beautifully, the woman's heart couldn't help but feel much calmer, and his appearance was dignified, and he turned out to be the type of man she liked, and her heart couldn't help but beat faster.
"You... You guys... Did you really just stay here for the night? Did you hear what I said in front of the statue?" the woman asked.
Xiao He and the three couldn't help but nodded, Luo Fanchen saw that this woman still trusted him, so he said:
"Girl, my name is Luo Fanchen, this is Xiao He, and it's Long'er over there... The three of us passed by here, and it was getting late at that time, so we stayed at this Dragon King Temple, and happened to meet a girl crying in front of the statue. We wanted to help the girl, but we were afraid that coming out so unpleasantly would scare the girl, so that's why..."
The woman slowly examined the three of them, and saw that they didn't look like bad people, so she slowly relaxed and said:
"I see... My name is Xiaodi, and I am a villager in this fishing village, just because tomorrow is going to... He was about to be sacrificed to the god of the sea, and he had no choice but to sneak out in the middle of the night, and prayed for help here..."
When Xiao He heard the word Seagod, wasn't it Long'er's father, the Dragon King of the East China Sea? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Long'er.
Long Er also had a question on her face, she walked over, faced Xiao Di, and asked:
"Sister Xiaodi, are you sure that the sea god asked you to sacrifice?"
Xiaodi nodded and said slowly:
"It all started a few months ago... My brother is a fisherman, and he was eaten by a sea monster when he went out fishing... And the retinue of the god of the sea appeared on the sea and demanded that we sacrifice a young woman every month for the god of the sea to eat, otherwise we would continue to kill the fishermen... The old village chief summoned all the young women to decide the order of sacrifice by drawing lots, and this month it happened to be my turn..."
When Xiaodi said this, he couldn't help but leave two lines of tears and sobbed.
Seeing this, Xiao He couldn't help frowning slightly, and couldn't help but ask questions:
"What about the officials here?
"This is the Northern Wilderness, the most desolate place in Kyushu, even if the king of the Northern Wilderness doesn't care about it, what else can we do? If the fishermen are killed by sea monsters, our small village will have no way to live..."
When Long Er heard Xiaodi mention the feudal king of the Northern Wilderness, he also chuckled in his heart, why did his eldest brother ignore his subjects? Could it be that something special happened?
"Little flute girl, if it's so unsafe here, why don't you move out of here?" Luo Fanchen didn't look puzzled.
Xiaodi smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"The young people here are all moving out, but the old people don't agree with it, especially the old village chief... He said that even if he died, he would die in his hometown, and if he left here without permission, he would be hunted down by the sea god..."
"If you are so stubborn, if you continue like this, the girls here will be killed by your village chief..."
Xiao He showed an angry expression, he was obviously indignant at the old village chief's decision.
"Xiao He, Long'er, we have generally understood the situation here, how can we help Xiao Di next?" Luo Fanchen exchanged glances with the other two.
Xiao He's eyes rolled, as if he had made up his mind, he pursed his lips and smiled:
"Let's go with Miss Didi... I'd like to see what's hidden in this. ”
"Okay, I also have this intention, Long'er, what do you think?" Luo Fanchen looked at Long'er.
And Long Er was thinking about how his father could do such a ridiculous thing, and was stunned by Luo Fanchen's question, "Ah? I have no opinion..."
Luo Fanchen frowned lightly and stared at Long Er, but time was really pressing, she didn't think much about it, and glanced at Xiang Xiaodi:
"Little flute girl, you better go home as soon as possible, lest your father worry about you... Leave the address, and the three of us will visit early tomorrow morning..."
Xiaodi looked at Luo Fanchen and liked it more and more, hearing that she was worried about herself, she couldn't help but blush on her face:
"Young Master Luo, do you mean to save Xiaodi? But the Seagod's retinue is terrible, he has divine powers..."
"We are all cultivators, and we won't be afraid of him, but what you say has aroused my interest..."Xiao He actually showed some expectation.
Xiao Di saw that several people were full of confidence, and her heart somehow calmed down a lot, showing a rare smile, "My house is on the west side of this Dragon King Temple, and there is a huge white stone in front of the door... It's not too early, I should leave too, Luo Gongzi, Xiao Gongzi, Miss Long'er, it's nice to meet you..."
"Don't worry, with the three of us here, we won't let you be sacrificed..."Luo Fanchen showed a determined look.
Xiaodi nodded and walked out of the door, she looked back from time to time, obviously a little reluctant to Luo Fanchen.
When Xiaodi walked away, Xiao He and the three of them were completely sleepless, and at this time, there were still a few hours before dawn, and they paced outside the temple gate, discussing what to do next.
Xiao He also sensed that something was wrong with Long'er, usually she had always been the most lively, but at this time she was sullen and worried, he couldn't help but ask:
"Long'er, is there something wrong with you? or are you scared?"
When Long Er heard Xiao He say this, he immediately came to his senses and refuted:
"Who's afraid? My father is the god of the sea, what am I afraid of?"
As soon as Long Er said it, he immediately regretted it and looked elsewhere.
"What? You said your father is the god of the sea?"
Xiao He learned from Long'er as early as Peach Blossom Fairy Island, but he didn't care very much about it at that time, so he was surprised when he heard Long'er mention it again:
"Long'er, I forgot, your father is the god of the sea, so how could he..."
Hearing this, Long Er glared at Xiao He:
"Hmph, the truth of the matter hasn't been clarified yet, don't talk nonsense... I know very well what my dad is, he wouldn't do such a hurtful thing..."
Xiao He saw that Long'er was really angry, and hurriedly nodded and said no:
"Yes, yes... Long'er, we all believe in your father, he is a dignified sea god, he will not do this..."
Although Long Er said this, she knew in her heart that after so many years, she had never returned home, and she herself did not know what his father had become.
However, she was willing to believe that although her father was stubborn and always had illusions about the heavenly realm, he would never do such a thing under any circumstances.
The truth of everything will be revealed tomorrow, but Xiao and the three of them are unanimous on this.