Chapter XXVIII
Seeing that Tong Jun has been wandering around the village, he has not found where the village chief's home is after shaking for most of the night. Dongfang was already faintly white, and Tong Jun saw that there should be no new gains, so he had to sneak to Aunt Qiang's house quietly.
Bai Xin woke up when he heard the sound and asked Tong Jun, "How is it, have you found anything?"
Tong Jun shook his head and said, "I only know that this girl was wronged. ”
"What's going on?"
"The girl was sold by her own father. ”
"What?" Bai Xin said incredulously, "How can a father bear to sell his daughter?"
"I thought it was incredible, but it was true, he sold his daughter for drink. ”
"What do you hear?"
"I sneaked to Lan Lao'er's house in the west of the village, and saw that he was already drunk, lying on the table and nagging to himself, and I heard from his words that he had sold his daughter. ”
"Where is the white-haired girl at the moment?"
"It seems that I was locked up in the village chief's house, but I searched all night, and I couldn't find any of the village chief's houses, and the houses in the village are all the same. ”
"It seems that we can only save people at noon. Bai Xin said to Tong Jun, "As soon as the morning dawns, we will leave and go to hide near the Houshan Sacrifice Ground." ”
"Well, tomorrow the whole village will definitely go to the festival to see the excitement, and it is not suitable for the three of us to stay at Aunt Qiang's house, and it is not convenient to move. ”
"You're right, you've been running all night, you should take a break. Bai Xin picked up Qinglong, and Tong Jun also quickly took the opportunity to meditate and rest.
The sky was still cloudy black, and on the roof of Aunt Qiang's thatched house, the white figure appeared again, looking at the blue-yellow light next to him, and said in surprise: "Bai Xin even called you out, it seems that he really attaches great importance to Tong Jun." ”
A trace of emotionless voice floated out of the green and yellow light, and said, "With you protecting that child, Bai Xin is relieved, I just went to help him investigate the white-haired girl." ”
"I see. I thought Bai Xin didn't worry about me. ”
"You're thinking too much. ”
"How is it, have you told Bai Xin?"
"I knew I had told him everything. ”
"Then our mission is accomplished, let's leave! It's almost dawn. After saying that, the white figure and the blue and yellow light flashed and disappeared on the roof.
With the first rooster crowing, the sleeping village gradually became active. People are in twos and threes, and the smoke is gently ethereal. The moon has not yet disappeared from the sky, and the sun has risen in the east.
Today's village is very lively, and people gather in the courtyard of the village chief's house early, with heartfelt smiles on their faces, as if the village is about to usher in infinitely better days.
The three of Bai Xin said goodbye to Aunt Qiang early in the morning under the pretext that they were in a hurry. Aunt Qiang was also in a hurry to participate in the sacrifice, so she didn't leave three more people. After thanking Aunt Qiang for her hospitality, the three of them left the village. The soreness of Bai Xin's body still did not dissipate, but he still endured the pain, pretended to leave the village for a circle, and rushed to the back mountain of the village as soon as possible.
The mountain behind the village is located not far from the south of the village, and the mountain is not steep or high. The grass is all over the place, and the yellow flowers are piled up. The grass is covered like a green skirt, and the yellow flowers are piled up like ribbons. The dwarf trees are jagged, and the afterimages are mottled. The cool morning air was mixed with a slight moist wind, and it didn't look like there was going to be a bloody sacrifice here.
At the moment, the villagers have not come, and there is no one here. The three of them hurriedly hid in a bush in the distance. Bai Xin whispered: "In such a beautiful place, it is really a waste to hold a sacrifice here. ”
On the way here, Bai Xin had already told Su Su the results of Tong Jun's investigation last night, Su Su was originally very angry, but when she saw the beautiful scenery in front of her, her anger gradually calmed down.
As the sun rose, a large group of villagers drove four pigs, four sheep, and four cows into the distance. Because these sacrifices solve the problem of happiness and people's livelihood in the village, each family does not hesitate to take out their own livestock, and feels that it is a supreme honor to be able to use their own sacrifices. A few men in the back carried a large six-foot-high wooden barrel, and there were people carrying tables, sacks, and shovels around them. The whole village did their best to arrange this sacrificial feast, just like the Chinese New Year.
After reaching the foot of the mountain, several strong men carrying shovels began to dig a pit, and in a short time they dug a big pit seven or eight feet deep. At this moment, the person carrying the table had already placed several tables side by side in front of the big pit. Then more villagers around took out ropes to tie the limbs of pigs, cattle and sheep to death, and after stunting the livestock, they took large kitchen knives and cut off all their heads!
After killing 12 animals, the villagers grabbed the glutinous rice from the sack and stuffed it into the heads of the pigs, cows and sheep that were still warm. Until the mouths of the twelve big heads were stuffed to the brim, their eyes were open, their mouths were long, and their faces were hideous to look at the smiling villagers. Twelve large heads were placed on twelve large plates and placed neatly on the sacrificial table.
Tong Jun and the others looked at this formation, and sighed in their hearts, among them was Aunt Qiang, who had politely entertained them yesterday, and was chatting casually with the surrounding village women with blood on her hands! Tong Jun suddenly felt that he was looking at a madman from a village! Bai Xin looked for a long time, but she didn't see the white-haired girl, could it be that the girl had already committed suicide like her mother? But at this moment, the villagers were enthusiastic, and the girl in white should not have any surprise.
When Bai Xin was worried about the girl, several figures appeared in the distance, and the white-haired girl appeared!
She had changed into a clean dress, still white, as if all the colors of this world had nothing to do with her. Her hands were tied behind her back, and there was no glimpse of hope in her eyes to live. Behind her, her father, still with a stubble on his face, followed her closely, and kept pushing her. Behind them were a few strong men, probably staring at her for fear that the white-haired girl would escape.
At the end of the group, there was a middle-aged man in a blue robe, who should be the village chief. He was walking and chatting with a Taoist priest who wore a yellow gold crown, a yellow Taoist robe, a pair of red Taoist boots, and a handful of silver-white Buddha dust, thin eyebrows, fat head and big ears.
When the villagers saw that the Taoist priest and the village chief were coming, they unconsciously made a way, and the white-haired girl was pushed down in front of the offering table, looking at the twelve heads on the table, with a frightened face, she bit her lip tightly and held back her voice, and tears fell silently.
When the people around saw the white-haired girl, they couldn't help but scold, talked about it, glared angrily, and wanted to push her into the barrel immediately.
The village chief waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "In the past two years, my village has suffered a series of troubles, children have been lost inexplicably, and crops have been destroyed. I thought that God would not bless me and torture the people of my village, but I didn't expect it to be man-made!" The village chief swallowed his saliva, paused, and said: "Woe to Xiao Wall, the demon is hidden in my village - Lan Lan, the daughter of Lan Lao'er." As he spoke, he looked at the white-haired girl lying on the ground, and the villagers all cast disdainful glances. Lan Lao Er was caught in the crowd, I don't know if he didn't wake up from the wine he drank or because he was shy when the village chief said it, his face was red, and he lowered his head and was silent.
"But God still favors our village, attracting Daoist Zhu to act chivalrous and kill demons for our village, so that we will not be wiped out again!" said the village chief and smiled at the Taoist priest standing next to him, and the villagers let out bursts of thanks. Daoist Zhu waved his hand politely, as if to say that this is what I should do. At that time, his image in the hearts of the villagers was a little taller.
The village chief continued: "Lanlan, a demon girl, has mutilated young children and committed the wrath of heaven, which has caused my village to have been unhappy for many years recently, and the grain grains have not been harvested. Now Daoist Zhu is the way of heaven, taking the initiative to eliminate demons for my village, sacrificing to Cangshan, hoping to calm the anger of the sky and return my village to a smooth and stable place. ”
There was a cheer from the crowd. The village chief gave his hand to the Taoist chief to say a few words, and the Taoist chief coughed lightly, cleared his throat and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely uphold justice, and I will never let this demon girl harm the world!"
As he spoke, the sun had already risen to the middle of the sky, and the Taoist priest said: "It's almost noon, the yang energy is booming, taking advantage of this day, the demonic power in the body of the evil star demon girl is suppressed by the yang energy, let's hurry up and sacrifice the method!"