More than a month has passed, and the team has traveled long distances, experiencing all kinds of things along the way: killing fierce beasts in dangerous places, destroying bandits' dens, killing evil dream cultivators, and so on.

At the beginning of March, the spring breeze is gusting, refreshing and refreshing.

On the morning of this day, the sky was clear and the clouds were light, and the team ran away from the Yuanpu Sand Plain, climbed over several grass slopes, and entered the southwest of Qugong County.

Qugong County, located in the southeast of Huangzhou, is a lonely county in the basin with no neighbors on all sides, with a vast and sparsely populated area, and many strange folk customs and ancient customs.

At noon, they turned over the col and found a village in front of them, and through the sparse trees, they could see many low-rise houses, but it was extremely quiet, and there was not a single human figure in sight.

Soon after walking forward, there was a sudden intermittent cry in their ears, and everyone couldn't help but be curious, so they walked quickly through the forest houses and walked around, following the cry.

In the village, there is half of the moon-shaped lake and pool, the area of the circle is only half a mile, the water of the pool is green and clear, and the deep water surface seems to be calm and waveless, but it faintly exudes a strange atmosphere.

Around the lake, there was a circle of people kneeling quietly, obviously carrying out some kind of festival. Among these people, whether they are men and women, old and young, all have strange hairstyles and strange clothes, but their expressions are solemn.

In the middle of the lower bend of the lake, there is a place that looks like a wharf, and a cold-faced old man in black clothes stands solemnly beside him.

On the shore of the quay, two young men carry a boat-shaped wooden basin and carefully lower it into the pool. There was a girl sitting in the wooden basin, dressed in plain clothes, with a thin chin and some yellow hair, about ** years old.

The girl sat in the tub, and her crying became low because of the fright. She clutched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, her body kept trembling, and her immature little face was full of panic and uneasiness! She didn't dare to move because she was afraid, but she kept turning her head to look around, but all that caught her eye was a ruthless cold face.

The unexpected intrusion of a group of outsiders disturbed the ongoing memorial service in the village, which immediately aroused the vigilance and hostility of the villagers, who turned their eyes to everyone.

The old man in black turned his head and saw a group of young people with pale green hair, and his face couldn't help but feel a hint of surprise. He waved for the two young men to continue, then walked out of the crowd and towards the leader Mu Chen.

"You are from the Mu Clan of Shuxian County, what is the matter with coming here?" the old man stopped a foot away and asked.

"Exactly, passing by by accident, disturb!" Mu Chen's expression straightened slightly, and he replied loudly.

"Today, the village will offer sacrifices to the Tan Spirit, and we will wait for the Tan Spirit to enjoy the sacrifice later, and then entertain everyone!" said the old man in black robe.

"Why do you use children to make offerings?" Mu Wanyan suddenly stepped forward, with unbearable eyes in her eyes.

The old man in black looked at her, his eyes narrowed, and he replied in a deep voice: "This is the case, the sacrifice is only a boy under the age of ten, and there is no substitute! Otherwise, the pool will still fall and dry up, and we will have no water to drink!"

"Where did this girl come from?" Mu Wanyan looked solemn.

"She was bought from a family on the outskirts of Qugong County at the expense of our village!" replied the old man in black clothes.

"What does the Tan Spirit you mean to look like, and how does it enjoy the sacrifice?" Mu Chen asked suddenly, seemingly curious about the matter.

"No one has ever seen the true face of the spirit of the pool, but when the boat floats to the middle of the lake, it will naturally manifest and sweep the sacrifice into the bottom of the water. ”

As he spoke, the two young men who were crouching on the shore of the pier were pouring water forward with their wooden scoops, and the moving water was slowly pushing the tub towards the middle of the lake. As for the other villagers, they still gathered around the shore, kneeling respectfully facing the lake.

The surroundings were quiet, and although Bian Yao was standing on the periphery of the line, he could clearly hear the old man's words. He suddenly walked around the Mu clan and walked a few steps towards the dock, standing behind the kneeling villagers, staring at the wooden basin that was gradually moving towards the center of the pool.

A gray figure, hairstyle and clothes, all different from those cold-faced and ruthless villagers, he stood out of the crowd and stood by the pool, so conspicuous!

Suddenly, the girl's eyes came to her, and she kept sobbing, tears rippling. She stared at Bian Yao's eyes and face, and she didn't look away anymore, as if she decided that this strange adult was her last hope!

The basin that is fading away, the vaguely familiar face, the helpless eyes, and the cowardly demeanor......

In an instant, a figure appeared in Bian Yao's mind, his heart trembled suddenly, and he couldn't help but have an inexplicable obsession in his heart!

Suddenly, he turned around and walked briskly to a steashed not far away, flashed behind him, and disappeared.

Twilight Song caught a glimpse of his unusual behavior, her eyebrows furrowed, and a strange color flashed in her eyes, as if she had thought of something, but she stood still.

In the wooden basin, the girl looked at the figure that suddenly turned around and quickly disappeared behind a certain room, and suddenly found that she had come to the middle of the lake, and her fear suddenly rose!

A white shadow rushed out from behind a certain walled house, jumped up, swept over the heads of the villagers, floated down on the surface of the lake, and galloped on the water!

In just a few breaths, Bian Yao rushed to the center of the lake, instantly shortened, quickly stretched out his arms, picked up the girl from the wooden basin, turned around on the surface of the lake, and flew towards the shore.

In an instant, there was an exclamation all around!

Those villagers exclaimed, they never expected this scene, someone dared to snatch sacrifices! Those children of the Mu Clan also showed disbelief in their eyes! They encountered rivers many times along the way, and Bian Yao used phantom stones to cross the river, why was he suddenly able to tread water? They were shocked and puzzled! Only Mu Chen and Mu Wanyan, although there was a hint of surprise in their eyes, they seemed to have vaguely known something, and their reactions were not as strong as those of other Mu Clan children.

The black-robed old man's eyes sharpened, his voice suddenly turned cold, and he asked loudly: "What does this mean? Could it be that the Mu clan has changed the clan rules, and now it is possible to interfere with the outside world at will!"

"He's not from my Mu Clan!" a voice suddenly shouted, and it was Mu Wuji who spoke.

"That's fine! The old man will not have to show mercy when he moves!" said the old man in black in a cold voice.

A gray shadow flashed suddenly, and Twilight Song blocked sideways in front of the black-robed old man, blocking the other party's way, his right hand was raised slightly, and a pair of sharp eyes flashed coldly!

"Wait!" Mu Wanyan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Don't misunderstand, old man, my Mu clan will definitely not bully others, and I have no intention of interfering with the customs of the outside world, please let me ask about the situation first." ”

After speaking, Mu Wanyan took a quick look at Twilight Song, and then walked past him, the old man in black snorted coldly, and followed with Mu Chen and the others.

At this moment, all the villagers had already stood up, glaring angrily one by one, and had already surrounded the outside murderers who had destroyed the festival.

Bian Yao stood quietly in front of a walled house, the girl shrank beside him, one hand half-wrapped around his waist, the other hand tightly pulled the corner of his clothes, tears on his face were not dry, his eyes were red, and his expression was clear.

"Do you know her?" asked Mu Wanyan as she stepped forward from the separated crowd and stared at Bian Yao.

"What if you don't know!" Bian Yao subconsciously hugged the girl to himself, his voice a little cold.

"Since you don't know each other, your sudden kindness is a little ridiculous! For hundreds of years, this village has made sacrifices every year, and it will be the same in the future, do you want to come once a year?" the old man in black sneered.

"You can change someone, I won't care anymore, but she can't! I can pay you the spirit fruit. Bian Yao said, he could feel that the old man in front of him was not simple, and it was definitely not something he could deal with, so he put forward his own suggestions.

"Impossible!" the old man refused: "Now it's too late to go hundreds of miles away to buy new sacrifices, and if the sacrifice is delayed, Tan Ling will be angry, and the consequences will be equally unimaginable!"

Bian Yao suddenly turned his head to look, then raised his hand and pointed at the children in the crowd, and said, "Are they all over ten years old?"

The old man in black had a cold glint in his eyes, but his expression remained unchanged, and he immediately said in a natural tone: "This is the foundation of the continuation of this village, how can it be used to sacrifice to the pool!"

Bian Yao couldn't help but let out a sneer, his lips moved, and in the end he didn't speak, he simply closed his mouth, looked at the old man with cold eyes, and raised his right hand to his chest, without showing a trace of fear!

Twilight Song walked slowly behind Bian Yao and stared at the old man in black clothes, the meaning was clear!

For a while, Mu Wanyan's eyes and eyebrows showed a confused look, Mu Chen frowned, his expression was complicated in silence, and the other Mu clan disciples were motionless. According to the clan rules of the Mu clan, no child of any clan is allowed to get involved in external forces, including the folk customs of various places!

Since ancient times, such festivals have been used to make offerings, and over time, such cruel practices have long been accepted by the world.

After a few breaths of silence, the old man suddenly flipped his palm and shouted: "If you insist on this, the old man will take your life first!"

"Wait!"

The cheers fell, and not far from the crowd, four figures appeared one after another, it was Mu Qiyuan and the other three teachers.

The old man in black condensed his eyes, his palm froze instantly, and he immediately turned his head to look, but when he saw three men and one woman walking forward, all four of them had dark green hair, and his expression suddenly withered!

Mu Qiyuan walked through the crowd first, first asked Mu Chen about the reason for the matter, and then looked at Bian Yao, who was silent, and saw that he was staring at the old man in black clothes, his face was full of fearlessness, and he looked cold and indifferent.

After a moment of silence, Mu Qiyuan turned to look at the old man in black clothes, and said seriously: "This matter has nothing to do with the position of the Mu clan, and the clan rules of our clan have not changed! I will pay your village 10,000 Bixiang Fruit in my personal name! Only this once! In any case, this girl must be taken away, and I think you will have a way to solve the matter of the sacrifice, what do you think?"

"In this case, is it possible that the village still has a choice?" the old man snorted coldly and said angrily.

Please do not hesitate to tell us the address of this child's home. Mu Qiyuan didn't mind the other party's attitude and maintained the courtesy.

The old man in black was silent for a while, his face was cold and unwilling, and finally he called a middle-aged man and asked him to tell the girl's home address.

"You continue to hurry, I will send this child back, and promise that she will not be sold again, you can rest assured!" Mu Qiyuan paid the old man 10,000 spirit fruits, and then turned to look at Bian Yao and the girl.

After Bian Yao pondered for a while, he looked up at Mu Qiyuan, his eyes showed gratitude, and at the same time he nodded "um", and the whole person suddenly dissipated into nothingness!

All of a sudden, there were sounds of surprise, and the people around were dumbfounded!

The girl suddenly hugged the air, and found that the person next to her disappeared inexplicably, like losing a life-saving straw, her face suddenly showed a panicked color, and she instantly pursed her mouth and wanted to cry.

In the next moment, Bian Yao suddenly walked out from behind a walled house and said loudly: "I'm here!"

Surprised, the villagers hula split a gap. When the girl heard the sound, she looked at the scattered crowd, and there was a momentary frustration in her eyes, and then her eyes rolled, and she ran towards him, and hugged Bian Yao tightly.

"Dream clone! That's a dream clone just now!"

In an instant, those Mu clan disciples suddenly understood, and they were all stunned, and their minds fell into chaos.

A moment later, under the leadership of the four teachers, everyone left the lake and walked out of the village.

Bian Yao carried the girl on his back for a while, and finally persuaded her to loosen her clothes, and when the two separated, there was some reluctance in their eyes.

Not long after, Mu Qiyuan took the girl and rose into the air and flew in the direction of Qugong County. As for Bian Yao, they continued to move forward and target Qianyue Lake.