On the way to continue the southern tour, news came from the palace one day.

In the face of ironclad evidence, Tobe Shangshu confessed to the wrong things he had done, causing an uproar in the DPRK and China.

Everyone thought that Li Mobai would end his southern tour and rush back to the DPRK to deal with the matter, but he didn't.

He just ordered Sanfu to rush back to the palace in advance and deliver a decree for him, deposing him from the post of secretary of the household department, and temporarily imprisoning him in the prison to await trial.

And the original Tobe Shilang temporarily took over the task of Shangshu on his behalf.

And the reason why he did this was simply because he could reach Guanhai in two days' journey.

He remembered that Shen Ciwu had mentioned to him many times that he wanted to go to see the sea, and it was easy to come out, and he wanted to give her all her wishes.

The closest city to Guanhai is called Haishi, and most of the residents here make a living from fishing, and the folk customs are simple.

Li Mobai decided to stay here for one night and wait for tomorrow to go to the beach.

Haishi is not rich, and there is not even a decent inn restaurant in the whole city.

There are a few B&Bs alone, and the environment is also simple.

However, this place is rich in aquatic products and seafood is particularly delicious, but it is in the heart of Shen Ci's worries.

She couldn't walk when she saw the seafood, and she wanted to have a good time today.

When the two of them had a full meal, it was late, and they walked hand in hand on the streets of Haishi.

At sunset, it should be the busiest time of the day in the sea market, and the fishermen who went out to sea to catch have rushed back, carrying large and small baskets in their hands.

Li Mobai quipped: "It's good to be a fisherman in this life, and you can eat whatever you like, so that you can eat this seafood and no longer worry about it in the future." ”

Shen Ci said worriedly: "I don't. You can't eat too much of what you like, and if you eat too much, you won't have much interest in the future. ”

Li Mobai smiled, "Oh? According to you, people who like it can't always like it, and they get tired of liking it after a long time. ”

"That being the case, I still like you less in the future."

Shen Ciwu shook off his hand and pushed it on his chest, pretending to be angry, "Go and go, if you don't like it, you don't like it." It's like I'm begging you~"

The two flirted and scolded, and suddenly saw that more and more people seemed to gather in the south.

They also stepped forward to watch the excitement together.

It was easy to squeeze from the crowd to the front, only to see that it was a woman tied to a wooden stake, with a strange smile on the corner of her mouth.

And it should be her father and mother who knelt next to her in pain, but they only cried and did not intercede for the woman.

In front of the woman stood a man in a shaman's mask, and he danced around the woman like a god, and his mouth was full of words that he did not understand.

Shen Ci asked the uncle who was watching the excitement on the side, and said, "Old man, dare to ask what this is doing?" ”

Looking at the service and listening to the accent, he knew that Shen Ciwu was not a local, so the uncle lowered his voice and muttered to her, "This is the woman chosen by the river god." Take her to sacrifice to the river god, so that the river god's anger can be calmed and the river god will no longer embarrass us. ”

"Embarrassed?" Li Mobai asked curiously, "What's the problem?" ”

The old man said: "If you don't send two young and beautiful women to the river god every year, there will definitely be a disaster in the river, and batches of fish fry will turn over the white belly, and the loss will be great!" ”

I found out after careful questioning.

Although Haishi is a seaside city, the main development of the local area is aquaculture fisheries.

At this time, there was no experience of fish farming in the sea, so most of the people cast fish fry in the river, and then fished them out and sold them in neighboring cities when they grew up in the next year.

The geographical location of Haishi is special, and there are few fresh water sources in the cities close to it, only it faces the river on one side and faces the sea on the other. Therefore, the river fresh food here has become a hot commodity.

Originally, the people here relied on fishing to have enough food and clothing, but a few years ago, strange things often happened along the river.

Within a few days, all the fry thrown in the river were overturned, and the white flowers floated on the surface of the river, which was scary to look at, and greatly affected their harvest.

Later, the son of the county commander didn't know where to invite a mage, and with his practice, Linhe really didn't have any more accidents.

The mage said that the reason why Linhe was like this was because the river god was angry.

The river god thought that they only knew how to ask for it, but did not know how to reciprocate, so he killed all the fish fry they threw in the river.

At the suggestion of the mage, a river temple was built next to the river, and the people had to offer two percent of their annual income to the river temple to add sesame oil, so that it would continue to bless it.

In addition, at the middle and end of each year, the most beautiful girls in the village are sacrificed to the river god.

The more Shen Ci listened, the more outrageous he felt, "What kind of sacrifice method?" ”

"At night, they were thrown into the temple of the river, and the next day they were burned on the riverside."

The old man said this casually, as if he didn't take human life seriously at all, "I thought this thing was cruel, but you just saw that every person who was sacrificed was waiting to be burned with a smile." It is said that they were summoned by the river god, and after being burned to death, their souls could fly into immortals. ”

Shen Ci said angrily: "What nonsense! If you can become an immortal if you are burned to death, then why doesn't this jumping god burn himself to death? ”

The old man: "Oh, the girl can't talk nonsense, if you are annoyed, you will be unlucky!" ”

Shen Ci said disdainfully: "If there is really a river god, how can he still accept the incense of the world and rob mortal women?" Then what he did as an immortal was enough to fail. ”

Li Mobai saw that her voice was getting louder and louder because of her annoyance, which had caused dissatisfaction among many people, so he pulled her aside and muttered in a low voice:

"What's the use of arguing with them? Every place has its own folk customs, you don't believe in ghosts and gods, but they do. ”

"Then does the emperor believe it too?" Shen Ci pointed to the woman who was tied to the wooden frame, "What kind of immortal needs to burn people alive as sacrifices?" ”

"Of course I don't believe it, and I know what you think, so I'm going to pull you away and ask you not to argue with them first."

Li Mobai looked carefully at the woman who was being bound, and said in a deep voice: "Take a closer look, that woman is about to go to the fire, why does she keep smiling on her face?" ”

"Even if she believes in the legend of the river god, panic is the norm when people face the fear of the unknown."

"And you look carefully into her eyes. Her eyes were blank, as if she had been drugged. ”

After Li Mobai reminded him like this, Shen Ciwu hurriedly said: "That's right! She behaved abnormally, and it was very likely that she was drugged! If it's really drugged, it's easy. We have Wu Shiyin! ”

Li Mobai looked at her excited tone and smiled dotingly, "Now that you know, what do you want to say to them?" Before the woman was burned to death, quickly call Wu Shiyin over. ”