Chapter 55 Sacrifice
Walking on the way back to Yunwu Village, it was already sunset, but Shen Shangluo was not worried, and swayed forward slowly.
The narrow path is lined with vibrant greenery on both sides, with towering trees reaching into the sky, birdsong and mottled afterimages everywhere.
The two of them walked one after the other, walking leisurely, thinking about their own things.
Walking around a corner, Ah Heng called out, "Luo Luo." ”
Shen Shangluo stopped when he heard this, and he didn't look back, "Huh? ”
Ah Heng frowned slightly, as if he was amused, "Do you really plan to sell me today?" ”
The original way is today's business, and Ah Heng still remembers it.
In that restaurant, Shen Shangluo had already showdown Ah Heng's identity, and concluded that what Tu Yu wanted was not a bone flute, but something else behind Ah Heng.
It's just a few words that I want to know from Tu Yu's mouth, but Tu Yu City is very deep, and the truth of what he said needs to be judged a little.
Shen Shangluo turned to look at Ah Heng, but a sunset fell in front of him through the layers of branches and leaves, making everything in front of him not clear.
Even Ah Heng's face was coated with a faint layer of brilliance, Shen Shangluo opened his mouth slightly, and his voice was as crisp as a yellow warbler's singing.
"Forget."
"Forgot?"
Ah Heng almost couldn't suppress the smile on the corner of his mouth, "Don't exchange me for money, do you think it's a pity?" ”
In order to avoid the dazzling brilliance, Shen Shangluo took a few steps forward and wiped the sweetness of his mouth, "It's not because my family's Ah Heng was born handsome, and I need to look at it every day to be happy." ”
Looking down at Shen Shangluo's white and red face, as well as the pink and tender lips, Ah Heng's Adam's apple couldn't help rolling, "Luo Luo......"
The atmosphere around the two seemed to have changed a little, Shen Shangluo narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone was not cold, "Go back, it's not too early." ”
Before I reached the entrance of the village, I heard a burst of laughter and whispering from the village, as if some kind of feast was being held.
Skimming over the layers of emerald green, the cloudy village under the shadow is revealed, and the torches at the entrance of the village illuminate everything around it very brightly.
Most of the people in the village gathered at the entrance of the village, but no one could tell who it was, and everyone had a burlap bag on their heads, but they had two holes in them, revealing a pair of numb and cold eyes.
The cold moonlight reflected the bright light of the fire, and a group of people stood around the pile of firewood that was piled high in the middle to perform an eerie ceremony.
Seeing this scene, Shen Shangluo frowned slightly, and randomly turned to look at Ah Heng, and closed his eyes tightly.
Unable to understand what Shen Shangluo was doing, Ah Heng chuckled, "But scared?" ”
"No, I think something is wrong with my eyes, I've been seeing strange things lately."
"Poof......
A Heng's chuckle sounded in his ears, and then he felt his shoulders being held and turned, "You're not mistaken. ”
Perhaps someone inadvertently saw the two people at the entrance of the village in a blink of an eye, and all the recitations suddenly disappeared, and the people wearing burlap bags turned their heads one by one.
Everything seemed to fall silent, and the eerie atmosphere was even worse.
Shen Shangluo couldn't help but retreat behind Ah Heng, seeing such a scene on such a night, it was strange that he couldn't get goosebumps all over his body.
She put her head behind Ah Heng's shoulder, and said sullenly, "I must be dreaming, if not, you have to protect me." ”
Ah Heng stared at the people in front of him and nodded lightly, "Well, I will definitely protect you." ”
But the group stared straight for a moment before turning around again, as if the two had never appeared.
At this time, Shen Shangluo also poked his head out, as if he was talking to himself, "Could it be that you have thought of some way to exorcise evil spirits?" Tsk, you really can do everything......"
Soon one of them stood up, he didn't wear a sack on his head, but he was dressed in white and glaring.
This person is Li Yougui, Shen Shangluo couldn't help but squint his eyes, and then strode forward, "Uncle, what do you want to do?" ”
But as if he hadn't heard anything, Li Yougui raised his hand slightly, and from the shadow on one side walked out of the two, holding a girl with messy hair in their hands.
I don't know what kind of persecution this girl has suffered, her bare feet are covered with mud, her clothes are ragged, and her chest shows a large white and tender skin, but it is full of scars, like some mysterious incantation.
She lowered her head weakly, her messy hair covering her entire face, leaving only a vague gasp.
The most striking thing was that there was still blood still flowing from her ankles, spreading from her thighs to ankles and then falling into the dirty dust.
When Shen Shangluo saw the scar on the woman's chest, his heart tightened, and his pupils couldn't help but dilate, "Are you crazy?!" ”
Li Qinglan! This is Li Qinglan!
Immediately, Shen Shangluo rushed forward, as if he wanted to rescue Li Qinglan from the hands of the two.
Seeing Shen Shangluo rushing over, Li Yougui didn't mean to stop him, and everyone watching just watched quietly, as if they were enjoying a big drama.
Shen Shangluo looked at Li Qinglan, who was covered in bruises, frowned slightly, stretched out his hand, and felt that there was nowhere to put it, "Qinglan ......"
As if hearing the shout, Li Qinglan slowly raised her head, what kind of face was that.
Full of bruises, a pair of originally clear eyes were only a piece of dead ash, and Shen Shangluo saw the despair inside......
Li Qinglan's voice was very small, barely showing a smile, but the tears kept flowing down, but her completely numb face could no longer feel the warmth of the tears.
"Lolo...... Don't save me...... No...... Help me......"
Listening to Li Qinglan's intermittent words, Shen Shangluo was stunned in place, as if he was doubting his ears, "What did you say?" ”
"Don't save me...... Please, kill me......"
Her eyes flashed with a different emotion, but they were also full of despair, "I...... You save me...... It's just harming me......"
When Shen Shangluo was stunned in place, a person wearing a burlap bag stepped forward and wanted to pull Shen Shangluo away, but the big hand was buckled before it touched Shen Shangluo's shoulder.
Ah Heng pushed the man away, and was about to tear the two people who were holding Li Qinglan apart, but he was stopped by Li Yougui, his eyes were cold, and he just said lightly: "Tie it up." ”
The two people who originally detained Li Qinglan dragged Li Qinglan, who was like a dead corpse, to the pyre and tied her up with ropes.
This is...... Sacrificial ......
Li Qinglan suddenly laughed, her originally handsome face was extremely hideous and terrifying at this time, covering up her original youthful beauty.
"Hahaha! You're a bunch of crazy people! Lunatic! ”
"When you put on sackcloth, you think you can cover up your appearance, you think that you are innocent in what you do, you trample on me, you ravage, I remember the appearance of each of you! I can see it clearly! ”
"Ridiculous! Lamentable! You're all going to hell to stay with me! I curse you, and the Cloud Village will eventually turn into purgatory and fall into never-ending darkness! ”
"Hahaha! Hahahaha-"
I don't know who picked up a stone first, and the stone landed on Li Qinglan's forehead accurately, but it made her laughter more crazy and sharper.
Then there were more stones, which kept smashing at the frail and crazy girl on the wooden shelf.
Looking at the sacks of sacks on their heads, Shen Shangluo only felt a chill, all the hopes he originally had were shattered, and such a group of people should fall into darkness......
Li Yougui took one person's torch and slowly walked to the firewood pile, "You are the saintess of Yunwu Village, and you are about to leave with all the dirt and misfortune of Yunwu Village, and after that, the wind and rain in Yunwu Village will be smooth!" ”
Shi Ziyu stopped, and they all focused their eyes on Li Yougui.
Ah Heng looked at Shen Shangluo, who was distracted, and couldn't help frowning slightly, "I'll save her." ”
But Shen Shangluo grabbed the corner of Ah Heng's clothes, lowered his head, and said word by word: "Save her now, you will harm her......"
Shen Shangluo walked slowly in front of Li Yougui, his eyes were cold, indifferent, and filled with murderous intent, "Uncle Li, Qinglan is your child, and you are willing to arrive." ”
Who knew that Li Yougui chuckled, "It is the honor of my Li family to be selected as a saint, so I am naturally willing to do it." ”
Shen Shangluo turned his head to look at the people below again, and his eyes followed their bodies, very slowly, as if he wanted to engrave everyone's appearance into his heart.
Many of them were wearing white clothes, that was Shen Yunhan, that was Shen Yunxi, their figures were very similar to Shen's father's, and Shen Shangluo could see it at a glance.
There are also the two people who finally grabbed Li Qinglan out, looking at the figures, they should be Gong Chen and Liu Shun, and they are really the same dirty and shameless.
Who else?
Who else is involved in this so-called trial?
There are also the amiable aunts on weekdays, the neighbors who bring you hot dishes with a smile, and the cousins who greet you with a smile and lend a helping hand......
No matter how kind they are on weekdays, they have a reason to do evil after putting on this ridiculous linen mask, and they hide their faces and think that this matter has nothing to do with them.
Shen Shangluo's body couldn't help but tremble slightly, every one of them here might have bullied Li Qinglan, and everyone might have thrown stones at Li Qinglan.
Li Qinglan may never have thought in her life that she died at the best age at the hands of the closest person on weekdays, and it was still so tragic......
In the end, Shen Shangluo set his eyes on the person in the corner, it was Shen Jiuci, the Shen Jiuci who kept saying that he wanted to wait for Shen Jiuqing to come back with him!
Shen Shangluo retracted his gaze and walked towards Li Yougui step by step, snatching the torch he was holding in his hand.
"Since you are Qinglan's father, this matter should not be done by you......"
The joints of her grip on a torch turned slightly white, and it seemed like she was about to use all her strength to hold a torch.
Against the backdrop of the firelight, Shen Shangluo's face was extremely pale, and his eyes were full of tears, but he bit his soft lips and didn't want to fall.
Her steps staggered a little, but Ah Heng stood beside her to steady her swaying body.
Looking at Shen Shangluo's appearance, Ah Heng was full of worry, "Luo Luo, you don't have to ......"
But Shen Shangluo stubbornly raised his head to look at Li Qinglan who was dying, only to see a relieved smile on the corner of Li Qinglan's mouth, opened her mouth slightly, and made a mouth shape.
Kill me......
As soon as the torch in Shen Shangluo's hand was loosened, just in the blink of an eye, the anger devoured the pyre, and also swallowed the person, leaving only the fire in the sky.
Shen Shangluo was completely stunned, he sent Li Qinglan away with his own hands, gave up a life with his own hands, and pushed her into the fire pit with his own hands.
"Lolo ......"
Ah Heng's brows tightened, and he didn't know what he should say for a while, so he could only watch Shen Shangluo shake his body step by step and leave.
Leave the group where they were, the fire behind them in their place, and the curses and wails in their place.
Shen Shangluo felt that his limbs were a little cold, he had a dream that a person was tied to a wooden frame in front of him, and the flames were burning his body wantonly.
I watched as the man was engulfed in flames, and behind him were ruined walls, burned blackened walls, scorched black figures running in all directions, fires in the sky, and a rain of arrows......
The more he walked, the more unclear he became, and Shen Shangluo fell to the ground in front of him......