Zhou Yan was stunned, why did he ask himself about this little catcher for such a big event?

Is it the old village chief who can't make up their minds and wants to hear the opinions of outsiders?

But even if the other party doesn't ask, he will try his best to express his thoughts to them.

So he said with a straight face: "I don't think it should!" ”

When he spoke, he deliberately used his spiritual power so that he could hear loudly.

At this time, his back was facing the east, and the morning sun was rising, and the fine pieces of golden light were sprinkled on his body, making him like a god.

"Why?" What the old village chief wanted should be this answer, and when he heard this, his spirit was shocked, and his body stood up a lot straighter.

"At no time should we be in charge of other people's lives!" Zhou Yan said sonorously.

He comes from a modern society, where the idea of freedom and equality has long been implanted in his bone marrow, and he has never felt that he has the right to control the life and death of others, let alone two children.

Maybe in this world, the law of the jungle is an unbreakable truth, but he is willing to be the only retrograde.

"But that's the Dragon King's decree!" The old village chief's voice was already raised.

Although the simple values made him reluctant in his heart, he did not jump out of the eyes of the times, in this world of monarchs and ministers, the monarch is already supreme, and the so-called dragon king is not inferior to the emperor of the world.

When Zhou Yan heard this, he knew that his earlier words had not helped, and the villagers should still be the edict of the Dragon King.

He knew that he couldn't change their minds for a while, so he was ready to persuade them from a different angle.

"Even if you are the emperor of the people, if you kill people for no reason, you must also ask for the crime, how can you order people to die?" He asked rhetorically.

Many people understand the truth that the Son of Heaven broke the law and sinned with the common people, but they just felt that these people were born with privileges.

This is the sorrow of the times, and Zhou Yan will not blame them for this, but it does not prevent him from daring to risk the world's condemnation and break this truth.

The old village chief sighed, and his voice gradually lowered, "It's the Dragon King's edict." ”

The sadness and despair in his tone, Zhou Yan felt the same way.

"I know that I am soft-spoken, and the villagers may not want to believe me." Zhou Yan also sighed in his heart.

In the end, this is a world ruled by individuals, and the constraints of authority are much heavier than in previous lives, and it is as difficult for him to impress the other party with just a few words.

"But I want you to calm down." He changed his tone to a discussion, "The head of our yamen rushed to Wangjiang in the starry night last night to ask for the help of the big man in the Supervision Department. ”

He paused and looked around at everyone, "I think at most the day after tomorrow, they will be able to arrive, the Dragon King Sacrifice is on the fifteenth, today is only the twelfth, we still have time, why not wait for them to confirm the truth and make plans?" ”

Zhou Yan knew that with his own words, nine times out of ten, he could not convince the villagers, so he could only delay as much as possible.

The little people said that they didn't believe it, but they should believe the words of the "immortals" in the Supervision Department.

What he is most worried about now is that these people are determined to sacrifice alive, and if they make a big mistake, they will regret it and it will be too late.

All he could do now was reassure the villagers so that they could act calmly.

A flash of light flashed in the old village chief's eyes, and he stepped forward and grabbed his hand, and asked quickly, "Is this true?" ”

Like a drowning man grasping the last straw, his hands were extremely hard.

"It's true!" Zhou Yan nodded solemnly, "So you don't need to worry too much, when the master comes, it will be clear whether it is true or false." ”

He became more and more envious of those who had great powers, if he had the cultivation of the ninth realm now, he could easily find out the people behind the scenes, so why waste his tongue here.

The thought of becoming stronger filled his mind again.

"Good! Good! Good! The old village chief praised repeatedly, as if he had put down the big stone in his heart for the time being, and his tone was much more relaxed.

"Xiao Zhou catches quickly, the old man will believe you this time." He clenched Zhou Yan's hand again, "I hope what you say is true." ”

Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief, with the other party's assurance, he was also a lot more relaxed.

Seeing that the old village chief was almost in tears, his heart suddenly moved, and he had a little respect.

I thought that this matter could be temporarily ended here, but unexpectedly, someone interjected and said bitterly: "Village chief, it's not appropriate!" ”

Zhou Yan followed the sound and saw that it was the man surnamed Wang who lost his son yesterday.

The other party was anxious, obviously not wanting to see the old village chief's decision.

He couldn't help but be curious, the man had children at home, and seeing that he lost his son yesterday, he immediately went to the county office to report the case, thinking that he cherished it very much.

But looking at him now, how can he look like he wants to promote a living sacrifice?

"Wang Gui, what do you mean by this?" The old village chief was equally puzzled.

On weekdays, the villagers move around each other a lot, who doesn't know that this Wang Gui dotes on his son the most, how can he now speak out to support the living sacrifice?

"Village Chief, if that sentence is true, then we will procrastinate, if we annoy the Dragon King......" Wang Gui's eyes rolled, "If he wants more babies then, what should we do?" ”

"In my opinion, it's better to choose a pair of babies to give to him." As he spoke, he glanced at the neighborhood, "Many families in our village have more than one child, and it is not in the way to give one out. ”

After finishing speaking, he turned to Zhou Yan again and asked in a deep voice: "Am I right, Xiao Zhou?" ”

Zhou Yan was stunned, so dumbfounded.

He never expected that such an honest middle-aged man could say such a shocking thing.

No wonder he obviously has a son, and he cherishes it so much, and he still has to raise objections, it turns out that he has such an idea!

He is a father himself, and he doesn't want to watch his son die, so he can push the others out?

If someone else's child dies tragically, can he watch it with peace of mind? Doesn't he have empathy?

What shocked Zhou Yan the most was that many villagers showed expressions that should be like this, and nodded in agreement.

He has always felt that simple peasants like them should have a simple kindness.

But nowadays, it seems that selfishness is the common nature of human beings. Dead friends are not dead and poor, in any time and space, there seems to be a considerable market.

The situation is out of control again, and the villagers have been divided into two waves.

One of them may be in awe of the Dragon King to the bones, or they may have no children or only one in their own family, and they all feel that they should not ignore the edict, since the Dragon King has come to ask for it, they had better give it.

In the other wave, there may be a few children in the family, or they can't bear to harm people's lives, and they have spoken out against it.

The two groups of people quarreled and talked in a hurry, and the more they talked, the more unpleasant they became.

Fortunately, the old village chief was still standing on Zhou Yan's side, and he mustered all his strength and shouted angrily: "Shut up for me!" ”

Xu is prestige is here, after this sound, the crowd returned to calm, and they all looked at the old man, waiting for him to decide.

Led by Wang Gui, his eyes flickered, thinking that if he was not satisfied with the final decision, he would speak again.

"Xiao Zhou, hurry up, you are busy with you for the time being, I will lead the villagers back to discuss it first." The old village chief took Zhou Yan's hand again, squeezed it a little harder, and at the same time gestured with his eyes.

Zhou Yan knew that he was hinting at himself and would delay as much as possible, so he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, then you go back first, and Liu Zhutou and I will investigate near the temple again to see if there are any clues." ”

"By the way, if nothing else, the county magistrate will also come to the village today, and I think he will explain it to everyone again when the time comes." He added, reassuring the other party.

Xiao Catch's words are not credible, and what the county lord said should always have some credibility.