Chapter 245: Sacrifice and Demon Suppression
The moonlight was frighteningly white.
The shining light shone through the mountains and trees, falling jagged and distorted black shadows, craggy like ghosts.
Inside the house.
On an old, but polished, candlestick, the light flickered.
Illuminated by firelight.
The thin little locust flower tiptoed out a square-folded cloth bag from the small wooden box with a missing corner next to the bed.
She solemnly opened the cloth bag.
Inside was a patched plain cloth skirt.
It was the only decent piece of clothing she had.
Turn your head.
His gaze couldn't help but shift from the small skirt in his hand to a silver ingot hidden in the corner of the box.
Xiao Huaihua's face unconsciously flashed a hint of relief.
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"Hehe, little brother, is my sister's dress good-looking?"
Xiao Huaihua woke up the little brother who was only four or five years old on the bed, turned around on the ground beside the bed, and then blushed, and asked in a low voice with some embarrassment.
on the bed.
The half-grown boy sat up sleepily, and before he could see clearly, he subconsciously clapped his little hands.
"It's good-looking, my sister is the best-looking."
"Really? Haha, it's still the little brother who has a good eye, and it's not in vain that my sister loves you the most on weekdays. ”
Xiao Huaihua, who was only eleven or twelve years old, pretended to be old and patted his little brother's shoulder, and a bright smile unconsciously rippled on his little face, revealing a bit of strength.
Subsequently.
It seems to be thinking of something.
She put her little face straight to the half-grown boy's ear:
"Little brother, get dressed quickly, and my sister will play hide and seek with you."
"Really, sister?"
The boy's eyes lit up and he said in surprise.
Maybe it's because he's still young, he doesn't realize what time it is, and he doesn't notice the strangeness of his sister.
"Shh Xiao Huaihua pointed to his lips and signaled to be quiet, and then nodded with a smile under the expectant gaze of the other party: "Of course it's true, but you have to be quiet, you can't disturb the two sons today." They are the great benefactors of our family. ”
Hear the words.
The boy nodded obediently like a chicken pecking rice.
"Good!" Xiao Huaihua stretched out her little hand and touched her little brother's head, and the smile on her face became brighter, "Then the little brother hides first, and my sister is looking for it, okay?" ”
"Good!"
"But let's say it first, I can only hide in the house and not go out."
Not much.
A cheerful laugh that was deliberately muffled rang out in the room.
The laughter reached the outside of the house, but it made the night that seemed to be hairy less terrifying.
Little by little, time passed.
After gently covering the quilt for the little brother who fell asleep because of fatigue.
"Little brother, you have to live well, the village chief Grandpa Gen is a good person. Also, don't forget to hide the silver in the chest. That's what you will be able to pay for your future wife. ”
Xiao Huaihua whispered to herself, the bright smile on her face did not diminish in the slightest.
Let's talk about it.
She smoothed out the little plain skirt that had become a little wrinkled because she was playing hide and seek with her brother, and then without the slightest hesitation, she turned around and walked out the door.
Open the door.
Woohoo –
The cold wind of the ghost crying wolf suddenly poured in and slapped on her little red face.
Xiao Huaihua's feet froze suddenly.
Looking out at the dark night that seemed to be eating people.
She finally couldn't hold it anymore, and the strength on her face suddenly faded, replaced by a deep fear.
The two big black eyes were filled with mist.
"Daddy! Mother! ”
Xiao Huaihua shouted quietly, her face full of fear and helplessness, and there seemed to be a hint of crying in her voice.
She at the moment.
Where is there still the appearance of a little adult before.
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"After all, I'm still an eleven or twelve-year-old child."
Behind the window of the next room, Zhang Jing, who saw this scene, couldn't help but sigh faintly.
Beside him.
Qu Junhou nodded approvingly.
"Yes, looking at her, Bacheng has something to do with the arrival of the guy who calls himself Sanyang Youshengzun outside. Could it be—"
"This demon in the dark world can play."
"Let's go along and have a look."
Zhang Jing's voice was so flat that there was no trace of emotion, and then it dissipated little by little.
The room fell into a deathly silence for a moment.
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"Lord Yangzun, I hope to wait a while, the sacrifice you selected last time will arrive soon."
In the village ancestral hall where the lights are bright and the figures are shaking.
A trembling voice rang out.
It's impossible to tell if it's because of fear, if the owner of the voice is too old, or both.
"Well, it's slow! This time your village has one more sacrifice, no, two sacrifices. I'm not a picky eater, it doesn't matter if I'm a picky eater, it's okay for men and women, old and young, tall, short, fat or thin. ”
It was as if countless voices were superimposed together, and the hoarse laughter resounded in everyone's ears.
Follow the sound.
I saw the ancestral hall originally dedicated to the table of the ancestors.
There is a strange demon that looks like a human and a non-human, surrounded by black mist, about two feet tall, and has a large, two, and three sheep's heads on its neck.
The table creaked, and the spirits were scattered all over the floor.
But no one dared to pick it up.
There was a dead silence in the ancestral hall.
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Everyone looked at each other instantly, their eyes full of fear.
After a long time.
As if he had just reacted, the old man on crutches limped to the other party, bowed laboriously, and said in a calm tone:
"The old man knows, please rest assured, I will choose the sacrifice for the adults to enjoy later."
"Hey, good! In vain, I will protect your village from those monsters day and night. I'll go to other villages first, and I'll be back in a moment. When I return, I will see all the sacrifices! ”
Let's talk about it.
I saw the sheep-headed demon grinning, and the demon wind blew suddenly, instantly lifting up the dust and flying sand all over the house, obscuring the vision.
Not much.
The dust gradually cleared.
The figure of the sheep-headed demon also disappeared.
Boom –
In the ancestral hall, a strong noise suddenly broke out.
"It's all to blame on that girl, can't you come earlier? And the old Chen family too, why didn't they send their kid over for a long time? Otherwise, why would it provoke the anger of the adults and let our village take two more lives for nothing. ”
Someone said through gritted teeth.
"White-eyed wolf, white-eyed wolf! Thanks to us, we also gave the opportunity for the two sons to spend the night with that girl today. A silver ingot is fifty taels at least, which is enough for her kid to move into the county seat and grow up carefree. ”
"yes!"
Others chimed in.
But at this time.
"In that case, I propose that whichever two families are willing to give the girl's money to these two families, how about it?"
A mean-looking middle-aged woman walked out and spoke loudly.
Suddenly.
The eyes of everyone in the ancestral hall lit up.
Before everyone could react.
A dark-skinned middle-aged man's eyes flashed, and then he pretended to be sad and said:
"Then let's have one of our families, a few days ago, my old lady was hit by a cold, but I was afraid that she was going to die, so I simply made a contribution to the village for the last time."
However, the voice just fell.
"Presumptuous! A group of bitches raised it, as long as I'm still in a day, I will never agree to this kind of thing. ”
The old man on crutches knocked the floor tiles and rebuked loudly.
At this moment, his face was already flushed with anger, and his beard trembled.
No more calm when facing demons.
After three or five breaths.
Seeing that the ancestral hall was quiet again.
The old man's bloodshot eyes widened, staring at the many villagers in front of him, and said sharply:
"The people in the village should unite as one and not hurt each other and calculate, this is the rule handed down by our ancestors, and it is also the guarantee that our village people will continue to be from generation to generation. Now you want to break the rules because of a little selfishness? Where does this make me have the face to go underground to see my ancestors? ”
After speaking.
He turned his head to look at the honest man who had spoken before, and the woman with a mean face, and said coldly:
"The two of you want to abandon your mother and use the girl's money to move into the county seat by the way? If you can, try it. If you dare to think like this, you will fill in the two sacrifices that your adults need. ”
"Got it, Uncle Gen."
The middle-aged couple who were warned suddenly shrank their necks and replied resignedly.
Don't dare to refute half a sentence.
They know.
The Uncle Gen in front of him, for the survival of the village, can really say and do.
"Uncle Gen, that ...... What about the other two offerings requested by Lord Yangzun? Someone asked worriedly.
The two sacrifices that the other party temporarily asked for were really disrupted their arrangements.
Hear the words.
The old man on crutches turned around, his eyes unconsciously looked in the direction of the end of the village, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his cloudy pupils.
"Didn't you just come here today? Let them not live in, and they will not listen. Benevolence and righteousness are exhausted, no wonder we are no longer the case. ”
"Tian Gui!"
"Uncle Gen." A handsome man trotted over to the old man.
"Tomorrow, you go and invite the troupe from Qingshuixi Village next door to come over, and the future affairs of the two sons will be more beautiful, which can be regarded as the last thing our village can do."
"I see."
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Time passes slowly.
Before I knew it, it was the middle of the night.
Outside the village.
Dozens of figures wearing black python gold-patterned official robes were waiting for them.
In the middle of the crowd.
A burly man with a height of a few feet and a cold iron chain wrapped around his forearm was closing his eyes and recuperating, and the terrifying and bloodthirsty aura on his body was hidden, as if he was brewing a shocking blow.
It didn't take a while.
"Lord Bloodcord, that spirit is coming this way." A pitch-black figure swept through the night, and in an instant he knelt beside the burly man and reported cautiously.
Smell.
The man Huo Ran opened his eyes, and it was dark inside, and he couldn't see the whites of his eyes.
Meantime.
On this person's face, the skin silently cracked open nine dark gaps, and began to open little by little.
"Brothers, cheer up."
"Whether our Mengyang County Town Demon Division can have another piece of immortal field, whether you can eat and drink spicy food, it depends on whether you can seize the opportunity this time. Hugh is going to let that guy run. ”
The burly man shouted.
"Please rest assured, my subordinates will do their best!"
The rest of the people replied.
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The other side.
on the roof.
His gaze swept lightly over the sheep-headed demon who was hurrying in the distance, and the dozens of people who were lying in ambush outside the village.
"It's a lively night! Moreover, the cultivation path of this dark night realm, tsk, is somewhat interesting. ”
Zhang Jing said with a smile.
"Senior brother, that demon can't say that there is a demon heart core on its body, and it contains the origin of the Dark Night Realm, so you can't miss it."
Qu Junhou reminded.
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