The next day, it was not long in coming.

The sun is shining on Peach Blossom Village, but it is still cold and cold, without any temperature.

At the central dam in Taohua Village, Liu Shishi and her family were still tied up and stretched out, next to more than a dozen corpses. Next to them were the frail villagers.

This night, the three brothers of the Jiang family and the Taoist priest were guarding Liu Shishi and others in this dam.

Early in the morning, under the arrangement of the Taoist priest, the dead bodies of the Liu family and the dead villagers have been transported to the Peach Blossom Lake at the rear of Peach Blossom Village.

Peach Blossom Lake is a natural lake behind Peach Blossom Village, with a radius of more than ten kilometers, which is very huge.

Peach Blossom Lake is full of peach trees, which is why it gets its name. In the past, the water in the Peach Blossom Lake was clear, but it was thousands of feet deep, and it was difficult to see the bottom. Peach Blossom Village has been nurtured by Peach Blossom Lake since ancient times.

However, today's Peach Blossom Lake seems to have lost the kindness of the Mother Harmony Lake in the past. Today's lake water looks a little muddy, and above the lake, there are layers of mysterious and unpredictable fog faintly, which makes people unable to see through.

The morning sun is sprinkled on the Peach Blossom Lake, sparkling and reflecting rays of light. This ray of light is like a sharp sword, extremely dazzling, even a little sharp, stabbing people's hearts.

On the shore of Peach Blossom Lake, there are many small bamboo rafts that villagers come to fish every day. But today is different, in the middle of many small bamboo rafts, there is already a large bamboo raft moored. The big bamboo raft was full of dry firewood. At the same time, there are some scribbled talismans. What's even more speechless is that on this bamboo row, there is even a red flag, called "Worship God"!

In the center of the raft, the bodies of the dead villagers were laid flat on it. Liu Shishi's family is still tied up, stretched out, and bound.

Looking at the back of the lake, it is surrounded by villagers at this time. The villagers looked at the Liu family on the big bamboo raft, and their eyes were full of sighs.

Everyone knows that Liu Shishi and others stay until noon. Under the command of the Taoist priest, Liu Shishi and others will float into the Peach Blossom Lake with the ignited bamboo raft like those corpses, which is the "sacrifice to the gods".

Liu Shishi on the bamboo raft, her face was still pale and colorless. She looked in the direction of the entrance of the village, expecting Brother Xiaoyao to appear soon.

As for Liu's father and Liu's mother and Xiaodou's parents, they are all sad, are they going to die here today?

And by the lake, the Taoist priest and the three brothers of the Jiang family are preparing some things at this time.

By the lake, the Taoist priest had already prepared a table, and on that table, there were many fruits and foods, as well as some drawn talismans.

Ready for all this, the Taoist priest looked at the lake. There was a gloomy look in his eyes.

"Master, everything is ready, just wait until the time to start the ritual of worshipping the gods. Jiang Dagou prepared the Dharma table and said to the Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest ignored Jiang Dagou's words, but looked at the lake and whispered in his mouth: "What kind of treasure will it be?

"What kind of baby, Master, what are you talking about?" Jiang Dagou couldn't help but ask curiously when he heard the Taoist priest's low voice.

Hearing this, the Taoist priest was slightly startled on his face, glanced at Jiang Dagou, and made sure that Jiang Dagou didn't understand what he was talking about, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's nothing, I didn't say anything, you heard it wrong! Why don't you hurry up and burn the paper money and prepare to sacrifice to the gods!"

"Oh!" Jiang Dagou didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly picked up the paper money and burned it. He was also a little inexplicable in his heart, he had clearly heard what the Taoist priest said just now, and it was impossible to hear it wrong.

The Taoist priest secretly said in his heart that it was so dangerous just now. Fortunately, Jiang Dagou was stupid and didn't hear what was going on. Otherwise, it would be bad for the villagers to discover his intentions and purposes. It would even ruin his plans.

The time passed quickly, and soon it was noon. Liu Shishi on the big bamboo raft was eager to see through, but she still didn't see Li Xiaoyao's figure.

"Shishi, we shouldn't have let you go home...... Otherwise, I wouldn't suffer such a crime today......" On the bamboo raft, Liu Shishi's mother Harmony had tears on her face, looking at Liu Shishi, full of self-blame. It was precisely because she missed Liu Shishi too much that she asked Liu Shishi to go home on the grounds that she had a sore foot, but she didn't expect it to hurt Liu Shishi.

Liu Shishi looked at the tears on her parents' faces, and her heart was warm. She said firmly:

"Dad, Mom, don't worry, Brother Xiaoyao will definitely come back to save us!"

In fact, saying this, even Liu Shishi herself didn't have much confidence. Although Li Xiaoyao must have the ability to save them, the premise is that Li Xiaoyao can get the news of their accident.

Xiaodou went to Jiangnan City two days ago, and I don't know if Xiaodou can go to Jiangnan without delay and find Li Xiaoyao. Moreover, the distance from Jiangnan City to Taohua Village is relatively far, and you may not be able to arrive in a day or a night.

Liu Shishi was worried that Brother Xiaoyao would be able to arrive in time. If Brother Xiaoyao can't catch up, then their family of five will all die on this Peach Blossom Lake.

Liu Shishi's parents and others didn't dare to imagine Liu Shishi's words. Li Xiaoyao came back to save them? They didn't believe it, what skills did Li Xiaoyao have? They watched Li Xiaoyao grow up since they were children, and even if he came, it would be for nothing.

At noon, the sun hung at the highest point in the sky.

Next to the Peach Blossom Lake, the Taoist priest glanced at the sun above his head, and a sneer appeared on his gloomy face, and said to everyone:

"It's noon!

The Taoist priest's order immediately made the atmosphere around the entire lake tense.

The villagers all looked at the Liu family on the big bamboo raft with pity, and although they said pity in their eyes, no one came forward. After all, the Taoist priest said that the strange disease in Peach Blossom Village was brought by the Liu family.

"Bow down and worship the gods!"

Hearing the Taoist priest's order to worship the gods, the villagers kneeled on the ground reverently and buckled their heads to the sky.

"Ignition!" the Taoist priest ordered again. Immediately, the three brothers of the Jiang family hurriedly walked to the big bamboo raft and lit the firewood on the big bamboo raft.

Suddenly, the entire big bamboo raft turned into a fireboat, and the fire on the bamboo raft wrapped Liu Shishi and others in the center.

Liu Shishi and the others were suddenly scorched by the firelight, and beads of sweat continued to precipitate from their foreheads. Liu Shishi and the others were even more desperate in their eyes, and Li Xiaoyao had not yet arrived. Could it be that you really want to be buried in this peach blossom lake today?

Lighting the firewood on the bamboo raft, the three brothers of the Jiang family immediately pushed the large bamboo raft with flames into the lake, and let the bamboo raft float on the surface of the lake.

"Stinky Daoist, Stinky Demon Dao, Brother Xiaoyao won't let go of your ......"

The big bamboo raft floated to the lake, and Liu Shishi's angry voice came from above, but it drifted farther and farther......

At this time, the Taoist priest also walked over, saw the bamboo raft being lit and drifting forward, a smile flashed on his face, and then pointed to a small bamboo raft on the lake, and said to the three brothers of the Jiang family:

"Get on the bamboo raft!"

"Are we going to go too?" the three brothers of the Jiang family were stunned. However, despite their doubts, the three of them still got on the bamboo raft.

Immediately, the Taoist priest also followed the bamboo raft of the three brothers of the Jiang family.

A large bamboo raft burning on fire floats on the surface of the lake towards the middle of the lake. The small bamboo raft where the Taoist priest was located followed closely behind the big bamboo raft and also floated towards the lake.

On the small bamboo raft, the Taoist priest and the three brothers of the Jiang family kept throwing paper money into the lake. At the same time, the Taoist priest whispered a mantra to the sky, not knowing what he was reciting.

In a moment, the villagers watched from the shore as the two bamboo rafts headed towards the lake. Everyone's faces were full of sorrow, and at the same time, some villagers took out paper money and burned it, chanting: "God, please bless our Peach Blossom Village......"

Above the lake, the big bamboo raft is still blazing, and behind it is the small bamboo raft of the Taoist priest closely following.

Above the big bamboo raft, the firewood is still burning. The flame is from the outside in. Liu Shishi and others felt more and more that the temperature was increasing.

Liu Shishi and the others had already despaired, and now they were hundreds of meters away from the shore of the lake. But Li Xiaoyao still did not appear.

Liu Shishi's heart became more and more nervous. Seeing that the fire is getting closer and closer, it is estimated that it will not be long before his family will be burned. Bamboo rafts can also sink......

In this way, the big bamboo raft floated on the surface of the lake with the light of the fire. However, the drift of the big bamboo raft is not directionless, but drifts in the direction of the middle of the lake, and no one rows, and the bamboo raft can also go in the direction of the middle of the lake, as if there is a rope on the other side to pull the bamboo raft over.

The Taoist priest on the small bamboo raft behind him saw the big bamboo raft floating towards the center of the lake as if it had a soul, and a smug smile flashed in his eyes.

"Looks like there's something. I don't know what kind of treasure it is?" the Taoist priest muttered in a low voice. A pair of eyes were staring at the center of the lake.

"Master, what kind of baby?" At this time, Jiang Dagou on the side asked the Taoist priest in confusion, this is the second time he has heard the Taoist priest talk about "baby" today.

The Taoist priest snorted coldly on his face and said, "There are some things that you shouldn't ask. ”

Hearing this, the three brothers of the Jiang family were shocked and hurriedly remained silent.

The Taoist priest was secretly happy in his heart, and it seemed that his conjecture was indeed correct. There are treasures in this lake. The Taoist priest guessed in his heart that the place where the big bamboo raft was going was where the treasure was.

On the lake, two bamboo rafts drove towards the middle of the lake one after another, while on the shore, the villagers were still kneeling on the ground and kowtowing. At the same time, they looked at the bamboo raft that was gradually moving away, and they all sighed in their hearts, if they sacrificed the Liu family, it would be worth it to be able to exchange for the peace of Peach Blossom Village.

This is the superstition of the villagers of Taohua Village......

Liu Shishi and the others on the big bamboo raft were already desperate. Liu Shishi left two lines of tears. Now the fire is getting bigger and bigger, and it is believed that within a few minutes, their family will be burned to death.

Just when Liu Shishi and the others were desperate, at this time, on the road to the shore of Peach Blossom Lake, there was a sudden roar of a car.

Looking at the shore of Peach Blossom Lake, Liu Shishi's eyes suddenly flashed. There is a car driving into the shore of Peach Blossom Lake, maybe there is hope......

On the shore of Peach Blossom Lake, there was a roar of cars, and then I saw a jeep SUV speeding towards the lake.

With a brake sound, the jeep flicked its tail beautifully and stopped at the lake. The next moment the door opened, and two young men and a child anxiously got out of the car.

The villagers hurriedly looked at the jeep and immediately saw three people getting out of the car.

Li Xiaoyao, He Yan and Xiaodou!

(End of chapter)