Chapter 59: Sacrificing the Child
"Scatter all the family wealth?" Liu Yong looked at Pan Hao in disbelief. Liu Yong's family was poor when he was young, and he was favored by nobles, and he worked hard for half his life to have this family business. Now Pan Hao said lightly, he actually wanted to scatter his family wealth, and half his life of hard work was in vain.
"If that's not the case, how can the sins accumulated on Master Liu's body be eliminated. And the longer it drags on, the more dangerous that little girl may be, how to choose a trade-off, it's up to you, Master Liu!" Pan Hao's voice was calm and not wavering.
"Iโlet me think about it. Liu Yong's heart sank, and he staggered to Pan Hao, and the whole person seemed to have become a walking corpse, and left Pan's mansion in a groggy state.
Pan Hao watched Liu Yong leave, his eyes narrowed slightly. This is certainly a difficult choice, but who can blame the root cause of the bane?
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In the lower reaches of the Xingjiang River, there are several tributaries in the lower reaches, except for the Tianhe River that flows through Qingyu County, it is called the Shu River that is relatively close to the Tianhe River, and the Shu River passes through Rong County and moistens one side. A village in the middle reaches of the Shu River.
Mizusawa Village, which is a remote village. The so-called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water. Therefore, most of the villagers make a living from fishing. Although these fishermen live in poverty, they are finally able to support themselves and live in good health.
But since two years ago, fishermen have been involved in frequent accidents. Some people come up in the river when the sun rises, and they don't come back until the sun sets. Even after that, he was nowhere to be seen. These things happen from time to time, and all of a sudden, everyone panics.
Later, a fisherman dragged back to the village, saying that it was because the river god was angry that the river temple had fallen into disrepair. It is becoming deserted day by day, but there is no one to worship and repair, so it is angry and makes the fishermen suffer misfortune.
The fishermen panicked and asked to rebuild the river temple, and finally after more than ten days, an ancient and solemn river temple was established.
After that, every fifteenth day of the month, three sacrifices were made. This was enough to appease the wrath of the river god. However, this river god seems to have a very picky appetite, and when he is not satisfied, he will turn the waves in the river and even attack and kill fishermen. The fishermen are even more miserable.
At the entrance of the ancestral hall of Mizusawa Village, thousands of villagers, including men and women, sat on the spot, and their faces were full of anger, fear, and uneasiness. At this time, there was a heated discussion.
"This time, the river god actually asked us to sacrifice a pair of boys, how is this good?" said a middle-aged man with a weathered face.
"It's too much, we can't compromise this time, and we have to avenge our brothers who died before!" a sturdy man immediately stood up excitedly.
"That is, if you want to sacrifice a living person, this must be an evil god, you should destroy the temple, don't compromise!" another young man with strong blood immediately chimed in.
"However, if we offend the river god, we won't have to go out to fish in the future, what should the family do?" a voice came from the side.
"Poor my family Gorou's life is miserable!" the old woman sobbed in grief.
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"Be quiet, the clan elder and the village chief are here!" a loud voice sounded. The people around them fell silent and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
I saw five old men with gray hair, old bodies, and wrinkled faces slowly entering the venue. This is the clan elders of Mizusawa Village, and these clan elders are all village elders who have abdicated after becoming the village chief. He has managed the village for decades, and his prestige in the village is also visible. Next to the clan elder, a middle-aged man with a tall body and a resolute face walked in together. He is the current village head.
The middle-aged man pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet.
"For the matter of the river god, I don't know if you have any suggestions?"
"Village Chief, we can't compromise any longer, if this continues, that evil god will only become more and more unscrupulous. A young man with a childish face immediately stood up, his face flushed, and said loudly with excitement.
"But what if you don't promise us!"
"Then who wants to be a baby from home!"
"This ......"
The village chief and the clan elder looked at each other, and they also had a headache.
"Fourth, is that river god really asking for this?" the village chief asked, turning to look at a man in gray and white clothes with an ordinary face.
"The village chief is like this, last night the river god fell asleep, saying that he was dissatisfied with the three animals we sacrificed last time, and this time he asked two boys to compensate!"
The person who was selected by everyone to take care of the temple didn't mention it, and he didn't expect to become the microphone of the fierce water god, and now there is such a thing. Now the eyes of the people in the village are becoming more and more strange and unkind.
"Is this what I thought?" the fourth child was already depressed in his heart.
"Really, what should I do?" the village chief frowned slightly, thinking to himself.
"Don't worry, I'll be the beast!" a cold voice sounded. Suppressing everyone's discussion, everyone was shocked and hurriedly looked back.
I saw a tall and imposing man in a blue suit, walking unhurriedly from a distance. The man was carrying a large knife with a cold light on his back, and the blade was cold. There are two subordinates in Tsing Yi who are strong behind him, and these two subordinates are also calm and steady, and they obviously have some skills.
"Who is this hero?" asked the village chief, taking a step forward.
"Uncle Zhang, I'm Wang Hu!" the man's grim expression relaxed, and he smiled slightly.
"What, Xiao Amber, you haven't come back for so many years, we thought you ......" The village chief was slightly surprised, and looked at the imposing man in front of him in disbelief, it was actually a slug who had been following behind him at the beginning.
"What, this person is Xiao Amber?" Some of the older people behind were taken aback and stepped forward to watch.
"Back then, it was only up to Lao Tzu's shoulders, but now it's really tall!"
"But no, the little kid who always begged me to go fishing with me is so old, and the years are really unforgiving!"
"Bah, Lao Liu, you don't want to think about it, your daughters are married and already have two children. Can you not be old?"
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Everyone came to inquire about Wang Hu's situation, only to learn that this stinky child had actually walked out of this small fishing village. After a lot of hardships, he learned martial arts, and he became the leader of the Tiger Gang.
"My eldest brother died at the hands of that river god! I will come back this time to avenge him!" Wang Hu said in a cold voice with a cold light in his eyes. He returned to his hometown this time, but he didn't expect to come back and hear the bad news.
"Well, but several people have been killed, and your eldest brother is one of them!" said the crowd in fear and worry
"We've invited several high-ranking monks and masters, and we don't have a problem with him!" said the village chief with a sad expression.
"Don't worry, I'll find a way, can I still let this evil beast do evil!" Wang Hu's robe was windless and automatic, and the hunting sound. The big knife on his back shook, and a powerful aura emanated.