Chapter 10: Luo Village (I)

Outside the territory, the yellow sand swept by the wind, the life is poor, the residents are all living in ethnic groups, tribes are the majority, and the people are fierce. Men and women, young and old, believe in fighting. There is little farmland and food is scarce, but the Yellow Sand Road is the only way for caravans to reach the sea, and several small towns and Huangsha City are very rich and can buy grain from the Central Plains. And between the territory and the Central Plains, there is a place called Zhesha Town, because it is the first pass to the outside of the territory, the town is very prosperous.

The name Zhesha Town does not mean to break the sand, but the meaning of the yellow sand wind to break it, as long as you walk about four or five miles through Zhesha Town, you can enter the territory and step into the desert, and Zhesha Town was built in such a place. Because of the special geographical location, whether it is the Central Plains or the people from outside the territory, it is customary that there will be no fights in the town, and even if they do not die, they will stay away from the town before fighting.

There are about 3,000 families in the town, and there are more than 20,000 people who don't worry about food and clothing, and there are several small villages around it that are under the jurisdiction of Zhesha Town Auditorium. Within the jurisdiction of Zhesha Town, there is a small village called Luo Village, there are only 60 households in the village, and it is also the farthest village from Zhesha Town.

This is also a holy place in the eyes of many people, the sunrise and sunset are resting, a peaceful scene. It's just that there has been a strange thing in this village recently, a begging drunkard came to the village a few days ago, and he opened his mouth to find an inn, but the village is not big and there are no people who come and go, there is no inn, not even a stall, and every family is self-sufficient.

The drunkard is naturally Lin Feng, in the past two months, Lin Feng has been drunk all the way here, accustomed to alcohol anesthesia, it is not easy to wake up. At first, it was just because of the pain and anger in my heart, but later on, I also relied on the upside-down state after drinking, and without alcohol it was like having no food, and I was weak and unable to lift my spirits.

The people in the village thought that Lin Feng was a begger for food, and they often gave some steamed buns or leftovers when they looked pitiful, and of course some people gave some wine, and spent three days in the village like this, which was quite comfortable. Sometimes, he can help the people in the village fetch water, and although the villagers do not welcome them, they do not drive them away.

And from today onwards, there is a big event to be held in the village, and everyone is preparing, and no one has given Lin Feng some wine for a whole day, but he has also passed the wine. It was also the only time in two months that I really came to my senses.

The only sixty families in the village gathered at the entrance of the village today, and one of them stood at the front of the person who presided over today's event, and it seemed that he should be the oldest old man in the village.

Lin Feng also came to the sidelines to watch the ceremony because he had no alcohol to drink, wanting to know what to do. The old man looked at the mountain with a solemn face, and the surrounding residents were all serious, and even some women had sad faces and tears were about to fall, and the whole atmosphere always made people feel that something bad was about to happen.

"The mountain god is above, Luo San, a small citizen of Luo Village, greets you. Thanks to the mountain god for bless our Luo Village for many years, we are grateful, and look forward to the coming year's wind and rain, and a bumper harvest of fertile land. Three days later, it is the birthday of the mountain god, and the residents of Luo Village are specially brought for the mountain god to choose. I also ask the mountain god to give instructions, and we will obey them. Luo Village, believe in the promise, never disobey!" The old man's breath was already a little insufficient, and after the words fell, the old man's heavy wheezing sound could be heard, and the two young people on the side also hurriedly stepped forward to support the old man, while the others did not speak, and stood quietly in place.

The corners of Lin Feng's mouth showed a hint of ridicule, and the words ignorance and ignorance popped up in his mind, feeling that these people were very ridiculous. How could the gods stay in such a place, their shouts were completely useless in Lin Feng's eyes. Everyone in the six major sects in the center wants to cultivate into immortals and incarnate into gods, but no one has been able to comprehend the true meaning since ancient times, let alone such a remote village.

There were more than 300 people in the village of 60 households, and now they were all gathered here, men, women, and children, as well as babies who looked like they had just been born. Everyone's expressions were resolute, and although some of them had sad faces, it was also based on perseverance.

Just as Lin Feng was laughing at them, the sky suddenly changed. The originally clear sky instantly darkened, and the insects and birds in the forest were gone. Lin Feng instantly frowned, this kind of anomaly was obviously not naturally formed, there must be a difference between them.

The whole scene was completely quiet in a short period of time, but after a while, there was some movement in his ears, because it was far away, and it was not very real, but Lin Feng thought of the snake the moment he heard it. I also lived in the mountains before, although there were many people, there were also many snakes, insects, rats and ants, and there were almost no disciples in Lingyun who were not familiar with snakes.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a small snake crawled out of the forest, and none of the more than 300 people present were surprised, as if they were used to seeing it. The little snake is only about a foot long, and its body is full of patterns, red, yellow, blue, and black form a layer of outer skin, and it swims very fast, and it moves in front of the old man in an instant.

If it were elsewhere, he had already fled, but none of the more than 300 people in front of him had left. The snake raised its front body and swept a pair of eyes over everyone present, and slowly moved to confirm the old man's intention to let him choose. But not long after, the snake took a fancy to a man, swung his body to the man, wrapped the snake's tail around the man's ankle in the eyes of everyone, and then left.

The old man breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone else present also smiled, only one of them was like an outlier with only a sad face. It was the daughter of the family, a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old, who had been wrapped around the snake before. Behind the girl stood her mother, silently shedding tears, and beside her, the girl's father and brother sighed, but did not say much.

The old man walked up to the girl, sighed unbearably, and said to his father, "In this case, it is also fate, and it is also a kind of blessing." Three days later is the birthday of the mountain god, tomorrow I will send the child away, today.. Hey, let's talk more to the child" While speaking, the old man patted the girl's father's shoulder and looked at Lin Feng on the side, the expression in his eyes was very complicated, and he didn't understand it for a while.

"Send the child away tomorrow afternoon, before going to the town to make a dress for the child, this is a little bit of the old man's heart, please accept it" The old man took out some coins from his bosom and handed them to the girl's father, shook his head and said no more.

Other people around also stepped forward and gave some more or less. The surrounding crowd began to slowly dissipate, and the old man also left with the support of the two young people, and in a short period of time, only the girl's family of four and Lin Feng and five people stood aside to watch the excitement at the entrance of the village.

Lin Feng is not stupid, and he has probably seen some eyebrows when things have developed so far. took two steps forward and came behind the four of them and asked, "If you are not mistaken, this woman is going to sacrifice to the mountain god?"

When people are sad, what they want is an outlet, that is, a listener. The saddest thing now is not the crying mother, but the father who sighs on the side. Hearing Lin Feng speak behind him, he turned around and looked back. Maybe he wouldn't say anything about Lin Feng's attitude before, and it would be good if he didn't drive him away.

But now he no longer cares about the difference in identity and image, sighs and nods, "That's true, we should be happy to be selected." But I will never see my child again, how can I not be sad. Hey, it's fate to be like this, fate to be like this.."

The little girl looked down and wiped her tears, and her mother whispered comfort in her ear. His elder brother looked a few years younger than Lin Feng, and he was uneasy on the side, and left directly, not returning to the village and not knowing where to go. His father was also helpless, shaking his head and sighing but did not stop him.

Lin Feng asked a little strangely, "Why do you use people to worship the mountain gods? Isn't it okay to use grain and livestock? What is a god to sacrifice people, this can only be a demon!" Although she was born here, she is also beautiful, and her loving father and mother are happy lives, but they are about to die at this time.

The girl's father trembled, and hurriedly stepped forward to cover Lin Feng's mouth, his face full of horror and shaking his head again and again. Looking left and right, no one else hurriedly took Lin Feng's arm and left the village, walking down the mountain. Lin Feng also knew that the other party seemed to have something to say, so he followed quietly behind him.

There were several pavilions at the foot of Luocun Mountain, Lin Feng was brought here, the girl's father looked at the person behind him, and was a little relieved, and finally told the truth, "Hey, I won't tell you, this mountain god is a goblin" The girl's father's voice trembled, and he could clearly feel the fear and anger in it, and he looked very helpless.

"For many years, we in Luo Village have asked it to choose one person every year, three days before its birthday. At first, we thought that the children who were sent there had all cultivated to become immortals. But eight years ago, while hunting in the mountains, I accidentally got lost and came to a cave, which was full of clothes and bones of the children who had been sent into the mountains and forests over the years, and there were bite marks on the bones, and it seemed that none of the children had survived all these years."

There is a saying that boys don't flick when they have tears, but now the girl's father has shed tears. Lin Feng was very puzzled and asked, "In that case, why do you still send the child into the abyss for nothing?" In this case, in Lin Feng's eyes, it should be resistance, how could it have lasted like this for more than ten years, there must have been various reasons in between, curiosity is at work, you must ask clearly.

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