She kowtowed so hard that a bruise suddenly appeared on her forehead, and a lot of blood oozed out.
Her expression became more frightened and uneasy, and her eyes were full of pleading.
He Zhi raised his head and looked at me, his brows furrowed.
I can hear a lot of things in this simple sentence.
Are this girl's parents in danger? Also, the river god is angry... Could it be that this village has suffered any other disasters?
So much so that she didn’t dare to escape even after we rescued her!
"Girl, what's your name?" Liu Huayan's tone became softer.
She knelt down and reached out to block the girl from continuing to kowtow.
The girl shed more tears and said sobbingly: "Mao...Lin...".
"I am a Taoist priest, she is a goddess, and this is a gentleman. I think we are much better than Mr. Bai in your village. We are going upstream along the Xuanhe River, just to solve the strange things that happen to the villages along the river. Your trouble, Maybe we can solve it, you are young and in your prime, it would be a pity to die in the hanging river."
"You lost your life, even if your parents survived, how desperate would they be?"
"Tell your sister what happened, and we will help you." Liu Huayan said in a very calm tone.
She gently helped Mao Lin smooth the messy hair on her temples.
Mao Lin's body was still trembling, but her eyes were even more confused.
She bit her lower lip slightly and looked at us blankly, obviously not knowing what to do.
He Pheasant's eyes were anxious.
Liu Huayan looked up at her and gave her a calm look.
Indeed, with Liu Huayan's comfort, Mao Lin's expression gradually calmed down a lot.
After a while, she suddenly asked cautiously: "But you are about the same age as me... He is at most in his twenties... Can you really be better than Mr. Bai?"
Liu Huayan's smile became softer, and she said softly: "You are the sacrifice that the river god wants. If we are not powerful, how can we pull you out of the hanging river?"
Mao Lin was stunned, but nodded hesitantly.
Obviously, Liu Huayan's persuasion has had more effects.
I also relaxed a little and didn't interrupt their conversation.
After a while, Mao Lin finally started talking, and what she said shocked me.
She said that the Xuanhe River has always been haunted in recent years, and fishermen often have to go out in the middle of the night to catch enough fish.
But every once in a while, someone would die tragically in the river, and things would even come out of the water and enter the doors of every house in the village. Either someone lost their soul in shock, or died at home.
In order to pray for the blessing of the river god, Mr. Bai opened an altar and said that the river god needs to offer sacrifices and get married once every six months in order to bless the village.
Sure enough, after doing what Mr. Bai said, nothing happened again in the village.
Although a girl must be chosen for each sacrifice, the thousands of households in Maojia Village had to live in poverty, so everyone had no choice but to agree.
When she said this, Mao Lin pursed her lips, looked at Liu Huayan uneasily, and continued: "Not long ago, Mr. Bai said that I was selected by the River God and asked me to sacrifice to the River God, but My parents are unwilling to send me away and want to move out of the village."
"Just when we were about to leave, my father went into the mountains to cut firewood, but he bumped into something. He was so obsessed that when he got home, he forced my mother to live in a pig pen and eat dog food, which made her seriously ill. rise."
"Finally, Mr. Bai came and told me that my father had offended the fairy in the mountains. He could find a way to save people, but he had to pay a high price."
"I must make the sacrifice peacefully so that he can save my parents." After saying this, Mao Lin became quiet and said nothing.
She stared blankly at the river, with uneasiness and fear in her eyes.
"You saved me...but my parents will be beaten to death by the villagers..."
Liu Huayan raised his hand, gently stroked Mao Lin's hair, and whispered: "Don't worry, we will definitely handle this matter."
After saying this, Liu Huayan raised his head and looked at He Zhi and me with a cautious expression.
He Fei frowned and said: "Not only are there river ghosts in the water, but there are also demons and monsters in the mountains that harm people. What is Mr. Bai's background? I didn't see it. What kind of profession is he in? Tiao Shen? In Xiajiuliu..."
He Zhi paused and continued to murmur: "Grandpa told me before he was alive that there is a first-class among the lower classes. In the north, people are very happy to do it. But we are in the south. Could it be that Mr. Bai is from somewhere else?" ?”
Speaking of this, He Zhi immediately asked Mao Lin, where did Mr. Bai come from?
Mao Lin thought for a moment and said cautiously: "It seems that it came from a far away place many years ago. It was very chaotic and the fighting was fierce. I don't know the rest."
I took a deep breath and said: "No matter where he comes from, after all, it is not advisable to sacrifice human beings. The thing in the mountain does not want human sacrifice, so it should be easy to solve. Maybe it is Mao Lin's father hit Sneaky. As for the people in the river..."
I frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's a bit strange. I just entered the water..."
At this point, I immediately stopped talking. I didn't want Mao Lin to hear me saying that there was actually nothing in the river to stop me.
In fact, this is an extremely abnormal thing.
Since she is the goddess of the river, why did I bring the bamboo raft directly to the shore without any trouble?
Is it because the bamboo raft was intercepted halfway?
He Pheasant and Liu Huayan looked at me at the same time, both girls had thoughtful expressions.
The next moment, He Pheasant spoke first: "No matter how strange the thing in the river is, just get rid of it! There will be no more trouble in this village."
Fortunately, her words gave me a step up.
Mao Lin hesitated. After a long while, she said uneasily: "Can you not let Mr. Bai see me? Mr. Bai... has a bad temper. I'm afraid... I want to go home secretly and see me." Have your parents been cured by him..."
I pondered for a moment, and what Mao Lin said was correct.
If we take Mao Lin back now, the villagers will definitely explode.
It would be okay if Mr. Bai is easy to talk to, but if he is not easy to talk to, we will cause a big mess.
According to Mao Lin's idea, it would be safest to wait until all the troubles are resolved before letting her return to the village.
I smoothed my thoughts and immediately told Liu Huayan and He Zhi about my plan.
He Pheasant nodded in agreement.
Liu Huayan also said softly: "This is indeed the safest, but it will cause trouble. Mr. Bai should know the things in Xuanhe best. Without his information, it will be much more difficult."
I shook my head: "He may not know the best about what's in the Xuanhe River. No one knows what's under the Xuanhe River better than the corpse fisher."
