Chen Si noticed that the stones in the cave were somewhat special, as if he had never seen them before.
So he reached out and touched it, only to find that his hands were covered in mucus.
He lowered his head and smelled it, and a pungent sour smell rushed straight into Tianling Gai, making him cry out.
He wasn't sure what the slime was and quickly wiped it off.
Fortunately, the mucus did little damage to the body and no abnormalities appeared on the hands.
"Brother, are you from outside?"
At this time, a crisp voice sounded from behind.
Chen Si looked down and saw that it was the little girl just now.
At this moment, he has a pair of big, watery eyes open, and his small hands are holding the corner of his clothes, looking innocent.
Chen Si sighed in his heart and felt pity in his heart.
Such a fresh life is about to disappear for a ridiculous reason. The evil practices in the world are harmful to people!
He gently touched the girl's head and said gently: "Yes, we are from outside the mountain. I heard that the old god in your village is very powerful and we came here specifically to visit him."
The girl blinked and said: "When I was very young, there was an uncle like you in the mountains. He wore strange clothes, had all kinds of strange gadgets, and spoke strange words.
The uncle said that there is a bigger world outside the village, where people live a rich and colorful life. There are hundreds of times more people in any city than in the village. The bullock carts there can run faster than the wind, and people can Flying in the sky.
I have always thought that when I grow up, I will go see the outside world. It is best to find that uncle again and return to him the treasure he left in the village. "
The girl took out the treasure in her mouth and showed it to Chen Si.
But it was just a one-dollar lighter. It was a little old, and its paper label was a little faded.
Chen Si fell silent, not knowing how to answer the question.
The girl continued: "But last night, my uncle in long clothes suddenly said that I was going to die and wanted to lead me into the cave... I didn't want to die."
The little girl's face was flushed, and there were tears in her eyes, which she tried to hold back.
“Father and mother both said that the old god can never make mistakes, and they both wanted to send me in.
But I am obviously fine, why am I suddenly going to die? I don’t believe it, I want to live.
Big brother, what do you think? Do you think...will I die? "
Her little body was shaking with fear, and there was both fear and a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
Chen Si felt extremely uncomfortable.
A seven or eight-year-old girl, still as young as Hua Guduo, was suddenly sentenced to death. How should she accept it?
But Chen Si didn't know how to answer the little girl's question, because the rules of this village were fundamentally twisted.
Although he wanted to help the little girl, he was also a clay Buddha and could not save himself when crossing the river.
Taking rash actions will not only fail to save her, but will also cost his own life. In this case, Chen Si cannot make any guarantees.
After hesitating for a while, Chen Si gritted his teeth and said, "Maybe... what the old god said is right?"
Upon hearing these words, the light in the girl's eyes quickly dimmed, and the little hand holding the corner of Chen Si's clothes dropped, her whole body shrouded in despair.
The villagers have been brainwashed by Sanxian Guan, and her only hope for rescue is Chen Si, two outsiders.
But Chen Si's words undoubtedly cut off all her thoughts.
Chen Si looked at her helpless expression and couldn't bear it, but in the end he didn't say anything more.
It would be the cruelest thing for her if she made a promise but was unable to fulfill it in the end.
After walking for a while, the front suddenly stopped.
Senior Brother Xu faced the crowd and said seriously: "We are going to the Shangsi Hall later. Many of you should have been here before and you all know the rules.
Haosheng put the three animals on the altar and then left. Don't be too fussy. Without the master's instructions, you can't do anything unnecessary. After everything is done, the humans and animals will be left behind, and the others will naturally send you back to the village. "
The villagers nodded repeatedly without daring to express their anger.
Seeing that everyone understood the rules, Senior Brother Xu led everyone to move forward.
The further we walked, the stronger the sour smell in the cave became, as if something had rotted and piled up.
There were tremors on the ground, followed by a thunderous sound.
After a while, the small space in the cave suddenly widened, and a huge cave appeared in front of him.
The cave was extremely smelly, and there were various alchemy furnaces and torture instruments inside.
The ground was covered with red blood, and some of it had been there for an unknown period of time. It had already condensed into a mass, soaking the rocks on the ground into a purple-red color.
In the middle, there is a huge dark yellow curtain, at least ten meters high, somewhat dirty, with several holes in it. Behind the curtain is the source of the vibration!
Directly in front of the curtain is a raised circular altar with intricate patterns carved on it, with grooves extending outward in circles.
Under the altar, two rows of Taoist priests were hunched over the curtain, their heads buried deeply.
"Disciple Xu Ming, meet the master!"
"Disciple Peng Qian, pay homage to Master!"
The two people knelt down respectfully, but there was no movement from the curtain.
Peng Qian tilted her head in confusion and asked Xu Ming: "Senior Brother Xu, Master seems to have fallen asleep again?"
Xu Mingti then raised his voice and shouted with all his strength: "Disciples Xu Ming and Peng Qian, please pay your respects to Master!"
At this time, the shaking sound stopped, and a yawn came from behind the curtain, and he said lightly: "It's you two. How about you? Have you brought this month's tribute?"
"Tell Master, we have brought them all and are waiting for them now."
"Yes, they are all very fragrant and tender. I can smell them... My disciples must not be able to wait any longer. Please bring them over."
"Yes, Master!"
Xu Ming and Peng Qian arranged for the villagers to come forward one by one and carry the pigs, cattle and sheep to the altar one by one.
After the move was completed, the villagers stepped back one after another and knelt down at the very corner.
Chen Si and Li Chen were also among them.
"Brother Chen, what tricks are they doing? We won't be sacrificed as animals later, right?"
Chen Si stared at the altar closely, feeling that the characters on it were very similar to those recorded in the Book of Deception and Immortality in his hand.
Moreover, his magic circle needs to sacrifice human blood, and this altar needs to sacrifice three animals, which seems to have the same purpose but the same purpose.
"Don't make a sound. It's not your turn. There are still people lining up in front of you."
Li Chen looked at the elderly and children on the other side and felt that what Chen Si said was reasonable, so he chose to continue lowering his head to reduce his presence.
When the three animals were in place, the two rows of Taoist priests with their heads lowered suddenly recited scriptures in unison, and their voices were dense and resounded throughout the entire cave space.
A strange scene appeared on the altar.
The originally living bodies of pigs, cows and sheep gradually fell apart, as if being torn apart by a pair of invisible hands, until they were torn into countless pieces of meat, and then crushed into blood, which filled the entire altar through complex lines. , dyeing the altar bright red.
