"What's your name?" Li Yanchu asked.
"I am Lin Yalan." The woman said softly.
"Who were those people before? Why were they chasing you?"
"I am the wife of the young master of the Zhou family's silk and satin shop in Fucheng, Jiangnan County. I came back from my parents' home to visit my relatives. Unexpectedly, I encountered bandits. All the servants accompanying me were killed. Only I escaped with my children. Unexpectedly, I was found again. They caught up here, thanks to the Taoist priest for saving my life."
Lin Yalan said.
Li Yanchu just took a look at Lin Yalan with his qi-gazing technique.
This woman has a clean air and is from a wealthy family.
However, her body was surrounded by a gray-white death aura, indicating a bloody disaster.
Even after meeting herself, the death aura on her body still did not disappear.
Li Yanchu was also curious about what happened that caused Lin Yalan to suffer such a bloody disaster.
But now that he is here, nothing will happen to Lin Yalan.
After Lin Yalan finished speaking, she carried the child and went aside to sort out her clothes.
Li Yanchu was leaning against a big tree, thinking about something secretly.
He came to Jiangnan County this time because he wanted to find Gaobu Village and resolve the cause and effect on himself.
At least he knows who he is asking for help from.
Unexpectedly, there was no trace of Gaobu Village, as if it had never appeared before.
If it weren't for the hundreds of ghosts who kept saying that they were from Gaobu Village,
Li Yanchu thought the old man was lying to him by mentioning a place name!
Wow!
Lin Yalan briefly cleaned her face and hair by the river.
Wet hair imprinted on the body.
She was in a miserable state before, but she still couldn't hide her beauty.
At this time, I briefly sorted it out,
It is even more white and tender, as if you can squeeze out water in one go.
She seemed to be a well-raised, graceful young woman.
Li Yanchu released his spiritual consciousness and searched for the people at the foot of the Immortal Trail Mountain.
Soon, a village was found.
At this time, the baby in the young woman's arms couldn't stop crying, her face turned red from crying, and she almost lost her breath.
"What's wrong with this kid?"
Li Yanchu turned around and asked.
"The child is hungry and wants to eat milk." Lin Yalan's face turned red.
"..." Li Yanchu.
Li Yanchu walked away, leaving the young woman and child there.
The young woman opened her clothes, the sun fell, and the whiteness shone...
After everything was over, Li Yanchu rushed to the village with Lin Yalan, who was blushing.
He wanted to find more clues about Gaobu Village.
But as soon as I stepped into the village, I found that the village was empty, there was no one!
"No way, have the people in this village disappeared too?"
Li Yanchu frowned.
He came to Jiangnan County this time because he wanted to go around as the landlady said and see if he could find any special opportunities.
Therefore, the mentality is still relatively stable.
Suddenly!
There was a sound in his ears, as if someone was talking.
The full baby was unusually quiet at this time. He was held in Lin Yalan's arms and had fallen asleep.
Li Yanchu and Lin Yalan, who was holding the baby in their arms, rushed to the village.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of gongs and drums.
Then I saw hundreds of villagers kneeling on the ground.
Looks pious.
This open space was decorated with lights and colorful lights everywhere, as if someone was getting married.
Li Yan took a first look and found that the villagers were not worshiping a human being, but a god with a bull's head and four arms.
This god is two feet tall.
It is a wooden statue of a god,
The body is tied with bright red silk,
There were tributes and incense placed in front of him,
Standing next to her was a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a cheongsam.
A bridal look.
The girl burst into tears.
Li Yanchu noticed,
There was a couple in the crowd who quietly looked up at the girl with sad expressions.
A middle-aged man in his forties was reading a memorial poem loudly.
Li Yanchu got a general idea from the memorial text.
Just bragging!
It probably means that this god Zhuan, who has the body of a bull and four arms, has blessed them with good weather and wants to marry him!
At this time, the baby in Lin Yalan's arms woke up at an inappropriate time and suddenly started crying "wow wah wah".
Many villagers turned back.
In this solemn and nondescript wedding,
Suddenly there was a baby crying, very harsh.
Lin Yalan quickly patted the child's back and gently coaxed the child to sleep.
"Hello, Pindao would like to ask, does anyone know about Gaobu Village?"
Li Yanchu asked.
"Taoist Priest, no one here has heard of Gaobu Village. There are sacrifices going on in the village right now. I hope Taoist Priest won't disturb them."
The middle-aged man said slowly.
Li Yanchu nodded and stood aside.
Didn't say anything more.
After the middle-aged man finished reciting the sacrificial words, four or five strong young men lifted up the wooden sculpture of a four-armed god with a bull's head and human body and walked towards a temple in the village.
And the pretty girl followed behind,
Suddenly, the couple in the crowd ran over,
"Mr. Liu, Yingying is still young. She is only thirteen years old. Just give it to the temple god like this. How can I, a father, bear it?"
The couple cried and stopped the wedding procession, guarding the girl behind them.
The face of the middle-aged man who was reciting the blessing suddenly darkened: "What nonsense are you talking about! Without the blessing of the temple god, how could the village be so prosperous?
The temple god has taken a fancy to your daughter. This is your daughter's blessing! "
"Come here! Pull them away!"
The middle-aged man had just been quite polite to Li Yanchu, a young Taoist from a foreign country.
But speaking at this time, there was a domineering feeling.
Two strong men walked out of the crowd and pulled the couple away.
The father seemed to have a sudden burst of power and pushed one of the strong men down.
He shouted angrily: "It's not enough to sacrifice so much to the temple gods every year! It's not enough to ask for so many tributes from us! You also need my daughter!"
I want Yingying, unless I die! "
The two strong men, with big shoulders and round waists, did not take action immediately. Instead, they looked at the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man pursed his lips and said in a deep voice, "Watch me fight!"
His tone was solemn.
The two strong men looked at each other, then suddenly realized, they went up and punched and kicked the man.
After a few punches, the girl's father vomited blood.
They had no intention of stopping,
This girl’s mother fought tooth and nail to protect her man.
The girl also struggled and rushed over.
However, no one in the villagers present dared to say anything to stop them.
They looked at the wooden statue with awe in their eyes. Even the eyes they looked at the middle-aged man were full of awe.
"stop!"
Li Yanchu said in a deep voice.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to find that it was the handsome young Taoist from before.
Li Yanchu slowly walked over with Lin Yalan,
Lin Yalan held the baby in her arms and coaxed her gently, with no trace of panic on her face.
She has seen what this Daochang Li is capable of.
The gang of Jianghu Caoshuang were so fierce that he easily killed them, and a group of villagers were certainly not a problem.
It's just that the customs of this village are too weird, so weird that it makes people feel a little inhumane, ignorant and barbaric.
"Taoist Priest, this is a matter of our village. I hope the Taoist Priest will not interfere."
The middle-aged man said in a deep voice.
Li Yanchu smiled slightly.
He saw the middle-aged man secretly lighting an incense stick in his hand.
As the incense was lit, the incense thread flew into the eyes, ears, mouth and nose of the wooden statue.
The statue slowly opened its eyes...
(End of chapter)
