"What? You want to go down the mountain?"
Yin Ban'er's expression changed: "Little girl, no, you have listened to me for so long and you actually want to go down the mountain?"
"Do you think you can beat the guy at the bottom of the mountain?"
Jiang Yu straightened his messy hair and tied it into a ponytail, his watery eyes full of seriousness.
"Staying here is not an option. We might as well go down the mountain and go straight to Huanglong for a chance of survival."
"If you are caught as a human sacrifice...I don't care about your business."
Yin Ban'er was muttering, and when he heard what she said, he suddenly sneered: "If a chance of survival is so easy to ask for, why am I still here wasting more than forty years? If you are no match for me, don't drag me down!"
"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't do it."
Jiang Yu smiled at him: "Lead the way, I need to find a few people."
…
Regardless of whether or not all of his companions had come here, Jiang Yu always had a hunch that he would find Shen Zhaixing in the village when he went down the mountain.
What she experienced during this period seemed to have an invisible hand pushing her forward.
After coming down from Xianyun Mountain, her master disappeared. She was pushed to solve the problem of the Rakshasa Bird. She went to Haitang Xiang Kingdom, got her parents' belongings, and accidentally came to the seal here.
Jiang Yu never thought of taking the initiative to cause trouble, but the world would not let her go.
Why did the master disappear?
Why was Shen Zhaixing trapped in the body of the wind-born beast by his master using a forbidden technique?
Why did she become an orphan? Her parents...
Jiang Yu gently placed his hand on the red gourd, feeling peaceful inside.
No matter what happens after the funeral, we can talk about it only after the current dilemma is resolved.
The road down the mountain is actually very easy to walk. There is only one mountain path to reach the bottom of the valley.
The mountain miasma and fog in front of them all dispersed, and scattered houses appeared in front of them.
Jiang Yu looked up and saw the moon shining in the sky, guessing that it was already midnight.
The entire mountain village was bathed in the moonlight, very quiet and peaceful, which also dispelled some of the haze that shrouded her heart.
When Yin Ban'er saw that she was about to move forward, he was so frightened that his legs were weak. He quickly stopped Jiang Yu and swallowed nervously.
"Little girl, my wealth and life are all in your hands. You have to think clearly. If you go in, you will really have a narrow escape. If something happens, I can't protect you."
Jiang Yu sighed and opened his hand.
"Don't worry, I am not an impulsive person. If there is any danger, I will put my life first. I won't let your hopes fail and you will be trapped here."
"That's good, that's good. Your strength is too weak. If you can't beat me, you have to run away."
Listening to what Yin Baner muttered, Jiang Yu felt a little bit dumbfounded, but this was really not the time for small talk.
She took a deep breath, turned over her hand and took out the black-gold pill. She held it with her fingers and silently recited a few spells. White miasma suddenly appeared around her.
Yin Ban'er was surprised: "What kind of fame do you have?"
"You look at me, can't you tell?"
He looked towards Jiang Yu, and saw a familiar figure in a daze. Yin Baner was stunned, rubbed his eyes, looked at her face, and suddenly transformed into Brother Xing.
Yin Ban'er's face was full of shock, her mouth was open and she was speechless.
Jiang Yu saw how funny he was and said with a smile: "Don't be surprised. Whoever you want to see now is me. Just in case, I will do it first. You might as well go back to Youxianlu first."
The word "Dui" in the "Qiankun Youxian Lu" is a small spell that can change the appearance at will - painting a thousand faces. Use it at this time to get twice the result with half the effort.
Yin Ban'er looked at her appearance, nodded hesitantly, transformed into a wisp of smoke, and floated back into the pill.
Jiang Yu put away the Youxianlu and walked towards the village.
The village was shrouded in thin smoke, and the paths were quiet. Only the chirping of insects and birds could be heard. Under the cover of the moonlight, Jiang Yu walked slowly in the shadow of the house.
Just as she was about to walk out, there was a sudden sound of broken branches behind her.
Jiang Yu suddenly turned around and shouted: "Who is there?"
The wooden door quietly opened in the dark, and there was an obscure creaking sound. A small white hand stretched out. That hand grabbed Jiang Yu's sleeve and pulled her over.
Jiang Yu staggered two steps, raised his eyes, and met a pale little face.
Before she could speak, the man asked in a low voice: "Brother Alang, it's almost time for the Cave God Festival. The village has a curfew for the past two days. Why are you outside? It's too dangerous. Come in quickly!"
Jiang Yu's eyes flickered for a moment, and he understood that this girl was affected by the Thousand Faces of Painting and Shadow, and recognized herself as someone else.
She followed the girl obediently into the house. The house was dark. Before she could adapt to the dark environment, a flame slowly lit up.
Jiang Yu followed the light of the oil lamp and looked over. This was a firewood house. Firewood was neatly stacked in the room. There were baskets and fruits beside the firewood pile. There were also hay beside the firewood pile.
The lamp swayed, illuminating the girl's face with flickering lights. She carefully placed the oil lamp on the table, and wiped the table and chairs clean with her hands and feet.
"Brother Alang, sit down quickly, Abi will get you a bowl of water."
Abi smiled and invited her to rest, rolled up her sleeves, turned around and went to the big water tank to scoop a bowl of water for her.
"This is the water you picked up in the morning. The water in the back mountain is cool. Thanks to you, our days are getting better and better."
Jiang Yu took the water she handed over, took a sip, and before swallowing it, he frowned and spit it back without leaving any trace.
No, this bowl of water is really unpleasant to drink...it has a rotten taste.
The people here... shouldn't be alive either.
"What's wrong, Brother Alang? Don't you want to drink water?"
Abi wiped her hands and looked at her at a loss as she put down the bowl.
"It's okay, I'm not thirsty." Jiang Yu thought for a while, looked at her expression, and said slowly: "I have been in the mountain for a few days, and I actually forgot about the Cave God Sacrifice."
Just now she was a little concerned about what the girl named Abi said.
Cave God Festival?
Could this be the big demon here?
Mentioning this, Abi lowered her eyelashes, with a sad look on her face.
The girl had a round face, big almond eyes, and a little cherry lip. She should be one of the most beautiful women in the village. At this time, the beauty lowered her head and shed tears. Jiang Yu suddenly didn't know what to do.
"Dong God Festival, hey, Brother Alang, you didn't know until you came back. This Dong God Festival, the Dong God chose Chun Yu. She was chosen to be the flower girl when she was still young. From now on, her mother-in-law will be left alone, but why? live?"
Jiang Yu asked curiously: "Flower girl?"
"Brother Alang, you don't know?" Abi suddenly clapped her hands and sighed, "I actually forgot. Brother Alang, you are not from our Bai'ao. Your Bai'ao is the same as our Bai'ao from Yangtianwo. The cave gods are different. I remember that you only need to sacrifice pigs, cattle and sheep to worship the cave gods in the three mountains and twelve caves. We are the only one who was chosen by the cave gods to be the brides. This is the flower girl."
"If you are chosen to be a flower girl, you have to marry the cave god. After performing sacrifices at the birth altar, you will not be able to marry after that."
Abi's expression was light and could not hide her sadness.
"I heard Chunyu Auntie say that in the past, I was chosen to be a flower girl, and my parents..."
She raised her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and smiled: "Fortunately, I still have Brother Alang. Abi doesn't want to think about those things anymore. Brother Alang is hungry. I'll make you a midnight snack."
"No, Abi..."
The girl just thought she was being humble, got up and walked out of the front door. Before closing the door, she said: "It's late at night, Brother Alang, please sleep here first. I will get you a quilt later."
As she closed the door, Jiang Yu fell silent.
There was a long laugh from Youxianlu in his dantian.
"Haha, you little girl, you are actually recognized as your lover by this little girl? It's really funny. 』
"You can neither leave nor stay now, but have you thought of a way out?" 』
Jiang Yu's face didn't change: "It's just the effect of painting thousands of faces. When I find out the reality here, I will naturally leave here." 』
"The little girl has a tough mouth, haha"
"No, someone is coming!" 』
As soon as Yin Baner's voice disappeared from his mind, there was a knock on the door.
There was a gap in the middle of the wooden door, and the man knocked so hard that it shook the house.
Jiang Yu turned his head and faced the wide-open eyes looking through the gap in the door panel.
"Sister Abi, are you there?"
