"Your son?" Ye Ruyan finally reacted after a while. It’s really unbelievable!
But judging from Qin Mengyao's reaction, they couldn't help but not believe it.
Xiao Shan turned his head and glanced at Sikong Zhenjiu behind him, flashed a proud look, and said, "Did you hear that!?"
Yun Fan glanced at Xiaoshan and sighed: "I really didn't realize that Boss Qin is still so young, but he actually has such a big son."
Ye Ruyan said "Oh" heavily: "In that case, I understand. Like mother, like son! No wonder you also push Pai Gow!"
Qin Mengyao pursed her lips and smiled softly: "If Mr. Sikong doesn't mind, you can ask my son to listen to music with you."
Sikong Zhenjiu: "..."
Ye Ruyan looked forward and gloated: "I'm afraid some people will be disappointed this time."
Sikong Zhenjiu: "..."
"There's no need to be disappointed, I was not born from my mother." Xiao Shan said quickly.
Qin Mengyao looked at Xiaoshan, a look of deep guilt and apology flashed in her beautiful eyes, and said softly: "Yes, he was left by my deceased husband."
"But dad has passed away many years ago." When Xiaoshan said this, his eyes gradually became moist, and crystal tears could be faintly seen falling, but he soon returned to normal, but his voice was still as thin as a mosquito: "So, guest ...If you want to please my mother, it may not be hopeless!"
Sikong Zhenjiu was overjoyed when he heard this and said happily: "Ah... this kid has a great future. I just like your personality."
"Xiaoshan, if you continue to talk nonsense, I will let you go home to be with grandma." Qin Mengyao had no choice but to use his trump card.
She knew her son's weaknesses very well. Although he was usually fearless, as if he were the boss of heaven and the second child, he was most afraid of his grandma. When she saw her grandma, she was as obedient and obedient as a mouse when she saw a cat. Even her voice was soft when she spoke.
Sure enough, as soon as Qin Mengyao finished speaking, she heard Xiaoshan say quickly: "I won't go back, grandma is so cruel. I want to stay here, and at most I won't say anything."
When Yun Fan heard this, he was also very surprised: "You are not even afraid of those bullies, but you are so afraid of your grandma." He couldn't help but think of a sentence in his heart, it is true that one thing descends from another, there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky; One mountain is higher than the other.
"It's not good! There is no justice...Boss Qin, you have to find a way to save my daughter!"
At this moment, a hurried cry for help came from outside, and the anxious voice of an old woman came. Everyone followed the sound, and an old woman walked into Yuelai Inn with difficulty.
When Boss Qin saw this, he paused for a moment, then hurriedly stepped forward to support the old woman, whispering: "Grandma Cui is in such a hurry, what happened?"
It turns out that this old woman's surname is Cui. It seems that she should be Boss Qin's neighbor, and she should have a good relationship. Everyone couldn't help but secretly think.
When everyone saw this, they all saw something unusual in Granny Cui's behavior, and their curiosity suddenly aroused. They all listened attentively to Granny Cui's sad story.
I only heard the old woman named Cui saying sadly: "Didn't the mayor's daughter be captured by the 'mountain demon' before? The Taoist priest said that a ritual ceremony should be performed to quell this disaster. He said that he would do it in The town chose a young girl to sacrifice to the 'mountain demon', so that there would be no more bride-robbing incidents in the future, but they never expected that they chose my little Tao, and they said they would throw her into the river to sacrifice her. To the troll."
After Granny Cui finished speaking, when she thought about the fate of her daughter Xiaotao, she wanted to give birth to a girl with white hair and a girl with black hair, she couldn't help but let out heart-wrenching sobs, tears streaming down her cheeks. So sad!
She and Xiao Tao were lonely and helpless, and the mother and daughter depended on each other. Now that something happened to her, it was very likely that she would leave her forever. The only thing she could think of and count on now... was Boss Qin, her neighbor.
Qin Mengyao said in surprise: "How could this happen?"
When Ye Ruyan heard this, her face suddenly turned cold, and she shouted angrily: "How can you kill people so casually?!"
Hearing this, Sikong Zhenjiu glanced sideways and said, "That's all because the fortune teller deceived the public with his evil words." After saying that, Sikong Zhenjiu glanced at Yun Fan next to him intentionally or unintentionally.
It seemed to him that he was not surprised at all that something like this would happen.
After listening to Granny Cui's narration, Yun Fan suddenly felt that something was not good about this. He was afraid that the life of the little girl Tao was in danger, so he said urgently: "It's important to save people, let's leave quickly."
Everyone nodded, human life was at stake, no matter what, saving Xiaotao's life was the most important thing now.
Everyone present followed Granny Cui to a small river outside the town not far from the Red River Valley.
After arriving here, they looked around and were shocked when they saw the situation here.
At this time, on this stone bridge leading to the outside world, many villagers have gathered like a wave. There are people who are really serving the people, some who are just watching the excitement, and some who are blindly following the crowd...
And not far from them, a girl-like person was tied to a pillar and unable to move.
It was Xiaotao.
At this time, Xiao Tao's eyes were filled with tears, and she was crying like a pear blossom with rain! The sky is dark and the earth is dark!
But at this time, there were so many people present, but no one came out to speak up for her, even saying a word! The rare ones... only looked at them with pity. The vast majority of people looked at them with a sense of sacrificing for others... without any sympathy at all!
The world is as cold as water, and human feelings are as thin as paper. I have to say, it’s really sad!
In a trance, Yun Fan seemed to have seen all kinds of emotions in the world on her face: anger, hatred, helplessness, confusion, sadness, loneliness...
"!!!" Yun Fan's face was full of shock, his eyes were full of complexity, and his heart suddenly felt like a huge wave was rolling in the sky...
Suddenly, Yun Fan inexplicably thought of that terrible and terrible curse...the prophecy called [Demon Changdao Xiao]! The shock in my heart could not be greater!
"Tai Shang Laojun, be as urgent as the law..." The Taoist priest's voice kept ringing in his ears.
"Help!..."
Xiaotao's cries for help kept coming, but still no one paid attention.
"Xiao Tao..." Granny Cui looked at her daughter with tears in her eyes.
"Mom! Help!" At this time, Xiao Tao looked sideways and saw her elderly mother desperately calling her name. For her, it was the last straw that had been waiting for her.
After seeing the girl's appearance clearly, Yun Fan whispered: "Isn't she the girl who sold the steamed buns to me?"
Yun Fan was right, this girl was the girl who sold Yun Fan two cold steamed buns that day. Moved by this woman's filial piety, Yun Fan bought two cold steamed buns from her. Therefore, Yun Fan was particularly impressed by this girl.
"That's unreasonable!" After hearing Yun Fan's words, Ye Ruyan became even more angry.
As she said that, she wanted to rush forward to rescue Miss Tao who was in danger.
Seeing this, the surrounding villagers quickly gathered together and stood in front of Yun Fan and his party: "What do you want to do? You are not allowed to trespass in the important place of the altar!"
"My granddaughter is innocent! Please don't sacrifice her to the mountain demon!" Granny Cui leaned over and begged in a low voice.
Ye Ruyan shouted angrily: "If you are sensible... just let Miss Tao go!"
The one in the center surrounded by all the villagers was the mayor who lost his bride and daughter that day.
The mayor yelled loudly: "How dare you! We are doing something right now, how dare you make trouble and blaspheme here."
Qiu Qiu also said in a tit-for-tat manner: "You are here looking down upon human lives. Killing innocent people indiscriminately is the real blasphemy!"
"Stop talking nonsense, if they don't let him go, we have no choice but to snatch him away." Ye Ruyan was about to step forward as she spoke.
"Don't be so impulsive." Yun Fan took her arm. reminded softly.
The mayor said quietly: "No matter what happens in our Meizhen, it is not the turn of outsiders like you to take care of it."
"Yeah! Let's go...it's none of your business."
All the villagers agreed.
At this moment, a slim and slim female figure flashed out from behind Yun Fan and the others.
Qin Mengyao.
She said sternly: "I am not an outsider, so I am qualified to say something fair!"
Seeing Qin Mengyao stand up, the mayor's face was filled with uncertainty. He didn't expect Qin Mengyao to help a group of outsiders. Wasn't this his elbows turned outward? !
Of course he was angry.
The mayor said solemnly: "Boss Qin, do you also want to intervene in this matter?"
Qin Mengyao asked, "Does the mayor really think that sacrificing Xiaotao is worth it?"
"The Taoist priest said that as long as the girl is sacrificed to the mountain demon, after the mountain demon calms down its anger, the whole town will find peace."
Sikong Zhenjiu's faint voice suddenly sounded at this moment: "You are very thoughtful in sacrificing the lives of others for your own safety!"
Qin Mengyao said: "Mayor, you have also experienced the pain of losing a daughter. Can you really bear to see Granny Cui lose her daughter?"
"It's precisely because I have lost my daughter and I don't want to see these unfortunate things happen again." The mayor said in a deep voice, suppressing the anger in his heart.
Qin Mengyao said: "Actually, if everyone doesn't get married for the time being, the mountain demon will not have another chance to capture the bride."
"For now? When will that happen? If there's no one to marry, doesn't it mean we can't spread our wings!"
"This matter must be resolved no matter what."
"Yes, it needs to be solved."
At this time, the villagers' voices kept ringing out. Obviously, they also agreed with what the mayor had done.
The mayor glanced at the villagers behind him and waved his hand to stop him. When the villagers saw this, their voices gradually calmed down.
From this alone, it can be seen that the mayor's prestige among the people in Mei Town is still very high.
The mayor said solemnly: "You must have heard it. This is the wish of the villagers. The sacrifice must not be terminated."
"The auspicious time has arrived! It's time to bring in the sacrificial girl." The voice of the comrade Taoist priest came unexpectedly at this time. It made everyone present look at him.
As the Taoist priest spoke, he held up the money sword and walked towards Xiao Tao's place. He was going to perform the last ritual - the sacrifice.
"No! Help!" Xiao Tao was still shouting desperately.
"Xiao Tao!" Granny Cui was immediately frightened when she saw this!
But there was nothing she could do. After all, she was still some distance away from where her daughter was, and their path had been blocked by villagers. The moment cannot pass.
The Taoist priest raised the money sword and brought it down heavily, hitting the rope that bound Xiao Tao. The rope broke instantly.
Without the restraint of the rope, Xiaotao also lost her last protection and support.
Ye Ruyan and others' eyes suddenly widened and turned pale with horror... Everything happened so fast that they had no time to react at all. By the time they reacted, it was already too late. They could only watch Xiao Tao rush towards Falling... A living life just disappeared under their eyes and they were helpless and helpless.
Ye Ruyan felt for the first time how useless she was.
"ah----"
As a woman's scream resounded through the sky, Xiao Tao's weak body suddenly began to free-fall downwards, falling straight towards the fast-flowing river... If she really fell, Xiao Tao would definitely die!
At this critical moment, a white figure "disappeared out of thin air" like a ghost in front of everyone.
It's not that their eyes can't see, but that this person's speed is too fast. It was so close that their vision was distorted.
When they saw each other again, the white figure had already arrived at Xiao Tao's side.
He caught Xiao Tao's falling body from mid-air, and then, with a flash of his figure, he landed safely in front of everyone.
This white figure is none other than Yun Fan!
It was he who saved Xiao Tao's life during the crisis!
Yun Fan protected Xiao Tao and came to Ye Ruyan like no one else was around.
But at this moment, these villagers were still in a state of shock, and they didn't come back to their senses for a long time. So much so that they even forgot to stop them for a moment.
Xiao Tao finally hugged Granny Cui and her daughter in tears.
Under the escort of Yun Fan and others, they returned to the inn safely.
Not long after, the mayor gathered a group of villagers and arrived at the Yuelai Inn aggressively.
"Boss Qin, hand over the person quickly!"
"Hand it over... hand it over!"
Qin Mengyao stood in front of everyone and said: "No one can mess around. As long as I am here, no one can take away the people here in my Yuelai Inn!"
"Boss Qin, do you have to protect those people?" the mayor said sternly.
Qin Mengyao said: "Those who set up shop here are the people from my Yuelai Inn. I have the responsibility to protect them."
The mayor said: "Okay, since Boss Qin insists on this, we don't need to give you any more face. Demolish the inn for me!"
"Okay!" The villagers prepared to demolish Qin Mengyao's inn.
"Wait! Mayor, why are you so aggressive?"
Yun Fan, Sikong Zhenjiu and others walked out of it.
Sikong Yujiu took a few steps forward and said, "Boss Qin is our friend. If you embarrass her, you are at odds with us."
The mayor said: "Stop talking nonsense. Hand over Xiaotao and we won't argue with you."
"Yes, if you anger the mountain demon because of this, let alone your demise, even our entire Mei Town will be in trouble, and the consequences will be endless."
"yes……"
"Bah!" Qiushi pointed at himself and shouted loudly: "I Qiushi often talks nonsense. You, a stinky Taoist priest, have a smellier mouth than me! Mountain demon... Mountain demon, have you ever seen a mountain demon?"
The Taoist priest looked at Qiuxiu and said, "Master, you are a worshiper of Buddha. Have you ever seen Tathagata Buddha?"
"yes!……"
The Taoist priest's words interrupted the words about to die.
"In short, if you want to subdue the mountain demon, you must sacrifice the girl. We have been doing this for thousands of years. Isn't it!?" the Taoist priest continued.
"Yes!..." All the villagers responded one after another.
Ye Ruyan said: "Then the Taoist Master can be sure that as long as the girl is sacrificed, there will be no mountain monsters in Meizhen."
"Of course I can figure it out based on Pindao's skills."
"Since the Taoist priest's teachings are so profound, I can't guess what's in this bag?"
Yun Fan asked, pointing to a cloth bag on the front desk of the inn.
The Taoist Master took advantage of the situation and said hesitantly: "The things placed here must be some insignificant things. They are not just scraps of metal."
"Really?" Yun Fan's eyes were gleaming, and his eyes were like lightning: "It's noon time now, the five elements belong to fire, fire overcomes metal and produces earth."
Then Yun Fan moved his fingers slightly and whispered slowly: "Yin and Yang complement each other, and the hexagram is [Four Yang Yao and Two Yin Yao], which is [Zhongfu]. This means that the villagers use pork meat or fish As a sacrifice; so what was put in the bag should be pork or fish, but the bag is dry, so it should be a pickled salted fish."
His voice was not loud, but it was like water slurry bursting out of a silver vase. It was vigorous and powerful, like thunder, which shocked people's hearts. Everyone's eyes were attracted by his strange actions and words that were like clouds and mountains. For a moment, the scene was filled with laughter. It's all quiet, you can hear the needle drop!
