In order to avoid conflicts, Su Jin'er quickly took water to wash away the stains on her face.
With a smile as bright as a flower, she said to Luo Xie in an old-fashioned way: "Brother Luo, how are you? I am so lucky to meet brother Luo again."
It turned out to be Su Jin'er, and Luo Xiegu's expression softened a lot. His impression of Su Jin'er was not bad.
"It turns out to be Miss Su." Luo Xiegu pointed to the dead bodies on the ground and asked, "What are these official officials doing?"
Su Jin'er said: "These officials are actually fake. I don't know where they came from. They ambushed me here and were killed by my senior brother."
Luo Xiegu looked at Lin Yi. Lin Yi was now a mess. Luo Xiegu couldn't tell which of Su Jin'er's senior brothers he was. Luo Xiegu wasn't a meddlesome person so he didn't ask. But in his heart
But he was surprised to see that the corpses on the ground were a bit too horrible to look at. Moreover, according to his experience, these people could hardly fight back against Su Jin'er's senior brothers. Su Qinghou's disciples were really powerful.
It was so bloody here that Luo Xiegu ordered the two cars to rest immediately to the southeast of Liumu.
Luo Xiegu said to Su Jin'er: "Miss Su, I'll take my leave then. The northern border is dangerous, so please take care of yourself, Miss Su."
Su Jin'er rolled her eyes, pretending to be in shock and begging Luo Xiegu.
"Brother Luo, we may be being targeted. I want to go with Brother Luo for a while. With your people from Piaoling Island here, I don't think those with evil intentions will dare to act rashly."
Since Su Jin'er offered asylum, Luo Xiegu couldn't refuse.
Luo Xiegu nodded.
Lin Yi and Su Jin'er followed Luo Xiegu to the southeast of Liulin.
People from Piaoling Island escorted two large carriages into the forest.
Opening the carriage door, a dozen children got out of the two cars one after another.
These children are both boys and girls, and their ages are also different. The eldest one looks to be eight or nine years old, and the youngest one is only two or three years old. They are all wearing new clothes. It’s just that the weather is too hot, and their little faces are dripping with sweat.
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Some children seemed happy, chatting and laughing, while others looked sad, with eyes full of confusion and uneasiness.
Lin Yi and Su Jin'er knew that this was "Piao Ling Island" and was "recruiting" new people again.
Every two years, Piaoling Island sends out a few people to look for well-qualified homeless children in various places. They then put them in new clothes and bring them back to Piaoling Island for training. However, some people say that people from Piaoling Island sometimes rob children.
At this time, a child over eight years old cried and begged a guard woman.
"Good sister, I am really not an orphan. My mother is seriously ill in bed, and my sisters are still young. They are very hungry, so I come out to beg for food for them. You just treat me as an orphan and arrest me... I don't want to wear new clothes.
I don’t want to fill my stomach. I just want to be with my mother and my sister. Please let me go..."
The woman scolded and said, "You idiot. If you come with us, you will reach the sky in one step. From now on, you will have no worries about food and clothing, and you may have a great future. Just let your mother and sister leave their fate to their fate! If you make any noise again, I will interrupt you."
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The child was suddenly too frightened to say anything. He could only sit next to a tree and wipe his nose and cry.
Lin Yi and Su Jin'er looked at each other and felt sympathy.
Su Jin'er walked to Luo Xiegu with a smile and said: "Brother Luo, for the sake of the child's filial piety, let him go. Anyway, there is no shortage of him. I am begging Brother Luo, and I will repay this favor in the future.
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Most people in Luo Xiegu and Piaoling Island were "recruited" and taken to Piaoling Island in this way when they were children.
Luo Xiegu had been a wandering orphan since he was a child, so he was very indifferent to family affection. No matter how much the child cried and begged him, he was indifferent. But Su Jin'er had to think about it when she lowered her body and asked Luo Xiegu.
He thought for a moment and said to the female subordinate: "Let him go."
When the child heard that he was about to be released, his tears turned into laughter, then sadness turned into joy.
He thanked the woman first, then ran to Luo Xiegu and Su Jin'er and knelt down on the ground.
"Thank you, uncle, thank you, miss. May the Bodhisattva bless you..."
Su Jin'er took out some silver and gave it to the child, and said to him distressedly: "You are a good boy. Go back and take care of your mother and sister. Don't run around in the future."
The child thanked him again, then took the silver and ran out of the forest. He was afraid that these people would regret and not let him go.
Seeing that the child was released, two more children cried and begged to be released. The woman went up and slapped each of them, and the two children no longer dared to bite. Several children also scolded the two children for being ignorant.
From now on, they will have someone to take care of their food and drink, which is a great thing.
Lin Yi was looking at a child at this moment.
A very special child.
This child is only two or three years old. He wears a red silk scarf on his head, which distinguishes him from other children.
He didn't cry or make a fuss, and sat there quietly with half a piece of white flour cake in his little hand.
Lin Yi looked at him, and he looked at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi was surprised. There was no fear or anxiety in the child's bright eyes, but full of coldness. Like the wilderness in the cold winter, lonely, cold and even with an aura of death.
Such a look should not appear in the eyes of a two or three year old child.
What happened to him?
Where did he come from?
Lin Yi was full of indescribable feelings for this child.
Su Jin'er walked to Lin Yi and sat down next to him under the shade of a tree.
Lin Yi asked Su Jin'er in a low voice.
"Do you know why that child has a red scarf on his head?"
"I know. I've heard people say that children who are chosen to be 'sea boys' will have a red scarf tied around their heads. It's also called a 'soul-gathering scarf'."
On the reef island, Lin Yi heard an old man talk about "sea boys".
I heard from the old man that the ancestors of "Piao Ling Island" were a brother and sister, who were also famous figures at that time. Later, the brother and sister got tired of fighting in the rivers and lakes, so they took their families to travel on the sea. In the end, the brother and sister discovered a strange island that could be moved, and settled on it.
They settled on the island and named it "Piaoling Island".
My sister believed in Poseidon. She severed ties with her husband and built a temple on the island. She claimed to be the daughter of Poseidon and was deeply worshiped by believers. Later, many people who made a living from the sea came to worship and offered various items to pray.
Her blessing.
Once there was a strong wind and heavy rain at sea for twenty days. The tide swallowed up the lives of countless ships, and the sea water rose so much that it almost covered Piaoling Island.
My sister had a dream at night, in which an immortal told her that only by giving a pair of boys and girls to the Poseidon as companions would the Poseidon be able to calm down and stop the storm.
The younger sister actually put her son and daughter into a small boat and sent them into the noisy sea, dedicating them to the God of the Sea.
Strangely enough, two days later the wind stopped and the rain stopped, and the sea became clear again.
From then on, my sister made a law in the temple, and every two years she must choose a pair of children with good birth numbers and give them to Poseidon as companions.
Everyone on Piaoling Island, including believers from all over the world, firmly believes that there is indeed a god who controls the sea living under the sea. They must serve the sea god well to ensure peace on the sea.
However, Piaoling Island's behavior of using young children to "sacrifice the sea" is considered cruel and inhumane in the eyes of others.
Therefore, some famous sects in the world believe that Piaoling Island is an evil force.
More than a hundred years ago, various sects on the rivers and lakes jointly cleared Piaoling Island. However, because Piaoling Island could change sea areas at any time like a giant ship, it was difficult for them to find it and they had to end it hastily.
When the old man was the island owner, several leaders of the big sects who had good personal relationships with the old man, including Su Qinghou's father, Su Zhen, secretly approached the old man to see if they could abolish the use of young children to "sacrifice the sea."
The old man also made great efforts to this end, but was opposed by everyone on the island. Although the old man was the master of the island, he had no right to interfere with the affairs of the temple. In the end, nothing happened.
This is also the thing that makes the old man feel most guilty and unable to change in his life.
Lin Yi continued to look at the child, who also looked at him intently, and his eyes were no longer as cold. This little life turned out to be a "sea boy". Lin Yi's heart trembled. He stood up suddenly
Walk towards the child.
The two Piaoling Island masters next to the child became alert when they saw Lin Yi walking over, their hands on their respective weapons.
Luo Xiegu also stared at Lin Yi.
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I updated the wrong chapter before, sorry. There will be two chapters next Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and chapter 2,461.