Dark, silent, closed, cold, and air-blocked. This is a small basement, closed on six sides, dark and dull, and you can't see your fingers. It seems like there is only endless darkness and silence, and there are some mixed difficulties in the air.
The smell smelled like urine, sweat, and some disgusting smells of blood and rot. In the darkness, two women huddled in the corner of the wall.
The two women look obviously like a pair of sisters. Their faces are 60-70% similar, and their facial features are quite delicate, especially their willow eyebrows. They look very beautiful, and they both look very young. The older one looks only ten years old.
They were seven or eight years old, and the younger one seemed to have just reached fifteen or sixteen years old. The two sisters were huddled in a dark corner, their faces pale and their eyes full of uneasiness.
I don't know whether it was because of fear or the cold, but the bodies of the two sisters were trembling slightly all the time: "Sister, will we die? I'm so scared? Oh~~" In the darkness, the sister asked with a sob.
The older girl also trembled when she heard this, with great fear and uneasiness in her expression. However, when she saw her younger sister in her arms, she knew that she had to be strong at this time, no matter how scared she was.
She couldn't show it, because she was her sister's only spiritual support at the moment. She moved her lips and said comfortingly: "It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid, it will be okay, don't be afraid, my sister is here, it will be okay, don't worry, just
Just treat it as a nightmare, it will be over soon..." She gently patted her sister's back with her palm, and she comforted her.
"But, they said they wanted to marry us to the River God. I heard people said that if we marry the River God, we will die. I'm so scared. Wuwu, I don't want to die. Sister, I miss my father and mother. Wuwu,
I am scared....."
In the darkness, the younger girl couldn't help but sob. Fear, fear, uneasiness...all kinds of emotions were filling her heart. Although her sister was comforting her, she was already quite old, so she naturally felt the need.
Understanding the situation, the older girl also fell silent when she heard this. She looked sad and could not speak for a long time. Although she pretended to be strong, she was actually just an eighteen-year-old girl.
"Sister, what do you think of my father and mother? Do they know our situation and come back to save us?" In the darkness, the younger girl sobbed for a while and then asked her sister.
"Don't worry, my father and mother must have discovered that we are missing. Maybe they are looking for us now, and they will definitely find us." The older girl heard the sound and spoke again, with a look of hope in her eyes, thinking
My parents also had some hope in their hearts. This time their family of four was passing through here. If they and their younger sister were missing, their parents would definitely find out soon.
Thinking like this, a glimmer of hope arose in the older girl's heart. The younger girl in her arms also looked slightly better when she heard this, and a look of hope rose in her eyes.
"Pap!" "Pap!" "..." In the darkness and silence, suddenly, clear footsteps sounded, like the sound of shoe soles stepping on bluestone.
In the darkness, the two girls who had calmed down slightly heard the footsteps and instantly became nervous and frightened again: "Sister." The younger girl looked at her sister in fear.
The latter also looked frightened, staring nervously at the source of the sound at the door, holding the younger girl tightly in his arms.
"Click!" It was like the sound of an iron lock being opened. Then, the door was opened, and the vision suddenly lit up. A group of people came in holding torches.
The two sisters in the corner huddled together in fear, looking at the person coming with horrified eyes, especially the scary old woman in the lead who looked like a goddess, with a withered face and sunken eyes. Behind the goddess,
They were some strong men dressed like ordinary residents, seven of them in total. The group walked in and looked at the two girls huddled together in the corner.
"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. Be good, be obedient, and come with me." The goddess looked at the two girls in the corner, with a somewhat scary smile on her skinny face, and said kindly, and left.
He went over and stretched out his skinny right hand to the two girls: "Come, come out with me."
"Where are you taking us? What are you going to do?"
The two sisters looked at the goddess in front of them nervously, with some fear. The older sister spoke, and the goddess smiled kindly and continued speaking softly.
"Come on, go out first, take a shower, eat and change clothes. I'll tell you the rest later."
The two sisters' expressions flickered uneasily, but in the end, after thinking about it, they slowly stood up from the ground and followed the goddess.
"Be good, this is a good boy."
When the goddess saw the actions of the two sisters, the smile on her face became more and more kind.
"Sister, isn't this the town from last night?"
Coming out of the dark basement and looking at the surrounding scene, the younger girl couldn't help but change her face immediately and said to the older girl next to her, because she recognized that the place in front of her was exactly where they were last night.
A town where a hotel is located - Fengluo Town.
The older girl's face also changed. She looked at the scene around her and recognized it naturally. However, she didn't speak and just looked around nervously.
At this time, four more women came to greet the group.
"He Po." Four women came up and called to the Goddess, looking very respectful.
"Take them down to eat first, then take a shower and change clothes."
The goddess nodded slightly, and then said to the four women. The four nodded immediately and walked towards a courtyard with the two girls, followed closely by a few men.
The two girls did not dare to resist, so they could only follow the arrangements of these people nervously. First, they followed the four women to a spacious hall.
At the big table, although the two sisters were frightened and uneasy, they did not dare to resist. They listened to these people's words and ate, and then were taken down to take a bath by four women.
Finally, two more women came in with two new sets of clothes and the two sisters changed into them. However, the moment they changed into clothes, the faces of the two sisters changed.
Because the clothes I changed into were bright red ancient bridal clothes!!
"Bridal makeup, why are you putting us in bridal makeup? What exactly are you going to do?"
Suddenly, the two sisters were completely panicked. They looked at the women in front of them and shouted softly. Facing the two sisters' inquiries, most of the women were taciturn. They just looked at them calmly but did not speak.
Only one of the women smiled at the two sisters -
"Wearing bridal makeup means getting married, of course. These two girls are so pretty. Lord River God will definitely like them."
"River God, what River God?" The two sisters' faces suddenly turned pale, and they looked at the woman in front of them in horror: "You want to marry us to the River God."
Seeing the frightened looks on the two sisters' faces, the smile on the woman's face became even brighter and she smiled slightly.
"We in Fengluo Town have worshiped the River God from generation to generation, and the River God has protected our Fengluo Town from generation to generation. The people in the town are all proud to believe in the River God. These two people can be seen by the River God this time.
I am chosen to be the wife of the Lord River God. If I marry the Lord River God, I will be able to serve the Lord River God forever from now on. I should feel honored and trustworthy. Why are you so frightened and uneasy?"
"Furthermore, in exchange for the two of you marrying Lord River God, Lord River God will protect me from Fengluo Town. The people of Fengluo Town and I will naturally be grateful to you and never forget your great kindness."
"So, you two can marry Lord River God with peace of mind. Just think of it as sealing Luo Town for us, and we will always remember your kindness."
The woman said with a smile, but when this smile fell in the eyes of the two sisters, it was extremely cold.
"No, no, no, I don't want to marry the river god, I don't want... Bang!"
There was a loud noise, and a woman was pushed down. The younger girl pushed down the woman next to her and rushed outside. However, as soon as she reached the door, she was blocked by two big men guarding the door. Seeing the girl struggling,
Awesome, a big man looked angry, picked up the girl and slammed her to the ground.
"Bang!"
With a sound, the girl was directly hit to the ground, and because of the pain, she curled up into a ball, like a shrimp.
"younger sister!"
The older girl's expression changed drastically when she saw this, and she rushed forward.
"You two should accept your fate obediently. You should feel honored to be able to marry Lord River God. If you are still dishonest, don't blame us for being rude."
The woman who originally spoke smiled again when she saw this scene, her face still wearing the same smile as before.
"You guys stay here and keep an eye on these two. I'll go see He Po and see when it will start."
Finally, the woman gave instructions to the others and walked outside.
By the Yellow River, in the afternoon, two carriages, one behind the other, slowly drove towards the ferry on the river from the road in the distance.
"Master, father-in-law, have arrived at the Yellow River."
On the carriage, approaching the ferry, Lin Tianqi pulled the reins, stopped the carriage, and said to Uncle Jiu and Father Xu who were in the carriage. After hearing this, Uncle Jiu and Father Xu also walked out of the carriage. Behind them, they saw Lin Tianqi in front of him stopping the car.
, Xu Dongsheng, who was driving another carriage, also stopped, and then got out of the car with Xu Jie and his mother and came from behind.
"Master, dad, senior brother." Xu Dongsheng called the three of them, and then walked up, followed closely by Xu Jie and Xu's mother.
The group of people was Lin Tianqi, Jiu Shu, Xu Jie, Xu Dongsheng, Xu's father and Xu's mother who were heading south from Lantian Town. It had been three days since the six people left Lantian Town and headed south. At this moment, they arrived at the Yellow River.
Looking at the river more than 100 meters wide in front of them, the six people were also blocked here.
"There doesn't seem to be a bridge nearby. We need to find a boat. There is a ferry here. It looks like there should be a boat. Just wait a moment. It's time to take a rest."
Uncle Jiu said, everyone nodded after hearing this.