As one of the nine states on the Tianlong Continent with relatively dense human settlements, Yunzhou is located in the southern region of the Tianlong Continent, with a vast territory crisscrossed by countless rivers, mountains and rivers.
In Yunzhou's territory of nine thousand miles, there are seven large cities and dozens or hundreds of small and medium-sized cities. The four forces are independent and interdependent, but they are also afraid of each other and are at odds with each other. Like the other eight continents, they are all in a situation where heroes are competing for hegemony.
Wangyue Lake is located on the southeastern border of Yunzhou. The water area is vast. People along the coast have made a living by fishing and crabbing for generations. It belongs to the territory of Yecheng. Like Luoyun City, Yecheng is also within a radius of 8,000 miles of Yunzhou. Compared with
A sparse and ordinary small and medium-sized city, with a territory of more than 800 miles, and it happens to be adjacent to Luo Yuncheng...
………
It was late winter and early spring, and the temperature had gradually warmed up. In the quiet night, a village at the northern end of Wangyue Lake had bright bonfires. On the wide beach open space, there were constant noises, and a woman could be vaguely heard crying...
This village is called Hekou Village. It is one of the largest villages on the bank of Wangyue Lake. At this time, the whole village has come, gathering in the darkness of the night, setting out incense burners, cow heads and various utensils, as if they are holding an ancient ceremony.
of sacrifice.
On the open space on the beach, an altar was temporarily built with bamboo wood, about three feet wide and one foot high. In the center of the altar, a large long table was placed, and on top of the long table, there seemed to be something
Something is moving.
Taking a closer look, it turned out to be a person, and she was a pretty girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with big eyebrows and big eyes, red lips and white teeth. Her long hair was slightly tied behind her, and her whole body exuded an air of aura.
It has an ethereal charm, like a pearl covered in dust in this rough village, and is incompatible with everything around it.
At this time, the girl was lying on the long table, her hands and feet were tied up with ropes, and even the cherry mouth was stuffed with a ball of rag.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" The girl yelled, her delicate body trembling continuously, her pretty face also had two traces of tears, her face was pale, and she looked completely frightened.
"Mr. Meng, you can't sacrifice my daughter Hanyan to the Fish God. She is a friend of Princess Wan Ning, the only daughter of Beifeng Marquis. If anything happens to Hanyan, the entire Hekou Village will suffer..."
In the crowd, a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman had tearful eyes and howled loudly. He kept trying to rush to the altar, but was stopped every time by a group of tough men from the village!
"Liu Gu, I advise you to save it. This is the wish of the whole village, and it is also the wish of the people in dozens of villages near Wangyue Lake. I cannot tolerate whether you are willing or not!" At this time, a man with an iron staff in his hand came.
The white-haired old man stepped forward and glanced at the middle-aged man with a sneer, ignoring his plea.
The old man's name is Meng An. He is highly respected in this Hekou Village and even in the dozens of villages around Wangyue Lake, and is respectfully called Mr. Meng by the villagers.
Meng An was able to enjoy such an honor because, on the one hand, the old man had some abilities and was at the eighth level of the Blood Fusion Realm. Looking at the entire waters of Wangyue Lake, no one could surpass him. Ever since he returned from studying decades ago,
Naturally, he became the master of the waters.
In addition, when he was traveling in the past, Meng An also learned the theory of ghosts and gods from somewhere. After returning, the nearby villagers who were already short-sighted were naturally bewitched by him and served him like a god.
There is no doubt that Meng An initiated this human sacrifice with a young girl as the main character.
"That's right, as long as you sacrifice your pretty daughter, I believe that Lord Fish God will put things to rest and stop causing trouble to our fishing village!"
Around Meng An, many people and villagers also started to boo, and the scene became more and more lively.
Soon after, even the villagers from nearby Hekou Village came and wanted to witness the sacrifice together.
In the past few months, for some unknown reason, there has always been a huge black "monster" jumping out of the water at night and attacking the livestock along the bank. At first, the villagers thought it was a beast in the water, so they respectfully asked Mr. Meng to come forward.
Subdue that monster.
But who would have thought that the old man went out one night and did not know whether he had come into contact with the "monster". When he came back, he claimed that it was not a monster, but a "fish god" and must not be messed with!
Not only that, on the second day after the old man returned from a night out, he summoned all the major figures from the nearby villages to the Hekou Village ancestral hall and announced in public that a sacrificial event would be held to sacrifice the fish god and bring peace to the people of the nearby fishing villages.
Disaster relief!
With Meng An's prestige and status near Wangyue Lake, there was naturally a response to this plan as soon as it came out. The main figures in the nearby villages, including Hekou Village, all supported it with both hands.
But soon, some of the requests made by the old man began to cause difficulties for the villagers. In front of everyone, Meng An actually asked for a young girl to complete the sacrificial activity.
As a result, the nearby villagers, who have young girls at home, are all in danger of being selected as sacrifice objects.
Unfortunately, at this time, father and daughter Liu Gu and Liu Hanyan, whose ancestral home was located in Hekou Village, happened to rush back all the way from Beifeng City with the purpose of returning to their hometown to worship their ancestors.
Then, for some unknown reason, Meng An immediately chose Liu Hanyan as the object of sacrifice. As soon as this decision was made, no one objected, and many people even secretly rejoiced that the bad luck finally did not befall their daughter...
Tonight, it was obviously the agreed time for the opening of the altar to offer sacrifices. Night had just fallen and the entire beach was already crowded with people. Many villagers came to witness this moment.
In contrast, no one paid much attention to the victims, Liu Gu and Liu Hanyan, their father and daughter.
"Okay, the time has come, let's start the sacrifice. You all need to pray for a while, and then sink the girl into the water and sacrifice it to the Fish God!"
Meng An's eyes were cloudy, and he seemed to enjoy the atmosphere of being respected and worshiped. He kept making some weird moves around the altar, as if he were drawing talismans.
This kind of mysterious behavior is unfathomable in the eyes of nearby villagers, and they all watch quietly with awe.
Soon, the sky gradually darkened, and everyone on the noisy beach began to slowly back away, because they knew that the finale was about to take place.
Although the fishermen here are a little ignorant, they are not bad in nature. Watching a beautiful girl sinking to the bottom of the lake, many people still can't bear it and dare not get close to watch.
"Okay, you three, go over and throw the girl into the lake!" Meng An didn't care about that, with a cold light in his old eyes, he pointed out three strong men from the crowd and ordered.
When the three people who were singled out heard this, they all showed slight palpitations. This was no different from murder. However, due to Mr. Meng's power, they did not dare to say anything more. They gritted their teeth and headed towards the altar.
Go.
After a few breaths, the girl Liu Hanyan was lifted above her head by three rough men and slowly walked towards the pier.
During this process, Liu Hanyan rolled her eyes and fainted from fright, wondering how she, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, could have seen such a brutal scene.
"No," Liu Gu almost blacked out when he saw that scene. He burst into tears and fell at Meng An's feet with a cry of sorrow, begging bitterly: "Mr. Meng, I beg you, no matter what you want,
I can give you any amount of money. Aren't you a monk? Little old man, I have a big business in Beifeng City. I have a lot of wealth. I can buy a lot of elixirs. I will give you the exercises. I just ask you to let me go.
Containing cigarettes for a lifetime..."
"Humph!" Meng An kicked him away and turned to face the lake, a hint of disdain flashed in his old eyes.
Meng An has lived by Wangyue Lake for decades. At his age, monks basically have little hope of improving their cultivation. Even if they get a bunch of miraculous medicines, it will be in vain if they don't live long.
For Meng An, the only thing worth caring about now is the awe and service of the nearby villagers. That night, he really wanted to kill the evil fish, but after just a glance from a distance, the old guy was frightened.
He was so courageous that after running back, he was afraid that returning without success would damage his prestige, so he came up with a vicious plan like this!
In his eyes, the succulent girl was already a dead person. The reason why he chose Liu Hanyan in the first place was not only that the girl was beautiful and it was easier to convince the public when used as a sacrifice, but also because of the fact that the pair had just recently met.
The father and daughter who came back had no influence in the local area. Even if they died, not many people would care.
As for the threats Liu Gu said, how could a stubborn person like him listen to them...
"thump!"
A moment later, there was a loud noise on the lake at the end of the pier, and a splash of water rose from the lake. After leaving the girl behind, the three rough men knew they felt guilty, and they all ran back as if they had seen a ghost, trembling.
got into the crowd.
"Old man, you don't have to die easily, you - pfft..."
On one side of the crowd, Liu Gu watched helplessly as his beloved daughter was tied hand and foot and sank to the bottom of the lake. His chest felt tight and he spurted out a mouthful of blood. He glared at Meng An and fainted.
"Huh! Stubborn!" Meng An heard Liu Gu's curse before he fainted, and a murderous intent flashed through his eyes. However, because the villagers around him were already showing fear, the old guy knew that if he started killing people again, he would
I am afraid that some people will cast a shadow on me, and I immediately wave my sleeves and want to walk away!
"Quick...quick...look, the girl...bufufufu...comes up...comes up..."
However, at this moment, among the hundreds of fishermen present, someone suddenly shrank his pupils, as if he had seen a ghost, and pointed to the lake with his tongue trembling, stammering and not knowing what he was saying.
"Ghost, it's a fake corpse!!"
Soon, many fishermen who saw the scene in the water in the distance were frightened and screamed, fled away, and hid far away.
At this time, on the lake not far from the front of the pier, the girl who had just sunk into the lake was slowly surfacing. Because they were far away, many fishermen only saw the girl surfacing without any warning.
A scene, but I never noticed that in the lake at this moment, there was a hand gently supporting the girl's small waist...