River God of Moon River
At the foot of the Demon Subduing Mountain, Chen Jingchou ran down in one breath. He suppressed his grief and said,""Master, please wait for me…I will definitely find Martial Uncle Gongshan to save you. Please wait for me to come back!”He even released the talisman ghost that his master had given him and turned it into his own protective spirit. Together, they set off and headed straight for Lei Xiaze to find Master Gongshan.
After leaving the Demon Subduing Mountain, he headed northeast and soon arrived at the Moon River Village. Chen Jingchou found an old man and asked him,""Excuse me, do you know where Lei Xiaze is?”
"Lei Xiaze? Oh, of course! After leaving the village and continuing north, he would reach Lei Xiaze.”
"That's great. Thank you!"
Chen Jingchou came to the bridge at the village entrance and was about to cross the bridge to the north when a villager guarding the bridge stopped him and said,""Little brother, wait! No one is allowed to cross this bridge now.”
"Not allowed to pass? Why?"
"We are going to hold an important 'River God Sacrifice' in the next few days. According to the village's rules, no one is allowed to pass through the bridge.”
"Ceremony?"
"Yes, little brother. This is an important annual ceremony of our Moon River Village. The bridge would be closed during the ceremony. Only after the ceremony was over would the bridge be reopened!”
"But I have something urgent to do. Please make an exception…"
"If you can't pass, you can't, little brother! You can stay at the inn in our village for now. After the ceremony ends in a few days, you can pass through freely.”
"How many more days?"
"There's an inn on the east side of town. Boss He is the village elder and is a very nice person. You can stay at his place.”
Chen Jingchou had no choice but to turn back. Along the way, he had heard many villagers talk about this ceremony. He knew that the River God here was very evil and wanted to use young women as sacrifices. Many poor girls had already lost their lives because of this. Chen Jingchou could not help but hate this "River God".
Chen Jingchou came to the inn and asked the boss for a room. The boss said,""Alright, welcome! It only cost fifty wen to stay here for a night.”
"No problem, but can I ask you something?" Chen Jingchou said.”
"What's wrong? Don't you have enough money?"
"Uh, no... I have something urgent to do and wanted to rush to the other side, but a big brother guarding the bridge didn't allow me to pass. Boss, do you have any way to help me cross the river to the other side earlier?”
"Hmm…your question is really difficult! Tomorrow, the village would hold a ceremony to worship the River God. In order to show their respect, the villagers would seal the bridge! The water flow in this area was very rapid, making it difficult for boats to travel. The village usually relied on this bridge to cross the river. If you wanted to go around to a place where the water was shallow and there was a ferry, it could take many days.”
"What a headache…Looks like I'm in despair now! Alright, rather than wasting time, I'll just wait here for a few days!”
The boss said,"In that case, I'll give you a discount. It's only thirty wen. Do you want to stay?"”Chen Jingchou took out thirty wen and handed it to the boss. The boss registered it for him. At this moment, another guest came in and said angrily,"Damn it, they actually don't allow people to cross the bridge. What is this village doing?”The guest rushed to the counter to register for accommodation. The boss asked him to wait for a moment and then called upstairs,"A guest is here. Come and help!”
Then, a beautiful girl with silver hair walked down from upstairs. This was really special. Someone actually had silver hair. Chen Jingchou couldn't help but be stunned. The young girl then greeted Chen Jing and Qiu Xinqin and brought him upstairs. When they arrived at an empty room upstairs, the young girl said,""This is your room. Although it may be a little shabby, I usually clean it very well. I hope you will like it.”
"Yes, it's really a very clean room!" Chen Jingchou said. Thank you. Right…can I ask out of curiosity? Why is your hair…white?”
"Ah, I…I was born with this…When I was born, my entire head was already white."”
"Oh, so you were born with it? So special!"
At this moment, a shout came from downstairs."I'm sorry, that's my younger brother…His legs are a bit inconvenient, he probably fell down again!”
"Mm, hurry up and go see your brother!" Chen Jingchou said. It would not be good if he fell heavily.”
"I'm sorry to have disturbed you," the girl said. Then I'll take my leave first." Then, he hurried downstairs. Chen Jingchou said,""What a polite little girl! After a long day of hard work, he was a little tired. He should have a good sleep first.”He closed the door and went to bed to rest.
Chen Jingchou slept until the next day, when the sun shone into the room and woke him up. Chen Jingchou got up and stretched his hands and feet before walking downstairs. However, when he got downstairs, he realized that the boss and his employees were not there."It can't be that they're still sleeping with their heads covered, right?”However, he heard from another guest that the passers-by in the village were discussing the drawing of lots.
Chen Jingchou had nothing to do, so he went for a walk on the street. When he came to a house, he saw many villagers gathered at the door and discussing animatedly."Look at how pitiful they are, but they can't help! However, if they did not sacrifice themselves, the entire village would not have a good life!”Another old man said,"What a poor child. There's nothing we can do about it." He did not know when this nightmare would stop!”
Chen Jingchou found it strange, so he squeezed into the house and saw many people surrounding the family of three. The middle-aged woman who was surrounded cried and begged,""Sob…don't be like this! "Please, everyone, please be kind…Please be kind…We only have this daughter…Wu…" A girl in her arms cried even harder."No, no, I don't want to die!”
"Doctor, it was also you and the village chief who suggested drawing lots to decide the sacrifice. Everyone agreed in the end."”"Yes, doctor!" said another woman. Two years ago, my daughter was unlucky enough to win the lottery. I handed her over with tears in my eyes and didn't say anything.”
The doctor begged,"Everyone…I've waited so long for my only daughter in my later years. Please let her go."”
"Doctor Yue, you can't say that. Are we willing to sacrifice our own children?"”
"That's right…You were the one who suggested drawing lots. How can you go back on your word?"”
The doctor's daughter cried out,"Father…Mother…Save me, I don't want to die…"?
When Chen Jingchou saw this, he understood."I get it now…So this village uses a lot to choose a girl to sacrifice to the River God every year! This method was too abominable! I'll ask the other villagers if they have any way to save that girl!”Chen Jingchou left the house and asked around the village about the River God Sacrifice. However, the villagers believed in the River God Sacrifice very much, so no one would think of a way to stop the sacrifice.
Confused, Chen Jingchou returned to the inn and saw a disabled child crying at the entrance. Chen Jingchou felt strange and went inside. He asked the boss,""What's going on? That child outside is crying so sadly.”
"Hey, young man, don't you know what happened?" His sister…the white-haired girl who led the way for you yesterday suddenly ran to the village chief and said that she was willing to replace the doctor's daughter as the sacrifice for the river god!”
Chen Jingchou couldn't help but be shocked. At this moment, the child walked in with a walking stick and said,""It's all my fault. Last night, I had a fight with my sister. I blamed her for not treating my feet properly in the past, causing my feet to become like this.”
"Silly child, when you were sick, your sister was so worried." Sigh! It's all because you don't have enough money and that snobbish doctor refused to treat you that you lost your legs!”
"I know…I know everything…"
"Since she knows," said the boss,"you were still talking nonsense to your sister last night. How could she not be sad?" Perhaps it was because you hurt her heart that she suddenly wanted to seek death. Sigh…"
" Oh…I'm sorry…It's all my fault…My fault…"
"Uncle, I roughly understand what's going on." When is the ceremony to sacrifice the girl to the River God?”
"It should be tomorrow morning, but outsiders are not allowed to go there."”
"Uncle, this custom in your village is really too much. I must stop it."”
"Big…big brother, are you willing to save my sister?" Xiao Tong immediately asked.”
"Little customer, I'm very touched by your kindness, but no one will pay attention to you." Moreover, even if you save my Little Xue, the villagers are afraid that the River God will be angry, so they will still sacrifice other girls!”
"Please, big brother…you have to save my sister no matter what!"”
"Little Shuo, don't say anymore." Little guest, just pretend that there's no such thing and go back to your room to rest early!”
"You're so annoying, Uncle He!" Xiao Shuo said angrily. You actually left your sister in the lurch? Annoying, annoying, I don't want to talk to you anymore!”Then, she limped out.
Boss He shook his head and sighed." Sigh... Little Shuo, that silly child. Don't tell me I'm not as heartbroken as him?" I've raised Xue for so many years. This child is so obedient and considerate. How can I not feel heartache?”
Chen Jingchou's heart furrowed when he heard this, so he chased out of the house and found Xiao Shuo in front of a forest in the south of the village. Xiao Shuo once again begged Chen Jingchou to save his sister. Chen Jingchou said,"Don't worry, I already had this plan. I must stop them!”
"Big brother, is what you said true?" Are you really willing to save my sister?"
"Hmm…but I don't know where the sacrificial site is. Can you tell me?" Chen Jingchou said.”
Xiao Shuo immediately turned from worry to joy and said,"That's great, big brother! I-I'll tell you everything! His sister was sent to the Moon River Cave…where everyone used to hold the River God sacrifice.”
"How do I get to the river cave?"
"Just follow the path in the forest and you'll reach it!”
"I understand. I'll settle this properly!”
"Big brother, the road there is very difficult to walk. My legs are inconvenient, so I can't go with you…but big brother, please save my sister.”
"Don't worry, I'll definitely do my best!”
Thus, Chen Jingchou entered the forest and walked all the way to the end. Sure enough, there was a cave. Chen Jingchou walked into the cave and passed through the nine twists and turns to explore the depths of the cave.
When they came to the depths of the cave, they saw the village chief and a large number of villagers gathered here. Snowy was also tied up and kneeling in front of a cave entrance. The witch in charge of the sacrificial ceremony stood in front of the altar and said,"Lord River God, we offer sacrifices to you!”
"H-stop!" Chen Jingchou immediately shouted. Stop!" Everyone was shocked by Chen Jingchou. He strode in and said,""You guys are too much. How can you sacrifice an innocent girl to some River God?”
"Where did this little brat come from?" asked one of the shamans.”
"He's a passerby of our village. I've seen him on the road."”
" That's right," Chen Jingchou said." I was just passing by. I saw you guys holding an outrageous sacrifice, so I came to stop you!"”
"This sacrifice was ordered by the River God," a village woman said."We're just following his instructions."”
" This River God is a lying god," Chen Jingchou said." All of you have been deceived by him!"”
"Damn brat, what nonsense are you talking about?" Wu Nan asked.”
"Yeah, how do you know if the River God is real or not?" The villagers also said.”
" Little brother," the village chief said to Chen Jingchou," offering a fifteen-year-old girl to the River God in order to ensure the safety of the entire village is a tradition that has existed in our village since ancient times. If we don't offer the girl, the River God will be furious and bring disaster to the entire village!”
"Disaster?"
"That's right. If the water source is cut off, or if our crops are cut off, we won't be able to survive!”
"So, there's something wrong with this god. It's completely the behavior of demons! You should think of a way to chase away the demon, not sacrifice a poor little girl!”
"Little brother…the River God is a god, but we're just humans. What can we do?”
" Don't worry," Chen Jing and Qiu Li said." I've learned the Dao techniques of Hauntlet. Perhaps I can help everyone eliminate him!"”
"Village Chief, this little brat is a charlatan. He came here to try to get business and cheat us of our money!"”
"That's right, E'niang is right, I think so too!" Their lives belonged to everyone. What if he couldn't defeat the River God and only implicated the entire village?”
The village chief nodded and said,"Little brother, I'm really sorry!" This matter concerns the safety of the entire village. I can't take the risk to listen to you!”He turned around and said,"Throw the offerings down."”Chen Jingchou wanted to stop her but it was too late. The two young villagers had already pushed Snowy into the dark cave. "You guys!" Chen Jingchou was shocked and furious.”
The village chief ignored Chen Jingchou and led the villagers away. A few villagers even said coldly to Chen Jingchou,""If you want business, please go somewhere else.”"You can just leave after patting your butt, but we'll be the ones in trouble.”Soon, they all left the cave.
Chen Jingchou walked up to the cave and said anxiously,""Damn it, I have to go down and save her!”Thinking of this, he jumped in without any regard for his own safety.
Chen Jingchou's lightness skill was not bad. He could land steadily after jumping down. There was a gurgling sewer below the cave, and Xiaoxue was lying on the ground not far away. Chen Jingchou quickly walked over to wake her up and asked,"Are you alright?"
When Snowy opened her eyes and saw Chen Jingchou, she couldn't help but ask in surprise,""Ah…why is it you?"
"Haha, I was the one who jumped down to save you!" Chen Jingchou said.”
"Jump down?" Snowy asked. This place…this place should be very dangerous!”
" It doesn't matter," Chen Jingchou said." I've learned a bit of Daoist techniques. I should be able to deal with that monster!"”
"Monster?" Snowy asked. Are you referring to Lord River God?"
"Yeah, which god would order people to sacrifice living people?" Chen Jingchou said. I'm sure it's a monster!"
"But…but…Lord River God…how could he be a monster?" Snowy asked.”
Chen Jingchou said," I know that your village sacrifices a young girl to him every year, and she never returns. I heard that she was eaten by the River God." Although I was just passing by, since I knew about this, I couldn't sit idly by.”
" But... but..." Snowy said," The River God... He will punish our entire village..."
" So, everyone finds an innocent and pitiful girl every year and uses her life to exchange for the safety of others," Chen Jingchou said." Is that right?"”
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry…I, I never thought about this before.”As she spoke, tears began to flow.
Chen Jingchou was caught off guard and said,""Aiya, what are you doing? I'm not scolding you. I'm blaming the adults in your village, not you. Otherwise, why would I go through so much trouble to come here to save you?”
"I'm sorry…I…" Snowy said.
"Come, it's okay! Let's get up and leave this place quickly.”Chen Jingchou stretched out his hand to pull up Xiaoxue. Who knew that at this moment, a force suddenly rushed over and sent Chen Jingchou flying to the ground. At the same time, a giant mermaid jumped out of the water and shouted,""Humph…Didn't I already say that I only eat girls, not boys?”
Snowy was shocked and quickly turned around to escape. The shark spirit suddenly opened its mouth and spat out its tongue. Its long tongue wrapped around Snowy and then wanted to swallow her. Who knew that Snowy's body suddenly emitted a hot energy, which actually burned the shark monster and made it shout,""It's so hot! This, this, this…" He immediately released his tongue and threw Snowy away. " Damn it!" the mermaid said angrily." How dare these villagers set a trap to harm me?"”
At this moment, Chen Jingchou suddenly jumped up.""Damn demon, you're not allowed to hurt innocent people!”He drew his sword and pointed it at the shark spirit."Where did you get this little Daoist priest? How dare you meddle in my business!"
"I'm here to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens," said Chen Jingchou.”
"Then please let me see it quickly!”After saying that, he bared his fangs and brandished his claws to attack Chen Jingchou. Chen Jingchou also used the Ghost Valley Taoist technique he had learned. As expected, it was extraordinary. The mermaid spirit could not gain any advantage. In addition, it had been injured by the heat from Snowy's body, so it could not defeat Chen Jingchou. Seeing that the situation was not good, the mermaid spirit no longer wanted to fight. She feigned a move and escaped."Damn it, how dare you find outsiders to deal with me.”He jumped into the water and disappeared in the blink of an eye. "Hmph…Now you know how powerful I am, right?" Chen Jingchou snorted. Let's see if you still dare to bully the villagers in the future?”
So he put the sword back into the sheath and turned around to save Snowy again.""Are you alright?"
"What happened just now…Where is the River God?" Snowy asked.”
"Still in Lord River God?" Chen Jingchou asked. Your Lord River God is actually just a mermaid spirit!”
Snowy said in surprise,"Lord River God…is he really a shark spirit?"”
"Yeah, I just beat it away!" Chen Jingchou said. I think it won't dare to harm your village anymore, right?”
"Really?"
"But…it was really strange just now. Didn't it want to eat you? Why did he dump you in the end?"
"I…I don't know…just now…I thought I was…dead!”
"Mm, it's good that you're fine…You must be scared, right? Come, take a good rest. In a while, we'll leave this place together!”
After the two of them stayed here for a while, Xiaoxue had already recovered, so they wanted to find a way to leave this place. They chatted while looking for a way out. Chen Jingchou asked him,""Why did you suddenly think of sacrificing yourself to be a sacrifice to the River God…"
"I…I'm really…scared…I…I…"
"Really, then why did you…"
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