Chapter 204 Shen Luo is unusual

"Tell me why I'm angry. They're forcing you so much, how can I not be angry?" Xie Yunsheng looked at the confused Shen Luo, feeling extremely angry.

Why is this elm-headed person so unresponsive and slow?

Couldn't she see what the woman's real purpose was in forcing her?

The total number of times Shen Luo persuaded people was less than five. She didn't even know what she said, which made Xie Yunsheng less angry than more.

The old doctor saw that Xie Yunsheng was getting more and more angry, but Shen Luo still had a hazy look on her face. She quietly stood up and explained: "Mrs. Xie, can't you really see that the village chief's lady has taken a fancy to you? Is it because she is the husband-in-law of a woman that she would go out with such a big fanfare to force you to sacrifice to the Dragon King on her behalf?"

Shen Luo suddenly realized: "That's it!"

She stepped towards Xie Yunsheng, looked at Xie Yunsheng's profile carefully, and sighed softly: "People say that beauty brings disaster, but I didn't expect that a good-looking man can cause trouble like this."

Xie Yunsheng looked at Shen Luo who was teasing him, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and asked: "Is this the reaction a wife should have?"

"People are coveting your husband, shouldn't you teach them a lesson so that they will remember it?" Xie Yunsheng asked back, and then said: "No matter whether you do it or not, I can't let them go. "

A woman who dares to take advantage of him and force him.

These people deserve death!

The old doctor looked at the two of them and advised: "You two have nothing to be angry about. When I send you out of the mountain tomorrow, they won't be able to find you, so just forget about it!"

"It's better to do less than to do more!" the old doctor advised, not wanting any more troubles to occur in this already unstable village.

Xie Yunsheng looked at Shen Luo and said softly: "The old doctor is right. All grudges will be resolved after we leave this village."

Xie Yunsheng had secretly made up his mind. After they left, he sent people to surround the village.

Compared with Xie Yunsheng's anger, Shen Luo's face was calm. She looked at the old doctor and asked: "Old sir, can you tell me why your village holds sacrifices?"

Thousands of years ago, the rules of sacrifice and human burial were abolished in various places. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, His Majesty even banned it, and no one was allowed to hold sacrifices in any name, disregarding human life.

The Yuan Emperor was tyrannical and only favored Buddhism. He was a great believer in Qihuang's divination skills. Moreover, because an eminent monk predicted that a man named Xie would seize the Yuan Emperor's kingdom, the Yuan Emperor ordered a massacre of babies named Xie, resulting in the death of countless newborn babies.

Emperor Cheng experienced various pursuits since childhood, hated Buddhism, hated the art of Qi and Huang, and hated divination. After he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he canceled the burials and sacrifices in various places.

Why did this village dare to disobey the emperor's order and sacrifice human beings?

The old gentleman stroked his beard and sat down slowly, his straight back slightly stooped. After a moment of silence, the old gentleman said, "This matter started fifteen years ago."

"The previous dynasty was tyrannical and the people had no way to make a living. The ancestors of the village chief Cao Zhengyang led the people to migrate, and we took root here and lived here."

"Eighteen years ago, a man-eating tiger suddenly appeared in the mountains. The villagers rose up to resist, but the tigers were so fierce that the people were unable to resist. A master claimed that the younger brother of Emperor Yuan's national preceptor passed by here and informed the villagers that there were tigers in the mountains. If he wanted to suppress them, he Only by inviting a true dragon general to the world can the evil spirits be suppressed."

"Under the leadership of the master, the villagers built a Dragon King Temple by the lake. That year, the tiger seemed to feel the pressure of the real dragon and never came out of the mountain. Even the villagers who went hunting in the mountain were able to escape from the tiger when they encountered it."

"One year after the establishment of the Dragon King Temple, the fierce tiger came down the mountain again and killed countless villagers. The villagers had no choice but to ask the master for help."

Shen Luo held the ceramic tea cup in his hand and asked softly: "The master told you that the Dragon King was far away from his blood relatives in the sea and came to Yanshan Village to protect the villagers. He was lonely and lonely and needed to sacrifice an eighteen-year-old girl to accompany the Dragon King. Only this way Only the Spiritual King will continue to protect Yanshan Village, right?"

The old doctor was shocked and incoherent and asked: "Mrs. Xie, how did you know?"

Shen Luo looked at the kind-faced old man and replied: "If the old gentleman had the same experience as me, he would know why I know this."

The old doctor looked at Shen Luo and said softly: "Mrs. Xie, what exactly have you experienced?"

However, Shen Luo interrupted the old doctor and asked, "Mr., why don't you tell the juniors what happened next?"

The old doctor swallowed his doubts and replied: "The villagers were really afraid, so they followed the master's advice and arranged for a woman of similar age and good looks to be sacrificed."

"No one believed such a ridiculous thing, and it was helpless to follow Master Huizhi's instructions. But since the sacrifice, the tigers in the mountains have really stopped hurting people, and the villagers have no doubts about the sacrifice."

"The daughter of the right age this year is Cao Yueju, the daughter of the village chief. According to the rules, the village chief's daughter must put on a wedding dress this year and be sacrificed. But the old village chief was reluctant and sent the village hunters up the mountain to hunt tigers. The rest is up to the two of them. We all know it.”

Shen Luo looked at the old village chief and said softly: "You village chief are really shameless. If you ask your daughter to sacrifice, you will vigorously promote it, but when it is your own daughter's turn, you will be reluctant to part with it?"

After complaining softly, Shen Luo asked again: "May I ask, old man, who is your surname and who else is in your family?"

The old doctor put away the sadness in his eyes and answered: "My surname is Fang, and I have a single name. I have a son named Fang Lansheng. He left home to join the army more than twenty years ago. Sixteen years ago, he took his son with him, who was already pregnant." My daughter-in-law came back. She is gentle, virtuous, and generous. She also added a little granddaughter to our family. She is fifteen years old this year."

"After my granddaughter turned three, my son received an order to return to the capital to report on his duties. My daughter-in-law accompanied him, but she never returned."

Fang Jing lowered his eyes, closed them, held back the tears in his eyes, and remained silent for a long time before speaking: "My greatest wish in this life is to find my son and ask him where he has been in these years. Why are you so reluctant to return home, leaving me and my granddaughter to depend on each other?"

Shen Luo raised his hand and stroked the old man's shoulder, and asked softly: "Old man, are you willing to go to Ning'an with me?"

"Don't stay here anymore. I heard from Cao Yueju that in three years it will be your granddaughter's turn to sacrifice. You can leave this village with me and take your granddaughter with you." Shen Luo saw the old man's eyes filled with tears. Feeling soft-hearted, I wanted to leave with the old man and his granddaughter.

The old man shook his head and said: "I only have one son. I can't leave here. If I leave here, how will my son find me when he comes back?"

The old man looked at Shen Luo and said, "If you really want to rescue my granddaughter, you can bring someone to pick up my granddaughter in two years."

"I will stay here and wait for my son to come back." The old man looked at the bow hanging on the wall with a faint smile in his eyes: "He is a filial child, he will definitely come back."

Shen Luo followed the old man's gaze and looked at the wall. When she saw the bow hanging on the wall, she immediately walked to the bow and looked at it carefully.

She stood by the wall, her eyes blazing, as if time was frozen, as if the bow had a fascinating charm, and she never moved her eyes away for a long time: "This is a good bow. I think your son must have a high status in the army." , otherwise you wouldn’t be able to get such a bow?”

"Yes." The old man responded immediately and introduced with a smile: "My son is a Zhonglang general and is highly appreciated. This bow was given to him by an old general. I heard that the old general carried the bow with him. ."

The old man's tone was full of pride and pride!

Shen Luo looked at the old man, then at the long bow, and once again advised: "Old man, it will be more convenient to find your son if you come with us to Ning'an, right?"

"Ning'an City has a large population and a dense concentration of officials. The Military Department and the Household Department control the military registration rosters of all officers and soldiers. If you arrive in Ning'an, it will be more convenient for you to inquire about the whereabouts of your son, right?" Shen Luo spared no effort to persuade the old man to join him. Head to Ning'an.

Xie Yunsheng, who knew Shen Luo well, had a trace of doubt in his eyes.

He didn't understand why Shen Luo, who didn't want to have anything to do with outsiders, would persuade an old man he had only known for a few hours to go to Ning'an with her.
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