The waiter sighed again and said solemnly: "The River God Festival is an annual sacrifice in Baihe Town. It was originally a festive event. But this year it has become an unlucky event that everyone avoids. I said before that the town wanted to
After trying various methods, they could not solve the problem of the river water, so they had to invite the immortal from Lingshan. After looking at it, he said that it was because the river god was angry and said that our sacrifices in previous years were not pious enough. As long as we perform this year's sacrifice
Offering a woman of eighteen years old and born in the yang year and yang month to the river god can completely solve the problem.
"That's nonsense!" When Hu Ling'er heard this, she burst out in anger and said angrily: "When the river turns black, there must be a source of pollution in it. They can't find out the reason, so they actually listen to a magician and want to kill one."
A living life, isn’t this looking down on human life?”
"Shh!" The waiter saw Hu Ling'er's excited look, then looked at the astonished diners around, and quickly pulled her sleeves and said: "Sir, don't be excited. We are not at a loss now, and this is the only one."
The eligible woman is the only daughter of our mayor, and he is willing to sacrifice his own daughter. What else can we common people say?"
"What?" Hu Ling'er was even more shocked.
How could there be such a stupid father in this world that he would personally send his daughter to death?
Although when she left Lingdu City, she warned herself more than once that in order to avoid Xia Yihan's incident from happening again, she must not meddle in others' affairs.
But human life was at stake, how could she let a fresh blooming life disappear like this?
Thinking of this, Hu Ling'er took a deep breath and said, "Xiaoer, where is the place for sacrifice?"
"What, do you want to go and see it?" The waiter looked at Hu Ling'er with suspicion and persuaded her: "This is not a good thing. Except for those in charge of sacrifices, no one in our town is willing to go and see it."
, otherwise there wouldn’t be so few people on the street today. So, sir, I think it’s better for you not to go, as it will only cause bad luck.”
After hearing this, Hu Ling'er waved her hands indifferently and said, "It's okay, just tell me."
Seeing Hu Linger's persistence, the waiter could only point her in one direction.
Following the direction pointed by the waiter, Hu Ling'er quickly arrived at the place of sacrifice.
A platform was set up on the edge of the White River, with sacrificial offerings placed on it, and the group of people she saw before were already standing by the river.
It was only then that she saw that the thing surrounded by those people turned out to be a bamboo cage. Inside the cage, a woman wearing a bride's wedding robe was kneeling. She could not see her face clearly because it was too far away, but she could still hear her.
Crying.
She slapped the edge of the cage and cried:
"Dad, I don't want to die, Dad!"
"Dad, please let me go. I will never disobey you again. I will definitely listen to you."
"father……"
The heartbreaking sound makes people cry.
The several strong men guarding her side lowered their heads and said nothing, and the atmosphere was quite solemn.
Hu Ling'er's eyes turned slightly, and her eyes fell on an old man standing next to the altar.
The old man was wearing a green shirt and was thin. He had his head turned away and did not dare to look at the woman, but he was secretly wiping his tears.
This man should be the woman's father, the mayor of Baihe Town.
When Hu Ling'er saw this kind of plot in modern times, she couldn't help but complain a few words. Now that she has seen it with her own eyes, her anger can be imagined.
Clenching her fists tightly, listening to the woman's cries that gradually became weaker, she wondered what she could do to save this woman.
"Qin'er, my Qin'er!" At this moment, a woman suddenly cried and ran from not far away, and threw herself directly to the edge of the bamboo cage.
When the woman saw it, she quickly took her hand and said, "Mom, please beg daddy to let me out. Mom, I don't want to die!"
Across the bamboo cage, the woman wiped the woman's tears and said firmly: "Don't be afraid Qin'er, mother will definitely save you. Even if she risks her life, she will not let anyone sacrifice you to the river."
God's."
With that said, she turned to the mayor and said with resentment in her eyes: "Today, if you kill our Qin'er, I will jump into the White River with her. Even if we die, we and I will die together!"
"A woman's kindness, a woman's kindness!" The old man was so angry that he beat his chest, walked towards the two of them, stood beside them and said: "Qin'er is the apple of our eye, do you think I am willing to send her to death with my own hands?
?But this is God's will. If she alone can save thousands of people in Baihe Town, her death will be worth it."
"I don't want it!" As soon as the mayor's voice fell, the woman yelled: "I just want my Qin'er to live! I gave up half of my life to give birth to her, and now you want me to give black hair to my white-haired person.
Man, sir, you are so cruel."
The mayor's eyes were dazzled, and he gritted his teeth and said: "It's not a question of whether you want it or not. As the mayor of Baihe Town, I would be cruel if I let the people of Baihe Town do nothing. That's all.
It's decided, someone will come and drive the lady back to the mansion."
After saying that, the mayor rolled up his sleeves and was about to leave, but the woman hugged his legs and cried loudly: "Old man, no, please let our Qin'er go. She is only eighteen years old.
She's not married yet, didn't you say you wanted to watch her get married and have children? You can't do this to her, no!"
The mayor closed his eyes, hiding the water in his eyes, and gritted his teeth and said: "She is going to marry the River God now, and all the people in Baihe Town will be her children. You should feel happy and proud.
Someone, drag me away!"
The mayor cruelly threw away the woman's hand, and two strong men quickly stepped forward to pick up the woman and drag her away.
The crying gradually faded away, and the mayor's daughter Qin'er also stopped crying and just looked at the river blankly, with a sad smile on her lips.
Even her mother could not save her, and she knew she had no hope.
The mayor didn't even look at Qin'er, he walked straight to the edge of the altar, took the incense handed to him by his servants, kowtowed three times to Bai He, then put the incense on the altar and shouted