Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 415: The Bloody Truth and Sad River Order
——Sacrifice——
The breeze blew the red silk on the wedding tent. Meng Xiniang held up the hem of her skirt, swaying her soft body, and walked step by step towards the man sitting on the altar.
The thin skirt exudes a seductive fragrance. It is the smell of desire, and it smells a bit slutty.
"Only the river has a god, and he has one duty."
Meng Xiniang took the knotted red silk in her hand and tied the other end to Yu Fengjin's wrist. She led him facing the Luoshui River and solemnly performed the conjugal ceremony.
Yu Fengjin couldn't resist, so she could only let it be manipulated, but her eyes were fixed on the dull Lu Ning, anxious.
"For more than ten years, the river has been filled with water and the crops have been destroyed."
The breeze blew the red silk on the wedding tent, and Meng Xiniang's cold voice blew into Yu Fengjin's ears: "How do you feel when you see your sweetheart with your own eyes being given as a sacrifice to the river god?"
"I will kill you!" Yu Fengjin bit her mouth and spat out a few words.
"Now I pray and wish that I will move to another country. The fields will be plentiful and the people will be happy and healthy."
The bride by the river stepped on a boat covered with red silk and blooming flowers. Beside her, there were piles of fruits, plums, chickens, ducks, geese and dogs.
She also seemed to be part of the boat full of sacrifices, which made her smell even sweeter.
"The fields are full of crops, and the people are happy and healthy. I am comforting the common people below, and the sky is above me."
After the ceremony, Meng Xiniang tore off his clothes, painted a strange pattern on his chest with the vermilion on her lips. This reminded him of the pinched flower in the mouth of the sacrifice on the stone platform.
The bloody rose with broken neck.
Suddenly, a dagger with a cold light was pressed against her heart. It seemed that the dirty blood of the previous victim could still be smelled on the sharp blade.
"Regards Chen Bo Dian, chatting with each other. God has a spirit, come and enjoy it."
Meng Xiniang remained motionless, with a half-smiling expression on her face.
The smiles on the worshipers' faces no longer warmed in the sunshine, and the noise no longer made them loud.
They were angry because the sacrifice was interrupted, and frightened because the goddess was held hostage, but no one dared to move rashly.
Yu Fengjin looked at her with calm eyes, and a cold voice sounded: "Tell them to stop! Otherwise I will kill you!"
Meng Xiniang's eyes were as charming as silk, and her voice was still lazy: "Your perseverance and courage deserve to be praised! Unfortunately...it's too late!"
"What's the meaning?"
Yu Fengjinting frowned and stabbed the knife in his hand a few points.
But there was no pain on Meng Xiniang's face. Instead, she wiped the blood with her fingers and smeared it on her lips.
Her behavior made Yu Fengjin feel disgusted, and she couldn't help but look away at the bride.
But they were horrified to find that the men in yellow did not push the boat, but the bride jumped out of the boat as if possessed by a demon, and walked step by step towards the river.
The girl's long black hair gently brushed her pale face, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.
A crystal teardrop streaked across her silky face, and the river water gradually flooded her beautiful skin.
The girl cried, but her tears flowed into the water, but no one could see her.
"Ning'er!" Yu Fengjin let out a heartbreaking roar, but the girl couldn't hear it.
He dropped the dagger, jumped off the altar, and his fluttering figure drew a graceful arc in the air. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the water...
"What's going on?"
"Why are the sacrifices missing?"
"Oh my god, he's not going to save people! That would anger the river god!"
The people watching on the shore were chattering. No one cared about whether the people in the river were alive or dead. Instead, they were worried that the destruction of the memorial ceremony would anger the gods and bring disaster to themselves.
While everyone was chatting and talking fiercely, there was suddenly a loud noise of people and horses from the shore.
"Stop! The Imperial Envoy is here, who dares to make a mistake?"
A shouting sound gradually approached, and a group of officers and soldiers rushed into the sacrificial scene aggressively.
The three leaders are Hu Qi,
Tuotuo and Gu Jiyun came in on horseback and led troops to surround the altar.
Hu Qi immediately dismounted, rushed to the altar, grabbed Meng Xiniang, and asked sharply: "Where is Lu Ning?"
Meng Xiniang looked at him without fear and smiled enchantingly: "Maybe she is in the arms of the River God!"
Hu Qi pushed her away and quickly looked around, but there was no sign of Lu Ning.
He shouted at the soldiers behind him: "Go down to the river and find people! Hurry!"
A group of soldiers immediately jumped into the river and groped around.
Xia Yunqing walked out of the carriage, looked at the strange scene in front of him, and immediately ordered: "Come here, arrest all of them, and don't let anyone go!"
Following this order, the soldiers' horses rushed in all directions, chasing everyone wearing yellow clothes. In an instant, there were cries and calls for help.
Xia Yunqing walked up to the altar, looked at the crowd and announced: "After investigation by the imperial court, the Chishui Sect is a cult! If in the future there are people who worship the Chishui Sect, hide the Chishui Sect members, or swindle in the name of the Chishui Sect, they will
Arrest and punish on the spot!"
The imperial court's order was quite shocking, and the people under the altar booed, but no one dared to object.
No one noticed that Hu Qizheng was kneeling slumped beside the altar, his hands supporting his knees, his arched back trembling slightly, and tears constantly falling from his cheeks.
"It's still too late! If only the reinforcements had arrived earlier! That's all!"
He beat his chest in annoyance and almost lost control of his emotions.
When Toto saw Hu Qi's appearance, he knew that Lu Ning was gone.
He went crazy and rushed into the crowd with a mace, slashing left and right. In an instant, flesh and blood flew everywhere. Countless people in yellow were killed by the stick before they could react.
Xia Yunqing was shocked and immediately ordered people to stop him. However, when the soldiers saw that Totuo had lost his mind, their eyes became red with murder. No one dared to move forward rashly. They just gathered around with weapons and waited for the opportunity.
The people searching in the river suddenly shouted to the shore: "Master Xia, His Majesty! There seems to be someone here!"
Everyone's hearts were raised, and all eyes were focused on it.
Hu Qi stood up, raised his cloudy eyes, and looked over anxiously.
Toto also stopped, plunged into the water, and tumbled over there.
Everyone saw the body of a young girl in a deep tunnel under the water. Her green body was tightly strangled by water plants, and her beautiful face was swollen with soaked water.
The soldier cut off the water plants with a knife and carefully dragged her out of the water.
The bright red wedding dress on the girl stung Hu Qi's eyes.
He ran over like crazy, picked up the girl's cold body, and wailed uncontrollably.
But the girl didn't respond. Her body left the water and gradually began to decay, breaking apart bit by bit like mud...
Hu Qi seemed to have been crying for a long time before he stood up unsteadily. His charming and pure eyes were now lifeless. He was like a walking corpse, holding the body and walking back into the water.
Gu Jiyun realized something was wrong and shouted sternly: "Stop the prince quickly, he is going to commit suicide!"
When the guards on the shore heard this, they immediately grabbed Hu Qi.
But he was like crazy, struggling to walk into the water. The body in his arms fell to the ground, and rolled into the water again.
Hu Qidun lost his mind. As soon as he turned around, he took out the sword from the soldier's waist and wiped it from his neck.
The soldier had quick hands and eyes, and immediately hugged his arm tightly, but his own arm was scratched.
Toto also stumbled over and picked up the body in the water.
Suddenly, he cried and laughed loudly: "This is not a deer, this is not a deer!"
This sentence was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, making everyone present feel excited again.
Hu Qi also dropped his sword, rubbed his blurred eyes, took a closer look at the rotten corpse, and immediately burst into tears: "It's not a deer, it's really not a deer! Keep looking, she must still be alive!"
soldiers
They cheered up again and continued to explore in the river.
The clear river bottom is covered with dense water and grass, and stars are shining under the sunlight. It flows day and night and gradually disappears around the bend of the mountain.
Lu Ning, dressed in wedding clothes, drifted with the water. She opened her eyes and stared blankly at everything under the water.
Suddenly, a man also wearing wedding clothes swam over with great effort. He grabbed Lu Ning's clothes and tried to hold her in his arms, trying to swim to the shore.
Lu Ning, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly went crazy, broke away from his arms, and sank deeper into the water.
Yu Fengjin was shocked. He knew that Lu Ning had lost his mind and was bewitched by the Chishui Cult to kill him.
He once again struggled to catch up with the girl who was as light as a fish, grabbed her feet, and held her in his arms.
Lu Ning was still struggling uncontrollably, but his breath was getting weaker and weaker.
Yu Fengjin knew that only bloodletting could awaken her and restore her consciousness of survival. But he held her tightly with both arms, and there was no sharp weapon at hand.
In desperation, he kissed the girl's bright red lips, gently ground his teeth, and bit her lip. His mouth was salty and fishy, and he sucked hard on the wound on her lip.
But after a while, tears fell down Lu Ning's fair cheeks, her eyes slowly returned to their former color, and what came into view was the face she once loved so deeply.
She stretched out her arms to wrap around his body, closed her eyes again, and kissed him gently.
The two people were entangled with each other and quickly floated to the surface of the water. The moment they left the water, the two people separated and breathed in the fresh air outside.
However, whether it was caused by the medicine or exhaustion of physical strength, Lu Ning soon fainted again.
Yu Fengjin could only hold on to her body and swim hard to the shore.
When people on the shore saw someone floating in the river, they immediately shouted loudly: "There are still people alive here! Come and help!"
After saying that, they walked down the river in twos and threes, supported the two people's bodies, and pulled them ashore.
After landing, Yu Fengjin ignored her fatigue and rushed to Lu Ning's side, stretched out her hand to feel her breath, and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Great! She's still alive!"