In fact, even if Xiao Zhu didn't tell her, she planned to move out. Continuing to live here would make it more difficult for Xiao Zhu, and it would also be inconvenient for her to retreat.
After all, if you retreat here, your spiritual energy will not be sufficient, and you may be disturbed by other people.
She did not blame Xiaozhu, but told her that she had planned to go to the mountains to find a retreat place today.
Even though she said this, Xiaozhu still felt a little guilty in her heart.
"right here!"
Xiaozhu pointed to a hidden cave, "This is where I found the secret book."
This cave seems to be a place where a certain immortal cultivator once retreated, but for some unknown reason, he finally fell here. Then, Xiaozhu accidentally broke in, picked up a book of exercises, and then entered the world of immortal cultivation in a daze.
Lin Su looked around and saw that indeed, the aura here was much richer than other places. No wonder this person was in retreat here.
"good!"
Lin Su nodded with satisfaction, "This place is good. If it weren't for Xiao Zhu, I wouldn't have found such a good place."
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Double city.
Women were brought into the city lord's mansion one by one, and the city lord's mansion was actually filled with monks.
Apparently, this place is dominated by a small Zen temple.
These women are the so-called maidens for the Baptismal Festival. Although it only starts in a few days, some villages have already handed them over in advance.
These women were very worried because they had also heard bad rumors about baptism.
But now, they found no abnormality in the temple, and they breathed a sigh of relief. They all felt that the rumors were not credible.
At this time, a group of monks came out. Each monk looked at them like they were looking at merchandise, and then stepped forward to take away what they valued.
"Amitabha, all female donors, don't worry, the monks will take you to baptism."
The girls have also heard that if the baptism is successful, they will have the opportunity to become a high-ranking saint, and many people are looking forward to it.
I saw these monks bringing the women they valued into their rooms, setting up formations, and showing lewd smiles behind them.
The girls still didn't understand that this so-called baptism was indeed a lie, so their expressions suddenly changed and they ran towards the door.
But they are just ordinary people, and these monks are monks, no matter how weak they are, they are not something they can deal with.
The monk waved his hand and the girl flew out and landed on the bed.
She touched her chest painfully and smelled a strange fragrance. She became in a trance, felt hot all over and felt very uncomfortable.
But the monk smiled ferociously and said, "Don't worry, Buddha will make you happy."
Then, he threw the girl on the bed, and then the girl screamed.
After an unknown amount of time, the monk walked out of the room. Through the crack in the door, he could vaguely see a white skeleton lying on the bed.
At this time, other rooms were also opened, and monks came out one by one. Some of them had white bones lying on the bed behind them, some had human skin lying on them, and some...
But without exception, only the monk came out, but none of the girls who were taken away appeared.
In other words, it will never appear.
"These female rituals have no effect and cannot improve our joyful meditation at all."
A fat monk complained dissatisfiedly. The effect was very good at first, but now, the effect is becoming less and less obvious.
"Maybe the number is not enough." A monk next to him said, "Perhaps, we can increase the number of female rites, not one, two, or even ten."
"Not bad, I think it can be done."
"Okay, after this baptism is over, we will talk to the abbot."
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Xiaozhu had already made preparations. If something happened during the baptism, she would choose to commit suicide so that she would not drag down her parents and the village.
However, she did not expect that life would be worse than death when the time came, and it would be impossible for her to commit suicide.
After saying goodbye to Lin Su, she returned home, and at this time her parents brought her good news.
"I've already figured out a way to do this!" Father Jiang patted Xiaozhu's shoulder, "You don't have to worry."
"Dad, what can we do?"
Xiaozhu felt happy in her heart. If she could live, who would die? But at the same time, she was a little curious as to what the solution would be.
"Dad will take care of this matter, just put your heart in your stomach."
After Jiang's father finished speaking, he sent Xiao Zhu away.
"Are you really going to do this?" Jiang's mother was a little worried.
"Then what else can we do?" Jiang's father sighed, and then his eyes were filled with determination, "This is the only way we can keep our daughter."
Jiang's mother opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. Although it was unkind, she could only do it for the sake of her daughter.
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Xiaozhu learned that she did not need to attend the baptism, and the previous depression was gone, and her mood became much better.
Thinking that Lin Su had just moved to the cave, she was thinking about what Lin Su was missing, and then sent it to her when she was ready.
After Lin Su cleaned the cave, she planned to go to Xiaozhu's house. Although she didn't know what happened to her before, she obviously encountered something, so she planned to help Xiaozhu solve her troubles, and then she could rest in peace and heal her wounds.
After all, a cultivator can retreat for as long as ten days and a half, or as long as several years or more.
However, as soon as she came out of the cave, she saw Xiaozhu jumping over with something in her arms, obviously in a good mood.
Seeing Lin Su, she ran over excitedly, "Sister Lin, I brought you some things. See what else you need."
Lin Su was helpless, "If you bring all the quilts to me, what will you cover yourself with?"
"I am an immortal cultivator and I don't need to sleep at all. You can bring these things back, I won't need them." After Lin Su finished speaking, he looked at her again, "Has the matter that bothered you before been solved?"
"Yeah!" Xiaozhu nodded happily, "It's solved!"
Lin Su also smiled and said, "That's good. Then I can retreat in peace."
"Sister Lin, how long will you be in seclusion?" Xiaozhu was a little curious, "By the way, Sister Lin, do you really not need to eat in seclusion?"
"Of course." Lin Su pulled her to sit down, and then gave her some knowledge about cultivating immortals. It wasn't until it was getting dark that he let the reluctant Xiao Zhu leave.
Xiaozhu was happy and a little melancholy at the same time. She was happy because she didn't have to attend the baptism. What was sad was that Sister Lin was in seclusion and she didn't know how long it would take to see her again.
Although Lin Su said it would only take a few days, she always felt like she would never see Lin Su again.
"Bah, bah, bah, don't think too much!"
She shook off these thoughts and saw her parents standing at the door of her room, a little curious.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
However, when Father Jiang saw her, he rushed over and asked, "Where is the person in your room?"
Xiaozhu was startled by her father and didn't understand what he meant, so she subconsciously replied, "Sister Lin left."
"What? Why is this happening!"
Jiang's father suddenly felt like he was struck by lightning. Lin Su left, what would happen to their Xiaozhu?
Seeing his father's dejected look, the clever Xiao Zhu quickly thought of something, changed his expression, and asked, "Dad, are you planning to replace me with Sister Lin?"
Seeing this, Jiang's father knew that there was no point in hiding it, and said decadently, "Yes, now that he is gone, the last hope is gone."
Xiaozhu was a little angry, "Dad, you can do this!"
If Sister Lin hadn't happened to leave, I'm afraid...
Xiaozhu couldn't even imagine the consequences.
However, Father Jiang roared angrily, "You are my daughter. How could I let anything happen to you? You saved her life and asked her to die for you. What's wrong with that?"
Now it's okay, Xiaozhu is still being treated as a maid.
And the baptismal day is tomorrow, there is no chance to change it.
Jiang's father suddenly despaired.
PS: This chapter is updated thanks to book friend "Weng Su"...*