Chapter 54 - The lonely village by the river (20) one more
It was a familiar sound of gongs and drums.
When the bell rang at eleven o’clock in the middle of the night, the originally dead village seemed to be in a carnival, and lights were lit everywhere.
At the same time, the villagers who were supposed to be asleep also moved.
Everyone’s room is secretly lit with lights, and the shadows of people are constantly shaking, making it impossible to see what they are doing.
Although Xu Bai is in the temple on the mountain, this does not mean that he has relaxed his control over the village.
After noticing the change, he narrowed his eyes and immediately looked at Jiang Xiuxiu.
“What did you do?” he asked softly, bowing his head.
I don’t know when, he has come to Jiang Xiuxiu’s side.
Their distance is so close that it can even be regarded as ambiguous.
Xu Bai’s deep black eyes were looking at Jiang Xiuxiu thoughtfully at this moment, as if to see through her heart through her feigned calm appearance.
“Aren’t you going to visit the village?”
Under Xu Bai’s exploratory gaze, Jiang Xiuxiu’s face smiled calmly.
She did not reply to Xu Bai’s words, but focused the topic on the strangeness in the village: “…If something happens, it may not be very good.”
Xu Bai listened to her words and chuckled: “What happened?”
He tilted his head and said lightly, “You really want me to go to the village?”
Although he had never made a clear statement, Jiang Xiuxiu could vaguely sense that Xu Bai didn’t seem angry or disgusted with her resistance.
Not only not disgusted, but also quite interested.
“As you wish.”
Jiang Xiuxiu wouldn’t be so simple.
After hearing Xu Bai’s question, she just smiled and said, “I just said something casually.”
Her tone was quite calm, and when she lay leisurely on the bed, she seemed even more lazy.
Perhaps it was “the time of death is approaching”, Jiang Xiuxiu was still a little uneasy, but became more and more calm.
Left and right, but was stuck in the game for a while.
She was quite confident about her plan.
It doesn’t matter if you fail.
In reality, she also spent a lot of money to buy a robot housekeeper to take care of herself. If the nutrient solution in the holographic warehouse is not enough, it will send her to the hospital.
Xu Bai could see her plan, which was what Jiang Xiuxiu expected.
At such a time, when such a change occurs, if it has nothing to do with Jiang Xiuxiu, even she herself will not believe it.
However, will Xu Bai pass?
Jiang Xiuxiu was really curious.
On the other side, Xu Bai looked at Jiang Xiuxiu and slowly narrowed his eyes.
After pondering for a moment, he retracted his gaze and made a final decision.
“As you wish,” he said, “I’ll go and see.”
Just after saying this, he tilted his head and added: “Of course, I will take you with me.”
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…”
Jiang Xiuxiu: “Aren’t you afraid that I will run away halfway?!”
Hearing the last sentence, Jiang Xiuxiu’s face changed, and the whole person sat up instantly.
She was so surprised that she couldn’t help raising her voice.
Looking at Jiang Xiuxiu, who seemed to react a little too aggressively, Xu Bai blinked, revealing a simple and harmless smile.
“You don’t want to go?” he asked.
“…No,” Jiang Xiuxiu said with difficulty, “I just… just worry about you. After all, I have always been scheming and love to toss…”
“How come, I have always believed in you,” Xu Bai lowered his head and said softly, “It’s just, if you really do this, I will be very sad.”
His tone is quite gentle, but the irresistible meaning in it is quite obvious.
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…”
believe her? I believe she will run away for sure!
“That’s fine, whatever you want,” Jiang Xiuxiu said helplessly, pulling the corner of his mouth, “I hope you don’t regret it.”
At the moment when he finished saying these words, Jiang Xiuxiu’s face, which had been pretending to be perfect, finally had a strange look.
Not fortunate, not joy, not panic, but… embarrassment.
She never thought that Xu Bai would actually propose to take her there.
She herself is not afraid, but Xu Bai’s side may be a little troublesome…
Anyway, escaping from the game is very important to her anyway.
Even if the scene in the village may cause some damage to Xu Bai, he must understand it…?
Jiang Xiuxiu comforted herself silently in her heart.
…
…
On the other side, in the village at the foot of the mountain, many villagers came out of their houses one after another.
After they played and sang the festive music of the wedding, everyone gathered in the empty space in the village, no exception.
Facing the cold wind, their faces turned pale because they couldn’t bear the temperature at night.
But even so, they all gritted their teeth and stood abruptly in the cold air.
“Father… are we really going to do this?”
After a while, a young man in his twenties finally couldn’t take it anymore and asked the person next to him in a low voice.
Beside him is his father.
From the appearance, this is an old man in his early fifties with gray hair.
Long-term hard work has given the old man his dark skin and aged appearance, with wrinkles on the back of his hands and face.
But such an old man, at this moment, flashed a resolute and tragic color in his eyes: “For the sake of the village, we must do this!”
The young man hesitated: “Father, but…”
“There is no but!” The old man said firmly, “This is the only chance the River God has given us, and we must not let it go!”
Just now, after the remaining villagers in the village fell asleep, they had the same dream again.
In the dream, a woman who could not see her face told them that she was an emissary sent by the river god.
“The River God is willing to forgive you,” said the woman, “but you must make a small sacrifice in order to appease his anger.”
River God…
Thinking of this, the old man closed his eyes in vicissitudes.
If this is what the River God wants, then they are willing to pay all these conditions!
…So, when Xu Bai came over with Jiang Xiuxiu whose strength was sealed, what he saw was such a scene.
All the surviving villagers, men and women, young and old, gathered in the very center of the village.
They were all wearing very simple underwear, the men were all naked and half-dressed, and the women only wore a thin skirt.
“The messenger of the river **** is here!”
I don’t know who shouted, and everyone’s eyes turned to Xu Bai.
They looked at him with piercing eyes, full of anticipation and fanatical devotion.
The old man at the head was even more excited and quickly stood up from the crowd.
“Let’s do it,” the old man said in a hoarse voice, “Let the messenger see our sincerity!”
As the old man’s voice fell, the remaining villagers closed their eyes in unison, and suddenly lifted the “fig cloth” on their bodies!
That’s right.
They lifted all the remaining fabrics on their bodies.
Rows of fresh flesh and bodies stand in the darkness, and any details are at a glance, which is quite eye-catching, making people feel as if they came to the low-end version of the White Horse Club in an instant.
If you can call the police, there must be someone who can’t wait to contact the police to get rid of pornography.
In the middle of this, the old man headed was full of vicissitudes, and his face was determined.
In addition to being full of shame, his heart is full of righteousness and awe at sacrificing himself for the sake of the village.
He recalled the information the woman told him in the dream just now.
“Why does Lord River God get angry, that’s because he is very dissatisfied with the brides you chose,” the woman said. “Every one of them is quite rebellious, causing a lot of trouble for River God.”
“Then what should we do?” the old man asked in awe.
“It’s very simple,” said the woman, “let the messenger pick a pious and docile bride from the village to the river god.”
“pick?”
“That’s right.”
The woman nodded, lowered her voice and said, “I used to be from the village. As your elder hundreds of years ago, I won’t lie to you.”
After she finished speaking, she pointedly mentioned a few words: “Remember, the main reason why the river **** doesn’t like those foreigners is not only because they are not obedient, but also because they are not useful.”
Under the careful guidance of the ancestors, the old man finally understood what to do.
“After eleven o’clock tonight, the messenger of the river **** came back to inspect the village,” at the end, the woman said bitterly, “you remember to show him yourselves and try to make the messenger leave with satisfaction.”
After speaking, she left, and the old man and the others were awakened from their dreams.
Seems to be useless…
Although the ancestor’s words were euphemistic, the old man realized the deep meaning in almost an instant.
That’s right, these foreigners love to mess with men and women, not to mention the male X withered, and the female looks the same as bean sprouts.
Recalling the words that the foreigners said to escape death when the “bride” was thrown into the river before, the old man agreed.
The river **** has been provoked, and the dead cannot come back again.
In order to make life better for those who survived, they had to act according to the wishes of the river god.
Although he is in his fifties, he is willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of the village and the happiness of the River God!
Thinking of this, the old man’s old wrinkled face slowly shed two lines of clear tears: “The messenger of the river god, the whole village is here, please, choose a suitable bride!”
Xu Bai: “…”
Xu Bai: “…”
In an instant, the whole world fell silent.
Jiang Xiuxiu even closed his eyes directly, unable to bear to look directly at this terrible scene.
No one spoke, not even the rustling of a leaf falling to the ground was clearly audible.
Silence is the riverside village tonight.
“Ginger sleeves.”
After a long time, Xu Bai’s cold and clear voice came from Jiang Xiuxiu’s ear.
“I think I should need an explanation,” he said.
His tone was very calm, indifferent, and could not hear any joy or anger.
But the moment he heard Xu Bai’s words, Jiang Xiuxiu felt a chill in his neck and couldn’t help shivering.
“Ahaha… Well…” She struggled to squeeze out an embarrassed and polite smile, “I didn’t see that you would have no bride in the future, so I wanted to help you…”
“help?”
Xu Bai suddenly laughed when he heard her words.
“Interesting,” he said with a chuckle, “Jiang Xiuxiu, you have never disappointed me.”
“Well, that’s for convenience…”
Feeling the majestic killing intent from Xu Bai, Jiang Xiuxiu laughed dryly and tried to explain: “Look, most people nowadays are superficial, who would have the heart to get to know strangers in depth?”
Xu Bai tilted his head: “So, you just let us face each other calmly?”
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…Yes.”
The two looked at each other, speechless.
On the other side, the villagers couldn’t bear the icy air, so they hesitated to test Xu Bai: “Lord Messenger…Are you satisfied with us?”
“satisfy?”
Xu Bai tilted his head and smiled inexplicably: “Satisfied, indeed quite satisfied.”
Immediately, his voice became cold in vain: “…But, I don’t think that I need to see these things when I choose a ‘bride’.”
When Jiang Xiuxiu heard the words, her heart froze.
Could it be that he is going to attack these villagers again? !
However, in the next second, Jiang Xiuxiu felt that Xu Bai’s hand was wrapped around her neck.
Two slender fingers gently pressed against her throat, like two icy snakes, wrapped tightly around her, and aimed their fangs at her fragile neck.
The sharp tingling sensation traveled through the skin to the nerves, and went deep into the heart.
And his fingers were as strong as ever, reaching a level that made Jiang Xiuxiu feel a little suffocated.
It seemed that with just a little more force, he could completely break her neck.
Jiang Xiuxiu: “…”
No, why is it pinching her neck? !
“You are very disobedient,” Xu Bai said softly, looking at Jiang Xiuxiu’s eyes widened in shock, “I don’t like it.”
He had a warm smile on his face, but his dark eyes
But there was a gloomy chill: “I originally planned to wait until after twelve o’clock, and kill you after the ceremony is completed… In that case, let’s go ahead.”
At this moment, the accident happened!
【drop! Monitor in-game inappropriate behavior below the neck! 】
Just when Jiang Xiuxiu thought she was going to die, a dull but clear mechanical sound suddenly rang from her ear!
Immediately afterwards, a series of beeps kept popping up—
【drop! The NPC behaved abnormally and violated the provisions of the national treaty! 】
【drop! An error occurred! 】
【drop! System check in progress…]
Hearing this, Jiang Xiuxiu suddenly burst into ecstasy.
It’s the game system!
The game system finally noticed the abnormality of this instance!
Her savior is finally here!