Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

Shen Yuyu really didn't expect this outcome. If he had known at that time, he should have stopped Kunwu from pretending to be the Prince of Beidi and going to the capital of Dali to assassinate the Prince of Dali, Dongfang Peng.

But then again, I didn't have that ability at the time.

She had to deal with both Wei Yuande and Kun Wu. She only had fifty people in her hands. She was able to rob Wei Yuande of dozens of cars of wealth, but she still racked her brains to deceive Kun Wu and his gang.

Of course, Shen Yue also told Ji Xun about this.

"It's okay." Ji Xun rubbed Shen Yuyu's head, "My husband will find a way to calm the matter."

"But how to calm it down?" Shen Yuyu frowned, "Dali originally wanted to take the opportunity to start a war. Doesn't this give them enough excuses?"

"There is only one way." Ji Xundao, "Find a way to prove that Kunwu is a robber from the Western Regions who escaped from the Great Zhou Kingdom. Of course, to prove this, we must join forces with the King of the Western Regions.

"Don't worry, Yu Yu, leave this matter to your husband. He will definitely prove that Kunwu's assassination has nothing to do with the Great Zhou Kingdom, so that Dali Kingdom will not be able to provoke this war.

"I'll go with you." Shen Yuyu looked worried.

"No, Yu Yu returns to Beijing and takes good care of the children." Ji Xun shook his head, "I have to go to Beidi. If we can make a deal with Wei Yuande and the King of Beidi, please ask the King of Beidi to go to Dali to investigate. If this is the case, then we will be absolutely sure to put this matter to rest.”

Shen Yuyu naturally understood what this meant.

If the Zhou Kingdom joins forces with Beidi and the Western Regions put pressure on Dali, Dali will not dare to provoke this war. After all, Dali does not have the ability to fight against three.

What's more, there is Da Qi State, which may not stand idly by if there is a real fight.

"Okay, Ah Xun Qian must be careful." Shen Yuyu knew that Ji Xun had to make this trip. Although she was worried about Ji Xun's safety, she had no intention of intervening in national affairs.

The two of them exhorted each other, and Ji Xun hurriedly left with his subordinate.

Shen Yue and Jiang Yue continued riding to the capital.

Three days later, they received the news that Wei Yuande was being transferred to Northern Xinjiang. Ji Xun must have used him as a bargaining chip to threaten the King of Beidi.

Although he was worried about Ji Xun's safety and the future of the Great Zhou Kingdom, Shen Yuyu suppressed his uneasy emotions and walked northeast along the path, observing the sentiments of the people along the way.

When I passed the bridge that day, I saw that the river under the bridge was dry and cracked, and then I remembered that not a drop of rain had fallen since entering the Zhou Dynasty.

Except for big rivers like Yanzhou River, all small rivers and rivers seem to have stopped flowing.

"Sister Yu Yu, it's a good thing you know how to move mountains, otherwise you wouldn't even be able to find water and you would die of thirst." Jiang Yu Yu muttered while riding on horseback, gnawing on pears.

The two of them wore curtain hats and had fruits to quench their thirst, but they still felt like they were about to catch fire from the sun.

"Yeah, it looks like there's going to be a drought." I don't know if this weather is related to the volcanic eruption the previous year.

In short, Ah Xun said that the temperature in the south is surprisingly low and the crops are not growing well, so there will definitely be a famine.

Because of this, he was so anxious when he got Dali and wanted to launch troops to attack the Kingdom of Zhou.

Amid famine and war, do the people still want to live?
So the war must not break out! Shen Yuyu secretly prayed.

After crossing the bridge, I saw that the seedlings in front of me were dry, the corn was wilted in the ground, and all the crops were dead.

Sure enough, there is a drought, and I don’t know how the people are doing.

"There is a village ahead, let's go and have a look." Shen Yuyu pointed to a village with gray tiles exposed in the middle of the undulating soil slopes ahead.
"Okay." Jiang Yuyu nodded, and the two of them rode over.

From a distance, I saw an altar at the foot of the mountain with red, yellow, blue and green flags, and people kneeling around it.

There was a woman tied to the wooden stake in the center of the altar, and an old witch in strange clothes was holding a long whip, dancing and chanting something.

This scene should be a sacrifice for rain, but why is a woman tied there? What do they want to do?
Shen Yuyu and Jiang Yuyu approached on horseback. After tying their horses, they stepped forward to ask someone.

It's a pity that after asking several people, no one seemed to hear it. Everyone knelt on the ground, chanted devoutly with their hands clasped together, and kowtowed heavily.

Shen Yue looked at it for a while, then looked over everyone's heads and landed on the woman in the center of the altar.

The woman was dressed in a fiery red dress, with a bald head and only a ring of hair on both sides. Her head was tied down and was exposed to the scorching sun.

"Is it possible that these people want to sacrifice this woman?" Jiang Yuyu whispered in Shen Yuyu's ear, "Isn't this too cruel?"

"It's possible." Shen Yuyu's eyes narrowed, "You'll know after you take a look."

As they spoke, the two found a shady spot and watched silently.

If innocent people were sacrificed to pray for rain, she would not stand idly by.

Soon the chanting ceremony on the altar ended and the people started shouting angrily.

"Kill her, beat this bastard to death.'
"Beat her to death, beat this bastard to death."

Shen Yu's face couldn't help but look ugly when he heard this.

She had heard about drought demons in modern times. It was said that droughts were caused by this kind of thing. She also heard that when there was a drought in some places, the bones would be dug up and the bones would be crushed and ashes thrown away.

But this was the first time she had heard of treating a living person as a drought demon.

Over there, the witch has selected three strong men and given each of them a whip. It seems that he is going to use the whip to beat the woman to death.

It is said that Han Ba ​​can only be beaten to death with a whip.But that was clearly a living person. You could just dig up a few corpses, extract them and turn them into ashes, but treat a living person like a drought demon and beat him to death?
No, she would never allow such a thing to happen.

At this time, the sound of beating boots was mixed with the screams, and the men began to attack.

Shen Yuyu hurried over there, trying to stop him.

At this time, a man stumbled over.

"Let my wife go. My wife is a human being, not a demon!"

The man cried and rushed into the crowd, but was stopped by the villagers. He knelt on the ground and kept begging, begging everyone to let his wife go.

But everyone looked numb and blocked him from entering.After a few whips, the woman couldn't bear it and fainted.

Shen Yue sighed and rushed over there.

"Stop." She shouted angrily, and quickly snatched the whips from the three men's hands.

The witch was casting a spell at the side. When she saw someone interrupting her, she became furious. She pointed at Shen Yu and rounded her eyes.

"Okay, you ignorant little girl, you dare to interrupt this witch's spellcasting. It's over now. Even if you kill this drought demon, it's useless! This rain, this rain will definitely not fall, and it will continue to rain. Two months.”

After hearing this, the people kneeling on the ground almost went crazy and rushed to ask Shen Yuyu for an explanation.

The witch's eyes rolled around, and she hurriedly said to everyone, "But there is another way to remedy it. This little girl interrupted my casting~~ I can only tie her up in one place like a drought, and beat her together. Die so that you can get rain."

When he said this, his eyes were greedily staring at the jade bracelet on Shen Yuyu's hand.

Shen Yuyu couldn't help but sneer. This damn old witch is greedy, vicious, and extremely hateful. She must be eliminated.

But now she has aroused public anger, and the villagers have surrounded Shen Yuyu with eyes full of fire.

"Cousin~~" Jiang Yue worriedly blocked Shen Yue behind him and shouted, "Stay back, dare to touch my cousin, don't you want to die?"

The old witch stared at Jiang Yuyu's baggage and the horses in the distance, greed flashing through her eyes again.

"They interrupted my witch's spellcasting and angered God. If they are not tied up and beaten to death, God will never bring rain!"

The villagers were bewitched again, and everyone gathered around Shen Yue and Jiang Yue.

Shen Yuyu didn't bother to say so much, so he went over and grabbed the old witch's neck, and said loudly to the villagers:
"Villagers, you have been deceived. This old ghost is the Hanban. If you kill her, it will start raining."

"If you don't believe it, just open your eyes and watch carefully."

After Shen Yuyu finished speaking, he tore off half of the old witch's clothes, gagged her mouth, and dragged her to the stake.

Several men tried to stop them, but Jiang Yuyu kicked Ruifei twice.

When the villagers saw how powerful these two girls were, no one dared to step forward.

But they didn't believe Shen Yu's words, and someone shouted angrily.

"Where did you come from, girl? We have no grudges against you, so why did you interrupt us to pray for rain?"

"Yes, Wizard Bai is a famous wizard from all over the country. How could he be Han Ba? Let her go immediately."

"That bald woman is Hanba. If she wasn't Hanba, why would her hair fall out at such a young age? She must be possessed by Hanba."

The man with the woman in red ran up crying at this time and cried while untying the rope of the woman tied to the stake.

"I don't know what's wrong with my woman's hair. It just falls out day by day. But she is not a demon. I am her man. Do I know if she is a human or a ghost?'
The old witch was held in Shen Yu's hands, and Jiang Yu's kung fu was so high. The villagers watched helplessly as the man untied the woman in red, and no one dared to say a word.

At this time, Shen Yuyu dragged the old witch to the stake and tied her up.

He swore to everyone, "This old witch is possessed by the drought demon. If you beat her to death, it will rain. I will try to show it to everyone."

The old witch turned pale with fright and shook her head desperately. Unfortunately, her mouth was blocked and she could not say anything deceptive.

Seeing that Shen Yuyu was so sure, some people were shaken.

"What if it still doesn't rain after you beat her to death?"

"She is a drought demon. When she dies, it will rain." Shen Yuyu looked calm and determined, "If it doesn't rain, each of you will be given 100 taels of silver."

As he said this, he winked at Jiang Yuyu, who then took out a thick stack of banknotes from his bag.

After hearing this, the villagers first looked at each other, and soon became ecstatic. They stopped talking and stared at the altar with wide eyes.

The three men who were kicked away earlier were carried over by Shen Yuyu.

"Hit." Shen Yue threw the whip into their hands and ordered.

The three men swung their whips and began to hit the old witch.

After a few puffs, the sky suddenly darkened and raindrops fell from the sky. (End of chapter)