Under the sky

Chapter 240

The village cannot survive this winter.It is only the twelfth lunar month, and the heavy snow has taken away most of the food stored in the village. The food that was frostbitten by the snow is rotting.During the Wala Festival, the villagers lit up a fire in the square to pray to God Sa for blessings. Even without saying a word, Xie Yunjin could feel the heavy and oppressive atmosphere in the village.

"Is there no righteous warehouse in the village?" Xie Yunjin asked Vala Xiaoji and the clan leader, although he knew that this was an afterthought.

"Yi Cang?" Wala Xiaoji was puzzled, but he understood the meaning, "You mean 'public offering'?"

The public donation is the voluntary warehouse of the Sa tribe. After tithing every year, the tithe is collected and stored. Over the years, it is used by the tribe to raise orphans, rescue rescuers, and tide over famine.Although public offerings have their uses, tribal offerings are often used as private property by local small sacrifices, and it is common for the flowers to be used up.

Wala Xiaoji is not that kind of priest. The grain donated by the public is stored in the grain cellar in his backyard. There are two locks, and he and the clan leader each keep a key.The place had been opened long ago, and it was filled with snow and water, and frostbitten food, furs, and coarse cloths were piled inside.

There should be a bigger charity warehouse, Xie Yunjin thought.The Sa tribes were too far apart, and there should be larger and better-protected righteous warehouses in each place, but that was beyond his control.

The villagers who asked for help brought bad news. There was no surplus food in other villages to lend them.This New Year is spent in mist and mist. Winter is not over yet, so it is still early to sow. Even if the seeds are sown, the crops will not grow so quickly.

The food that Master Jin brought home was getting less and less day by day. Xie Yunjin was growing up, so he tried his best to make the young master full first, at least not hungry, before picking up the remaining remnants.

Tuya's brothers, Qaboos and Liz, went hunting in the mountains with the guards and came back two days later. The harvest was pitiful. This was not what they were good at.

"We're leaving here." Jin Fuzi packed his bags and muttered, "Whether it's the Sacred God or the Buddha, please protect us from the next snowstorm."

Xie Yunjin went to visit Vala Xiaoji. Xiaoji was discussing with the clan leader how the tribe would overcome this difficulty. Caboose and Liz were guarding the door to prevent others from approaching. Xie Yunjin thought for a while and walked to Liz. .

"Why do you hate me?" he asked Liz.

Liz turned her head and ignored him, but Xie Yunjin still refused to give up and continued to ask.

"Your father embarrasses me." Liz replied, "When we were practicing in the square, he called me out every time, humiliated me in the name of teaching kung fu, and laughed at my lack of kung fu." He blushed when he said this, "He was nice to everyone else but bullied me."

Xie Yunjin was stunned.

The patriarch walked out of the priest's house, nodded to Xie Yunjin, and patted Liz on the shoulder: "Come to my house and tell you something."

"Who else is outside?" Wala Xiaoji shouted from inside the room, and Xie Yunjin walked in.

"I'm here to return the books. Dad said we were leaving." Xie Yunqian took out two shabby books from his arms, and Wala Xiaoji motioned to him to put them on the bookshelf.

"Are you leaving?" Walla said. "It's a pity that we failed to fulfill our duty of hospitality this time and made our guests from afar feel wronged."

Xie Yunjin shook his head: "My father and I are very grateful to Xiaoji for taking him in." He paused for a moment and then said, "I have something else I want to ask Walla Xiaoji for."

"What's the matter?" Vara asked.

"I want to get closer to God Sa." Xie Yunjin replied, "Can you ask Walla Xiaoji to write a letter of recommendation for me so that I can take the exam of Nabu Batu Priesthood?"

"You want to be a priest?" Walla was surprised. "You are too old to study in the priests' college, and you are a traveler from a wilderness. Are you sure you want to enter the priests' college?"

Xie Yunjin blinked: "I don't know other jobs. If you don't know anything, you should be the messenger of God Sa."

Vala Xiaoji laughed loudly, showing a rare smile after a blizzard: "You are a smart child. I have never seen a child as smart as you. Maybe you can really do it. If you are willing, you can take over the village for me in the future. , I believe you can make the village rich and full of milk and bread."

He stood up and walked to the desk at the back, calling Xie Yunjin: "Help me grind the cinnabar."

The Four Treasures of the Study have been introduced to the Sa religion territory very early. Letters from the Priest House are all written in cinnabar. Red represents flame, flame represents light, and light represents the Sa God. Only the noble priests can afford such expensive things here. .

Xie Yunjin had not polished cinnabar for a long time. The small piece of cinnabar had not been used for a long time. It took him a lot of effort to grind it away.Wala Xiaoji confirmed Xie Yunjin's name, wrote a letter of recommendation, put it in an envelope and sealed it with lacquer.

"Be careful, it will be useless if you open it." Vala Xiaoji reminded, "Give the letter to the Priesthood, and they will help you arrange to take the exam."

Xie Yunjin put the letter away close to his body and thanked Vala Xiaoji. Suddenly he thought of something and said: "We are leaving tomorrow. If dad comes to say goodbye to Xiaoji, Xiaoji, please don't tell dad about this. I haven't told him yet." Discussing."

Vala's small sacrifice promised and encouraged him to study the teachings intensively and benefit the tribe. Don't imitate other small sacrifices to enrich his own pockets, especially the small sacrifice of Walter Batu, which is simply a worm of teachings, and Atulie Batu's. Sa Si, who was cruel and harsh in every generation, told many stories about the five great badu, which benefited Xie Yunjin a lot.

Xie Yunjin said goodbye to Vala, and on the way back to the hut, he saw Liz, who had just left the patriarch's house. He covered his face with his hands and wiped away tears as he walked away. Xie Yunjin couldn't help but care.When I returned to the hut, I saw the patriarch walking out of his home again, and Master Jin was saying goodbye.

"Why did the clan leader come to find daddy?" He had become accustomed to calling Mrs. Jin daddy. Even when no one was around, he had to make a habit of it so that his secret would not be revealed.

"We won't leave tomorrow." Jin Fuzi said, "The clan leader asked me for help if there is something, and he will also send us food to survive the winter."

"Why?" Xie Yunjin asked.He saw a large plate of mutton on the table, as well as barley cakes and pancakes. The village was already short of food and could not survive this cold winter. How could there be such abundant food?
"He wants me to help him hunt and bring food." Master Jin replied, "He will give us the food and water we need on the way, as well as a donkey."

So generous just to help with the hunt?Xie Yunjin was suspicious and asked again: "I saw Liz outside the small festival house. He said that you bullied him. What's going on?"

"Leeds is too frivolous." Jin Fuzi shook his head. "He is too young and loves to play. The guard is a knife-edge job. His attitude will be very dangerous on the battlefield. I have to correct him, so I am particularly strict with him."

"Liz is quite fond of joking, and Tuya also said that he often teases people." Xie Yunjin agreed.

Master Jin sighed: "I didn't expect that he would not be taught, but would hold a grudge." He then asked, "Why did you go to Wala Xiaoji to return the book? Why did you stay there for so long?"

"I thought we were leaving, so I asked Wala Xiaoji some more questions, especially the customs and customs along the way, to avoid any danger."

Master Jin said: "We don't have enough food. Even if we go up the mountain to find a way, we can't go far. We have to find a way. I want to find a larger village and find work there. When I save enough food, I can go up the mountain to find a way."

Xie Yunjin nodded and sat down to eat without telling Master Jin that he had received a letter of recommendation from Xiaoji.Although he didn't understand why, he always felt that Master Jin was hiding something from him.

The next day, Master Jin led more than ten guards out.Xie Yunjin returned all the books and took a walk in the village.Everyone in the tribe is busy, repairing the cattle sheds and sheep pens that were hit by the snowstorm, and drying the wet grains. They are miserable and panicked, and don't say a word. This has been the case these past few days.

What was rare was that Tuya didn't work in front of the house, and it wasn't until dusk that she saw Liz walking in from outside the village holding her hand.

Wasn't Tuya not allowed to leave the village?
Xie Yunjin felt strange, and Jin Fuzi led the guard team back and entered Wala Xiaoji's house.It was already dusk rest time, and some people had already begun to pray on the ground. After a while, the clan leader also walked out and prayed to the God of Sa in the square. Xie Yunjin followed him and lay on the ground.

After praying, the villagers gathered together. It was time for Xiaoji to explain the scriptures, but today it was the clan leader who spoke first.

"We have food," the chief announced loudly. "There is enough game, pickled bear meat, fowl, rabbit meat, and a lot of grain. We can survive this winter!"

The villagers cheered in unison, the sound was thunderous, and Xie Yunjin felt even more strange. He turned around to see that Liz had already left with Tuya.

"How come there is food suddenly in the village?" Xie Yunjin asked Master Jin, "You went out for a walk and found no prey. Why is there food? Is it related to Tuya?"

Master Jin said: "Master, the affairs of this village have nothing to do with us, so you don't have to worry about it. If you don't like this village, we will leave as soon as we get the food and go up the mountain to find a way out."

Jin Fuzi seemed to want to stop him from talking and blew out the oil lamp: "I've been walking for a day today and I'm tired. Yun'er, go to sleep."

Xie Yunjin tossed and turned, where could she sleep peacefully?He just felt weird, Jin Fuzi, the villagers, and even Tuya were weird, so he simply sat up.

The snow outside the window reflects the moonlight, as if a figure is passing by the door of the house.Is there anyone out there at this late hour?Xie Yunjin stood up quietly, pushed the window open a small crack, and found Tuya standing at the door with a cane, hesitating whether to knock on the door, so he hurriedly opened the door.

"What's wrong?" Xie Yunjin asked in a low voice, turned around and closed the door to avoid waking up Jin Fuzi, "It's very late, how can you come out?"

"For a blind man, there is no difference between day and night, and now my father won't care about me. I can go wherever I want." Tuya forced a smile, "I want to apologize to you, I shouldn't ignore you."

Xie Yunjin realized that Tuya's weirdness must be related to the tribe, so he went straight to the point: "What's wrong? What are you doing outside the village today?"

"I want to go for a walk outside the village. I have never been outside the village." Tuya replied, "This is my wish."

"What do you mean?" Xie Yunjin asked, "Why is there suddenly food in the village? Is it related to you? What are my father and the guards doing outside the village today?"

Tu Ya paused for a while, then suddenly leaned closer and whispered: "Hold me tight."

Xie Yunjin was at a loss for a while.

The gentle body was already close, and Tuya hugged Xie Yunjin tightly with both hands. She was older and about the same height as Xie Yunjin. She rested her head on Xie Yunjin's shoulder and groped with her hands on Xie Yunjin's back. Exploring, searching, feeling, he whispered: "I like to be held, but Liz doesn't want to because he's afraid that he can't help it. Please hold me firmly."

Xie Yunjin felt that something was aroused in her body. She blushed and hugged Tuya.He is only fourteen and still ignorant about matters between men and women.

"I like to touch things, and I also like people to touch me, because I can't see, I can only hear, smell, and touch..." Tuya said, "I'm lonely in the dark, and I can smell more when I hold someone in my arms. Taste, have more feelings, to know... I am not alone, there are others beside me. But my father rarely hugs me, my mother rarely hugs me, and others dare not, only Liz can hug me."

"But now he doesn't dare to hug me. He's afraid that he can't help it." Tuya whispered, "I want to give someone a good hug before going to see God Sa."

"What did you say? Meet God Sa?" Xie Yunjin asked.

Tuya's hand followed his shoulder to touch his cheek, stopped on Xie Yunjin's mouth, and covered it.

"The village wants to trade swords and scales with the nearby Liu tribe." She whispered.

Xie Yunjin knew what knife and scale trading was, but what else could be exchanged in the village?You can't do knife and scale transactions before the snow disaster, let alone after the disaster?

"I want to be a saint, help the Liu clan perform holy sacrifices, and exchange food for the Liu clan."

"You?!" Xie Yunjin exclaimed.

Tuya held his mouth and said, "Keep your voice down."

"Why did you agree to such a thing!" Xie Yunjin was anxious, "Do you know what will happen to the saint?"

Of course Tuya knew: "I'm going to go before Sa God and complain to Sa God on their behalf."

Xie Yunjin said: "Where is the clan leader? Your father doesn't object?"

"It was my father who suggested it. He couldn't bear to leave me, but this was to make the village better off." Tuya whispered.

"Where's Liz? What about Liz? He likes you very much!"

"He can only accept it. My father is the clan leader. I haven't married him yet, so I'm not his property."

"This is a matter for the whole village. You shouldn't die alone!" Xie Yunjin said anxiously, "The villagers can still hunt and go hungry. Spring will come in one month. You can go to neighboring villages to borrow food. You can They can't force you to go further to borrow food..."

"No one forces me, I am very willing." Tuya said, "I am a useless blind man. My father takes care of me, my mother takes care of me, and my brother takes care of me. The villagers are very good to me. They all love me because I I am the daughter of the tribe leader, so I can survive and receive so much love. As the daughter of the tribe leader, it is also my responsibility to sacrifice for the tribe. I can exchange food for them so that they can survive the winter, which is good."

"I'm very happy that I can repay their kindness." Tuya said with a smile, "I can still see the Sa God, that's good, there is light there, and I will no longer be blind when I get in front of the Sa God."

"You will be burned alive!" Xie Yunjin shouted in a low voice, "You will die!"

"Everyone will die, initiate, annihilate, and return. I will look at the stars under the light of Sa God. I can know how beautiful the stars are, and I can smell the stars."

"No! There are no stars!" Xie Yunjin said anxiously, "When you die, there is nothing! Have you ever thought about what if there is no Sashen?"

Tuya was surprised and pushed Xie Yunjin away.

"What if everything in the scriptures is false? There is no God of Sa in this world. When you die, you are dead. You will die in pain and there will be nothing after death!" Xie Yunyan said.

"You...don't talk nonsense!" This was something Tuya had never thought of. "blasphemy is a capital crime! You are a stranger, coming from a blind country with shaky beliefs. I forgive you, but you must never do it again in the future. Say this again. Sa God... We are under the care of Sa God!"

This is blind faith and ignorance!Xie Yunjin said anxiously: "Even if there is a God of Sa, holy sacrifices are rarely held! Refugees should not hold holy sacrifices. They are obscene sacrifices and are not allowed!"

Only teachings can convince Tuya.

"Sacrifice that is not allowed will offend God Sa!" Xie Yunyan said, "It's useless! God Sa will be angry and punish you, the villagers, and the refugees who held the holy sacrifice!"

Tuya was trembling all over: "You... you are lying! You are talking nonsense! I... I won't talk to you anymore!"

Tuya walked away quickly with a cane. Just as Xie Yunjin was about to catch up, a strong hand grabbed him.

It’s Master Jin.

"Master, don't worry, this is none of your business."

Jin Fuzi was worried that Xie Yunjin would say something he shouldn't have said, so he pulled him into the hut.

"Don't the people in the village know about this?" Xie Yunjin asked.

"Of course I do. What do you think I'm doing out so early in the morning? Can I really get so much food from hunting? They're going to rely on my skills to negotiate prices with the refugees." Jin Fuzi said, "Everything that the guards know, the villagers must also know. You know, when the clan leader said there was food, who asked where it came from?"

The villagers acquiesced.

"It is difficult for blind people to live in such a difficult place and is a drag. Tuya's sacrifice for everyone is worthy of admiration."

"People in the village should work harder!" Xie Yunyan said, "They didn't try their best to survive. Just after the snowstorm, they wanted to exchange Tuya for food!"

"Tuya is willing." Master Jin said.

"She is my friend, and I don't want to!" Xie Yunjin said the word "friend" for the first time. Tuya was the person he talked to the most after leaving Guigu Palace, except Jin Fuzi. She disappeared like him. Every day, he makes sacrifices appropriately when needed, and even more tragically, he treats sacrifice as his mission and doesn't even try to rush out once.

Jin Fuzi was stunned and looked at Xie Yunjin: "What did you say?" Xie Yunjin said: "She is my friend! She is my first friend!"

There was a strange and indescribable expression on Jin Fuzi's face, but Xie Yunjin didn't see it clearly.

"Yun'er, go to sleep first, and we'll talk about the rest when you wake up."

"Dad!" Xie Yunjin grabbed Jin Fuzi's arm.

"Go to bed!" Master Jin growled, which startled Xie Yunjin. He had never seen Master Jin lose his temper.

Realizing that he had lost his composure, Jin Fuzi stroked Xie Yunjin's head and said, "Let's talk after you've had enough sleep and are energetic."

Early the next morning, Xie Yunjin ran to the patriarch's house as soon as he got up, followed by Master Jin.

"Tuya doesn't want to see you." The clan leader said.

No matter what he said, it was useless. Tuya refused to see him, and the villagers were already preparing. Without any guilt, they gathered in the square in front of the village and squeezed the weak Xie Yunjin outside the human wall.When Tuya walked out, they stepped forward and cheered, as if celebrating. Some held Tuya's hand, and some kissed her instep. Everyone was envious that she was about to return to God Sa.

Since you want to see God Sa so much, why don't you die in her place?Xie Yunjin thought.

By this time, Liz finally appeared.The villagers made way for him, and he hugged Tuya with tears in his eyes and cried.

Xie Yunjin couldn't get close to Tuya, and transactions with the refugee tribe were not allowed. When the knife-scale transaction was in progress, both parties could not exist at the same time. After the escort team left, Tuya would wait for the refugees to pick her up, and then they could To get their trade goods.

"Save her!" Xie Yunjin grabbed Jin Fuzi's hand, "Dad, find a way to save her!"

Master Jin said: "Wait a little longer, we can't leave now."

Xie Yunjin finally heard Jin Fuzi's tone relax and felt a little relieved.

The wait was excruciating, but the escort team came back soon. After noon, all the villagers set off. Jin Fuzi took the opportunity to steal a knife and hide it in his leather jacket, and left the village with the villagers.

Under the short tree two miles away, there were a lot of pickled meat and grains piled up, almost forming a hill. Grains in particular were very rare for the Liu people who had difficulty cultivating. They had to trade prey with other villages. Knowing how they got it, they paid a huge price to get the Saint.

The villagers were delighted, even moved to tears, and carried the traded goods back to the village under the order of the clan leader.Xie Yunjin and Jin Fuzi did not follow back. There were horse hoof prints on the snow, so they followed silently.

After walking a long way up the mountain, Xie Yunjin was very anxious. He had not learned how to calm down the more anxious he was. Even if he was precocious enough, it would still take him a long time to hone this skill.

The horse's hoof prints turned into a mountain road. They walked from noon to dusk. It was about to get dark. Jin Fuzi was just about to light the torch when Xie Yunjin saw the light of the fire in the distance.

Found it, it’s the gathering place of the Liu clan!
Master Jin gave up lighting the torch, picked up Xie Yunjin and ran up the mountain. He walked around the place where the fire was and found a sheltered platform to look down.The fire was blazing, and a large number of torches and bonfires illuminated the camp. It turned out that there was a cave here. It was thought that the refugees hid food in the cave to avoid the snowstorm.

There was a large cross wooden stake standing behind the bonfire, and firewood was piled under the wooden stake. Tuya sat by the bonfire to keep warm.She was a little uneasy, and a strong man handed her the skin bag. She took a sip with a look of disgust on her face, and reluctantly drank it. Xie Yunjin knew that it was wine, so that the saint would suffer less pain before she died.

Is this the belief of Sacredism?Let human beings be sacrificed?

A strong man who seemed to be the leader approached, and Xie Yunjin recognized him. His hair was tied into a dozen neat long braids and he had a goatee. He was the refugee they met before coming to the village.I saw him giving a few instructions, and someone offered Tuya a meat plate for Tuya to drink and eat.

There must be more than 100 people, a mix of men and women, hugging each other, which is extremely ungraceful. There are also women holding babies to breastfeed. Dozens of horses are tied in stalls, and weapons are lying idle on the ground, as if they are slacking off.

But there were more than 100 people... He couldn't believe that Jin Fuzi could defeat so many people.

"Yun'er, are you sure you want to save Tuya?" Jin Fuzi asked.

Xie Yunjin hesitated: "I have a way."

Master Jin asked: "What can we do?"

"The holy sacrifice must be voluntary by the saint. As long as the saint is unwilling, the holy sacrifice cannot be held." Xie Yunyan said, "I want to persuade Tuya to give up."

"The village has collected the traded goods," Master Jin said. "That is their winter food."

"Just give it back to the Liu clan." Xie Yunyan said, "Spring will start in a month, and we can still think of another way." He suddenly found that the people below had helped Tuya up, and they tied the saint to the cross. A wooden branch was stuffed into her mouth and tied tightly to prevent the saint from shouting unpleasant words during her screams.

For example, "Help", "I don't want to die", etc. How ungrateful is that?
"They are going to take action!" Xie Yunjin grabbed Jin Fuzi's arm.

"I'll go down and stop them later, and you can find a way to convince Tuya." Jin Fuzi said, "If we can't be convinced, we will be in danger."

He asked again: "Yun'er, do you really want to take the risk?"

Xie Yunjin's heart trembled and he nodded.

Firewood was piled around Tuya. The devout Liu people knelt on the ground. The leader recited scriptures and prayed. The saint represented the people of the Liu people and conveyed their hearts to the God Sa, telling them the injustices they had suffered and their belief in the God Sa. To avoid falling into an ice prison after death.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Master Jin instructed Xie Yunjin to go around below, waiting for him to take action to rescue people. Xie Yunjin followed the instructions and went around below to find a hiding place to listen to the leader's prayers.

A figure suddenly jumped down with a knife, and Xie Yunjin rushed forward. Only halfway through, he felt his feet were sore and weak, and he suddenly felt fear for no reason.Jin Fuzi had already fought with the other party. The Liu clan did not expect the attack and put their weapons aside. Jin Fuzi stabbed several people in succession.

Don't be afraid!Xie Yunjin didn't even dare to take a breath, fearing that his feet would become weak if he took a breath.He fell down in front of the firewood and struggled to stand up.A nobleman spotted him and kicked him before he could grab a weapon. Jin Fuzi hit the man in the calf with his knife, causing him to roll on the ground in pain and scream with his teeth bared.Master Jin used the back of the knife to prevent the enemy from getting too deep and unable to escape.

Xie Yunjin almost crawled up the firewood pile. Tuya listened intently, not knowing what was going on. Xie Yunjin shouted while climbing: "Tuya!"

Tuya turned his ears to the side and listened attentively.

"Dead...dead..." Xie Yunyan's voice was trembling, "Just... gone! There will be no more of you!"

He climbed up the cross and took out the wood stuffed in Tuya's mouth. His hands kept shaking and he was very panicked.

Jin Fuzi used several swords to force several of the tribesmen back, but someone had already picked up a weapon and stepped forward, and the situation became critical.

Xie Yunjin finally dug out the wooden stick from Tuya's mouth. Tuya was still a little dazed from drinking, so he asked in surprise: "Yunjin?"

Xie Yunjin shouted: "Tuya, do you really want to die? Are you really willing to sacrifice?"

Tuya said in a daze: "Come on, Yunjin! I am willing to be a saint for the village, and I want to see God Sa! I want to see the stars, and I want to hold the stars and smell them, they must smell good!" "

Throwing a long knife to the leader of the Liu clan, he swung the knife forward and struck the air with a sharp sound.Although his martial arts skills are much better than those of other Liu tribes, Jin Fuzi is not an ordinary person. If the night list ranked the top ten masters when he was in his prime, he would definitely be on the list.

But there were too many opponents, and he had to protect Xie Yunjin behind him.

"Tell me, tell me you don't want to die!" Xie Yunjin slapped Tuya on the cheek, "I don't believe you really want to be a saint!"

Tuya shouted: "Yunjin, I want to be a saint!"

Jin Fuzi was retreating steadily, and he could not stop being stabbed with swords and spears. He could only resist with strong internal strength. His arms, thighs, and shoulders were covered in stains, and he shouted: "Yun'er, hurry up!"

Xie Yunjin tried to persuade her, but Tuya still refused to let go. He suddenly looked aside and saw a torch beside the firewood. He mustered up the courage to pick up a torch and shouted, "Do you really want to be a saint?" After that, he put the fire on Tuya's arm.

Tuya had never experienced such severe pain before and screamed loudly: "It hurts! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

"Do you really want to be a saint?" Xie Yunjin approached Tuya with the torch.Tuya felt the raging flames and instinctively sensed danger. The burning pain in her arms made her wake up from her drunkenness.

"Are you willing to be burned to death?" Xie Yunjin shouted, "Say it quickly!"

"I don't want it!" Tuya cried loudly. She couldn't bear the pain of the burn. "I don't want to be a saint. I don't want to be a saint! It hurts so much. Put me down. I don't want to be a saint!" she cried loudly. Crying, "I don't want to be a saint! I don't want to die, I want to live!... Even if I'm blind, I still want to live!"

Everyone was stunned and looked at Tuya.

Xie Yunjin asked again: "One more time, do you want to be a saint?"

"I don't want it! It hurts so much! Mom, daddy... I don't want to be a saint, I don't want to die..." Tuya cried.

Jin Fuzi turned the blade over and shouted: "I was merciful just now, but if I do it again there will be casualties." He had indeed shown mercy just now, otherwise there would have been at least seven or eight more corpses and seven or eight more disabled people on the ground, and the refugees valued manpower the most. .

The leader waved his hand, and the refugees put down their raised weapons. Xie Yunjin was helping Tuya untie him, but he didn't notice the ferocious look in his eyes.

The leader roared and everyone retreated. He himself was on guard for Jin Fuzi and waved with his left hand. Someone immediately led the horse over.More than thirty people got on their horses, and the rest walked. The leader glanced at Master Jin and Xie Yunjin. A group of people left with torches, and no one was left. Master Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Yunjin untied Tuya. Tuya, who was in pain and fear, covered her burned arm and cried in Xie Yunjin's arms. Jin Fuzi bandaged Tuya's wound, and a large blister appeared there.

"Why did you come to save me? This is very dangerous." Although Tuya was blind, she could still hear the fierce fighting just now.

"Let's find a place to rest first and send you back early tomorrow morning." Xie Yunjin helped Tuya get up.

"Then...what should we do with the village?" Tuya asked.

"We will return the food to them and then think of a way." Xie Yunyan said, "Borrow food from the villages further away and let Master Jin teach them how to hunt. The cattle and sheep that have escaped will not be able to go far. It is really important to find them back." There is nothing you can do about it before you die."

Tuya was tired from crying, so Jin Fuzi took her on his back and found a private place to rest for the night.Early the next morning, Tuya was in a hurry to go home, and the three of them immediately went down the mountain and rushed back to the village.

"Does your hand hurt?" Xie Yunjin asked.

"Hmm... it hurts." Tuya couldn't see the road, and the mountain road was rugged. She put her burned hand on Xie Yunjin and used the other hand to hold a branch to explore the way.

"Will you live in the village?" Tuya asked.

"No, we are going to Nabu Batu." Xie Yunjin replied, "When you get married to Liz, I will come back to see you. He will definitely hold you every day now."

Tuya blushed: "Don't tell him about last night, he will be jealous." He added, "I will give birth to ten children for him, and they will hold my fingers and cry in my arms. It smells like milk. I hold one baby every day and change it to another one every day. Then I rush to Leeds to go to work, so I don’t need him anymore.”

Because of Tuya's relationship, we walked half a day on the way here and walked all day on the way back. It was getting dark, so Jin Fuzi held a torch to illuminate the place, and it was still bright under the moonlight.They passed by the dwarf tree where the knife and scale trade was held two miles outside the village. They saw that the dwarf tree had been cut into two pieces and the pile of rocks on the ground had been disrupted.

Xie Yunjin's heart skipped a beat.

Walking another mile, you should be able to see the light of fire outside the small priest's house here. The fire in front of the priest's door will never be extinguished.

Xie Yunjin didn't see the light, and he was trembling a little.

Sensing something was wrong with Xie Yunjin, Tuya asked, "What's wrong?"

Xie Yunjin forced himself to calm down: "It's nothing..." and then said, "How about we rest outside for a night and go back tomorrow?"

Tuya said: "Didn't you say it's almost there? I'm so tired and my hands hurt..."

Xie Yunjin finally saw clearly that the village was gone.The village was burned by fire, and the fire had long been extinguished in the ice and snow. He couldn't help but stop, knowing what happened without entering the village.

"What's wrong?" Tuya asked, she sniffed, "Why do I smell burning?"

Just when Xie Yunjin didn't know how to answer, Master Jin spoke: "The village is gone."

"What...what do you mean?" Tuya asked.

"The refugees did not escape. They massacred the village and killed everyone." Jin Fuzi replied without any concealment, "Your parents, your brother, Liz, and Walla Xiaoji, everyone is dead."

Tuya fell to the ground, and Xie Yunjin looked at Master Jin angrily: "Stop talking!"

"I'm sorry. The refugees thought that the village violated the knife and scale deal and used you to defraud them of food, so they massacred the village and all your relatives were gone."

"Shut up!" Xie Yunjin shouted at Mr. Jin and stepped forward to comfort Tuya, "Tuya..."

"Why did you save me! Why didn't you let me be a saint!" Tuya screamed loudly and hit Xie Yunjin with his cane and fists.Xie Yunjin grabbed her arm. That strength was not possessed by a blind girl at all. He tried his best but couldn't suppress it.Tuya opened her mouth and bit Xie Yunjin's arm. Xie Yunjin felt severe pain. If Jin Fuzi hadn't caught Tuya's chin quickly with his quick eyes, she would have bitten off a piece of Xie Yunjin's flesh.

"My parents and Liz are dead, everyone is dead!" Tuya collapsed and went crazy, "You made me doubt God Sa, you are a devil, you shake my faith! I hate you! I hate you! Bah! Bah. ! I spurn you and curse you!" She kept spitting at Xie Yunjin.

Xie Yunjin felt an unbearable pain in his heart. He did not expect this result and cried: "I didn't know it would be like this, I didn't know..."

"Bah! Bah! I curse you to be frozen to death by the ice, and you will drown in the cold river! I curse you!" Tuya spat at Xie Yunjin and screamed wildly. She was already in the abyss of despair, screaming In the snowy night, it is shrill and shrill like an evil ghost for a long time...

It came to an abrupt end.

Tuya covered his neck with both hands, and the blood that could not be suppressed spurted out with his pulse. His empty eyes seemed to be looking into the distance. He wanted to say something but could not say it. Only the slightest sound of breath came from his throat. out.

"What are you doing!" Xie Yunjin was shocked, jumped up and pointed angrily at Master Jin, "Why are you! Why are you..."

Jin Fuzi said kindly: "Yun'er, you want to go back to the pass, but you can't go back with this burden. It's best for her to reunite their family."

Xie Yunjin felt cold from the soles of his feet to the palms of his hands, and then from his chest back to his soles. He looked at Jin Fuzi: "You had known this would happen, right? You had known that the Liu clan would take revenge, right? Why didn't you tell me?"

"She is blind. She cannot survive without the care of her parents and lovers. Moreover, she hates you and is not grateful to you at all." Jin Fuzi said softly, "But Yun'er is different from him. Yun'er has her father to take care of her. Dad will always take care of you."

He stretched out his hand and gently stroked Xie Yunjin's hair, with tears in his eyes and infinite tenderness: "Dad will always take care of you."

(End of this chapter)