guile fairy

Chapter 78 Scarecrow

Everyone's face was beaming with joy, probably this was a rare sacrifice.

As soon as the sky dawned, people rushed in, holding various things in their hands, the most conspicuous of which were red ropes.

The little girl let them play with her as if resigned to her fate, until the red rope tied her tightly.

Fu Zhaozhao was not so easy to talk to. One moment she said that her hands hurt and she needed to be gentle. The other moment she said that she had not slept well last night and had no strength to stand. The angry villagers who were preparing the work gritted their teeth and helped to tie the person up.

Everything was ready, and the village bell rang at the right time.

The person holding one end of the red rope said, "Let's go, the time is up, don't miss the time."

Then he pulled the red rope and dragged the two of them towards the open space in the village.

From a distance, I saw a large stone mill set up in the middle of the open space. There was also a bucket specially placed under the stone mill, which seemed to be used to catch something.

Gong Ya, who was among the villagers, looked a little anxious. He looked in the direction where they were from time to time, probably because he had something important to say.

Everyone pushed Fu Zhaozhao and the little girl to the stone mill.

At the other end, people were playing drums rhythmically, and the sound of the drums seemed to reach into the mountains and forests.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of drumming finally stopped, and then the clan leader came to the crowd tremblingly holding on to his crutches.

"Quiet..." the patriarch said, looking at everyone.

The people who were still whispering suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at the big stone mill with excitement.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, the patriarch continued: "According to tradition, today we will sacrifice two incarnations to Duke Ahong, hoping that he can continue to bless our village as before."

After hearing this, everyone responded excitedly.

The clan leader raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, then nodded to the people around him and said with a hint of weakness in his voice: "Bring them up."

The two tied up were dragged to the stone mill. When they saw her, one of them looked ashen, and the other seemed not to know what was about to happen to her.

The clan leader couldn't help but sigh, and comforted him more than nothing: "Although the process of sacrificing may be a bit painful, from now on you can serve Ahong Gong forever, which is a rare good thing."

Fu Zhaozhao couldn't hold it back and asked, "Since it's a good thing, why don't you do it yourself?"

When the patriarch heard this, he coughed a few times. After calming down, he waved his hand and said: "This is all what A Honggong meant. He probably wants me to continue to help him watch over the village until the right time. It will show up and take me out of here.”

No matter who heard this, they would think it was a lie.

But looking at other people in the village, everyone's face was more or less filled with envy, and they obviously believed in this statement.

After the patriarch said this, he did not intend to tell them too much before letting them proceed to the next step.

A rather burly villager stepped forward and pushed away the stone mill that was almost as tall as a person, revealing the hole inside.

Then he nodded to the person holding the red rope, and the little girl was immediately lifted up. It seemed that he wanted to stuff her into the stone mill. What would happen next was obvious from everyone's expressions.

"Wait a minute!" Fu Zhaozhao suddenly said.

Everyone's movements paused, and then she continued: "I'll go first, I don't want to see the bloody scene."

As soon as she said this, everyone looked at her with strange eyes, obviously not expecting someone to die so quickly.

Seeing that they didn't intend to pay attention to him, Fu Zhaozhao continued: "If I see the bloody scene, I can't control what will happen. You don't want to make trouble for A Hong Gong's sacrifice." She said this He said that the villagers who took action immediately thought of those people who were so scared that they peed their pants in the past. In the end, they dragged them away and washed them before starting over, which wasted a lot of time.

And of the two people in front of me, one is from the village. He looks like he accepts the reality and is not very likely to resist.

The other was an outsider who had arrived just a few days ago.

After thinking again and again, they met the clan leader's signaling eyes. They put the little girl down, and then rushed forward to pick up the tightly tied Fu Zhaozhao.

The position of Shimokou is not big, just enough for one person to fit in, without any extra space for movement.

Fu Zhaozhao sat firmly on top without any resistance.

After putting the person on it, three or four young strong men came forward to grind the stone. As their faces gradually turned red, the big stone mill gradually started to move.

In the past, it only took two rounds, and there would be screams accompanied by red meat falling down the exit of the stone mill.

But now after turning around three or four times, not only did no human screams be heard, there was not even a hint of red in the sound.

Just as several people continued to push hard in confusion, the stone mill cracked directly from the middle.

In a short time, the stone mill that had been passed down for a long time split into two pieces. Fu Zhaozhao in the middle sat leisurely on it like a normal person, watching them as if he were watching a play.

"How...how could this happen?!" Some people seemed to be in disbelief.

"How could this happen? Is it possible that Duke Ahong is dissatisfied with this incarnation..." someone said anxiously.

"This stone mill has been passed down for many generations, why did it suddenly break? There must be something wrong!"

The villagers below who saw this scene were all whispering in panic, obviously they did not expect to see this scene.

The large stone mill used for the sacrifice was broken, and it was impossible for them to find another replacement stone mill for a while. Just when everyone was thinking that this time the sacrifice would be interrupted.

Suddenly, there was a sound of wooden sticks hitting the ground.

As the sound rang out, everyone fell silent.

The clan leader who had just sat aside tremblingly stepped forward, squinted his eyes and looked at the stone mill carefully, and saw that there were no other gaps on it, it was more like cracks spreading from the inside.

His cloudy eyes looked at Fu Zhaozhao for a while, and then he said, "It's useless."

Then the clan leader stood in front of everyone, his tone a little serious, "This stone mill has been passed down for so many years, it is understandable that it is broken, but Ahong Gong's sacrifice cannot be interrupted!"

"Since this stone mill is no longer of use, let's find another way."

Everyone looked at each other, obviously not knowing what else to do.

At this time, a brave man was pushed forward and asked: "Master, what other ways can we use to offer sacrifices?"

The patriarch looked into the mountains and forests, and said in a slow voice: "Then send them to the forbidden area, and let Ahong Gong make the decision."

When he said this, everyone remembered that there was a forbidden land in the mountain forest, where it was said that Duke Ahong lived.

As for why the place where Ahonggong lives is regarded as a forbidden area, it is probably because for gods, how can ants enter the realm of gods.

(End of this chapter)