reborn little fish

Early the next morning, as soon as we opened the door, we found a bunch of people standing outside our house, including men, women and children, which shocked us. When we came back to our senses, I couldn't help asking: "Fellow folks, what is this?" what for?"

The leading mayor smiled and cupped his hands and said: "You two young masters, don't panic. When you were preparing for the pilgrimage this morning, you learned that the two young masters will stay for a visit. Because no outsider has attended the pilgrimage in our town for a long time, so everyone In a moment of excitement, I wanted to treat the two young masters as honored guests."

"Honored guest?" I raised my eyebrows to tell the truth, although I know that these townspeople are unarmed and not skilled in martial arts, but so many people surrounded our door as if they were knocking on the door, I still feel a little... um... ...a little flustered.

"Yes, there has always been a rule in the town. If outsiders participate in the pilgrimage, they can be regarded as honored guests and treated with courtesy. Four people will carry the distinguished guests up the mountain in sedan chairs." The mayor's wife said with a smile.

The feeling of strangeness in my heart became more and more serious, and I said hesitantly: "The two of us are still children, so I am afraid that we are not qualified to be regarded as honored guests?"

The mayor waved his hand and said: "There is no qualification or disqualification. As long as the whole town agrees, the two of you can be regarded as honored guests, and the two young masters don't want to refuse any more."

Jiang Yulang and I looked at each other, and Jiang Yulang smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Originally, my two brothers just wanted to watch the excitement, but the place is so enthusiastic, and my two brothers can't be too sloppy, please allow us to go back to the room for a while Take a break, wait, where are you going to find everyone?"

The mayor smiled and said: "So, let's wait a little longer. After the two young masters have finished their rest, we can go to the south gate of the town. We will wait for the two young masters at the south gate."

"Okay, I'm sorry to trouble you folks." Jiang Yulang nodded and smiled.

He and I watched those people disperse and walked slowly towards the south, and when they were almost gone, we turned around and went back to the room and closed the door.

"Ayu, do you think there is something wrong with them? You can't say I'm suspicious this time, can you?" I shrugged and said.

Jiang Yulang took out two silk clothes—and replaced the cloth clothes on us.

"It's a little weird. Pilgrimage is a major event in a town. How can there be such a thing as casually letting an outsider who has just come here and doesn't know where he came from be the guest of honor?" Jiang Yulang shook his head.

"Hey, so what if we go and see? Those people are unarmed ordinary people. If something really happened, you and I would still be afraid of them?" I shrugged my shoulders a little disapprovingly, it wasn't me How conceited, it's just... Even if those people swarm me and Jiang Yulang, we may not be really afraid.

"Although that's what I said, it's better to be careful. Maybe they're going to plot something." Jiang Yulang said cautiously.

"Hey, that's natural, don't you see what I'm doing?" I opened a pack of medicine powder and shook it on our bags while talking.Those medicine powders are not conspicuous on the bag, but... Hehe "This is..." Jiang Yulang looked at me suspiciously.

"Yesterday you spent a lot of money. It's hard to say whether these people are motivated by money, but they didn't break their skins. Maybe they want to continue the pilgrimage and throw us into the deep mountains and old forests. We can't go up the mountain with our bags - it's not clear Doubt them, so why play? Even if they don’t pay attention to these silver taels, it’s the meaning of guarding against villains rather than gentlemen. If they are gentlemen, they will not touch our burden. Are you feeling better?" I was talking about the powder, and then I took out a porcelain bottle, poured out two balls, handed Jiang Yulang one, and said, "Here, take it, don't even poison yourself when you come back, then It's no longer fun."

"What kind of medicine did you take?" Jiang Yulang said worriedly, "Don't be too harsh, if someone really dies...I'm afraid you and I will go back to the Valley of the Wicked to take refuge before we go far—so many people died. People, I am afraid that the government will not let it go."

"Don't worry, I'm sensible." I shook my hand and said, "It's just a modified version of Ruanjinsan."

"Improved version of Ruanjin powder? You mean the Ruanjin powder that you researched a few days ago that will be poisoned if you touch it?" Jiang Yulang continued after seeing me nodding: "This way it can restrain them without killing people. , naturally the best."

Of course, I'm not a murderer, how could I be so cruel?Even if they are looking for money...Human nature is inherently guilty of greed, if they are turned over to the government at worst, why bother to kill themselves?Those poisons... are not for the common people.

After Jiang Yulang and I changed our clothes, we went straight to the south gate. When we saw the townspeople, we were naturally polite again. The two of us declined, and each sat on a sedan chair.Before I sat in, I vaguely heard the mayor's little daughter shout: "Daddy, daddy, isn't that sedan chair for me today? What should I do if they sit?" Later, the mayor's wife coaxed the child in a low voice. the sound of.

Well, interesting, is this sedan chair prepared long ago?Or is it for the mayor's daughter?What about the other one?Was there someone who was going to sit there?In other words, no matter whether we come or not, the two sedan chairs will be carried up the mountain, but the people who carry them are different.This also proves that what the guest of honor said... Hey, do you really think that we are children who have not experienced much in the world?I admit that we are still children, but... Even if you are not deeply involved in the world, you can't just fool around!

The road up the mountain was neither long nor short, enough for me to fall asleep in a daze, but luckily I was smart enough to wake up before they let go of the sedan chair, and then patted my face to make myself look more refreshed.After getting off the sedan chair, I winked at Jiang Yulang, and he nodded knowingly.

At this time, the mayor came over to us with two offering trays and said, "Thank you, two honorable guests, take us in to worship the mountain god."

I took a moment to glance at the so-called mountain temple. Although it is not big, it is also small and exquisite. Well, this town still looks very rich.I looked at the offering and smiled slightly, took it over and said, "Of course I should."

Jiang Yulang naturally took it, and then all the townspeople, including the mayor, stood behind us. The two of us looked at each other and smiled, walked into the mountain temple, and after we put the offering plate on the table , as expected, the door...suddenly closed.

Jiang Yulang and I looked at each other, Jiang Yulang smiled deliberately and said in a flustered tone: "Mayor? What do you mean?"

"The locals have used boys and girls to worship the mountain gods for generations. This time, the two young masters have been implicated. I feel really sorry. I know that this is an unreasonable thing. I will bear all the blame. I hope that the two young masters will go to the underworld in the future. Find the wrong person!" The mayor said loudly and I heard him send people down the mountain.

I sighed, and deliberately cursed in an exasperated tone, of course...without profanity.When the mayor left, I also shut up.

"I'm exhausted, hey, I knew the two of us must be treated as tributes." I was a little hungry after tossing for a long time, and the mayor didn't give us breakfast in the morning.So, I had no choice but to sit down and eat two fruits from the offering plate.

Jiang Yulang was taught by me to be skeptical about the theory of ghosts and gods, but he still put his hands together and confessed to the hideous mountain god above him, and then he also took the fruit and sat down to eat.

"You already knew?" Jiang Yulang asked me while eating.

"Well, it's not too early, just when I got into the sedan chair, I heard the little daughter of the town mayor outside say that this sedan chair was originally for her, so I guess, one of the mountain gods that was supposed to be enshrined was the town hall god. The eldest daughter." Well, this peach is really good, tender and juicy.

"So, the mayor sacrificed us in order to keep his daughter?" Jiang Yulang sighed and said, "How could it be..."

"My sons and daughters are naturally reluctant to let them feed tigers with their bodies. I feel pity for the parents of the world. I understand this, so I can't say that I am angry with the mayor's behavior. What really makes me angry is... I don't know where the mountain spirit came from. How can a real god use such crooked methods?" I said with a slight sneer.

"Mountain spirit monster?" Jiang Yulang's face changed slightly.

Well, I think I understand him, because I also feel a little timid, blaming myself for being too big.If it was a human being, it would be fine, at least Jiang Yulang and I could fight him.But if you really encounter some man-eating goblins... God, this is the world of martial arts novels, right?Not Xian Xia?We're not that unlucky, are we?

"Hahaha." The sudden laughter startled the two of us: "The two little dolls are quite courageous. How dare you insult me?"

"Who is it?" Jiang Yulang and I quickly got up and stood back to back.

At this time, a burly man came out from behind the statue. According to my visual observation, his height was at least 1.9 meters. With his muscles and ferocious expression, he was somewhat similar to that statue.

"Are you the mountain god?" I raised my eyebrows and asked.

"Hey, that's right, this time the surname Huang has some skills. He actually found such a fresh and tender boy. It's not bad." The mountain god approached with a smile while talking.

"Huh, what kind of mountain god is he just a guy who uses the name of mountain god to do evil?" I sneered slightly, losing is not losing. At this time, it is probably useless to be afraid or beg for mercy, right?

"Just keep your mouth shut. I'll wash and boil you later. It must taste good! Hahaha..." The man's laughter was ugly.

I frowned slightly. If it is really a goblin who wants to eat us, why do we have to go through so many processes and cook it in the pot... A flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, and I blurted out: "I know who you are, don't eat human heads, Li Dazui, are you Li Dazui!"