God's offering

Lu Yinbai seemed to be hit hard, he looked blankly at the face of the person lying on the stone bed, it was both familiar and unfamiliar, he rarely dreamed of Tang Ao, maybe it was because he met Aunt Tang today, Lu Yinbai was thinking wildly Dao, but his eyes were involuntarily fixed on him.

The man's hands and feet were fixed by leather shackles on both sides of the stone bed, and unknown spells were carved on his naked upper body with a sharp blade. The blood pooled to the bottom along the depressions and gullies on both sides of the stone bed, dripping down on the cement. On the board, blood splashed one after another.

It was clearly a dream, but it was very real. Lu Yinbai could even feel the warmth of the blood at his fingertips. The man's eyes were closed, lying motionless on the stone bed. If it wasn't for his bluish-gray complexion, Lu Yinbai would almost have thought he was just Fell asleep.

Lu Yinbai's chest was heavy, as if something was choking in his throat, he moved his lips, but he still couldn't call out the person's name, just stood in front of the stone bed, staring at his face , he screamed in his heart to wake up, but the dream was out of his control at all, his limbs seemed to be poured with cement, heavy and unable to move.

There is no concept of time in the dream, Lu Yinbai just felt that he had stood for a long time, until the blood on the stone bed had dried up, and the blood dripping on the cement board gathered under his feet and wet his shoes.His fingertips trembled, and he could finally move. Lu Yinbai heaved a sigh of relief secretly, and stretched out his trembling fingers towards the man's neck on the stone bed, wanting to test his pulse without giving up.

However, before his fingers touched him, the man lying on the stone bed sat up suddenly, his eyelashes trembled, and he opened his eyes. He grabbed Lu Yinbai's palm and showed him a familiar smile, " You're finally here."

Lu Yinbai clearly saw that when the man just opened his eyes, there were only black pupils left, but in the blink of an eye, they turned into black and white pupils again. His skin was so cold that people shivered. Lu Yinbai took a deep breath and choked The breath deep in his throat finally melted away, and he called out in an unbelievable tone: "Tang...Tang Ao?"

The corners of Tang Ao's mouth were raised, and he smiled brightly, even his bluish-gray face seemed to turn red, "Yes, yes, yes, it's me, Yinbai, are you stupid? You have to keep this stupid expression until When? I know I'm handsome, and I'm the male god in your heart, so you don't have to be too obvious."

Lu Yinbai wanted to laugh but couldn't, even if it was a dream, the scene in front of him was not suitable for joking anyway.The shackles on Tang Ao's hands and feet had already been released at some point. He jumped off the stone bed and dragged Lu Yinbai towards the exit of the room. Where?" he asked.

Tang Ao turned his head and looked at him suspiciously, "Get out of here."

"Wait," Lu Yinbai pulled Tang Ao with both hands to make him stop, "Where is this place?"

"This is the back mountain." Tang Ao replied, his expression was very strange, and he pulled Lu Yinbai's hand even harder.

It was only then that Lu Yinbai realized that the bloody room was gone. They were now in the back mountain. There was a banyan tree beside him that was big enough for three or four people to hug. This was the place where he and Tang Ao used to play in childhood. Lu Yinbai couldn't adapt to the sudden jump, and his reaction was quite slow.

"There's no time," Tang Ao frowned impatiently, "Hurry up, or you won't be able to leave until dawn."

Before Lu Yinbai could reply, he had already pulled Lu Yinbai hard to walk down the mountain road. He walked faster and faster, until he was almost running. There was no way down the mountain, and there were tall and low grass everywhere The ground was also bumpy, and Lu Yinbai struggled to follow, his legs moved mechanically, and he was stumbled by accident, the back mountain was very quiet today, the sounds of insects were interrupted by the sound of running footsteps replace.

"Where are we going?" Lu Yinbai asked panting, his physical strength declined rapidly, and he gradually couldn't keep up with Tang Ao's pace, Tang Ao still maintained his original speed like a normal person.

"Get out of here." Tang Ao said without turning his head. As he spoke, he turned his head and looked around, vigilantly watching out for something.

"Tang Ao—" Lu Yinbai shouted with all his strength.

Tang Ao finally stopped, staring at Lu Yinbai with dark pupils, "Do you not want to leave with me, I have been waiting for you for so long and you didn't come, I should have thought that you would not leave with me."

The cool wind in the mountains was like a sharp knife scraping the ground sore throat, Lu Yinbai bent over and coughed twice, because of the excessive running just now, his breath was still disordered, "Tang Ao, I don't understand... I don't understand what are you saying."

Tang Ao let go of Lu Yinbai's hand, and took a few steps back. Lu Yinbai looked up at him, and the wound on his body began to bleed again. He kept backing away, with a terrified expression on his face, "They are coming " Tang Ao said.

Lu Yinbai could hear the obvious tremor in his voice, he reached out to grab Tang Ao, but his fingers passed through Tang Ao's body and flew away, "Who? Who's here?"

As soon as the words fell, a rooster crowed suddenly, the sky was bright, and the eyes hurt, Lu Yinbai opened his eyes suddenly, and in front of him was the familiar top of the bed, he touched his forehead, and the cold sweat in his hand, The clothes on his body were also soaked in sweat. He got up from the bed and wanted to take a shower, but just as he sat up, he was startled by the face in front of him.

Lu Yinbai looked at the person in front of him calmly, and heaved a sigh of relief, "Uncle Wu, you came to scare me early in the morning."

Lu Ming, who was called fifth uncle by Lu Yinbai, smiled, "I heard that you are back, so I came to take a look. Is your appearance like a nightmare?"

Lu Yinbai poured a basin of water to wipe his face, shook the towel, and sat back on the bed, "Isn't it normal to have nightmares in this gloomy old house?"

Lu Ming couldn't deny it, he put away his smile, glanced at Lu Yinbai with the strict gaze unique to middle-aged people, and said, "I thought you would never come back again."

When he mentioned such a serious matter, Lu Yinbai touched his trouser pocket subconsciously. He didn't bring a cigarette. He scratched his messy hair angrily, leaned back on the bed, and lay on his back with his arms folded. The subject, stay for two days and leave."

"You boy," Lu Ming sighed inaudibly, "You have been with me since you were a child, I don't know you yet, if only it were that simple."

Speaking of Lu Ming, he has passed away and has not yet married, so he naturally has no children, so he treats Lu Yinbai, the youngest in the family, very kindly, almost treating him as his own child. Compared with that taciturn and strict father, Lu Yinbai Ever since I was a child, I have liked the loving Lu Ming more.

"But it's good if you come back, at least I can see you before I die." Lu Ming's tone was quite sad.

Lu Yinbai's heart moved, and he realized that Lu Ming was much older than two years ago. He was only in his 40s, his temples had gray hair, his complexion was a little yellow, and his usually calm face had a kind of saying no. out of sorrow.

He got off the bed and sat beside Lu Ming, and asked with concern, "Uncle Wu, are you sick? How about I take you to see a doctor?"

Lu Ming patted the back of his hand and laughed, "I am the doctor on the island."

Lu Yinbai grinned, looking devastated, his fifth uncle's medical skills are not regular medical skills, a bit like a quack warlock, he made some charms and burned them, and mixed the ashes of the charms with water for people to drink. Most of the illnesses were cured. Lu Yinbai, who was sickly when he was a child, was given a lot of talisman water. Thinking of the undrinkable water, he still feels a little sick to his stomach. He tried to persuade him: "Uncle Wu, I will take you Go to a big hospital outside to have a look, some diseases may require surgery, you can't do surgery on yourself and then sew it on."

Lu Ming tapped his forehead, "I accept your wish, but I can't leave Morning Star Island, I can only stay here for the rest of my life, so I want you to leave, the farther you go, the better. Never come back."

Not only Lu Ming, 90.00% of the people on Morning Star Island have never left here. It is said that if you leave Morning Star Island without the permission of the patriarch, you will be severely punished, and the older generation avoids talking about it , the young people longed for the outside world. Some people tried to leave secretly more than ten years ago, without exception, they died tragically or disappeared. As time passed, no one took the risk anymore.

That's why Lu Yinbai suspected that Tang Ao had betrayed him, just to exchange a promise from Lu Qi that he could leave Chenxing Island forever...

Lu Yinbai frowned slightly, he always felt that Lu Ming was different from usual, "Uncle Wu, do you have something to hide from me?"

Lu Ming admitted straightforwardly, "Yes, but you don't need to know these things. I don't want you to get involved with everything on the island. Just promise me that after the project is completed, you will leave without staying for a moment. You I will explain it to my father."

"Uh... But Fifth Uncle," Lu Yinbai touched the tip of his nose, his phoenix eyes rolled round and he dared not look directly at him, "I promised my father to attend the ceremony on the island."

There is a door in the old house that leads directly to the sacrificial place. It is usually hung with a heavy iron lock. It will only be opened half a month before the sacrificial ceremony. Children and women are not allowed to approach it. It is also the first time for Lu Yinbai Come to the sacrificial place, the sacrificial place is still being set up, there are many miscellaneous things scattered on the ground, several handy craftsmen are repainting the ritual plates and boxes that will be used in the sacrifice, Lu Yinbai also saw Lin Yue , the guy was stepping on a ladder, tying red silk to a stone pillar.

"You can just fight. Whatever Lin Yue does, you can just go with him, and don't get involved in other things," Lu Ming said while pointing to the two small wooden houses on the other side of the sacrificial field, saying: " There is only one thing you have to keep in mind, you are not allowed to enter those two houses."

"Understood." Lu Yinbai responded casually, "Uncle Wu, don't you have something else to do, go ahead."

Lu Ming didn't know whether he listened or not. Anyway, it's useless to talk too much. He really had more important things to prepare, so he turned and left.

Lu Yinbai walked to the bottom of the ladder where Lin Yue was standing, and kicked the ladder. Lin Yue on the top looked down and saw him, as if he had eaten a fly, "Why?"

Lu Yin raised his white eyebrows, "I haven't seen my friend for many years, and you don't come down to catch up?"