usatvline Chapter 306 They're coming for them
Chapter 306 They're coming for them
There was a lot of noise outside, and several people came out of the room. I saw that many people outside were carrying torches.
Zhongli Yuelu thought that these people must know some kind of light magic or something.
But carrying torches is just too primitive.
The three of them walked out of the room, and a large crowd had gathered in the courtyard, seemingly there specifically to see them.
A woman standing at the front, leading the group, shouted angrily, "It's them! It's these outsiders!"
Zhongli Yueluo squinted her eyes. She had only taken a nap, so why were these people so hostile towards her?
"I already told you, outsiders are a menace, but Granny Jin insisted on taking them in. Now look what's happened, they've brought disaster upon the village!"
Zhongli Yueluo and the other two had no idea what they were talking about, and Su Nianhui had a cold face.
"What on earth are you talking about?"
"They destroyed our holy site, and they won't even admit it!"
Among the crowd were people carrying torches, pitchforks, and hoes.
"They did indeed come out of that cave today, and now those inside... are going to come out and eat the babies again!"
"We don't know where Granny Jin is now. Could she have been killed by these outsiders?"
Zhongli Yueluo extracted useful information from their back-and-forth conversation: what murder, what doll, what holy place.
Su Nianhui shielded the two of them behind her, while those in front, who had little cultivation, seemed eager to try their luck.
Just then, a pebble was thrown out of nowhere and hit Su Nianhui.
This is the so-called broken window theory: one person calls for action and a hundred respond; rotten eggs and rotten tomatoes all come rushing at them.
He Yuhuan planted the golden melon on the ground, and the barrier surrounded them, preventing those people from harming them in the slightest.
He could also sense the intense hatred emanating from those people.
He Yuhuan was somewhat confused: "Why? Master, why do they hate us?"
Zhongli Yueluo also wanted to ask, wondering what had happened during the time they were unconscious.
Zhongli Yueluo patted their heads: "I wonder what kind of calamity you are talking about?"
"She actually had the nerve to ask that? We are people who live underground, in the dark."
“These outsiders have disrupted the peace here, and many children have already been taken away.”
"Yes, we must find a boy and a girl to sacrifice."
The people below continued to chatter amongst themselves, making Zhongli Yuelu even more confused. What children?
"You witch, hand over the boy and girl beside you! We must appease the mountain god's wrath!"
Zhongli Yueluo never expected that she would be elevated to the status of a demoness; the worldview here seemed to be different from theirs.
"Gentlemen, what does this mountain god you speak of have to do with us?"
Zhongli Yueluo stood at the door without going out, and the people stopped throwing stones.
“Our population is already sparse, and every year the mountain god takes away a boy and a girl. But because of the arrival of you outsiders, many children have already been taken away!”
Zhongli Yuelu sneered. Was the mountain god angry because they had appeared?
That god's magnanimity is far too small.
A god who eats young boys and girls every year doesn't sound like a good thing.
"So you've set your sights on my two children?"
"All the calamities originated from you outsiders, and of course, it is you outsiders who must quell them!"
The people below shouted again and again, and He Yuhuan picked at her ears, very impatient.
"Master, they're so noisy! Can we kill them with two hammer blows?"
"Yu Huan, you can't just poke people like that," Su Nianhui lectured her like an adult.
She pouted, "It's not up to you."
Zhongli Yueluo pinched her chin, pondered, and then looked up at the sky to take in the view.
Are they really people who live underground? But we can clearly see the sky from here.
Could it be that Granny Jin has something wrong with her? Is she trying to use the opinions of ordinary people to suppress them?
Did they assume they wouldn't harm these ordinary people?
Zhongli Yueluo had He Yuhuan remove the barrier and took two steps to stand in front of those people.
"Will you be alright if we are sacrificed to the mountain god?"
"Yes, the mountain god has already given his instructions!"
Zhongli Yueluo laughed. This was simply too funny. These people were just fools!
"Alright, then tie the three of us up and take us to see the mountain god."
Zhongli Yueluo wanted to see who this mountain god was.
Those people didn't expect Zhongli Yueluo to be so composed.
Instead, they were all hesitant to step forward, feeling somewhat awkward. In the end, several men stepped forward to try and tie them up.
But looking at He Yuhuan's bared teeth, I still felt a little scared.
In the end, everyone was too afraid to step forward, and Zhongli Yueluo smiled slightly.
“We’re willing to go with you, so you won’t have to go through a lot of trouble.”
The three of them walked along the dark road again, and everything here seemed different from what they had seen during the day.
Then, in the distant mountain stream, you can see pairs of emerald green eyes, but you can't sense any breath from them.
That cave looked familiar; wasn't it the little passageway they had come out of?
By this time, the cave entrance had expanded several times over, and the inside was pitch black with a damp and rotten smell.
Everyone stood outside the cave, holding torches.
I didn't dare go near it, and I could hear the cries of babies coming from inside every now and then.
"The mountain god is inside! You three, hurry up and go in!"
Zhongli Yueluo took their hands, took a breath, and then walked inside.
The moment He Yuhuan took her first step inside, the entire scene transformed before her eyes, filling her with excitement.
Su Nianhui was also extremely shocked; wasn't this the bottom of the Heartless River?
Zhongli Yueluo had never been to the bottom of the river before, so of course she didn't know where this place was.
"Master, this is my home!" Her eyes were full of excitement.
Zhongli Yueluo has experienced countless such tricks; it's probably some kind of illusion.
But the people in this story all seem very real, and they even interact with He Yuhuan.
Everyone addressed her with utmost respect, calling her "Miss".
Zhongli Yueluo didn't understand what Granny Jin's intention was!
This illusion seemed to have no effect on them whatsoever!
Su Nianhui also found it amazing that even if it was an illusion, it could be replicated one-to-one with the environment at the bottom of the Heartless River!
In the distance, the cries of a child could be heard, and it seemed that everyone's attention was drawn to the child.
As the moon set, the three of them looked in that direction and saw He Miao holding a child in his arms.
The child was Jin Ling, and standing next to her was a very beautiful woman with three fox tails sticking out from behind her.
He Yuhuan was taken aback, as were Zhongli Yueluo and Su Nianhui.
She turned around in disbelief and asked, "Master, who is that?"