Chapter 178
Skylark seemed to understand but not quite.
She stopped asking questions only after the other party started offering sacrifices to the gods.
Shen Jiao listened to the Stone Tribe man chanting something obscure and difficult to pronounce loudly, and led his people to kneel and worship. At the end of the song, the priest put a rope around the merchant's neck, and tightened it violently to both sides like a chicken's neck.
The head fell down softly.
The person was hung high on a tree, swaying back and forth like a swing.
And then... you can go back.
"Is it over?" Shen Jiao asked doubtfully.
Skylark nodded: "It's over."
"No offerings, just lighting a few incense sticks? Just killing the person and that's it?" Shen Jiao asked.
"That's right," Yun Que said as a matter of course, "The mountain god wanted his life, but he didn't ask for any offerings. The things you mentioned only happen during the New Year or when something big happens."
This mountain god isn't having a good time either. No wonder he comes out at night. I guess he's here for dinner.
Shen Jiao complained inwardly.
He carried her down the mountain and asked her as he walked, "What about that person's body? Just leave it there?"
"Yes, don't worry about it. He will be gone in two days. The mountain god will take him away."
Shen Jiao: ...That’s right, why don’t you take it away after eating?
If you look at it this way... these people are just here to join in the fun!
Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Shen Jiao thought there was some benefit to it. He was really thinking too much.
"Okay, now that I've finished watching the sacrifices to the gods, I'm going back to the inn. Saint, come down."
Shen Jiao patted Yunque's legs and squatted on the ground. Yunque was still a little unhappy.
"Aren't you going to walk around again? I'm sure there's a lot of land you haven't seen yet."
"I've already turned around. Besides, don't you have to go home for dinner?"
"I'm not really hungry,"
Yun Que pouted, but reluctantly slid down holding her head.
"Hey, outsider, you have to think about it carefully. If you have made up your mind, come to the big clan leader's house to find me. Although the saint shouldn't accept outsiders like you casually, I have a destiny with you, and I am still happy to accept you."
She was just about to describe this as the best thing that could happen in the world.
Shen Jiao felt that even if she didn't become a saint, she could still have a promising future as a charlatan.
He patted her head with amusement and said seriously, "Don't worry, Saint, I will definitely consider it carefully!"
"Really?!" She almost jumped up.
"That's right. This is such a rare opportunity that no other outsider has. How can I not cherish it? Please let me think about it carefully. After I finish what I need to do, I will come to you!"
"Okay! That's a deal! What are you going to do? Maybe I can help you?"
"No need for the Saint to intervene. These are just some boring matters concerning outsiders. I can handle them myself."
"Ahem, since you said so, I won't force you. But you better hurry up, because I'll be leaving next month."
She gave him repeated instructions several times before leaving reluctantly.
After Shen Jiao fooled the child, he also walked towards the inn.
Is there something wrong with her?
What could happen to her?
He just eats and waits to die every day. I just don't want to deal with such people.
Although it would be safer to go to the big clan.
But it is also easy to be discovered, and who knows whether you can come out once you get in, and whether what the child says counts.
Besides, it’s hard to say whether she can become a saint. If the big clan leader really values her, why would he let her run around?
She said that she was protected by a divine servant, but Shen Jiao didn't see any trace of her.
What's more, it's too mysterious for the mountain god to choose a saint.
I'm afraid it's the mountain goblins choosing a saint...
Seeing these people's simple and rough behavior, the only way Shen Jiao could think of was to get a bunch of children and throw them into the mountains and ask the mountain god to eat them. When the god was full, the one left would be the saint.
Hey!
If that were the case, wouldn't that be creepy enough?
She is just a weak little girl and doesn't want to get involved in such things.
Shen Jiao returned to the inn and lay down peacefully.
At night, the shop owner and his staff collected the candles from each house and told us not to go out, light any lights, open any windows, or talk loudly, and to just go to bed quietly.
Perhaps because he was afraid that they wouldn't sleep, he also gave them some sweet soup to calm their nerves. But Shen Jiao smelled like some cheap drug.
It was obvious that he was really afraid that someone would commit a crime in his store.
I would rather drug them all.
However, with the unlucky merchant today as a precedent, everyone cooperated this time.
Under his expectant gaze, Shen Jiao drank the bowl of soup, closed the door, went back to the house, and then spit it out.
About two quarters of an hour later, someone knocked on the door tentatively: "Sir, are you taking a break? Sir? Money is falling from the sky, go pick it up quickly."
Shen Jiao was a little sleepy, and the dog sneaked up to the door. When they were locking it, he suddenly asked, "Where did it fall? Take me to pick it up."
"Oh my god!"
There was a loud scream outside, and then there was a thud.
As soon as Shen Jiao opened the door, he saw the guy trying to escape but ended up falling all over the place.
The shop owner, who was also busy locking his door not far away, said: ...
As their eyes met, he waved his hands and said, "Look... look at this, this whole thing. I told you it's not okay, no, you, you, you," he pointed at the guy on the ground and said, "What a rotten idea you came up with!"
He said that and ran away.
Shen Jiao looked at the fellow on the ground and curled his lips as if he shared a common hatred for the enemy. "That's not very righteous. You guys also do such bad things? I thought only we outsiders were so cunning."
Guy: ...
"This..." He tried to defend himself, "This is for your own good! You...you should go to sleep!"
After he said that, he got up and ran away.
Shen Jiao: Okay.
Nanmao's Inn will cure anyone who loves to stay up late.
If you don't sleep, you will have to be given calming soup and stay indoors.
How scary.
Shen Jiao went back to the house happily.
A good night's sleep brings a new day to the next day!
Shen Jiao finished washing up and went downstairs skipping.
The guests were still eating breakfast as usual, just like yesterday, and there was no sign of any disturbance.
It seemed like he didn't realize he was tricked. I guess it's because he didn't lose anything.
Shen Jiao ate a bowl of noodle soup. As soon as she walked out of the inn, the Saint Girl jumped in front of her: "You are here!"
Skylark said happily, "Stranger, have you made up your mind?"
Shen Jiao: ...
"How did you find me?"
"I'm a saint," she raised her head proudly, "There's nothing in Zhuwa Village that I don't know!"
Shen Jiao remained silent, with one expression on his face - disbelief!
lark:……
"I asked around. Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to go back to the inn? There are only a few inns in the village. I should have found out if I asked around."
As she spoke, she complained, "You're so lazy. You got up so late. I thought you'd left. I almost went up to look for you, but they wouldn't let me."
She is not a saint at all.
There are obstacles everywhere when looking for someone.
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