Jiang Tian followed the crowd and walked into the distance.
"Sir, please release my child."
"I beg you, please let my child go, my child is still young."
"They cannot be sacrificed to the Dragon King."
A woman cried out in despair as she followed the crowd toward the distant mountains.
"Get out of the way." A constable gave the woman a light shove, sending her sprawling on her back. "The Dragon King has taken a liking to your daughter; it is your daughter's good fortune."
"Offer your daughters as sacrifices to the Dragon King, and they will be able to live a life of luxury in the Dragon Palace."
"Do you, you old geezer, want to watch your daughter starve to death here?"
Several officers escorted the two girls up the mountain.
The onlookers also climbed up the cliff step by step.
Meanwhile, on the cliff, Magistrate Gao Ming sat upright in a chair.
There were more than a dozen witches and shamans performing a ritual in front of them.
These witches and shamans were chanting incantations, their bodies trembling, sometimes collapsing to the ground, sometimes standing up again.
An offering table was placed on the cliff.
On the offering table were a pig's head, two large roosters, and a lamb.
When Magistrate Gao Ming saw the two beautiful young girls approaching, he nodded in satisfaction: "I reckon the Dragon King will be very pleased to see these two pretty girls this time. Perhaps after today's sacrifice, he will be able to send down a timely rain tomorrow."
There were at least two or three hundred onlookers around.
"The two daughters of the Li family are really good-looking."
"This is a pair of double bats."
"The older one is called Li Feier, and the younger one is called Li Xueer."
"These two sisters are among the best not only in our Lailong Township, but also in the entire Longcheng County."
"It's a pity, though, that these twin sisters are going to be sacrificed to the Dragon King."
"What's the pity about sacrificing them to the Dragon King?" A burly man in the crowd sized up Li Xue'er and Li Fei'er.
"It is a blessing for the two sisters to be able to offer sacrifices to the Dragon King. From now on, the twin sisters will be able to live a good life."
The dozen or so witches and shamans in front of Gao Ming danced even more enthusiastically.
They knelt on the mountaintop, their whole bodies trembling.
"By now, at least 50 of our daughters have been sacrificed to the Dragon King in Longcheng County."
"But it hasn't rained here for several years."
"Where is the Dragon King? Every time a girl is sacrificed, it's just a tool for the county magistrate and a dozen or so rich and powerful people to make money," someone whispered in the crowd.
"You can't say that. If the officials hear you, you'll lose your head."
Jiang Tian squeezed through: "Brother, what's going on with this girl being sacrificed?"
"Jiang Tian, are you pretending to be ignorant? Hasn't this kind of thing happened a lot? There have been more than a dozen girls sacrificed to the Dragon King this year alone," the man said.
"As a result, all the girls were pushed off the cliff and died."
"What kind of world is this?" An old man next to him sighed deeply. "The county magistrate, the township head, and the village chief are all taking this opportunity to make money."
“Those with daughters contribute their daughters, those without daughters contribute money, and those with neither money nor daughters contribute their labor.” Another old man shook his head and sighed deeply.
“Every time they worship the Dragon King, these people can earn at least a hundred taels of silver, but it is us common people who suffer.”
The sun hangs high in the sky.
The scorching sun beat down on the earth.
On the cliff, the trees are withered and the grass is desolate.
In this sweltering environment, not even a cicada could be heard chirping.
"The auspicious time has arrived!" Just then, the witch roared.
"Guards! Push these two girls off the cliff and send them to serve the Dragon King in the Dragon King's Purple Gold Palace!" Magistrate Gao Ming stood up and roared.
These bastards are so inhumane.
These two beautiful young girls are about to be pushed off the cliff.
They will definitely be smashed to pieces.
These bastards really went for it.
Several officers pushed Li Xue'er and Li Fei'er toward the top of the cliff.
The two little girls were so frightened that they were trembling all over.
"Please spare us, sir."
"My lord, we sisters will serve you like cattle and horses. We only beg you not to sacrifice us to the Dragon King."
The two girls' parents also rushed over.
However, he was quickly knocked to the ground.
In particular, the sisters' father, Old Li, was beaten so badly that his head was bleeding profusely, and his clothes were quickly stained red.
"Wait..." Jiang Chuan stepped forward and shouted.
Jiang Chuan's roar startled everyone.
Gao Ming was furious: "Where did this audacious commoner come from, daring to try and ruin the Dragon King's wedding? I think you're tired of living."
“Lord Gao,” Jiang Tian stepped forward quickly.
Several constables drew their swords in a flash: "Kneel down before the magistrate!"
“Lord Gao, since the first time you sacrificed a girl, you have sacrificed more than 50 girls. Not only today, but more than twelve girls have been sacrificed.”
[Ding, Magistrate Gao Ming's anger level increased by 111]
Oh my god, I still have anger points.
"But the Dragon King hasn't sent down a single drop of rain yet."
Does Master Gao know the reason?
Jiang Tian said that.
The surrounding people also began to whisper among themselves.
The sacrifice of young girls has torn countless families apart.
The people have wasted their time and money, but to no avail.
These people were naturally resentful.
"Do I need you to teach me what I'm doing?" Gao Ming glared angrily. "Guards, drag him away and give him fifty lashes, then lock him in the dungeon."
[Ding, Gao Ming's rage points +111]
Gao Ming, that incompetent official, is indeed vicious.
“I know why the Dragon King isn’t sending rain. My lord, if you follow my instructions, I guarantee the Dragon King will send rain.”
The sacrifice of the girl was nothing more than a farce orchestrated by Gao Ming, who used the opportunity to make money.
But in the past few years, not a single drop of rain has fallen.
This doesn't make sense either.
"Tell me how to do it."
Ling Yunzhi smiled slightly and pointed at Li Xue'er and Li Fei'er: "Release those two girls. The Dragon King doesn't like girls who are too thin and tall."
The Dragon King is a god of the heavens; his views on women are completely different from those of us mortals.
[Ding, Witch Gao's rage value +121]
[Ding, Wang Xiaosan's rage level has increased by 99]
[Ding, Chen Qing's rage value increased by 88]
[Ding, from...]
The system notification sound kept ringing.
"The lord thinks the young woman you chose is as beautiful as a flower, but in the Dragon King's eyes she's an ugly monster. That's why the Dragon King is so angry that he won't send us rain."
The more girls the adults sacrifice in this way, the angrier the Dragon King will become.
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.
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