Chapter 61: A bit of a tough horoscope In
a flash, everyone saw a lilac figure rushing over.
Someone exclaimed.
Yao Ran only felt a body suddenly rushing up and hugging her. That body was not tall and strong, but the force it used was so great that it knocked her to the ground. Then, before she could react, the body quickly rolled to the side while holding her.
Almost at the same moment, Yao Ran saw that the elephant's front legs had stepped on where she was just now! "Girl!"
Seeing this scene, Xier was so frightened that her hair was about to explode! The girl's hard work at home was not in vain. This time, she actually saved the Yao family's wife from the elephant's feet! There were also voices of surprise and relief.
"Sister Chang, be careful!" Yao Xia didn't have time to savor Sister Chang's decisive and heroic appearance when she rescued people. Seeing that the male elephant turned around and attacked Sister Chang, he jumped up on the spot in a hurry and shouted a warning.
When Chang Suining crawled to sit up, he pulled Yao Ran up and pushed him hard: "Run away!"
Yao Ran was pushed far away and almost fell down. It was Yao Gui who supported her in time: "Sister Ran! Are you okay?"
"No...it's okay..." Yao Ran, with weak legs, shook his head in a daze, still feeling like he was in a dream.
It was… the lady from the Chang family who saved her?! She hurriedly looked for Chang Suining and saw that the girl was being chased by the male elephant. She couldn’t help but feel nervous: “Mrs. Chang, be careful!”
The male elephant rushed around like a madman, trampling and destroying all the sacrificial items. Everyone was frightened and dodged, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
But in the chaos, someone soon discovered that the seemingly mad male elephant, no matter how much it charged and trampled, was actually only chasing the girl! And someone recalled that the direction the male elephant first broke free from the float and rushed towards was also where the girl was - from the beginning to the end, the person the male elephant wanted to attack seemed to be her! "Whose girl is that?!"
"Why would the divine elephant attack her?"
"If this continues, I'm afraid..."
The onlookers all saw the clues, so how could Chang Suining not feel the hostility of the male elephant towards her? Elephants are smarter than ordinary animals and can better understand human nature. They will never attack her for no reason. It is obvious that someone has done something wrong.
Someone actually wanted to use the "Wrath of the Elephant" to put her to death.
As early as the moment he saw the bull elephant break free from the float, Chang Suining had already figured it all out.
But the bull elephant went mad, and she couldn't stop it.
It is not easy for anyone to survive the attack of an adult male elephant.
As everyone was getting anxious and worried, they saw that the lucky girl managed to dodge the elephant's attack again. The elephant hit the big drum used for blessing, and a row of wooden drum frames collapsed.
The fallen vermilion lacquered wooden frame hit the girl. She pushed the frame away without any delay and climbed up, only to see that the completely enraged bull elephant had already raised its front legs towards her.
"Sui Ning!"
In the chaos, Chang Kuo came running over with a limp, his eyes bloodshot.
But it was too late.
The bull elephant's leg stepped down -
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the nimble girl escaped death again, and climbed onto the elephant's body with agility! At this time, everyone's eyes were focused here, and this thrilling scene also fell into the eyes of the Holy Book Emperor on the altar.
As the male elephant roared angrily, Wei Shuyi was about to step down from the altar with a serious expression, but was stopped by the Emperor of the Holy Ceremonial Ce: "This is not what you are good at, Wei Qing. You should not rush forward—"
In the face of danger, she naturally did not want her valued ministers to be in danger.
Wei Shuyi hesitated for a moment and just raised his hand to say "yes".
After only a moment, he whispered something to the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch responded and walked away quickly. Wei Shuyi stared at the figure on the elephant's back.
The male elephant circled anxiously, trying to throw the girl off.
Chang Suining lay on the elephant's back with all his might, and it seemed as if his internal organs were displaced by the shaking.
"Whose girl is that?" The Emperor of the Holy Ce asked, looking at the lilac-colored figure on the elephant's back.
There was chaos all around, and Ming Luo's tone was no longer absolutely calm: "Your Majesty, that is General Chang's adopted daughter."
The Holy Ceremonial Emperor looked at Chang Kuo who was trying to rescue the girl from the elephant's back and nodded slightly: "No wonder..."
"We must first try to rescue the people." She ordered solemnly, "But we must not harm the elephant."
On the day of praying for blessings, if something happens to the divine statue, it will undoubtedly be a sign of great misfortune.
“Yes.” Ming Luo lowered his eyes in understanding. He couldn’t hurt the divine elephant, but he couldn’t stand by and watch it die either. In comparison, the safety of the divine elephant was naturally more important.
She stepped down from the altar and was about to walk towards Cui Jing, but she saw that the figure had almost left, heading towards the direction where the mad bull elephant was.
Grand Commander Cui went forward without waiting for His Majesty's instructions? Ming Luo frowned quickly, stopped Yuan Xiang who was about to follow him, and whispered: "Tell Grand Commander Cui to put his own safety and the safety of the elephant first. This is the will of the saint, remember not to-"
However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Yuan Xiang's anxious shout: "Grand Commander! Wait for me!"
Yuan Xiang rushed out with an attitude that showed he was "concerned about the governor's safety and had no time to listen carefully."
Ming Luo frowned: "..."
Yuanxiang ran very fast.
As long as he didn't hear what Ms. Ming said and had no way to convey it to the Grand Commander, then no matter what the Grand Commander did, it would not be considered disobeying the order!
In other words - as long as he ran fast enough, the word "disobeying the order" would not catch up with his own governor! "Sui Ning, jump down! Quick, Dad catch it!"
Chang Kuo risked being trampled into a meat pie by the bull elephant at any time and lingered around the elephant's body without retreating a single step. Now seeing that Chang Suining could not hold on on the elephant's back, he could only take the risk and suggest that she jump off.
Except for Chang Kuo, the rest of the palace guards were unable to get close to him, and several who tried to approach were injured.
Hearing Chang Kuo's voice, Chang Suining supported her upper body on the elephant's back. However, before she could make any move, the male elephant suddenly rushed out like crazy.
A palace maid was knocked flying, and there were countless screams of horror everywhere, and the situation became increasingly chaotic.
This male elephant was very clever, and its purpose was to throw the person off its back. After rushing forward, it suddenly stopped and shook its body vigorously. One of Chang Suining's men failed to hold on tightly, and flew forward. Just as it was about to roll down, it grabbed hold of an ivory tusk.
The elephant roared, swung its trunk, and shook the man off.
Chang Suining's body fell heavily on a huge stone star plate.
The male elephant roared as he came forward, pressing his head hard against her body!
Everyone was shocked - no matter how strong one's life was, it couldn't withstand such a blow! However, the seemingly fragile girl still had the strength to resist. She stretched out her hands and grasped an elephant's tusk, trying her best to resist the approach of the elephant's head.
The girl's body was already thin, and against the backdrop of the huge star disk and the huge body of the bull elephant, she looked even smaller and more vulnerable, as if she should be crushed to pieces in the next moment, no, as if she should have been crushed to pieces long ago -
But she still did not give up the fight, and showed no sign of fear or retreat. The skin on her face was scratched and stained with blood, and her frail body seemed to contain amazing strength and courage. Some people even felt that if she had a sword in her hand at this moment, she might be able to kill the divine elephant!
"General Chang!"
Chang Kuo, who followed closely, heard Cui Jing's voice, turned around, and saw that the other party threw one end of an iron chain at him.
The iron chain whistled in the cold spring wind. Chang Kuo reached out to catch it. With just a glance, he understood Cui Jing's intention.
The two men flew forward, wrapped an iron chain around one of the elephant's hind legs, and pulled it back with force.
Although this move could not pull the male elephant back too far, the two men were both martial artists with great strength, and they forced the male elephant to be unable to get any closer to Chang Suining, giving her the opportunity to escape.
"Yuanxiang, save people!" Cui Jing's knuckles turned white as he held the chain, and he quickly instructed his subordinates.
Just as Yuan Xiang agreed, Cui Jing heard the girl on the star disk say, "... Wait a minute!"
Cui Jing frowned and looked over.
Her hands were still tightly resisting the ivory, her face was white, her hair was disheveled, her voice was a little breathless due to her strong resistance, but her eyes were exceptionally clear and tenacious——
She glanced at the direction behind the star chart and said to Cui Jing and Chang Kuo, "I'll count from three to one, and then you both let go!"
Before Chang Kuo had time to think, Cui Jing had already nodded: "Okay!"
"Three, two..."
Through the elephant's body, Cui Jing looked at the pair of eyes that looked like they had been washed by water. They stared at each other for a moment. As he nodded slightly, the girl blurted out, "...One!"
"Swish--" Cui Jing let go without hesitation, letting the chain fly out of his hand.
Suddenly losing the restraint, the elephant staggered forward. At the same moment, Chang Suining let go of the tusk and fell from the star disk.
The male elephant shook his trunk and let out a long roar, then attacked her again.
The girl was running fast with her skirt lifted up, and the male elephant, having completely lost his patience, chased her like crazy.
"Sui Ning!"
"Girl!"
Cui Jing's sight fell on the huge pit in front of the girl——
The two-person-deep pit was a sacrificial pool built for praying for blessings and offering sacrifices, used for burning sacrificial offerings.
"thump!"
With a loud bang, the mad male elephant was unable to dodge and fell into the sacrificial pool, raising a cloud of thick smoke and dust that temporarily blocked everyone's view.
Many people had not yet reacted to what had happened until the smoke and dust had mostly dissipated, and only the figure of the young girl was left standing by the sacrificial pool.
“Fell down?!”
"The sacred elephant fell into the sacrificial pond!"
"That's great, that's great... It's really the Buddha's blessing!" In the crowd, Mrs. Zeng, the wife of the second branch of the Yao family, clasped her hands together, her face full of relief.
Yao Xia, who had just cried anxiously, corrected her mother: "It's Sister Chang who has the ability!"
After he finished speaking, he sobbed, quickly covered his mouth, and subconsciously looked up.
If the Buddha heard this, would he deduct her merits again?
Seeing his elder brother step forward to check, Cui Tang also breathed a sigh of relief: "This Chang family lady is really lucky."
Cui Lang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded in agreement: "The Chang family's wife is a bit strong."
As soon as he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of the scene in front of him. He jumped up in fright and was about to hide behind his sister: "No way, why is he crazy again!"
My body is slowly recovering, so I will update 3,000 words today. Everyone, please remember to take a good rest in the next period of time. I originally thought that I would be fine after the fever, but I realized in the past two days that I was wrong. Now no matter what I do, I feel tired easily, both physically and mentally. I feel like I have some brain fog...
So, good night, my dears, I hope we can all get back to our lively and energetic selves soon!
(End of this chapter)
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