What exactly are those so-called "river gods," and where are those mysterious people hiding?
The mountain forest was shrouded in mist, making it eerie. Shen Qingtang relied on her keen observation skills.
Follow the footprints.
They finally stopped in front of a hidden cave.
Strange sounds came from inside the cave, like someone chanting a spell.
Shen Qingtang quietly approached the cave and peered through the crack. She saw several masked men surrounding a stone altar with incense sticks stuck in it, the smoke swirling around them.
Next to the stone altar, several children were tied up; they were the children who had gone missing before!
Shen Qingtang's eyes turned cold. She gripped the bomb tightly in her hand and secretly resolved to rescue these children.
Uncover the conspiracy of these mysterious people.
After Shen Qingtang was discovered outside the cave, a group of men in black and people claiming to be "messengers of the River God" immediately surrounded her.
They held long spears, their eyes fierce, and surrounded Shen Qingtang.
The leader of the men in black sneered, "Shen Qingtang, we're not looking for you. Hand over Pei Nian'an! If you hand him over, we might spare your life!"
The commotion outside the cave quickly reached Pei Wuwang and the others. When Pei Nian'an heard her name called, her little face was filled with fear, and her eyes instantly turned red.
He gripped Shen Qingtang's clothes tightly, his body trembling slightly, but he stubbornly refused to cry out.
“Auntie…I…” Pei Nian’an wanted to say that he was willing to go out and help everyone out, but Shen Qingtang interrupted him before he could finish speaking.
"Nian'an, don't be afraid, Auntie won't let them hurt you."
Shen Qingtang gently patted his head, her eyes resolute, "These people are trying to scare us; we can't trust them."
Seeing that Shen Qingtang refused to hand over the person, the man in black became even more arrogant.
The leader of the men in black pulled a strange object from his pocket. It looked like a wooden box with a rope tied to it.
"Since you refuse to listen to reason and are now going to suffer the consequences, don't blame us for being impolite!"
The man in black sneered and suddenly pulled the rope.
"Bang!"
After a loud bang, the entire island shook violently.
The ground beneath their feet began to crack, and seawater surged in frantically.
"What's going on?!"
"The island...the island is getting smaller!"
Everyone was horrified to discover that the island they were on was rapidly shrinking.
The surrounding land was gradually swallowed up by the sea.
It quickly turned into a vast ocean, leaving only the small patch of land beneath their feet unsubmerged.
"Hand him over! Hand over Pei Nian'an right now!"
"It's all his fault! If he doesn't hand over the person, we'll all die here!"
The crowd panicked and demanded that Pei Nian'an be handed over.
Lu Jin and Lin Peirou shouted even more arrogantly.
"Shen Qingtang! Hand over Pei Nian'an right now! Don't drag us into this!" Lu Jiaojiao shouted in a shrill voice.
Lu Jin chimed in, "Exactly! It's all fate! Pei Nian'an is a jinx; only by handing him over can we survive!"
Lin Peirou then feigned a weak demeanor and advised, "Qingtang, I know you're reluctant to part with Nian'an, but the situation is critical right now, and we're doing this for everyone's good..."
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