Chapter 266: Battle on the Water
According to the villagers,
Liuyang Lake was originally rich in water resources. The lake was connected to the moat of Qingyun City. Fish fry were released into the water every year, especially in the past three years, after the new emperor ascended the throne, more fish fry were released.
The new emperor also relaxed the policy, allowing the people to go into the water to catch fish at will.
"His Majesty is good, and the laws he issued are also in line with the will of the people. In those years, the court was turbulent, and there were too many taxes and miscellaneous taxes. We couldn't survive a long time ago, and there was no food. However, after the new emperor ascended the throne, the fish fry released grew up, which can fill our stomachs, at least we won't starve to death."
"But, the good days have only lasted for more than a year. Since the beginning of last year, something has been wrong!"
"Why is it wrong?" Xiao Yuheng asked.
“First, the fishing boat capsized. The villagers said that maybe they got on the boat because they were drunk, or they encountered aquatic plants, so they didn’t take it seriously. But five people died in three months, so we felt something was wrong, until one day…”
“Well, until one day, we saw with our own eyes that in broad daylight, Liu Laosan from the village was casting a net to fish on the boat. As a result, a black thing came up from the bottom of the water, crossed over the fishing boat, and then swallowed him!”
“The black thing was very fast. We couldn’t even see its nose or eyes. It was more than one person tall, maybe taller than a person. It jumped up and splashed water, and Liu Laosan was swallowed in one gulp. It seemed that the thing had a very big mouth!”
The villagers rushed to tell the story, and it sounded like a story, but Ci Xin and the others saw it with their own eyes, and they knew that these villagers were not lying, it was all true.
"Who came up with the idea of offering sacrifices?" Ci Xin asked.
"We haven't started here yet. It's not until July 7th, which is a good day. There are still a few months left. During these months, the village chief said that we can first select young children..."
As the villagers spoke, they all looked at the little baby in Ci Xin's arms.
"How dare you!" Xiao Yuheng shouted coldly.
At the same time, Hongmei had already stepped forward, staring coldly at the woman who was looking at little Xi'er, and said, "This is the current little princess, the most beloved princess of His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Little princess? No wonder she looks so beautiful. I was saying, where can a child look like a fairy from heaven!"
"We heard about the little princess. Beiling was captured by the little princess!"
"So, you want to offer my sister Xi'er as a sacrifice, right?" Xiao Yuheng shouted coldly.
"No, no, I dare not, but... Your Highness, in Yunzhou, they started offering sacrifices when the black water ghost appeared last year. As long as the sacrifice is made, everything will be fine." "Yes, yes, it will be fine
if we sacrifice a five-year-old child. We have been safe for a long time. This year, they sacrificed a pair of children on March 3rd, and they will offer sacrifices again on July 7th."
The people said one after another. Although they were amazed by the beauty and loveliness of the little princess, they dared not blaspheme her in the slightest.
The sudden hurricane just now scared them.
The little princess is a little fairy and cannot have any other ideas.
"Drag all these fishing boats to the shore and prepare to go into the water!" Ci Xin stood up and said.
"Well, first attract all the otters here and get rid of them!" Baby Ruoxi also nodded.
Although she didn't want to save the people who were plotting against her, she had to solve the otter problem for her uncle's sake, so she decided to take action.
The fishing boats were all dragged to the water's edge, but the people stood at the back and didn't dare to step forward.
"Why, you don't dare?" Xiao Yue turned her head and looked at the villagers, she said, "Let's kill the black otter together, so you can rest assured and make a living by fishing. Why don't we do it together?"
"This, this is your official's business, we, we dare not!"
"We are all civilians, unarmed, official, Your Highness, you, you have to bear it!"
The people were so scared that their legs were shaking, and they knelt down one after another.
"Hmph, now you know how to beg for mercy. You don't dare to do it anymore. Why didn't you tremble when you wanted to sacrifice sister Xi'er just now?" Xiao Yuheng shouted coldly.
"What?" Xiao Yue hadn't been here before, so she didn't know what these villagers were thinking. Now, after hearing what Xiao Yuheng said, she immediately stared at the villagers with wide eyes.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, We, We have no choice. We don't know what to do! Our children are still young and very pitiful!"
"Oh, then my daughter is not pitiful?" Xiao Yue gritted her teeth and nodded: "Killing the black otter is what we do for the Great Wei and for this city. As for you..."
"Wait until the matter is resolved, let it fend for itself!" Ci Xin said, holding little Xi'er on the fishing boat.
He was originally a black dragon in the water, so even if no one was rowing the boat, he could still make it move forward in the water.
"Xi'er, do you have any medicine?" Ci Xin asked.
"Yes!" Baby Ruoxi responded, and then she grabbed and released a bunch of medicine bottles with her little hands, and a bunch of them fell into the cabin.
"We don't need so many, do we?" Ci Xin looked at the medicine bottles, twitched her lips, and said, "The red ones should go into the water first, right?" "
The reason these black otters attacked the guards is because the fish they forked had blood, which led to the black otters coming over. The red bottles are rooster blood, let them come over first!"
Baby Ruoxi had just finished speaking when Ci Xin had kicked the bottle out.
"Swish!"
As the water ripples swayed, Baby Ruoxi turned her head and looked around.
"There must be about twenty!" Ci Xin said.
"Ci Xin, be careful!" Xiao Yue looked at the scene and immediately jumped onto a fishing boat with Hong Mei. Hong Mei used a bamboo pole to paddle the water and quickly moved towards Ci Xin and the others.
Behind them, the other guards jumped onto the fishing boat one after another.
"Hmph!" Xiao Yuheng glanced at the people who were shivering their shoulders. He came to the lake and was about to move.
"Heng'er, you can't swim, stay on the shore first!" Xiao Yue glanced at the guards while speaking.
The guards stood beside Xiao Yuheng one after another to protect him.
In the water, figures flew up and down, splashing blood-red waves.
The boat flipped over and was dragged again.
"Connect them with iron hooks!" Ci Xin said, looked at Xiao Yue, and said, "Did you bring your sleeve arrows?"
"Yes!" Xiao Yue nodded.
"Apply the poison to their eyes, it won't work anywhere else!" Ci Xin said.
"Okay!" Xiao Yue nodded and flew to Ci Xin's boat.
Baby Ruoxi had a cold expression, she stared at the water, her little hands clenched into fists.
In the middle of the lake, black otters kept spinning in circles, vortices formed, and directly lifted several boats into the air.
"Fall!" When the boats fell, baby Ruoxi opened her fists, and a sharp breath rushed down from her little hands.