In a flash, waves of conversation and light footsteps came towards this side from far away.
Zhang Fan had some realization and led everyone over a hill.
At the same time, at the corner of a small mountain road ahead, a girl walking towards this side in a daze appeared in front of everyone.
The girl had a graceful figure and was very beautiful. Zhang Fan felt that she looked very familiar. Wasn't this Lin Xiaolu from the Pawnshop of Heaven and Earth, only a few years younger?
"Master, could this girl be..." Hua Yueying asked.
Zhang Fan nodded gently: "The reason why we met this girl is because of the effect of this bracelet. This is a magic weapon that a ghost spent more than ten years refining. After so many years of nurturing, it can almost become a spiritual treasure."
The conversation between the two did not attract the attention of others, as Zhang Fan put the bracelet into his pocket.
The girl walking on the mountain road was stunned for a moment, as if she suddenly woke up, and subconsciously lifted her sleeves, revealing a purple jade bracelet.
"Why am I here alone again? What's going on?"
Lin Xiaoran was full of confusion. She looked up and saw four or five men and women approaching her.
"You, who are you? Why are you still in the mountains so late at night?"
Lin Xiaoran walked forward and asked curiously.
When she got closer and saw Zhang Fan's face, Lin Xiaoran suddenly exclaimed.
"Oh my god, why is it you? Are you Mr. Zhang Fan?"
The beautiful girl Lin Xiaoran immediately walked closer quickly, and looked very familiar, as if she knew a lot about Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan was a little confused when he saw Lin Xiaoran so happy, and he spoke.
"Do you know me?"
Lin Xiaoran nodded quickly: "Of course I know you, Mr. Zhang Fan, you were very popular some time ago, I know your name even though I live in the mountains."
Zhang Fan laughed when he heard this: "It's so late, why did you come to the mountain alone? But you happened to meet me, and he showed us a way."
When Lin Xiaoran saw Zhang Fan's smiling attitude, her eyes turned red. There was some shyness in her innocent eyes, and she spoke awkwardly.
"I seemed to sense that you were coming, so I came out to pick him up. My home is in the mountain village behind."
Zhang Fan laughed, he naturally knew why Lin Xiaoran came.
But it was a pleasant surprise that Lin Xiaoran knew him.
This also eliminates the need to build trust in the initial process.
Hua Yueying and Li Hongyu are both first-class beauties with great temperament, so they treat them as sisters and give Lin Xiaoran two small gifts.
Don’t even mention how happy this little girl was. In a short period of time, the three of them had already become close friends.
Zhang Fan also learned some information about Lin Xiaoran!
It was just as the shop owner said, any girl who was pretty and smart would basically be chosen as a sacrifice to the mother-and-child tree!
Lin Xiaoran is the first student in the village to be admitted to a prestigious university. She has a great temperament and good looks. It is said that the number of people who come to propose marriage to her is almost overwhelming.
As it grew darker, Lin Xiaoran invited everyone to rest in the village, and then they set out together towards the village.
On the way, Lin Xiaoran asked, "Mr. Zhang Fan, what are you doing in this deep mountain forest? Someone as capable as you must have a lot of things to deal with. This is your first time in such a big mountain. If there are no locals to take care of you, you will probably not be able to adapt."
Zhang Fan raised his eyebrows: "Why, it sounds like you don't welcome us very much."
Lin Xiaoran immediately shook her head: "It's not like that, it's just that there have been a lot of things happening in the village recently, and the other people in the village don't want to see outsiders! I think it's better for you to take people back, otherwise you might be targeted by others!"
Zhang Fan listened quietly without saying anything.
Lin Xiaoran was simple-minded. He knew Zhang Fan and seemed to admire him very much, but he wanted Zhang Fan to come down the mountain at this time.
This is enough to prove that something big is going to happen in the village!
As for what it was, Lin Xiaoran did not tell everyone easily!
Zhang Fan saw that if this continued, the girl would probably continue to hide it, so he spoke frankly.
"We came up the mountain this time for the mother-child tree. Don't you really know anything about this?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiaoran was startled, then lowered her head helplessly.
"I didn't expect you guys were here for this too. What a pity! I'm afraid we'll never meet again!"
Lao Bai heard something and came forward and said, "Girl, what do you mean? You won't be chosen."
Lin Xiaoran smiled helplessly: "Yes!"
"Hey!" Lao Bai immediately rolled up his shirt sleeves and said, "Don't be afraid, girl. I, Lao Bai, am here and will never let anyone bully you. I want to see who dares to take human life lightly."
Lin Xiaoran quickly said: "No, Brother Lao Bai, I did all this voluntarily, it was all my own will, no one forced me."
Zhang Fan heard the fear in Li Xiaoran's voice!
And since Lin Xiaoran graduated from a prestigious university, how could she not know that these were all feudal superstitions!
How could I be willing to die?
So he said: "Lin Xiaoran, don't lie to us anymore. We are here to solve this matter. I know you are not willing, but why don't you try to escape!"
When Lin Xiaoran heard what Zhang Fan said, she finally couldn't hold back and said very aggrievedly.
"I have no choice. My parents were captured by the people in the village and they threatened their lives. If I don't listen to them, I will be disrespectful and it may bring trouble to my parents. So I have no choice but to agree."
Li Hongyu was immediately furious: "What a bunch of gangsters, they actually dared to threaten your parents' lives, this is simply too much."
Hua Yueying's eyes flashed dangerously: "Yes, these people are really going too far."
Lin Xiaoran said helplessly: "There was a plague in the village before, and many people died. The elders of the family all thought that it was because we did not offer sacrifices to the Zi Mu Shu that caused this situation.
So now the gods are angry and no longer protect the village.
So they were very tough and wanted me to be sacrificed.”
Hearing this, Zhang Fan sighed helplessly.
In such an environment, even though Lin Xiaoran has an education and a broader vision, he is able to lead the entire village out of the mountains.
But, in the end, isn't it still controlled by others?
This feudal superstition is really harmful to people! ?
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