Being different from normal people may sometimes make you stand out, but more often than not, it may be your downfall.
"I didn't want to say it either! But these people enjoy the convenience that Wanwan brings them yet want to hurt her. I just can't swallow this!" Zhang Xiu felt wronged for Wanwan. But her words didn't make these villagers feel guilty at all; instead, they all thought she was lying.
"A child this young wouldn't even survive a swim in the ocean, let alone attract sharks. The Wan family would say anything to protect her!"
"Exactly! If a little kid encountered a shark, it would swallow him whole!"
Listening to the villagers' chatter, Zhao Damei suddenly had an idea and said, "How about this, we let this child stay in the water for an hour. If she can come out of the water after an hour, then we'll admit that she can lure away the sharks..."
She paused, then chuckled and said, "If that's not possible, then we'll follow the Taoist priest's method and subject her to burning at the stake!"
"You're trying to kill her!!" Wan Suizhou trembled with rage upon hearing this.
But the crowd didn't care about that; they urged and egged them on, and all agreed.
In fact, whether it was being thrown into the sea or burned at the stake, Zhao Damei never intended for Baili Wanwan to live.
She never saw the Wan family have this little lucky star.
Since the construction of Bailiwanwan, the lives of Wanjia people have improved, and their luck has also improved.
Most importantly, their family didn't get any of the good things, which naturally made Zhao Damei envious.
"Let's go!" Just then, Baili Wanwan's childish and clear voice rang out from the crowd.
Compared to these restless adults, Baili Wanwan stood there alone, her gaze pure and firm, making many people afraid to look her in the eye.
By this time, many people had gradually come to their senses.
Is it really okay for them to treat a little girl like this?
But since we've come this far, those who quit first must admit they were wrong and foolish.
Who wants to be the fool first?
So everyone had no choice but to continue down the wrong path.
So a large group of people came to the shore, and under everyone's gaze, Baili Wanwan, barefoot, jumped into the sea without looking back.
There wasn't even a trace of fear in her eyes, which made many people afraid to look at her.
Three quarters of an hour passed, and Baili Wanwan still hadn't surfaced. Half an hour passed, and Baili Wanwan still hadn't surfaced.
"Could they have drowned...?"
"He must have drowned. Who would stay underwater for half an hour..."
The villagers whispered among themselves, all looking at the sea, trying to spot any signs of life.
Zhang Xiu and Wan Suizhou were also very nervous at this moment, because they did not know the limit of the bend in the water, and could only pray silently.
The group waited on the shore for another hour, which was an hour and a half since they had entered the water at Baili Wanwan.
The expressions on everyone's faces were rather grim. They looked at each other, but what they were really thinking about was how to shift the blame for the drowning of a child onto someone else.
At this moment, Zhang Xiu raised the most important matter. She turned her gaze to the Taoist priest and said in an icy tone, "Since you can predict evil spirits, you should also be able to make demons reveal their true forms, right?"
The Taoist priest's gaze darted away: "Of course!"
"If the Taoist priest says Wanwan is a demon, why doesn't he expose her true form to everyone? That would seem more convincing, wouldn't it?"
After Zhang Xiu said that, the villagers also began to have some doubts.
The Taoist priest then dodged the question, saying, "I should have done that, but she has already entered the water..."
Zhang Xiu sneered, "If someone really gets into trouble, then whatever the Taoist priest said will come true!"
Anyway, by then the person will be gone, and there's no way to verify it. He'll just call black black and white white, and who can say anything about it...
Zhang Xiu's words struck the hearts of every villager like a hammer blow.
They kept their heads down, afraid that Zhang Xiu's murderous gaze would fall on them.
At this point, more than two hours had passed since the bend of the river was entered.
As the sun sets on the sea, the afterglow makes the azure sea magnificent.
"Xiu, stop waiting. It's been two hours. The person has probably already been swept away by the sea."
At this point, a villager couldn't help but speak up. "Yes, how could a child this big stay in the sea for so long without coming up..."
By this time, the villagers had already concluded that Baili Wanwan was dead.
It's not uncommon for three-year-old children to be swept into the middle of the sea or eaten by large sea monsters.
Zhang Xiu also collapsed on the beach, tears streaming down his face.
She had never seen Wanwan stay in the sea for so long, so amidst the villagers' chatter, even she thought something had happened to Baili Wanwan.
"It's all your fault! It's all your fault!" Zhang Xiu slumped to the ground, glaring fiercely at the villagers.
The villagers didn't dare say anything, but simply told Zhang Xiu, "We didn't force her; she jumped voluntarily..."
“That’s right, that’s right…” some people still chimed in.
“Since this person is gone, I think we should contribute some money to build a cenotaph for this child, so that her soul can rest in peace.”
These are the words spoken by some villagers who couldn't bear to see this happen.
Subsequently, many villagers agreed and said they would contribute some money.
But Zhang Xiu found it ridiculous. What do you mean by letting Wanwan rest in peace? I think they're just afraid that Wanwan will come back to find them, so these people want to spend money to buy peace of mind!
Just as Zhang Xiu was about to fight these people to the death, many small bubbles suddenly appeared on the surface of the sea.
Everyone was startled and quickly backed away.
Then, in an instant, Baili Wanwan suddenly poked her head out from among the bubbles.
Her eyes curved into crescent moons as she smiled at Zhang Xiu and said, "Auntie, I'm back! Is it time?"
It turns out that Baili Wanwan took so long because she had no concept of time.
She didn't know how long an hour was, but she was afraid that if the time was too short, someone would use it as an excuse.
So she played in the water for quite a long time.
"Wanwan! Come on up!"
Zhang Xiu still had tears on her face, but she didn't care about that anymore and hurriedly told Wanwan to come up quickly.
"Auntie, wait a minute, Wanwan caught a big fish too!"
As she spoke, she dived back into the water, and soon resurfaced, then swam toward the shore while dragging something in the water.
It was a grouper even bigger than her body. It took Baili Wanwan a lot of effort just to bring it up.
But as soon as she got ashore, Zhang Xiu hugged her tightly.
"You little rascal! You scared me to death!"
Zhang Xiu held her and cried for a while, but Wanwan smiled and comforted her instead.
"Auntie, don't cry, I'm fine!"
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