Chapter 69: Sacrifice
Jian Anning didn't think there was anything wrong, she just repeated "A Fei" again, and then she walked in the direction Lu Fei left.
Jialan didn't care about the life or death of that human, but she was very concerned that these humans might disturb her sister.
So the unfinished handprint finally continued, and those people were trapped by Jia Lan's magic and could not find Lu Fei and Jian An Ning.
Jian An Ning went all the way back to the hut. She knew that Lu Fei would also go back to the hut to look up information.
However, she wanted to give Ah Fei some special treatment, and also hoped that the plan of the gods in Dongchang would not succeed.
Lu Fei came back faster than Jian An Ning. He didn't pay any attention to Su Jiang who had turned back into a fox and was sitting next to the food. Instead, he rummaged through his bookcase and finally found some books recording the disaster in Luming City.
Every ten years or so, a rare natural disaster occurs in Luming City. The reason is unknown, but there has always been only one solution to the natural disaster countless times in the past.
That is sacrifice.
Lu Fei knew a little about the rituals of sacrifice and the offerings that should be made to the gods, but the sacrifices to end natural disasters were extremely unusual.
Not to mention some rare objects and food that must be offered as sacrifices, the most important thing is that the sacrifice as the main priest must be a living person.
Only by offering a living human sacrifice can the natural disaster be dispelled.
This was the last sentence of the book that Lu Fei flipped through.
But who is willing to sacrifice their life for others? Besides, can the living person required for this sacrifice be just anyone?
Lu Fei fell into deep thought, and then murmured: "Are you asking me to sacrifice my life?"
At this moment, Jian Anning pushed the door open and walked in. She heard the echo of Lu Fei's words. She was a little confused and asked, "Did you say anything?"
Lu Fei shook his head repeatedly and said, "Nothing."
Then he asked, "Aning, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Jian Anning nodded and said, "I know how to eliminate the natural disaster in Dongchang."
"ah?"
Jian An Ning ignored Lu Fei's doubts and said, "The universe originated from Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang gave birth to the five elements. Therefore, the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth are the origin of the world."
"The origin of fire lies in Dongchang, and it's the source of all things growing there. But now, famine is brewing in Dongchang, and all things are no longer growing. This must be because the origin of fire, or the spiritual energy it emanates, has been blocked. As long as the blockage is removed, the famine will resolve itself."
Lu Fei felt that what Jian An Ning said seemed to make sense, although he had never heard of these theories.
So he said, "But even I, a native of Dongchang, don't know these things, so how did Aning know them?"
Jian An Ning was stuck for a moment, and this moment made Lu Fei even more suspicious.
He didn't suspect anything else, he was just afraid that Aning might have heard somewhere else that he might need to die, so he deliberately comforted him in another way.
Jane An Ning was really a little anxious. She looked around for some evidence and happened to see the fox sleeping soundly guarding the pile of food.
She picked up the fox and said decisively, "He told me."
The fox was half asleep. He broke free from Jian Anning's hands and transformed back into a human form. He approached Jian Anning cautiously and asked, "What did I say?"
Jian Anning pushed Su Jiang a little further away and continued, "Can we continue now?"
Lu Fei actually still had doubts in his heart, but a fox that was born from an egg and could turn into a human was already very strange. Besides, An Ning would never harm him, so he believed Jian An Ning's words for the time being.
Jian Anning continued, "So we need to find the reason why Dongchang's spiritual energy is blocked."
"But there haven't been any major accidents recently?" Lu Fei said after thinking for a while.
"The Origin of Fire is named after fire, so its appearance in the world must also be fire. Even if it is not fire, it should be very similar to fire." Jian Anning paused after speaking, and then said, "Didn't you receive an oracle to block the magma before?"
"Are you saying that the magma flowing beneath the mountains is the source of fire?"
"It could also be the spiritual energy escaping from the origin."
Lu Fei frowned and said, "Even if Aning is right, why would the gods ask me to block spiritual energy? Could it be that the natural disasters that plague Luming City every ten years are a conspiracy of the gods?"
Jian Anning turned away, looked out the window, and whispered, "I don't know about that."
"However, it's just a try. What if you can remove the Nine Heavens Xirang that blocks the source of fire and end the disaster? Wouldn't that be great?"
Jian An Ning just looked at Lu Fei like that, and Lu Fei also looked into Jian An Ning's eyes.
He finally chose to listen to Jane An Ning's words. After all, if this method didn't work, it wouldn't be too late for him to die as a sacrifice.
Lu Fei did what he said and almost started to leave.
But Jian An Ning stopped him and said, "The spiritual energy is scarce, and the monsters in the mountains will become restless. This trip is much more dangerous than before. I will go with you."
"But……"
Lu Fei thought to herself that Jian An Ning was also a weak woman, how could she go into danger with him?
Jian An Ning also realized that what she could do was limited, so she pulled the still dazed Su Jiang over and said, "The monsters will avoid the big monsters. If you take Su Jiang with you, there will be no problem."
Lu Fei thought that this fox named Su Jiang was indeed weird, so he agreed with Jian An Ning's words.
The three of them left the hut.
Of course Lu Fei would remember to lock the house, but he still underestimated what people would do to survive in the disaster years, so when he came back again, his world would be changed drastically.
But at this moment, Lu Fei was focused on getting rid of the natural disaster and could not foresee what would happen next.
Because they were retracing their old route, Lu Fei was quite familiar with the road. Maybe it was because he had asked Su Jiang to go along, but there were no accidents on the way.
Lu Fei once again came to the deep pit that was well hidden by bushes and jumped down.
Su Jiang didn't know what he was thinking. He changed into a fox and jumped down. Because he didn't know the situation below, he didn't stop and almost fell straight to the bottom of the pit.
Fortunately, the part directly opposite the bottom of the pit was the Jiutian Xirang that Lu Fei had thrown earlier.
The fox didn't dare to move and jumped back in a hurry. Through the void, its eyes turned around and looked at the scene below.
Lu Fei withdrew the spiritual power that had been poured into the Jiutian Xirang and took it back into his hand.
In an instant, the magma that was blocked by the soil began to flow again, and the scorching heat made people sweat profusely in an instant.
After Lu Fei finished what he needed to do, he turned around to leave, so he didn't see that the moment he turned around, Su Jiang opened his mouth, and the magma flowing below was sucked up directly into Su Jiang's mouth by a force.
Su Jiang left only after her stomach was bloated with food, feeling satisfied.
At this time, Lu Fei had already returned to the ground, and only then did he realize that Su Jiang did not come out with him.
He hurriedly wanted to turn back to look for it, but saw the fox crawling out by itself.
He ran straight towards Jane Anning and bit a strand of her hair.
Lu Fei frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong with him?"
Jane Anning thought for a moment and replied, "Maybe he wants a lock of my hair?"
Lu Fei felt a little confused, but after obtaining Jian An Ning's consent, he still cut off the strand of hair with his sword.
Su Jiang opened her mouth and ate the strand of hair directly into her stomach, with no intention of leaving Jian An Ning at all.
This made Lu Fei feel a little unhappy.
After all, although this fox looks like a fox, it will turn into a man.
So he pulled Su Jiang away and said, "Can't you transform into a human form? Aning can't carry you, so let me do it."
Su Jiang retreated repeatedly, still in fox form and not transforming into human form, but just a little further away.
Lu Fei didn't understand why this fox was willing to stick to Aning so tightly but didn't want him to carry her on his back, but as long as this fox didn't keep pestering Aning, it would be fine.
That's what he thought.
Soon, they returned to Luming City.
The deep pit was three hundred miles away from Luming City. Based on monk Lu Fei's physical fitness, it would only take two days and nights to go back and forth, so they had only been away from Luming City for two days.
However, after only two days, Luming City was in a terrible state. The once bustling long street was now in ruins. Although no bodies were seen lying on the roadside, there were traces of blood and fighting everywhere.
But the scariest thing was that the streets were deserted.
Where have all the people gone?
Lu Fei had a bad premonition in his heart, and he hurried towards home. He wanted to know if his grandmother was safe.
However, as he walked, he found that the disappearing people seemed to be heading towards his home, as if there was something there that could eliminate the disaster.
Lu Fei had more and more ominous premonitions in his heart. He walked quickly towards his home, pushed through the crowd, and saw a group of people dressed as monks gathered in the center of the crowd.
They also formed a circle, and some faint sounds came from the center.
"Will you tell me or not?" This was an extremely fierce voice.
"I don't agree." It was an extremely weak, dying voice.
Lu Fei immediately recognized that the faint voice was that of his grandmother.
He quickly passed through the crowd, and someone in the crowd saw him and called out his name in surprise, saying:
"He's here!"
"Lu Fei is here!"
The cultivator in the center turned his head upon hearing this, and just in time he saw Lu Yu lying on the ground in the middle, covered in blood.
"We finally found you, Lu Fei," someone said loudly, "Don't blame us. Every time a disaster occurs, the gods will designate a sacrifice. Fortunately, you are the sacrifice this time. As long as you are willing to sacrifice your life, the disaster in Luming City and even the entire Dongchang will be dispelled."
"You will not refuse this sacred oracle?"
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