“If those things like you, you won’t have to be afraid of being eaten,” Ning Hong said earnestly.
The female lead's halo—isn't that just endless charm? She'll like any male, but hate any female?
Jingjing: "——"
That makes some sense.
No, that's not right, I almost fell for it.
"Aze, if you dare to abandon me, there will be no future for us," Jingjing shouted.
"Then let's just forget about it!"
He took her with him in his past life and even harmed his sister, but she didn't end up with him.
They were just using me. And then they said, "I only thought of you as my brother." Screw your brother, I have my own sister.
Ning Hongze's speed increased even more. In an instant, she disappeared from sight.
Jingjing originally wanted to keep up, but she stopped halfway through.
She can't go back. If she does, she'll be sacrificed and sent to the sacred mountain.
Thinking of this, Jingjing stopped in her tracks.
He turned and walked towards the town.
Ning Hong ran all the way home. When he arrived, the villagers were surrounding his house, and some were even holding his sister.
Ning Xiaoxiao tried to shake off the restraint on her arm, but the person held on very tightly.
The veins on the back of his hand were clearly visible.
"Xiaoxiao, don't blame us. If you have to blame someone, blame your brother for meddling. Jingjing was our sacrifice. He took our sacrifice away, so naturally he has to go with us."
The man slowly exhaled.
To be honest, he also liked Jingjing and was reluctant to let her go to the sacred mountain, but if Jingjing didn't go, the sacred mountain might become enraged, and wild beasts would attack them, destroying the entire village. Most importantly, he didn't dare to.
There are simply too many uncontrollable factors outside the village.
He was also a bit of a coward.
But it's all good now. Ning Hong has taken Jingjing away, and since there are no more offerings, Xiaoxiao can only be used to replace Jingjing.
The main sacred mountain accepted Xiaoxiao, and Jingjing was able to survive.
The sacred mountain is sacrificed once every ten years, and only young girls are accepted as offerings.
Ten years from now, Jingjing will probably be married and have children. How could she still be a sacrificial offering?
"Come on, everyone knows what you're thinking." Ning Xiaoxiao struggled again. "Even if Sister Jingjing comes back, she won't like you. Brother Dashi, you're just wasting your time."
“Xiaoxiao, you…” Da Shi frowned, “This is clearly your brother’s fault, yet you’re still so self-righteous?”
"Who told you, Brother Da Shi, to look so obviously smug?"
It's obvious that Jingjing must have looked for him, but he rejected her. He didn't dare to leave with Jingjing, so Jingjing went to her brother again.
That idiot brother of mine would never have imagined that those people would use her to replace Sister Jingjing.
They might even be thinking that they're too young to meet the requirements for sacrificial offerings!
Ning Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly, wondering how heartbroken her brother would be when he found out the truth. She could only hope that Sister Jingjing would treat her brother kindly.
"Little..."
How could she hear her brother's voice?
Ning Xiaoxiao looked up in surprise.
"Let go of my sister, let go!" Ning Hong squeezed into the crowd and slapped Da Shi's hand hard, making Da Shi's hand go numb instantly.
"Aze, where's Jingjing?"
"They ran away."
"You ran away, and you dare to come back?" The villagers glared at Ning Hongze. "You lost our village's offerings, so naturally you have to make up for it."
"take away."
"I'll give you one more, but it won't be a small one."
Ning Hong then stood in front of Xiao Xiao.
"Brother—why did you come back so soon?" Xiao Xiao asked, grabbing his clothes.
“I was worried they would arrest you, so I came back. Don’t worry, your brother won’t let you be a sacrifice.”
"As long as my brother is happy, that's all that matters." It doesn't matter whether she becomes a sacrifice or not.
"Fool."
Ning Hong tapped Ning Xiaoxiao on the head, "Brother is not the kind of person who values women more than his sister. In my heart, Xiaoxiao is the most important."
“Brother…” Ning Xiaoxiao’s eyes were a little sore. With her brother’s words, she had no regrets.
"You can't hand over Jingjing, and you won't let us take Xiaoxiao away. What exactly do you want?"
Old Zhu from the village was a little angry.
Old Master Zhu is the village's priest, specializing in sacrificial rites.
He has a certain prestige in the village.
"I'll go."
"What?"
Old Master Zhu's face froze instantly.
"You're going? The sacred mountain needs young girls, why are you going to join in the fun?"
"Who says a sacred mountain must be inhabited by young women? Who says young men can't be in it? Have the gods on the sacred mountain spoken to you about this?"
No, not at all.
It's always been customary to send young girls up the mountain, but I've never heard of sending young boys up the mountain!
But Aze wasn't wrong either; who says you can only send young girls up the mountain?
Old Bamboo was stunned.
"That's absurd. If the sacred mountain gets angry, it will be too late."
Even if they could, they wouldn't dare to gamble; the consequences of a wrong gamble would be too great.
"Then wait for me a while, I'll go into the mountains with Xiaoxiao."
"Brother, don't be like this. There are only the two of us left in our family. You have to live well."
She had wanted to speak when her brother said he would go into the mountains in her place, but as soon as she opened her mouth, her brother covered it.
"Xiaoxiao, you're my only family. If something happens to you, what's the point of my life?"
"elder brother……"
Ning Xiaoxiao finally couldn't hold back her tears.
The tears that I had been holding back from the beginning finally fell.
"Let's go together."
Ning Hong then looked at Elder Zhu and said, "What do you think? There are new offerings, and it's buy one get one free—a fresh and delicious young boy."
Elder Zhu: "..."
That sounds a bit strange.
Buy one get one free? Do they really think they're getting something for free...?
Old Master Zhu understood Ning Hongze's meaning. He wanted to stop him, but seeing Ning Hongze's determined look, he could only sigh helplessly.
"Since you've made up your mind, then so be it!"
Just like he said, at least the offerings are ready, even if they're a little too young.
However, it is just as tender and delicious.
...
Ugh, it's all Aze's fault for talking nonsense, which made him start having all sorts of wild thoughts too.
With a stern face, Boss Zhu ordered his men to take the two of them back.
Before the sacrifice, they need to be thoroughly washed before they can be eaten.
No, why did he think of this again? Old Master Zhu's expression worsened.
These people dressed up the two siblings nicely. Ning Xiaoxiao wore a pink dress and had a flower in her hair, looking exceptionally cute.
An old woman in the village couldn't help but wipe away her tears. The child was so young, and yet—
"Xiaoxiao, are you done yet?"
Their gazes fell on Ning Hongze, only to find her tall figure squeezed into a light green dress, with a flower pinned to her hair, making her look particularly... jarring.
I have an urge to gouge my own eyes out—
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