After studying it for a while, Su Deng discovered that Su Muyue seemed to have regained consciousness only under the influence of Yan Sizhan's aura.
When Su Deng told him that he was almost forced to drink a bowl of talisman blood, Su Muyue immediately ran to the side and dry heaved for a long time.
Once back on the mountain, the Taoist priest began collecting blood again.
Su Muye's place was taken by another little boy.
Among the crowd, one of the children on stilts was missing.
As if nothing had happened, the people remained devout, kneeling and offering blood, letting the Taoist priest decide their fate.
Fog rose again in the night wind, making the entire mountain range appear hazy and indistinct.
The Taoist priest repeated his previous actions, cutting his wrist to collect blood and burning talismans. No one stopped him. He then forced the bowl of talisman blood down the throats of a boy and a girl in front of the mountain spirit statue.
Even from a distance, Su Deng felt nauseous.
Su Muye covered his mouth to keep himself from making a sound.
"who!"
Just then, Su Deng's ears twitched slightly as she listened to the faint rustling of branches behind her. Turning around, she saw Qin Xian climbing up from the foot of the mountain and moving towards them.
"It's me."
Qin Xian's attention was now completely on her. His gaze swept over her and Su Muye, his eyes flashing with surprise. "You dare to force a kiss on an executive officer? You're really fucking awesome!"
Su Deng: "..."
Qin Xian stroked his chin. "With such a wild approach, the Executor hasn't even gotten angry yet, and this kid is a heretic who calls you 'Mom.' Could he really be your child with the Eighth Executor?"
"I'm not a pervert like Yan Sizhan!" Su Muyue retorted, her temper flaring. "Even a pervert like him couldn't possibly marry my mother! Impossible!"
“You…ah!”
Before Qin Xian could say anything, he was suddenly kicked and tumbled down the hillside.
Only a scream remained.
"Mommy kicked him right!" Su Muye clapped his hands and sneered, "Kick him to death!"
Let him spout nonsense!
Su Deng withdrew her foot expressionlessly and continued watching the Taoist priest perform the spell.
After drinking the talisman blood, the two children were still standing there when the Taoist priest shouted to the crowd, "The mountain god has approved of them. Please invite the divine son and daughter to tour the village."
As soon as he finished speaking, the young boy did not lift the child into the sedan chair. Instead, he placed the two of them on two thick red wooden sticks in the sacrificial procession, and then sat on them as they were lifted up.
The gongs and suonas rose again, and the sacrificial procession danced wildly down the mountain. The soul banners fluttered in the night, and paper money filled the sky like red snow.
Su Muyue whispered, "Weren't we supposed to be worshipping the mountain god? Why are we going down the mountain again?"
Su Deng came out from the back of the group and arrived in front of the mountain god temple.
Mountain gods and mountain spirits are compared, but mountain spirits are more worshipped than mountain gods.
They keep saying they're worshipping the mountain god, but the one being worshipped seems to be a mountain spirit.
"The mountain god was born from people's beliefs and became the guardian of this land. The villagers of Yaocun offer it their faith and incense, and it blesses this land with favorable weather, abundant rainfall, prosperity and peace."
As Su Deng was examining the statue of the mountain god, a voice came from behind her.
Turning around, I saw Liu Sangua, his veiled hat fluttering in the wind.
Su Deng squinted.
Liu Sangua walked over with his arms crossed, continuing, "This went on for about ten years. Then, a disaster struck Yaocun. The people knelt in front of the mountain god's temple for three days and three nights, frantically begging the mountain god for protection. The mountain god did not respond and watched the villagers die tragically. After that, people began to curse the mountain god, attack the mountain god, throw rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at the mountain god's statue, and even push over and smash the mountain god's statue."
Liu Sangua looked at the mountain spirit statue and said, "From that time on, people in the village began to die one after another. A Taoist priest appeared and said that this was the mountain god's resentment, which turned into an evil mountain spirit cursing the village. To resolve this, children had to be sacrificed."
Su Deng looked at him, "So the Mountain Spirit and the Mountain God are the same person?"
Liu Sangua said vaguely, "Probably."
Su Deng frowned.
Liu Sangua's gaze, through the veil, landed on Su Muye, who was standing beside Su Deng. "This heretic isn't really your son, is he?"
Su Muye wrinkled his nose. "I am my mother's biological child."
Everyone should ask that question.
Su Deng's lips twitched slightly. She was too lazy to argue with Su Muye about whether the matter was true or false. She turned her head to look at Liu Sangua and said, "If you're following me for god-level materials, I can tell you again, I'm not selling."
"Hehe..." Liu Sangua let out two low laughs, his tone nonchalant, "I just want to form an alliance with you."
"Then I'll answer you again." Su Deng's gaze was deep, and she coldly uttered three words, "No interest."
Liu Sangua looked at her and suddenly asked, "Are you an actress in the real world?"
Su Deng frowned.
Liu Sangua raised an eyebrow, "It's one thing to play an NPC to fool them, but to dare to act in front of the Eighth Executive Officer, and to act so seriously at that."
Su Deng: "..."
She was indeed discovered by a talent scout because of her good looks. In order to earn a high salary, she worked as an extra in a film crew for a few days, playing a decorative role. Later, when a lead actor in the crew had an accident while suspended by wires, she felt that she was responsible and quit.
"Hehe..." Liu Sangua couldn't help but laugh out loud, "If you didn't know better, you would really think that you and the Eighth Executive Officer have a child."
Su Deng: "..."
She never imagined that she would die one day in her lifetime.
It's still in a game.
And more than once.
Since it's already done, there's no point in dying now.
Su Deng said expressionlessly, "As long as we win."
Liu Sangua seemed to enjoy laughing, and chuckled softly a few more times. "I really wouldn't harm you, otherwise I wouldn't have saved your son."
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