A woman in a light-colored cloth robe ran over, hugged the little girl in her arms with tears on her face, and looked at everyone with gratitude, "Thank you, thank you."

Gu Yunru stared at the woman's face. Her complexion was sallow and her look was haggard. She must have been crying for a long time. Just now, when the little girl was about to be sacrificed in the crowd, this woman did not rush out. She must have been held hostage. There were marks of strangulation on her neck.

"Are you the child's mother?" Qingfeng asked doubtfully, his thick eyebrows raised, a look of pity in his eyes. The child was so well-behaved that he didn't cry or make a fuss. Even though he was going to be sacrificed, he was still having a lot of fun on the boat, thinking that he was going to play something new, which made people feel sad.

"Yes, I am Yunyun's mother. When I woke up this morning, I found that Yunyun was missing. She was taken away by her father. The witch in the village insisted on taking the girl to sacrifice to the river god. There were not many girls left in the village, so he set his sights on my Yunyun!"

As the woman spoke, tears fell from her eyes like beads from a broken string. Qingfeng's heart sank. It seemed that her mother didn't know about the child. But the child's father's behavior was too excessive.

"You! Hurry up and take the child back. If we anger the mountain god, our family will be in trouble!" A lame middle-aged man trotted over and looked at the woman crying here, feeling quite angry.

"Why do you want to sacrifice our Yunyun?" The woman said unwillingly. The man also had a face full of regret, as if he had something to hide.

"Since Kappa has chosen our Yunyun, we have to hand her over obediently, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction among the people. Do you want our clan to be driven out of the village?!"

After hearing this, Gu Yunru finally understood. It turned out that the child was handed over under the threats and oppression of the tribesmen and the public. Seeing that the man was also conflicted and regretful, Gu Yunru felt that there must be something fishy about the Kappa incident.

She silently gazed at the calm lake. It looked very peaceful and tranquil during the day, but even in the daytime, no one dared to go out to salvage.

The government has suppressed these rioting villagers. When people saw that the sacrificial activities were disrupted by the government, they secretly decided to hold another sacrifice when they were not paying attention.

The woman and the man carried Yunyun and left first. Gu Yunru asked Qingfeng to follow them and find out where they lived, because Yunyun would definitely have to show up at the next sacrifice.

"Princess." Several adults not far away saw Gu Yunru and immediately stepped forward to pay their respects. When they arrived, Gu Yunru was already observing silently from the side.

"Lord Cui, Lord Li, Lord Liu, long time no see." Gu Yunru had an excellent memory and quickly called out the names of these adults.

The leader was the Minister of Revenue, Mr. Cui, who was fully responsible for investigating the matter.

"Princess, why are you here? Is it the prince's intention?" Lord Cui was very confused. He was ordered by the prince to come here to investigate personally. He had to appease the people and not let these ghosts and gods disturb their minds. If people were in panic, there would be chaos.

"I guess so. I'm quite confused about this matter. What do you think, Master Cui?"

"I have sent people who are familiar with the lake to investigate, but they found nothing."

"so."

Gu Yunru nodded as if he suddenly understood and was about to say something when two clerks came running over and whispered something in Cui Ping's ear. Cui Ping then took his leave and boarded the boat to swim towards the center of the lake. Gu Yunru was about to go and see for himself when he saw Qingfeng coming towards him holding the child.

"Why did you bring someone else's child here?" Kang Keren widened her almond eyes. It was really eye-opening to see that this wooden man could actually have such a tender side.

"This was given to me by the child's mother. She said that Yunyun must be taken away from here first. The child's father insisted on using Yunyun as a sacrifice. The two of them were arguing fiercely, and the child was crying, so I took her out first."

Gu Yunru looked at the poor little girl, her eyes full of pity and reluctance. She held Yunyun in her arms and touched her face.

"How pitiful."

"Princess, we are here to investigate a case, why are you taking a child back with you?" Kang Keren felt that it was too ostentatious to walk around with a child in her arms, so it would be better to send the child back to Beijing first.

"There's no way. Yunyun's father will never let it go. These people seem to be brainwashed, stubborn and ignorant." Gu Yunru looked straight ahead. Fortunately, the child was well-behaved and sensible. He only cried for a short while and then stopped. Suddenly, he smiled at them.

Seeing Yun Duo's smiling face, Gu Yunru suddenly felt a liking for children. It turned out that children who didn't cry or make a fuss were so cute. Suddenly, she felt that children were not so scary.

Several people decided to go to Yunyun's house in person. After being guided by the villagers, they finally arrived at Yunyun's house. Her house had a large yard, and at this time they could hear a lot of noise inside.

"Yunyun's father, Yunyun is your biological daughter, how can you bear to sacrifice her!" The woman cried bitterly, which made people feel distressed. Gu Yunru walked in and saw the man was about to hit her. She immediately shouted at him to stop and stood in front of him with full aura. The man then restrained himself.

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"Why are you here again? You actually want to kidnap my Yunyun!" The man angrily picked up Yunyun again and put her back in the house.

Gu Yunru walked forward and helped the woman up. Looking at her disheveled hair and haggard look, he sighed and asked softly, "Aunt, how often does your village sacrifice Kappa?"

The woman raised her head with cloudy eyes, and felt relieved when she saw that everyone was there. The presence of these people meant that Yunyun would be safe for the time being.

"Every two or three days, a girl has to be sacrificed. There are very few girls in the village now, and some are directly sent away."

The woman spoke with a look of despair, the sadness in her eyes was as thick as ink and could not be dissolved. The man rushed out aggressively, ready to drive everyone away, but it was Qingfeng's fist that calmed him down, and he sat aside without daring to say a word.

"Please save my Yunyun. Yunyun is very well behaved and has hardly cried since she was born." The woman wiped away her tears with a sad face. Gu Yunru patted her shoulder and looked at her firmly. "Don't worry, auntie, we will save Yunyun. There must be something fishy about the Kappa incident. You can't believe in ghosts and gods too much."

"Thank you very much."

The man looked like he was worried about something. From his attitude, one could tell that he believed in the Kappa very much. He was very upset when he saw so many people coming to make trouble.