Chapter 900: Exposed
The snow was so heavy that even though the roads in the village had been cleared of snow, when walking on the roads, I could still feel the snow reaching my calves.
Although the wind now is not as strong as the 15-level gale some time ago, the strong wind after the snow is freezing cold.
The only dim light was in the house at the entrance of the village, while the other houses were pitch dark.
Suddenly the sound of a dog barking was heard.
The whole village seemed to be in an uproar.
At that moment, all the lights in the dark room came on.
Wu Yang was so scared that he almost fell down.
Jiang Xiaoxiao glanced at Wu Yang and warned them in a deep voice, "Don't be afraid, keep going, don't look back. They can't catch up with us in such a heavy snow."
Jiang Xiaoxiao thought that it would be no problem for her to cover the retreat, and if that didn't work, she could fight violence with violence.
She is a doctor, but now she has in her mind the idea of fighting violence with violence!
Ha ha.
The environment really does affect people.
I am a peace-loving, kind-hearted person who likes to save lives, but now I am thinking that killing someone is not a big deal!
The end of the world!
The aftereffects of killing too many monsters.
Jiang Xiaoxiao really felt an evil thought surging in her chest, and she thought that it would be a good idea to beat these people up violently.
But it’s not really like that.
They ran quickly towards the mountains.
There was a noisy sound of gongs and drums coming from the back.
"Someone ran away, someone ran away!"
"Chase them. Don't be afraid that they will run away. They can't get far in this heavy snow!"
There was a constant sound of dogs barking.
The five people were a little nervous because the barking sound proved that these people had let the dog out.
No matter how fast they run, if a person is chasing them, they can still keep a distance, but to compete with a dog in speed is simply wishful thinking.
Moreover, several girls are afraid of dogs. Who isn’t afraid of dogs? Even Wu Yang is afraid of dogs.
Sure enough, when they turned onto the path leading up the mountain, they could hardly move forward and were almost standing still.
The first road was difficult to walk on because there was too much snow. There were still people clearing the snow in the village, but no one walked on the roads leading into the mountains and forests, and no one had ever cleared the snow.
The water almost reached their waists when they stepped down, and every step was like a struggle in the sea. At the current speed they could not move more than a few meters.
But the dog chased after them.
A dozen big black dogs surrounded them majestically.
Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at Bai Baixiao and the other three girls. They were weak, pitiful, and shivering. Wu Yang couldn't even pull his legs out.
I had calculated everything, except for forgetting what would happen after the heavy snow.
This is truly God's will.
They helped Wu Yang, Bai Xiao and the other three out, and the five of them stood side by side.
Village Chief Gu was helped out by someone, and a group of people surrounded them in a threatening manner.
"Hao Ruxue, what are you doing? Our village is so kind to host you. If we hadn't protected you in this severe weather with strong winds and heavy snow, you would have frozen to death outside. There is no food or water, and there are many ferocious beasts in this mountain.
To tell you the truth, this is the Kunlun Mountains, and you can't get out of here. Even if you are a genius, you can never get out of this place. We are all victims of the Medicine God Association, why don't we support each other and live a good life here?"
"Village Chief Gu, even if you say something fantastic, everyone has their own aspirations and we cannot force them. Even if we freeze to death or starve to death, we are willing to survive here with our own abilities. You can survive in the Kunlun Mountains, and so can we. But you are right about one thing.
Since we can't get out and have the same goal, why don't we live in peace? You locked my friend in the basement, I don't think that's for any good purpose, right? I don't want to be kept here as a sacrificial gift by others!"
Jiang Xiaoxiao directly tore off the mask of warmth. Why bother pretending to be nice to each other?
Judging from the grand gesture, they are no longer prepared to hide anything.
Even if they follow Village Chief Gu back to the village, can they still live a peaceful life as before?
Village Chief Gu sighed, his attitude always gentle and tolerant.
"Child, you misunderstood me! In fact, the so-called sacrifice or not only refers to them, and has nothing to do with you. You have a special talent in elixirs, and you are capable enough to live on your own here.
I have hatred with the Wu family, their family, and the Medicine God Association. The Gu family abandoned us and we were exiled to the Kunlun Mountains. I can't leave here in this life. The people in the entire village around me are actually my descendants.
Of course, in addition to the Gu family, there are also some people from other families who were exiled to the Kunlun Mountains. In the end, we can only connect as one, support each other, and live here. Otherwise, no one will know how we died in this mountain.
You have never seen the evil outside, so of course you don't know how much we hate outsiders. The beasts in this mountain are much stronger than humans. If we don't provide them with sacrifices every year, they will destroy our village.
We have no choice, we all want to survive. Your life is life, our life is life too. Tell me, shouldn’t we do this in order to survive?”
Village Chief Gu’s words left Jiang Xiaoxiao speechless. What is the proposition of survival?
It's a difficult puzzle to solve.
Anyone who wants to survive may do things that are not in the best interests of others and will be punished by heaven and earth. There is nothing wrong with this.
But at least it was not Jiang Xiaoxiao's choice. She would rather die in the mountains with her companions than be used as a sacrificial object and offered as food to some wild beast.
Moreover, from ancient times to the present, I have never heard of any wild animal that can really achieve such a balance with humans.
Relying on humans to sacrifice the lives of their own people in order not to harm other humans?
That's just a legend. Jiang Xiaoxiao has never seen a truly intelligent beast.
Jiang Xiaoxiao frowned. Something is wrong!
I have seen it myself!
In the apocalyptic world, aren’t the Black Horned Dragon King and the Black Horned Dragon both intelligent and ferocious beasts?
Could it be that this Kunlun Mountain Range is connected to the other world that I once lived in?
"Grandma, stop wasting time talking to them! Just arrest them. This woman is so bold! I think we should send her to see the God of Medicine first, so that she won't lead the others astray."
A vicious man shouted, and from the tone of his voice he was the grandson of Village Chief Gu.
Others also echoed.
If it weren't for these people in front of us, it would be their descendants who would be offered as sacrifice to the sacred beast this year.
Every year, all the members of their tribe would choose one person to be sent to the God of Medicine for sacrifice to the heavens, so as to ensure that they could live in peace here for a year.
Their population is decreasing day by day because the birth rate is too low, but now with the influx of foreign population, they are naturally unwilling to consume their own offspring.
They are all so vicious that they want to arrest people directly.
(End of this chapter)
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