In the early morning of the next day, the villagers of Badong Village, who had been busy with offering sacrifices three days later, gathered in a small square near Zhao's house, uncharacteristically.

"Hey, have you heard that the only son of the Zhao family suddenly went crazy last night. He heard from the servant that he woke up in the morning and saw that the young master was delirious, like a dementia."

"Oh, don't talk nonsense, that Guangsheng is Mr. Zhao's favorite child. You are disrespectful to Fairy Liu for spreading gossip like this!"

The crowd was bustling, muttering about the Zhao family's only son becoming dementia overnight, and they didn't notice two ordinary men with oversized coats and hats caught in the crowd.

After confirming the authenticity of the news of Lesser Dao from the villagers' mouths, the two sneaked into the alley against the outer wall of the nearest building while no one was paying attention. It was much quieter than the outside.

Taking off the hat covering his face, Xie Jin carefully confirmed that there was no one around, and then lowered his voice and asked the person next to him: "Is it really all right, isn't this side effect too obvious?"

"It's just a temporary dementia reaction caused by confusing the memory, and it won't last for too long." Wen Liang also took off his hat, leaning on the left side of the wall, "I can't let Zhao Guangsheng go back directly as if nothing happened."

"That's true, but this way you can determine what's going on." Xie Jin stared at the solitary grass stationed in the corner at Wen Liang's feet, which was swaying in the wind by Wen Liang's shadow.

More than ten hours ago, in the woods with no one else, Wen Liang fed Zhao Guangsheng an elixir of unknown efficacy, and within five minutes after Zhao Guangsheng ate it, he fainted like a machine.

Xie Jin was worried that people would be killed, but Wen Liang repeatedly emphasized that the medicine pill was non-toxic and harmless, but it could confuse people's memory, and the symptoms might become stupid, but people who took the medicine for less than a week would be able to wake up completely.

They took Zhao Guangsheng back to the village in the dark of night. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears and to prevent too much noise, they finally put Zhao Guangsheng in front of Zhao's house. It was not until the next morning that Zhao Guangsheng was in a coma and was found by the servants who woke up early. .

During this period, Xie Jin and Wen Liang hid in the dark to observe the situation here. They found that Zhao Guangsheng was in the same situation as Wen Liang said after being woken up. Can't even say a complete sentence.

The servant saw that something was wrong, so he hurriedly helped Zhao Guangsheng into the house, but even if he responded in a timely manner, some villagers who got up early still noticed Zhao Guangsheng's appearance. The scene at the door.

"Elder Zhao is out! Elder Zhao, what happened to Guangsheng?"

"I heard that he suddenly fainted and had dementia. Where did he go yesterday?"

Amid all the chatter, Zhao Cheng frowned his bushy white eyebrows, raised his hand to signal to the villagers to stop asking questions and listen to himself, "The incident happened suddenly, and I can't tell what happened to my son. , From thinking about it in the early morning until now, the old man has also discussed with the four elders, so the following decision has been made."

He looked at his villagers under the steps, and couldn't stop sneering in his heart, "In recent days, bad things have happened frequently in the village, and we think this is an ominous sign."

"The annual shaman sacrifice cannot be delayed. In addition, there is already a precedent for a week earlier this year. After discussion, the five elders decided that the week-long sacrifice ceremony will officially start tomorrow. Everything is almost ready, everyone will go back and prepare Bar."

As soon as this remark came out, it was a rare thing for the sacrifice to be brought forward once. Second, it must be brought forward, and it was even understood that this kind of thing was completely unprecedented in Badong Village.

After Zhao Yan said this, he turned around and left, leaving behind a group of villagers who looked at each other in dismay. Although they felt at a loss, since this was a decision made by the five elders after consultation, they could only do what they said.

"The sacrifice has been brought forward?" Xie Jin, who was hiding in the alley, had a complicated expression. He didn't know whether he should be happy or worried. The sacrifice in advance meant that Ji Duan could be treated as soon as possible, but He Nian, who was suspected of being controlled by Zhao Yan, was so worried. Can no longer be distracted to take care of it.

"There's not much time, let's go back first." Wen Liang pulled Xie Jin's hem, and the two slipped out of the street along the alley, because they were dressed low-key enough that no one recognized them along the way.

When approaching Droktada's wooden building, they didn't choose to go in at the first time. It rained not long ago, and there were intricate footprints in the dirt that reached the yard.

Originally there were only the marks of their one-way departure, but at this time the footprints on the ground were messy, which indicated that someone had come here not long ago.

"Let's take a detour and take a look there. The person should still be in the house." Xie Jin pointed to the bamboo forest standing on the side.

Behind the wooden building of Droktada's house is a dense bamboo forest. The wooden building is hidden here and it is difficult to be found. The two of them went around to the back and looked into the house from the rear window on the first floor from the fence close to the edge of the yard.

No one was seen, but there was a faint chatter coming from the door on the other side. Wen Liang let out Tongtong Yuyu to check the situation. The two children came back soon after checking the situation.

"Sayyuri is talking to the villagers, talking about the advance of the sacrifice." Tong Tong raised his head after approaching, and Yuyu was not far behind to talk about what he saw, "They came to the door when you were walking around the bamboo forest, So I can't see anyone."

Taking Tongtong Yuyu back, Wen Liang and Xie Jin waited until the end of the conversation, and they saw two men who were not tall and walked slowly towards the village from the road they had just walked.

When the two of them disappeared from sight, they trotted all the way into the yard. Droktada was standing in front of the wooden building door, as if waiting for them.

"I heard the voices of you coming back." This was the first sentence Droktada said. Her ears were far more sensitive than they thought. "Someone came from the village just now. Tell me that the sacrifice will be moved to tomorrow."

Looking at the girl's lost eyes, Xie Jin could only apologetically throw the mud on his shoes, "We couldn't find A Nian, Zhao Guangsheng also asked three questions, and now the most suspicious person is Zhao Cheng, but we can't be with him on the bright side. break up..."

"I understand, you still have to save your friends. It's not a good thing for anyone to tear your face with Zhao Yan." Droktada lowered his eyes, even if he couldn't see her eyes, Xie Jin could feel the emotions from her overflowing. worries and disappointments.

Compared to those "outsiders" who had only known He Nian for a few days, Droktada was the one who had accompanied He Nian for many years, although he had no blood relationship but was more like a relative. She was more worried about He Nian than anyone else.

"The only thing that can be ruled out now is Li Yougui and his father, who was paralyzed on the bed and unable to speak. Old Li was vacated among the five old men, and his wishes were insignificant to others, so..."

Wen Liang paused, he saw that Xie Jin and Droktada were both looking at him, so he didn't continue to sell things, "Although it's a bit risky, I'm going to visit the four old men's homes, He Nian must have been caught by one of them. People are hiding, for what purpose I don't know, but I don't think they have any good intentions."

"Yes, what disturbs me the most is the so-called holy child sacrifice I saw at Zhao's house. Li Yougui and Droktada don't know what it is, but since it exists, I'm afraid..."

Xie Jin did not continue to speak. Although there was no direct evidence to show anything, but when he saw He Nian being trapped in the side room as nourishment at the Zhao family, he had no way not to continue to think about it.

If He Nian is the sacrificial offering of the Holy Child, can he really be found by them?

Human sacrifice... This is something that can only be seen in ancient books that record feudal superstitions and bad habits. Xie Jin really didn't want to associate the sacrifice of holy children in Wubadong Village.

"What are you going to do?" Droktada leaned against the wooden wall, her eyes no longer looking childish, "What should I do to get A Nian back, can you tell me?"

"Do what you need to do, I think that's enough." Wen Liang raised his hand to touch the girl's head wearing various silver jewelry, but this action could not help but remind him of the fluffy touch of another little guy.

Wen Liang retracted his hand and put his arms around his chest. He asked Droktada, "According to the rules, can you and grandma enter the village tomorrow?"

"Yes, at five o'clock in the morning on the day of the sacrifice, we should set off for the village. The sacrifice is to be in the square near the Zhao's house where the stone monuments of the five immortals are placed. There is enough space to accommodate almost the entire village."

Droktada raised his hand and rubbed his eyes. He Nian's departure made her not focus on worshipping God at all. The invisible pressure made her tender heart feel dull. For some reason, she always felt uneasy.

"You just follow the normal procedure with Grandma, and we'll continue looking for A Nian tonight." Xie Jin pinched his eyebrows, his heart beating inexplicably fast.

After finally persuading Droktada to stop, the two went upstairs and went back to Ji Duan's room. Ji Duan still didn't wake up, he lay flat on Droktada's slightly smaller bed, and the part after his ankle was hanging out, looking a little funny.

But no one can laugh now. After a brief inspection of Ji Duan's situation, Xie Jin and Wen Liang discussed how to find He Nian.

There is no direction, there are only suspects, and Zhao Yan, who is a suspect, can't move. This is tantamount to becoming a single-plank multiple-choice question.

If you want to save Ji Duan, you have to give up looking for He Nian's clues. If you want to find He Nian, maybe because of Zhao Yan's words, they may not even be able to participate in the sacrifice.

"I want to tell you one thing beforehand." Wen Liang pulled out the chair and sat up, looking at Xie Jin's face, and said, "I saw something on He Nian before, but the timing was wrong, so I didn't talk to you guys. Say."

"What do you mean?" Xie Jin also fell down on the bed. He heard a creaking sound from the bed board. Fortunately, it was genuine wood. This little bed was just moaning and had no tendency to collapse.

"He Nian should have immortals on his body, but I can't see exactly what immortals are." Wen Liang sighed, he raised his hand and brushed the broken hair from his forehead to the back of his head.

"I think he used the protection and guidance of his immortal family when he returned to the village. Otherwise, how could a child who is not yet ten years old go over the mountains and find the village in his vague memory."

"He Nian, there is a fairy?" Xie Jin's expression changed from dazed to surprise at first, he sat up straight from the bed at once, "If there is Xian's protection, at least his life will be safe...!"

His words came to an abrupt end when he saw Wen Liang shaking his head, Wen Liang's expression was unprecedentedly serious, "I advise you not to be so optimistic, I am afraid the immortal family on He Nian is not for shelter, but waiting for an opportunity. "

"What do you mean by that? What do you mean by waiting for an opportunity?" Xie Jin didn't understand a little, and his surprised expression was still frozen on his face. What he thought just now was just a ridiculous illusion made up by himself.

"You can think of it as a curse, but the curse on He Nian's body is possessed by the immortal family. I also observed it for a long time to determine that the immortal family cannot be separated from him."

Wen Liang said, sticking out his tongue, "Not only that, he showed me his throat on the first night he arrived here, here."

He pointed to the soft flesh at the base of his tongue, and said inarticulately, "He Nian has a wound here. It seems that his inability to speak is not natural, but that someone has manipulated his tongue here."

Catch up on the list task today, and there are two more updates tonight

This chapter will be revised twice, there is no time to check for loopholes, sorry ahhh