Chapter 262 Sacrifice
Sang Donghai showed compassion on his face, as if he were a saint who could save people from suffering, and said in a tone that he was doing this for her own good: "Even if it hurts, even if you are unwilling, it will soon pass."

“Not knowing anything may not be a bad thing.”

Jiang Anning was far away from the two Sang brothers when she heard them say such shameless words about how they wanted to kill her, and her steps paused slightly.

A smile slowly spread across her lips.

It seems that it’s not just the people in the capital who are concerned about her life.

There is also a Sang family who sounds like they have some blood relationship with her.

Sang Nanshan was probably really conflicted.

After being persuaded by Sang Donghai with both soft and hard tactics, Huanhuan finally fell silent and no longer insisted on confessing the truth to Jiang Anning.

Jiang Anning listened to the two people who seemed to be talking about something irrelevant, then he stepped forward and knocked on their door.

Sang Donghai was startled for a moment, then he recalled what he had just said and it didn't seem like anything excessive, so he calmed down.

He walked over and opened the door. Seeing that it was Jiang Anning, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty: "Yes, it's Miss Jiang. You came to see us. What's the matter?"

"It's nothing serious, I just wanted to ask you two what your plans are for the future."

Jiang Anning got straight to the point: "To be honest, these five-colored cocoons have indeed made me a lot of money."

"If you two are willing to stay, I can redraft the contract and we will split the profits 20:80."

"Of course, if you two miss home so much and don't want to stay, I can understand that."

There was no hint in her words that the Sang brothers were indispensable.

Mingming, she said, the five-colored silk cocoons helped her make a lot of money.

However, there was no substantial attempt to retain the two brothers who had raised five-colored cocoons.

He just mentioned that he was willing to share the profits with them, but he didn't show any sign that he couldn't do without them.

This……

Something is not right?

Sang Donghai became cautious and for a moment, he didn't know how to reply.

What's even more strange is that isn't Jiang Anning afraid that they will choose to go home and no longer help her raise silkworms?
If that's the case, she probably won't be able to continue making money with the five-colored silkworms, right?

It can't be that she secretly learned how to raise five-colored silkworms, so she acts like she can do without them.

Or maybe... he was trying to scare them?

Sang Donghai was unsure and decided to delay the matter until he consulted the high priest before making a decision.

"Well, we do miss home a little, especially as the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, it is inevitable that we can't help but miss home."

"As Miss Jiang said, I want to think about it for a while before giving you an answer. What do you think?"

"Besides, even if we two brothers want to stay and continue to work for you, Miss Jiang, it would not be good not to inform our family, right?"

Sang Donghai smiled and said, "As the saying goes, when your parents are still alive, you should not travel far away, and if you travel, you must have a plan."

"If I stay here without telling my family, I'm afraid I'll be scolded for being unfilial."

Jiang Anning smiled, as if he couldn't read people's minds, and said in a relaxed tone: "That's indeed the truth, then you can think about it slowly and carefully."

She said, "I'm not in a hurry to get a reply, and it just so happens that I will be in the capital soon."

"After that, I'm afraid it will be a long time before I can take care of these business matters."

Sang Donghai was shocked when he heard this: "You are going to the capital?!"

How come there was no news before?
He asked anxiously, "When did it happen? How long will it take?"

Don’t delay the important sacrificial ceremony of their tribe!

Otherwise you will be in trouble!

"Why do you suddenly want to go to the capital?" Sang Donghai's anxiety was almost written on his face: "Can I not go?"

"You can't go!"

After saying this, he felt that what he said was not right and did not make sense, so he hurried to make amends: "What I mean is that a place like the capital, where there are many nobles and every inch of land is worth a lot of money, is really not something that people like us can easily set foot in."

"I'm afraid you'll suffer if you go."

Jiang Anning acted as if she didn't realize the man was lying, and showed surprise at the right moment: "You didn't know?"

Sang Donghai looked confused and turned his head to look at Sang Nanshan beside him.

Sang Nanshan also looked confused.

Jiang An Ning sighed: "The emperor has summoned me to the capital, how can I not go if I don't want to?"

"My mother and father met with an accident and lost their lives because of their trip to the capital, leaving me alone and helpless."

"Why would I want to go to such a sad place?"

"How could I not know what a den of dragons and tigers, a den of illicit sex, the capital city is?"

"Let alone other things, just staying for one night in a place like that where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, I don't know how much money it would cost."

"Not to mention the hassle of traveling, which is both financially draining and painful."

"But now that the imperial edict has arrived, how can I not go just because I want to?"

Jiang Anning looked sad, as if she really didn't want to go.

Sang Donghai was even more shocked: "Did the emperor summon you?"

"Yes!"

Jiang Anning seemed very confused by the shock. He blinked and pretended to be puzzled: "In the past six months, this matter has been rumored outside. It has been widely spread. It is no longer a secret."

"Is that so?"

Sang Donghai smiled awkwardly: "I have hardly been out in the past six months, so I rarely hear any news from the outside world."

"It seems that you really have to go to the capital."

It seems that their plans may have to change.

Originally, he planned to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to confront Jiang An Ning, tell her about A Niang's identity as a member of the Sang clan, and then take people back to the Sang clan on the pretext that the full moon means family reunion.

Complete the sacrificial mission.

Now whether or not to confront the other party, I'm afraid I have to ask the high priest first.

Sang Donghai laughed dryly and chuckled a few times: "Have you decided when to come back?"

He couldn't help but feel a little more expectant.

Thinking that if Jiang An Ning wasn't gone for long, he would still be able to catch up with the Sang family's important sacrificial ceremony, it would be a good idea to just confront them directly.

At that time, they could accompany Jiang An Ning to the capital, and after she had finished her business in the capital, they would bring people directly back to the Sang family.

In this way, no time will be wasted and it can be said to be the best of both worlds.

Sang Donghai was wishful thinking.

Jiang Anning raised the corners of her mouth slightly, piercing his beautiful fantasy: "When can I come back, and whether I can come back, I'm afraid only you know."

"How can I make the decision?"

Sang Donghai suddenly became discouraged.

Jiang Anning laughed and teased: "Why do I feel like you don't want me to go to Beijing..."

She poked at the man's thoughts with a half-smile: "It seems like he's particularly concerned about when I can come back."

"Is there something wrong?"

Sang Donghai panicked for a moment: "No, nothing happened, don't think too much!"

He said something random: "Of course I don't want you to go to the capital!"

"Look, the business is going well now, and you said you would give us two brothers a share of the profits. Isn't that the right time for us to work hard?" "But you suddenly said that you would not be in charge of the business here, and you would give up everything here and go to the capital."

"I don't even know when I'll be back."

"We two brothers are naturally worried."

Sang Donghai laughed foolishly, and it sounded as if it was really the case.

He put on a caring look and said, "Didn't you say that? The capital is a place full of nobles and every inch of land is worth a lot of money. If people like us who come from humble backgrounds go there, we won't know the place and we might offend some nobleman and bring disaster upon ourselves."

"If you can avoid going, we certainly don't want you to go."

In this way, you can also go back with us to the Sang family.

Be a good sacrifice to appease the wrath of the gods.

Ugh!
Sang Donghai couldn't help but hate himself and the Sang family. They were really unlucky.

Once upon a time, they finally determined who was the most suitable person to be sent to the forbidden area.

The man was summoned into the palace by an imperial decree.

At first, they were not in a hurry.

After all, it is still too early for the Sang family to carry out their sacrificial mission.

Even if for a short period of time, there is no way to send the gods' favorite sacrificial blood to the forbidden area for the gods to enjoy.

It doesn't affect anything.

As a result, what they waited for was indeed the news that the man had died in the palace!

Not only did they lose their most important sacrifice!

The entire Sang family was also implicated, and almost all of the members of the family died.

Now, the storm has finally passed.

They have locked on to new sacrifices again, and everything is going in the right direction.

We just need to wait for him and Sang Nanshan to confess the truth.

Jiang Anning would definitely be eager to recognize her relatives and go back with them.

By then, the sacrificial ceremony will be completed, and the Sang family will be able to safely overcome the disaster.

He was the greatest contributor to the Sang clan as he helped the clan find the most perfect sacrifice and brought it back.

He will be the well-deserved new patriarch of the Sang clan!

But now, everything has become nothing because of this inexplicable imperial edict.

Not only was his dream of becoming the patriarch shattered, but it was also unclear whether the Sang clan's sacrificial mission could be successfully completed.

Sang Donghai had never felt so hateful as he did at this moment.

If before, he could still be sanctimonious and pretentious in trying to persuade Sang Nanshan, he could perfectly hide his ambitions in the advice that was for his own good.

Now he really couldn't hold it anymore and his temper exploded.

If the reason that prompted Jiang Anning to go to Beijing was something else, Sang Donghai would not be so desperate and depressed.

Rather...

It’s an imperial edict!
It’s imperial power!
What does he have to fight for?

And now, we can only report this matter to the high priest and let the high priest and other elders of the tribe find a solution.

Sang Donghai was so preoccupied that he didn't even notice when Jiang Anning left.

He didn't even notice that Sang Nanshan followed closely behind him and went out together.

"Jiang's sister!"

Sang Nanshan was panting as he chased after Jiang Anning who was planning to return to the county town.

Jiang Anning had heard the noise a long time ago, but she had no intention of asking Duan Qingshan to stop.

Until Duan Qingshan also heard it, he slowed down a bit and asked for instructions: "Master?"

Jiang Anning then pretended to open the car window curtain, stuck his head out, looked back, and slowly shouted, "Stop the car."

Duan Qingshan acted in a serious manner. It seemed that the carriage could not stop due to inertia, so he let it run slowly forward for a short distance before slowly stopping.

"What's the matter, sir?"

He was the first to get off the carriage and stopped Sang Nanshan outside the carriage.

Sang Nanshan was stunned, as if he did not expect that the person who got off the car was not Jiang Anning.

It took a long while before he realized that the person in front of him was probably Jiang Anning's coachman.

He panted a few times, took a steady breath, bowed to the people, and introduced himself: "I am Sang Nanshan."

Then he got straight to the point and said, "I want to see Jiang Anning. I have something to say to her. It's very important!"

"Please help me inform this elder brother."

With the noise so loud, there's no need to report anything.

Jiang Anning is not deaf, on the contrary, her hearing is very good.

Naturally, I heard everything the person said clearly.

However, she still waited for Duan Qingshan to repeat the other person's words before she slowly stood up and got out of the car.

When he saw Sangnanshan, he was very surprised.

"Why did you come here? Does your brother know you are here? Is there something you forgot to tell him?"

Sang Nanshan looked at the innocent face and the gentle tone, and the guilt in his heart suddenly deepened.

He bowed to the person.

Then he looked at Duan Qingshan, then looked around, and asked, "Can Sister Jiang please lend me a hand to talk?"

Jiang Anning smiled faintly and pointed to the empty space beside him: "Let's talk over there."

"it is good."

The two men walked to the open space nearby, and Duan Qingshan stood not far away, keeping watch for them, always alert to the surrounding environment and passers-by.

"What do you want to tell me?" Jiang An Ning asked again.

Sang Nanshan licked his lips, obviously still a little hesitant and uncertain.

"I……"

He looked at the man's innocent face for a long time, and finally made up his mind to confess to the man.

"My brother and I came here because of you."

"Although you denied your origins to us last time."

"You also made up stories like your mother is Jiang Xiaolu and your father is Jiang Dahong."

"But we are still very sure that you are our cousin, the daughter of Aunt Jingwan, and also..."

Sang Nanshan paused for a moment, and said in a low voice: "It is also the best sacrifice for our Sang family."

"Only by sending you to the forbidden land can our Sang clan complete the great task of sacrifice, thus appeasing the anger of the gods and preventing them from bringing disaster to our Sang clan again."

"By then..."

"Only my Sang family can have peace."

"Otherwise, all of us will be buried with the forbidden land."

(End of this chapter)

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