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Chapter 523 Blood Jade and Mustard (asking for monthly ticket)

Xu Shu's performance in Penglai dialect was not ideal.

Fortunately, when the couple spoke, their language was a mixture of official and local, and he had already made corresponding guesses and preparations through some key words in advance, plus Xiaoya was outside and would occasionally send messages to help translate.

In the end, after spending more than twenty minutes, Xu Shu found out the whole story of what happened in the village. He also understood why the villagers hated Yang Su, a very beautiful widow, so much.

It turns out that her identity is not ordinary. She is not a powerless widow, but a witch chosen by the "Holy Mission" to hold blessing ceremonies for the "Virgin Mary".

There is a small sacrifice every month, and the whole county selects a pair of children for sacrifice, but everyone always feels that it is not their turn.

But for the annual grand festival, every village had to gather a pair of young boys and girls.

As a witch, Yang Su was responsible for the monthly sacrificial ceremonies and for reporting the names of children of appropriate age in the village. She also enjoyed benefits from the town.

The villagers did not dare to resist the big shots above them, so naturally they could only vent their anger on the witch in the village. They hated her in their hearts and cursed her countless times behind her back.

"She didn't say anything when other children were chosen as sacrifices, but now it's her child's turn to be sacrificed and she's unwilling to do so. She wants to use my siblings instead! Fuck her mother!" The man started cursing fiercely halfway through his words.

The woman had a better temper and quickly explained the remaining half of the story to Xu Shu.

In fact, this was not the case more than ten years ago.

At that time, the entire Luling County depended on the mountains and the water for food. Although the world was in chaos and disputes, the county was able to be self-sufficient. It can be said that "Since ancient times, the people of Luling have been fishing for a living, not knowing about the Han Dynasty, Wei Dynasty, and Jin Dynasty." The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, with enough food and clothing. (Note 1)

Until that day, a group of people from the sect who claimed to follow the orders of the "Virgin Mary" came, and everything changed.

At first, the people from the Holy Envoy Group said that the veins of the earth here were special, hiding a terrifying and free demon. They needed to build a Holy Lotus Altar in order to ask the Virgin Mary for blessings, suppress evil spirits, and protect the people.

No one believed it, and as a result, a monster crawled out of the mountain that night and ate several families. It was only thanks to the people from the Holy Mission that the disaster was quelled.

Most people didn’t see this incident and didn’t know whether it was true or not, but they said that’s what was said anyway, and the county magistrate personally promoted it.

From then on, the altar was established and the rule was made that sacrifices must be offered every month, otherwise the old mother would not be able to bless them.

Everyone in the entire Luling County, including one city, eight towns and sixty-four townships, must follow suit.

Anyone who is selected but is unwilling to cooperate will be found dead on the street within three days, and their children will be taken away.

That’s not all. The offender’s relatives and friends will also be arrested, paraded through the streets, and beheaded together.

The name of the poem is "Disrespecting the old mother, suffering heaven's punishment, and bringing disaster to the whole clan", which highlights the idea of ​​killing the chicken to scare the monkeys and punishing the entire clan.

Under such bloody and violent suppression, naturally no one dared to resist.

The people were suffering terribly, and the parents who had lost their children wished they could die.

But as the saying goes, a good death is worse than a miserable life.

So in order to survive, they not only have to work hard to survive, but also have to work hard to have children.

According to the rules of the Holy Mission, people without children were considered blasphemous and easily "punished by God." Old bachelors living alone were often pulled out, tortured, and paraded through the streets as a warning to others.

"Sir, please stand up for our Baishi Town, no, for the people of the entire Luling County! Stand up for my Lele and Fangfang!"

"Please, sir!"

As the couple talked, they burst into tears and called their two children over. The four of them lay down on the ground and kowtowed.

Seeing such a scene, even the most heartless person would not be able to sit idly by.

However, Xu Shu stroked his chin and did not answer directly. Instead, he said in a voice transmission: "Master Jiang Chengzi, please come over quickly to discuss this. I think there must be something fishy going on here."

Xiaoya's mouth twitched.

God damn Jiang Chengzi Master! What kind of a name is that?

And why do you want me to come in? Can't you tell me through the wall?

She rolled her eyes at Xu Shu in annoyance, but still came over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Shu said thoughtfully, "I finally understand. In this damn place, giving birth to a child means suffering. A village has to produce a pair of boys and girls every year. The performance pressure is too great. I think these children in the village are destined to be picked up and sacrificed when they are born."

Xiaoya listened thoughtfully and said, "You mean why don't they just not have children and give up?"

Xu Shu shook his head. "No, no, no. If you don't have children, you still have to suffer. You've heard that even bachelors without children will be dragged out and beaten or even beheaded. I think if the people of the Holy Envoy were released outside, they would probably get the medal for model workers in childbearing, or at least become deputy director. Many of our low-security zones are actually under great population pressure."

"Ahem, be careful with your words, what do you mean by deputy director?"

Ouyang Suxian, a senior official in the Judgment Department, touched his nose unnaturally and swallowed the last three words.

Xu Shu said: "This life is suffering, not being born is also suffering, and not being able to be born is even more suffering... After all this time, it turns out to be such a 'suffering of not being born'! Hey, if I put an 'evil apostle' in here, won't they explode?
"The sacrificial ceremony must be held once an hour? Can we tire the Virgin Mary to death in this way?"

"..."

Xiaoya rolled her eyes at him, and her mind involuntarily emerged the scene where, thanks to the efforts of the "Evil Apostles", the whole village was crowded with children with horns on their heads and babbling.

These babies not only have female mothers, but also a large number of "male" mothers. From then on, the people of the Holy Mission were too busy to handle it, because they had to clean up the children before they were one month old, otherwise there would be full-term babies who were two meters and five inches tall.

Uh, wait, isn't this style of painting a bit wrong?
Damn it, why should I agree with him?
Xiaoya shook her head vigorously to get rid of these mentally polluting images and said unhappily, "So, did you find out anything?"

"I don't have any clue yet, but it seems that the people from the Holy Envoy Group they mentioned are here." Xu Shu's face suddenly became serious.

"Ok?"

Xiaoya was shocked when she heard that, and wondered where it was and why she hadn’t noticed it.
However, just five seconds later, her expression suddenly tensed up and she looked towards the water not far away and towards the shadow of the stilt house.

A boat made of bones floated on the river.

At the bow stood four strange-looking men in tall pointed hats, their white robes embroidered with inverted blood lotuses. They each held a long string of hanging curtains, and together they looked like ghost soldiers borrowing a passage, carrying a sedan chair.

"Have mercy on the people of this world, God will come down from heaven."

"My mother has no life, my hometown is empty!"

Swipe!

Amid the chanting, four bearers who looked like the White Ghost jumped up from the boat carrying a sedan chair. They landed lightly on the shore, right at the entrance of Xishafang village.

As the breeze blew, a dangerous and strange gaze was faintly heard from behind the curtain, heading straight towards the tofu workshop!

"Tsk~" Xiaoya inadvertently glanced at Xu Shu beside her, and was extremely surprised.

This guy's perception is so sharp, even more alert than me? Awesome! I really underestimated him!
However, this slogan sounds familiar. Does it seem to be the White Lotus Sect?

This sect was completely wiped out hundreds of years ago. I didn't expect it to exist in the "Wusheng Xuanmen". So, Xuanmen was established at least at this time...

While Xiaoya was thinking, the four ghosts carrying the sedan chair flashed a few times and quickly arrived at the door.

She was standing at the door, and at first glance seemed to be face to face with them.

However, Xiaoya was not worried because she had been maintaining an "optical invisibility" state and was not afraid of being discovered.

As expected, the four people did not look at her. The person in the sedan chair sang loudly: "The time has come~ The chosen Holy Son, come out to receive the favor of the old mother and return to the embrace of the Holy Heaven!"

His voice was very unpleasant, like the voice of a male and female drake, but his attitude was very charming and seductive, which made people get goose bumps when they heard it.

As they were talking, the four sedan chair bearers shook the curtains, and handfuls of white paper money fell down.

"It's the extradition officer! No... Impossible! How could it be so fast?"

"That bitch, she must have sold us out a long time ago!"

The middle-aged couple and their children hiding behind the door hugged each other tightly, their faces full of horror and fear. The man’s previous bold words of fighting to the death had long been forgotten.

Seeing this, Xiaoya narrowed her eyes and quickly told Xu Shu the identities of these people as members of the White Lotus Sect. After all, she was worried that he didn't know this knowledge.

At the same time, she asked casually, "What are you going to do? I have an idea. We can follow quietly and see who is behind this White Lotus Sect. What do you think?"

Xu Shu nodded: "Of course I will fly over. I, County Magistrate Liu, have just arrived and I have three things to do upon taking office. How can I sit back and watch something like this happen? I will follow the clues to find him out and put things right!" Xiaoya was speechless. I'm afraid your interest in role-playing is not inferior to mine!
Xu Shu added: "And you see, the White Lotus Sect and the Seven Treasures Lotus are both related to the lotus, so maybe they are together. This is also very important to you, right?"

"~" Xiaoya was stunned and thought to herself, as long as you are happy.

During the brief conversation between the two, Xu Shu prepared to transform into a blood man and quietly follow them.

However, at this moment, his expression suddenly changed slightly, his body stiffened and he said, "No."

"What's wrong?" Xiaoya asked.

Xu Shu narrowed his eyes, smiled awkwardly and said, "I made a mistake just now. This is not aimed at them. This is aimed at me!"

"I'm here for you?" Xiaoya was immediately confused. Why are we here for you since we just arrived?
"How do you know? Are you sure?"

"Yeah." Xu Shu nodded.

Just a moment ago, he had already felt a faint sense of "qi" enveloping his body and blocking his retreat.

Xu Shu was quite familiar with this kind of "Qi" traction, it must have come from a "martial artist"!
The second stage of the “Martial Artist” path is “Weapon Master”, which possesses the ability to “eat air” and transform essence into qi.

Under the traction of Qi, it is difficult for the enemy to escape from his attack range, and he can gradually control the situation as the fighting time goes on, which is extremely insidious.

Judging from the strong aura of the guy in the sedan outside, Xu Shu could judge that the other party had at least reached... um, the peak of the second level?

"You came at the right time. You actually sent a third-level powerful person to target me. You, a thing that is neither male nor female, have already found your way to death. Today, I, Xu Longxiang, will definitely teach you a lesson!"

A frightening smile appeared on Xu Shu's lips, and he rolled up his sleeves, ready to do a big fight. At the same time, he no longer concealed his aura, and his cultivation and realm were completely revealed - the middle stage of the third level!
boom!
The violent feeling of oppression directly enveloped the surroundings and the entire Xisha Village!

If an outsider passes by, he will definitely think that there is an ancient giant beast that has awakened here!

The "extradition envoy" outside was very close, and with the help of the energy, he would naturally be able to sense all this.

However, she was not afraid at all. Instead, she giggled and continued to make reverberations:
"Good, good, good! This is beyond my expectation. I thought you were just a human corpse, but you are actually a strong man who can move mountains! You are as fierce as a dragon and as powerful as an elephant, with abundant Qi and blood, and strong vitality. You are really a precious medicinal herb, hahaha!"

She clapped her hands and laughed, so excited that Xu Shu was stunned for a moment.

No bro, oh no, sis, are you serious?

Can you tell that I'm a level three warrior? Dragon elephants were called mountain movers in ancient times?

Then what are you laughing at, you're a level 2 person?
Do you also want to fight against opponents of higher levels?
Xu Shu was almost amused.

At this moment, as if the "extradition envoy's" laughter was a signal, a sound of knocking on the floor was heard from the ceiling.

It made a pattering sound, as if many beans fell on the ground, melting into several holes in the wooden board, which could be connected to form the Big Dipper diagram.

Then, the wind blew violently outside, and white shadows on the whizzing boat turned out and walked on the waves.

In the blink of an eye, seven men in white came gracefully.

Their attire was different from that of the sedan bearers. They wore gilded lotus masks and streamers covered with star sand hung from their wide sleeves. When they walked, illusory red lotus prints bloomed on the snow.

Seven people suddenly surrounded the tofu shop, each with blood-red eyes, staring straight at Xu Shu!

"what!"

The couple kneeling on the ground suddenly screamed in fear, and shouted like crazy, "Seven Star Extradition Envoy! It's actually the Seven Star Extradition Envoy! My Lord, this is the highest level of extradition ceremony of the Holy Church, how is it possible! How could this happen... My Lord, please let us go, let us go!"

The first half of his sentence was addressed to Xu Shu, but he realized something was wrong halfway through and quickly began to kowtow to the so-called "Seven Star Extradition Envoy."

"..."

Xu Shu rolled his eyes at the fence-sitter and thought to himself, "It's rare that you know so much. I almost suspected that you had defected from the so-called "White Lotus Sect."

But...Seven Star Extradition Envoy?

What is the difference between it and half of the extradition?
Why do I feel like their strength is only at level two...

Xu Shu was slightly puzzled. He glanced at the seven new white-robed men around him and observed them carefully.

After a thorough inspection, he came to a preliminary conclusion - these seven 'extradition envoys' were all women, and they had very graceful figures. Their white robes were even a little translucent, and some faint spots of luster could be seen.

The clothes are so awkward... Oh no, they are so weird...

Xu Shu was feeling emotional in his heart when the sounds of bells and chanting around him suddenly became louder.

The seven messengers of extradition began to twist their mature and attractive bodies, swinging the ritual instruments, such as bells and candlesticks, and posing in strange postures.

After circling around Xu Shu, they then placed their hands on their chests and sighed:
"The Mother of No Birth has boundless magical powers."

"The blood jade dances, the holy boat is on the edge of the abyss!"

Boom!

A flash of blood suddenly lit up from the middle.

"What—" Xu Shu was suddenly stunned.
He felt a strong, slightly familiar malice exploding from within his body!

It seemed to be an extremely strong poison that was about to corrode his entire body!

"This poison...what, when?" Xu Shudao asked in disbelief, his eyes wide open.

The extradition officer in the sedan chair outside laughed, broke open the door and walked in.

This was a very strange-looking man, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a determined look, like a chivalrous young man; but his uneasy face and eyebrows made him seem very worldly.

She laughed and said, "You young mountain-moving warrior, you have a nice body but not a good brain. You are just a fool controlled by your lower body! Do you feel that you can't use all your strength? Hehe, don't you know that lust is a sharp knife hanging over your head and beauty is like a soul-stirring poison? You are also a cultivator, so I will let you be a clear-headed ghost. Do you still remember that pretty widow?"

Xu Shu was stunned. What pretty widow?

Yang Su?

Did she poison me?
Not for any reason!
I didn't touch her!

Can't even take a look?
Xu Shu was absolutely furious.

However, the extradition officer did not have time to get angry. He waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."

boom!
The seven extradition agents from Seven Star Entertainment surrounded him, raised their knives, and were ready to slaughter Xu Shu, the lamb to be slaughtered.

However, what greeted them was an unstoppable and unmatched fist.

The fist didn't hit anyone, it simply fell to the ground.

Then there was a loud bang, the earth leaped up, and the house collapsed!
Amid the billowing smoke and dust, the extradition officer vomited blood and retreated, his body covered in blood.

"Impossible! You have... clearly already had the Blood Jade Mustard growing on you! How is it possible that you can still exert your strength?!"

She widened her eyes and looked at Xu Shu in front of her, and at the seven colleagues who were slapped to death by him, and screamed in disbelief.

"Oh? What is that? Blood Jade Possa Mustard?"

In the smoke, Xu Shu was like a vicious beast full of malice, approaching the extradition envoy step by step.

The extradition officer's face was filled with horror. She backed away repeatedly, her clothes torn, revealing her snow-white arms and thighs covered in blood. She finally bumped into a wall and had no way to avoid it. Xu Shu forced her in front of her.

He rubbed off a little bit of bright blood-red, but actually pink, thumb-sized flesh from his chest and placed it in front of the extradition officer, saying with a hideous smile on his face.

"Hehehe, this is what you are talking about..."

"The poison of Slaanesh?"

……

(End of this chapter)