The Old Gods

Chapter 725 The Girl Under the Starry Sky
"Chang Ying, please."

"I've drawn the lucky number three times in a row. Something good is bound to happen today. A very good thing!"

"Please, there are only two of us believers in fortune telling here, just draw the lot and help me verify it." The petite woman who was thrown away hurried back.

The woman squatted beside Chang Ying, pulling Chang Ying's tattered trouser leg with one hand and shaking it left and right.

Chang Ying's expressionless face showed a hint of impatience.

She didn't want to be whipped anymore.

I don't want to be locked up anymore.

Last December, when she first came to this world, she was picked up by the people of Starry Sky Valley.

Starry Sky Valley was a force formed by disciples from the Xingguan and Huadeng factions. They treated her well and welcomed a Lingqian believer to join.

Everyone has been getting along harmoniously all along, and Chang Ying has not suffered too much from fate.

Well, I just miss home a little.

Just a little bit.

At that time, she often lay alone in the grass on the hill, resting her head on her arms, looking at the starry sky, and missing the world.

Ironically, when she was in the world of Daxia, as a vast river, her heart became increasingly indifferent.

Doesn't seem to care too much.

Coming to this desolate foreign world, she began to miss her parents and her life in the human world.

I miss my former teammates who fought side by side with me.

Tian Tian, ​​Deng Yutang, Bai Manni, Jiang Ruyi, Lu Ran.

Faces flashed through her mind, filling her mind with the memories of her growth.

Chang Ying even marked the stars in the night sky: those two are dad and mom, and this one is Xiao Tiantian.
Let’s say the brightest star is Lu Ran.

He is the most dazzling.

And the farthest away from everyone.

Chang Ying still remembers that one day, the master of Star Valley came to her personally and warned her not to run around and not to stay alone all the time.

very dangerous.

Danger?

A naive girl doesn't know what danger is.

I don’t know what kind of dirty world is under this beautiful starry sky.

She even wanted to go out and take a look, even though everyone advised her and repeatedly warned her to give up the idea.

Until one day at the end of the twelfth lunar month, she drew a bad lot.

Sign in?
During the day, she drew an ordinary winning number, but how come at night, it turned into a bad number?
Will it be accurate?
Who knows.

Before, when she was in the human world, she was summoned by the god Lingqian to go on a pilgrimage, and Chang Ying also told her fortune.

At that time, she drew a very good lot.

Excellent fortune!
During the years that she became a believer in fortune telling, the number of "excellent fortunes" she drew could be counted on one hand.

Chang Ying joyfully went on the pilgrimage, expecting her own moment of glory, but what she got was an inexplicable teleportation.

She had no time to react and was thrown into the Holy Spirit Mountain.

From the prosperous world of Daxia, we came to a desolate land.

Tell me, is this a good sign?

In any case, on that quiet night, when Chang Ying was watching the stars alone, she drew a "bad fortune" and went to find the master of Starry Sky Valley.

Starry Sky Valley is facing a formidable enemy!
Some people suggested moving out overnight, others suggested strengthening the vigilance, guarding the valley, and then asking for help from Fengxiang Valley in the west.

You know, the Valley Master and his wife are powerful people in the sea realm! To Chang Ying at that time, they were equivalent to gods.

Chang Ying was shocked by the worried look on the couple's face.

People had always told her how dangerous Holy Spirit Mountain was and how cruel the world outside the valley was.

That night, Chang Ying seemed to confirm this on the faces of the two sea realm masters.

After recognizing the mistake, when she was asked to draw lots again, she drew the bad lot.

The missing word "next" did not make the people in Starry Sky Valley feel much more at ease. Facts proved that their worries were correct.

Just as the top leaders of Star Valley were hesitating and discussing, a group of Dong Ting disciples appeared out of nowhere and rushed into the valley.

The starry sky after midnight is still bright and beautiful.

In the valley under the starry sky, screams were heard everywhere, blood flowed like a river, and corpses were scattered all over the ground.

Why are Dong Ting's disciples so cruel?
The advice from everyone in the valley still lingers in Chang Ying's ears.

Yes, there is no need for any vengeance.

I wanted to conquer you and trample on you, so I did it.

It was just this beautiful starry valley that gave Chang Ying a slight illusion.

Sadly, Chang Ying once wondered if the people in Starry Sky Valley didn't want her, a believer in the divination, to leave, so they made up a lie.

ridiculous!

That night, Chang Ying felt that she was extremely stupid.

She really wanted to do something, and shook the lottery stick in her hand eagerly, but what she pulled out was a bad one.

Bad sign!

Chang Ying was at her wit's end, and even the cooling time was extended three times.

The tattered stick was like an annoying fly, flying around her face and head, as if mocking and ridiculing her.

It was also a reminder for her to pray to the Oracle quickly and get through the skill cooldown time as soon as possible!
When rotten sticks were flying around Chang Ying and she watched the Xingguan disciples and Huadeng disciples die tragically under the halberd, she completely collapsed.

I cried heartbreakingly.

These people had given her a home and a safe haven.

It was this bad lottery ticket that became her life-saving talisman.

The Dongting disciples could tell at a glance that the crying girl was a Lingqian disciple.

Chang Ying is not dead.

Thanks to a bad lottery ticket, he was arrested.

From then on, the girl who often lay on the grass on the hilltop, leaning on her arms to look at the stars, became a prisoner in a dark dungeon.

Do three hexagrams every day, once in the morning, noon and evening, and do not allow any slackness.

Later, Chang Ying learned that this group of Dongting disciples came from the central and eastern part of the Holy Spirit Mountain Continent.

Escape here.

This group of Dongting disciples once belonged to a sect - Jingting Mountain.

The two leading women were both powerful in the sea realm, and were said to be the second and fourth wives of the former leader of Jingting Mountain.

Later, the two ladies who had occupied the magpie's nest fought openly and secretly for power.

The Starry Sky Valley fell into turmoil again, and it was not until a month later that the two ladies finally parted ways. To be more precise, the Fourth Lady won a tragic victory, and the Second Lady and her henchmen escaped.

Chang Ying still remembers the day when she was released and worked with other slaves to clean up the battlefield and bury the bodies.

Most of these corpses were disciples of Dong Ting, who had rushed into the Star Valley and massacred many of its disciples.

Now, Chang Ying, the former disciple of Star Valley, has to bury them personally.

When burying them.
Chang Ying secretly spat into the pit.

Later, Starry Sky Valley ushered in the dark rule of the Fourth Madam, and Chang Ying, who had secretly spit on her, no longer had the strength to do so.

She became submissive and gradually became numb.

"Yingying? Chang Ying?"

The gentle calls again and again awakened the dazed Chang Ying.

She looked down and saw the woman pulling at her trouser legs with a begging look on her face.

Chang Ying didn't know the woman's last name, she only knew her name was Xiaoman.

Or maybe, this is not the other person's real name.

Unlike herself, Xiaoman was captured and taken to Starry Sky Valley a month ago, and she had only been in Holy Spirit Mountain for a short time.

From those big eyes, Chang Ying could see that the woman still held on to a glimmer of hope.

"Please, Yingying, can you please tell me your fortune for me?" Xiaoman pleaded pitifully, "Don't tell it to me alone, help me verify it."

Xiaoman is very persistent.

This persistence comes from an extreme desire to change the current situation and from unrealistic aspirations in one's heart.

Chang Ying picked up the axe and chopped the branches, uttering a word:

"roll."

"Yingying!" Xiaoman simply sat down on the ground and hugged Chang Ying's calves with both hands, "Even if it happens once, I will get out of here immediately!"

Chang Ying still had a blank expression on her face and didn't mind the small pendant on her leg as it didn't interfere with her work.

But if you keep going on like this and let others see you, you will eventually be punished.

The sound of pleading continued to come from beside her legs, which made Chang Ying feel a little annoyed.

Xiaoman seemed to regard Chang Ying as her only guiding light, and was determined to confirm something with Chang Ying.

"Wow~"

The sound of wooden sticks colliding is crisp.

Xiaoman stopped begging and quickly looked up, and saw the sign box in Chang Ying's hand.

"After you draw the lot, get out of here."

"Okay, I'll leave right away!" Xiaoman's little face was full of anticipation.

"Whoosh~"

A wooden skewer flew out.

Xiaoman's eyes gradually widened, and she opened her mouth slightly, looking at the wooden stick in disbelief.

Chang Ying was also a little dazed, staring blankly at the wooden stick floating in front of her eyes.

There are two words written on it - Best.

Excellent fortune!
A good fortune?
"Wow!" Xiaoman shook Chang Ying's calves excitedly, her heart almost jumping out.

How could one possibly draw a good fortune in this life where one is enslaved all day long, beaten or scolded?

That must be it huh?
Xiaoman's delicate body stiffened and she suddenly turned her head to look.

There was a crisp sound of "pop"!
A long whip came from behind and hit Chang Ying hard on the back.

It doesn't hurt.

Even if the whip is wrapped in divine power, it cannot break the water armor of Jiangjing·Level 4 Mighty.

It's not humiliating either.

At least Chang Ying didn't feel insulted.

Over the past year, she has lost all her self-esteem.

"Hurry up and work!" The man's stern voice rebuked, "The Valley Master will be back in the next few days. The hall must be built before she comes back, okay?"

The man who was walking towards them suddenly stopped talking.

Naturally, he also saw the extremely rare wooden stick.

"A very good fortune?" The man holding the whip's face changed.

How could a lowly slave draw such a lot?
All along, the believers of the valley have drawn lots from their own perspective, so that they can calculate more accurately.

It was a good sign for Chang Ying, but for Xingkong Valley, I'm afraid...
"The Valley Master is here!"

"Valley Master Shen!" From afar, voices of respectful greetings were heard.

The man holding the whip immediately turned around and ran out in a hurry.

"Yingyingying" Xiaoman's face was pale, and her excited heart completely sank to the bottom.

Chang Ying lowered her head and looked at the woman at her feet: "Stay away from me."

"Yingying."

"Get out." Chang Ying spat out a cold word, raised her leg and swung it, finally kicking Xiaoman away.

Is it Xiaoman’s fault?

No need.

The three lots drawn every day must be allowed to be reviewed by Dongting disciples.

You can avoid the first grade of junior high school, but you can't avoid the fifteenth grade.

For Chang Ying, every draw is like a fateful decision.

It’s best to get a lottery, but winning the lottery is also acceptable.

That was the lot that she, a lowly slave, should have drawn, and there had been no exceptions in the past year.

Until today.

Suddenly, Chang Ying felt a terrifying pressure coming from behind her.

She turned around and saw the man with the whip walking towards her with the woman in purple robe.

The former fourth lady, now the Lord of Shen Valley, Shen Xiaotang.

She was born with a beautiful face and graceful figure. She was definitely a beauty picked out of thousands. Otherwise, she would not have caught the eye of Lu Xiao, the leader of Jingxian Mountain.

But at this moment, her charming face was full of hostility.

Shen Xiaotang walked over step by step, and uttered a word from his thin lips:

"You, drew the best lot?"

Three updates today, please support with monthly tickets!

(End of this chapter)