Yefutidaolu

Chapter 34 Diaomin
The dragon raised its head, neighed, and then immediately soared into the sky, stepping on the clouds and mist, spewing fire from its mouth and nose, and flew towards the east.

Gao Jian instigated the dragon to move, speed up! Mercedes-Benz!

Bang! The short acceleration of the dragon caused a loud explosion in the air!
A walking dragon can travel two thousand miles a day, which means that he can maintain a constant speed that does not harm his health during the long-distance run.

But if it is an extreme sprint, the speed of the dragon can even reach five times this number!
Although it doesn't last long, it can kill the dragon if it lasts for a day.

However, if you want to travel a hundred miles on the ground, the distance will be shortened by more than half in the sky.

At the speed of the dragon's current movement, it can be said that it will arrive in the time it takes to drink a glass of water.

Accompanied by loud explosions and teeth-grinding whistles, Gao Jian arrived at the dock of Baishui River.

This is why he didn't bring the old farmer with him. If he had brought him with him, he would probably have died. This speed is not something an ordinary person can bear.

It was the walking dragon, its face full of excitement, fire constantly spewing from its mouth and nose, and its feet stomping with horse hooves.

Apparently, this all-out run had excited him greatly, as he had been in the stable for too long.

Gao Jian was not excited at all.

He could analyze the problems in Ningtai County from some clues, and could also figure out the reasons for the incident from these clues.

Sacrifice, or blood sacrifice.

Really...the situation in Cangzhou is so bad that it is unimaginable.

Has blood sacrifice become the norm?
Has the imperial court lost control of the weather?
If the people want to survive and farm, is it possible that they can only offer a blood sacrifice to the demons?

What Li Zuofang said is true.

Gao Jian shook his head.

In that case, let’s do it. It’s not just for the old cow, Gao Jian himself can’t stand this kind of living sacrifice.

Arriving at the dock, it was very busy, with all kinds of people working here. The cost of water transportation is naturally lower than that of air and land transportation. Cangzhou has a dense water network and is naturally suitable for water transportation. Therefore, most of the goods are still transported by water. Therefore, trackers, laborers, various ships, and merchants all gathered here. Gao Jian's arrival was very conspicuous, but not to the extent that everyone avoided him.

More people are just doing their own thing.

After all, this is a dock and a transportation hub. There are quite a few creatures like Gao Jian falling from the sky. Some are birds, and some are mechanical beasts. Although none of them are as handsome as the walking dragons, they are enough to make these people accustomed to the existence of strange beasts.

The walking dragon is extremely majestic and stands out from the crowd here. You can tell at a glance that it is worth a lot of money.

If the dragon is a sports car, then the mechanisms and enslaved spirit beasts at the dock are excavators and gantry cranes.

This is also the point where Gao Jian feels disconnected by the Qiyun Divine Dynasty.

It is obvious that such advanced practitioners are widely present in the world, and can even directly control the weather. It seems that the level of various industries is not low either. Then, things like blood sacrifices... are still not banned.

How bad does it have to be to become like this?
With the power of the imperial court, couldn't a local demon tribe be killed with just one finger? Why did they have to make such a mess? Aren't civilians important to the imperial court?

Perhaps all the answers can be found in the capital of Cangzhou.

But the most urgent task is to find Chai Ni.

Lao Niu risked his life to save Gao Jian. Gao Jian said last night that he would take care of this matter.

Gao Jian rode on the walking dragon and started running.

Sacrifice was a big event and almost everyone knew about it. He just asked a few people and soon found out where the sacrifice would be held. However, it was not today, but tomorrow.

Fortunately, I caught up.

After asking about the location of the sacrificial preparations, Gao Jian immediately rode away on his horse.

————————The place of sacrifice is on the upper reaches of the Qingshui River, a river channel with a slow flow.

Offering sacrifices to the God of the Qingshui River is an annual major event. It only takes two people to serve as the God of the Qingshui River's brides to bless the fishermen with a good harvest, protect the river from disasters, and ensure safe water transportation.

This year's sacrifice is about to begin.

All preparations have been made, various sacrifices and Habaek's bride have been arranged.

Moreover, even the big shots from the capital of Cangzhou came this time.

After all, the River God of Qingshui River was part of the Baishan River water tribe. It was said that he was the nephew of the great-cousin of the Baishan River Dragon King's good friend and subordinate.

The Cangzhou aristocratic families and the Baishanjiang water tribe have always been of the same blood. Without the cooperation of the Baishanjiang water tribe, the water network in this state will not be at peace, and there will be no water transportation or good weather.

The state capital was preparing to pray for rain, but if the water creatures disrupted the weather, the rain would not fall to the ground and would be dispersed by the group of dragons.

Dragons are good at water. If you want it to rain, it is impossible without their nod.

Therefore, sacrifice is essential.

At this moment, at the dock, a small boat was slowly approaching the shore on a tributary of the Qingshui River.

A nobleman in a white robe got off the boat and looked around the sacrifice curiously.

This made him look around, east and west, and everything seemed new.

Storytellers, opera singers, acrobatics, performances, and stilt artists, these are scenes that cannot be found in the capital city of Cangzhou.

Those big cities do these things in a very fancy way, with all kinds of magic tricks, light effects, and sorcery. It’s a grand spectacle, but nothing like the ingenuity of building a temple in a snail shell.

A huge flying paper dragon is certainly beautiful, but blowing sugar figures is also quite interesting.

"Young master, be careful." An old man looked at the young nobleman with some concern.

"Uncle, don't be afraid. What is there to worry about in this place?" the young master said with a smile.

He looked around and saw a child was lost. Just as he was about to go up, he saw an old lady coming up to the side, holding the child and shouting everywhere. She soon found the mother. She thanked the mother and waved her hand, looking very happy.

In addition to this, there are many other things, such as passers-by helping to pick up things, and everyone lending a hand to each other when working, and everything is very harmonious.

"Uncle, I think the situation down here is different from what you said. You said these people are all unruly people, but now it seems that this is pretty good, isn't it?" said the young master.

"Young master, you have only seen one side. Look over there." The old man pointed to the riverside where the bride of River God was.

The nobleman took a look.

There were two brides who looked delicate and tender. They cried and just sat there not daring to move. One could tell at a glance that they came from decent families and had never suffered hardship or worked.

"The brides of He Bo are all girls from rich peasant families. Do you know why?" the old man asked.

The nobleman shook his head.

So the old man explained: "These untouchables, if you are so poor that you have no other way to go, they will help you."

"But if you become rich, they will do bad things to you because they see you are living too well. Every year, the brides of He Bo are chosen in this way."

"They won't sit back and watch you starve to death, but they want to see you live worse than them."

"You say, is he a troublemaker?"

(End of this chapter)