lcionline Chapter 248 The goal is achieved
Chapter 248 The goal is achieved
The entire ancestral hall fell silent for a moment. Everyone thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. Only with wives could they continue to have children. If it were all men... the scene was unimaginable.
One of the quick-witted people in the crowd spoke up: "Yes, yes, the village just lost three girls who had just reached the age of marriage last month."
"Yes, my poor Sanni is gone in the time it takes to wash clothes." A woman suddenly slapped her thigh and cried.
Chang Tai's face darkened, but he couldn't show it here, so he could only awkwardly twitch the corner of his mouth: "Then Master, please tell me what to do."
“Setting up a formation in the village to suppress evil spirits will at least ensure the village’s safety for fifty years,” Yunyi said confidently.
"How much silver will it require?"
"Just do your best." Yunyi yawned. "If you need anything, I'll prepare some things and come over tomorrow to perform the ritual."
“Sure,” Chang Tai nodded. “But you can tell me what you need, Master, and I’ll have someone prepare it.”
Upon hearing this, Yunyi knew that the other party was worried about her leaving, so she listed a few items and then closed her eyes to rest in the chair.
The villagers brought her lunch and dinner for the rest of the time; of course, these same people were also responsible for looking after her.
Yunyi didn't care.
As evening fell, the area outside the ancestral hall suddenly became noisy.
"Boss, your divination came true." Sixteen flicked his big tail.
Yunyi smiled. Indeed, the person who went to Xishantou Village must have returned: "Did you deliver the letter I asked you to?"
Don't worry, the persimmons have been received.
Yunyi closed her eyes again and pretended to sleep.
But after a while of noise outside, someone ran straight in.
"Thank you, Immortal." The woman cried and kowtowed to Yunyi. "If it weren't for the Master, I would still be at home raising my child and taking care of his mother. It turns out that the heartless bastard actually had another family over there..." She was really scared. If she had gone there by herself, she might have been killed by that bastard to silence her.
People around were also talking about it.
"I never expected that Chang Zhong, such an honest person, would be so cunning."
"Yes, Cuihua didn't mind that his family was poor when she married him because she thought he was honest."
"Cuihua bore him children, saw his seriously ill father pass away, and is now taking care of his bedridden mother-in-law. Yet he married another woman outside. What kind of nonsense is this?"
……
“It’s not too late to know.” Yunyi smiled. “Since it has come true, then give me ten copper coins. Pay for my way through, after all, I have revealed the secret of heaven.”
"Here you go," Guo Cuihua hurriedly pulled out ten copper coins and handed them over. "Please, God, tell me what I should do next?"
"He's already like this, why are you still keeping him around for the New Year?" Yunyi sneered. "Die with him, or you'll be dead."
Guo Cuihua gasped, then nodded, "I understand," and turned to leave.
The way the others looked at Yunyi changed again, and some even suggested that she go to their homes to sleep, since the ancestral hall was quite cold and gloomy.
Yunyi refused outright.
People admired him even more.
That evening, Sixteen once again dispatched his underlings to the doorsteps of various houses to listen to the situation in each household.
If someone were to come out at this moment, they would find that the entire village is almost completely surrounded by wolves.
The next morning, Yunyi's order was delivered along with breakfast.
Yunyi looked at the yellow paper and cinnabar, wrote two talismans, and then calculated an hour, which was noon. At this time, the yang energy was at its peak, and the effect would be the best when setting up the formation.
When the time came, almost everyone in the village came over.
Yunyi took out a small golden bell from her satchel and a compass in her other hand. She then wandered around the village, followed by several young men from the village, carrying shovels and axes, ready to help at any time.
“Here.” Yunyi walked to a spot and pointed. “Dig three feet deep and bury that piece of peach wood.”
Soon someone came and dug a hole, burying the peach wood branch inside.
"Here... bury that stone bead, and place cinnabar next to it."
“A peach wood plaque inscribed with the name of Shi Gandang should be hung on this book.”
……
“Dig a pit one meter wide and two meters deep here, bury this jar filled with water from a thousand households, and our formation will be complete.” Finally, Yunyi stood behind the ancestral hall.
The so-called "water from a thousand households" means that each household collects a mouthful of water, puts it in a jar, seals it, and it represents the luck of everyone in the village.
The young men immediately started digging, and soon they had dug a meter deep. But before they could say anything, the young man who had jumped into the pit to put the jar down suddenly screamed and fell in.
Everyone was startled.
Chang Tai's expression changed, but before he could say anything, Yun Yi stepped forward: "There's a cave down there? This has squandered all the village's luck! We need to dig it open quickly and see what's down there, and we also need to rescue people as soon as possible."
Once everyone heard that this made sense, they all rushed over to help.
When Chang Tai saw this situation, he knew he couldn't stop it, so he turned around and walked back. This blind man was quite capable, but this was his territory. How could he let an outsider control it so easily?
"Village chief? Where are you going?" Yunyi called out. "Shouldn't you be here taking charge at this time?"
Chang Tai gave a forced smile: "I have something to take care of when I get back."
Just then, a cry of surprise came from below the pit: "My God, Sanni is actually here!"
Sanni's mother rushed over as soon as she heard the news.
Soon, the unconscious Sanni was brought up, but her condition was very bad. She was covered in injuries, especially her pants, which were soaked in blood. Fortunately, she was still breathing.
"And there's tofu pudding too."
"Da Lian is here too."
……
The village chief's face darkened further. He tried to leave but was blocked by Yun Yi. His expression hardened. "Get out of the way."
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance, and soon a group of soldiers surrounded the entire village.
Chang Tai's face began to turn pale.
"I've received word that someone is trafficking people?" Ning Xingchen sat upright on his horse. "Come on, take them all down."
The villagers were immediately gathered together.
The pit was quickly cleared out, and in addition to the three girls who went missing last month, there were two corpses, all of whom were said to be girls from the village who had previously gone missing.
Yunyi made a graceful exit, taking advantage of the chaos to escape with Sixteen. Her goal was to bring down the village chief, and now that she had achieved it, she didn't care about the aftermath.
As soon as she arrived in Qingshui Town, Ning Xingchen caught up with her: "Why are you running? I have something to tell you."