Chapter 16 Weird Ritual
“Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near.”
The dangerous place where Xu Ke is located is at least ten miles away from the county government office.
In a short period of time, Xu Ke could not solve the problem of his body.
And the particularity of the county government also makes it difficult for weird monsters to invade.
Either their strength will be greatly affected, or they will simply be crushed and killed by the national destiny and official spirit.
But the body cannot be discarded so easily.
In this weird world, there is no such thing as death.
If the corpse is not handled properly, both the dead and the living will be affected.
Therefore, even if he takes ten thousand steps back, Xu Ke will take back his body and place it properly in his own territory.
But Xu Ke was not helpless in retrieving the body.
According to the previous tips, it seems that he can affect his control over the physical body from another angle by strengthening his own strength.
If you can continue to become stronger, you may not be unable to take back your body as soon as possible by working together internally and externally.
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Li Sheng woke up from the tent with the flickering candlelight beside the bed.
At first glance, he realized that this was not his home.
It is not even my own cabin.
The sky is dark outside, so dark that no light can come through.
Only the eerie cold wind blew into the tent, making Li Sheng feel a chill in his heart.
“I seemed to have fainted on the water bank.”
"Then it stands to reason that other fishermen should have rescued me?"
Looking around, there was indeed a pungent smell of fish all around.
And there are indeed some messy fishing equipment placed around.
“It looks like this is indeed a fishermen’s tent.”
As far as he understood, fishermen are actually divided into two categories.
One is people like Li Sheng and Qin Chuanan who come to fish in the rivers and seas for a living, or who are naturally talented in this industry.
Most of them are half-way monks who only pay attention to fishing and fishing, and don't care much about some customs and taboos.
There is no particular emphasis on family bloodline inheritance.
The other type was included in the household registration of Dan people by imperial decree.
Just like being a craftsman, a prostitute, or a soldier.
According to imperial law, people must engage in this industry from generation to generation.
Business, farming, imperial examinations, or even other jobs are not allowed.
Strictly speaking, Dan people are not even allowed to enter most state capitals and towns.
At most, we can only rest in some remote small counties.
As a result, they, who were marginalized by the government, relied more on staying together to stay warm.
The unity between them is very strong, and they also pay attention to various rules, customs and blood family inheritance.
Although Li Sheng and the others are both fishermen, the two have always been inseparable, and their relationship is not really close.
In addition, he later married a wife and had children, so naturally he would not live with other fishermen.
“I didn’t expect that they seemed xenophobic, but they were kind-hearted, thanks to their rescue.”
Although I had reached the shore safely, my condition at that time was extremely bad.
If you really run into some bad guys, you might as well have an accident.
But these beasts actually took me back to the tent where they lived, and they didn't do any harm to me.
"When I get back to the city, I will bring some gifts to thank them when I have the opportunity."
Because he had rested for half a day, Li Sheng was already full of energy.
Thinking of his wife and children waiting for him worriedly at home.
Therefore, Li Sheng is also eager to return home.
Although it is dark outside, there is still at least an hour or two before dawn.
But Li Sheng still wanted to say goodbye to these warm-hearted people and rush home to report that he was safe. After walking out of the tent, Li Sheng found himself on an empty island in the middle of the river.
It was pitch black all around, and I couldn’t see my fingers.
"Are you all asleep?"
Li Sheng thought for a moment and decided to search first to see if there were any people keeping watch at night.
After explaining the reason, we said goodbye.
Walking for a while on the island in the middle of the lake, there was no one except for some scattered tents.
Li Sheng didn't even see half a person.
Without a boat, Li Sheng could not swim home in this dark hour.
After searching carefully for a long time, Li Sheng finally relied on the super long-range vision he gained after advancing to the 'Sailor Realm'.
Finally, I discovered that there were faintly visible sparks on the other side of the island in the middle of the lake.
There are shadowy figures shaking inside.
Finally finding the human trace, Li Sheng hurried to the source of the light.
To Li Sheng's expectation, the light came from a huge tent.
And this tent does not seem to be made of animal skins or plants.
The shiny and smooth texture is more like coming from some kind of fish skin.
In the tent, there were about sixty or seventy people standing densely packed.
There are men and women, old and young, and they seem to be discussing something.
Such a big fish skin was something Li Sheng had never heard of or seen.
Even the 'whale' that godfather Qin Chuanan mentioned at the beginning may not have such a huge skin that can be built into such a huge tent.
Li Shenggang wanted to explain his purpose to everyone, saying that he came here unintentionally and did not mean to disturb everyone.
Looking carefully, I saw that these people seemed to be worshiping some monster.
It looks ferocious and terrifying, covered with tentacles and fangs, and its eyes emit bursts of cold green light.
The people worshiping him were enthusiastic and devoted, but they didn't even know anything about Li Sheng's arrival.
He only focused on worshiping the monster in the tent’s seat, muttering words and reciting various prayers and supplications.
If that’s all, then that’s it.
In front of the monster statue, there are three seven or eight-year-old children with their hands tied behind their backs.
Use wooden sticks and ropes to fasten their mouths to prevent them from screaming.
Let the three of them kneel forcibly in front of the monster statue.
There is also a middle-aged man wearing a strange mask who is stabbing three children with a dark green fish bone.
The pain has made the three children sweat all over their bodies, their faces are pale, and their breath is dying.
Such a terrifying scene made Li Sheng think of various folk rumors.
What a weird sect that sacrifices human beings and even children to certain demons.
In addition, the imperial court issued several orders to cut down mountains and destroy temples, outlaw obscene worship, and severely prohibited various sectarian beliefs and preaching.
The imperial court even specifically established the beliefs of nine orthodox sects.
Except for these nine sectarian beliefs, all other beliefs are obscene sacrifices.
Publicizing obscenities privately is the same as evil and treason, and can range from exile to death or imprisonment.
For a moment, Li Sheng couldn't help but feel angry.
These Dan people must have been deemed unworthy by the imperial court and felt unfair, so they gathered together to believe in this evil cult.
Killing children, these people are really heinous.
If you just sit back and watch these people behave randomly, you are no different from animals.
With an angry roar, Li Sheng picked up a huge stone and threw it into the tent.
The sky was filled with smoke and dust, and at the same time Li Sheng rushed into it and directly picked up a strange dagger placed in front of the statue.
He pressed it against the neck of the ritual leader wearing a strange mask.
"Let these three children go, or I will kill them first!"
(End of this chapter)