Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 310 I've invested a lot of money this year

Beads of sweat appeared on Niu Dazhuang's forehead:

“High Priest, we can indeed choose human sacrifice.

But we should inform our guests before they eat.

But this year, I didn’t tell them.”

Upon hearing this, the high priest snorted coldly, sending chills down one's spine:

"So what? Since they came to our place and ate our food, they have accepted this rule.

There has to be a sacrifice among them! Moreover, being a sacrifice is an honor, and they should feel honored."

Niu Dazhuang wanted to say something, but the high priest waved his hand and asked him to leave.

Suddenly, there was a "boom" around the entire altar, and a raging fire shot up into the sky.

The flames licked the night sky wantonly, making crackling sounds. The firelight illuminated the surroundings red, and everyone's face was dyed red.

Looking around, there were thousands of people gathered at Master Bai's side, whispering and talking among themselves.

Wangjia Village and Linjia Village were not to be outdone, and also gathered several thousand people. The crowd was so densely packed that there was no end in sight.

There were also people from dozens of villages who came from all directions, spontaneously gathering into a sea of ​​people, surrounding the altar.

A rough estimate shows that there were probably tens of thousands of people at the scene. The scene was extremely spectacular, with noisy voices, footsteps, and the cries of livestock intertwined together, making people's eardrums hurt.

Look at the altar again. It is tall and wide, built of huge stones, and the stones are engraved with strange symbols.

Next to the altar, there are several huge bronze tripods, with smoke curling out of them and emitting a strange fragrance.

People from each village were carefully placing their offerings on the altar one by one.

The sacrifices were varied, including lively livestock such as cows, sheep, pigs, etc., which were tightly tied with ropes and made miserable cries.

There are also some puppets dressed in gorgeous costumes. These puppets are made to look lifelike, but they have weird smiles on their faces, which makes people shudder.

Looking around, all the villages around here start with the word "rice", such as Daohua Village, Daoxiang Village, Dao'an Village...

The villagers in each village brought their own offerings, praying for a good harvest in the coming year, but also with a sense of secret competition.

Niu Dazhuang's village, Daofeng, was no exception. He stood aside, his hands behind his back, his brows slightly furrowed, his eyes fixed on his fellow villagers as they carried the offerings steadily towards the altar.

The offerings in Daofeng Village were still very rich this year. Several fat and strong yellow cattle were led up, with red silk symbolizing good luck hanging on their horns.

Following the yellow ox are more than a dozen baskets of carefully selected rice, each grain of which is plump and round.

Behind these traditional offerings were some more special things. Several iron cages were carefully carried up, and in one of the cages, there was a red fox.

In the cage next to it, several weasels huddled together, their shrill cries particularly harsh amid the noise.

There are also a few pheasants, wild boars and wild sheep...

Niu Dazhuang looked at his own offerings, a hint of subtle pride appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he whispered to himself:

"This year I have prepared a very rich offering, all of which was saved with great effort, hoping to satisfy the gods.

May our village have good weather and abundant grain in the coming year."

But despite saying that, a hint of worry flashed in his eyes, and he unconsciously looked towards the direction of Daohua Village.

The village chief of Daohua Village stood aside, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible mocking smile.

I saw several strong villagers pulling up a huge iron cage with great effort.

This iron cage is very sturdy, and the iron bars on it are thick and dense. Inside the cage, there is a majestic bear!

Behind the bear was a staggering array of sacrifices, including more than a dozen wild boars tied tightly with ropes.

Nearby, several wild roe deer shivered, along with countless hares, pheasants, and even a dozen or so wolves...

Seeing this scene, the village chief of Daohua Village could no longer suppress his inner pride. He raised his head and laughed loudly:

"Niu Dazhuang, is the gift I prepared for you substantial enough?

Don't think you can always steal the show at this sacrifice. This year, I've invested a lot of money!"

Wang Qiuju stood aside, her eyes fixed coldly on Zhao Qiaoniang.

She took two steps forward, with a smug sneer on her face, and said:

"Zhao Qiaoniang, do you really think you can do anything?

Let me tell you, these things were all hunted by me and the hunters in the village with great effort.

I just wanted to dampen your arrogance. Now, you have nothing to brag about.

You all will become sacrifices. This year's sacrifice, Daohua Village is the protagonist!"

This scheme was set up by Lin Tugen and Wang Qiuju. Lin Tugen knew the village chief of Daohua Village and had saved his life before.

This is the only way to get here. As long as Niu Dazhuang can pull Zhao Qiaoniang and the others in, they won't be able to escape.

Niu Dazhuang said loudly:

"Zhou Cheng, we've been fighting each other for a lifetime, so don't implicate innocent people.

It doesn't matter how we perform sacrifices, but human sacrifice is unacceptable."

Zhou Cheng sneered and said:

"Niu Dazhuang, have you forgotten how my youngest son died?

Ten years ago, if you hadn't defeated me, how could he have died?"

Niu Dazhuang looked at him and said:

"What about my little girl? Didn't she die too?

Using living people for sacrifice is wrong in itself, why do you insist on doing it?"

Then the high priest stood up and said:

“Everyone saw today’s sacrifice; Zhou Cheng from Daohua Village won.

As for Daofeng Village and other villages, they must hand over ten children, boys and girls under the age of twelve.

Tomorrow, you must send over carefully selected boys and girls. This is a covenant with the gods; anyone who dares to break it will be killed without mercy."

After saying this, the high priest left with his men.

Master Bai asked, "So we won't hold a sacrifice today?"

Niu Dazhuang frowned and said:

“The high priest wants all the young boys and girls to be brought to him tomorrow.

Then we sacrificed these living creatures together. What should we do now?"

He said softly:

“If you do this, flee from the village overnight.

Let's go back and pack our things, and then we can leave when we get the chance."

Niu Dazhuang really didn't want to implicate these innocent people. Zhou Cheng sneered at the side:

“Niu Dazhuang, if you don’t want to use their children, then you have to use your own children from your village.

Moreover, if you let them go, you would be blatantly violating the ancestral teachings.

By then, your entire village might become a sacrifice, so you better think carefully!"

Lin Wanwan really didn't expect that in this era there really was such a custom of sacrificing living people. It was too horrifying.