Volume 2 Dragon Bird Chapter 10: The World
The girl looked at Lu Qingshan with her big eyes, which were clear and bright, like two clear springs, and her eyes were full of sincerity.
In response to Zang Xiaojian's request, Lu Qingshan thought about it for a moment and agreed.
Currently, he has very little information about Sanchi Feng, and he is not very sure whether he can find the head of the Mo family before March.
If he could add the information that Zang Xiaojian knew, the possibility of finding the head of the Mo family would indeed be a bit higher. He had no reason to reject Zang Xiaojian's proposal.
As for the ownership of the three-foot striker at that time.
As I said, if we can’t find the head of the Mo family, everything is in vain and it’s useless to think too much.
"Let me go first," the little girl said generously when she saw Lu Qingshan agreed to exchange information, "My father told me that this sword appeared more than once. He sensed it once when he came out seven years ago, and he sensed it again when he passed through the South China Sea on his way back five years ago. Moreover, the location where he sensed the sword twice was on Jiaolong Island."
Lu Qingshan was shocked. If what Zang Xiaojian said was true, combined with the information he knew, it would be easy to come to a conclusion that the head of the Mo family did not come to Jiaolong Island in the Tianyuan year, but had been living in seclusion on Jiaolong Island all along!
Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment and revealed all his current inferences about the head of the Mo family and Sanchi Feng.
"Even though we know that he is living in seclusion on the island, Jiaolong Island is so vast that it's impossible for the two of us to take action alone. We need the help of local forces." Lu Qingshan said in a deep voice.
"According to what the waiter said, the Sea God Sect has absolute power over the island and is the largest force of cultivators. So should we go to the Sea God Sect for help?" Zang Xiaojian asked
Lu Qingshan shook his head. "If we don't look for the Sea God Sect, the Sea God Sect is extremely powerful, so why would they care about two outsiders like us?"
"That?"
"Didn't the waiter say that there might be a second force of monks on the island?"
"You mean trying to overthrow the Sea God Sect..." Zang Xiaojian hesitated.
"Yes, that's it." Lu Qingshan confirmed, "Moreover, since this force wants to overthrow the Sea God Sect, it must be in great need of resources. We may only need to spend a few spirit stones to ask them for help."
"But this force is hiding in the dark. Even the local snakes like the Sea God Sect can't find them and eliminate them. How can we two outsiders who are unfamiliar with the place find them?"
“Just because the Seagod Sect can’t do something doesn’t mean I can’t do it.” Lu Qingshan’s eyes were deep, and he tapped the table with his fingertips. He decided, “Next, we’ll go to Jiaolong City to see what this sacrificial ceremony looks like, and… find this mysterious force that is diametrically opposed to the Seagod Sect!”
"Okay, then I'll listen to you!" Zang Xiaojian had no objection.
…
The sky was clear and the air was fresh. Two flying swords transformed into rainbow lights and swept across the sky.
It was Lu Qingshan and Zang Xiaojian who left the port and flew to Jiaolong City on their swords.
However, as he was walking, Lu Qingshan suddenly stopped, frowned and looked down at the ground, where he could see a chase taking place.
A dozen men in cloth shirts were chasing a woman who was running panickily on the path with a child in her arms.
Women are not as physically strong as men, not to mention that they are carrying a heavy child, which seriously slows down their speed.
Soon, the woman was caught up.
The woman looked at the dozen or so men who surrounded her with fear in her eyes.
"Erniu's mother, you are running away with Erniu. This is breaking the rules."
The woman knelt down holding the child, and kowtowed to the crowd, saying, "Please, let my child go, please, please..."
Everyone remained silent in response to the woman's plea.
A moment later, an old man riding a mule caught up from behind.
"Village chief." everyone shouted.
The old man who was called the village chief jumped off the mule and walked into the circle formed by the men.
When the woman saw the village chief appear, she immediately knelt down and crawled over, grabbed the village chief's trouser legs, and begged bitterly: "Village chief, the child's father died a long time ago, Erniu is the last bloodline of our family, Village chief, please let us go..."
The village chief's old face wrinkled into a ball, and a trace of pity flashed in his eyes as he looked at the woman kneeling on the ground.
People are all made of flesh and blood. Two years ago, Erniu's father died in the mouth of a wild beast, leaving an orphan and his widowed mother to depend on each other. Now, someone is going to take away the most precious thing of a mother. How can he not feel pain in his heart?
Someone noticed the village chief's hesitation and stood up and shouted at the woman, "Erniu's mother, the Sea God Sect requires our village to hand over a boy every year to sacrifice to the Sea God. This is the rule and we cannot resist. If we don't offer Erniu up, the whole will be in trouble. This is exchanging Erniu's life for the lives of the entire village. You must understand which is more important."
The woman burst into tears, not knowing what to say. She could only kowtow and beg for mercy, "I just want my child... I just want my child..."
Soon, there was a stain of blood on the woman's forehead.
"Village chief!" Someone began to urge the village chief again.
The village chief hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and waved his hands weakly, "Take Erniu away!"
After receiving the order, more than a dozen big men rushed forward immediately.
The woman quickly hugged her child tightly, but how could a woman withstand the strength of more than a dozen big men? Soon her hands holding the child were pried apart and the child was taken away by them.
"No - my child -" the woman cried heartbreakingly.
The child was also very scared and cried for his mother.
The woman wailed and was so sad that she fainted.
"It's really a sin..." There was a sigh in the crowd.
The village chief looked at the fainted woman and sighed, "Let's release Erniu's mother and take her back immediately."
Immediately, some villagers came up and carried the woman onto the mule ridden by the village chief.
"It has been more than two hundred years. When will this cannibalistic world end?" sighed the village chief, his tone filled with both anger and sadness.
…
Although I had heard about this incident from the waiter in the restaurant, the impact of seeing it with my own eyes was far greater than hearing about it.
Even though Lu Qingshan was always calm, he felt a surge of anger in his heart at this moment.
Zang Xiaojian, who was standing by, had a face that was usually smiling, but now it was covered with a layer of frost. He gritted his teeth and said, "This damn sea god!"
"Damn, am I starting to think of myself as a human?" The King of Western Rat, who was standing on Lu Qingshan's shoulder, couldn't help but mutter, and quickly shook his little head, trying to get rid of the idea.
As a demon, it should have no empathy for this scene, but for some reason , its mood unconsciously became a little depressed.
…
"Let's go." After a moment's silence, Lu Qingshan sighed slightly, then flew forward on his sword.
He was trying his best not to think about it anymore.
With his ability, it would be easy for him to save a child from those dozen mortals, but the consequence would be that all the people in the village would lose their lives.
What may seem like cruel and heartless behavior by these villagers is actually the best option for them.
It's okay to feel sorry for the children, but saving these children is not something that can be done with just his passion and a sword.
Because his sword is not sharp enough.
