Chapter 91 Killing it is like slaughtering a dog

"Is he bringing us food?"

"But... do we deserve such good food?"

"Could it be the... 'last meal' that the village elders often talk about?"

"Or could it be that he is the... River God, here specifically to save us?"

Da Ya's heart was in chaos.

Yet her gaze remained fierce and vigilant.

Now that their parents were gone, as the older sister, she had to protect her younger sister well.

This was something she kept firmly in her heart at all times.

Even if she had to die, she would die before her sister!

Mu An made a gesture indicating they should eat.

Then, he slowly backed out of the woodshed.

The old village chief wanted to lock the door, but was stopped by him.

The former could not insist, and knowing he could not go against his wishes, could only sigh deeply.

Inside the woodshed.

Looking at the door that wasn't locked but merely left ajar, a flash of confusion crossed Da Ya's eyes.

"This... is he not afraid that the two of us might run away?"

"Sister, I'm hungry..."

Xiao Ya tugged at her sister's sleeve.

Her voice was weak.

In this day and age, even ordinary families were struggling to put food on the table, barely able to make ends meet; who would bother looking after two orphans like them?

Da Ya looked at her sister's sallow, gaunt face, hesitated for a moment, then slowly reached out toward the food placed on the ground.

Even if it were truly poisoned, she would accept it.

It was better to die a well-fed ghost than a starving one!

Compared to that bowl of thick white porridge, Da Ya was more drawn to the fragrant Jianbing Guozi.

It was like the most delicious food in the world, constantly seducing her taste buds and making her mouth water.

Da Ya lifted it to her mouth, and the scent became even more intense, rushing to her nose.

Wearing an expression of determined martyrdom, she took a light bite, and her eyes immediately widened.

"So... so fragrant!"

The crispy crepe wrapped around fresh meat and vegetable fillings, with the sauce applied just right.

Just one bite was enough to whet anyone's appetite, making one feel as if they were stepping on colorful clouds, light and incredibly comfortable.

It was so comfortable that one could temporarily forget any troubles in reality, devoting oneself wholeheartedly to the enjoyment of this delicacy.

"Sister?"

Xiao Ya was a bit confused, tilting her head slightly upward.

The scent there was very strong, as if it were right in front of her.

Or rather, was it in her sister's hands right now?

Her sister's movement 'awakened' Da Ya, who had been deeply shocked by this Jianbing Guozi.

She shook her head, suppressing the urge to take a second bite, and hurriedly passed the Jianbing Guozi to Xiao Ya's mouth.

"Sister, eat!"

As for whether this food might be poisoned, that matter had long been cast to the back of her mind.

Food was so precious nowadays.

Even if they were truly poisoning them, they wouldn't waste poison on such delicious food.

Da Ya did not think it was worth 'wasting food' like this just to take their two little lives.

Xiao Ya twitched her nose, opened her little mouth, and took a light bite.

In an instant.

She too tasted the happiness that Da Ya had experienced earlier.

Extreme hunger and the extremely delicious food prompted her to immediately clutch the Jianbing Guozi and devour it greedily.

It could be said that this was the most, most, most delicious thing she had ever eaten in her life!

Without exception!

"Slow down, eat, drink some porridge."

Da Ya tried her best to speak, though her words were slurred.

Fearing her sister might choke while eating, she held up a bowl of hot porridge, blew on it gently to cool it down, and placed it by Xiao Ya's mouth.

...

At nightfall.

The moon hung high, and the wind began to rise.

Since tonight at midnight was the predicted time for the village massacre, the villagers had hidden back in their homes early.

Of course, it was almost the same on any other day.

This was not the real world; there was no highly developed entertainment industry, not even the most basic streetlights.

The roads in the village were mostly unclear, so the so-called 'nightlife' naturally did not exist.

Well, except for baby-making!

Looking around.

Only a few scattered households had burning torches hanging at their doors, emitting a limited range of light.

If there was any real difference, it was just the two slightly tattered red lanterns hanging at the old village chief's door.

A bit stylish!

As one of the 'Immortal Masters' who accepted this mission, Mu An and the others did not stay in the old village chief's main house like the White-Clothed Scholar and his trio.

Instead, they stayed in the woodshed next to it.

Which was the woodshed where the two sisters, Da Ya and Xiao Ya, were locked up.

The space inside was a little small, but it was more than enough to accommodate the five of them and the two little girls.

"How annoying! Why must we wait until a specific time? Can't that guy who's slaughtering the village arrive earlier?"

"If he arrived earlier, we could deal with him sooner, and then... go home and have a nice sleep?"

Renée couldn't help but complain.

After being influenced by modern knowledge, she had learned from certain marketing accounts about the 'one hundred' harms of staying up late.

For example, skin easily deteriorates, people easily become uglier, and so on.

Therefore, she was currently a firm member of the anti-staying-up-late party!

On the side.

Nina comforted her.

"Renée... uh, Sister Li'er, you don't need to be so anxious."

"Wasn't that Cultivator who claimed he would slaughter the village already killed by us?"

"Perhaps tonight will be calm, and nothing terrible will happen again!"

Meanwhile, Mu An was confirming the matter of 'sacrificing to the River God' with Xiao Qingzhu.

Upon learning that this was indeed a local tradition spanning hundreds of years, he fell into deep thought.

As a model youth of the new era, Mu An certainly was not willing to believe in any deities.

Even if there were, they were nothing more than slightly more powerful beings!

Gods can be killed, and they will die too!

"I'm sorry. Although I am the Ninth Princess, there are many things I am powerless to change, for instance, the matter of sacrificing to the River God."

"Every year, countless children are used as sacrifices and submerged into the river. I have tried to save them, but..."

Xiao Qingzhu clenched her fists, a bitter smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.

Back then, she was so 'reckless and ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth' that she directly intervened to save a little boy who was being used as a sacrifice.

The result was that she failed.

The river water churned, transforming into a giant hand that slammed down fiercely toward her.

If not for the special jade pendant Xiao Qingzhu wore that blocked this blow.

Perhaps she would have long since become one of the sacrifices submerged at the bottom of the river.

Even if she risked her life, even if she spared no effort to reach this point, what greeted her was not applause and recognition.

But the curses and accusations of countless villagers.

They secretly blamed her for disrupting the sacrifice, provoking the River God's fury, and the 'miracle' that had just appeared was a warning!

At that moment.

Xiao Qingzhu felt deeply bewildered and unwilling to accept this in her heart.

Clearly, she hadn't done anything wrong, yet she seemed to be standing against the entire world.

No one could understand her; that kind of pain was far worse than the injuries on her body!

"It's fine."

"Since I'm here, then whatever River God is just a stray dog by the roadside."

"I will kill it... like slaughtering a dog!"

Mu An stroked his magic desert eagle and said indifferently.