Tang Ning felt a strong chill running through his body. Fortunately, he was now a statue of a god, so his facial expression did not change, and he would not tremble even when he was afraid. Otherwise, Tang Ning felt that Taoist Zhu would be able to tell at a glance that he was not a god.
What is Zhang Yun's current condition? Is he conscious
Tangning stared at "it".
Although the townspeople hated him as a monster in the past, Zhang Yun only had strange skin. But now, Zhang Yun is unspeakably weird from head to toe.
The red string that Taoist Master Zhu holds should be the thing that controls Zhang Yun, making Zhang Yun act like a puppet. If we have a chance to grab the red string, can we save Zhang Yun
But he has no body now.
There is even no way to convey this news to other players.
Just as Tangning was getting anxious, a hoarse voice came from behind her: "You're here."
That's my mother-in-law's voice!
Taoist Master Zhu turned around, and Tang Ning also saw the hunched figure in the darkness.
I didn’t know how long my mother-in-law had been standing behind. She didn’t seem surprised by Master Zhu’s arrival, and she spoke to him in a familiar tone.
When Tang Ning's uncle the boatman asked them to keep the fact that Zhang Yun was ill a secret, her mother-in-law agreed to let them go to Taoist Master Zhu to discuss the matter.
The grandmother walked forward slowly and looked at her grandson in silence. Zhang Yun also looked up at the grandmother in front of him. His eyes were full of strangeness, as if he was looking at a stranger, or rather, at strange food.
The skinny hand stretched out from the wide cuffs, and the mother-in-law gently took a piece of fish scale from the corner of Zhang Yun's mouth. Her action seemed to irritate Zhang Yun. The reckless Zhang Yun opened his mouth instantly and bit the mother-in-law's palm fiercely!
Tang Ning saw the teeth sink into the flesh in an instant. Zhang Yun's hand tightly grasped her mother-in-law's wrist, as if she was treating a live fish that could break free at any time!
Taoist Master Zhu raised his hand, and the red line connected to Zhang Yun's body continued to tremble. Zhang Yun reluctantly opened her mouth. Even in such a short time, he still left deep bloody teeth marks on her mother-in-law's hand.
"Hey, didn't I tell you? Eating raw fish can only temporarily relieve his desire for raw food. Raw fish is not as good as a living person. He will attack you if he smells the breath of a living person." Taoist Master Zhu sighed.
The mother-in-law continued to stretch out her hand as if she didn't feel any pain. Her rough and desolate hand gently touched Zhang Yun's head, as if she was comforting a tantrum child. She said softly, "Ayun, I'm grandma."
Zhang Yun bared his teeth at her.
The mother-in-law showed a sad smile on her face. She slowly withdrew her hand. This action seemed to have exhausted most of her emotions. She looked at Taoist Zhu coldly: "When you asked my grandson to be the bait, you didn't say he would become like this."
"What do you mean? You knew those two would hate him even more. I saved his life from them, and I almost lost myself!" Taoist Zhu showed his wrist wrapped in gauze to the mother-in-law, "If it wasn't for saving your precious grandson, how could I have been injured like this?"
The mother-in-law did not look at Taoist Master Zhu's injury, but stared at the statue in Taoist Master Zhu's other hand.
There was deep fear in her eyes.
"I have done everything you said." The mother-in-law looked at Taoist Zhu again and whispered, "I gave them the food, but you didn't tell me that they would scratch themselves to death."
Tang Ning was stunned when she heard what her mother-in-law said. Now it should be that the townspeople who built the temple scratched themselves to death, right
The townspeople who built the temple developed such strange symptoms. Was it because they ate the food cooked by the mother-in-law
Carefully, he vaguely remembered that once Zhang Yun wanted them to taste the fish soup made by her mother-in-law, but her mother-in-law refused. At that time, Zhang Yun seemed to have said
— “No, grandma said that everyone will be very tired after repairing the temple today, so this fish soup is for the people who are repairing the temple.”
Taoist Zhu smiled and said, "Don't you want them to die?"
My mother-in-law didn't say anything.
"How can there be no deaths while building a temple? If they hadn't died, the temple wouldn't have been built so quickly, and those two wouldn't have been subdued so quickly." Taoist Zhu said with a smile.
"But what if we are discovered?" the mother-in-law whispered.
"What did you find? So many things have happened in the town recently. Didn't you also cook regular meals and give them to others?" Taoist Master Zhu said, "Who can say with all their heart that it was your meals that caused the problem?"
The mother-in-law seemed to be convinced. She whispered, "Since those two are suppressed, what about my grandson?"
"Why are you asking again?" Taoist Zhu shook his head. "Zhang Yun is the reincarnation of a priest. It's not just those two who won't let him go."
Hearing this, Tangning was completely stunned.
Zhang Yun is the reincarnation of a priest? !
Why do all the people in this town think that Zhang Yun is the incarnation of the evil river god
etc.
A vague idea suddenly emerged in my mind—
The river god said that he would curse the priest for generations to come. If Zhang Yun was really the priest's reincarnation, then that would make sense. The rumor circulating in the town was that people with ichthyosis were the evil incarnation of the river god. If the priest had ichthyosis in every life, then he would be tortured by the ritual in every life.
But the ones who punished him were the townspeople he was supposed to protect.
Everyone knew that the river god was tolerant of the priest's family. Even when the priest cut off the hands of the statue, the river god did not harm the priest.
In fact, even if the river god turned into an evil god, he could still ensure that the priest would live a life of wealth and glory. However, the priest betrayed the other people in the town and resolutely chose to kill the god.
Tang Ning was shocked by his own method.
Taoist Priest Zhu raised the statue in his hand as he spoke. Tang Ning, who was suddenly lifted up, heard Taoist Priest Zhu say sadly, "I have already begged the river god several times, asking if he can forgive Zhang Yun."
Tangning: “?”
"But the river god doesn't want to! Especially since there is no ceremony this year, the river god's resentment is hard to dispel!"
Tangning: “???”
Tang Ning was greatly shocked. If he had not witnessed the entire communication between Taoist Master Zhu and the River God, and seen Taoist Master Zhu's tearful and heartfelt performance, he would have really believed Taoist Master Zhu's words.
The mother-in-law seemed to have known that Zhang Yun was the reincarnation of a priest. She did not doubt what Taoist Zhu said. "Then what can I do now? How can I save my grandson?"
Taoist Master Zhu stroked his beard, frowned, sighed, and said solemnly: "There is only one way to try now."
The mother-in-law's cloudy eyes were tinged with hope. She looked at Taoist Zhu and said, "What's the solution?!"
Taoist Priest Zhu looked at his mother-in-law and shook his head again, "Alas, this is not a solution."
"As long as it can save my grandson, I'm willing to try any method. Taoist Zhu, tell me."
Tangning listened to Master Zhu's words, "Life for life."
, life, resistance, life.
In Tang Ning's mind, it was as if a pen tip dipped in blood was writing these four words stroke by stroke. There was murderous intent between the lines, and it didn't sound like something that someone who looked like a self-cultivator would say.
"How do you resist?" The mother-in-law's eyes were dark and she stared at Taoist Zhu.
Tang Ning looked at her mother-in-law and for some reason felt like she was watching a prey slowly stepping into a hunter's trap. The trap was filled with tempting food, but once she jumped into it, she would be pierced through by the sharp blade hidden by the food.
"Of course, I will use your life to exchange for your grandson's life." Taoist Master Zhu finally revealed his true intentions. "You are his blood relative. You are qualified to suffer for him. He will pay off his debts and eliminate disasters."
What on earth did Taoist Master Zhu do? !
Tang Ning knew that Taoist Zhu had no intention of saving Zhang Yun. He wanted to offer Zhang Yun as a sacrifice to the river god. So the method Taoist Zhu was proposing now was definitely not a way to save people!
He couldn't make a sound and could only watch his mother-in-law anxiously.
The mother-in-law was silent for a long time before she whispered, "How do I know if you're lying to me?"
"I think you are really confused. I have taught you so many things, which one of them was a lie?" Taoist Master Zhu said angrily, "If you hadn't used my method to make that man sick with ichthyosis, would your grandson be able to stay here now? I'm afraid he would have been dragged away by them to perform a ceremony! If you don't believe me, go ask the river god yourself!"
As he spoke, Taoist Master Zhu forcefully stuffed the pair of cups and divination blocks in his arms into the hands of the mother-in-law. The mother-in-law held the cups and divination blocks and slowly knelt down.
She knelt on the statue in Taoist Zhu's hand, with her elbows, knees and forehead on the ground. The mother-in-law asked in a trembling voice: "Lord River God, can my life be worth the life of my grandson?"
The cup of divination blocks was thrown out by Cang's hand.
Tang Ning could sense the presence of the cup divination blocks, he quickly controlled the cup divination blocks and threw out the crying divination blocks!
No!
Mother-in-law! Don't do anything stupid!!!
The divination block fell to the ground, with both sides bulging, which meant negation.
The mother-in-law stared at the result in amazement.
"Alas, it seems that your life alone is not enough. If you count your husband's life, perhaps only the lives of both of you can make up for it." Taoist Master Zhu sighed.
Tang Ning was shocked by Master Zhu's improvisation and shameless remarks. He wished he could control the cup blocks and smash Master Zhu's head. However, he only had control over the cup blocks to reverse them.
No, it doesn’t matter. As long as his mother-in-law asks, he will reject everything.
However, the mother-in-law did not ask again.
The mother-in-law just knelt on the ground. The suffering of fate was like a mountain pressing down on her, making her unable to raise her head. She whispered, "I killed so many people. I deserve to die... But he didn't kill the fish, he didn't cook the dishes, he doesn't know anything."
"He saved money all his life. He didn't believe in God, fate, or that this disease was incurable. He just waited until the day when the disease could be cured. Then he took Ayun out of town to the best hospital for treatment."
"In fact, he won't be able to wait for that day. He himself knows that people with this disease will die if they leave this town. Everyone has tried so many times, and they will die as soon as they leave the town. No one can be spared. Obviously everyone knows this, but he is so stubborn. He believes that he can definitely get Ah Yun out. Such a stubborn guy—"
"How can I let him die with me?"