Chapter 513 - Surprise! (1/2)
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Nan Zhi clenched her fists tightly, her tears blurring her sight. She clutched her pained heart, feeling like she was about to suffocate.
She hated and blamed him before. However, all of that disappeared into thin air when she saw him leaving.
Nan Zhi looked for him along the river stream for three days, but could not find him.
She erected a stone tombstone for him at the flower field at the mountain behind the house.
She knelt in front of the tombstone, her slender fingers caressing Gu Sheng’s name. She murmured in a shaky voice, “Brother Gu Sheng, I don’t hate you anymore, please come back…”
However, she knew that her Brother Gu Sheng would never come back again.
…
In a village that still followed their ancient traditions, they were preparing for their annual ceremony for the wors.h.i.+p of the River G.o.d.
By the river bank, several buff men wore masks with sharp teeth and were dancing the wors.h.i.+p dance with weird postures. Loud gongs and cymbals were hit.
A crisp bell rang, and a young lady wearing a red gown and a face veil walked towards the buff men. She was graceful as she held onto a yellow mounting paper in her left hand and a wooden sword. She was eloquent as she chanted the words. Her voice was crisp and pleasant. She then used the wooden sword to pierce through the yellow mounting paper and lit it on top of the candle. She walked rhythmically, as the bells tied to her ankle rung with every step she took.
The villagers were standing on both sides of the river bank, watching the scene before them sincerely.
The cymbals, horns and bells rang as the girl started singing the sacrificial song.
The Jade Emperor sits on the sky.
All the G.o.ds have returned to duty.
The River G.o.d guarded us well.
We ask for the blessings from the River G.o.d.
To bless the village with calm wind, and plentiful rain…
The girl looked lively and graceful in her red gown. Her untouched black hair was untied, covering her shoulders. She looked a little like a G.o.ddess that had came down to Earth as she stood by the river bank.
She had a pretty face, with exquisite facial features. She was so pretty that people were always in awe when they looked at her.
After she finished singing the song, all the villagers surrounded her knelt down to bow for the River G.o.d.
Suddenly, someone shouted amongst the crowd, “The River G.o.d has appeared! The River G.o.d has appeared!”
The crowd immediately turned towards the river, only to see a tall and thin figure wearing a white s.h.i.+rt and white pants appearing in their sight.
Someone reacted very quickly, “How is he the River G.o.d? He’s clearly a dead person!”
“That’s bad luck! He must have angered the River G.o.d!”
“Let’s keep him in the cage and fill it with stones to sink the cage to the bottom of the river!”
Hearing the discussion around her, Ling Er caressed her hair before she put down the wooden sword. She pushed apart the crowd around the river, walking to the edge by the river and taking a glance at the water.
Her innocent and bright eyes constricted a little, “Pull him up, quickly! He’s not dead yet.”
“Miss Ling Er, he has angered the River G.o.d. We cannot save him.”
“Yes, yes, yes. We cannot save him.”
Ling Er smiled as she glanced at the villagers that did not agree to save the person. Her smile was completely pure and innocent. It was so perfect that people could not help but be mesmerized by her smile.
“He’s not from the village. If the River G.o.d was angry, why would he involve an outsider? It’s obvious that the River G.o.d did not want him to die since he appeared during our wors.h.i.+p ceremony. The River G.o.d probably wanted us to save him quickly, if not, we’ll definitely anger him.”
Miss Ling Er was the disciple of a well-known sect. Not only was she well versed in medicine, she knew how to chase away the evil-spirits. Ever since she came to their village, their village had been experiencing nice wind directions and adequate rain that allowed them to have a bountiful harvest.
They did not dare go against Miss Ling Er’s words, hurriedly pulling the man in the water up.
One of the villagers could not help but scoff when they saw how the man looked like. “I thought it was a young man, I didn’t think he would be so old.”
No one was willing to do CPR for him.