SFS Chapter 243 Human Sacrifice
Chapter 243 Human Sacrifice
"Okay then..." Shi Yuan sighed in disappointment and could only drag Nan Wu and Shi Fang to find the obelisk engraved with the bounty mission.
As soon as they left, Su Qianqian couldn't help but grit her teeth secretly.
Damn it, these four city lords actually offered a huge reward of one hundred second-level beast crystals in order to capture her!
How abominable!
How can this not make people excited!
If all these one hundred second-level beast crystals were put up for sale on the plane system, I wonder how many star coins they would fetch...
How about she pretend to be caught, collect the reward money and then escape?
Su Qianqian couldn't help but have a sudden thought.
Just as he was thinking about it, Lang Yan next to him suddenly spoke: "Wood-type ability..."
Su Qianqian paused, then suddenly realized that Lang Yan knew she possessed wood-type abilities. If she revealed her own wood-type abilities, Lang Yan, who was already suspicious of her, would probably see through her identity in a second...
Forget it.
After giving up the idea, Su Qianqian prepared to go to the slave area to find Lynx and the others.
She had left a lot of ice cubes, and they should have been sold out in the past two days.
With those daily necessities and beast crystals, the slaves' lives should have improved over the past two days. They must be happily waiting for her return right now...
Su Qianqian quickened her pace while thinking.
However, when she arrived at the slave area, she did not see the scene she had imagined. The entire slave area was silent and cold, with almost no slaves in sight.
what happened? !
Su Qianqian was surprised and hurried to look under the big locust tree for shade, but there was still no sign of a slave.
What happened during the two days she was away? What happened to the slaves?
At this moment, Hu Yang suddenly pulled Su Qianqian, pointed at some pine trees not far away, and said in a low voice: "Qianqian, there seems to be something hidden there?"
Su Qianqian subconsciously turned her head to look. The animal hide fence built with several pine poles had been hit by something and was beginning to shake. There was indeed a hidden corner of an animal hide garment between two of the pine poles.
Su Qianqian frowned and walked over quickly.
At this moment, the shaky pine pole suddenly fell down and pressed towards her!
"Be careful!" Lang Yan, who was standing next to her, was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed Su Qianqian's wrist and pulled her away.
The tip of her nose hit the man's strong chest hard, and Su Qianqian was in so much pain that tears were about to come out. Then, the man's low and nervous voice came from above her head: "Are you okay?"
"No, it's okay, it's okay." After hearing Lang Yan's voice clearly, Su Qianqian quickly blinked twice to force back the tears, and took a step back to distance herself from the man.
"...I'm glad you're okay." Lang Yan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that. He could see that Su Qianqian was anxious to distance herself from him, and a hint of disappointment flashed in her gray-blue eyes.
This hint of dejection reflected in Su Qianqian's eyes, and she felt her heart inexplicably tighten for a second.
However, the next second, Hu Yang squeezed in again, completely ignoring Lang Yan's stiff expression. He pulled Su Qianqian up and down, looking her up and down, and said, "That was too dangerous just now. Let me do it next time. I'm tough and can handle being hit!"
Hu Yang's joke made the feeling that had just surged in Su Qianqian's heart fade a little. She smiled and shook her head, then looked inside along the pine pole that fell to the ground. The corner of the clothes hidden behind the pine pole had disappeared.
She frowned slightly, then reached out her hand and ripped open the animal hide fence in front of her. She said sternly, "Don't hide, I see you!"
As soon as the words fell, the small figure hidden in the gap between the two pine poles trembled, and quickly took out the bone blade and pointed it at Su Qianqian and the others. He closed his eyes tightly and said fearfully: "You, don't come over... I, I'm not afraid of you..."
Su Qianqian saw the person in front of her clearly and was shocked: "Xiaojiu? Why are you hiding here? Where are Shanmao and the others?"
Hearing the word "mountain cat", Xiaojiu, who had closed his eyes in fear, finally opened them. After seeing Su Qianqian clearly, he immediately cried out "Wow... my brothers... have all been captured, woooo..."
"Who took him away?" Su Qianqian asked hurriedly.
"He was captured by the orc warriors sent by the four city lords." Another voice came from behind.
Su Qianqian turned around and saw that the group of people from Shifang, who had been looking for bounty missions, had walked over. They said seriously, "The four city lords of Wanshou City have invited the Red Fox Clan's Saint to hold a rain-praying ceremony in a few days. They need human blood as a sacrifice. All the slaves have been captured and will be killed and bled during the ceremony."
"What did you say?!" Su Qianqian looked incredulous.
"These four city lords are simply inhuman!" Shi Yuan cursed angrily, "When we arrived at the obelisk just now, we saw that all the slaves in the four main cities have been captured and locked up! The Red Fox Saint just paraded those orc warriors through the streets as a demonstration!"
Although those who were captured were slaves, this act still caused considerable panic and dissatisfaction in the City of Beasts, so the Red Fox Saint personally led the orc warriors in a parade through the streets. Ostensibly, it was to appease the frightened orc people, but in reality it was just a demonstration.
After all, the Red Fox Saint claimed to be the messenger of the Beast God and could communicate with him. When she said that the blood sacrifice was to pray for rain from the Beast God, the beastmen of the City of Ten Thousand Beasts did not dare to disobey her no matter how scared they were.
But Su Qianqian, who had lived in the modern world for over twenty years, completely disbelieved that praying for rain required human sacrifice. She said in a deep voice, "When does the sacrificial ceremony begin?"
Shifang said: "Three days later."
Very good, there are still three days left.
Su Qianqian frowned, and a hint of determination flashed in her eyes.
She had to rescue Shanmao and the others within three days and lead them away from Wanshou City, a place where people were eaten without leaving any bones.
After thinking about it, she stopped hiding her feelings and asked Shifang directly, "Shifang, I'm going to rescue Shanmao and his slaves, lead them out of Myriad Beasts City, and settle in Myriad Beasts Forest. Are you... willing to come with me?"
Shifang was stunned when he heard this, with a look of disbelief on his face: "You, you are alone?!"
"She is not alone, I am here too." Hu Yang stepped forward and said.
Lang Yan didn't say anything, but he stood up and expressed his attitude.
Seeing that two rare strong men, Lang Yan and Hu Yang, were standing on Su Qianqian's side, Shi Fang gradually put away the surprise on his face and said with a wry smile: "Su Mu, I know that you are a man who can accomplish great things, but our strength... is far inferior to that of Lang Yan and Hu Yang. If you don't mind us being a burden to you, you can take us with you."
"Yes." Shi Yuanye stepped forward and spoke forcefully, "Ever since the Grand Lord of Myriad Beasts City went into seclusion, the four lords have been acting more and more outrageously. They're selfish, only focused on expanding their power and amassing wealth, with no regard for the orcs' opinions... I don't want to stay in Myriad Beasts City anymore, Su Mu, I'm willing to follow you!"
Su Qianqian looked at the two people who supported her so much with sparkling eyes and nodded vigorously: "Very good, then from now on you will be the new members of my Sumu tribe!"
However, Nan Wu spoke weakly, "Um... Sumu, I also want to follow you, but I think we should think about rescuing the slaves later. We can't save them with our own strength..."
Shi Fang did not stop Nan Wu from throwing cold water on him this time. Instead, he nodded in agreement: "That's right, Su Mu, the slaves were taken away by the four city lords of Wanshou City. If we want to rescue those slaves, we must confront the four city lords. But with our current strength, we are no match for them."
Shi Yuan, who was standing nearby, added, "Actually... the four city lords aren't the ones to be feared. What's terrifying are the great witches behind them! Those great witches have lived for hundreds of years, and each one is a seventh-level orc. Any one of them alone is enough to defeat us without any resistance."
Shi Yuan's words hit the nail on the head, and Su Qianqian couldn't help but frown.
Indeed, she thought less...
The four city lords were not scary, and she could fight off one or two of them with her own strength, but the great wizard behind them... was someone she could not contend with at all.
She was able to eavesdrop on the four city lords and escape because the Great Shaman didn't take action. If the Great Shamans behind the four city lords had taken action, there would have been no way to turn the situation around...
"Actually, I think we can wait until the City Lord comes out of retreat before making any plans..." Nan Wu continued, "I've heard that the sacrificial ceremony to be held in three days will not only be for praying for rain for the Red Fox Saint, but also to welcome the City Lord out of retreat... Then, we can go and ask the City Lord for help. He will definitely not agree to human sacrifices and release those slaves!"
"Not appropriate." This time, before Su Qianqian could even speak, Shi Yuan shook his head and said, "According to the prophecy of the High Priest of Wanshou City, the City Lord won't come out of seclusion until a month later. He will most likely not show up at the sacrificial ceremony in three days."
Nan Wu couldn't help biting his lip and said, "What if...? The high priest's prophecy only said that the city lord would appear at this year's sacrificial ceremony, but didn't specify the time. Since the sacrificial ceremony has been moved up a month, maybe the city lord will also come out early..."
"I think... it's not very reliable." Su Qianqian shook her head helplessly.
The city lord who is like a god in everyone's eyes has never appeared until now and is particularly mysterious.
She guessed that such a big shot had already died.
Isn't this often the case in novels about cultivating immortals? Those great figures who have been confined to their own seclusion, either because their lifespan is drawing to a close or because they're plagued by inner demons, are unable to break through. Day after day, year after year, they suffer through this torment, and when they're finally discovered, only a skeleton remains...
Su Qianqian thought about it and couldn't help stroking the token in her hand. The giant sharp-horned python carved on it looked mighty and ferocious, but there was also a hazy sense of mystery.
Therefore, instead of trusting the city lord who has never shown up, it is better to trust yourself.
At this time, Xiaojiu suddenly came over and gently tugged at the corner of Su Qianqian's clothes.
Seeing that she seemed to have something to say, Su Qianqian bent down considerately.
Xiaojiu, who was over five years old, was not even as tall as Su Qianqian's waist. She tiptoed with great effort, leaned close to Su Qianqian's ear, and whispered, "Brother Sumu, we in the Wu Snake Clan can sense the presence and aura of our fellow orcs. Although I only have a little Wu Snake blood in my body, I can sense that the city lord is still alive. Although his aura is sometimes strong and sometimes weak, I can clearly sense that his aura has increased in the past few days..."
Su Qianqian couldn't help but ask, "Then can you sense where the city lord is in seclusion?"
Xiao Jiu shook his head apologetically: "I don't know. There is too little Wu Snake blood in my body. I can only faintly sense his aura..."
"It's okay, Xiaojiu is already very good." Su Qianqian reached out and touched her head, comforting her: "When those orc warriors came to capture you, you learned to hide here to avoid them. It's already very good."
There are many animal skin fences made of pine poles here, and it is inevitable that you will be mistaken at a glance. Xiaojiu escaped the pursuit of the orc warriors because he hid in the gaps between the pine poles.
When Xiaojiu mentioned this, tears instantly filled her eyes, and she sobbed, "Brother Shanmao asked me to hide here. This place is very small, and only my body can fit in...Brother Shanmao asked me to hide here and wait for you to come back...Brother Sumu, I miss Brother Shanmao and the others so much, wuwuwu..."
"Don't cry, don't cry..." Su Qianqian hurriedly comforted, "Xiaojiu, be good, stay here with Brother Shifang and the others. I will definitely find a way to rescue Shanmao and the others."
After saying that, she stood up and said to Shifang and the others, "Shifang, you stay here. I'll go find out where the slaves are being held. We'll come up with another plan later."
Shi Fang and the others nodded, but Hu Yang, who was standing next to them, disagreed and quickly said, "How can you do it alone? I want to go too!"
Su Qianqian shook her head and refused: "No, Huyang, you wait for me here with them, I can go alone."
She has an invisibility cloak that can help her avoid being hunted by the orcs. If she brings someone else with her, it will be difficult to hide her figure.
"No, no, no~" Hu Yang grabbed her hand and acted coquettishly, "I'm even more worried if you go alone, and I'm a fourth-level orc. Apart from the four city lords and those great witches in Wanshou City, almost no one can match me. Just take me with you, please~"
Su Qianqian rubbed her forehead helplessly. This guy Hu Yang was so helpless when he started to act like a spoiled child.
At this time, Lang Yan beside him also said: "Let him go with you. If you encounter danger, he can help you delay and escape."
"Hmm?" Su Qianqian was stunned when she heard Lang Yan speak up for Hu Yang. She subconsciously turned around and asked him, "What about you?"
"I have other things to do." Lang Yan curled the corners of his lips and suddenly cast his gaze towards a certain place on the main street of West City.
"Alright then." Su Qianqian knew Lang Yan was leaving, and she actually felt relieved. It was good for him to leave, so she wouldn't have to worry about her identity being discovered...