Chapter 1830: Chapter 1675: Escape Game 27

Upon hearing Cao Laoer’s question, the young man pointed to the young couple tied up behind him and smiled with great pride.

"Of course, I found the sacrifices shortly after I went out. Not only that, but I also brought back a daughter-in-law for you, dad, look, isn’t she beautiful?"

Cao Laoer looked down at the girl who was shivering and crying, and after a moment, nodded as if he was very satisfied: "Your eye for picking is really good, this daughter-in-law is beautiful."

The old village chief, who had been puffing on his pipe, suddenly spoke to the young man who called Cao Laoer "dad": "Xiao Jun, are you sure the birth dates match? Sacrifices are important, there can’t be any mistakes."

The young man called Xiao Jun laughed and said, "Don’t worry, village chief, I checked the compass reaction and also asked for his birth details, calculated the eight characters, and only then did I bring the person here.

These two were very cautious, they realized something was wrong halfway and tried to run, luckily we had reached the village area and I brought helpers, otherwise, they really might have gotten away.

I was quite lucky this time, these two are a couple, the man is the sacrifice, and the woman can be my wife."

A man nearby carefully examined the girl, whose face was filled with fear and eyes swollen from crying, and said to Cao Laoer with a bit of envy: "You’re really fortunate, your son is very capable.

Every time he goes out, he manages to catch the needed sacrifices for us, and this time he also got himself such a beautiful wife, she looks like she’s good for bearing children."

The village chief took another puff on his pipe and said, "Alright, everyone disperse, the Holy Water will be ready in three days.

When it’s ready, Xiao Jun, remember to go to the temple and get some Holy Water to give to your wife. Once she drinks the Holy Water, she will be one of our village."

Hiding in the dark, Miao Shuangshuang quietly pondered over the Holy Water the village chief mentioned; she had already heard the word twice from him.

The first time was in the memory of the Ghost Groom; back then, the village chief had given him something to drink, which was Holy Water, but at that time Miao Shuangshuang thought it was a sedative.

However, hearing it again now from the village chief, and considering his words, Miao Shuangshuang first thought of the strange little well in the temple.

Could it be that the so-called Holy Water is the water from that little well in the temple? And thinking of her earlier suspicions about Jinhua and the information Zhao Chu had gathered, Miao Shuangshuang suddenly had a bold guess.

Could this Holy Water have some effect, making foreign women willingly stay and even forget their pasts, thinking themselves born and raised in Lao Mountain Village?

That’s no wonder the wives in this village are all outsiders, yet the men don’t abuse or restrict them because, with the Holy Water, there’s no need.

While thinking this, a middle-aged man suddenly spoke to Cao Laoer: "Laoer, didn’t three young girls come to your place?

My son happens to need a wife, how about letting him have one of them? I’ll give you five thousand Yuan?"

Cao Laoer shook his head repeatedly: "No way, those three girls are each prettier than the other; you think too beautifully if you want one for five thousand, let me tell you, forget it unless it’s ten thousand."

The middle-aged man was not anxious and directly said: "Come on, you’ve got three men there, and it’s just you and Xiao Jun; handling them might not be convenient.

How about I take my two sons over to help you deal with those three men, you cut me some slack and give one of the girls as a wife for my son."

Cao Laoer was somewhat tempted; he hesitated for a moment, thinking about how the three men at home were quite big, and it would indeed be tough with just him and his son, so he nodded: "Alright then, I agree."

Miao Shuangshuang, hiding, felt her heart burn with anger. What do these people in the village think of human life and women? Are they livestock to be slaughtered and sold by the pound at will?

Over there, the village chief was already instructing several villagers: "Take these two to the empty house and lock them up, with some of you guarding them, especially the sacrifices, make sure there’s no mistake."

Then he told Cao Laoer: "If those at your place can be kept, keep them; if not, let them go, don’t create conflict. At this critical time for the sacrifice, nothing can go wrong, wives can be caught anytime, no need to bother with those three."

Turning to look at Cao Laoer’s son, the village chief’s expression softened a lot: "Xiao Jun made a great contribution this time, must be exhausted after so many days of effort, go back and have a good rest."

Miao Shuangshuang turned and headed back to Cao Laoer’s house, knocking gently. Xiao Zhongjing quickly opened the door. Once Miao Shuangshuang was inside, she closed the door swiftly and listened intently, soon hearing footsteps from the yard outside.

This time, the people outside didn’t check if the people here were asleep, they went directly back to their rooms. Miao Shuangshuang heard the sound of a lock opening; it seemed the locked room was opened.

After the noise ceased outside, Xiao Zhongjing lowered his voice to ask Miao Shuangshuang: "What happened outside? What did you see?"

Lowering her voice as well, Miao Shuangshuang recounted what she had overheard at the village entrance. Xiao Zhongjing’s face turned extremely grim after listening.

"So, we only have three days, if in three days we can’t fulfill the Ghost Groom’s wish, those villagers will make their move."

Miao Shuangshuang nodded, it seems these three days are a safe period; to ensure the sacrifice proceeds smoothly, the villagers would refrain from acting against them.

But after the sacrifice in three days, the villagers would have no more reservations, and at that time, they’d outrightly act.

This place, except for Lao Mountain Village, has no other villages nearby within a hundred and eighty li; if a fight breaks out, there’s nowhere to escape to.

Looking at the somewhat distracted Xiao Zhongjing, Miao Shuangshuang said: "No matter what, they won’t act right now. Let’s discuss it tomorrow when everyone is together, first sleep and restore our energy."

Xiao Zhongjing nodded, lay down on the mat, and closed his eyes. Whether he could sleep was known only to him.

Miao Shuangshuang, however, fell asleep; not knowing how many days were left to complete the task, she needed to conserve her strength during this relatively safe time. When the real danger came, being unable to fight or flee would be a tragedy.

The next day, when Miao Shuangshuang woke up, Jinhua was already cooking, in a particularly good mood, humming while working, preparing Dongpo Pork the way Zhao Chu taught her yesterday.

A young man was busy helping her light the fire, chatting and laughing with Jinhua; he was the same one Miao Shuangshuang had seen at the village entrance yesterday, Cao Laoer’s son.

As soon as Miao Shuangshuang came out, she saw Cao Laoer coming from one side of the vegetable garden with a basket of freshly picked vegetables: cucumbers dripping with water, and freshly dug potatoes, all very fresh.

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