And the so-called sacrifices were people, women in the village.
Yae Sakura and Yae Rin were both born in Yae Village and were the daughters of the chief priest of Yae Shrine at that time.
Compared to her elder sister Yae Sakura, who was able to show agile figure and extraordinary talent at a young age, her younger sister Yae Rin was much duller. Not only was she unable to go out, she was also born with a weak body and had to take medicine every day.
But the relationship between the sisters is really good, very good.
As the older sister, Sakura took on the responsibility of taking care of her younger sister, and Rin, as the younger sister, was also very sensible.
The two were full of expectations for the future and made a promise:
Let's go find the best doctor to treat Rin, then eat the best food together, and finally go to the mountains to enjoy the most beautiful cherry blossoms in the best season.
However, everything changed after the village once again experienced a drought that lasted for three full months.
The village once again faced a long drought, and the villagers collectively requested the Eightfold God to hold another sacrifice.
The elders in the village believed that the previous sacrifice failed because the sacrifice was not a virgin, so they took the sacrifice ten years ago as an example and proposed to offer a living sacrifice with the blood of the witch.
In the end, no, Lord Yae chose his youngest daughter Yae Rin as the sacrifice without hesitation, and handed over the sacrifice to his eldest daughter Yae Sakura.
"I see. Let's use Lin as a sacrifice. She has been ill for a long time and will be happy if she can make some contribution to the village.
"The time will be set in two days. You will be the host of this sacrifice. You need to prepare well."
These are the original words of the Eightfold Divine Lord.
Just a few simple words, brought Sakura, who was still a child, face to face with the bloody reality.
She didn't want to use Rin as a sacrifice, so she packed her luggage in advance and prepared to take Rin away secretly.
Will she succeed?
The answer is already clear...
Chapter 16: Can the forearm fit in? (Two in one)
Yaezakura didn't want to use her sister as a sacrifice, so she packed her luggage in advance, ready to secretly take her away and escape to a remote place where no one would find her.
However, the god, who had anticipated this, held a sacrifice ahead of time, causing Yaezakura's action to fail and Yaezakura Rin to die.
The story of the past ended here. There was only one emotion on Yae Rin's childish face - worry, worry about her sister.
It was as if everything that had just been described had never happened to her, and she was just a bystander who witnessed an insignificant incident.
Seeing this, Lu Mian narrowed his eyes slightly, with an inexplicable expression.
Perhaps because it was difficult to say, the other party obviously omitted many details.
In his memory of this "plot", the Eightfold Divine Lord was born much earlier than described:
Not only did he cut Yae Rin's tendons with his own hands, causing her to be unable to stand, he also grabbed Yae Sakura's knife-holding hand and made her kill Rin with her own hands.
This performance can more or less be regarded as a competition with Cocolia for the existence of the only designated Babar in the Honkai world.
Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Lu Mian glanced at Theresa who was still immersed in Yae Rin's story.
Seeing that the little face was full of resentment, but unable to truly empathize with her because he had not experienced it personally, he decided to use Yu Duchen's ability to add fuel to the fire.
He pinched the golden light to weave an illusion and created the scene at that time.
First, it lays the groundwork for all the beautiful things that happened before, and then it continues with the story of a girl who has to sacrifice the blood of a witch because of a long drought...
Although he was a father, Yae Shinshu was a hideous person. He cut the tendons of young Rin with his own hands, and then killed her with Sakura's hand.
When she was on the verge of death, Rin, whose tendons were cut, comforted her sister Sakura with a bloody smile, hoping that Sakura would become an excellent shrine maiden.
The sacrifice finally ended and it really rained.
All the villagers shouted excitedly and celebrated in the rain.
Only Sakura had lifeless eyes and tears streaming down her face as she knelt beside Rin's body which was gradually turning cold in the rain, as if the whole world had collapsed.
In just a few seconds, the illusion created by the operation may be a little bit primitive, but it is definitely the best in terms of inciting emotions.
Lu Mian nodded with satisfaction, and then gently handed the golden feather in his hand to Theresa.
"..." Looking at the golden feather in front of her, which made her feel a familiar chill in her heart, Theresa originally refused.
But when she thought that the man standing opposite her was Lu Mian, the girl thought for a moment, and finally nodded slightly to show her trust and took the feather.
When the feather was in her hand and the golden light touched her skin, an entire world with limited time, place, and people, which could be seen as an illusion at a glance, unfolded before her eyes.
Surely such a fake world would not allow people to empathize with what the person involved is experiencing, right?
At first, Theresa held this thought in mind and watched everything happening in front of her quietly.
She thought she was just a spectator until...she felt the incredibly real emotions blossoming in the fake world.
How can an illusion be so real and able to break through human defense?
Perhaps all the beautiful emotions in the world are always shared by all.
When Theresa saw Yae Sakura and Yae Rin make a promise to "see the best doctor in the world, eat the best food together, and finally go to the mountain to enjoy the most beautiful cherry blossoms in the best season", she also thought of Cecilia who once cared for her like a sister.
I was immediately immersed in it.
It hurts, it hurts too much!
Cecilia, why!?
The relationship that followed was a natural development, which caused Theresa to be unable to control herself for a long time after she came out of the illusion, and two lines of tears flowed down her face.
This actually made it difficult for Lu Mian, the creator of the illusion, to do anything.
You know, he had never seen a woman crying many times in his two lives, and when he did see it, it was always when she was about to "die", so it was not considered a direct confrontation with tears.
This is the first time that I've been hit so close to the face like this.
Good news: Yu Duchen's effect is very good, and Theresa will definitely not say too much about his next method of breaking Feiyuwan's illusion.
Bad news: The effect is so good that Theresa's defenses are broken and she may be hard to appease...
Just when Lu Mian was hesitating whether to help Theresa wipe the tears from her pretty face, Theresa moved.
The girl, who had already had a weak resistance to Yu Duchen due to some past experiences and was now severely hurt, silently raised her hand to wipe away all the tears that had somehow welled up in her eyes.
She looked up at the man standing stupidly beside her, thought for a while and finally said nothing. She just sighed lightly and turned to hold Yae Rin's small hand with both hands.
"Eh!?" Obviously, he didn't expect that Miss Theresa would suddenly burst into tears, and Yae Rin's shoulders, which were holding his, trembled.
But Theresa said sincerely, "Big sister, bah, Rin, just rest assured, we will definitely save you and your sister from suffering.
Although I only have some force at best, Lu Mianxing is smart, reliable, and can do anything."
Hearing this, Yae Rin did not respond but raised her chin and looked at Lu Mian. After seeing the latter's "I have no objection" smile, she replied:
"Well, I believe Miss Theresa."
"Hehehe~" Theresa scratched her head with a smile, as if responding to the call.
Seeing this scene, Lu Mian's eyes rolled and his thoughts couldn't stop wandering.
Yae Rin and Theresa look equally petite, both are real little loli.
But if you look deeper, there are many tricks involved.
What is known is that Yae Rin is a little ghost girl from at least five hundred years ago, and Theresa was born at least forty years ago.
Then the problem is coming.
Who is the "little sister" between the two of them?
Lu Mian didn't know why he thought so.
After trying hard to think for a long time without being able to come up with an accurate answer, he finally managed a forced smile with his mouth twitching up and down.
It's a long way down the mountain from Yae Shrine to Yae Village.
But no matter how long the road is, it will eventually come to an end.
In a relatively cheerful and harmonious atmosphere, Lu Mian and his group passed through the last torii gate of the shrine and stepped into Yae Village as if they were changing the map in a game.
"Just stay here and don't move," Lu Mian handed Yae Rin over to Theresa to take care of. After leaving this instruction, he turned around and left. "I'll go and pray for a timely rain for you."
Theresa pursed her lips. "Although I always feel that you are taking advantage of us, I don't have time to care about it. Be careful."
After saying that, she held the pink-haired little girl with twin ponytails beside her in her arms with one hand, and tore off the small golden cross from her neck with the other hand.
In an instant, the golden light became so bright that it was impossible to look at it directly.
"Bam—"
In the brilliant golden light, the small cross changed instantly, and in just one second it suddenly grew to the height of a person, smashing to the ground, splashing up clouds of dust.
Its true self is the bond of binding - the oath of Judah!
The smoke and dust stirred up by Judas's oath was like a rare natural filter, which softened Lu Mian's tall figure as he walked away slowly, and added a rare and indescribable gentleness to it.
Such a back view is undoubtedly murderous to the enemy, but it is a different feeling when viewed from the perspective of a companion.
Just standing there seemed to say: Leave everything to me, I can do anything.
It really feels safe...
At least, that's what Theresa and Yae Rin thought.
They looked at each other and laughed.
What does this smile represent?
Maybe only God knows.
Lu Mian had a smile on his face as he leisurely walked towards the villagers of Yae Village who were operating the machinery, as if he just wanted to say hello.
But the Ksitigarbha Soul condensed from golden light in his hand exposed his true intentions.
Perhaps Feiyuwan had no intention of polishing the details of this illusion, or perhaps his technique in fabricating illusions was really too poor.
When the villagers of Yae Village, whose machines were running, saw Lu Mian sharpening his knives, they did not hide or evade, but were surprised - the village had not seen outsiders for many years, and they were surprised to see them today.
This is really crude.
But it doesn’t matter, Lu Mian will immediately wipe out this crudeness with his own hands.
The knife rises, the knife falls.
A villager from Yae Village who stopped and looked at something with lifeless eyes fell down and then turned into white smoke and disappeared.
The sky then began to drizzle.
Witnessing such a horrifying and bizarre scene, the other villagers around did not show any relevant expressions or make any relevant actions.
They did not flee in all directions because their “kind” were killed, nor did they become ecstatic because of the rain after a long drought.
Instead, he stood still, looking around in amazement as the wind and rain blew on him.
Seeing this, Theresa, who was not far away and was worried that the scene was too bloody and not suitable for children, immediately put down her hand that was about to cover Yae Rin's eyes.
Wow, I originally thought it was a psychopathic murderer, but it turned out to be a Taoist priest catching ghosts.
She calmly glanced at Yae Rin in her arms, who was as excited as seeing Ultraman fighting a small monster. Then she stretched out her index finger to sweep her bangs on her forehead, and suddenly smiled with relief.
No matter who the murderer behind the scenes is, this behavior of rejecting blood and violence from the very beginning is still worthy of recognition, probably.
Just like that, under the "supervision" of Theresa and Yae Rin, Lu Mian physically liberated all the villagers of Yae Village in this small area.
At the same time, with the help of Yu Duchen and Jizo Yuhun, he was able to quietly and completely seize control of this world from Feiyuwan, allowing him to do some fancy tricks on this basis.
With each false passing after the knife was raised, the drizzle in the sky gradually became heavier.
It is like the rain that is a gift from the gods in exchange for a sacrifice.
Lu Mian didn’t know who he was sacrificing to, maybe it was himself, but it definitely wasn’t Alicia.
It is true that she is more worthy of belief and worship than any false gods, but she will never like such an ugly sacrifice...
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As more and more lies passed away, the rain fell more heavily.
The sudden storm cleansed the world, making it brand new.
Lu Mian carried the rain on his shoulders and walked forward without leaning to one side.
