“What a load of bull! Even if it were a deity, a god that demands the sacrifice of infants wouldn’t be anything good, would it?” Su Changge raged.
Fang Yu didn’t speak.
After each family is chosen, they won’t be selected again for the next twenty years… So they all accept it, after all, for the sake of worshipping the ancient gods… CaiCai whispered.
“…Me? Cai Cai raised her head and looked at Fang Yu.”
“Do you accept this practice?” Fang Yu asked.
Cai Cai bit her lip and lowered her head. She continued to fidget with her small hands, offering no response.
Take us to the Ancient God Tree, Fang Yu said. Since you also think this situation is wrong, you should help us even more.
“You… who exactly are you?” Cai Cai looked at Fang Yu and asked.
You’ve hit the nail on the head. Su Changge smiled slightly and said, “Sitting in front of you is the fiercest man in all of China… Fang Yu, and I am his chief assistant. Su Changge.”
Fang Yu…Cai Cai’s eyes were filled with confusion.
Haven’t you heard of my big brother’s name? Come on? Don’t your tribe people watch the news? Su Changge raised an eyebrow and said.
“Don’t look… CaiCai replied.”
“Well, it’s okay if we don’t know… Anyway, we can definitely help you.” Su Changge said.
Cai Cai lowered her head, twisting her hands tightly. She was obviously very conflicted.
Fang Yu didn’t urge her.
After a while, Cai Cai looked up, her eyes resolute, and said: I will take you to see the ancient god.
……
Fang Yu and Su Changge continued to remain hidden, following Cai Cai back to the center of Dazhao Rainforest.
Then, walk to the left side of the road and enter the forest.
Along the way, he passed many trees, and finally… stopped in front of a tree that looked just like all the others.
This… is the ancient divine tree? Su Changge asked.
At this moment, Cai Cai was already kneeling on the ground, kowtowing three times in a row, and muttering: “Please don’t blame the ancient god…”
Cai Cai stood up, and Su Changge couldn’t help but say: “Little sister, I didn’t mean to offend you…but this tree doesn’t seem any different from the other trees. Are you sure it’s the ancient divine tree?”
“Yes! CaiCai nodded firmly and said, “This is the ancient god.”
Fang Yu looked up and observed the tree carefully.
The tree is about sixty meters tall, its bark. Leaves… are much like the other trees in this rainforest, nothing particularly special about it.
In terms of aura… it’s also quite ordinary, not giving off any unusual vibes.
Cai Cai shouldn’t have lied…
Fang Yu frowned slightly, activated his Insightful Eye, and peered through the tree in front of him.
Upon seeing the scene before him, Fang Yu’s face changed slightly.
Once you see through it, you can see the inside of this tree.
There is a ball-sized object located in the middle of this tree trunk, and it’s pulsating!
Is this a heart?!
And seeing the roots of this tree below ground, they stretched out extremely long. The roots were thin but twisted, looking very strange indeed.
When Fang Yu saw his own feet, a glint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
“Watch your step,” Fang Yu said.
Zzzzt!
The next second, dozens of thin tree roots pierced through the ground beneath his feet.
Fang Yu leaped into the air.
But Su Changge and Cai Cai didn’t react in time, being directly entangled by these tree roots and suddenly rising upwards.
And besides, more than ten tree roots surged towards Fang Yu in the air.
Fang Yu clapped his hands together in mid-air.
Bang!
Dozens of tree roots sprang up, directly severing the body in half.
At the same time, Fang Yu stood on the trunk of the ancient divine tree, looking down.
At this time, Su Changge and Cai Cai were both bound from the upper body, their hands unable to move.
The two of them just hung in mid-air.
Bang bang bang…
There was a hurried sound of footsteps all around.
Fang Yu looked around, a large group of people dressed in leaf costumes surrounded him from all directions.
Now, the ancient sacred tree is surrounded by layers upon layers both inside and out.
These people were all armed with a variety of weapons. This time, it wasn’t just sticks, but also axes and hoes and the like.
At the front of the crowd, Fang Yu saw the man who had just walked out of the hut.
At this moment, the man was staring at CaiCai, who was bound by branches and suspended in mid-air. He gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with anger but also a deep worry.
You two bastards! How dare you barge in here?! someone shouted angrily.
With that one voice leading the way, the rest of the tribal people joined in their shouts.
You dare to trample on the body of an ancient god? Get down here immediately!
They dare to desecrate the ancient gods… These two must pay the price!
Don’t wait, go now and beat the crap out of them both…
For a moment. The air was filled with shouts of anger.
The man at the front coughed twice, but it couldn’t stop the anger of the crowd around him.
Suddenly, the crowd fell silent.
On the other side, a crowd parted to make way.
An elderly woman with a snake-head cane, stooped over, walked slowly in from outside.
All present looked at the old woman with respect.
While in the air under the ancient sacred tree, Su Changge was struggling with all his might.
Cai Cai’s face was pale. Her eyes were filled with tears.
Don’t worry, you’ll be fine. At this moment, Fang Yu’s voice reached Cai Cai’s ears.
Caicai raised her head, looking at Fangyu who was stepping across the tree trunk. Her eyes were complex.
Grandma!
The crowd bowed in unison.
The old woman walked up to the man and looked up at the three people ahead.
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Her eyes remained narrowed, barely a sliver of light showing, yet they sent shivers down your spine. You felt a chill run through you.
Cai Cai, how could you make such a mistake? Grandma looked at Cai Cai, and her wrinkled face seemed to show a hint of a smile.
Grandmother, Cai Cai must have been coerced by those two outsiders to do this. Please… The man beside her hurriedly said.
It doesn’t matter what she thinks, what matters is what she does. Grandmother said in a soft voice, even if it means losing her life, she must maintain the dignity of the ancient gods. I said that a long time ago…
Grandma…… The man’s face was pale, and he still wanted to speak.
“Since Cai Cai has been relatively obedient in the past, I won’t punish her severely. I’ll just confine her for a while…three years.” Grandma glanced at the man and said.
Upon hearing this, the man’s face changed, and his breathing became heavy.
From the day CaiCai was born, Grandma began to covet her.
But CaiCai’s physique is special, she has to be sacrificed when she comes of age. That way her usefulness will be maximized.
Therefore, since CaiCai’s birth, the person who has paid the most attention to CaiCai’s growth… is Grandma!
She treated Caicai with excessive love, but it was only superficial kindness.
What she truly desired… was CaiCai’s life after she came of age!
Men know this deep down.
He countless times wanted to rebel against his grandmother. He took CaiCai away from the Dazhao tribe, even escaping from the southwest region.
But deep down, he knew he couldn’t escape his grandmother’s grasp.
Acting rashly will only lead to your own death. It could even drag many others in the tribe down with you.
So, he planned to find a way to send CaiCai away alone during these last three years.
As long as CaiCai could leave this rainforest, he wouldn’t mind dying.
Now, Grandma wants to put CaiCai under house arrest for three years using this opportunity!
This is equivalent to sealing off Cai Cai’s all paths to survival.
Grandma! You can’t… The man could no longer hold back, and angrily spoke up.
Bang!
Grandma’s snake-head cane slammed hard on the ground.
The man groaned, spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed onto the ground.
“Daddy!” Cai Cai cried out, struggling desperately.
Seeing this, the faces of the others present changed.
Men are the nominal leaders of the tribe.
Unexpectedly, Granny actually took action directly.
Wen Shao, everyone knows CaiCai is your daughter. You would dare to show favoritism in public… Even if you are the tribe leader, I have to teach you a lesson. Grandmother coldly glanced at the man lying on the ground and said.
Grandma had driven the conversation to this point. Though others were reluctant, they dared not speak up.
They just glared at Fang Yu and Su Changge.
If it weren’t for these two outsiders, how could Wen Shao and Cai Cai have ended up in such a state!
Grandmother raised her head and looked forward again, but her expression changed, and she took a step back.
Unbeknownst to her, Fang Yu had already stood before her.