C21 Locust and Hair

Just like that, Xu Jingyue's corpse was moved from Yu Xiao's courtyard onto the main road. Only when the kind villagers saw him and brought him back to the family of Senior Magi did they realize that this sickly appearance of his was going to be recuperated in the next few days.

"Sorry, Xiao, I shouldn't have kicked him!" At this moment, Xu Zhiyuan seemed to realize that kicking and beating were actually the same concept.

"It's okay. I just hit people I don't like!" Yu Xiao patted Xu Zhiyuan's head and comforted him.

Xiao! You can't teach a child this way. A simple child will learn to be bad.

Yu Xiao naturally did not know that Xu Jingyue was looking for Wei Chi.

This year, Yu Xiao's family had a lot more money than before. Before, they exchanged the Spirit Medicine Mountain's rare herbs for 5 taels of silver, but still didn't use it.

5 taels of silver was enough for an average family to live in the village for a year.

She even bought nourishment for the Medicinal Seedling, even though Yu Xiao felt that it was unnecessary. At this time, the Medicinal Seedling of Yu Xiao's house had grown green and tender, inexplicably much taller than the Medicinal Seedling of other families. Aunt Lau happily attributed all of this to the nourishment of that unknown ingredient.

Towards this group of Medicinal Seedling, Yu Xiao was still free to stroll around and feed them with Spiritual Energy.

Spiritual Energy s were born and fed by Spiritual Energy s. He didn't know what he would become in the future.

Yu Xiao had come to this world half a year ago, but she had changed a lot in the past six months.

He didn't know if it was because his entire temperament had changed, but his pitiful appearance had become even more lively. At such a young age, she was pure, pure, and ethereal. But within those pure black eyes, there was a strange, devilish charm.

Pure and seductive. This conflict was not contradictory. It was unknown how to describe it, but it was breathtakingly beautiful.

When the beauty first appeared, it did not attract any attention.

"Xiao, let's go for a walk!" Xu Zhiyuan said happily on the side.

Xiao had taught him to walk, after dinner, among the fields of the village.

Yu Xiao's life was now very regular. He woke up naturally in the morning, the thunder was unshakable. Xu Zhiyuan would bring water for her to wash up and warm up her breakfast.

Yu Xiao found that walking in the fields more after dinner was beneficial for the cultivation of the Spiritual Energy. Training unconsciously was not enough.

Xu Zhiyuan followed on his own and was never tired of it.

Yu Xiao was walking in the fields of the village. In some ways, this village was truly a good place. At least, it was a good place for her to cultivate.

They emitted Spiritual Energy while they walked, but of course, these were not her Field of Medicine, the Spiritual Energy that had been released was just to stain the scent of the plants, and had to be retracted. However, it could not be denied that this season, the entire Taoxi Village's medicinal ingredients had obtained no small amount of benefits.

Yu Xiao, who was afraid of the cold, would wrap herself up like a ball every day when she went out. She didn't want to move anymore.

It was too hard to live without heat.

Yu Xiao, who was walking in the field, suddenly realized something was wrong. There were too many locusts. The whole village was in a state of panic! It seemed to be the eve of a disaster.

There was something wrong with the information that the plants gave her. She looked at the locusts that were happily flying among the medicinal plants. Could there be an insect plague?

In her previous life, Yu Xiao had read about the insect plague in books. Natural and human disasters were often irresistible to humans. Once these unremarkable insects multiplied, these herbs and vegetables would be easily destroyed.

Yu Xiao hesitated after discovering the possible truth. Did he want her to tell the clan head without any proof? They wouldn't believe her!

After thinking for a long time, she decided to make a trip. Not because of the villagers of Taoxi Village, but because of the Medicinal Seedling that were giving her good will everyday.

"… …"

"Patriarch, I realized that this year's Field of Medicine has too many locusts. I think we should sprinkle the powder ahead of time and prevent it. " Yu Xiao said to the clan leader who was lying on Ge You.

The clan leader was as Yu Xiao had expected. He didn't take Yu Xiao's words to heart, and even his body, which was lying on the rocking chair, didn't move at all.

"You think? "You silly girl, what do you know?! You are trying to spread rumors here!" The chief waved his hand, signaling for Yu Xiao to leave. He didn't want to hear Yu Xiao's boastful talk.

"Rumors? I think there's a possibility of an insect disaster this year! " Yu Xiao's calm tone also revealed a trace of impatience. She wasn't a good-natured person in the first place.

With that, Yu Xiao turned around and left. She didn't care if the clan leader thought that she was spreading the rumors.

After two days, there were no signs of movement in the village. Yu Xiao knew that the village chief did not believe her.

There were more and more locusts. Not only were there Field of Medicine s, there were also seemed to be locusts everywhere in the garden.

At this moment, the clan head recovered from his shock. Recalling Yu Xiao's words, he shuddered and quickly followed the previous method of dealing with the insect plague.

The villagers also started to move, spraying the insect repellent. Send the fowls to the Field of Medicine for tooth sacrifice!

However, everyone gradually realized that the speed at which the locusts reared was not as fast as when the locusts were wiped out. There were more and more of them.

Panic lingered in the hearts of the villagers. Looking at this tiny bug, a bug that could be stomped to death with a single stomp. Yet, at this moment, he was able to take everyone's lives and destroy all the crops and medicinal plants.

A light rain fell from the sky, and the sky was covered with dark clouds. In the rain, locusts filled the sky. Some of them had even soaked their wings and were now miserably lying in the mud. There were dead locusts everywhere. But most of them were living locusts.

From afar, it was hard to tell if the dense black mass was a black cloud or a swarm of locusts flying in the sky. The hearts of the crowd also became heavy.

Then, the villagers kneeled in front of the Senior Magus's door and began praying in the rain.

"Senior Magus, please save us all."

The Senior Magus didn't open the door, and more and more villagers kneeled on the ground. It seemed that every time he asked a Senior Magus to come out, this kind of kneeling had become a habit. Senior Magi should be able to sense the sincerity of everyone, and should be able to save everyone just like that.

"Jingyue, take a good rest. Yu Xiao won't be well." The Senior Magus comforted Xu Jingyue, who was lying on the bed.

"Yes, Mother."

After kneeling for an unknown period of time, the door with jet-black patterns on it creaked open.

"I feel the will of the people! Prepare to sacrifice the heavens. " The elderly voice of the Senior Magus came over.

He didn't know how a young Senior Magus could be so old, perhaps he had revealed too much of the destiny of this world.

The villagers were preparing to sacrifice the heavens at an incredible speed, as if they were thinking of whether they could be faster than the locusts.

The Senior Magus once again stood on the high altar. He was swaying with his shaman's staff in his hand. The locusts did not give much face, at least the sacred altar buzzed.

Yu Xiao was also forced to come visit this sacrificial ceremony, where all the villagers must be present. Sensing the gaze from Patriarch Xu Qiang, Yu Xiao didn't pay any attention to him. She had warned him before, but now it was time to see what she was up to. It was better to just watch the Senior Magus perform.

"Now, we'll need another sacrifice to make this sacrifice to the heavens."

The Senior Magus paused. The villagers' hearts had been raised to such a high level that the word 'sacrifice' could always intimidate people.

"I need the hair of someone with different pupils!" The Senior Magus stood on the high platform, staring at Yu Xiao with his hazy eyes.

Yu Xiao carelessly stroked her long hair, which was almost reaching her heels. 'This Senior Magus is still trying to make trouble for me at a time like this?'

"Skin to skin, parents to receive. It couldn't be damaged that easily! Senior Magus, are you forcing me to be unfilial?!

For women of Taoxi Village, they had not moved their hair in their entire lives, but had only coiled it behind their heads; Just like in the Qing Dynasty, hair still remained, but many people would rather die leaving hair.

Now I hear that the offering is hair. At the same time that everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they tensed up once again. They were afraid that Yu Xiao would be humiliated and end up crashing her head on the altar!

"Alien, you are supposed to be a sacrifice of the heavens. The heavens have mercy on you, for you have survived." It was only right that he present your hair at this moment! For the villagers, for the gods! "

The Senior Magus stared at Yu Xiao and spoke in a dignified tone. Who knew what she was thinking?

The villagers all knelt down towards Yu Xiao.

"Save us! If this goes on, who knows how many more people will starve to death! "

"Miss, I beg of you!"

"Please!"

As if they didn't know the pain, the villagers knocked their heads against the ground.

The Senior Magus was standing on the high platform, watching the farce from below the stage. Seeing how the villagers were forcing Yu Xiao. His expression was very strange.

"Senior Magus, are you sure this hair of mine can cure this insect disaster? Are you sure? " Yu Xiao asked the Senior Magus.

Hair? It was time to prune and prune. He did not know why his hair grew so fast despite his poor nutrition. It was now inconvenient for him to walk. When she had first arrived, she had thought of cutting it short. However, Aunt Lau had said that she had to be wary of the customs in Taoxi Village. Was this Senior Magus doing a good deed?

"I'm sure!" The Senior Magus was absolutely sure that she would have an excuse to shirk from Ji Hao.

The Senior Magus just looked at Yu Xiao. If Yu Xiao had cut her hair, she wouldn't be able to marry anyone in the village. No one would want a woman who had cut her hair. If she did not cut them, would the villagers hate her? Who knows?

Senior Magi's calculation skills were indeed a few levels higher than Xu Jingyue's. If Yu Xiao truly treated herself as someone from the Taoxi Village, the following days wouldn't be easy. But the problem was, Yu Xiao never thought of herself as someone from here, so she naturally wouldn't take this so called custom seriously.

"Bring me the scissors!" Yu Xiao said calmly.

Judging from her expression, it was hard to tell if she was sad or not. Of course, he might be happy.

When the villagers heard her words, their kowtows became louder, and they could even faintly see the bloodstains on the ground.

Yu Xiao pointed the scissors at her hair. "Crack!"

"Wait a minute!" When Wei Chi shouted, Yu Xiao's long hair reached her waist.

The villagers hurriedly took the sacred long hair and sent it to the altar.

"I'm late!" Wei Chi looked at Yu Xiao.

Yu Xiao's waist-length black hair was free from its bindings as it fluttered in the breeze. She smiled lightly at Wei Chi just like that.

"Not too late, just right!"