Chapter 99: Heavenly Maiden Festival
Jiang Lingyin quickly flipped through the book "Small Medical Notes" written by Su Wanyin.
His eyes were eager and focused, not missing any corner.
Time seemed to freeze and everything around her became extremely quiet, with only her rapid breathing and the rustling of pages turning.
Finally, when turning to a certain page, Jiang Lingyin's eyes suddenly lit up.
When the words "Xiangyun Village, Huaixi County" came into her sight, her heartbeat instantly accelerated.
In addition to recording common poisonous plants, prescriptions and difficult and complicated diseases, there was indeed a small note written in the corner of the page.
Jiang Lingyin's eyes were like being attracted by a magnet, fixed on that small note.
After watching for a while.
Her lips trembled slightly, and the hand holding the book clenched unconsciously.
The pupils suddenly contracted and the breathing became more rapid.
She knew that she might have found the key clue to solving the mystery of Zhuang Ruoyu and Xiangyun Village.
Now we just have to wait for Zhuang Ruoyu to wake up and tell the story of the past in person. By comparing it with the notes in Su Wanyin's medical book, the truth will come to light.
Jiang Lingyin quickly returned to the space medical area.
Jiang Lingyin was concerned about Zhuang Ruoyu's condition and hurried to the artificial intelligence doctor.
He asked anxiously, "How is Zhuang Ruoyu doing?"
The doctor smiled and replied gently, "Master, she is out of danger and can be revived."
Jiang Lingyin was overjoyed when she heard this.
He immediately took Zhuang Ruoyu back to the dilapidated wooden house in reality.
She walked quickly to the door and flung it open.
He said excitedly: "Zhuang Ruoyu is about to wake up, Ye Wenjing, come in quickly!"
Ye Wenjing was surprised and said in disbelief: "It was cured in less than half an hour? Ah Yin, I didn't expect your medical skills to be so superb. This is simply a miracle!"
Jiang Lingyin had no time to respond to Ye Wenjing's praise and hurried to the bedside to place Zhuang Ruoyu.
Said: "Don't just talk about this for now. We don't know what will happen when Zhuang Ruoyu wakes up. We have to be prepared."
Ye Wenjing walked into the house and continued, "Ayin, if it weren't for your miraculous medical skills, Zhuang Ruoyu would have had a hard time surviving. I wonder if she will cooperate with us and tell us the secret of Xiangyun Village after she wakes up."
Jiang Lingyin turned the medical book to the page with small notes and handed it to Ye Wenjing: "Take a look at this first."
Ye Wenjing took it over: "What?"
"Let's take a look first. Hurry up, Zhuang Ruo will wake up soon."
Jiang Lingyin said as she arranged Zhuang Ruoyu's bedding: "No matter what, we will try our best. When she wakes up, we will ask her carefully and try to make her let down her guard and tell us the truth."
Ye Wenjing nodded and his eyes fell on Zhuang Ruoyu.
Said: "I hope she can feel our sincerity, stop being stubborn, and tell the truth of the matter."
Jiang Lingyin sighed softly: "I hope so."
After Ye Wenjing glanced at the notes in the medical book, he fell silent.
After reading the small notes in the medical book, Ye Wenjing's face was filled with solemnity and disbelief.
His brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes were filled with shock and anger.
He looked at the unconscious Zhuang Ruoyou again and said, "I never thought that Xiangyun Village would have such an inhumane living sacrifice as the Heavenly Maiden Festival. It's really outrageous!"
Jiang Lingyin came over and said, "Human sacrifice... No wonder Zhuang Ruoyu said that the people of Xiangyun Village are guilty."
Ye Wenjing took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "It is recorded here that the chosen celestial maiden must be a young woman under the age of eighteen.
On the day of the sacrifice, the selected goddess will be tied up and placed on a high platform.
The villagers in the audience cheered and participated in a bloody massacre.
The poor woman's eyes were filled with fear and despair, but no one paid attention to her cries. "
Ye Wenjing paused and continued, "Then, there will be wizards wearing strange costumes and hideous masks, chanting and performing the so-called 'invitation ceremony'.
After the ceremony, the wizard used a sharp dagger to stab the goddess' heart without hesitation in front of everyone.
At that moment, blood splattered and spurted out, dyeing the platform red.
The blood-stained spring water also dyed the water tank in front of the woman red. The villagers called the blood-stained spring water "holy water".
The ignorant villagers in the audience thought that this was a blessing for the village. They cheered without any sympathy on their faces and lined up to drink the holy water.
Ye Wenjing's voice trembled slightly: "The goddess struggled in pain, her body twitching, but until the last moment of her life, she could not break free from the cruel bondage.
Some of the celestial maidens had already suffered mental breakdowns from fear before being stabbed, but this did not awaken the conscience of the villagers at all.
Jiang Lingyin clenched her fists and said angrily: "This is not a blessing, it is clearly naked murder! How can these people be so ignorant and cruel!"
Ye Wenjing said solemnly: "Moreover, this cruel practice of living sacrifice has been going on for many years. I don't know how many innocent lives have been lost."
Jiang Lingyin looked at Zhuang Ruoyu and said worriedly, "Did Zhuang Ruoyu almost become a victim of this female sacrifice?"
Ye Wenjing was silent for a moment and said, "It's very likely. We must find out the truth behind this and stop this evil from happening again."
Ye Wenjing's eyes were filled with deep grief and indignation, and he continued, "The blood of those goddesses flowed down the platform, gathering into shocking rivers of blood.
The villagers, however, were reveling in this bloody scene, as they believed that the sacrifice of the goddess would bring good weather and a good harvest.
But this is nothing but their own delusion!"
Jiang Lingyin's face turned pale, and she said in a trembling voice: "This is simply hell on earth. How could they be so cruel to these innocent girls?"
Ye Wenjing gritted his teeth and said, “What’s even more terrifying is that some villagers would use all means to frame other people’s children in order to prevent their daughters from being selected.
The friendship between neighbors disappeared at this moment, leaving only selfishness and cruelty."
"Also," Ye Wenjing's voice became heavier, "the chosen celestial maidens will suffer inhuman torture before the sacrifice. They will be locked in a dark and damp room and not given food or water. It is said that this is to purify their souls so that they can better serve the gods. This is simply ridiculous!"
Jiang Lingyin's eyes were glistening with tears, and she said angrily: "No wonder there seem to be not many girls in Xiangyun Village, it turns out that they were all murdered by this damn Tiannu Festival. We must put an end to this and not let more people suffer like this!"
Ye Wenjing nodded firmly and said, "That's right, we must act as soon as possible to uncover the conspiracy behind this and give justice to those innocent people."
Jiang Lingyin's eyes moved, and she suddenly said, "It is precisely because there have been no girls of the right age in Xiangyun Village in recent years, so..."
Ye Wenjing continued, "So, girls kept disappearing in other villages near Juelu Inn. They were all captured and used in the Heavenly Maiden Festival!"