The scheming empress starts by conquering men

Without the patrol, their journey to the sacrificial hall was very peaceful and nothing unexpected happened.

It was not until they reached the road outside the sacrificial hall that they saw a sea of ​​heads in the distance.

The night is dark and the lights are bright.

Everyone held a small torch and stood outside the sacrificial hall.

Yue Chemu was tied to a cross, surrounded by dead branches and thorns.

Next to him was an empty cross, surrounded by dead branches and thorns.

Shaodian Sishui said, "See? He's there. My mission is complete. I'm leaving now."

She turned to leave, but Gu Tanyan quickly grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms, holding her waist with one hand and her neck with the other, threateningly.

"do not move."

The two of them were close to each other, and Shaodian Sishui breathed a sigh of relief.

She was really fed up with this bloody domineering boss plot.

She gritted her teeth and said, "I've already helped you find him, what else do you want?"

Gu Tanyan hugged her with one arm from behind and lowered his head to whisper in her ear.

"I haven't seen the Fire Festival yet, let's watch it together."

This pervert!

Shaodian Sishui raised her hand to wipe the earlobe where he had whispered, and signaled him with her eyes to look at the stage in the distance.

"Do you see that empty space next to it?"

Gu Tanyan hummed lightly, raised his head and glanced casually, then looked at her playfully.

"Why, you want to go up? I can help you."

It’s been a long day of chatting.

"A woman is needed there, and the one who will perform the sacrifice..." She said with a fake smile, looking at Zhao'er who was gagged behind her; "It's her. If she's not there, the sacrifice can't start."

So, he should have understood what he meant.

Wasn't he hoping for Yue Chemu's death? Without that woman present, the sacrifice could not begin.

Gu Tanyan did not comment, his eyes looking straight ahead, but he smiled softly in her ear.

"If the villagers can't find the woman, the sacrifice won't be held? In my opinion, there are plenty of women. Anyone can be a substitute. You can also be the sacrifice. Let's wait a little longer."

After Yue Chemu was burned to death, he took the woman away.

A hint of coldness flashed across Shaodian Sishui's eyes, and a smile appeared on her lips.

"is it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly stepped on Gu Tanyan's foot with her heel and quickly attacked his chest with her elbow.

The moment he bent over and held his stomach, she turned quickly and attacked his crotch with her knee.

Her movements were so quick that Gu Tanyan was caught off guard and was hit directly in the vitals.

"Ok!"

Gu Tanyan groaned and his face suddenly turned pale.

Shaodian Sishui turned around and ran away before his men could react.

"Damn it!" Gu Tanyan cursed, cold sweat on his forehead. He looked at the figure that was leaving quickly and ordered the people around him, "Catch her!"

He deliberately lowered his voice so as not to alarm the villagers.

Shaodian Sishui did not give him a chance. When he ran to Zhao'er, he swept his leg and knocked down two of Gutanyan's men beside him, and pushed Zhao'er who was restrained.

Zhao'er was pushed down and no one was holding her back. She quickly took out a silk handkerchief from her mouth and shouted at the crowd not far away.

"Clan leader, help!"

It was her voice that quickly alarmed the villagers who were preparing for a sacrifice not far away.

"who?"

Everyone turned their heads and raised their torches to look in their direction.

Gu Tanyan had cold sweat on his forehead. He stared at the villagers and took a step back.

"Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings."

He took the lead in explaining.

There were too many people, hundreds of them, and they were only twenty-one, so they were no match at all.

"Clan leader!"

Zhao'er didn't give him a chance to explain and staggered out with blood blisters all over his face.

"Chief, I'm Zhao'er, I'm Zhao'er, this group of people want to ruin the sacrifice, catch them quickly!"

Gutanyan failed to stop Zhao'er and she ran out.

Zhao'er looked at the clan leader, bursting into tears and sobbing.

Ali, who was in the crowd, saw this scene and looked at Zhao'er carefully through the firelight with some surprise, and said to his mother beside him.

"Mother, is that Zhao'er? How did she become like that?"

Hongmei frowned and said nothing, but Ali's father, Bingyi, who was standing next to her, spoke with disdain.

"Was it burned? It's so disfigured. Our son can't marry a woman like this."

They looked at the clan leader, who was a sixty-year-old woman.

She was dressed in gorgeous clothes and held a scepter in her hand.

His eyes are as deep as an ancient well, revealing a sense of vicissitudes and wisdom.

The thin and long eyebrows were slightly raised with a fierce look.

She exuded an air of majesty as she stared at Zhao'er who was kneeling in front of her.

"You are Zhao'er? How could you be injured like this?"

How can you offer sacrifices with such a face injury?

Not to mention the sacred tree, even she felt disgusted.

"Master Chief, it was those women who attacked me. They also killed my mother and father. Master Chief, you must avenge me!"

The patriarch frowned and looked at the group of people.

He seemed to be considering how to make a decision.

No trouble can be created at this critical moment, otherwise their village will only face disaster.

"Chief, this is all a misunderstanding. We just strayed in. There is no other intention. Please continue." Gu Tanyan took a step back and shouted in the direction of the chief.

Zhao'er shook his head desperately to explain.

"Chief, please don't listen to her. They are all in the same group. They want to rescue that man and ruin our sacrificial day."

what?

"How dare you, Shuzi!"

The clan leader lost his temper now, pointed his scepter at a few people and gave stern orders.

"Catch them and sacrifice them to the sacred tree!"

It just so happens that they are short of female sacrifices, and so many people come to them.

If they dare to come to Ancient Tree Village and disrupt the sacrificial day, they must bear their wrath.

Following the chief's order, a group of people ran out from the side, and even the strong villagers stood up.

Gu Tanyan looked at the densely packed crowd and swore under his breath.

Damn!

"withdraw!"

Gu Tanyan endured the pain in his lower abdomen and staggered backwards.

I should not have come to watch the show. There are so many people here. Even if they are good at martial arts, they will not be able to beat four people with two fists and get hurt.

"Young Master, what should we do with the woman who just ran away?"

"Don't worry about her life or death, let's get out of here first."

However, they were not familiar with the road, even though they had walked it once.

They were chased by villagers with torches, fighting back while retreating.

The entire altar was empty except for the clan leader and Yue Chemu who was preparing for the sacrifice.

At this moment, the clan leader who was standing in place suddenly groaned, and a sharp sword pierced through her back and chest.

She looked down at the bloody sword on her chest and slowly turned her head to look.

Her mouth trembled when she saw the familiar face.

"Why why..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the sword was pulled out from her back.

The person who killed her was not someone else but Xuanyuan Zhuoqiong.

She looked at the clan leader with cold eyes and said indifferently, "Why? You turned me into something neither human nor ghost, and you ask me why?"

She put away her sword, looked suspiciously in the direction where those people left, then turned back to look in the direction of Yue Chemu.

I was wondering in my heart, could it be that my daughter brought people back to rescue this man?

Thinking that his daughter might not be able to help, Xuanyuan Zhuoqiong simply helped her rescue the people first.

Maybe I'll even get praise from my daughter.

She strode towards the still unconscious Yue Chemu and swung her sword to cut the ropes that bound him.

As he fell, he stepped forward, clamped his arm, and carried him back the way he came.

As soon as Xuanyuan Zhuoqiong arrived at the courtyard, she found someone coming into her yard.

"Who?"

She looked inside the house warily.

Shaodian Sishui popped his head out, his eyes shining brightly.

"Master, it's me!"