After being reborn, the cannon fodder junior sister quickly left the sect.

Chapter 61 The Mountain God's Bride

"Ahem... Quiet!"

The middle-aged village chief coughed twice, finally calming the room down again. Then he stared at Su Luo and asked, "What do you want with the Su family?"

Su Luo frowned even more deeply upon hearing this. "That's my private matter. Why are you asking so many questions? Please move aside. I need to see the Su family."

It's no wonder she overthinks things. The crying girl, the surrounded Su family home, the villagers' wary gazes—what exactly did these villagers do to the Su family?

"The Su family is not available to come out right now. Please come back in a couple of days."

"Why can't I come out? I really need to talk to them about something." Su Luo refused to give up.

Originally, she only planned to visit the original owner's family, leave them some longevity pills and money, and then leave. But now this village is very strange, and the villagers won't even let her see the Su family. Even if she were stupid, she would know that something was wrong.

Since she knew the Su family was in trouble, she felt obligated to help them, otherwise her conscience wouldn't allow it.

"I already told them, they have something to do today and it's inconvenient for them to come out!"

The village chief of Hekou Village glared at Su Luo with displeasure, his voice carrying a warning, "Little girl, although I don't know how you got in, you'd better leave right now! This is not a place for you to interfere!"

Su Luo's eyes turned completely cold. "I'll say it one last time, I want to see the Su family."

She hadn't encountered someone this unreasonable in a long time; if polite words didn't work, she wouldn't hesitate to take action...

Although there are rules against cultivators attacking mortals, she has the Forget-Me-Not Pill provided by Feng Xiyue, so even if she does attack, these people will completely forget about it.

The village chief was furious. "They really don't know what's good for them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young men around him produced hoes, machetes, and other implements from who-knows-where, and stepped forward, aiming them at Su Luo and the other person.

The women behind them also joined in the shouting.

"Get out of Hekou Village! You are not welcome here!"

"Get out!"

"Get out of here right now!"

Lin Ji stepped in front of Su Luo, his right hand outstretched into a claw, ready to strike, his dark eyes blazing with killing intent. "Anyone who dares to take a step closer, I will kill!"

"!"

The crowd felt a chill run down their spines from the boy's undisguised gaze and took a large step back in fear.

The women were so frightened by the cold, bloodthirsty voice that they retreated repeatedly.

Like the villagers, Su Luo was also startled by the fierce aura emanating from the boy, and she couldn't help but look inquisitively at Lin Ji's back.

Is this still the obedient and weak Lin Ji she knows?

At the critical moment, a tired and somewhat aged voice rang out.

"Village chief, I have something to ask you."

Su Luo was taken aback and subconsciously looked over.

A middle-aged man slowly walked out of the crowd. His hair was almost entirely white, and he was slightly hunched over. He raised his head and revealed a face that was somewhat similar to the original owner of the body, but his eyes were full of sadness.

It was the original owner's father, Su Quan'an!

After carefully examining Su Luo and the other woman, and confirming that he had no recollection of them, Su's father thought for a moment and then asked, "I have never seen you before. What... do you want with me?"

Su Luo pulled Lin Ji behind her and replied, "Actually, we were asked by Su Luo to come and see you, and to bring you some things."

Upon hearing this, an expression of disbelief appeared on Su's father's face. He staggered forward a few steps and stared at Su Luo, asking with concern.

"You know my second daughter! She...she went to the spirit world, how could she be here!"

“She’s still in the spirit world. It just so happens that we had some business to attend to in the human world, so Su Luo asked me to stop by and check on how her old relatives were doing.”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Su gave a bitter smile: "It seems she resents us... Well, that's true, after all, we've been separated from her for over a decade..."

While Su's father was still worrying, Su Luo's words caused a huge uproar among the villagers. Everyone's eyes changed, and they stared at Su Luo and her companion in disbelief.

"They actually know the second daughter of the Su family!"

"I remember the Su family girl was taken away by an immortal, wasn't she? And she even went to the spirit realm..."

"Yes, yes, she passed away more than ten years ago..."

"Since these two know the Su family girl, are they also immortals...?"

"If they are immortals, could they help us...?"

As they spoke, everyone stared at Su Luo and the other person with anticipation, even the village chief cautiously sought confirmation from Su Luo with a hopeful expression.

"You two, could you be from the spirit realm?"

Su Luo nodded. "Yes..."

The rule states that cultivators must not intentionally reveal their identities to ordinary people. She didn't intentionally reveal hers; this was something the original owner's father guessed, and even if the Immortal Alliance found out, they couldn't blame her.

For some reason, the village chief suddenly burst into tears. He knelt down and muttered, "Savior! It must be a savior sent by Heaven to save us!"

The other villagers also joined in, embracing each other and weeping bitterly.

"Waaaaah! Our daughter...we're saved..."

"Yes...yes, that's great..."

Su Luo looked at the scene before her with a complicated expression, instinctively feeling that something was amiss.

Su's father said, "Let's go inside and talk about what's going on."

The crowd then realized what was happening, "Yes, yes..."

The situation changed just like that. Su Luo and her companion, who had almost been kicked out, were now invited into the Su family's house by the village chief and the others.

The village chief and two village officials sat to one side, while Su's father went inside and brought his family out. The main figures sat in a circle around the wooden table. The rest of the villagers stood, crowding around the mud house.

Su Luo's gaze involuntarily swept over the Su family members twice.

Mr. Su sat at the far end, head bowed, silent like a stone statue. Mrs. Su and the eldest son patted the sobbing Su sisters, gently comforting them, their faces also filled with worry.

"What exactly happened?" Su Luo asked.

To everyone's surprise, the Su family members lowered their heads deeply upon hearing this question, and the two Su sisters cried even harder. Su's father opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Everyone fell silent. The village chief hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "Let me speak."

The crowd grew anxious. "Village Chief! If you say it, the Mountain God will be enraged, and you might..."

The village chief adopted a look of resignation, "But someone has to speak out. This is our only chance."

Su Luo was completely confused, but Lin Ji knew what they were wary of and suddenly spoke up.

"Don't worry, I set up a barrier before entering the village, so that 'mountain god' can't hear our conversation."

Su Luo was startled and stared wide-eyed at Lin Ji. "You set up a barrier before entering the village? I didn't notice at all."

So, Lin Ji actually set up a barrier?

Lin Ji lowered his eyes and said calmly, "It's nothing serious, I'm just doing this as a precaution."

The crowd didn't understand the word "barrier," but they did understand the phrase "the mountain god can't hear our conversation," and they all showed a long-lost expression of relief.

"That's great……"

The village chief also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is what happened..."

Five years ago, strange events suddenly began to occur in the southern mountains behind Hekou Village. Many people who went into the mountains to gather herbs and firewood never returned. Just as the villagers were in a panic, two wandering monks passed by. After hearing about the strange occurrences, they went into the mountains to investigate. When they returned, they told everyone that the mountain god, who had been sleeping in the southern mountains, had awakened. Because no one offered him food, he was so hungry that he ate the people who went into the mountains.

These villagers, illiterate and lacking in knowledge, immediately believed the cultivators' words. Under their guidance, they began offering various foods daily at the entrance to Nanshan Mountain. And indeed, the strange occurrences at Nanshan Mountain ceased, and no one else disappeared. It seemed the mountain god, having eaten his fill, no longer harmed people!

But this situation didn't last a year; the mountain god seemed to be angry again. Rats had appeared in the village, stealing food and even biting people. Most terrifyingly, people started mysteriously disappearing again!

The villagers were terrified and rushed to find two monks stationed at the foot of the mountain to ask what to do. The two monks said they would ask the mountain god, but when they returned, they brought the villagers bad news.

It turns out that the mountain god was too lonely and wanted someone to keep him company. Therefore, two pure young girls, no more than eighteen years old, were offered to the mountain god as brides. In this way, the mountain god would not be angry and would bless the village with eternal prosperity.

The villagers initially refused, as no one wanted to hand over their daughter! Some even questioned the two cultivators, believing that the mountain god was a hoax and that the whole thing was a staged performance! Then, the man suddenly burst into flames in full view of everyone, dying a gruesome death, which terrified all the villagers.

Fearing they would suffer the same fate, everyone could only painfully agree to this terrible decision, ultimately allowing the two monks to choose a young girl as a bride on behalf of the mountain god and send her to Nanshan.

And so, the village returned to peace, and this continued every year thereafter. Each year, the two monks would come, select two beautiful young girls, no more than eighteen years old, and then send the brides into the mountains at midnight.

This year, the two monks chose the two Su sisters as the brides of the mountain god, and instructed everyone to dress up the two girls and wait for midnight to come and take them to the mountain god.

After hearing this, Su Luo had only one thought: "This is utterly absurd!"