Chapter 1258 - Capítulo 1258: 1258: River God Above (Part 4)
Capítulo 1258: Chapter 1258: River God Above (Part 4)
Hanjiang City.
“The River God has already accepted the sacrificial offering. Let’s hope that everyone can have a better life this year.”
“Even the Yuh Residence couldn’t escape this year. Who knows who will be next year.”
“Yes, we have no idea when this will ever end.”
The Yuh Residence is undoubtedly a prominent family in Hanjiang City, the object of envy and jealousy among the townsfolk.
No one expected the Yuh Residence to be so unlucky this year, but this indirectly proves that there was no trickery involved in the drawing of lots.
If you really get drawn, then it’s just bad luck.
In Hanjiang City, families with daughters of the right age don’t want to stay here.
But the River God has said that anyone who dares to run away will not meet a good end.
Initially, some people defied superstition and fled with their families.
It wasn’t long before they were found dead by the riverbank.
After several incidents like this, no one in Hanjiang City dared to run away anymore.
At this time, Chuzheng was walking alone on the street, and the townspeople passing by didn’t recognize her. On the day of the sacrifice, she was always wearing a veil, and from a distance, one could only vaguely see that she was a woman. Recognizing her would be strange indeed.
Chuzheng first went to pick out a set of clothes for herself and changed into them.
Just as she finished changing and was about to pay, two women came in from outside and were stunned upon seeing Chuzheng, then screamed and stumbled out of the shop.
Chuzheng: “…”
The shopkeeper: “…”
Chuzheng exchanged glances with the shopkeeper, and then a loud shout came from outside.
“The sacrificial offering… the sacrificial offering has returned!!”
Chuzheng: “…”
It turns out they were VIP viewers who had seen the original owner’s appearance.
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The sacrificial offering has returned—
This news quickly spread throughout Hanjiang City, and the group of townspeople who first heard the news surrounded the clothing shop where Chuzheng was.
“How did she come back?”
“What if the River God gets angry?”
“She’s going to get us all killed!!”
“We can’t let her escape, she must return, everyone keep watch here!!”
The sounds from outside occasionally drifted in, and the clothing shop’s owner looked at Chuzheng with some pity, but more was fear and dread.
The fear and dread were naturally not directed at Chuzheng, but at the River God.
Afraid that the River God’s wrath would befall them and bring trouble upon themselves.
“How much?” Chuzheng calmly asked the owner.
“…”
At this moment, do you still have the mind to buy clothes?
Chuzheng not only had the mind, but she also had the mind to buy a few more pieces, threw down enough silver to buy the entire shop’s stock, and waved grandly, “No need for change.”
Owner: “…”
Chuzheng packed up the clothes and leisurely walked towards the door.
When the townspeople outside saw her come out, they all backed away a little.
“Miss Yuh, why did you return on your own!! If the River God finds out, aren’t you endangering us?”
“It’s over, it’s over, if the River God blames us, what will we do?”
“This young lady from the Yuh family is really too thoughtless.”
“Hurry and get her back, lest the River God gets angry…”
When the original owner was surrounded by them before, these were the words they used.
The original owner explained to them, but they didn’t believe her, only thinking that she was deceiving them, fearing that the River God would come and blame it on them.
Chuzheng looked at them with cool eyes and spoke up, “The River God is immensely powerful, I’m just a defenseless young girl, how could I escape from him?”
When Chuzheng said she was defenseless, she really sounded sincere, and the King’s Account almost believed it.
[…] Don’t mention chickens, you don’t even take phoenixes seriously!!
“…”
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
After a moment, some people whispered, thinking that Chuzheng made sense.
The River God is immensely powerful, capable of flooding Hanjiang City; could he really allow the sacrificial offering to escape?
Someone tentatively asked, “Then… why are you here?”
Chuzheng began to make things up, “The River God sent me to deliver a message.”
The crowd exchanged glances.
“Did the River God send you back?”
“What else?” Chuzheng looked at the person asking the question, “If not for the River God, how could I have returned safely from the river?”
“…”
The drowning site was not by the riverbank but in the middle of the river.
Even people familiar with swimming couldn’t return from there, let alone a little girl like her.
So…
As everyone thought of this, their faces grew increasingly grave.
Someone asked, “The River God asked you to deliver a message?”
Chuzheng nodded solemnly, “Yes.”
“What message?”
To jump into the river.
This remark was censored by the King’s Account.
Chuzheng cursed the King’s Account in discontent, took a deep breath, placed one hand behind her back, and seemed to grow several meters taller instantly, “The River God said, Yuh Family deceived him, and he is very angry.”
As soon as Chuzheng finished speaking, the crowd below erupted.
“What?”
“What did the Yuh Family deceive the River God about?”
“The River God is angry…”
“Aren’t you the Yuh family’s young lady?”
“Why is the River God angry, and how did the Yuh family deceive him?”
Chuzheng was about to speak when people from the Yuh Residence pushed through the crowd and quickly reached inside, intercepting Chuzheng’s words.
“Miss!”
The one calling out was the Butler, his face full of surprise and worry, “You… how did you come back.”
The Butler had his back turned to the townspeople, his eyes carrying a few cold glints, clearly threatening.
Warning her not to speak recklessly, or she would face dire consequences.
But now Chuzheng was ‘acting’ on the River God’s orders, so she wasn’t afraid of him.
Chuzheng immediately said, “I’m not the Yuh family’s eldest daughter, I’m the orphan they adopted, and they used me to replace Yuh Lian.”
The Butler’s eyes widened, but at this point, it was too late to stop her; Chuzheng had already finished speaking.
As soon as Chuzheng’s words fell, the entire space fell silent.
The townspeople seemed to be stunned by this news, unsure of how to react.
But the Butler of the big family remained relatively calm and immediately said, “Young lady, have you been frightened? Why are you talking nonsense?”
The townspeople finally reacted, chattering and starting to question.
“What’s going on… Steward Yuh, isn’t she Miss Yuh Lian?”
Steward Yuh said, “She is our eldest lady, could I be mistaken?”
“But she says she’s not.”
“What’s the truth? The River God sent her back to deliver a message, saying the Yuh family deceived him and he’s very angry; did you switch people!!”
“Yes! How could you do such a thing!!”
“Can the Yuh family bear the consequences of angering the River God?”
Steward Yuh was surrounded by people, and amidst the chaotic noise, his voice became weak.
Chuzheng gestured for everyone to quiet down, “Whether I’m Yuh Lian or not, let’s all go to the Yuh Residence and find out, or we can do a blood-tie test.”
A blood-tie test has no scientific basis, but as long as ancient people believed in it, that’s what mattered.
Steward Yuh’s face turned pale in an instant.
“Makes sense!”
“If she really were your family’s eldest daughter, how could she harm you like this!”
“The River God must have sent her back for a reason.”
“Let’s go to the Yuh Residence and take a look!”
With everyone fearing the River God’s wrath, the Yuh family had been caught swapping the Crown Prince, and these people wouldn’t let them get away with it.