0p0 Chapter 214 Kidnapped
Chapter 214 Kidnapped
The short man quickly approached Ning Xiaoxi. Seeing that she kept her eyes closed, he didn't care about the situation, took the medicine packet out of her mouth, and "whoosh!" splashed it all over Ning Xiaoxi, then quickly squatted down.
A moment later, a very slight sound of a body falling over was heard.
Short Lima straightened up and saw Ning Xiaoxi lying on her side on the rock. He reached out, grabbed Ning Xiaoxi's arm, and pulled her over with a force.
The tall guy caught her below, and the short guy jumped down. The tall guy then hoisted Ning Xiaoxi onto his shoulder, and together they quickly ran towards a dark box in a corner of the small town.
[Ouch! I've been kidnapped!]
What do you want to do?
I want to see what they're up to!
Tuanzi was speechless. Tuanzi shut up.
The two led Ning Xiaoxi through a dark alley on the edge of the second alley and stopped in front of a small door at the very end of the alley. They knocked three times briefly, paused for a moment, and then knocked once more.
The person who opened the door didn't say anything. After carrying her into a room, the tall man threw her to the ground, took out a rope and tied her hands and feet, and then left.
Hearing the door close and footsteps fade away, Ning Xiaoxi opened her eyes. This looked like a side room, empty and devoid of anything.
What's the point of tying her up like this?
A series of hurried footsteps approached from afar, sounding like they were coming this way. Ning Xiaoxi closed her eyes.
The door opened and two people came in. "Third Steward, take a look. This is the girl. She's very pretty and came alone. There won't be any problems later."
The three stewards took a few steps closer, looked down and examined the man, then nodded in satisfaction. "You did a good job this time. Go back now and come back in three days to collect your reward."
The man left happily, and the third steward gestured to a burly man at the door to follow him out.
Two more old women came in. One of them put a pill into Ning Xiaoxi's mouth, and together with the other, they helped Ning Xiaoxi up and led her out the door.
There was a carriage at the entrance. Two old women helped Ning Xiaoxi get into the carriage, and it started to rumble along.
Even within the city, the roads were uneven, full of pebbles, making Ning Xiaoxi almost vomit from the bumpy ride.
Fortunately, it didn't take long before they changed their mode of transport after leaving the city, although riding on a camel's back wasn't much better than riding in a horse-drawn carriage.
After walking unsteadily for what seemed like an eternity, we finally arrived at our destination.
They were thrown into an empty room again.
After things calmed down, Ning Xiaoxi opened her eyes. The place was even more dilapidated. There were even holes in the walls that let in light from outside. You could see the rough thatch on the roof. I really couldn't compliment the quality of this place.
Spiritual energy surged, and the sensation spread outwards.
This is a platform built of round stones. On the platform is a small house, inside which is a shrine with a stone sculpture whose face is obscured. Below the shrine is a dark, deep cave. Sensation slides down the cave wall to a depth of about a hundred feet, where the space expands to become an underground pit. In the center of the pit, facing the entrance, is a coffin containing a woman dressed in blue and wearing a white mask.
[Nüba, the goddess of drought, inherently brings drought and can bring rain to the people through prayer and vows. The false Nüba, formed by consuming Nüba's flesh and blood, also possesses drought attributes and cannot bring rain; its slumber can alleviate drought.]
A cold glint flashed in Ning Xiaoxi's eyes. How could humans possibly consume the flesh and blood of the gods? What was the purpose of creating such a fake Nuwa?
[Tuanzi, what's the deal with Nüba?]
[Nüba, like Xuanming, was a god from ancient times, contemporaneous with Kunpeng. Records state that wherever she went, severe droughts struck, rivers dried up, and people suffered. Therefore, she was driven away and hunted down by powerful humans and great demons, and has long since perished.] Tuanzi narrated in a deep voice, [Everyone only saw the drought she brought; no one prayed for rain. Unable to gain faith, she gradually lost her divinity and was ultimately annihilated.]
【What about her body?】 Ning Xiaoxi couldn't quite imagine it. Such a powerful person's body was definitely not just strong; it was a body that once possessed divinity.
[Body missing.]
Looking again at the masked female corpse in the coffin, this was a human who had consumed the divine body.
[Then what are these humans who ate the flesh and blood of Nüba? Are they gods? Humans? Or demons?]
Tuanzi remained silent; Tuanzi didn't know.
Ning Xiaoxi sat up straight, her face somewhat pale. What kind of mess was this? Would humans really do anything to gain a foothold?
Nine Domains paused for a moment as he rolled the spirit crystal ball, a disdainful smile playing on his lips. Little Snow nestled obediently at Nine Domains' feet.
Taking a deep breath, Ning Xiaoxi calmed herself down and continued her investigation.
The sensor released its power, revealing a pile of desiccated corpses around the coffin, all dressed in young girls' clothing and bearing a bite mark on their necks. Looking at them one by one, some faces were filled with terror, some seemed to be asleep, and others even had expressions of piety. Though shriveled and devoid of moisture, their final expressions were frozen in time, as if time had stopped, recording their deaths.
There were nearly a hundred corpses!
[According to records, Nüba was Houqing's younger sister. After Nüba was killed, her body disappeared. Houqing was filled with hatred and went from being a god to a demon, and has lived on ever since.]
【Hou Qing!】 Ning Xiaoxi thought of the three demon generals she had indirectly or directly eliminated, all of whom were Hou Qing's subordinates; the demon general who attacked her on the Arctic ice plains and almost killed her.
Xiaoxue sat up, her palms churning, and a black figure reappeared before Ning Xiaoxi's eyes.
He slapped the dark shape away. [Looks like this Hou Qing is truly an unkillable cockroach! A zombie, huh? Trying to kill me? I'll take care of it sooner or later.]
You took Chaos away and disrupted its blood-feeding supply chain, so it's normal for it to want to kill you.
Which side are you on?
We can't defeat it right now, so avoiding its strength is the best option.
Ning Xiaoxi suddenly snapped out of her daze. She had just been looking at the mummified corpses, how did she end up focusing on Hou Qing? [Tuanzi, were those female mummified corpses sacrifices for that fake Nuwa?]
Tuanzi paused for a moment, then said, "I only record things related to demons and monsters here. The fake female demon wasn't a demon or monster, so there's no record of her."
[You think you've gotten away with this after harming so many people?]
Footsteps approached, but Ning Xiaoxi remained seated.
An old woman opened the door and was taken aback when she saw Ning Xiaoxi sitting there with her eyes open but not saying a word. She then walked in, put down the food box she was carrying, and took out a large bowl from it. The bowl was full of vegetables and meat, and it looked very tempting.
"Why are you arresting me?" Ning Xiaoxi tried her best to make her voice sound a little scared.
A hint of pity flickered in the old woman's cloudy eyes. "Offer a sacrifice to the goddess, and may this region be free from drought for ten years. This is your last meal; eat your fill."