The sickly girl is killing her way through the weird world

"According to what they just said, the village will probably start preparing for the sacrificial ceremony in about two days."

"At that time, perhaps the River God will also appear." Seeing that Bai Qian cared about this, Xi continued.

"The River God you've been talking about?"

“He’s the person in charge of matters related to the river god in the village, and also a respectable old man,” Xi said.

Of course, in Xi's memory, the village's river god was somewhat... gloomy?

"Over there? Can we go check it out now?"

Faced with Bai Qian's clear, questioning gaze, Xi pondered for a moment.

She didn't quite understand what Bai Qian meant by "take a look".

Instead, he seriously considered the question Bai Qian had asked.

"He's in the center of the village. He usually stays in the river god temple. If you want to go there..."

"Shall I take you there?"

"Okay, let's go now."

Seeing Bai Qian stand up and walk out of the house, Xi quickly followed.

"Should we prepare something before we visit?" Xi asked, following behind Bai Qian.

Normally, when she saw other villagers visiting the River God, they would bring something, or at the very least, some fish.

The River God is, after all, the River God's representative in the village, and represents the River God's authority.

Bai Qian nodded upon hearing Xi's words.

"It's all ready." She said this, casually clenching her slender hand.

A branch of moon-white peach blossoms suddenly appeared in his hand.

The delicate yet vibrant peach blossoms shimmered twice in Xi's eyes.

"What is this?" It was the first time she had ever seen such a bright and beautiful flower, just as beautiful as the person beside her, making it hard to look away.

Bai Qian didn't answer, but held the peach blossom branch down, her sleeves tucked into it.

"Let's go."

"Ah, okay." Xi nodded and looked again at the peach blossom branch in Bai Qian's hand.

If you're using this as a gift, it should be fine; even as a decorative item, it's quite nice.

They were completely unaware of what this peach blossom actually meant.

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Ugh, I want to strangle my daytime self. Lately, I've been inexplicably sleepy every night, and I don't know why. I almost fell asleep while writing this chapter.

There should be three more updates coming up, but it will be a bit late. You don't need to wait for them yet. If you're sleepy, go to sleep. You don't need to wait for the updates. I always feel guilty when I see everyone waiting for updates. Don't go to sleep so late, it's not good for your health. Just check back when you wake up the next day.

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Also, there's py, which is similar to this book, and is a new work by Teacher Wangyue.

They all say I'm so righteous it's almost wicked.

Volume 1: 186. Indescribably Beautiful

The village wasn't very big, as Bai Qian had already noticed when she was outside. Various items made from aquatic plants were displayed throughout the village, and damp air permeated the entire village.

Compared to Changcheng Prefecture, this small village is significantly more humid.

As for the residence of the River God mentioned by Xi, it was a temple that was much larger than the other houses around it. However, it was actually just a large offering hall with a statue inside and some offerings and incense in front of it.

Upon entering the temple, Bai Qian first glanced at the statue displayed in the offering hall.

It was a stone statue, rather short, even somewhat deformed. If one had to describe it, it would probably resemble a water ghost squatting on a rock, its hunched and ugly appearance somewhat similar to the water ghosts they had encountered before, though there were still some differences.

Perhaps it was just a coincidence that there were two people in the temple at that moment. An old man in a light gray robe was standing in front of the statue, and next to him was a young man who looked flustered and was talking to the old man about something.

The old man had a relatively kind appearance, and as he listened to the man's words, he maintained a comforting smile on his face.

The young man noticed the two people entering the temple, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately shut his mouth.

The old man turned to look at Bai Qian and the other person, especially focusing on Bai Qian.

"Girl, what's wrong?"

Xi hesitated for a moment before introducing Bai Qian and her thoughts.

He Gong turned his gaze to Bai Qian.

"Quite a pretty girl," he said, glancing at Bai Qian.

"However, I can't really agree to this. Xi is only able to take the position because she's from our village and has this responsibility."

“As an outsider, you don’t need to bear this responsibility,” the River God said calmly.

The responsibility mentioned here naturally refers to the responsibility of being a River Maiden. Bai Qian's idea is too abrupt from any perspective.

Xi, who was standing next to him, nodded subconsciously. Come to think of it, she had the same idea.

Bai Qian focused her gaze on the river god statue.

Are there always requirements for certain interests?

"If it has to be this way, it's not impossible," he replied after a moment's thought.

"It still depends on your own wishes. The sacrificial ceremony will be held tomorrow. I was just about to talk to Xi about it," the old man said.

"If that's what you want, you can go back and think about it. I'll send someone to find you tomorrow. If you really decide to do that, you can come along."

Bai Qian listened to He Gong's words, tilted her head slightly, and looked at the river god statue behind him.

"it is good."

Upon hearing this, the River God smiled and shook his head.

"No matter what, you are a guest. We may not be able to do everything we can to show you hospitality, but we certainly can't let you down. How about this, Xi'er, why don't you take this young lady for a walk around the village?"

"I still have some things to prepare here. There are quite a few things to do for the sacrificial ceremony tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Xi nodded subconsciously and looked at Bai Qian beside her, only to find that she was simply staring calmly at the river god statue.

I glanced at the river god statue subconsciously, but I couldn't quite understand what was so special about it.

"Lord Asahi?" she called softly.

Perhaps this brought Bai Qian back to her senses, or perhaps she simply didn't see anything special about the river god statue; in any case, she looked away.

"Hmm." He gave a soft "hmm," glanced at the River God, and did not take action as he had initially planned.

There's no need for that, since the initial goal has already been achieved.

The old man across from her couldn't read her mind; she had just discovered that problem.

In this world, apart from Xi, no one can read the thoughts of other people.

Taking direct action is not impossible, but that would make it difficult to understand many things.

For example, what exactly is the most crucial sacrificial ritual?

Although Bai Qian doesn't like to use her brain much, her intuition about these things is quite accurate.

It's better to wait until the sacrificial ceremony than to act now. What's certain is that the sacrificial ceremony is the key turning point in this world.

"Shall we go?" Xi had felt something was off since the beginning, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

I always feel like the person next to me is about to do something.

"Okay." Bai Qian nodded, letting Xi tug at her sleeve, and obediently followed Xi out of the temple.

The old man stood there, sleeves tucked in, watching Bai Qian and the other woman leave, his eyes somewhat melancholic, lost in thought.

"The reason Xian Liu and the others died must be related to these two girls." As soon as Bai Qian and the other person left, the man next to them couldn't wait to say to He Gong.

“I just went to their place and there was blood everywhere. There wasn’t a single intact body in sight. It looked like some kind of monster had smashed their bodies to pieces.”

“I know, to be precise, it’s related to that outsider.” He Gong turned around and looked at the river god statue.

“Something’s definitely not right about her. Besides, who would rush to become a river maiden?”

"So you're still going to agree to her request?"

The River God pulled out the nearly burned incense stick, inserted a whole incense stick, lit it, and gazed at the statue of the River God in the temple with a somewhat leisurely look in his eyes.

"It's alright. Whatever she thinks, since she agreed to participate in the ceremony, many things are beyond her control," he said calmly.

"No need to worry, and there's no need to deliberately provoke her."

"Many things will be over tomorrow."

"I'm almost done here. I reckon I'll be able to finish what I started before once the ceremony ends tomorrow. At that point, it won't matter what she's planning or what she's going to do."

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As the two walked out of the River God Temple, Xi became somewhat distracted and secretly glanced at the profile of the girl beside her.

"I still think you shouldn't have participated." Even now, I still care about this matter.

"This has nothing to do with you, you..." She was a little unsure of what to say.

After all, in the Stream's indescribably small world, she certainly wouldn't want to become a River Woman unless she had no other choice. In her mind, who would willingly become such a thing?

As for resistance? Xi had never thought of it, nor could she imagine what kind of person could resist. Perhaps someone with three heads and six arms would be able to? At least the beautiful person beside her certainly couldn't.

Bai Qian didn't answer her, but looked at the smoke rising from the chimneys above the village.

Do you know Lingxi?

“Never heard of it.” Xi shook her head.

"This way." Without explaining to Xi who Ling Xi was, Bai Qian chose a direction.

Seeing this, Xi quickly followed.

Bai Qian chose a house in the village that was significantly larger than the other houses. It had blue tiles on the roof and a courtyard, which was quite rare in the village. High walls surrounded the courtyard, so the inside could not be seen.

"It's the village chief's house," Xi Xiang introduced to Bai Qian.

As a result, Bai Qian didn't say a word, but walked up and kicked open the courtyard gate.

Xi was completely caught off guard and was still thinking of stopping Bai Qian when she saw the scene in the courtyard.

Several short, ugly, and bald water ghosts were surrounding a middle-aged man who was tied up. A hot pot was placed next to them. The man's stomach had already been cut open by the water ghosts with their sharp claws, and his internal organs had been thrown into the hot pot.

Xi's body stiffened, and she subconsciously paused her forward movement.

The water ghosts' cold, vertical pupils turned their gazes in this direction, and Xi felt a little unable to move.

Upon seeing Bai Qian, they continued walking forward.

I raised the peach blossom branch in my hand.

The water ghosts pounced on them all at once.

The girl floated forward lightly, raised a peach branch, and casually smashed it, shattering the water ghost that rushed towards her.

The other water ghost took advantage of this moment to dodge the peach blossom branch and pounce.

Her slender hands rose together like snowflakes and gently stepped forward. Before the water ghost's short claws could even touch Bai Qian, her bluish-black skin was torn open by her slender hands, as if a knife had sliced ​​through her skin, penetrated her flesh, shattered her internal organs, and pierced through her entire body.

Its body slowly slid from the girl's fair palm and crashed to the ground.

Bright red blood dripped from her slender fingertips.

The water ghosts behind paused for a moment upon seeing this scene, but it was too late.

The peach blossom branch rose again, and she stepped forward like mist.

The water ghost tried to run away, but Bai Qian simply raised her white shoe and kicked it, smashing its torso and internal organs to pieces.

Watching the last fleeing water ghost, he picked up a petal from a peach blossom branch with his slender fingers and tossed it away casually.

The water ghost paused twice, then its head slowly slid to the ground, leaving the headless corpse lying on the ground, splattering blood.

After Bai Qian finished doing all this, she slowly turned her head to look at Xi.