26-Demon Bloodline
Since they came to Nanzhou, they have not eaten again, and directly absorbed the vitality of heaven and earth. The little girl in the yard has never practiced, she is very thin and needs to eat.
"Sanniang, what do you eat on weekdays?" Le Zhengliyou raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looking warm and sunny, with a trustworthy temperament.
The little girl looked six or seven years old, but in fact her bone age was ten years old. Her eyes were gloomy and she hardly spoke. She dragged out a large jar with half a jar of slightly damp rice in it.
Luo Sanniang was the only survivor of the Luo family, and perhaps some useful information could be obtained from her.
The seaside was full of moisture, and Nanzhou had many saline-alkali lands, which were not suitable for farming. People relied on fishing and salt making to make a living. Other states would send convoys to hand over supplies, with storage tools, which was very convenient. Even so, the lives of the lower-class people were still difficult. They had no resources to practice martial arts, and could only work day after day to make a living.
With their eyesight, they could see the little bugs twisting happily in the rice jar. Naturally, I couldn't bear to see Luo Sanniang eating this jar of rice with a balanced mix of meat and vegetables.
"I also brought some food, enough for you to eat for a while."
"Thank you, I don't need it."
Luo Sanniang dragged the jar back in and repaired the fishing net in the shadow of the house. For a girl of her age, who had no relatives or friends, it was not bad to be able to make a living by her craft.
A butterfly a few millimeters in size flew out of Si Qingyan's hand and landed on Luo Sanniang.
Red butterfly-parasitism!
A real pervert would not even let children go!
Si Qingyan quickly took over her memory.
According to his investigation, Silverfish Bay was the place where the plague first appeared and was also the hardest hit area, with other places lagging behind by a few days. Now the entire Silverfish Bay is dead, filled with the strange smell of fire burning the bodies of fish, and occasionally you can see a few numb-looking people dragging fish people to the incinerator.
Women cannot go out to sea, as it will attract evil spirits. People who rely on the sea for food strictly abide by this old rule. From a scientific point of view, it may be that the bloody smell of women during menstruation attracts sea monsters, but this world does not follow science. There are many unknown monsters in the sea. Women are more likely to die at sea, and ordinary people increasingly regard the prohibition of women from going to sea as a golden rule.
In other states, both husband and wife can work in the fields and have equal status, but it is very different at the seaside. Women are mainly responsible for cooking, preparing fish caught in the sea, giving birth, and taking care of housework. They are regarded as vassals. This is the trend in the entire Nanzhou, and people from outside cannot change it.
Daughters at the seaside are cheap, and men who can go to sea are more precious. The Luo family had three daughters in a row, and the first two were sold.
Some evil cultivators like to use babies, children, etc. to practice unique magic. It is much safer to buy them directly from dealers. The Luo family did not know where their daughter was sent. Anyway, the price was good, so they thought their daughter would live a better life and feel at ease. Since they still had no son, they thought it was the fetal goddess who blamed them for not having a son, so they kept Sanniang and fed her with food, barely raising her.
The Luo family still had no son, and they got an evil method from somewhere, saying that they could get a son by praying to the sea god. But any gain requires a price, and Luo Sanniang was the price the Luo family had to pay.
That night, the Luo family took Luo Sanniang on the boat and went out to sea. They chanted and performed some kind of ritual on the secluded reef outside the Silverfish Bay, and then Luo Sanniang jumped into the sea and escaped.
In the night, she saw the dark and cold water surging in the sea, and it seemed that some giant beast was hidden in the deeper seabed.
The next day, the Luo family seemed to have nothing happened, and forgot what they had done last night, and they continued to fish and dry nets as before.
Luo Sanniang had nowhere else to go, so she stayed at home.
The Luo family began to act strangely. They directly boiled a large pot of sea water, without distinguishing between clear and turbid, and without even draining the mud and sand, and poured it into their mouths. Their actions and words became more and more dull, and they exuded a stronger and stronger fishy smell.
The cats in the village would stand up and scream wildly and run away when they saw them.
Luo Sanniang has always been taciturn and would not tell others that there was something wrong with the Luo family. She dragged the rice jar that was originally shared to her little corner and lived in harmony with a group of monsters.
Gradually, the Luo family stayed at home and did not go out during the day. At night, they jumped into the sea one by one, bringing out pearls and gems. Scales grew under their skin, stretching the original flesh and blood, their bodies swelled, their movements were slow, and their eyes were as dull as fish eyes.
There were rumors in the village that the Luo family had fished out treasures in the sea, and they deliberately went to fish at night. Luo Sanniang said that there were monsters in the sea, but no one believed it. One after another went into the sea, and occasionally they got something, which attracted more people to jump in, and batches of fresh fish people crawled out.
At first, the transformation of the fish people was very slow. It took about two months for the Luo family to completely mutate. Now that the plague has spread over one-third of the land in Nanzhou, it will be completely transformed in a few days.
The problem lies in the sea. What is the medium of transmission?
Seawater? Or scales? Physical contact?
Why did Luo Sanniang survive and not be infected afterwards?
It must be said that this child is born with a lack of emotions, and is really a good candidate for being a killer.
"Are you willing to learn swordsmanship from me?" Si Qingyan carried the Flower God Sword on his back, and his fingertips touched the hilt, without any intention of pulling it out. He had a little respect for items like the Flower God Sword in his heart, and would not easily unsheathe it.
Luo Sanniang returned to her room silently, brought out a large clam shell, and opened it.
It was full of pearls and gems, of high quality, mixed with blood corals and night pearls.
Her meaning was very clear, exchange.
"Okay."
Si Qingyan took the clam shell and put it into the space.
Luo Sanniang stared at Si Qingyan's hand, very curious.
Si Qingyan conjured up the clam shell again, and Luo Sanniang took a step back in fear. On her dark face, a pair of slightly round eyes were particularly bright.
"That's the storage space. You haven't gotten started yet. I'll make something else for you another day."
Luo Sanniang nodded.
She had almost no sense of existence, like a shadow, and occasionally revealed a bit of childish nature, which made her look particularly precious.
"Here."
Si Qingyan conjured up a white jade dumpling.
He had learned the steps to make white jade dumplings from Le Zheng Liyou, and the taste was about five or six points similar. Maybe he would go to other worlds in the future, and take Yi Ye with him. If the little monk wakes up and can't eat it, he might be sad.
"What is this?" Luo Sanniang's voice was weak and her breath was insufficient.
"White jade dumplings, for eating."
Luo Sanniang carefully held the white jade dumpling and took a bite. Her eyes narrowed suddenly, looking at her black and yellow rough hands, and shrank.
Si Qingyan suddenly felt that sending her to Buddhism was a good choice. Jing Liuli was a girl, so she should know how to take care of a girl. He was full of tough guys here, and had no experience in taking care of children.
"Call me Master from now on, these are all uncles."
"Master."
Luo Sanniang knelt down, handed over the white jade ball with both hands, and then kowtowed three times.
Other people in the village had to kowtow when they looked for a master to learn a craft.
"Good boy."
Si Qingyan put the white jade ball with a small bite in it into Luo Sanniang's hand.
"I am Si Wujiu, and I am of the same clan as Shaozu. You can just call me Uncle Wujiu. This is a thunder talisman. When you encounter danger, just throw it out."
"Just call me Uncle Long. Carry it close to you, and the random people will not dare to bully you." Ao Wu gave a piece of dragon scale.
"Bai Xiaocao. This can strengthen the body." Bai Xiaocao gave a spiritual fruit, which can cleanse the meridians and marrow, and the effect is very mild.
"Le Zheng Li You, you can call me Master Yin." Le Zheng Li You gave her a pair of red silk headbands with two golden bells. They were bought in the early years and intended to be given to her sister. Later, the whole Le Zheng family was gone.
"Xun Lv. San Niang can call me Master Xun. Wear it with you to calm your mind." Xun Lv gave her a jade pendant.
Luo San Niang suddenly became wealthy.
She went back to the room and held out a clam shell that was half as small, which still contained pearls and gems.
"Did you rob the sea beast's nest?" Si Wujiu was very curious.
"I can breathe underwater." Luo San Niang whispered. She was still a little uneasy in her heart, afraid that she would be caught and killed.
"We can all do it." Si Qingyan smiled and touched her head.
Luo San Niang had a faint trace of demon blood, which was nothing.
It was also possible for great demons to intermarry with humans after they transformed. Cang Ya didn't know how many people had very thin demon blood in their bodies, and sometimes it would even show from the outside, which was not a rare thing.
Maybe Luo Sanniang was safe and sound because of the special blood in her body. It was too thin and mixed, and the system could not scan it. It only knew that it was the blood of sea beasts.
"We will go to the beach tonight. Are you afraid?"
Si Qingyan wanted to go to the sea to explore. The sea water of Cangya has a strange power that repels foreign objects. The sea water is a whole. When the red butterfly wants to invade, the whole sea area resists.
Luo Sanniang shook her head.
"Eat the fruit and take a bath later."
It couldn't be easier to get some hot water. Some high-level clothes can also change size with the owner.
Luo Sanniang changed her clothes and came out again. She was a completely different person.
Her hair was wet and stuck to her head. She wiped it randomly. There was no water. It was a lot whiter. Her facial features were finally clear. She was a pretty little girl. Because of malnutrition, she looked like a stickman. Her eyes were especially big and looked a little cute.
After drying Luo Sanniang's hair, Le Zhengliyou braided two braids for her and tied a headband. She was very cute. Luo Sanniang touched the bell lovingly, and was startled when she heard the sound.
"She is worthy of being my nephew." Le Zhengliyou praised her repeatedly.
Earlier, Si Qingyan briefly described Luo Sanniang's life experience through voice transmission, and set the action plan for the evening. No one thought that Si Qingyan had taken Luo Sanniang as a disciple. If they hadn't had something else to do at night, they all wanted to take Luo Sanniang out for a feast and buy things for the children.
At night, several people took a boat to the beach together.
When the sea breeze blew, a rotten fishy smell could be smelled. If the people on land were infected with the plague, what about the fish in the sea? I guess they would not be spared.
Luo Sanniang took them to the place where the Luo family worshipped, and described the actions and words of the Luo family as clearly as possible, and finally said carefully:
"The last time we came, the moon was round, but today the moon is not round."
"It doesn't matter."