169 May I serve you, my highness!
"Thank you for your help!"
Seeing that the man in black died and fled, the people in the surrounding fishing village rushed up and knelt in front of Li Ran.
"You don't have to be polite, my fellow villagers." Li Ran waved his hand, pointed at Xiao Wan'er beside him, and said, "It's not me who saved you, but His Highness, the Fourth Princess of Daxuan. This is her will."
After hearing this, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all surprised. Unexpectedly, the fourth princess actually ran to this remote coastal village?
Moreover, although they live by the sea and are remote, they have heard of the famous reputation of the little princess in the imperial capital. The girl in front of them is jealous and kind, which is not at all in line with the legend!
This is not the little devil who kills and sets fire. This is clearly a fairy who passes the world!
For a moment, they kowtowed to Xiao Wan'er and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Highness, for helping you!"
Xiao Wan'er was embarrassed for a second and said, "Everyone, let's get up. By the way, why did those black-clad warriors throw these young ladies into the river? But who is instructed?"
Everyone sighed, and wanted to speak but stopped.
"You guys, it's okay." Li Ran said frankly: "Although our fourth princess has lived in the imperial palace for a long time, she is always concerned about the sufferings of the people. What are the difficulties you have? You might as well say it out, she will definitely make the decision for you!"
After hearing this, Xiao Wan'er turned red, then she secretly grabbed Li Ran and muttered in a low voice: "You are old, you are old and ugly."
Wei Yuhong and the Hongying Envoys saw it, and their hearts were clear. This Li Jue Li was helping his family’s young master to establish the prestige among the people!
"Your Highness" A sad voice came from the crowd, and the crowd dispersed. An old man over 70 years old and shriveled figure walked over with a crutch.
"Old sir," Li Ran asked first.
"Go back to Guan Ye, I am the village chief of Yegu Village." The old man handed the crutch to someone else and wanted to kowtow to salute. Li Ran quickly helped him up. He probably had halfway through his body, and he kowtowed.
"Old sir, tell the Fourth Highness what happened here? Are those men in black the ones who are the ones of Wu Jue Xie Wushuang?" Li Ran asked.
The old man shook his head and said, "Return to the official, five years ago, the court assigned our Yegu Village to the fiefdom of Xie Jue Jue, and sent an old monk who called himself "Buddha Lulai". He is said to be a close friend of Xie Jue Jue's Buddhists to govern the twenty villages and towns along our coast. But since he came, the sea has become uneasy. The fishermen who went out to the sea either disappeared or were infected with evil diseases. For a moment, it was panic."
"What then? Could it be that I met a pirate?" Wei Yuhong couldn't help asking.
The old man shook his head and said, "This panic lasted for about half a month, and there were as many as hundreds of missing people. Suddenly one day, Monk Lulai gathered thousands of villagers nearby, saying that he had found a solution. There was an evil god in the sea, and he needed to set up an altar to cast spells to enjoy it. Otherwise, there would be no peace in the sea and the sacrifice would be the one that would be the sacrifice."
Speaking of this, the old man was emotionally broken and could not continue to talk, and the people around him were crying speechlessly.
"It's a virgin girl, right?" Li Ran said thoughtfully.
The old man sighed, and tears were everywhere, which was considered a default.
"What! This damn stinky monk is obviously lying to you! How can you joke about your lives!" Xiao Wan'er scolded anxiously.
At this time, another older villager said, "Your Highness, Princess, is so happy and angry. At first, we didn't believe it, but Monk Lulai sent hundreds of warriors to surround the village and forcibly captured a girl as a "human sacrifice". After casting the altar, the sea was really peaceful. Not only that, the person who had disappeared before also slowly returned home, but"
"It's just something?" Li Ran seemed to have noticed some point.
"But they all seemed to have committed evil evil. After returning home, they were like walking corpses, not eating or sleeping, their eyes wide open and they lay on the ground. Until now, more than two hundred people have been lying in the ancestral halls and courtyards in the village."
The villager said with lingering fear: "So Monk Lulai said again, if the next sacrifice is not carried out in a month, the evil gods in the sea will climb to the shore to attract souls."
"So you believe it?" Li Ran said: "So you have such a living sacrifice every month?"
The old village chief sighed, "The official has nothing to do with it, so we can do nothing."
"If such a thing happens, you will not inform the court, will you tell the court?" Xiao Wan'er said anxiously.
"The princess doesn't know. We have met the county magistrate more than once, and he also attaches great importance to it. However, every time he reports it up, he will be suppressed. After a few times, he can't do anything, so it will naturally end."
"Hmph, who is so bold? You dare to maliciously conceal the people's sentiments and tell me that I must ask the mother emperor to chop his dog's head!" Xiao Wan'er said angrily.
The villagers looked at each other, as if they wanted to say something, but they didn't dare.
"Your Highness, you don't need to ask them." Li Ran sneered: "The governor of Leiyun Prefecture, Sima Hong is a disciple of the prime minister of the current dynasty. In addition, this is the territory of Wu Jue Xie Wushuang. His son has a close relationship with a certain royal master. It goes without saying why this matter cannot be spread."
"You mean my elder sister?" Xiao Wan'er finally thought of something.
At this time, the news of the rescue of the people just now had spread, and people from the villages surrounded them like a flood. The entire beach, including the nearby village building, was filled with people. They looked forward to their eyes and looked at the girl surrounded by people, as if they were looking at the living Bodhisattva who saved the suffering.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Li Ran gently held Xiao Wan'er's hand, jumped to the highest village building, and looked around the audience and said:
"Listen, everyone, the one next to me is my fourth princess, Daxuan. She loves the people as a son and has the heart of a celestial girl. When she learns about the sufferings of the villagers, she travels thousands of miles to go here. This time, she will surely destroy the demons and bring a bright world to Leiyunzhou!"
"The Fourth Princess Qianyuan!"
"Black and thank the Fourth Princess for your kindness!"
"May the Fourth Princess enjoy the blessings of heaven forever!"
Thousands of people around him heard this and bowed in tears, praising the scene sincerely.
"Princess, have you seen it? This is the heart of the people." Li Ran pointed to the people below and knelt in a crowd of dark people, and said softly to the girl next to him: "It belongs to your heart of the people."
"Li Ran, I" Xiao Wan'er tightened her sleeves, bit her lip, and said firmly: "I want to save them! Can you help me!"
Li Ran knelt on one knee, raised the girl's gorgeous sleeve, kissed the back of her hand lightly, and said happily: "I wish to serve you, my Highness."
Chapter completed!