Niannian almost couldn't hold back and rushed out.
She wanted to save this young lady, but in the end, she was stopped by Shen Weixun.
They could both tell that the girl had the look of someone who was extremely greedy for money.
Her relationship with the man was also somewhat ambiguous.
However, the man seemed to already have a wife.
So they speculated that the girl was probably the man's mistress.
Being a mistress was shameful, but it wasn't a crime worthy of death.
But Shen Weixun thought it wasn't worth exposing themselves for such a person.
The girl was already dead, and even if Niannian wanted to save her now, it was too late.
So they didn't make any other moves, but Niannian's eyes were a bit red, looking as if she was about to cry.
The black - clothed men roughly dragged the girl off the stage.
Immediately afterwards, a charming woman in a brightly - colored cheongsam took the stage.
Holding a microphone, she smiled at the audience and announced, "I would like to warmly congratulate Mr. Lin on the success of his sacrifice! The fresh flesh and blood of the young girl are deeply loved by our god. Therefore, we would like to cordially invite the respected Mr. Lin to the stage to complete the last task of this ceremony."
The man who had made eye contact with the girl walked onto the stage with a smile. He casually picked up the sharp knife beside the statue and gently cut his wrist.
Blood slowly dripped down the sharp blade. Then, he knelt on the ground devoutly, put the dagger aside, and clasped his hands in prayer.
"O supreme ancestor god, I offer a young girl as a sacrifice here. Please grant me endless wealth. If the god is kind enough to approve, I am willing to repay with ten times the price."
After saying this prayer, he kowtowed three times heavily, then stood up.
The woman with the microphone gave him three incense sticks.
The man received them with extreme respect, pressed his blood - stained finger on the incense sticks, then lit them and respectfully inserted them into the incense burner.
The woman on the stage quietly left.
Four black - clothed men carried the girl who had been thrown off the stage back onto it.
Two of them held magic tools and made a small cut on the girl's head with a small knife.
Then they placed the magic tools on the wound and activated them, their movements extremely skilled.
Vaguely, the dead girl seemed to let out a shrill scream.
It was a scream from the soul.
This scream was so clear that even the living could hear it.
But the guests who heard the scream of the corpse didn't show the slightest bit of surprise. Instead, a strange and crazy smile appeared on their faces.
It made them look neither human nor ghost, and extremely ugly.
Niannian made a few gestures in the void.
After creating a small sound - proof formation, she said, "Master, there is no spiritual beast inside. This evil statue seems to be specifically designed to absorb the power of faith. It looks like it has absorbed a lot, but for now, this evil statue doesn't have spiritual wisdom and won't amount to much. Should we destroy it now?"
Daoist Qingyun raised his eyelids and was silently calculating something in his mind.
The evil statues his little disciple and third disciple were talking about, he had seen before.
But the ones he had seen all imprisoned spiritual beasts.
This was the first time he had seen an evil statue that specifically absorbed the power of faith.
Did the evil statues created by this cult also vary?
And what were the different uses of these different evil statues?
"Let's wait and see. This thing really isn't much of a threat for now and can be easily dealt with."
If these people were going to continue killing, they would definitely step in.
But they didn't know if there would be other auction items later, or if they would bring out those evil statues that imprisoned spiritual beasts.
The main purpose of this trip was for Niannian.
So for now, they really shouldn't stir up trouble.
Just as Daoist Qingyun finished speaking.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise behind the stage, and then a girl rushed out.
The girl's exposed skin was covered with black scales, and her big, watery eyes were full of panic and confusion.
A mermaid!
Niannian was greatly shocked.
She had just thought this thing wasn't much of a threat, and now a mermaid had appeared?
The mermaid race was a very ancient race that lived in the deep sea of the Guixu. They were very hard to see.
They were born with spiritual energy, and their voices were ethereal and pleasant. Their whole bodies were treasures. When they cried, their tears would turn into pearls. Their fish oil could be made into lamp oil that would never go out. Their fish skins were fire - and water - resistant and invulnerable to weapons.
Just one bite of their fish meat could extend one's lifespan.
Their fish bones could be made into weapons as good as the sharpest swords.
Their souls were infinitely close to spirits.
They were natural half - immortals.
They had long exceeded the scope of spiritual beasts. It wasn't an exaggeration to call them sea immortals.
If this evil statue were to fuse with a mermaid...
Niannian didn't even dare to think about it.
No longer caring about waiting and watching, Daoist Qingyun and Shen Weixun both realized the seriousness of the situation.
Leaving the eldest senior brother in place to provide support at any time, the three of them rushed forward at full speed.
In any case, this mermaid couldn't fall into the hands of this evil Buddha.
Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even they themselves might die here.
The people in the banquet hall were all stunned by this sudden change. These people had been worshiping the evil Buddha all day long in the hope of a miracle, but they were just like Lord Ye who claimed to love dragons but was actually scared of them.
Someone suddenly let out a scream and pointed at the mermaid, stuttering, "Monster!"
They weren't afraid of seeing a dead person, but they started trembling with fear when they saw a mermaid who was different from ordinary people.
Like a stone thrown into a calm lake, this scream was like a signal, and the whole hall immediately descended into chaos.
Maybe they had done too many evil deeds and were afraid of strange things, or maybe they were afraid that retribution would come too quickly. These people who had just been grinning excitedly all started running around with their heads in their hands.
Shen Weixun rushed over and accidentally rubbed off his invisibility talisman in the process.
But he didn't have the heart to care about it now.
Even though they had been exposed, he still rushed to the mermaid's side first and pulled the mermaid behind him to protect her.
The black - clothed men also rushed up. Niannian stood in front of her third senior brother, took out the talismans she had prepared earlier, and purple thunder light flashed in her hands.
With a flick of her hand, she threw out all the talismans.
The black - clothed men struck by the thunder - wrapped talismans immediately fell to the ground and twitched all over.
Shen Weixun grabbed the mermaid's wrist and wanted to take Niannian and leave quickly.
He subconsciously looked up in the direction of the door.
He saw a group of people crowded together at the door. The people closest to the door were constantly pounding on the door panels, and some were even using their shoulders to ram the door hard, but the door remained motionless as if it had been welded shut.
"We can't get out. The door is sealed."
"Is there any other exit?!"
"Where's Lao Wu? Manager Wu! Come and open the door quickly!"
The door was sealed?
Could there be cult members guarding outside?