Chapter 926 Drawing Lots

The Northland is different from other places in Jingguo. The nights are very short, and it only takes an hour or two for the sky to get bright.

Zhou Ran woke up at dawn, but after waking up, he found that he had not slept enough.

Xiong Xiaoyin also woke up, looking at Zhou Ran's sleepy appearance with a guilty look on his face.

"Brother Qingfeng, I'm sorry. It dawned very early in the North Land. You probably didn't sleep, right?"

"I've woken up." Zhou Ran smiled.

"Now that you've woken up, I'll take you out of here!"

With that said, Xiong Xiaoyin tidied up and then left the village with Zhou Ran.

The two of them walked south for half an hour before reaching a mountain pass.

Xiong Xiaoyin pointed to the mountain pass and said: "Brother Qingfeng, after leaving this mountain pass, fifty miles to the south is the border town. Once you reach the border town, you should know how to go back."

"Thanks."

Zhou Ran said gratefully that if it weren't for Xiong Xiaoyin, he would probably be wandering in circles in the Northland, not knowing how to leave.

Xiong Xiaoyin gave a bitter smile and said: "The Northland is bitterly cold, the day and night are inconsistent, and there are snow beasts causing trouble. Outsiders simply can't stay here. But for us Northerners, the Northland is our hometown, no matter what No matter what, we all have to protect our hometown.”

"Xiao Yin, don't belittle yourself. The Northland has beautiful scenery and outstanding people. It is a good place!" Zhou Ran comforted, "My hometown also has places like the Northland, with extreme daylight, extreme night, and aurora, which makes people... I feel beautiful and romantic!”

"real?"

Xiong Xiaoyin seemed very excited, but there were tears in his eyes.

Zhou Ran looked at Xiong Xiaoyin and asked, "Xiaoyin, did something happen today?"

"No!"

Xiong Xiaoyin denied it, but his words were flashy, but he couldn't escape Zhou Ran's eyes.

Zhou Ran smiled and said nothing, waved goodbye to Xiong Xiaoyin, and headed towards the mountain pass.

Xiong Xiaoyin gently wiped his tears, and after feeling sad for a while, he returned to the village.

The chief's daughter did not notice that someone was following her. This person was none other than Zhou Ran.

Although he only spent one night in the Northland, Zhou Ran was deeply impressed by the hospitality of the Northland people.

Compared to today, there must be something big happening in the North, which is why Xiong Xiaoyin is so sad.

Zhou Ran would not forget the favor from the meal, so he quietly followed Xiong Xiaoyin back to the village.

Many people had gathered in the village, and everyone was sitting on the snow. No one felt cold.

Everyone's faces were extremely solemn, especially Chief Xiong Hui's face, which was like an iron plate.

Xiong Xiaoyin came back a little late because he saw Zhou Ran off. Xiong Hui glared at his daughter and said, "Xiaoyin, where have you been?"

"I went to see Brother Qingfeng off, but he doesn't know the way." Xiong Xiaoyin said matter-of-factly.

"Why should a mere outsider be so nice to him if he doesn't know the sufferings of the people in the North?" Xiong Hui said with disdain, "You spent an hour or two coming and going, and you almost delayed the big event! Even if She’s my daughter, so she can’t stay out of it!”

"I'm sorry." Xiong Xiaoyin apologized softly.

The other villagers were impatient and began to urge.

"Chief, let's start! If the snow beast gets angry and destroys the village, who will be responsible?"

"That male beast is sleeping, and the Northland finally has peace for the time being. The sacrifice must be decided early!"

"This is for the sake of the entire Northland. Don't be careless!"

Xiong Hui said with a smile on his face: "In that case,

Then let’s get started! "

With that said, Xiong Hui found the master of ceremonies, who was holding a box full of notes.

The villagers all took a deep breath. When the master of ceremonies approached, he pulled out a note from the box. No one was spared, regardless of gender, young or old.

After pulling out the note, everyone will look at the note carefully and breathe a sigh of relief after confirming that it is just an ordinary note.

This kind of ceremony is something that people in the North go through every month, offering sacrifices to the snow beasts for the sake of the village.

Half of the villagers took out notes from the box, but there was still no conclusion as to who the sacrifice was.

The master of ceremonies finally came to the front of Chief Xiong Hui and Xiong Xiaoyin.

Even as the chief and the chief's daughter, Xiong Hui and Xiong Xiaoyin were not immune and had to pull the note out of the box.

Xiong Hui pulled out a piece of paper without hesitation.

The note was blank, nothing.

Then, Xiong Hui looked at his daughter.

Compared with Xiong Hui, Xiong Xiaoyin seemed particularly hesitant and thoughtful.

Xiong Hui patted his daughter on the shoulder and said, "Xiaoyin, hurry up! This is the life of the people of the North, and no one can be spared."

"Um."

Xiong Xiaoyin nodded gently, with tears in her eyes, and took out the note from the box. She spread it out, and the red heart on the note was vividly visible.

"Woo!"

Xiong Xiaoyin cried, not because of sadness and fear, but because of his fate as a Northlander.

Xiong Hui also saw the note in his daughter's hand and couldn't help but sigh.

"Xiaoyin, this is your life. Although you are my daughter, I must not cheat for personal gain! Today, you go to the snow cave!"

None of the villagers were happy that they didn't win. Everyone felt sad for Xiong Xiaoyin.

Even the chief's daughter can't be alone, let alone others?

"Dad, thank you for your upbringing!"

Xiong Xiaoyin knelt on the ground and thanked his father.

Xiong Hun felt a pang of heartache. He didn't even dare to look at his daughter and could only turn away.

Xiong Xiaoyin knew that her father would no longer pay attention to her, so she stood up and left the village under the gaze of the villagers.

Xiong Xiaoyin was very familiar with the road to the snow cave.

Those who were unlucky enough to draw the red heart paper all left the village alone and then went to the snow cave to become food for the snow beast.

Today it was her.

Xiong Xiaoyin stopped crying and smiled.

Even if she was going to die, she couldn't let the snow beast look down on her. She must show confidence.

Not long after, Xiong Xiaoyin came to the outside of the snow cave. She carefully took out a pill.

This was a pill made by the people of the north to sacrifice the snow beast. The food of the snow beast has always been only the innate masters, but where can there be so many innate masters in the north?

This pill can make people with insufficient strength temporarily reach the innate level and confuse the eyes of the snow beast.

After taking the pill, Xiong Xiaoyin felt warm in his heart. His level seemed to have been raised, but it was just a cover-up.

Xiong Xiaoyin mustered up his courage and stepped towards the snow cave, but someone suddenly jumped out beside him.

"Ah!"

Xiong Xiaoyin was startled. When he looked again, the person beside him was Zhou Ran. Who else could it be? ?

"Brother Qingfeng, why are you here? Didn't you leave?" Xiong Xiaoyin asked in surprise.

Zhou Ran smiled and said, "I got lost. I don't know how I got here."