The true heiress felt a pang of heartache, and the crazed villains panicked.

Chapter 208 Sui Sui's attack power is getting stronger and stronger

Lin Sui's words stunned everyone.

"W-what? A scam? How could that be?"

"Corrodes the soul? That's ridiculous. If they really lost their souls, wouldn't they be dead?"

"Exactly! It doesn't sound reliable at all. Is he some kind of charlatan?"

The villagers, who firmly believed in the longevity theory, thought Lin Sui's words were nothing but a fantasy.

Old Wu's eldest grandson was even more furious: "You people are actually turning the tables on me!"

“My grandfather, which of these uncles isn’t in their seventies, eighties, or even a hundred years old and still standing here in good health?”

"You say it's fake, so it's fake?"

"Yes, we are from the mountains, and we are not as knowledgeable or educated as you city kids, but we are not blind, are we? Can't we tell what's true and what's false?"

Meng Yu also steadied himself and forced himself to remain calm, saying, "Master Lin, even if you are a master, you can't just talk nonsense."

"I am the one who personally experienced the blessing from the cave god. Whether it is true or not, I know best myself."

Lin Sui smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes: "Of course you know, you know perfectly well how you go from being a victim to becoming part of a scam."

Meng Yu's face turned pale, and a trace of pain and struggle flashed in her eyes.

Seeing this, Lin Sui sighed and softened his tone: "I know that you are also being manipulated as puppets, and that you have no choice in what you do."

"If you could regain your freedom, you would never want to do this, nor would you want more innocent people to suffer, right?"

Meng Yu's eyes immediately reddened, glistening with tears.

If she had a choice, she naturally wouldn't want to.

In this longevity village, which girl wasn't born under her parents' expectations?

But how much love is in this expectation?

From a young age, they were given a responsibility—to be chosen by the cave god to bless their parents and ensure their longevity.

But no one asked them whether they were willing or not, and they themselves dared not refuse.

Otherwise, not only adults, but also their peers will criticize them for being unfilial and ungrateful.

Under such discipline, she also hoped that she could be selected.

Even on the day of the "bride selection," she would deliberately make herself sick, because her parents said that this would increase her chances of being chosen.

However, they were not the only ones looking forward to this day.

Girls of marriageable age will all get sick, whether willingly or unwillingly.

She hoped again and again, only to be disappointed time and time again.

Until six months ago, she was finally chosen by the gods.

Filled with trepidation and excitement, she arrived at the sacred river under the watchful eyes of the entire village.

Looking at the bottomless river, she suddenly felt afraid again.

She couldn't help but wonder if this river could really lead to the dwelling place of the gods.

Won't she drown?

She wanted to back down, but her parents wouldn't give her the chance.

No matter how much she cried, begged, and struggled, she was still tied up and thrown into the river, just like every other bride of the cave god before her.

The old lady cheerfully comforted her, saying that she might feel uncomfortable in the water, but it would only be for a short while, and then all the good days would come.

—This is a test from the gods for them.

No, it's not just a brief discomfort.

It was painful to have the river water rushing into my nasal cavity.

The suffocating feeling of having one's chest and abdomen squeezed is painful.

Ironically, despite being a good swimmer, she could only watch helplessly as she sank to the bottom of the river and fell into a coma.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a dark, gloomy cave.

At that moment, she was overjoyed.

She truly believed it was all real, that she was about to receive divine blessings.

But the nightmares that followed made her want to drown herself in that river and end it all.

Thinking of those painful memories, Meng Yu's eyes sharpened.

No, none of these people are innocent.

Sister Mei is right, all of this is caused by their greed.

They brought it on themselves; they deserved it.

Besides, isn't it too late to say anything now?

"No, it's not too late." Seeing through her thoughts, Lin Sui said calmly and confidently, "I can break His control over you and restore your freedom."

Meng Yu was taken aback, her lips trembling as she asked, "You, you can really help us?"

"Even if I can't," Lin Sui tilted her head and countered, "now that things have come to this, do you think you still have a choice?"

Meng Yu clenched her fists: "Are you so sure we'll lose?"

"Oh." Lin Sui, "Otherwise, what do you think I'm standing here for, to play with idiots?"

Meng Yu choked up, unable to speak due to her frustration.

Seeing this, Lu Xiang whispered to Tang Xi, "I always feel that Sui Sui's attack power is getting stronger and stronger."

Tangxi, deeply agreeing, gave her a high five.

Suddenly, Mengyu's mother, who was over sixty years old and heavily pregnant, asked anxiously, "Ayu, what are you talking about? Don't scare your mother."

Lin Sui looked over upon hearing the sound.

The woman looked as if she had been drained of her life essence; her limbs were as thin as bamboo poles, and she was just skin and bones.

His cheeks were so thin and sunken that they were completely devoid of color.

Lin Sui's gaze then fell on her enormous belly.

Logically speaking, even if she conceived at the fastest possible time, it would only be six months, yet her belly is as big as a full-term pregnancy.

Supported by a body as thin as a withered bamboo pole, it inexplicably exudes a sense of incongruity and eeriness.

The people in the longevity village seemed to take it for granted and didn't find anything strange about the pregnant woman and her belly.

Moreover, there was more than one pregnant woman like Meng's mother.

"If this pregnant belly photo were posted online, it would probably make a lot of people afraid of pregnancy."

Hearing a murmur in his ear, Lin Sui turned around and found that Si Xingran, who should have been in the Yang family's courtyard, had squeezed in at some point.

Lu Xiang glanced at him sideways: "What are you doing here? What if the fire goes out?"

"Fine, kill it then!" Si Xingran said, hands in his pockets, his face full of resentment and dissatisfaction. "Why do I have to do all the dirty and hard work? Do you know how I got through this night?"

They were moving corpses and chopping furniture to start a fire.

To avoid the villagers, he squatted in a tree for half an hour and then soaked in the water for most of the day—yes, he pried open the kitchen floor and slipped out of the guesthouse underwater.

The thought of being alone and lonely in the water made Si Xingran so angry that he wanted to take revenge on society and kill everyone in the village.

Of course, with Lin Sui around, it's just wishful thinking.

This made him even more unhappy.

Lin Sui couldn't help but chuckle at his huffy expression.

She handed him a bag of beef jerky reassuringly: "Here, this is your reward."

"Just a packet of beef jerky? You're trying to fob me off." Si Xingran said with disdain, but her hand honestly grabbed it, tore it open, and was about to stuff it into her mouth.

Then, remembering something, he paused, and asked suspiciously, "Is this going to be another failed attempt?"

"No." Lin Sui shook her head. "This is the finished product. Li Ye specially saved it for you."

Si Xingran was quite surprised and raised an eyebrow at Li Ye: "You're that good?"

Li Ye replied coldly, "Eat it or don't, it's up to you."

"I'm going to eat it anyway." Si Xingran snorted and defiantly let out a big bite.

Over there, Meng's mother was still pulling Meng Yu along, relentlessly asking, "What do you mean you're being controlled? What do you mean you're part of a scam?"

Seeing her strange appearance, Meng Yu cruelly turned her face away.

She felt only pity and hatred for her mother.

There was more than one strange thing in the village, and Grandma had noticed it before.

But because of the so-called divine blessing, my mother didn't take it seriously. She even said that those pregnant women who were so thin that they looked unrecognizable only had themselves to blame for not absorbing nutrients, and that the baby would be fine after it was born.

Then he earnestly instructed her to strive to be chosen like Aunt Mengxiang.

My mother deserves to end up like this.

Seeing that Meng Yu refused to answer, Meng's mother could only turn to Lin Sui for help.

Looking at her face, Lin Sui knew that she had doubts about her condition since she became pregnant.

She has had more than one child, but none of her pregnancies have ever been like this.

Even if it's due to her advanced age, being one of the oldest mothers, she shouldn't suddenly become skin and bones.

Lin Sui then looked at the women among the villagers.

Most of them had heard that the longevity village was the most protected by the gods, which is why they took the initiative to marry into the village.

Most of them are around 30 to 50 years old, followed by young women in their teens and twenties.

There are some in their sixties and seventies, but they are very few and far between.

Among them were many who were pregnant.

Some had rosy complexions, while others, like Meng's mother, were thin and bony.

They all looked over here uneasily.

Lin Sui said calmly, "Actually, you should have realized long ago that while there are many centenarians in the longevity village, only men can truly live long lives."

The women looked at each other in bewilderment.

Mother Meng was breathing rapidly and tried to retort, "Isn't it because they didn't get to receive the blessing?"

“The wizard’s first wife also received a blessing,” Lin Sui said. “I believe you have all heard that his wife was once a mentally unstable patient, but after being blessed by the gods, she recovered and became just like a normal person.”

The women nodded repeatedly, unable to contain themselves.

They had heard about this miraculous event when they were still at their parents' home in another village.

Lin Sui: "But she still died in the end. After that, the wizard married two more wives, who also died."

"They, they all had children because they were too old to have them..." Mother Meng's face turned pale as she spoke.

She is now an older mother.

Lin Sui's gaze then shifted to another extremely thin pregnant woman in the crowd: "You are your husband's second wife. Your husband is fifty years old now, while you are not even thirty. Isn't the reason you were willing to marry him because you heard that he received a blessing from the gods?"

"His ex-wife must have been blessed as well, but she still died."

The pregnant woman couldn't help but argue, "Wasn't she also considered an older mother? She had given birth to more than one child before, and she died because she was depleted of her vital energy."

"Really?" Lin Sui looked puzzled. "But when Meng Yu advised me to accept the blessing from the Cave God, didn't he keep saying that even if I had a terminal illness, as long as I received the blessing, I could still live to be a hundred years old?"

These words were like a wake-up call, sending a chill down the spines of these pregnant women.

They looked at each other, their eyes filled with the same fear and confusion.

Yes, even an elderly man like Meng, who had once been critically ill with a terminal illness, lived to be a hundred years old.

Why did all the women who were also blessed die?

And without exception, they all died within two years of giving birth.

Could it be that the health problems resulting from childbirth are harder to cure than terminal illnesses?

For a moment, the women were bewildered and panicked: "How, how could this happen? Why is it like this?"

Lin Sui: "It's very simple, because what they give birth to are not children at all, but evil creatures that suck their blood and flesh to grow their own bodies."

The women immediately erupted in uproar.

Especially those who were pregnant, their faces turned pale as they stared at their bellies.

They weren't carrying a child?

Seeing that even the plump pregnant woman turned pale with fright, Lin Sui explained again: "Not all pregnant women are carrying an alien, their husbands have not been blessed, and they were not born by so-called blessed people. They all have normal pregnancies and give birth."

Some people breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had just escaped from the jaws of death, and immediately covered their faces and cried out, tears of joy.

Suddenly, Wu's youngest daughter-in-law asked, "What does it mean that you weren't born from the person who bestowed the blessing?"

She was also a pregnant woman, three months along.

The situation was slightly better than that of Mengmu, but not by much.

Lin Sui glanced at her face; her husband was Wu Lao's youngest son.

“Your husband was born after Old Wu was blessed. Anyone who has been blessed will have their soul corrupted and become an evil being. Naturally, the child born from such a person is not human.”

This is why none of the Yang family members have distinctive facial features.

Because they are all descendants of wizards. Wizards are no longer human, and their descendants are no different; they are merely wrapped in human skin and bodies.

"No, I don't believe it." Mother Meng still refused to accept this reality, shaking her head repeatedly. "What evil spirit? That's utter nonsense! My husband is still alive and well, he's still with me... How can you say he's not human?"

Tangxi frowned and clenched her fists unhappily.

What's going on with this guy?

Why do you keep asking questions? You don't believe me even after I've told you. Are you asking for trouble?

Lu Xiang clicked her tongue and said, "Stop wasting time talking to them, let's just get started."

"Squad leader, are you ready?" Yu Cinian asked, his eyes shining with a gentle and joyful light.

Lin Sui nodded: "Go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the villains seemed to be released from some kind of restraint, and they all drew their knives.

Si Xingran held up a kitchen knife.

Tangxi carried a butcher's knife.

Yu Cinian carried a ghost-headed dagger.

Lu Xiang held a wood-chopping knife in his hand.

Li Ye held an axe.

The group charged into the crowd and began hacking and slashing.

Upon seeing this, Old Wu's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

He was about to use his superhuman speed to strike first when he suddenly realized that he couldn't move at all!

The moment the talisman Lin Sui drew was slapped towards them, it automatically dispersed into countless small incantations, striking them simultaneously.

The next second, a sharp blade smeared with chicken blood came down and cleaved him in two.

"Murder! Murder! Murder!"

The villagers, like startled birds, screamed and desperately fled.

Some filial children even tried to carry their elders on their backs, but ended up not being able to.

Then he saw an exceptionally petite figure approaching. He gritted his teeth and rushed forward, fiercely warning, "No... Ah!"

He had barely opened his mouth when Tangxi kicked him away.

Immediately afterwards, he watched as Tang Xi raised her knife and cut his grandfather in half at the waist.