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"": """No... this isn't... this should be... how is this possible!" Eighth Uncle's legs trembled, and he finally collapsed onto his backside.
Miao Miao did not understand, but Granny Li's and Eighth Uncle's reactions filled her eyes with growing fear.
The lid of the clay jar on her back was pushed open. Miao Gu poked half his head out and opened his eyes. Two Gu Worms flew out, beating their wings above his head without moving forward.
"What a pity about Mr. Tang..." The horror on Granny Li's face gave way to complicated emotions and sighs.
"Granny... why..." Miao Miao sounded increasingly uneasy. "Doesn't the Sacrificial Ancestor suppress the things here? The records say he slew the python in the Black Snake River and built this Python Head Temple. The Sacrificial Ancestor isn't an evil ghost. The things in the river are snakes tainted by the python's resentment. They only drag people underwater. So if the Sacrificial Ancestor comes out... shouldn't he just make them leave?"
"Even... even in the worst case, if the Sacrificial Ancestor wants to make an example of someone, he couldn't kill all the Taoists, could he? Mr. Tang is helping Thousand Miao Village. Surely the Sacrificial Ancestor can tell?"
Miao Miao's words were full of anxiety.
For a moment, Granny Li remained silent.
"The truth here..." Eighth Uncle seemed about to speak.
Granny Li immediately shot him a look, and Eighth Uncle shut his mouth.
After only a few seconds, Granny Li sighed. "Very well, Miao Miao. Although the Young Miao King ran away from the marriage, you remained faithful. I brought you here because I wanted you to experience certain things and share in the dangers of Three Perils Mountain. That way, when you take over my position in the