Wang Daniu was thinking of a plan when the Supreme Priest, followed by his attendants, leapt down from the ship and announced loudly, "The auspicious time has come, present the bride to the River God."
Upon hearing the command, several muscular Big Hans stepped forward and exerted all their strength to push the wooden boat into the river.
The bound girl, seemingly aware that her death was imminent, cried with even more heart-wrenching agony.
At that moment, within the crowd of kneeling villagers, a pair of parents cried hysterically, almost to the point of fainting, as they struggled to stand up and rush towards the flower boat.
"My daughter, my daughter!"
The elderly couple wailed, desperate to rescue their child, but were promptly intercepted by villagers who had been prepared for this.
An authoritative elder approached the wretched couple and said, "What are you trying to do? Do you think you can take responsibility for angering the River God by disrupting the sacrifice?"
