"Mr. Chen, this is the reason why we offer sacrifices in our village. After tonight, people must be sent to the Fire Temple. If they don't send them there, someone will come to rush them." The village chief said.
"Where is Liehuo Temple? Are the Taoist priests there responsible for communicating with the mountain gods?" Chen Yu asked.
"Yes, the people there are responsible for communicating with the mountain gods." The village chief said, "So we must pass them now."
"Don't send them away today, let them come over and let me see who they are." Chen Yu raised his eyebrows.
"They all know magic." The village chief was slightly stunned and said with some worry.
"It's okay, I'm better at playing spells than they are." Chen Yu smiled slightly.
Seeing Chen Yu's confident face, the old village chief gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Mr. Chen, I will believe you. The children in our village will bet on you."
"Don't worry, old village chief, Chen Yu is not an ordinary person." Zhou Meng said, "He will definitely help you solve the problem."
Of course Zhou Meng knew whether Chen Yu was an ordinary person. After all, Chen Yu could heal her almost amputated leg in an instant. No one could do this, but Chen Yu could do it easily.
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So in her heart, Chen Yu was no longer an ordinary person.
"Okay, then I will entrust the fate of the children in the village and the entire village to you." The old village chief looked at the two of them gratefully.
To be honest, if the so-called mountain god hadn't appeared, the village would have developed into a tribe with a population of nearly 10,000.
But because of the appearance of the mountain god, firstly, children were asked to be sacrificed, and secondly, people were worried that their children would be chosen, so they stopped having children in these years.
This has resulted in fewer and fewer young adults in the village. If this continues, the village may be completely gone within a few decades.
"Chen Yu, do you think that could be a real mountain god?" Looking at the three-foot-tall man on the mural, Zhou Meng was still slightly worried.
But while she was worried, she was also a little excited. Before traveling to this mountain, she was just an ordinary college student.
But I didn't expect to be exposed to so many magical things here.
"There are mountain gods in the world, but they are definitely not like this." Chen Yu said lightly while looking at the image of the mountain god on the mural.
"And the real mountain gods will really protect the peace of the people. In fact, these mountain gods are not gods in the true sense."
"Then what are they?" Zhou Meng couldn't help but asked curiously.
"They are transformed from some spirits and monsters." Chen Yu said: "The only difference is that they who practiced in the mountains got a little bit of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or a little bit of good luck."
"So they have hope of achieving the righteous fruition, but if they really want to achieve the righteous fruition, they need a lot of merit to support it."
"So, a real mountain god will really protect the land, water and people there?" Zhou Meng looked at Chen Yu curiously: "Have you ever seen a mountain god?"
"I've seen it." Chen Yu nodded and said, "It's just overseas, there should be some in China, but I don't know what it looks like."
"Okay then." Zhou Meng said, "Can you take me to see something?"
"I won't take you with me." Chen Yu said with a smile: "I still don't know what is going on with the mountain god. He took you rashly. If the other party is very fierce, I can't take care of you."
"Okay, then you can describe it to me when you come back, or you can take a photo." Zhou Meng looked excited: "It would be better if his body could be dragged back."
"Drag his body back? What are you going to do?" Chen Yu looked at Zhou Meng in surprise.
"It's been dissected." Zhou Meng replied seriously: "I want to see what this thing is."
Chen Yu couldn't laugh or cry: "Okay, I'll try my best. Old village chief, let's go back now. You take care of the children. I'll go to Liehuo Temple to see the situation."
"Okay, Mr. Chen, thank you." The old village chief looked at Chen Yu gratefully. He really had nothing to say to Chen Yu.
"Do you know the origins of the Taoist priests at Liehuo Temple?" Chen Yu asked after thinking for a while.
"I don't know, but from what they said, they believe in Sanqing." The village chief said, "None of us have gone to Agni Fire Temple to see what is going on."
"Believe in the Three Purities?" Chen Yu sneered and said: "People who truly believe in the Three Purities will not engage in such crooked things. I'll go take a look first and come back with a few heads."
"Mr. Chen, you must be careful." The old village chief said worriedly.
"It's okay, these people can't do anything to me." Chen Yu smiled slightly.
At this moment, a villager ran over in a panic. He shouted as he ran: "Old village chief, it's not good, old village chief, the Taoist priest from Lihuo Temple is here."
"Isn't it time yet? Why did they come early?" The old village chief couldn't help being surprised: "How many people have come?"
"Three, they are the ones who often interact with us." The villager said in panic: "What should we do, old village chief? I think they came with bad intentions this time."
"Take me to see." Chen Yu said lightly: "I don't believe it. They can have three heads and six arms."
In front of the thatched cottage where the children were kept, three Taoist priests were already confronting the villagers.
The face of the leading Taoist priest turned red, and his face looked very dark red in the firelight.
The other two are short in stature, and they use the words "short, fat, short and thick" to their fullest potential.
"Are you trying to stop us?" The red-faced Taoist stared coldly at the people in front of him and said, "I am a messenger sent by the mountain god. I am here to speak for the mountain god. You dare to stop me?"
"If anything happens, let's wait until our old village chief comes back. No one can take the children away until he comes back," a villager shouted.
"Yes, no one can take the children away until the old village chief comes back." There were more and more people.
Almost all men, women, and children in the village were mobilized, and everyone was furious.
The atmosphere in this village was originally very good. Everyone worked together and were distributed according to their work. They all had a share in the prey they caught and the food they grew.
Even the elderly and orphans who have lost an orphan at home can rest assured to live here because we will not let them go hungry.
Therefore, this ugly habit of using children as sacrifices has already made the villagers extremely angry, so now Chen Yu fanned the flames a little, and everyone ran out, and they wanted to change this matter.
"Haha, I think you are crazy, right?" The red-faced Taoist sneered, "Do you really think you can go against the mountain god?"
"Our mountain god protects the entire mountain. If you make him angry, they will destroy your entire village." A short Taoist said coldly.
