"Didn't I tell you not to go? Why didn't you listen!"

The old woman yelled.

His face was ferocious. The scar on his face was twisted together and the folds were intertwined, making the scar crawl like a centipede randomly on his face.

"I, I heard someone screaming and wanted to see if I could help."

The young man's face turned pale. He didn't expect that his good intentions would lead to such a result. Could it be said that all those who act chivalrously and righteously end up like this?

"Oh, help? Everyone in our village will be killed by you!" the old woman screamed.

"You...you...you damned harm, if I had known I wouldn't have kept you, get out of here." As she said that, the old woman stretched out her eagle-claw-like hands tremblingly and pushed him out.

go.

Xu Changsheng still wanted to explain something, but he felt that any explanation was feeble. He didn't know anything now, he didn't know what the secrets of this village were, he didn't know why he couldn't go out at night, and he didn't know what happened last night.

Walking on this deserted mud road in despair, Xu Changsheng didn't think about whether what he just did was right or not. Anyway, he did it as he wished. If he hadn't gone out at that moment, he might never forgive himself in this life.

It's a pity that we couldn't save that family.

Not knowing where to go, Xu Changsheng lightly jumped onto the sycamore tree in the middle of the village, sitting on a thick branch with his back leaning against the trunk, one leg bent up on the branch, and one foot in the air.

Swinging.

Looking at the jade toad looming in the clouds, I suddenly thought of the Tang and Song Dynasties. I don’t know what happened to that boy when he went to the galaxy, and I don’t know where the galaxy is, but it must be in the sky. But with his appearance

, definitely more handsome than myself. I don’t know if there is anyone there, and if so, do you know that he is the powerful Song and Tang Dynasty man.

I also thought of Liang Mi’s little slug and followed Tan Xiao away. I heard that Tan Xiao was some kind of Taoist saint. Liang Mi would never suffer a loss by following him. Maybe next time I meet him, I will have to rely on him.

It's covered, but with his temperament, he must be very enthusiastic.

I also thought of Su Sheng. I wonder if he has arrived at Xianmen. I wonder how he and Sun Yuexuan are doing. They should be fine. Will they even have children next time I see them? I don’t know yet.

Can we meet?

I also thought of Wu Weihu. I don’t know where he traveled with his father, but Wu Kui was also a great immortal, so he should be living a good life. The boy also said that he would help him build a weapon next time we meet. What would be good? Then

Just use a sword, even if you don't use it, it still looks good when you hold it.

I also thought of Aunt He, and wondered if I would get used to it after being away for the past few days. But she would be a lot lonely after all, after all, no one would step into her courtyard every day and shout "Auntie" there.

I remembered Aunt Li at the wine shop before, and wondered if she was overtaken by the man in the python robe.

She even thought of Li Ruan, the sister she longed for. The longevity lock was still lying in her mustard, and it had been rubbed by Xu Changsheng to shine. The green shirt she gave her was also lying quietly in her possession.

Inside the mustard bag, he had folded it neatly. He was waiting to put it on the next time he went to see her. Anyway, Li Ruan's seam was wide, so when he grew taller, it would be just right to put it on.

Somehow, I suddenly felt that I was missing some wine. It would be better to drink something stronger. Even if I couldn't drink much, I could still get drunk.

No wonder people in the Tang and Song Dynasties often told themselves that when traveling in the world, they don’t need to practice swordsmanship and boxing, but they can’t stop drinking wine.

Before I knew it, the sky was turning white.

People in the village opened their doors one after another,

One by one they rushed out and ran around, as if looking for something.

Suddenly, someone walked under the sycamore tree, saw Xu Changsheng, and shouted, "He's here!"

The villagers quickly gathered around from all directions and stared at Xu Changsheng fiercely. Some of them were holding tools such as rakes in their hands.

"That's him, that person was him last night."

"Yes, he broke the feeding day and prevented Lord Cat God from eating."

"It's over, we can't survive tonight."

"It was him. If it weren't for him, we would all be alive and well."

"Beat him to death, kill him now!"

…

The people below were jostling one after another. Some of the angry people even grabbed sand and stones from the ground and threw them at Xu Changsheng, hoping to knock him off the tree.

The young man was also a little angry. He didn't even understand what was going on, so he said he wanted to kill himself.

But getting angry won't solve the problem. What's important now is to figure out what happened.

Then Xu Changsheng used his bent left foot to lift the whole person up. He stood on a thick branch and looked at the villagers below.

Stomping his feet hard, all the leaves of the sycamore tree fell off one after another.

Xu Changsheng made a big circle with his hands, and his fist force spurted out, causing the leaves of the entire tree to form a ball, wrapping him inside.

Then he exerted force and pressed towards the middle. The leaves shrank sharply, and Xu Changsheng held them in his hands, forming a small ball, with the leaves flowing crazily.

The villagers below had also been stunned for a long time, and no one said anything.

Seeing that the effect was achieved, Xu Changsheng stopped using any force and threw the ball into the sky.

Without the pressure, the ball exploded.

The leaves are falling down one after another.

"Can I say a few words now?"

No one answered.

Xu Changsheng also felt that something was not right, so he jumped off the branch, and everyone underneath dispersed, leaving a large open space in the middle for Xu Changsheng.

Xu Changsheng showed a kind smile and said: "Dear fellow villagers, I don't know what happened last night. I just heard someone screaming at that time, so I went out to see if I could help. Although I am not much

He's a god, but he can still beat a few ordinary people."

Everyone looked at Xu Changsheng's smile, fearing that he would do something shocking again, so they backed away again.

Someone boldly said, "Then you can't leave today."

Xu Changsheng smiled and replied: "Don't worry, I will definitely not leave today."

After hearing this, the villagers seemed to feel relieved.

There was a big man at the head, who was the one who answered Xu Changsheng's message at the head of the village last night. He turned around and waved his hand, "Everyone, please go back first. Let me talk to this young hero. I'll let you know if there is any news later."

I will also tell you."

"That's right, everyone should leave first. I will definitely not leave today, so don't worry." Xu Changsheng agreed.

After the crowd dispersed, the man looked at Xu Changsheng cautiously and walked towards him cautiously.

Xu Changsheng also smiled at him. The man was startled again and wanted to step back. The young man understood and simply waited for the man to come over.

In the end, Xu Changsheng pulled him hard, and the two of them sat down under the sycamore tree.

The man was still a little uncomfortable, so he finally took out his cigarette stick from behind and took a few puffs before he calmed down.

When Xu Changsheng saw that it was almost time, he asked: "Why couldn't you go out last night?"

The man took another deep breath and then said, "Don't be impatient, young hero. I'll tell you slowly."

"Actually, our village was not originally called Yuanshan Village, but Hemao Village."

"Hecat Village?" Xu Changsheng asked doubtfully.

The man nodded, "Yes, River Cat Village, you also saw the river, outside our village. As for the cat, I believe the young hero also saw it last night."

The black shadow and the extended claws, when the man said it, Xu Changsheng suddenly realized that it really looked a bit like a cat, but the cat was wrapped in a black mist.

Not coming out.

The man took another deep breath of dry smoke, and after a while he said: "Our village is deep in the mountains, but it has been living well. There are no wolves, insects, tigers or leopards coming to invade. I think the young hero must also be a little suspicious.

Among them, the cat god is blessing us. When our ancestors first moved here, many people became the prey of the tiger and leopard."

"It wasn't until someone found the Cat God and paid the price that the Cat God promised to protect us. Only then did we, the villagers of Hemao Village, gain a foothold in this deep mountain."

Xu Changsheng also fell silent, "What's the price?"

In fact, he had somewhat guessed it, but he wasn't sure.

The man stopped smoking. He put the cigarette pole on the ground and shook his head. "Human sacrifice, to put it nicely, is just using our villagers as food. In the beginning, it only had to eat the children of our village."

Boys and girls, now that all the boys and girls have been eaten, even us old bones are not willing to let go.

Moreover, the number of sacrifices that originally only needed to be sacrificed once a year suddenly changed to three times a year in the past few years. We didn’t want it, so it came to the village on its own. We also spontaneously changed the name, no longer calling it River Cat Village.

Instead, it was renamed Yuanshan Village."

As he said this, he laughed at himself, maybe that was all they could do to resist.

Xu Changsheng was stunned, "Then why didn't you resist or run away?"

"We have tried what the young hero said. Some of them escaped, and those who escaped disappeared before they could cross the river."

The man smiled bitterly, "Resist? We only resisted once, and half of the people in the village were missing. The cat god also said that if we dare to resist again and cause trouble on its feeding day, it will kill us the next night.

Everyone in the village ate them up."

Speaking of this, Xu Changsheng also understood that it seemed that last night was the so-called feeding day.

They say it is shelter, but in fact they are just fat sheep kept in captivity. You can eat whichever sheep you want.

The man continued: "Actually, this was the reason why we received the young hero not far away last night. But unexpectedly, Liu Duanming from the end of the village kept the young hero behind. Alas, we still can't escape what is coming."

"Liu Short Life? Are you talking about Granny Liu?"

The man was a little vague and didn't want to say more, so Xu Changsheng didn't ask any more questions.

After thinking about last night's battle, the cat demon was naturally a god-like existence to ordinary people, but it should not be much different from myself.

If I ask again, I don’t know anything anymore.

The man invited Xu Changsheng to his house for dinner, but Xu Changsheng shook his head and refused. For the next day, Xu Changsheng sat on the sycamore tree, reading a book, or washing his flying sword.

He did not practice martial arts anymore, because once he practiced, he would definitely consume his energy, and now he had to maintain his peak condition and wait for the arrival of night. There were villagers walking around under the tree, but no one dared to point a finger at him.
Chapter completed!