Chapter 164 163. Fish-Tiger and Obscene Sacrifice
"Lord Luo, you said that there are villages along the river that use young boys and girls to sacrifice to the Pig Dragon. Is it true in every village, or only in a few?"

On the vast river, Xu Qing and Luo Yufei rode on water-avoiding beasts and walked on the water.

On the way, Xu Qing asked the question that concerned him most.

"Maybe." Luo Yufei hesitated for a long moment before saying, "It's like this in every village."

"Is it the same in every village?" Xu Qing murmured, "It seems that the government was really helpless in dealing with these pig dragons before."

The ruling power of the Dasheng court over the people and its prestige among ghosts and monsters exceeded Xu Qing's understanding of those feudal dynasties.

Despite clear prohibitions against offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods, the villages along the river dared to do so.

This means that they have been forced into a desperate situation and have no choice but to do this.

Luo Yufei remained silent after hearing this.

Because what Xu Qing said was true.

"Master Jingdu." Luo Yufei suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Why did you choose me to go with you instead of Master Anyuan?"

"You obviously have many secrets. Do you trust me so much? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you or force you to tell me your secrets?"

"A genius who can kill a fourth-level demon at the beginning of the third level must have some great fortune."

Compared with his fellow disciples, even though he was the demon hunter of the Arctic Exorcism Institute, he should not be able to gain trust easily.

If it was a group of people on a mission, then there would be nothing to say, but with only the two of them, if he had some bad intentions that he shouldn't have.
"First, Senior Brother Yinshan needs to stay there to set up the water suppression formation." Xu Qing said with a smile, "Second, I have confidence in my own strength."

"As for believing you?"

"To be honest, I don't really believe you that much. After all, people's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. But I think you are a good person."

"A good person?" Luo Yufei was stunned. This was the first time someone said this to him.

"I heard that the Kang Jinlong lineage of the North Pole Exorcism Institute is made up of royal family members. Why is Lord Luo, a man of such status, willing to take the risk and come here to slay the demon?"

"Even if the North Pole Exorcism Institute is responsible for slaying demons and exorcising evil, you could just continue as you did before, waiting for the water demons to come ashore and devour the people, and then rush over to kill them after hearing the news."

"This is not a good practice. Because of this practice, the villages along the river bank have no choice but to sacrifice boys and girls to the water monster in exchange for peace."

"But in reality, it's not good but it's not wrong, and it's the only solution."

"But you didn't think that was enough. After we arrived, you immediately mentioned the matter of Zhu Po Long causing troubles at Jiang'an and asked for help from Senior Brother Yinshan."

“So I say, you’re a good person.”

At this point, Xu Qing said with emotion: "For some people, you can spend your whole life with them and still never know what kind of person they are, but for some people, you can trust them with your life and death after just meeting them once."

Luo Yufei heard Xu Qing's remarks and said with a smile, "So I am the latter? I have only met Taoist Jingdu once, so I can trust him with my life and death?"

Xu Qing smiled and shook his head: "That's impossible. My life is in my own hands. I won't entrust it to anyone else."

Luo Yufei heard a strong sense of confidence in these words.

If a person has confidence, he will be self-assured, and if he is confident, he will be tough.

Xu Qing now has the strength to fight against the fourth realm, and he also has the purple talisman given by his master to protect him, so he is naturally not afraid of Luo Yufei's evil intentions.

The two of them remained silent along the way, riding the water-avoiding beast quickly.

"This direction?" Luo Yufei noticed the direction they were heading and asked loudly, "Are we heading to the shore?"

"We are indeed heading towards the shore. Don't worry, the route is correct."

Although Xu Qing was puzzled, the line of cause and effect would not lie. Since it pointed to the shore, it meant that one of the monsters that obtained the flood disaster energy was on the shore.

After hearing Xu Qing say this, Luo Yufei shut up and followed quietly.

The two men went ashore, but they didn't expect that the monster was not near the river bank. They walked for a long time before finally stopping in front of a village.

"In this village?" Luo Yufei said with a frown.

"Yes." Xu Qing nodded.

Then I looked around. This place was not close to the river bank, even though the water was overflowing from this section of the river.

Although there is a river winding through the village, this river is just a small stream. To the water monsters living in the big river, this small stream is just like a small ditch.

"Master Jingdu, if what you said is correct, then there must be something wrong with this village." Luo Yufei's eyes flashed with a cold light, "It's okay to just hide in the village, but if it's something else."

"We'll know the truth once we go in and take a look. This monster has escaped from the river on its own. It doesn't have the power of the river to rely on, so it's easier to deal with." Xu Qing said in a deep voice.

"But we need to make some arrangements before entering the village, so as not to alarm the monster as soon as we step into the village."

Xu Qing took out two talismans and lit them with his Yuan Qi. The ashes swirled around the two men's faces like a veil.

Luo Yufei poked the talisman ashes on his face with his finger: "What kind of talisman is this?"

"A talisman that makes people feel as if they have known you for a long time." Xu Qing replied, "A talisman that can make people feel as if they have known you for a long time, and they will not doubt your identity when you suddenly appear."

“This is quite practical.”

The two walked into the village.

Because of the feeling of familiarity at first sight, the villagers automatically recognized them as villagers of this village, so they did not react to their sudden arrival.

When entering the village, Xu Qing and Luo Yufei both discovered a problem.
The villagers here have not yet been affected by the flooding of the river, but their expressions show only numbness, sadness and anger, but no worry. "Illicit sacrifice!"

Luo Yufei suddenly uttered this word while walking, his eyes cold: "I have seen similar situations before. This village should be worshipping some evil god or monster now."

"And this kind of offering is not spontaneous, it must be done under duress or intimidation!"

"That's why these people have such sad and angry looks in their eyes."

Xu Qing's face darkened when he heard this.

The numbness comes from the inability to resist, while the sadness and anger are naturally because something they cherish very much has been destroyed.

Or rather be eaten!
The causal line in his eyes continued to extend forward, as if stained with a layer of blood red. Xu Qing's gaze suddenly became extremely stern, and his steps couldn't help but quicken.

The two of them walked quickly to the land temple in the village.

Before I got close, I could hear the roar of wild beasts and the trembling and sobbing voices of humans.

"I want children. Children's meat is the most tender and smooth!"

"My king, you have eaten all the children in our village. Only some newborns are left. My king, please let our village go."

"I bless your village, so you must naturally offer me sacrifices, and offer me the best offerings!"

"My king, please eat me. Please eat me. Woo woo woo."

"Get lost! Your flesh looks so dry and tough."

Xu Qing's cold eyes and Luo Yufei's spiritual consciousness penetrated the wall and saw the collapsed and broken stone statues in the temple, the bloodstains and bones all over the ground, and the old man kneeling on the ground.

And the majestic and gorgeous tiger perched on the altar!

The word "King" on the forehead shows majesty, the body is round and plump, and the tiger skin is smooth and shiny. It is actually a tiger demon that is well fed and watered!
"Tiger demon?"

"It's not a tiger monster." Xu Qing's eyes were burning with golden flames, and he could tell the true face of the monster at a glance.

It has a head like a tiger, skin like a hedgehog, and thorns on its back. It is actually a fish tiger!
According to Xu Qing, this creature called "fish tiger" is a fish in the water and a tiger on the shore.

The fish-tiger in the temple is only at the fourth level, so no wonder it came out of the river and hid in this village. It was clearly trying to avoid other water-born monsters with flood-causing auras.

However, if it were allowed to digest that incomplete flood disaster energy and have another chance to further break through the realm, it might be able to transform into a tiger dragon in one fell swoop.

By then, there will be another huge monster in the river that is extremely threatening and difficult to deal with!
"Who?!"

The big tiger sitting high on the altar sensed prying eyes and his eyes suddenly shot out a cold light.

However, the next moment, responding to it,
These are the four guardian gods who broke into the ruined temple!

Xu Qing had an idea and summoned four guardian gods. The Jiazi god, who was wearing a black helmet and a black beast-faced chain armor, held up the mountain-splitting axe in his hand.

An axe chopped down.

The raging wind split the entire land temple in half.

Because there were people inside the temple, the Jiazi God did not activate the golden light on the axe blade. The sudden strong wind blew the person away, but was steadily caught by the Dingchou God.

"You bastards! How dare you destroy my temple?!"

The leopard tiger leaped away to avoid the chop, and was immediately filled with anger when he saw his temple being smashed into pieces by the Taoist soldiers summoned by the cultivator who came from nowhere.

It roared and was about to pounce and bite.

The light from the glazed mirror in the hands of the Dinghai God shot over and fixed it in place. Then the Jiazi God, Jiaxu God, and Dingchou God all raised their weapons and attacked the tiger.

And a line of sword energy slashed down from the top of the head, wrapped in pieces of frost!
The anger in the tiger's eyes disappeared in an instant, replaced by deep horror.

It went crazy and urged its demonic power to attack the forces that were restraining its body around it. The mirror light shattered, but four attacks from above and in front had already arrived.

At the critical moment.

Wisps of malicious aura emanated from the body of the tiger, which was able to resist the attacks from the three guardian gods and Luo Yufei.

then,

It shed a lot of blood and fled in panic without stopping.

"what is that."

The villagers who heard the noise looked up, and the scene they saw made them feel extremely confused.

The monster that looked like a god or demon to them was injured, covered in blood, and kept running and spilling large amounts of blood.
Looking at the huge tiger's back as it fled in panic, he saw the four guardian gods chasing after it.

The villagers in this village finally realized something, and light gradually focused in their numb pupils.

"It's a god!"

"It must be the gods from heaven who came to save us!"

The gods came, and the monster that occupied the land temple was driven away!
but,

Even if the monster is driven away, the child who was eaten can never come back!

Woo woo woo.
I don't know if they were crying for joy, or if the villagers who couldn't even cry after losing their children could finally cry loudly after the monster was gone.
Suddenly the cry echoed throughout the village.
(End of this chapter)