Nozawa is stuck.
"say what?!"
"explain... ... "
Nozawa only felt dry mouth and a little sweat from the tip of his nose. Since Yaeji dug the well, although livestock and fields are still in a state of water shortage and drought, at least people have security.
He obviously drank a large bowl of water before he came, but now he felt like he had a branding iron in his throat, itching unbearably, but he couldn't take other measures.
Sitting cross-legged across from him, there seemed to be a ghost hovering over that small figure. Nozawa's eyes were astringent, and the nerves leading to his pupils were bloodshot one after another, as if he had been up for several nights.
The ghost was laughing at him, a shrill laugh...
"Nozawa!"
"Ah?!" Nozawa was startled, cold sweat broke out on his back, and his pupils shrank suddenly.
Looking at it, there was just a rather powerful and handsome boy sitting opposite him, and all the ghosts and banshees hovering in the sky had disappeared.
"Master Ji."
Nozawa bowed his head, his voice trembling slightly.
"Tell me everything they said." Yaeji said impatiently.
"Gulu~"
Swallowing another mouthful of saliva from his dry mouth, Nozawa said, "They said that if you want to solve the problem of monsters and drought, you need to sacrifice."
"Continue." Yaeji squinted his eyes. Nozawa's appearance didn't seem to be just a matter of making sacrifices.
"He... They also spread that because the 'Liang' sacrificed to the great god last time was not a pure daughter, the god must be angry with the village. Then... Lord Ji, you stole the god's Power, digging wells in the village privately, and handing over the wealth of the gods to everyone, the gods are bound to be even more angry. So they dispatched monsters around the village to kill the villagers who left the village, killing the lives of the village one by one, and plunged Yae Village into despair. "
"And the sacrifice they want is not an ordinary sacrifice. Someone once said that there was a problem with a sacrifice decades ago, and the god was furious. That time, the blood of the shrine maiden was sacrificed to calm the god's anger."
"so... ... "
Yaeji squinted his eyes, and Nozawa didn't dare to speak. He originally thought that Master Ji would be furious and scold those fools fiercely, but he was already prepared to be treated as a punching bag by Master Ji.
But the quiet Yaeji seemed to be brewing a violent storm. Nozawa shuddered again when he remembered the ghost and banshee he had seen before.
"So they plan to sacrifice Sakura or Rin to the fox god? To ask the fox god to forgive? Forgive them for their crimes?"
"Stupid! Too stupid! It's hopeless! Want to push the failure of the last sacrifice to a little girl who has nothing to do with me? Will this also offset the 'sin' of the next Yae-sama?"
Nozawa didn't dare to answer.
It seemed that there was a force pushing the burning of anger in Yae Ji's heart.
"They really want to cleanse themselves of their sins." Nozawa replied cautiously, "As they said, those killed by monsters were all people who drank well water."
"Heh~ Now find me someone in the village who has never drunk well water!"
Nozawa was silent.
Yazhongji's face was cloudy and uncertain, should he go to his father about this matter? For the sake of the village's urine, his father will absolutely obey the "public opinion" and sacrifice the "trash" Rin, who is weak and useless since childhood, to the gods.
Yazhongji remained silent, trying not to be dazzled by anger.
He learned from the knowledge of the other world that it is best not to make a decision lightly when emotions fluctuate violently.
"These things are reintroduced by the handyman?"
"Everyone believes things that have been passed around, and you can be sure that the kid is one of the sources."
"Didn't the mother-in-law's family stop me at all?"
Nozawa was taken aback, and replied truthfully: "No, but this can't be stopped, right?"
"Can't stop it?" Yazhongji sneered: "The old ghost is probably trying to find an excuse for what he committed, and wants to divert his attention? Dare to do small tricks under the sacrifice to deceive the gods, I think that old thing will serve the gods That's fine."
"Hurry up and dig the well. When the water resources are sufficient for livestock and fields, sweep the low-level monsters around the village, and those people will say nothing."
Hearing Yaeji's words, Nozawa looked embarrassed, "But... now some villagers don't dare to come to the well to fetch water, and they just gather together all day to make a noise and want to hold sacrifices. In terms of our time, I'm afraid Too late."
Yaeji frowned: "Hire more people and try to speed up."
Nozawa still had a wry smile on his face: "Master Ji, these low-level monsters harass the village from time to time these days, the patrol team divides into several teams to operate, dig wells in the morning, patrol in the morning and afternoon, and dig wells in the evening. It's too much. And you know, since the news got out, no one has come to help us dig the well."
"What about those big families who know about sacrifices?"
"They don't want to take risks easily. It's not like you don't know about those old guys. They don't like to do risky things. If they don't have enough benefits, they are more willing to hold another sacrifice to sacrifice the blood of the witches to the gods. After all. ...the gods love pure daughters of the blood of witches the most."
Seeing Yaeji's face was cloudy and uncertain, Nozawa also thought about the stakes in his heart.
"My lord, there is only one way to convince those villagers to trust you."
"Oh?" A gleam of light flashed in Yazhongji's eyes. He, who often travels in "different worlds", didn't think of any good solutions. On the contrary, Nozawa with a simple and honest face had many ideas in his stomach.
"tell me the story."
"My lord, the solution is actually very simple."
"Simple?"
"Yes!" Nozawa said seriously: "As long as you disclose your true identity, sir."
Yaeji was slightly taken aback, his real identity? Isn't it the next generation Yae God Lord? This is something that everyone in the village knows.
Seeing Yae Ji stunned, Nozawa thought he had persuaded the other party, and said while the iron was hot: "As this generation of shrine maiden, the villagers naturally believe that Master Ji can communicate with the gods, and the monster outside the village is just an accident. event."
"Shrine Priestess..." Yaeji's expression changed on his small face, and he thought a lot in a flash.
Nozawa's idea is bad, but it's also very accurate, straight to the point.
If he appeared as a shrine maiden, those villagers must support the well digging work, because the maiden is said to be able to communicate with the gods.
Since you can communicate with the gods, then everything is not a problem. Stealing the power of the gods and squandering the wealth of the gods are all tacitly approved by the gods.
The monster can be easily dealt with as an accident, and he can even use the status of the shrine maiden to give the old woman a "crime of deceiving the gods!"
All problems seem to be solved.
In the future... It is impossible for Sakura to meet everyone as a shrine maiden. Is Yae Shrine going to announce to the public that Sakura is not actually the second daughter of the Yae family, but the second son
To be honest, Yaeji was moved by this bad idea.
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ps. Key words in this chapter: "Prajna Heart", "Misunderstanding", "Identity", "Recommendation Ticket", "Manual Funny."