After Long Ao became the number one worshiper, an incredible and strange thing suddenly happened in the village.
One night three days ago, some villagers were crying for their children. A total of three children were missing, and the matter went to the village chief.
The village chief Li Xiangyang didn't take it seriously at first. After all, the village was too big. It was normal for naughty children to get lost or go to relatives' houses.
However, two nights ago, four more children disappeared from the village, and all of them were under the age of ten.
That night, Li Xiangyang ordered the village guards to be strengthened and sent three village priests to patrol throughout the night.
That night, fires were burning everywhere in Lijiazhuang, and hundreds of villagers automatically formed teams to patrol around.
However, in the early morning, bad news came again from the village, and ten more children were missing.
In three days, a total of seventeen children disappeared. Even if Lijiazhuang had a large population, it could not bear it. What's more, these bad news spread quickly in the village, causing panic. Many villagers were preparing to drag their families and leave. Lijiazhuang.
In order to stabilize the people's hearts, Li Xiangyang quickly summoned all the worshipers to discuss the matter.
Long Ao was among them, and he was also horrified. It was impossible for more than a dozen children to disappear for no reason. This thing was weird and weird.
"Fortunately, there are no children under ten years old in my family, otherwise, I would have gone crazy." Long Ao felt relieved when he thought of this.
"Everyone who worships you, I don't need to tell you that everyone knows what is happening in the village. Since you have become a worshiper in the village, no matter what the purpose of becoming a worshipper, everyone has the responsibility and obligation to maintain the peace of the village. This time The matter is very troublesome. Children have been missing for three days in a row. Such weird things have never happened before." Li Xiangyang looked anxious.
As the village chief of Lijia Village, if he does not handle this problem well, the consequences will be very serious. Maybe the villagers will leave Lijia Village one after another, and Lijia Village will decline rapidly.
"The disappearance of the children is very strange. I think there are two possibilities. First, it is man-made, and second, some wild beast sneaked into the mountains and ate the children. In response to the first situation, I have now ordered that the village be cleared during the day. All the people with unknown origins gathered together to inquire. "Huang Zongfeng, you bring three worshipers, and you go and finish this matter for me before noon," Li Xiangyang ordered decisively.
"Yes, village chief!" Huang Tianba also knew that the situation was serious, so he stood up quickly and ran out in a hurry.
"Dragon worship!" Li Xiangyang shouted.
"Here." Long Ao is still not very accustomed to his current status, and it feels strange to be called a worshiper.
"You and Ma Zongfang will lead the three worshipers to investigate the household where the children have disappeared. Since you are the first worshiper, this matter will be your responsibility. Come back and report to me before dusk." Li Xiangyang looked at Long meaningfully. Ao master and apprentice glanced at each other.
"Yes, village chief." Long Ao said, cupping his hands.
At that moment, Long Ao and Ma Tianya rushed to the scene of the missing child with three worshipers and a thousand villagers.
We passed several farmlands on the road, and several villagers were fertilizing the fields. When they saw so many offerings, they immediately stopped what they were doing and saluted respectfully.
Long Ao nodded slightly and was just about to leave when he noticed that the villagers had sad faces and couldn't help but wonder.
"Uncle, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking so sad?" Long Ao asked doubtfully.
Seeing the first worshiper asking, the villager was a little flattered, "Sir, my family's fields suffered a disaster yesterday. One-third of the crops were destroyed in several acres of fields, so I was very depressed. Excuse me, sir, I Damn it!"
Long Ao and Ma Tianya looked at each other, and Ma Tianya nodded with a smile. Obviously, the destruction of crops might be a clue.
"Come on, take us there quickly!" Long Ao urged. Although he has no children at home, he has lived in this village for more than ten years. Once Zhuangzi is in trouble, he has no reason not to do his best.
After a while, everyone looked at the field with one third of it destroyed in amazement.
There should have been neat crops, but a large area of crops fell down, as if they were drawn in circles in the field. They were definitely not blown by the wind.
Long Ao's heart trembled and he looked at Ma Tianya, but Ma Tianya smiled and said nothing. The other worshippers also showed thoughtful expressions.
"Dragon worship, in my opinion, what happened in this field is definitely not man-made. There may be animals. Based on the condition of the crops, it is most likely reptiles." A short old man said.
"Yes, that makes sense. Let's go explore the fields and see if there are any new discoveries." Long Ao ordered.
The lines of the destroyed crops were curved. After comparison, they found that the widths were the same, the ground was not under heavy pressure, and no footprints were found.
Long Ao's eyes flickered, as if he remembered something, but he didn't dare to confirm it.
"Dragon worship, we have carefully checked, this is indeed not done by humans, it should be done by some kind of snake." The short old man said with certainty.
"Is there such a big snake?" Long Ao had long suspected that it was a snake, but he couldn't believe that there was such a big snake in the world.
"Long Ao, you don't know this. Snakes are huge in size, and there are even giant snakes that live for hundreds or even thousands of years. It is said that they can cultivate into human form and have the power to call wind and rain, and they are called monsters. So, This may indeed be caused by snakes." Ma Tianya nodded and smiled.
"Is it related to the case of missing children in the village? Liu Congfeng, Wang Congfeng, you two stay here and lead 300 villagers to continue to search for all possible clues, try to find the origin and destination of this trace. Others, follow I'm leaving." Long Ao was in high spirits and quickly issued the order.
When passing by the homes of villagers whose children were missing, those villagers looked at Long Ao pitifully, and they burst into tears from time to time, which made Long Ao feel sour.
"How did your child disappear? Wasn't there an adult accompanying him at night?" Long Ao asked majestically.
"Replying to your lord, since my brother just got married, the house was not enough, so my youngest son and I slept in the cowshed. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I found that my son was missing." The man replied with a sad face.
"Oh, this monster only eats children, not adults." Long Ao said in surprise.
After everyone's efforts, some clues were finally found, especially after a few scales were discovered.
A total of three dark scales were found, each one about the size of a palm and very strong.
Long Ao took a piece of scale and squeezed it hard with his two fingers, but the scale didn't move at all. Long Ao was shocked. You must know that he is a fifth-level warrior. The strength between his fingers is at least several thousand kilograms. He can't even pinch through the small scales. It's completely conceivable how powerful the owner of this scale must be. Know.
The expressions of the other worshipers also became solemn. Based on the size of the scales, it seemed not difficult to calculate the size of the monster snake.
"Everyone, this scale is definitely not an ordinary thing. I can't crush it even with all my strength. It seems that this snake must have a great background. Now, everyone, please come with me to report to the village chief!" Long Ao said solemnly.