On the day when the River God Festival began, everyone returned to Yuehe Village early, but Yu Xiaoxue, who felt uneasy, came to the hill outside Yuehe Village where Le Yuan was staying.
"Brother Le, ever since the river demon said he was going to hold the River God Festival, I have been feeling uneasy for the past two days. I have been disturbed even during my practice. I wonder if I am overthinking it?"
Xiaoxue tucked a strand of white hair behind her ear. This action made Yu Xiaoxue, who was only 13 years old, feel like a mature woman like the incomparable Nuwa.
"Don't worry, Xiaoxue. I've been thinking about dealing with this river monster for a while, but the fact that you have such a reaction just means that he will definitely appear. When the time comes, I will wait for the opportunity to take action and get rid of him."
Le Yuan said as he took out more than ten black cards from his space backpack, and then handed them to Xiaoxue. These cards are his favorite works. As long as a little power is injected into them, they can generate a magic shield that Le Yuan can use with all his strength. It is easy to block a C-class full blow. It may not be of any use to Le Yuan, but it is undoubtedly the best protection for Xiaoxue at this time.
Le Yuan taught Yu Xiaoxue how to use this item step by step, and after letting him test it out, Yu Xiaoxue returned to the away game with satisfaction.
Night gradually fell, and hundreds of red lanterns were lit in the center of the village. Suddenly, the entire Yuehe Village became more lively than ever before, and the sound of gongs and drums resounded throughout the village.
At this moment, a sudden evil wind blew up, making many villagers present unable to open their eyes. Only Le Yuan, who was hiding aside, was not affected by this power. Although Yu Xiaoxue, whose cultivation was still shallow, was able to resist, she was still like a mortal without realizing her own power.
After hearing a loud explosion, the well in the center of the village suddenly exploded, and a large amount of well water gushed out. The huge water column was more than 10 meters high. When the evil wind gradually dissipated and the villagers opened their eyes one by one, a giant shark spirit nearly 10 meters jumped out of the water column.
"Hahaha, you stupid mortals, why haven't you bowed down to the river god yet? Do you want to blaspheme the god?"
A rough and hoarse voice came from the giant shark's mouth, and the voice immediately scared many children in the village to cry. Village Chief Feng seemed to be the leader of the traitor. He shouted "Kowtow to the Lord River God" and knelt down first.
The villagers were afraid of the shark spirit, and when they saw Village Chief Feng bowing their heads, they bowed. Naturally, they did not have the courage to continue to resist, and they knelt on the ground one after another. Those with children pushed their children to the ground to cover them. their eyes.
Suddenly, only three people were left standing in the whole village, Le Yuan, Yu Xiaoxue, and Xuan Daozi.
"Xiao, Xiaoxue, don't stand still, don't annoy him."
Uncle He, who was kneeling on the ground, quickly pushed Yu Xiaoxue's feet. He felt sorry for Yu Xiaoxue and didn't want Yu Xiaoxue to offend this terrifying shark spirit like this.
Although Mr. He is an irreplaceable relative to Xiaoxue, when Mr. He asked her to kneel down to him, Yu Xiaoxue instinctively felt resistance in her heart.
Even if Yu Xiaoxue herself has not awakened, as the reincarnation of Nuwa Stone, one of the top ten legendary artifacts, her instinct is still unimaginable pride. She will kneel to the sky and kneel to her parents, but she wants to let her kneel to a little girl. Demon, this is absolutely impossible.
"Oh? There is actually a woman who can see this god without changing her expression?"
Yu Xiaoxue, who was standing at the front, was the first to attract Shark Jing's attention, especially her strange silver hair and snowy temples, crystal blue eyes, and red mole on her forehead, which piqued Shark Jing's endless interest. But when he really focused his attention on Yu Xiaoxue, he could no longer take his eyes away. The pure water spirit power emanating from Yu Xiaoxue's body made it impossible for the shark spirit as a water demon to ignore it.
"Okay, okay-"
Three good words came out from the mouth of Jiao Jing. The reason why he came to Yuehe Village in advance was because of the spiritual energy fluctuation that suddenly erupted from Yuehe Village a few days ago. When spiritual energy changes, there must be a strange treasure. And when Shark King saw Yu Xiaoxue, he was even more sure that the rare treasure he was looking for was in the little girl Xiaoxue.
And Village Chief Feng was like a dog-legger. After getting up from the ground, he immediately asked everyone to stand up, and then respectfully said to Jijing: "Sir, all the villagers of Yuehe Village are here. Please point out who you want. Bar!"
"She is the one I want!"
Shark Jing pointed his fins at Yu Xiaoxue who was among the crowd. At the same time, under Shark Jing's control, the water flow formed a step straight in front of Xiaoxue.
"Come on, it is your honor to become the wife of this god, and it is also a blessing for Yuehe Village. Why don't you come to me quickly?"
As soon as Shark Jing's words came out, the other villagers immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt lucky that Shark Selection had chosen Yu Xiaoxue as the broom star. Due to Yu Xiaoxue's innate vision and ability, she was ostracized. Now that she was selected by the monster, not only did not one of them feel resentful, but instead, everyone was made worse.
"Master River God chose you, it's your blessing, Xiaoxue!"
"That's right, not just anyone can be the wife of the River God. Why don't you thank the River God quickly?"
"Let's go, let's go, as long as you accompany the River God, Yuehe Village will have three good years, but don't offend the River God!"
One villager after another said this, taking the selfishness of human nature to the extreme.
"You, how could you do this? Xiaoxue is a good girl. She...she must not marry some river god!"
At this time, Mr. He couldn't help but protest. As one of the few people in the village who was willing to accept Xiaoxue, he stood up and spoke for Yu Xiaoxue.
"Sister, sister won't marry that monster! Sister, don't leave!"
Xiao Shuo also held Yu Xiaoxue's sleeve tightly, not wanting Yu Xiaoxue to leave just now.
The two people's opposition was so weak in front of the whole village. Hundreds of words made Uncle He and Xiao Shuo speechless. At the same time, Village Chief Feng, who was the chief scoundrel of the shark spirit, even persuaded Yu. Xiaoxue obediently followed the shark.
Just when Yu Xiaoxue was silent, Le Yuan behind him suddenly sent a message into Yu Xiaoxue's consciousness.
"Xiaoxue, follow that Shark Spirit first. There are so many people here that it's hard to do anything. When he returns to the cave, he will die. Don't be reluctant to part with the charm I gave you. Use it at the critical moment!"
After receiving Le Yuan's message, Yu Xiaoxue slowly took a step forward and stepped on the steps made of water. I saw him step up to the replacement step by step, and finally turned around to face the villagers present at the highest point of the replacement. His eyes no longer had the kindness of the past, but only countless disappointments. When he looked at Uncle He and his younger brother Xiao Shuo, this Only then did the tenderness of the past flash through.
"You guys remember, I am not going up this level for you, let alone Yuehe Village, but just for my brother and Uncle He who are related to me! It is extremely sad to become the minions of monsters and unable to resist!"
There was a hint of anger in Yu Xiaoxue's words. Yu Xiaoxue, who was standing on the water immediately after the shark spirit cast a spell, flew to his side.
"Hahaha, I am happy today, so I will forgive you mortals for the poor reception. The River God Festival needs to be held as usual every year, but this sacrifice will be suspended for three years!"
Accompanied by the arrogant loud noises of the shark spirit, the surging water around him turned into a furious wave and swept him and Yu Xiaoxue away. At the same time, the water receded and returned to the well in the village.
When Yu Jing and Yu Xiaoxue disappeared together, Xuan Daozi grabbed Le Yuan's arm, and the anxiety on his face could be seen without Le Yuan looking at it.
"Quick, do it quickly. Do you want to wait until this girl Xiaoxue is killed before taking action? If the shark spirit escapes, then all the previous efforts will be wasted!"
Xuan Daozi, who had received a lot of help from Xiaoxue, was extremely reluctant to let this good girl Xiaoxue die, and quickly urged Le Yuan to take action.
Le Yuan Le Yuan closed his eyes slowly. Xuan Daozi's worries were not a problem at all to Le Yuan. Yu Xiaoxue will definitely not die that easily. Apart from other things, the defense cards made by Le Yuan are definitely not fake.
The strength of the shark spirit was also noticed by Le Yuan. The strength was good and reached C level, but it was only C level. Judging from this, Xuan Daozi's original strength should be around C level, maybe not even C level, but with Taoism and props he is enough to conquer the shark spirit.
"Don't worry, the shark spirit is still under my control. He is still moving with Xiaoxue. His speed has not slowed down yet, but judging from the situation, it should be fast!"
In Le Yuan's perception, the space anchor aura on Yu Xiaoxue's body was moving rapidly. As soon as Yu Xiaoxue and the others stopped, Le Yuan would immediately start taking action.
When Le Yuan opened his eyes, he saw Xuan Daozi looking at Village Chief Feng in front of him with hatred. His expression was not as simple as the hatred he said. It seems that in addition to Village Chief Feng causing Xuan Daozi to fail in collecting demons, Village Chief Feng also has other dirty tricks that Le Yuan doesn't know about.
"Take this opportunity to tell me what is going on with Village Chief Feng. How can a good person help a monster if he doesn't do anything?"
Looking at Village Chief Feng who was holding a banquet in front of him, he couldn't help but ask Xuandaozi who was drinking heavily beside him.
"Hmph! It's okay not to mention it at this time. I just regretted that I was completely wrong at the beginning. After I was lucky enough to save my life under Xiaoxue's care, I found out the details of this old man Feng bit by bit. He had hidden so much. Very good!"
With Xuan Daozi's explanation, Le Yuan finally understood what was going on with Village Chief Feng.
Village Chief Feng, who has lived in Yuehe Village for generations, should not have much connection with this shark spirit, but according to what Xuan Daozi said. The reason why the extremely remote Yuehe Village has a river demon is ultimately attributed to the family of Village Chief Feng.
Village Chief Feng has a son, Feng Nian, who was originally a rare scholar in the village. He lost contact with him when he was taking the exam a few years ago. When everyone thought he was dead, he came back safely from outside. There was no mention of the exam.
What is extremely coincidental is that this shark spirit only started causing trouble in Yuehe Village when Feng Nian came back. This Xuan Daozi was also a coincidence, and Feng Nian understood the reason for this.
When Feng Nian came back, he almost died when he encountered a road bandit. After meeting the shark spirit, he reached an agreement with him. The shark spirit would rescue him and bring him back to the village. As the village chief, Old Man Feng would enshrine him as the river god. Bless their family, and in exchange they offer their virginity as a sacrifice to the Shark Spirit.
As for the failure of so many demon slayers, this was largely due to the fact that Village Chief Feng and his family had tipped off the news. It was calculated and unintentional that led to the deaths of many demon slayers in Yuehe Village.