Chapter 235: The Strange Village Chief
In a low-lying area, many villagers are clearing wood and rubbing, and the dirt is dug up with shovels and piled aside.
Men, women, and children worked tirelessly, and most of the trees were washed down and buried deep in the earth.
"Flooding?"
"It's miserable!"
It was only when Fuhe and the others came close that they saw the ruthlessness of the natural disaster, but there was nothing they could do about it with manpower alone.
Clang!
A crisp bell rang, and Fu He and the others were instantly attracted to it, wanting to see the source of the sound.
I saw a red sedan chair carried by eight people, and the tip of the top of the sedan chair was a golden-colored independent rooster.
There were people holding white flags with a right triangle in front and behind, and an eerie aura permeated the surroundings.
"That's the palanquin for the sacrifices......"
"Because this year's floods are so miserable!"
"Whose child is it this time?"
The villagers immediately stopped their cleaning work and discussed with a sigh as a dark cloud of despair hung over them.
"Sacrificing a child?"
Sunset Kagome was not calm on the spot, in her time, it was impossible to encounter such a thing on the surface.
"It doesn't seem to be very peaceful!"
Maitreya muttered to himself, and he looked at the procession of sacrifices, his eyes full of worry.
......
"Village Chief, this is too tragic!"
At the back of the sacrificial procession, the man with the white flag behind his back should be the head of this village.
"What are these words......
The village chief, who had two mustaches, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "This is all to protect the village, and it is natural to sacrifice my children." ”
"What a matter of course!"
Inuyasha sat directly on the top of the red sedan chair, clasped his hands on his chest and said disdainfully: "That guy who is known as the god of water may be just a strange monster, and it is not enough for you to be so devout and faithful." ”
"That's right! The guy who eats human children, even if he used to be a god, has now become a monster of evil cultivation, and the reason why the gods are high is only because they don't eat fireworks in the world, and they will enjoy blood food, and they are basically monsters, or some perverted guys out of interest......"
The rest of the burial river didn't continue, he knew that Inuyasha might understand, but the others might be repulsed.
"That guy must be a monster who uses the Jade Fragments of the Four Souls to increase his demonic power! Don't be deceived! ”
Inuyasha also jumped from the top of the sedan chair when he said this, but his image was obviously not convincing.
"This ...... Who is this guy? ”
"Guy who hasn't seen it......"
"This guy has dog ears...... Is it a youkai? ”
The villagers all looked flustered, and the appearance of Inuyasha made them completely ignore the burial river and other humans beside them.
"This village is a village protected by the water god, you monster get out of here quickly!"
The village chief gritted his teeth and looked very hideous, he denied Inuyasha's words, and resolutely did not believe this statement.
"What do you say? Stinky old man ......"
Inuyasha was still unable to get along with people calmly, and the village chief's words immediately easily aroused his ferocity.
"Stop making a fuss, Inuyasha!"
Maitreya stepped forward at this time, knocked the head of Inuyasha with the Zen staff in his hand, and put on the appearance of an enlightened monk.
"What are you doing? Maitreya! ”
Inuyasha immediately touched his head in pain, and this time, it just hit his pain point.
"We're not suspicious people, we're travelers who help people for some reason, we've heard about it, if you don't mind, let's get rid of the demons!"
"Can you really do that kind of thing?"
"In that case, please leave everything to ......"
"Don't be fooled by him, they must be deceiving us."
The village chief seems to be very resistant to the help of Fuhe and others, and has been refusing to let others get involved.
"But the village chief, it doesn't hurt to listen to them......
A dark-faced man beside the village chief was at a loss at this time, and he seemed to want to choose the help of Fuhe and the others.
"Humph!"
I only heard the village chief snort coldly, and said in a strange voice: "Please, these strange guys of unknown origin, if they anger the water god, they will destroy the entire village, even if it is not the case, when it is my child's turn, I will ask the mage to eliminate the demon ......"
Speaking of this, the village chief covered his chest and blamed himself: "I don't have the face to go to see the children who were sacrificed!" ”
The village chief couldn't even cry in the end, and it was difficult for him to cross the hurdle in his heart when he revealed his true feelings.
At this moment, the curtain of the sedan chair was lifted in a corner, and a child wearing a faceless male mask poked his head out.
"That's it...... A child who is sacrificed? ”
Sunset Kagome turned her head, but the kid was probably afraid of life, and quickly retracted into it.
"Before the sun goes down, you must send it to the ancestral hall by the lake, okay, okay, hurry up and get on the road!"
The village chief was reluctant to accept the help of Fuhe and others, and it was difficult for them to force the villagers to agree.
Looking at the attitude of the village chief, if he uses force, it is likely to be counterproductive and cause unnecessary conflicts with the villagers.
"Yes!"
The villagers listened very much to the words of the village chief, and the procession of offering sacrifices directly bypassed the funeral river and others to continue on the road.
"That village elder is so strange!" Qibao can also see that something is wrong with the village chief.
"I look forward to my child as a sacrifice!"
Inuyasha couldn't help but pout, and then his face became serious, he couldn't just let other youkai mess around!
"We're seen as the ones in the way, huh?"
Maitreya watched the procession of sacrifices go straight away, feeling sorry for the ignorant village chief.
"Hey! What to do? Leave it alone? ”
Inuyasha obviously already had his own answer in his heart, but he still chose to ask for the opinion of the burial river.
"What do you say? Of course I want to help them! Sunset Kagome gave a look of course on her face.
"Among them...... That's a big problem! ”
Fu He pondered, and guessed: "The child who was sacrificed earlier made the village chief think that he had to make his child a sacrifice, which is an explanation to the villagers, and it may also be a sacrifice made to consolidate his position." ”
"How?"
Sunset Kagome looked shocked, in her cognition, how could there be parents who hurt their children?
"It's just speculation, maybe the village chief has been brainwashed, or maybe the village chief doesn't believe in our abilities at all, as he said at the beginning, if we anger the water god, they will be the ones who will bear the wrath."
Fuhe shook his head and said helplessly: "No matter what...... This village chief seems to be a person with a hard time, let's go over first, save the child, and then talk about it, and then solve other things slowly! ”
"Are you serious?"
Suddenly, a childish voice sounded from the bottom of the hillside, and then a boy with a robe on his head was revealed.