Chapter Twenty-Three: A Meeting Among Monsters
It is said that the giant castle called the Heavenly Demon Castle, which was built on the cliff overnight, is owned by an evil youkai who feeds on the blood of young girls. Moreover, under the pretext of sheltering one side, the youkai threatens the inhabitants of this land to offer a pure maiden as a tribute every day.
At first, although the nearby villagers were afraid, no one would be stupid enough to use the village girl as a victim to seek protection from the youkai. After all, no one knows when it will be the turn of their daughter to be the girl who paid tribute.
However, with the silence and rejection of the surrounding villagers, various disasters came.
The ravaging monsters, passing bandits, and bandits all made it difficult for the inhabitants of this land to continue their lives, and they could only reluctantly step into this castle rumored to be built by youkai with trepidation.
When you live in this castle, you want to be protected by the owner of this castle.
In order to survive, these villagers don't care whether the city lord is a monster or not, and even some brave girls who have been enlightened also take the initiative to stand up, even if it is to become the ration of the city lord, as long as the parents who gave birth to themselves can get a place to live, even if it is worth paying for their lives.
As the first girl came forward, there were many girls who overcame the fear in their hearts and chose to sacrifice themselves for the future of their families.
And these girls who have made an enlightenment, without exception, are all beauties with beautiful looks and wonderful figures.
Beauty is an original sin, and it is a disaster to have beauty but not the ability to protect it, no matter what world you are in.
People yearn for beauty, and for this reason, since ancient times, beautiful things have become a symbol of the ability, strength, and status of those in power or power.
Beauty with heroes, this simple saying is enough to say it all.
Throughout the ages, all those who are high-ranking and powerful, who is not accompanied by a stunning beauty?
King Zhou You has a compliment. The king of Shang has Daji, Lu Bu has Diao Chan, Wu Sangui has Chen Yuanyuan, these are all familiar.
During Japan's Warring States period, beautiful girls were born in ordinary ordinary families, and they were destined for a tragic life.
Either they were defiled by bandits and bandits in turn, or they were tied up and taken back as the lady of the village, and they even had to worry about being taken away by high-ranking officials and nobles.
Not every girl is eager to marry into a wealthy family, and don't think that marrying into a wealthy family can live in peace, because the secret fighting of a wealthy family is far more dangerous than living in an ordinary family!
It is conceivable that in order to protect his daughter. Those who are parents don't know how much they have paid. Now, it's the turn of a daughter to repay her parents for their nurturing kindness.
Every child is the heart and soul of their parents, and if they are not forced to do so, who wants to enter this castle occupied by youkai who suck the blood of pure maidens?
A pure maiden was offered as a tribute every day, and this news was of course released by Lilith, and the inhabitants who entered the castle were basically forced to do so by her secret means.
Of course, these Yang Xi didn't know what to do, and now he was in addition to cultivating every day to restore his origin as soon as possible. It's about enjoying life. As for the castle or something, since Lilith likes to be the overlord of the earth, let her toss it. Watch the three times a day report on the development of the territory on a very regular basis, and take pride in it. Lilith, what else does Yang Xi have to say? After all, everything she does is for herself!
Besides, even if she gets into some trouble, there's nothing she can't solve.
For example, those outbursts of justice. Mages, monks, witches, and the like who slay demons everywhere.
Mages and monks are often seen, and there are fewer shrines, after all, shrines are all stationed at shrines. I rarely go out. However, although these nasty creatures can only drive them away due to their master's orders not to kill, once they meet a shrine maiden, Lilith will keep them.
The reason is very simple, the mages and monks are basically men, while the shrine maidens are 100% pure and beautiful women.
Coupled with the two witches who followed the master, Lilith speculated that the master should have been very interested in the witch recently, so even if she didn't catch the witch, she still couldn't let go of the one who took the initiative to send her to the door.
In this way, unconsciously, there were more than a dozen shrine maidens in the castle.
When Yang Xi knew that Lilith had caught so many witches, he really couldn't cry or laugh, especially when he saw Lilith's "Praise me" invitation look, Yang Xi had nothing to say.
It was very interesting that those captured witches chose to stay in this castle after having a simple conversation with Yang Xi, especially when Yang Xi was about to let them go.
The reason is nothing more than two, one is to protect the innocent villagers under the shadow of the monster; Second, the rumored evil monster (Yang Xi) did not give the witches a sense of evil, but had a sacred aura, which made the witches extremely curious about him.
Well, the shrine maidens who leave the shrine either go out to travel and gain knowledge, or they have lost their place to live because something has happened, so they wander around. It's rare to meet so many like-minded companions, and it's okay to stay.
A large number of shrine maidens walked around the castle, and the maidens who offered to send them as tributes returned unharmed the next day, which made the villagers who had been worried quickly settle down.
Although these girls will have to go to the City Lord's Mansion every day in the future, their families are no longer worried.
Because these maidens who have been to the city lord's mansion come back with many, many gifts from the city lord. There is no danger, and there are benefits, even if the castle lord is a youkai? In this troubled world, those who can stabilize one side, even youkai can be worshiped as gods!
For those brave girls who are willing to sacrifice themselves for their families, Yang Xi not only symbolically tastes their blood, but also spends more time teaching them to read and write. Yang Xi didn't know how long he would stay in this era, since the castle had been established and there were so many lords, he naturally had to bear the corresponding responsibility.
Yang Xi admired these girls very much, and he didn't want to see them live a simple and ordinary life, so he wanted to train them to become officials who managed the territory, which would also reduce a lot of trouble.
Seeing Lilith busy every day, although she was immersed in it and enjoyed it, Yang Xi was still worried that she was tired.
After learning that Yang Xi had cultivated these girls to be her helpers in managing the territory, Lilith was moved in her heart, and she was determined to work harder to manage the territory properly.
The rise of the Heavenly Demon Castle has not only had a huge impact on the human race, but even the eyes of the monsters have begun to pay attention to it.
A human territory with so many shrine maidens has posed a serious threat to the Yokai World.
As for the rumors that the lord is a youkai, the youkai don't believe it.
Will shrine maidens coexist in harmony with youkai? How can it be! Could it be that the sun starts to beat the west today?
In the deep forest, a large number of youkai gather here to hold a meeting, and if you look closely, most of the youkai who participate in the meeting are able to transform into human forms!
Avatar is a watershed, and the closer you are to humans, the more powerful you are.
"Lei Chan, you are the fighting god of our monster world, what do you think of that Heavenly Demon Castle?"
"Heavenly Demon Castle? I once went there to investigate, and there were several very powerful auras in it, and although it was very hidden, I still found it. ”
One of them, a muscular monster with a long silver hair that reached the ground and a rather arrogant hairstyle, stepped out of the shadows. When he heard the name "Heavenly Demon Castle", his expression was quite gloomy, "Frankly speaking, there are a few obscure breaths in it that make me unable to raise the heart of confrontation at all!" ”
"What's possible!"
I can't even mention the heart of confrontation, is this still the fighting god Lei Chan who once swept through the entire human kingdom with his own strength, and was undefeated for seven days and seven nights in the face of the encirclement and suppression of tens of thousands of regular troops and hundreds of exorcists?
"There is nothing impossible, it can only be said that there are people outside the world, and there are many hidden masters in our monster world. Don't forget, the land beneath our feet is just a small island, and on the other side of the vast sea, there is a much wider continent. Do you still remember the monster army that crossed east from the mainland more than a hundred years ago? Although the moth demon led by the Fighting Tooth King was sealed by the Western Kingdom Monster led by the Fighting Tooth King, the tragedy of that battle made the powerful Western Kingdom Monster also decline to the point that it could not be entered, until now, in addition to the eldest son of the Fighting Tooth King, there is also a big monster among the Western Kingdom Monsters? ”
Lei Chan's words silenced the demons, and one of them, a simple-looking, sturdy monster with a huge pipe on his shoulder, stepped forward and asked, "I said Lei Chan, you mean that the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Castle is from the mainland?" ”
Lei Chan didn't answer, but asked rhetorically, "Smoke Ghost, have you heard of this so-called Lord of the Heavenly Demon Castle?" ”
"This" put the cigarette butt in his mouth and took a hard breath, exhaling deeply, "No, I have been a smoker for hundreds of years, and I have never heard of any Heavenly Demon Castle, even"
"Even this so-called Heavenly Demon Castle was built overnight, who among you can do that?" The sharp gaze swept over the demons, and Lei Chan took the lead in saying without waiting for them to answer: "At least, I Lei Chan can't do it!" ”
If you want to destroy a castle, any youkai here can easily complete it in an instant, but it's easy to destroy, but it's hard to build! From the appearance of this Heavenly Demon Castle, the demons should be able to see the gap between them and the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Castle.
"Having said so much, Lei Chan, could it be that you are afraid and want to give up this operation?" (To be continued......)