"The beasts of that forest have been infesting our village for years."

"We've tried a lot of things over the years, but we haven't been able to get rid of that brute."

"With the help of the master today, we will definitely be able to solve it."

The village chief's eyes were indeed full of hope when he said these words again.

I don't really understand it, but I'm not going to say it.

After thinking about it for a while, I could only tell the village chief conservatively.

"I do have a little bit of the skill to subdue those things, but I'm not sure if I'll make it."

I thought that my words would be enough to persuade the village chief to quit.

I never thought that after hearing me say this, the village chief was not only not persuaded to quit.

Instead, he grabbed my hand and knelt down.

"Mage, you must save us!"

I don't know if to call them stupid or simple to call them simple.

If I were a liar, I wouldn't have any pants left to cheat them.

But when they thought about it, as soon as they heard that I was a mage, they were willing to kneel down and ask for help.

This is enough to see how much the things in the forest have affected them.

I couldn't bear it, so I helped the village chief up.

"Don't worry, if that thing comes up again, I'll definitely take action."

The village chief looked at me contentedly.

"If the master needs help in anything, even if the master mentions it, our village will definitely not hesitate."

It depends on whether they can help me.

With a slight nod, I took the topic back.

"Tell me what the hell is in the woods."

The village chief, who had already stabilized his emotions, suddenly became solemn after hearing my question.

It was as if at that moment, I remembered some very bad memories.

His unusual behavior made my heart beat a drum.

Could it be that there is really something in the forest that cannot be solved?

Just when I was confused, the village chief suddenly said.

"Have you heard of a cat demon?"

Cat demon?

Could it be that the thing in the forest is a cat demon?

I have been in contact with mountain spirits and wild monsters, wandering spirits and wild ghosts, and even thousand-year-old corpses.

But I've never touched the only kind of youkai.

I don't know what kind of cultivation animals can have, cultivating into demons.

"Are you sure?" I looked at the village chief and asked.

The village chief nodded solemnly.

"We're pretty sure."

"This starts with the origin of our village."

"About two hundred years ago, our ancestors came here to build villages."

"It was a mass grave."

"The nearby mountains are steep, and only this flat land can build a village, and the ancestors have no choice but to dig graves."

My brow furrowed like a twist.

In order to see the village, dig up people's graves?

I thought, this is to clean them up, I'm afraid it's not a cat demon, right?

No wonder the resentment in this place is so heavy.

It's strange that with such a heavy grievance, they can live here for so many years.

"Did anything strange happen after that?" I continued.

The village chief's expression began to look ugly, even though he was speaking.

But when he told those stories, his hands were the first to tremble.

"According to the legends that have been passed down by word of mouth in our village."

"When digging graves, the ancestors found a large number of dead and undecomposed corpses."

He got to the point.

The mass grave is a place where grievances are concentrated, and if the corpses are piled up here, it is indeed easy for the corpses to become corpses.

Once the corpse is transformed, it will die without decaying.

But in that case, shouldn't it be the corpses that attacked their village?

And what is the connection with the cat demon?

"I don't quite understand what you're talking about, what does it have to do with that cat demon?" I asked, confused.

The existence turned white, and after being stunned for a moment, he told me softly.

"Yes, it matters."

"The ancestors wanted to get rid of those corpses, so, so ......"

At this point, the village chief fell into disarray.

The fat man scratched his head.

"So what?"

Li Si stood up suddenly.

"Your ancestors didn't buy a bunch of cats to eat those corpses, right?"

In the face of Li Si's inquiry, the village chief did not answer or refute.

Well, now I understand what the situation is.

I didn't know what to say about my thoughts for a while, I really wanted to praise their ancestors, who were really geniuses.

How did you come up with such an idea?

Dig graves, divide corpses and raise livestock.

ALL KINDS OF BUFFS ARE STACKED BY THEIR ANCESTORS.

If this doesn't happen, I don't think it's right.

I didn't want to hear his story anymore, so I waved my hand.

"Okay, so how did you get to where you got to this point?"

"There was also a master who looked like you, and drove the cats out into the woods."

"We have lived in peace for more than a hundred years."

"Until thirty years ago."

Thirty years ago?

Could it be that something happened 30 years ago?

"What happened thirty years ago? I hurriedly asked. ”

The village chief's face was solemn, and after a moment he raised his head to look at me.

"Thirty years ago, a large group of cats suddenly appeared in the forest, and these cats poured into the village."

"Our peaceful days have passed so long that we have forgotten where those cats came from."

Presumably, they also suffered heavy losses at that time.

I nodded.

"And what happened next?"

"Then there was a master who helped us drive away the cats and told us that once the cat demon invaded, he would sprinkle soybeans, and the cat demon was the most taboo about soybeans."

"As long as the cat demon touches the soybeans, it will lose its demon power, we just need to step forward and kill it."

"The dead body cannot be buried, it cannot be burned, and the body needs to be hung in the forest."

As soon as the village chief said this, my doubts were almost solved.

Corresponding before and after, what he said should be the truth.

"So you want me to help you get rid of these cat demons now?"

The village chief nodded hurriedly.

"These days, we've found that soybeans have very little effect on them."

"Master, you must help us!"

"Those youkai appear every night, and quite a few people have died in our village."

"If you don't want to help us, then our village will end up with no one left!"

The village chief's pleading was deeply meaningful.

Even the fat man is begging me for them.

"Brother Li, just stay and help!"

I looked at the fat man.

"Do you want to stay?"

The fat man's expression flickered.

But then it stabilized.

"I want to stay and help!" The fat man said firmly.

"Okay, then let's stay and help!"

Although I said to stay and help, I didn't believe the village chief's words.

I always felt like he was hiding something from me.