The sea monster captured the people in the fishing village, this kind of drama made Lucius and others a little surprised, although this kind of story also exists in the West, but it is the first time that Lucius and others have encountered the whole village at one time like this.

The young fisherman said to the old boat boss, "Grandpa, let me take some people, and try it, maybe I can get some people back?"

The old boat boss lowered his head and fell silent when he heard this, obviously the boat boss knew very well the horror of those sea monsters, and was worried that if his grandson took someone with him, in the end, not only would he not be able to rescue the captured villagers, but he would also take everyone else into it.

That kind of situation can be said to have happened before, which is why the village was threatened by the sea monsters, and for many years they chose to pay tribute to those monsters, but never thought of resisting.

Seeing the old ship boss fall silent, Lu Xiuston understood the unspeakable secrets of the other party, and knew that the so-called sea monsters in the mouths of the villagers must be a group of very terrible guys, not a group of people who could easily defeat the villagers alone.

Lucius stepped forward with a smile and said to the old ship boss, "Boat boss, if you don't dislike it, you can tell me where the so-called sea monster in your mouth comes from?"

Hearing Lucius's inquiry, the old ship boss looked at Lucius, and asked with a look of anticipation in his eyes, "You, are you going to take care of this matter?"

Now, the presence of sea monsters has become the biggest problem in the fishing village, and the old man can't wait for someone to stand up and help their village solve the threat of those sea monsters, so that the fishing village can return to the peace and tranquility of a long time ago.

Seeing that the old man seemed to be a little anxious, Lucius always kept a smile and said, "Old man, don't worry, you should tell me first, the specific origin of those strange things." ”

The old ship boss also realized that he was in a hurry, so he quickly calmed himself down, and then began to tell Lucius and the others about the situation of the sea monsters that attacked the village.

"Hey. In fact, those are not sea monsters, but a group of Yaksha who live deep in the sea, they are a group of goblins in the ocean, and it is said that they are also one of the so-called eight parts of Buddhism, but these Yaksha are greedy and bloodthirsty by nature, and they are unwilling to hunt in the sea, so they ordered us to make offerings to them to ensure their survival. ”

It turned out that the group of so-called sea monsters that attacked the village were actually a group of Yakshas, a group of Eastern demon beasts. Most inhabit the depths of the ocean.

Because they were afraid of the strength of the major sects of the Tang Empire, the Yaksha did not dare to approach the land at will, most of the time they would hide in the deep sea, and they were not willing to come into contact with humans on land.

According to the old boat boss, the ancestors of the fishing village knew about the existence of these yaksha long ago, but at that time the yaksha rarely attacked humans, and would give some help to humans when they went to sea, and over time the fishing village regarded those yaksha as gods.

The old ship boss knows himself. When he was a child, there was also a festival in the village, as well as a special temple dedicated to the Yaksha clan of the sea.

But later, things changed, with the Tang Empire ruled together with the two saints. The Tang Empire became stronger and stronger, and began to launch various annexation wars against the surrounding four directions, and the Yaksha clan living in the deep sea was also regarded as a thorn in the side of the Tang Empire.

The memory of the boss on the boat. The Tang Empire had sent powerful immortals to attack the Yaksha clan in the deep sea more than once, and even killed a large number of Yaksha clansmen.

The results of those wars. Naturally, the army of the Tang Empire won, forcing the Yaksha clan to retreat again and again, and in the end they could only retreat in the deep sea all year round, almost daring to float ashore.

During that time, the fishing village ushered in a rare tranquility, and the boat boss clearly remembered the peaceful time of the year, and the peaceful atmosphere of the whole fishing village during the quiet time, and the old boat boss will sigh when he thinks about it.

But Lucius heard this, but he had a different opinion, so he directly interrupted the old ship boss's words, and said very bluntly: "I'm afraid, it is precisely because of the strong attack of the Tang Empire that it finally angered those Yakshas, so that those Yaksha will start to oppress you now, right?"

Listening to Lucius's words, the old ship boss was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Yes, Your Excellency is right, it was we who first angered those Yaksha before we led to this result. ”

"Actually, I don't understand, those Yaksha originally lived in the deep sea, and it stands to reason that they shouldn't have much contact with you, why would the Tang Empire send troops to attack them?"

The old boat boss was silent for a long time before he sighed and said: "This matter was the decision of the two sages of the imperial court at the beginning, how could we, the little people, know about it? It's just that when the army of the Tang Dynasty retreated, and those immortal elders also left one after another, the Yaksha clan came back. ”

"At that time, the leader of the Yaksha tribe said that because the Tang army angered them, it was regarded as tarnishing their identity as gods, so we needed to be punished, and at that time, in the fishing villages along the coast, almost every village was captured by a group of boys and girls, and only then did we calm the anger of the Yakshas, and then we began to make offerings to the Yaksha tribe every year. ”

Lucius asked a little puzzled: "Why didn't you ask the court for help again? Since the court was able to send people to attack the Yaksha clan in the first place, then you asked the court for help, I'm afraid the court might not sit idly by, right?"

Hearing this, the old ship boss sighed again and said, "We have asked the court for help more than once, but the court has never heard back to us, and over time we can only accept our fate and pay tribute to those yaksha every month to ensure the peace of our village. ”

Hearing this, Lucius frowned, lowered his head and muttered with some doubts: "Things seem to be a little strange, why do you get no response to your request for help from the imperial court? Since the Yaksha clan has been defeated by the imperial court, how can they have the courage to come back and oppress you again? unless they know that the imperial court will not help you." ”

After listening to Lucius's analysis, the old boat boss and the other fishermen gathered were all dumbfounded, obviously unable to digest what Lucius said for a while.

Without letting the fishermen digest their words, Lucius immediately asked the boat boss, "By the way, do you know exactly where those yaksha live?"

The old boat boss shook his head and replied, "We don't know about that, but it seems that every time those Yaksha land, they will float up from the depths of the ocean ten nautical miles to the southeast, and then swim towards the shore. ”

Listening to the words of the old ship boss, Lucius lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then turned to the four beside him and ordered: "Four, you immediately send a team of mechanical warriors to explore the place that the ship boss said, remember, be sure to explore everything around there." ”

When No. 4 heard this, he immediately promised: "Yes, Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely find out where it is, and I won't let go of even a gap." ”

With that, Number Four turned around and prepared to leave, but the moment Number Four turned around, he heard Caroline suddenly stop Number Four: "Wait, I'll go with you, I really want to see and see, those Yaksha looks, dare to commit murder at will in broad daylight." ”

Seeing that Caroline was eager to try, it seemed that she had to go in person, but Lucius did not open his mouth to stop it, but said very supportively: "Caroline can go with her, you can understand the whole thing clearly." ”

Lucius still has some trust in Caroline, and knows Caroline's own strength, so he is not worried about Caroline going with him, but thinks that Caroline going with him may be able to work wonders and find some clues about the whole thing faster.

Seeing Caroline and the Four leaving, the old ship boss was still a little worried and said, "Your Excellency, you still have to be careful, those Yaksha are very powerful." ”

Understanding the ship's boss's concern, Lucius comforted, "Don't worry, old man, you should be able to see that we are not idle people, so don't be afraid of those yakshas. ”

Hearing what Lucius said, the old boat boss and the other fishermen immediately relaxed, and then drove the boat to the port, beckoned Lucius and the others to disembark from the boat first, enter their now empty village, and arrange for Lucius and them to rest at the boat boss's house.

And the fishermen also left separately and returned to their homes to see, wanting to see how much damage the village had suffered this time, and whether there were any other clues left besides the villagers being captured?

The boat boss beckoned Lucius into his home, and although the family members of the family had been arrested, the boat boss still asked his grandson to prepare a table of wine and banquet for Lucius and the others.

At the wine table, the captain of the ship told Lucius about the situation: "Those Nakshatras, although they can go ashore, they cannot stay on the shore for a long time, and if they do land, they must return to the sea every once in a while, as if to recharge their bodies. ”

Lucius ate the seafood prepared by the ship's boss and asked with some confusion, "I didn't ask just now, what are the things you pay tribute to those Yaksha every year?"

Hearing Lucius ask, before the boat boss could speak, the boat boss's grandson, the young fisherman, was the first to say in surprise: "By the way, listening to your lordship, it seems that those yaksha are really a little strange, and the tribute they let us pay is the grain grown in the inland land. ”

"Food?" Lucius was also a little puzzled when he heard this, "Are the things that Yaksha asked you to pay tribute to just food?"

The old ship boss then took over: "Yes, it is precisely for us to pay tribute to the grain, and we must prepare all the grains, and we must raise a hundred catties of grain as a tribute every month. ”

"100 catties of grains?" Lucius couldn't help but feel even more puzzled, he knew that the five grains were the five grains unique to Middle-earth, but he didn't understand why those Yaksha would ask the fishermen of the fishing village to pay them a monthly tribute ......of 100 catties of grain?