The Changliu River is about ten miles long and three miles wide, and is one of the many tributaries in the north of the Yangtze River basin in Jiangxia County.

Due to the development of the river, the people near the river are becoming more and more prosperous.

Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the water to eat the water.

River Valley Village is located in the west of the Changliu River, built by the mountains and rivers, and in front of the village is a canyon inlet covering an area of three miles.

And because outside the canyon is the mouth of the Guan River, so although the area of Hegu Village is not large, but the parallel goods are quite developed, counting the trade, there are about 200 villagers with a population of nearly 1,000.

According to the information obtained by Zhou Yu, although Hegu Village would also sacrifice in previous years, it mostly used livestock, but it was two years ago that the human body was suddenly sacrificed.

At this time, on the top of the moon, Zhou Yu stood in a certain mountain forest, looking at the lake with a faint white glow in the moonlight, and gradually pondered.

According to a former foot trader, during a sacrifice two years ago, a strong wind suddenly blew on the surface of the river, and a turbid whirlpool appeared, and all the sacrificial items that had been prepared were knocked ashore, as if they were dissatisfied with the food, so they vomited.

After that, the village increased the sacrifice, although the sacrificial items were swallowed by the river, but every time the villagers went out of the river to fish, many villagers fell into the water and were victimized, and saw a huge shadow in the river, and passed by in a flash.

It wasn't until someone proposed the sacrifice of young children that the situation improved.

In this regard, the government at that time sent people to investigate to prevent the cult from causing trouble, but it was never fruitful.

Although the villagers were ordered to prohibit this matter, the county officials were not as good as the current management, and although the village clan elders would not go against the will of the government on the surface, they might not do so in private.

However, no strange things happened in Hegu Village, and no children were missing when they checked their household registration, although the government suspected that they had secretly bought and sold children, but there was no evidence, and because Hegu Village was far away from Wu'an County, it had no choice but to stop it.

"There are three days left before the time of the sacrifice, and then let's see who your so-called river god is. Zhou Yu looked at the center of the river with a cold light.

In the second year, within half a year, four children were innocently victimized, and if they had not practiced, they would have been deceived in order to survive in this worldly world.

But Zhou Yu not only embarked on the path of cultivation, but also had the wisdom of his previous life, how could he not see the things behind this.

Although children will retain some innate qi from the mother's womb, how much can normal children retain after the age of three?

Compared to the rare treasures with the aura of heaven and earth contained in this great world of cultivation, the latter is undoubtedly more attractive to demons.

Only the Evil Dao Scattered Cultivation and the Side Gate Demon Dao will practice in this way in such a way as to be indiscriminate.

Just as Zhou Yu was thinking about how to deal with possible demons, suddenly a burst of scolding came faintly from a distance.

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"Who told you to run to the river in the middle of the night, you little rabbit, don't you want to live?" In the woods by the river, a woman dressed in gray cloth who seemed to be plump but was actually quite fat, was holding a young man about seven or eight years old with one hand, and beat the little ass with her right hand.

Looking at the little boy with tears in his eyes, but gritting his teeth and insisting, he was looking at the hands as big as a fan, which made Zhou Yu, who came to hide at the top of the tree, look painful.

"Mother, Xiaoyu is not an evil god. The boy explained with tears in his eyes.

"You know, three years ago I fell overboard, and it was the little fish who saved me. ”

"It's useless for my mother to know, besides, in the past two years, if it weren't for the sacrifice, do you think our river valley village would be peaceful, didn't you see your third uncle suddenly die in the lake ten days ago?" the woman looked at her with a complicated look, but she still scolded.

"The way your third aunt is crying, it's not like you haven't seen it, son, don't think about the river god, this time the village chief invited a powerful Taoist chief, just to completely get rid of the monster that caused trouble. ”

"Yes...... But. The young man's face turned pale and he argued.

"It's nothing, if the little fish that saved you really wasn't the river god who caused the disaster, it would be fine, if it was...... Aren't you afraid that one day you'll be thrown into the river to feed the fish?"

"Hurry up, go quickly, and your father will find out that you have run to the river again, and maybe hang you up and beat you." With that, the woman led the boy and walked quickly to the house.

"Mother, my butt hurts, I want to eat eggs when I go home. ”

"Hey, you stinky boy, weren't you stubborn just now?" the woman's laughter faintly came from a distance.

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"Could it be that there are two so-called river gods?" Watching the mother and son go away, Zhou Yu's brows suddenly furrowed after listening to the conversation.

This is quite inconsistent with the information he received.

When Chang Hao came, the villagers were still secretive about the sacrifice to outsiders, and now they are already discussing asking the Taoist priest to get rid of the demon.

"It seems that my news is still lagging behind, but fortunately, there are still three days left for me to go into the village to investigate. ”

"It's also easy to figure out why in previous years he did not hesitate to risk the strict orders of the government to actively prepare for the sacrifice, but now he boldly exterminated the demon, if there is no positive result in advance, the village chief will definitely not risk the death of the whole village to deal with the so-called river god. ”

"Besides, if what the young man said is true, and he has been saved by the river god, I am afraid that there is another hidden meaning in this sacrifice, so I don't know what kind of demon the other river god will be?"

"Maybe tomorrow when I see the Taoist invited by the village chief, I can understand a thing or two. ”

Not to mention that Chang Hao is bold and careful, and he will definitely find out what the demons and evil are doing, just when he went to the shipwreck a few days ago, he couldn't detect the demonic qi with his seven layers of qi training, how powerful can a Taoist priest invited from a remote fishing village be?

Either a master or a liar.

If it is a master who frolicks in the world, it is naturally a different matter, but if it is a liar, the matter may be a little delicate.

In the early morning of the next day, after another unsuccessful investigation around the river valley, Zhou Yu entered the river valley village at noon.

It is said to be a village, but it already has the appearance of a small town.

From the entrance of the village, there is a paved stone-like street, lined with merchants selling sugar gourds, and craftsmen making new toys shaking drums and selling them.

There are food stalls with enticing aromas on the side of the road, and children are holding hands with adults and running happily with various masks.

Every sacrifice is an alternative festival in the river valley village, which means the joy of harvest, and now although it is messed up by the sacrifice of the river god, it is still joyful for most ordinary people.

Perhaps it was to preserve this peaceful atmosphere that made the chief of Riverdale Village resolve to abandon the evil ritual and rid the evil evil in his inner torment. Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhou Yu thought secretly in his heart.

Whether the people of a village are ignorant or not, you can judge one or two by looking at the construction in the village.

The village of the valley is neatly planned, the roads are neat, and the people who come and go are more peaceful, and it is not much better than some declining towns.

The scene of Ding Xing in front of him is definitely not something that a small fishing village that believes in evil can do.

"Then how did you choose to sacrifice people in the first place?" As he entered the village, looking at those villagers who maintained order and order, Zhou Yu's heart became more and more surprised.

Just as he was taking a closer look, there was a sudden sound of surprise in front of him, and a group of brightly dressed people came towards him.

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