Central Plains, Yangzhou boundary.

The location of Lujiazhuang is located at the junction of Xishui City and Blue Ink City. It is a small village, but you can see the historical relics and folk customs of thousands of years ago. Here, the life of the villagers is quiet and peaceful, the night is not closed, the road is not forgotten, the neighbors are harmonious, and the chickens and dogs smell each other.

On the bluestone paved path, there are teenagers who stop and stop, but see that it is late, everything is silent, the trickle of water and the sound of ding dong flow through a green field in the field, along the road, there are splendid wild flowers in the field under the fence leisurely open, making the road full of fragrance, fragrant and intoxicating.

Lu Yang saw the beautiful scenery, and couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed, previously in the 'realm of sorrow', he has been wandering between life and death to fight, but also fell into the knowledge of the end, the mood is heavy, now come to this peaceful and peaceful scenery, it is inevitable to feel more nostalgic, can't help but lyrical to the scene, chant a song, the words say:

An inch of the moon is a hook, half a pot of old wine and half a bell are sad, and the wind moves the hedge of the flower and is dark and fragrant. Willow tops, first cardamom, who holds hands after dusk. A new song and song, like a trip with the old people, the mountains and rivers are sunny day.

On the trail in the distance, the young shepherd boy led the buffalo and returned with the lotus hoe of the mountain village under the bright moonlight.

Lu Yang caught up with the shepherd boy in front of him in three or two steps, and Shi Li inquired: "Tong'er and Xu Xing, I was originally a guest on the road, if it is late today, but I don't know where I have reached here?

The shepherd boy pointed to a faint ancient wooden bridge in front of him: "This big brother, this is the boundary of Yangzhou. Not far ahead, there is Lujiazhuang, where there are also 100 households, you can take the road to the village to stay. ”

Lu Yang nodded yes, thanked the cattle herding boy, picked up his bags, and rushed to Lujiazhuang. This is already the last test he has encountered in the 'Five Ambitions Confusion Realm', wading through the dangerous Northern Ice Field, and now this fifth level test has brought him to the Yangzhou Realm, but here, what will he have to face?

Taking advantage of the clear shadow of the moonlight at the beginning of the day, he took a big stride and went to stay in Lujiazhuang, crossed the ancient path and bridge, and entered the village. But I saw that every household in the village hung lanterns, each of them prepared honeysuckle candles, three livestock, pigs and sheep, from the front yard, burning incense and worshipping more than once.

This Lujiazhuang located in Yangzhou has the legacy of the Qin and Han dynasties, the moonlight is sprinkled, the rice is green, the lanterns on the door, and the village is full of fire. Lu Yang felt that perhaps their worship of heaven and earth was a tradition left over from ancient times. Pray for the four seasons and the land for a bumper harvest.

Lu Yang walked to a house, and saw that it was an old husband and wife, who were burning incense in the furnace and bowing to each other. Lu Yang stepped forward and bowed: "The two in-laws are invited, and they are guests on the road, passing through the treasure land, but it is getting late, and there is nowhere to stay, so they want to borrow an empty room to rest for a night." I beg you to make it easier. ”

The man said: "It's okay! It's not easy for the guest to hurry, but no one is walking on the house! Old woman, please invite this guest to have tea inside." ”

Lu Yang immediately entered the house with the old man, although this family only lived in an old couple, but there were four or five clean rooms empty behind the hall, the old man said: "I was recruited here in the early years, and most of the young men were recruited into the border city by the Tang official family and killed. These houses are where my sons stay, but the guests are fine. ”

Lu Yang nodded in thanks, and couldn't help but sigh softly, the wolf soldiers are coming, the family and the country are restless, and how many of these young men have set foot on the Rong frontier. Some even never returned, leaving only the old father and mother at home, lonely and empty, looking forward to the return of their children.

The old man cleaned up a clean room for Lu Yang to live in, and the mother-in-law brought the meal, which was a large plate of vegetables and vegetables, half a stewed chicken, and a pot of spring wine. Today, Yangzhou is the richest state and county, and the people under its rule do not worry about food. The old man sat opposite Lu Yang, poured wine and invited Lu Yang to drink.

After learning Lu Yang's surname, the old man smiled and said: "This place is Lujiazhuang, but the hundred and ten families are all surnamed Lu, and the guests come here, but it is fate, and please have a few glasses of light wine to warm the wind and dust." ”

Lu Yang drank all the wine in the cup, and his tired body suddenly relaxed a lot, but he asked the old man: "I am a person from Runan in Hezhong County, and I don't know the folk customs here, so I dare to ask the old man, why do you want to make incense and prepare gifts tonight and worship in all directions?"

The old man shook his head and sighed, and said, "Guests don't ask, tonight is just about accommodation, if you hear how loud it is at night, but don't go out to visit, it's very dangerous outside!"

"What is the reason for this?" Lu Yang couldn't help but wonder, and asked again: "Isn't there some immortal who came down to earth and came here?"

"Not immortals, not immortals. The old man shook his head and said, "I saw that you are from a foreign country with different accents, so I told the guests to know." After speaking, he cautiously left the table and closed the doors and windows, took a sip of old wine, and then said slowly: "Although our village is small, it has been smooth and peaceful all year round, so the people can have a bumper harvest. Just because on this day every year, we have to incense flowers and candles to bless the king here. ”

"What kind of god is this king?" Lu Yang had never heard of a god called a king, so he couldn't help but be curious and asked.

"Although this king is a miracle, but he wants to ensure that our Lujiazhuang is smooth and rainy, there are conditions, our Lujiazhuang a long time ago, there was a great drought in the sky, and there was no rain for many years. But since every family worshiped the king, we have a better life here, but the conditions of this king require the people of Lujiazhuang to gather five pairs of boys and girls every year for him to eat. ”

Lu Yang was shocked and said, "Listening to what the old man said, this so-called king is a monster! Could it be that the villagers here actually worship this monster as a god?"

"Hey...... At first, we were not willing, but the king became angry, and set up a black cloud, which swept away many of our villagers alive. By the time everyone found those people, they had already been dead for a long time, leaving only a corpse, which was really miserable. We had no choice but to agree to the king's terms, and every year we would sacrifice ten virgins and boys to him, and every house would burn incense and worship. Show sincerity. ”

"This demon is so rampant, haven't you invited a master of cultivation in your village to subdue it?" Lu Yang was upset and said hatefully.

"How dare we, the king, who only appears here tonight every year, and can't find out where his lair is on weekdays, and if we dare to disobey it in the slightest, our village will be retaliated by him. The old man shook his head and sighed again and again, tears were hanging in his eyes, and his body trembled and cried: "That year, the fourth child of the old man had just reached adulthood, and he escaped the conscription documents issued by the government, but he couldn't escape the appetite of this king......"

"Don't be sad, since this monster will come here tonight, then I am willing to get rid of this monster for everyone, so that this Lujiazhuang will no longer be oppressed by this monster. Lu Yang clenched his fists, stood up and said.

The old man looked Lu Yang up and down carefully, and saw that he had no piece of armor to protect himself, and he had no urgent and sturdy figure. I couldn't help but say: "Little brother, don't lie, although you have the heart of chivalry and righteousness, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, but the king is a demonic thing, how can you be close to a young man alone? Listen to the old man's advice, little brother, you still don't want to go out tonight, you have the right to rest here for one night, and leave here tomorrow morning." ”

"Hahaha! Don't worry, I'm the one who knows that there are tigers in the mountains, and prefers to go to the tiger mountains. As long as the road is uneven, I will definitely draw a sword to help. What's more, Lujia Village has the same surname and clan as me, how can Lu Yang sit idly by?"

Lu Yang laughed loudly, took the wine cup on the table and drank it all, and his palm poked out, but seeing the brilliance in his palm, an ancient bronze sword was firmly held in his hand. Raising his hand and holding up the two sword flowers in a chic manner, he looked at the stunned old man in front of him, and smiled silently.

Under the domination of the power of the 'Five Aspirations Confusion Realm', Lu Yang can summon the sword spirit clone of the bronze ancient sword at any time and become his strongest help, at this time, the ancient sword is in hand, and he has the confidence in his heart to dare to go and fight the monster to the death.

After Mu Hantian passed on to Lu Yang the 'Breaking Army Sword Technique', Lu Yang had already written down all the contents written in the book in an hour when he was on the way. At this time, I just wanted to test what kind of power this supreme sword technique that Mu Hantian had painstakingly studied for decades was.

"I didn't expect that people can't look good, Lu Yang's little brother is actually a cultivator, what a strange old man and clumsy!" The old man brought his wife, and the two turned down and worshipped.

Lu Yang hurriedly helped the two of them up and said, "It's already night, and Lu Yang feels the hospitality of the two elders and has eaten enough. Now they want to see what the monster looks like, so the two of them quit their hard work and helped me gather the villagers and let them know about it, but let Lu Yang free up his hand to fight the monster. ”

"It's good to say, it's easy to say!" The second elder was happy in his heart, and hurriedly took Lu Yang out of the village, beating gongs and drums along the road, this old man is older in Lujia Village, and he is also quite prestigious, and many villagers have gathered here, Lu Yang saw that most of these villagers were drooping old people, and there were few young children, and he couldn't help but hate the monster that enjoyed the sacrifice of boys and girls.

The old man heard the gong in the village, and staggered with a group of children on crutches, these children were all boys and girls who were selected this year, and they had all been dressed up, put on new hats and new shoes, and were only in the land temple outside Lujiazhuang, waiting for the demon to come.

It was not yet time for the festival, but the children knew that they would become food for the monsters, but they were powerless to change it, so they wept silently. Many of these children were under the age of ten, and the monster had been feeding on boys and girls for many years, and for many years, they had eaten all the children in Lujiazhuang, so even though they were young, they could only make do with being chosen as sacrifices to the demon.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in Lu Yang, Xia Runan, is a one-person casual cultivator, and he has to take care of the injustice in his life. Now passing by here, seeing that everyone was being eaten by that monster, then Lu Yang is willing to risk his life for everyone and go to get rid of that monster!"

"Brother Ranger, please save my child, how many taels of silver do you want, we can sell the house and land for you...... My child has just turned eight years old, and we are really reluctant to raise the children since childhood...... "A group of villagers, old and young, were so grief-stricken that they wept and knelt on the ground, and some even stepped forward to hug Lu Yang's thigh, kowtowing and begging.

Maybe in their hearts, the most important thing is only the children, and these parents can really give up everything for their children!

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