Chapter 16 The Witch

After leaving the range of the mountain temple, Gong Shujie looked back again.

The huge vortex cloud above the main peak of Hanyu Mountain was still rotating slowly, with terrifying lightning flashing from time to time, but no thunder struck.

For extremely evil creatures like the demon species, the thunder vortex cloud above Hanyu Mountain is an extremely terrifying death warrant.

Even in broad daylight, this demon species has a high probability of attracting thunder from the sky. Now that it is so close to the thunder vortex cloud, even if the demon energy in its body leaks a little, it will definitely connect to the thunder vortex cloud above the mountain, causing a chain reaction and directly attracting thunder from the sky.

In order to hide its own demon energy, the demon species must have sneaked into the body of a living creature to hide its breath. It probably thought that the thunder vortex cloud above Hanyu Mountain was attracted by a demon and evil spirits. As long as it hides in a living creature and waits for the thunder vortex cloud to dissipate, it can continue to escape.

But the demon species would never have thought that the creatures in Hanyu Mountain were not demons, but ancient beasts that controlled the thunder. The thunderstorm was not a punishment from heaven, but the foundation of the beast's cultivation, and it would not dissipate at all.

The demon species' self-righteous behavior was a trap for itself. Next, the demon species must always hide in the body of the living thing it possessed. Once it leaves, it will attract the thunder of heaven.

This provided great convenience for Gong Shujie's pursuit.

Because the person that the demon species would possess was most likely a living person. And the only living person near the Hanyu Mountains was Shuisheng Village outside the mountain.

Flying out of the mountain with the hot wind, Gong Shujie landed directly in the fields outside Shuisheng Village, scaring the villagers who were working.

"Ai Quezi! Look! A black-robed ghost is flying over the horizon!" Wang Laoliu called out in a low voice with a look of horror, and Ai Quezi was so scared that he quickly covered his mouth.

"Are you going to die?!" Ai Quezi was so scared that he was sweating all over. "How dare you say such things?"

Although the two witnessed the scene of the black-robed man falling from the sky, they were far away and should not be able to hear Wang Laoliu talking here. But even so, Ai Quezi was still frightened by the nonsense of the man next to him.

He decided not to ask this old bachelor to help him again. This guy has no control over his mouth and talks nonsense every day. Sooner or later, something will happen!

After Gong Shujie landed, he glanced at Ai Quezi and Wang Laoliu from a distance, and said nothing. He just said to the villagers in front of him, "I am the witch of Qianzhen City. Where is the elder of this village? I have something to find him."

When the villagers heard that it was the witch master who came, they were immediately excited and hurriedly took Gong Shujie to the village to find the village chief. When Gong Shujie followed the villager into Shuisheng Village, a large group of people had already followed him.

Not only did the villagers working in the fields outside the village come, but even the women washing clothes by the river also gathered around. But no one dared to approach the witch master, but just followed from a distance, curious about why the witch master ran to such a remote place as Shuisheng Village.

The old village chief who got the news had already walked to the village entrance to greet him.

The moment he saw Gongshu Jie, even though the two sides were still several feet apart, the old village chief had already bowed and saluted, "The village chief of Shuisheng Village greets the witch master."

Gongshu Jie nodded and said straight to the point, "I came here to track down a demon species, but I lost the whereabouts of the demon species. I hope the village chief can cooperate with me to find out the demon species, otherwise if the demon species is hidden and causing trouble, it will definitely harm one side."

The old village chief secretly glanced at Gongshu Jie's earlobe and nodded quickly, "Of course, of course. We will all listen to the orders of the witch master."

Seeing the two small snakes hanging on Gongshu Jie's earlobe, the old village chief confirmed the identity of the witch in front of him. He had seen the witches and shamans in the city from a distance twice when he went to the city. He knew that the witches and shamans all had strange snakes hanging on their earlobes.

Moreover, even if he was not a real witch and shaman, so what... The villagers said that the black-robed man flew from the horizon and was a big man who could fly and hide. Even if he was not a real witch and shaman, he was not someone that Shuisheng Village could afford to offend.

At the request of Gongshu Jie, the old village chief called for everyone in the village to come.

Regardless of gender, age, or even newborn babies, they must be brought out. In the end, all the villagers gathered at the threshing ground at the entrance of the village. Everyone looked up at the witch and shaman on the loess mud platform, whispering and full of curiosity.

After the old village chief talked to his son for a few words, he hurried to Gongshu Jie and bowed, "Reply to the witch and shaman, all the villagers of Shuisheng Village are here, please give your orders."

Gongshu Jie, who was sitting on the stage with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and looked at the densely packed villagers below.

He did not explain much, but opened his eyes and locked onto the villagers below the stage, saying, "Let them come up to the stage one by one and pass in front of me. I will check if there are any demons among them."

The old village chief nodded and passed down the order.

So the villagers of Shuisheng Village walked onto the mud stage one by one, and nervously passed in front of the black-robed witch.

When being watched by Gongshu Jie's eyes, everyone was nervous and uneasy, fearing that they would be designated as demons in the next second.

But fortunately, this did not happen. Until the last villager passed in front of Gongshu Jie, no demons were identified.

The villagers gathered below the stage and whispered. The village chief and several elders looked at each other in bewilderment.

And Gongshu Jie on the mud stage frowned, his eyes constantly scanning the crowd.

"Village chief, are you sure all the villagers of Shuisheng Village are here?"

"Uh... well..." the old village chief looked embarrassed, "Actually, there is still a girl missing, but that girl..."

The village chief stopped here, as if he had something to hide.

Uncle Jie looked at the old man, his eyes calm but implying pressure, "But it doesn't matter."

The village chief seemed to have gained the confidence and whispered, "This matter is actually not a secret, but for our Shuisheng Village, it is a disaster. I would like to teach Master Wu Zhu to know that next to this Shuisheng Village There is actually a mountain god in Hanyu Mountain."

"Eighty years ago, a passing wealthy businessman was rescued by a white wolf in the mountains. In order to repay his kindness, the wealthy businessman funded the construction of a mountain temple and opened incense for the white wolf. For the next eighty years, the white wolf has been entrenched in Hanyu Mountain. , forcing the villagers like us to sacrifice and pay tribute to him in the name of the mountain god."

"Although we don't want to, we still have to comply with his request. We offer three animal sacrifices every new year and festival. But half a year ago, the white wolf suddenly asked us for boys and girls, otherwise the village will be destroyed. We There was no other way, so he finally decided on the virgin by drawing lots and offered her up in order to gain temporary peace."

"But after the virgin was sacrificed, she was not killed by the white wolf. Afterwards, the white wolf even asked the virgin to return to the village and continue to live with us. We don't know whether the virgin is alive or dead now, but She has lived in the village for half a year, and we are all very careful not to offend her, and we are even more afraid of provoking the white wolf in the mountain to come down and eat people, so...so..."

The village chief said hesitantly and fearfully, "The girl is not here now, and I have not been able to find her whereabouts in the village. Maybe when Master Wu Zhu arrived, the girl was afraid of your power and had already fled into the mountains. I asked White Wolf for help.”

The village chief's words carefully told the story of a mountain spirit and monster entrenched in the mountains and deceiving the villagers.

This kind of story is actually not uncommon. Because many monsters and monsters in remote areas will cause trouble if they are not controlled and suppressed. There are even ferocious monsters that keep a village of living people in captivity for blood food.

Gongshu Jie had been granted the title of Witch Zhu for nearly a hundred years, and he had also killed similar demons.

However, the white wolf the village chief mentioned...

Gongshu Jie looked into the depths of Hanyu Mountain and frowned even more tightly. There, the swirling vortex clouds obscured the skylight, and the terrifying thunderous aura surged in the mountains and fields. Even the aquatic village far away could clearly feel the terrifying aura.

"Are you sure that the white wolf is asking for the virgin's blood food from you personally?" Uncle Jie asked seriously.

The village chief nodded repeatedly, "It's absolutely true! The white wolf asked us personally for the virgin, otherwise it would destroy the village. All the villagers in Shuisheng Village know this, and the villain will never dare to hide it."

After saying that, the village chief looked at the black-robed Wu Zhu in front of him, his eyes full of expectation.

But at this moment, a little girl's voice sounded far outside the village.

"Nonsense! They're talking nonsense! They're talking nonsense!"

The sudden shouting instantly attracted everyone's attention. The villagers looked back and saw a panting girl running towards them on the road outside the village.

The girl ran and shouted, "The mountain god doesn't eat people at all! Everything they tell is lies! They are liars!"

The sudden appearance of the girl scared the villagers back several steps even though the girl had not yet entered the village.

Someone among the villagers shouted, "She came out of the mountains! She came out from the wolf demon! This witch attracted the wolf demon!"

This horrified shout instantly spread fear among the crowd. The villagers all screamed in fear and backed away.

"The wolf demon is coming! The wolf demon is coming!"

"The wolf demon is coming down the mountain!"

"Master Wu Zhu, help me!"

"Master Wu Zhu, help me!"

The villagers fled to the other side of the mud platform. They all knelt down in fear, kowtowed to the black-robed wizard on the mud platform, cried and begged.

Uncle Jie watched the girl walk into the village and waved his hand slowly, "Don't panic, it's okay."

The voice of the black-robed witch Zhu was not loud, but it seemed to have a calming power. The originally panicked villagers gradually calmed down.

Finally, at the entrance of the village, which was so quiet that only the whimpering of the wind could be heard, the little girl slowly walked into the village. Facing the villagers who stared at her with hatred and fear, and the black-robed witches on the mud platform, the girl did not hesitate. He said seriously with stage fright.

"You're lying! The mountain god doesn't eat people at all, and I'm not a monster either!"