My journey to Konoha

However, after careful consideration, there is indeed a man-eating monster in the plot, and it was mistakenly believed to be the work of Di Nian'er...

"By the way, do you have any clues about that monster?" Chu Yue asked again.

"Well... no one witnessed it, so no one knows what kind of monster it was." The villager replied, "However, some people suspect it was Di Nian'er."

"Dian'er?"

"Yes," the villagers nodded, "On the edge of the village, there is a demon named Di Nian'er. He has a field of magical herbs, and the herbs are very effective. Because Di Nian'er has never hurt anyone, everyone allows him to live in the village. And they think Di Nian'er is a good person. When we go to get herbs, he generously gives them to us, so everyone's opinion of him has changed, but..."

Chu Yue waited quietly for the villager to continue.

"But ever since someone was devoured by a monster, some people suspected that it was Di Nian'er who did it. People started to talk about him in private again, and the number of people looking for Di Nian'er also dropped sharply."

Chu Yue pondered and looked at the villagers, "So, what do you think?"

"I don't know... Everyone is suspicious of me, and I don't dare to look for him... Regardless of whether it was him who did it, it is always safer to stay away than to get close..."

“Is that so…” Chu Yue nodded, shaking her head helplessly in her heart. In this era, people are already full of fear of the demon race, and half-demons are even less welcome… Moreover, with Di Nian’er’s appearance… it is normal for her to be suspected…

However, should I tell Di Nian'er... Chu Yue was thinking about it when she heard a girl's scream outside the house.

"Huh?" Hearing the sound, Chu Yue and the villagers went out immediately.

A young girl stood there trembling, pointing at a corpse in front of her.

"......" Chu Yue stepped forward quickly, let the girl go home to calm down, then told everyone not to get close, walked towards the remains, carefully checked the wound, and finally turned to everyone and said, "It's okay, there is no evil spirit poison, everyone come and identify which family member this person is, so that we can bury him."

“Another person died…”

"What's going on? Is it another monster?"

"It won't be Di Nian'er again..."

The villager who received Chu Yue stepped forward and asked, "Master Monk, was that person killed by a monster?"

"Yes, that's true." Chu Yue nodded, "There are traces of giant teeth biting on its body. The wound is too big and it has lost too much blood... It seems that it resisted before, so it was not completely swallowed."

"According to the girl, he had escaped from the forest and collapsed without saying a word."

"I see..." Chu Yue lowered her head and thought about the plot of "Inuyasha".

"Master monk, could it really be Di Nian'er?" a villager suddenly asked.

"Hmm? What do you mean..." Chu Yue was speechless for a moment, because at the other end of the forest was Di Nian'er's spiritual herb garden, and both tragedies happened in the forest. The villagers didn't know the real evildoer, so they often cast suspicion on Di Nian'er, which was the inertial thinking of ordinary people.

However, as soon as this villager mentioned it, everyone started to talk about it. Once might be a coincidence, but twice it would make people think deeply. With so many people, suspicion of Di Nian'er became more serious, and the verbal debate became more intense. Ignorant people always speculated with self-centeredness. If there is no specific object of doubt, people will be anxious, so the ignorant will always find a scapegoat to curse in their hearts. However, the accusation of a single person is insignificant. Now that the villagers have gathered in groups, the scapegoat in their hearts has become a collective hunting target to eliminate the fear of the unknown.

Chu Yue had experienced hundreds of years of vicissitudes and had already seen through this, so she immediately stopped their argument.

"In my opinion, this was not done by Di Nian'er." Chu Yue said firmly, "I saw Di Nian'er when I came here. His teeth are not sharp, and the victim's wounds are obviously caused by giant teeth. Obviously, it doesn't match."

"Who knows, maybe Nian'er can change his form!" a villager suddenly shouted.

"That's right! Besides, Di Nian'er's claws are very sharp, maybe he used his claws to do it!"

"That's right, it must have been done by Di Nian'er! That guy!"

"He shouldn't have been allowed to live in the village!"

“Should have expected this! What now?”

"..."

The villagers began to criticize Nian'er again, portraying him as increasingly evil and cruel.

Chu Yue could no longer bear it, and her disgust towards these villagers grew. She shouted, "Enough!"

In an instant, the villagers quieted down.

"You all doubt Nian'er, then go and deal with him!" Chu Yue scolded.

The villagers looked at each other and no one said a word.

"Think about what kind of person Di Nian'er is! Is he the kind of demon that devours people? Those who have taken Di Nian'er's spiritual herbs, ask your conscience, do you feel guilty?"

Everyone lowered their heads, but some people still stared at Chu Yue without changing their expressions.

"Dinian'er is a monster! What we usually see might just be a disguise!" someone shouted.

"Then why does he have to disguise himself?" Chu Yue asked back, "If he really wants to eat people, why would he disguise himself? All of you together are no match for the demon, wouldn't Di Nian'er just devour you? What is he trying to achieve with all this effort? Can't you use your brains?"

Several more people lowered their heads.

"Master, who are you? Why do you always protect that monster?" someone suddenly asked.

As soon as these words were spoken, the others seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and kept harping on this issue.

"You're not a swindler going around cheating people, are you?"

"Since you are a wizard, why don't you go catch the monster instead of defending it?"