Being the young master of the dead demon world has a tendency to be masochistic

The villagers who were not selected by the goddess showed joy on their faces and left silently; while the selected ones were heartbroken, crying deeply, making people feel deeply regretful. This situation can be described as some happy and some sad .

"Oh, Lao Zheng's family has been elected, and I have pity on that five-year-old son."

"Yeah, yeah, it's rare for Lao Zheng to have a son in old age, but this only son is favored by the goddess, it's really pitiful."

Passers-by shook their heads expressing regret.

On June [-]th, in the inauspicious room, and the red silk satin that was so red that it was a bit black, there came the mournful cry of a man with white hair and black hair.

The old man in his fifties frowned tightly, holding his wife and children in grief, trying to comfort him, even though his current actions were no longer helpful.The numb and desolate wife who had been crying for a long time could only care about hugging her son tightly, with a dazed expression on her face, only the young and ignorant child looked at his parents in confusion, and he seemed unaware of the coming disaster-this is God Give children the most unique compassion, as long as they are ignorant, there is no so-called fear.

The old man finally couldn't bear it any longer. He clenched his fists and pounded on the wooden table closest to him, making a loud noise that was close to thunder. He said angrily: "I don't care what Zihua Goddess is, I'll go! That damned thing , don't even think about touching my child!"

I heard that the neighbor who was standing outside the door watching the family of three embracing and crying was stunned, and hurried into the house, persuading him: "Zheng Mu, calm down. It's useless if you go, you forgot the old lady at Aunt Lin's house before." The situation? Their family asked the adults to go, and the result? The goddess got angry, and in that year, the goddess took away three children in a row."

The words are indeed pleasant, and it seems to be thinking for him from Zheng Mu's standpoint. In essence, it's just the nature of mortals who are greedy for life and fear of death. Just fish.

"Sister-in-law Wu, this is my son, don't worry about this matter." The old man suppressed his anger and said through gritted teeth.Perhaps because the calculation in her heart was figured out, Mrs. Wu lowered her head with some guilt, and looked at the family of three shamelessly.

The old man didn't speak rudely because he had nowhere to vent his anger. Could it be that he couldn't tell whether his neighbor was a god or a demon?

Xiao Yunyi stood outside the door, his eyes did not stay on the family of three for long, he just asked casually: "When will the child be sent away?"

"According to the traditional custom, it is tonight. The child will be taken to the river, put on a raft, and floated away along the river." Aunt Wu said.Afterwards, her gaze stayed on the five-year-old child for a moment, and then she nervously shifted her gaze, then deliberately lowered her voice, and said to Xiao Yunyi: "The child's body will be sent back the next day."

"Are there any exceptions?" Xiao Yunyi wanted to know if any children returned safely.

Aunt Wu shook her head helplessly, and sighed: "From the past to the present, no one has survived."

After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Yunyi said in a nonchalant manner: "I have an idea, maybe I can try it."

Zheng Mu seemed to see hope, he immediately let go of his wife and children, his eyes sparkled, and said: "Young master, please help us, I will try my best to repay your great kindness."

Xiao Yunyi had a plan, he planned to let the child take the raft as usual and float to the end of the river.Xiao Yunyi and his group followed behind in a small boat.If something goes wrong, they can rescue them in time, and if they have the opportunity, they can also witness the true face of Zihua Goddess, and then catch her to prevent her from continuing to harm the villagers.

However, this method is not the best of both worlds, and he can't guarantee that the plan will be carried out smoothly, but seeing that Zheng Mu's family is facing life and death, he can't bear it, so he simply helps them, and the rest can only depend on the fate of the child.

If the plan doesn't work out...

It's not that Xiao Yunyi hasn't thought about the consequences, it's just that it's urgent and he can only give it a try.If Zheng Mu were to replace the child with an adult, causing the goddess to be killed, it would not only be Zheng Mu's family who died unexpectedly.

As night fell, Xiao Yunyi and the others waited by the lifeless river with the villagers.

"The time has come." The village chief said with a serious face.Then, he shook his head helplessly, as if mourning for the child.Since becoming the head of the village, every year he has witnessed the children in the village being put on rafts and drifting away from the river, and seeing those children as cold corpses after a few days.Although he couldn't bear it, there was nothing he could do.

The village chief patted Zheng Mu on the shoulder to show comfort, and he said, "Put the child on the raft! Children and grandchildren have their own blessings."

Although they were all comforting words, they brought hope to Zheng Mu's family. They firmly believed that Xiao Yunyi could cut off the inhumane traditions in the village for many years and redeem these poor children.

In the end, Zheng Mu took a deep breath and put the child on the raft. Zheng Mu's wife separated the clenched hand of the child, put a small object in his palm, and closed the child's little hand, she said "Son, this is the blessing of peace I asked for from the temple. Take it and don't lose it, you know?" After she finished speaking, she stood up with tears in her eyes, covered her face and walked away from the river. , forcing herself not to look back, she was deeply afraid that she would be reluctant to send the child away.

The little boy on the raft watched his mother leave with a innocent smile, and then played Ping Anfu on his own.

"Village chief, you can untie the rope." Zheng Mu said with his eyes closed tightly.

The village chief signaled the villagers to untie the rope connecting the raft to the river bank.The rope fell, and the raft drifted away with the river. Xiao Yunyi and others followed the raft in several small boats.They held their breath and never took their eyes off the child on the raft.

After drifting on the water for a long time, there was a fog in front of him for a while, and the white fog covered the water surface, and everyone couldn't see the edge at a glance.Seeing that the situation was not good, they immediately held their breath, holding sabers in their hands, ready to go.Due to the layer of mist, the raft was sometimes clearly visible, and sometimes dimly disappeared in front of them. This made Xiao Yunyi break into a cold sweat, worrying that the child would be taken away by something hidden in the mist.

In an instant, hazy figures jumped out of the river one by one, their red eyes radiated a chilling light, and they attacked them without saying a word.Everyone sacrificed their swords to block the attack of those things. Although their spiritual power was relatively low, they were numerous in number, which caught Xiao Yunyi and others by surprise.

After finally eliminating one batch, another batch emerged from the river, this time the number was several times higher than before.Xiao Yunyi, who was holding the Liyuan sword in his hand, unconsciously increased his strength. He stabbed those things with his sword, and they disappeared immediately.

Xiao Yunyi squinted his eyes and carefully looked at the blurred figures, only then could he vaguely see their shapes.

Only then did I realize that they were all demon spirits!

Demon spirits are transformed from dead elves, and they usually come and go alone, and they will never appear in groups in the same place.Could it be that there is a leader who commands them here?

Just as everyone succeeded in repelling the demon spirits that kept coming out of the river, they turned their attention to the front, only to find that the child disappeared on the river along with the raft!

The demon spirit was repelled, the fog gradually dispersed, Xiao Yunyi looked around anxiously, trying to find the child.Even a pair of sharp eyes are constantly searching, but it doesn't help.

In front of him was still the bottomless river, without any vitality or breath of living people.Everyone searched almost the entire river area, but they couldn't even find anything on the child.

Xiao Yunyi and the others had no choice but to return to the river bank. Just as they stepped on the ground, Zheng Mu confronted him and asked viciously: "Where is my child?"

Xiao Yunyi and others kept silent, not knowing how to reply.

"Hmph! Didn't you say you would save my child? Why are you all safe and sound when he disappeared?" Zheng Mu became more and more excited as he spoke. tears.

Seeing this, the village chief hurried forward to persuade him: "Zheng Mu, calm down first. Let's wait for three days, maybe there will be a glimmer of life."

According to the villagers, as long as the child is delivered to the Goddess, the Goddess will return the body after three days.Every child who died must hold a withered flower in his hand, and a bag of copper coins as compensation.

For Xiao Yunyi these three days, every day was a torment.He kept praying in his heart that the child would not die, and he hoped that what was sent back was a living child, not a cold corpse.

Finally survived for three days, but things backfired, and there was a cold corpse on the raft.The child held a wilted flower in his right hand, and a heavy bag of copper coins was placed at the child's feet.

Seeing this, the villagers shook their heads and sighed. Zheng Mu was even more furious, and he took all his anger out on Xiao Yunyi. He said, "It's you, you liar. Didn't you say there is a way? My son is dead, dead, you know ?"

Xiao Yunyi originally wanted to refute and tell what happened that day, but he knew in his heart that it would be useless even if he said it.The deceased is dead, it is a foregone conclusion, and there is absolutely no possibility of coming back to life.

What's more, he didn't think about such a result.

Although he is the young master of the demon world, he can adjust the soul and exorcise evil spirits, and can control the reincarnation of mortals.But life and death are up to the heavens, but he can't control it. He will never be able to change his fate and continue his lifeline.

Before he knew it, the words Bai Liuchen said in Qingye Fenglin that day echoed in his ears.

"No matter who it is, if it is an ant in this vast world, there must be a definite number of life and death."

Xiao Yunyi smiled wryly, only then did he understand what an ant is?What is the sense of powerlessness when things happen but are helpless?

Zheng Mu's body trembled slightly due to anger, he pointed at all the immortal disciples, especially Xiao Yunyi: "You liars, get out of here!" The villagers also booed and said in agreement: "Yes! Get rid of them, They are all liars." Some even picked up small stones and threw them at Xiao Yunyi, but he did not resist.

Although he knew that as long as he waved his hand, those mortals would die immediately, but he was not qualified to do so. After all, the child's death was also due to his own negligence.