Under the old jujube tree, a village chief looked very ugly:
"Haven't you noticed? Recently, the scope of the patron saint's protection has become smaller!"
The old village chief frowned slightly: "The range has become smaller? This... we in Zaoye Village have not felt it."
Zhang Chu also looked weird. Can the scope of the patron saint be reduced?
Another village chief looked incredulous: "Is there no change in the scope of the patron saint of your village?"
Zhang Chu and the old village chief shook their heads at the same time.
A village chief couldn't help but look at the old jujube tree, his expression full of awe: "Then your patron saint is so powerful."
"In each of our villages, the scope of the patron saint's protection has been greatly reduced."
Another village chief also said: "Originally, there was a well at the entrance of our village. You could go to that well to draw water at night, but recently, darkness has flooded the well."
A bald old man's teeth chattered: "Just yesterday, the area protected by the patron saint of our village was suddenly reduced by half, and many houses were swallowed up by darkness."
"In the morning, when we got up, we discovered that all the families living outside the village were gone, not even their bones were left, only the empty yards were left."
The village chiefs of several other villages also looked sad: "Same in our villages, many people died all at once."
"How could this happen?" The old village chief looked shocked: "Even sixty years ago, this kind of thing never happened!"
Several village chiefs were also elderly people. They all had sad faces and sighed:
"Oh, I have lived in the Demonic Market for so long, and I have never heard of such a thing."
"Pollution is scary, but the scope of the patron saint has shrunk, which is even more terrifying. No one knows when he will suddenly disappear."
"Now, our village has vacated all the houses on the edge, and everyone spends the night guarding the patron saint for fear of accidents."
At this time, Zhang Chu's heart moved and he asked: "What about your patron saint? Didn't the patron saint give you any hints or convey any information?"
The old village chief also asked: "Did you fail to worship the patron saint on time?"
During the recent period, many villagers have been short of food and clothing. Naturally, the food they can give to the patron saint will be much less.
Therefore, Zhang Chu suspected that they had treated the patron saint badly.
However, a village chief said with a bitter look on his face: "If it weren't for this reason, when winter came in the past, it would be possible to not pay tribute for half a month."
"But at that time, the patron saint did not reduce the scope of protection."
The other village chief turned pale and said tremblingly: "Actually...our patron saint himself has a problem..."
"What went wrong?" Zhang Chu asked hurriedly.
The village chief said: "Our patron saint is a bell. Today I found that there are cracks on its surface..."
"This..." Zhang Chu took a breath of air.
If something goes wrong with the patron saint, the village will be completely destroyed.
Then Zhang Chu looked at several other people: "Does your patron saint have the same problem?"
Several village chiefs nodded at the same time with ugly expressions.
One of them said: "The patron saint of our village is a peony. We call it the Peony God."
"The Peony God always only blooms three red flowers, which never wither, but recently, one red flower withered, and then a white flower bloomed..."
Another also said: "Our patron saint is a white snake. It looks very sluggish recently."
"She even told us personally to ask us to find another protector. It can be said that it can't protect us for too long."
After hearing this, the old village chief forgot to smoke the old cigarette bag in his hand. His eyes were empty and he murmured: "How could this happen... I have never heard of it in these decades."
Zhang Chu looked at the others: "Have you heard of this kind of thing before?"
Everyone shook their heads: "For thousands of years, I have never heard of such a problem with the patron saint. At most, it is just pollution. I have never seen the patron saint corrupted."
"What do you mean?" Zhang Chu asked.
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you. Finally, an old man stood up and said, "We just had no choice, so we took the liberty to come to Zaoye Village to see how you are doing."
"If you also encounter the same problem, I would like to ask you to take us with you to come up with an idea."
Now, in the hearts of the surrounding villagers, Zaoye Village has become the leader. When this happened, they naturally thought of coming to Zaoye Village for help.
Zhang Chu also felt heavy.
Although Zhang Chu didn't want to care about outside matters, this matter involved the patron saint, which was a matter on another level and should not be taken lightly.
So Zhang Chu said: "Our patron saint has not encountered a similar situation for the time being, but I think that since everyone has encountered it, our patron saint should know something about the situation."
"Well, let me ask."
Everyone was immediately happy.
Zhang Chu looked at the Jujube Tree God, bent down slightly, and said, "Jujube Tree God? I wonder if you have any premonitions."
The old jujube tree shook slightly, and wisps of divine patterns spread towards Teng Su.
The branches of Tengsu suddenly stretched out, and then, under the old jujube tree, a green vine came out, only as long as a finger.
Although it is short, it is full of greenery, exudes vitality, and is surrounded by mysterious runes. It looks very magical.
Around him, all the village chiefs stood up and bowed, very respectfully.
Zhang Chu asked directly: "Teng Su, do you know what's going on?"
Teng Su's voice was very distant: "Alas... Yaoxu, there is indeed going to be a big change."
"Their patron saint is too weak, and Yaoxu Ye is getting stronger. I'm afraid it won't be long before their patron saints will be swallowed up by Yaoxu Ye."
"What!" All the village chiefs' scalps suddenly became numb and their hearts were horrified!
Fujisu said calmly: "The law of the jungle is the law of nature. You live in the demon ruins. You were originally its livestock, but now... it's time to harvest."
Zhang Chuze asked hurriedly: "What about a seed that can become a god after being reincarnated every sixty years?"
Fujisu smiled: "Every sixty years, I put out small bait to make a nest."
"Now, it's time to close the net."
After saying that, Tengsu shook his figure and asked the old jujube tree: "Am I right? Purple star jujube!"
Rarely, the Jujube Tree God actually responded: "For the creatures in the Demon Ruins, a catastrophe is indeed coming."
At this moment, even Zhang Chu felt cold all over and his scalp was numb.
Even the Jujube Tree God said it was a catastrophe. It was so terrible that it was probably unimaginable.
"Are we all going to die?" asked a village chief in a trilling voice.
Another village chief couldn't help but said: "We don't want to die, please ask the Vine God to show us a way to survive."
"Ask the Teng God to guide you on the way to survive!" All the village chiefs knelt down and kowtowed to Teng Su.
Zhang Chu also asked: "Is there no other way?"
"If you want to survive, there is only one way to leave the demon ruins." Teng Su said.
"Leave..." Zhang Chu's heart skipped a beat.
He had heard more than once that as long as ordinary people entered the Demon Ruins, they would never be able to leave.
Both Mr. Mo and Teng Su, who had passed by Zaoye Village, said similar things.
But now, Teng Su's idea is to leave the demon ruins!
Could it be said that even many big cities are not immune?
Around them, other village chiefs also looked pale, leaving the demon ruins? If they could leave the demon ruins, they would have left long ago.
Everyone knows that monsters are rampant here and human life is as cheap as grass. Who doesn’t want to leave a place like this?
However, is the Demon Ruins a place where you can leave at will? If you want to leave, the most likely outcome is to die on the way.
At this time, Zhang Chu looked at the Jujube Tree God: "Jujube Tree God, do you also think that we should leave the Demonic Ruins?"
The jujube tree god did not answer Zhang Chu, but gently shook its branches and leaves, and a gentle voice reached everyone's ears: "Go find a stronger patron saint, go to a big town, a big city, maybe... there is still a glimmer of hope."
A village chief hurriedly knelt down to the God of the Jujube Tree and begged: "God of the Jujube Tree, we know that your power reaches the sky. Can you expand the scope and protect us?"
"No!" Teng Su said directly and helped Lao Zaoshu refuse.
Then Tengsu said: "Purple Star Zao can protect Zaoye Village, but it is already very difficult. It is not that capable of protecting the rest of you."
All the village chiefs around him suddenly turned pale.
Zhang Chuze felt strange. Is there something wrong with Teng Su's words?
The Jujube Tree God must be extremely powerful. He even once had a battle with that Nether Epiphyllum. How could it be said to be "difficult"?
Of course, Zhang Chu would definitely not ask Lao Zaoshu to protect others.
I don't have the qualifications.
Lao Zaoshu is willing to protect the people of Zaoye Village, and everyone is grateful.
Want to direct the patron saint to do something? Thinking too much.
At this moment, the Zao Shu God's tone was calm: "Teng Su is right, I can't protect too many people, you should leave as soon as possible."
When these village chiefs saw this, they could only get up and leave together.
Not long after leaving the village, many village chiefs started discussing with sad expressions.
"What should we do? If we continue like this, we can only wait for death!"
"I think the Jujube Tree God is right. We must find a powerful patron saint."
"Where to go? Luoshui River has been polluted, and Dagu Town farther away has long been massacred. Where can we go?"
"Dashuo City!" Finally a village chief made up his mind.
"That's right, if you want to survive, you have to take your tribe to the largest city. Only Dashuo City can survive!"
"But is this journey... easy?"
"It's better to leave if you can't help it, than to stay where you are and wait to die!"
"Let the best people in the village explore the road first and find a feasible road, then go to Dashuo City."
After these village chiefs left, Zhang Chu looked at their backs and sighed: "Wang Bu, we are coming soon..."
Zhang Chu knew in his heart that these people would definitely target Dashuo City.
And once some of them arrive at Dashuo City, with Wang Bu's ability, they will definitely be able to find out what's extraordinary about Zaoye Village.
It was impossible for Zhang Chu to massacre all the surrounding villages in order to avoid being found by Wang Bu.
"If you want to come, then come!" Zhang Chu was not afraid.
